Loughborough Students’ stay of absence from the summit of Two North lasted only one week after they ran in nine tries in a 67-27 win over Kendal to leapfrog Fylde…

National League 1 round 6 review

Six of the weekend’s eight matches finished with a winning margin of five points or less to highlight the competitiveness of National One. A last- gasp try from Redruth’s Lewis…

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Birmingham & Solihull picked up their first win of the season by running in six tries against newly- promoted Esher. Wing Mitch Culpin scored a brace, while Adrian Griffiths, with…

Exeter Chiefs go in search of their first Amlin Challenge Cup win when they travel to Bourgoin for their Friday night Pool 3 clash with the warning that if they…

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Pépito Elhorga guided Bayonne safely through both a torrential downpour and the best efforts of Harlequins to bank the four Pool 1 points on offer and give them the perfect…

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Leeds Carnegie launched their Amlin Challenge Cup Pool 4 bid with a 23-9 opening round win at Bucharest Oaks – now they face the star-studded Stade Français Paris side under…

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Newcastle Falcons look ahead to a second successive weekend of facing up to a formidable French test as they travel to Montpellier on the back of a Round 1 victory…

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Aironi Rugby will make an impact on the 16th Heineken Cup before the end of the Pool stage – that is the promise of former Wales back row forward Rowland…

Jonny Wilkinson made sure Toulon made a winning Heineken Cup debut – he created their try and kicked the remaining 14 points in their 19-14 home win over Ospreys –…

Biarritz Olympique and Ulster Rugby will bring the curtain down on the opening two weekends of the 16th season of Heineken Cup when they clash at Parc des Sports Aguilera…