Two teams who have both played three and won three games in this season’s British & Irish Cup competition go head to head at the Mennaye Field on Sunday (ko 2pm). In a new cross-pool format the Pirates top Pool 1 following wins against Bristol (50-22), Plymouth Albion (0-38), and Munster A (6-10). As...
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England Women’s had to settle for a draw in the final match of the three-test series against world champions New Zealand today (Saturday) with the Black Ferns denying England a clean sweep of wins as they held them to a 8-8 draw at Esher RFC. The final Test, which saw England go in 2-0...
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England’s Greg Barden has swapped the front line for a full-time sevens career. The 30 year old left the Royal Marines this year, ending 14 years with the military that included service in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. Barden, from Poole in Dorset, is one of 12 full-time sevens players on England’s books who kick...
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Leeds Carnegie return to action in the Championship looking to keep up their winning ways this week with a trip to bottom of the table Esher this Saturday. Leeds name an unchanged back line from the side that beat Nottingham a fortnight ago in their last game in the Championship however there are four...
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Bedford Blues are hoping to rediscover their home form on Saturday afternoon, but they know that they will be in for one heck of a challenge when Moseley come through the gates for the 3pm Championship clash. Following a disappointing last gasp defeat to Melrose in the British & Irish Cup last weekend, the...
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Sunday afternoon’s RFU Championship game at the Mennaye Field, Penzance (ko 2.30pm), could be one of the games of the season. It’s third against second, the visiting Titans arriving in Cornwall on the back of an incredible 44-6 points win against league leaders Bristol last weekend, which must have been quite a shock for...
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Doncaster Knights are aiming to bounce back to winnings ways this weekend against bottom placed club Esher, but Brett Davey is only to aware the Southerners present a massive banana skin. The Knights were embarrassed in front of their home supporters as Nottingham exposed their defensive shortcomings, but DOR Davey is looking for a...
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Scottish’s new Argentine international signings, Alfredo Lalanne and Agustin Goisio, have been pitched straight into the starting line-up for Saturday’s game against Bedford Blues (kick off 3pm). Lalanne and Gosio, who were both members of Argentina’s impressive World Cup 2011 squad only joined up with the squad this week. However, injuries to other personnel,...
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Rotherham Titans Head Coach Andre Bester has made five changes to the side that impressively beat London Welsh 33-25 in the capital last week. This week Titans face another road trip, when they travel to Billesley Common for the tricky challenge Moseley will undoubtedly present, kick off 3pm Saturday. The one change in the...
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Brett Davey has announced his Knights squad to face Bedford Blues in the Sky Sports televised Championship away clash this Saturday. Several regular starters return to the line-up after being rested for the mid-week victory over Leeds Carnegie in the British and Irish Cup. Only two players remain in the starting line-up from the...
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