New trophy planned for major Test nations

Irish go on warpath to shock the Chiefs

LONDON Irish have been promising a big result

Priestland should face All Blacks says Ford

Chiefs scalped: Agustin Creevy goes over for a

Marler hopes for battle alongside his Quins mates

JOE Marler is relishing two huge Autumn confrontations

‘Rusty’ Wallabies pass test in Japan

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Blackett: Dan is best running nine in the Premiership

Overlooked: Wasps scrum-half Dan Robson ENGLAND discard Dan

Richmond boss fears excessive dual reg system will spell doom

STEVE Hill has called for the number of

Tiger Youngs on leave

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Josh backs Pivac style over Lions

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Lynagh got his start at Athletic Ground

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Morgan on hot streak

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England talent pool strongest since 2003 says Thomas

WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ollie Lawrence

Eddie musn’t load Smith down with tactical data

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Quirke missed game with knee injury

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Matson: Marler yellow enough

TABAI Matson feels no further action should be

Our mental approach is our biggest problem says Baxter

LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss said the

Richards: We came a cropper with ref

GLOUCESTER boss George Skivington accepted that the game

Thomas keeps his belief in Warriors

JONATHAN Thomas firmly believes his badly wounded Warriors

Eddie’s delay could prove deadly for England

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Rapid Rufus set to be let off the leash against Tonga

SCOTLAND are poised to unleash the “electric” Rufus

Shanklins suffer twice at hands of All Blacks

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Wasps pair show little respect

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Red button diplomacy

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Swords at ready for Quins fight with Sharks

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Zebo earns Ireland recall but no room for Stockdale

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Gray, Mathews given a chance at Wasps

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Tyro Puma forward joins London Irish

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Sanderson puts faith in kids after Faf surgery

SALE will be without Faf de Klerk for at

Halaifonua banned for six matches

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McKay takes EPCR chair after Halliday exit

FORMER Celtic chief executive Dominic McKay has taken over

McWilliams back for Ireland rebuild

GREG McWilliams will take over from Adam Griggs

Regions arrange A-team games to fill gap

THREE of the four Welsh regions will play

Sinfield going the extra mile in 24 hour challenge

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World Cup could help make Pugh’s US prediction reality

USA Rugby will in January formally submit its

Quins win put Sanderson in a spin

ALEX Sanderson admits that downing champions Harlequins last

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Exeter dress up is disrespectful

IN regards to headdresses, Nick Cain fails to

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Tigers’ Boks more effective than Sale’s

Leicester ..........19pts Tries: Langdon 80 Penalties: Wilkinson 36,

It’s that man Smith to rescue for Quins

Harlequins ........31pts Tries: Esterhuizen 4, 16; Smith 47,

Exiles have their day in the sun at long last

Exeter ................21pts Tries: Witty 21, Hogg 23, Nowell

Evans answers call with vital 19 points

Gloucester ........29pts Tries: Rapava-Ruskin 34, May 77

Mitchell: It’s a good warm up for Tigers

Northampton ..66pts Tries: Biggar 8, Mitchell 14, 75;

Wasps job lot tougher than romp at The Rec

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Agents set to ramp up pressure on clubs

AGENTS are calling for club recruitment chiefs to

Amy’s selfie gets yellow card

AMY Cokayne found herself sin-binned by RAF chiefs

Tigers keep an eye on Warriors hooker Annett

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Is Dyson ready to hoover up Bath?

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Sanderson will blood scrum-half Thomas

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Hayden and Co rehearsed their deception

Paul Rees reveals the lengths to which the All Blacks went to avoid defeat by Wales in 1978

Owens expects All Blacks to put in super charged performance to honour comrade Wainui

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All in the genes for Lions star Pedlow

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Oliver wanted more, he got it

Connacht ........36 Ulster ................11 CONNACHT destroyed the table-toppers’

Williams fires reminder to Wales that he’s still got it

Scarlets ............34pts Tries: R Evans 16, Blacker 19,

Cardiff ride out Lee-Lo red to claim derby spoils

Cardiff ................31pts Tries: L Williams 22, Amos 38,

Myler kicks Ospreys to rare win over Munster

O spreys ..............18pts Penalties: Myler 2, 32, 37,

Super sub Vellacott sends Scots home happy

Zebre ..................10pts Tries: Bruno 15 Conversions: Canna 16

Kelleher leads the way for Leinster

Glasgow ..........15 Leinster ..........31 GLASGOW coach Danny Wilson

Eddie stirs the pot and comes up with new recipe for success

PAUL REES TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE LATE ST ENGLAND SQUAD SIGNALS

If refs ensure quick ruck ball we can run, not kick says Jones

EDDIE Jones has called on referees to maintain

Richmond record first win at Blues this century

Bedford ............32pts Tries: Marshall 28, Tupai 34, Tapley

Ealing flex muscles in 11-try slaughter

Coventry ..........24pts Tries: Burrows 48, Aspland-Robinson 69, Hinkley

Pirates power through the Archers crossroads

Nottingham ........8pts Tries: Farnworth 14 Penalties: Hollingsowrth 20

Second half capitulation leaves Exiles stranded

L Scottish..........19pts Tries: Hughes 3, Selway 18, Tyas

Boss Turner blows fuse as Amps let victory slip

Jersey ................17pts Tries: Thompson 7, 75, Harris 70

Taylor’s hat-trick fires up leaders

Cinderford .......26 Taunton............ 21 TABLE-TOPPING Cinderford remain undefeated

Freddie shines to stretch Park run

Darlington MP .......29 Rams ........................23 IN-FORM Darlington Mowden

Asiedu at double in Cambridge win

Chinnor .................... 30 Cambridge .............32 KWAKU Asiedu starred

Sale stave off Bishop’s bid to home in on leading pack

Sale FC...............32pts Tries: Brown 5, Barron 24, 49,

Salter strikes at the death to win it for resurgent Albion

Blackheath ............ 30 Plymouth ................36 AFTER five successive

Smith works his magic for Moseley

Moseley...................33 Leeds Tykes...........32 A LATE Aquile Smith wonder-try

Caldy cling on in Juddians thriller

Caldy.........................47 Tonbridge J............40 A THRILLING Tonbridge Juddians comeback

Tynedale at best to see off Students

Tynedale.................36 Loughboro’ S.......... 19 A DOMINANT second-half performance

Chester can smile awhile with Kyle

Chester.....................54 Huddersfield..........24 CHESTER were eighttry winners against a

Sedgley send out clear title warning

Hull Ionians...... 21pts Sedgley Park...28pts THE last time

Curry proves too hot as Hull power past visitors

Hull............................25 Harrogate...................0 HULL proved far too strong for

Great Scott! Tiger Connor leads way

Sheffield T .............34 Blaydon ................... 12 SHEFFIELD Tigers

Hamilton the hero as Dale hold edge

Luctonians .............26 Wharfedale ............32 WHARFEDALE returned home with

Fired-up Fylde put Bournville to sword

Fylde .................73 Bournville ......... 7 FYLDE put a

Crusaders come up short in OAs tussle

Old Albanian.... 50 Dings C..............29 OLD Albanian racked

A sweet 16 for ton-up Clifton

Clifton..................... 106 Westcliff................. 17 CLIFTON returned to winning

Hinckley suffer in frantic finale

Hinckley.................. 16 Guernsey................. 19 GUERNSEY took the spoils

High-flying Raiders are toppled by gutsy Lions

Leicester L....... 17 Worthing............. 7 A GRITTY performance

Late Love kick lands the spoils for Hawks

Henley................25pts Bury St Eds....... 24pts Five points: Henley’s

Dan’s the man as hosts end losing run

Barnstaple.............. 15 Rochford H.............. 13 BARNSTAPLE turned their

Morley puts boot in as Esher shine

Redruth....................26 Esher.........................34 A FOUR-TRY burst in the first

Hammett’s hero in Barnes late show

Barnes...................... 20 Canterbury.............. 20 A LATE Josh Hammett

Wimbledon widen gap with bonus win

WIMBLEDON increased their advantage at the top of

Perry hits four to keep pace with leaders

AFTER suffering back-toback defeats Newport (Salop) tasted victory

Grasshoppers slip up in pursuit of Otley

OTLEY extended their lead at the top of

Students rally to down lowly Camborne

FOLLOWING a week off, the South West Premier

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Regional results

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Davies too strong as Ebbw’s poor run goes on

Ebbw Vale........ 16 Merthyr............. 20 EBBW VALE came

Mathias strikes again to haunt Bridgend

Carmarthen Q.........27 Bridgend.................. 12 CARMARTHEN Quins put in

Good Evans! It’s Drovers’ win No.21

Swansea.................. 17 Llandovery.............45 AN Ashley Evans brace helped Llandovery

Wizards cast a spell despite Cherry heroics

Llanelli.....................22 Aberavon.................28 ABERAVON hit back after losing their

Beetham belter wraps up fightback

RGC............................... 8 Cardiff...................... 15 CARDIFF overturned a half-time

Crane lifts Black and Ambers to victory

Newport...................27 Pontypridd...............11 PONTYPRIDD suffered a surprise defeat at

Blistering Morgan fires Welsh

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