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Hill calls for big cut in dual registrations

By PAUL REES
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The Rugby Paper
5-Mar-2023
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‘Lewis’s drive has got him to the top’
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Ealing close in on Ospreys merger
EALING Trailfinders are close to completing the paperwork
Sackey in at Yeovil
FORMER Wasps and England winger Paul Sackey is
Flyer Nowell is set to join La Rochelle
ENGLAND and Lions winger Jack Nowell has spoken
Bears move for Willis may help England
BRISTOL Bears could throw Jack Willis, below, an
Vunipola has his eye on Japan
Options: Vunipola SARACENS No 8. Billy Vunipola has
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Major changes set for County Champs
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Gopperth has plenty more gas in the tank
JIMMY Gopperth will be 40 in June but
Lions win ends Clifton title hopes
CLIFTON’S title hopes were all but ended last
Farrell leaves Munster for ‘new opportunity’
IRELAND centre Chris Farrell, 29, has left Munster
Italian fire is starting to burn brightly
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND
Ireland star Molloy keen for women’s Lions tour
Excited: Bristol and Ireland flanker Claire Molloy IRELAND
Hunter and Packer to be joint captains
BACK row duo, No.8 Sarah Hunter and flanker
Eight new names join Irish squad
IRELAND are the only other team to so
Venner glad to be back after 51-week layoff
THE “practiced hands” of Jersey’s backroom team is
Wales double the number on contracts
THE Welsh Rugby Union has announced 25 female
Prop Bealham ruled out with knee injury
PROP Finlay Bealham will miss the remainder of
190-0! Blackburn hit record v Kirkby Lonsdale
BLACKBURN head coach Dino Radice insists his hands
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Dominant Knights make it 43 games unbeaten League One round-up
THE Panasonic Wild Knights increased their incredible 43-match
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NEWCOMERS Nottingham secured their place in BUCS Super
Unbeaten Oakham book final date with Trinity
OAKHAM are heading to Twickenham for the final
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International caps must have value
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Smith really has nothing to prove
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Smith is the star as Chiefs crushed
Harlequins ....................... 40pts Tries: Murley 10, Bassett 23,
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Pollard calls the shots to put Tigers in charge
Leicester .......................... 48pts Tries: Potter 16, Pollard 23,
Barbeary suffers serious leg injury
BATH boss Johann van Graan confirmed that Alfie
Rock stars on fire as Bears run riot
Bristol................................ 62pts Tries: Randall 20, 34; Thacker 25,
Dowson: I didn’t see that coming
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Leaders Chiefs spoil Quins’ Big Game
Harlequins..............25 Exeter.......................54 A MAGNIFICENT second half display saw
Breach hits four to blow Sale away
Saracens.................62 Sale............................. 7 JESS Breach scored four tries
Bears too strong for Lightning in try fest
Loughborough.......22 Bristol.......................57 A 13-try thriller at Franklin’s Gardens
Glos score ten to run riot up north
DMP Sharks...............0 Gloucester-H.......... 60 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury scored ten tries
Yapp rings changes for pointless Wasps
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United Rugby Championship
Nohamba boots life out of Bulls
Bulls ................25 Lions ................29 SANELE Nohamba scored 24
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Stormers ........29 Sharks ............23 THE Stormers completed a
Ospreys go close but can’t catch Benetton
Ospreys ............................. 20pts Tries: Morgan 6, Parry 73,
Another luckless night for Dragons
Dragons.............20pts Tries: Wainwright 11, Rosser 42 Conversions: Reed
Leinster make it 19 unbeaten
Edinburgh .......27 Leinster .......... 47 LEINSTER extended their
Brave fightback falls short
Munster ......... 49 Scarlets ......... 42 DWAYNE Peel
Hat-trick for hooker Matthews
Glasgow ..........50 Zebre .................. 8 JOHNNY Matthews scored
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Coventry ........... 31pts Tries: Bainbridge 3, Chudley 15,
Robson pulls the strings to guide Pirates to easy win
Ampthill ...........22pts Tries: White 15, Blackmore 33, Parks
Excellent Ealing put Richmond to sword
Richmond ............................ 0pts Ealing Trailfinders.........50pts Tries: Davidson 5,
French fires Blues past poor Knights
Bedford B......... 48pts Tries: Grayson 15, Heffernan 18,
Ruthless Reds run in 11 tries for record tally
Jersey R........... 71pts Tries: Longwell 2, Mitchell 7,
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Nottingham...... 31pts Tries: Stronge 10, Cox 48, Williams
National League 1
On-song Sale fight back to deny Hull
Hull..................... 12 Sale FC.............. 19 BASEMENT side Hull
Titans toppled as Bishop’s hit form
Bishop’s S...............39 Taunton T ................. 7 BISHOP’S Stortford
Cracking quartet for quick-fire Park
Darlington MP.......33 Plymouth A ............26 DARLINGTON Mowden Park
Easter delight as battling Chinnor dig in for big win
Chinnor..............26pts Tries: Hodson 8, 43, Heathman 14, Marshall
Try star Asiedu strikes again as ’Bridge run riot
Esher ........................22 Cambridge .............56 NANA Kwaku Asiedu bagged
Rossiter’s treble fires up the Rams
Rams ........................52 Leeds Tykes..........24 JAK Rossiter returned to
Park cling on to edge out Moseley
Rosslyn Park......... 21 B Moseley .............. 19 ROSSLYN
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Titans in double derby delight
Rotherham T...36 Sheffield...........26 ROTHERHAM completed a league double
Hoppers hold off the Tynedale tide
Preston G.................40 Tynedale.................34 A RUTHLESS Preston Grasshoppers edged
Tigers claw their way to success
Blaydon....................26 Sheffield T..............28 SHEFFIELD Tigers held on for
Fylde seal fine draw to cage the Tigers
Fylde................... 19pts Sedgley P.......... 19pts THERE was nothing
Cards cost Chester as Harrogate take advantage
Harrogate................ 21 Chester..................... 17 IN A hard-fought tie
Ionians secure Yorkshire glory
Hull Ionians............ 41 Otley..........................35 THIS fixture was to
Oscar’s Canny double for Dale
Wharfedale............32 Huddersfield.......... 31 OSCAR Canny’s firsthalf double helped
Regional Premier
1 North East
BILLINGHAM are still top the table, despite missing
1 North West
LYMM hold on at the top of the
1 South Central
IMPERIOUS Wimbledon secured the title at Bodicote Park
1 South East
WESTCOMBE Park wrapped up the championship in spectacular
1 Midlands
THE Regional 1 Midlands title race looks set
1 South West
A DISALLOWED try by Callan Williams and a
National League 2 East
Ruthless Guernsey edge out Dorking
Guernsey.......... 31 Dorking..............27 GUERNSEY Raiders held off a
Free-scoring Bury batter Rochford
Bury St Ed’s.............52 Rochford H................ 7 BURY St
Hosts see red in Barnes reverse
Canterbury.............. 15 Barnes......................38 CANTERBURY slumped to a second
Raiders chief delighted at key Hawks triumph
Henley............... 24pts Worthing........... 34pts Explosive: Henley’s Ryan Scott-Young
Vikings overcome as Blackheath hit back in style
N Walsham..............25 Blackheath.............35 A HARD-FOUGHT game saw North
Seven-up OAs in big win over Oaks
O Albanians............49 Sevenoaks................ 8 OLD Albanians got back
Juddians pile on misery for Wests
Tonbridge J............55 Westcliff................... 3 TONBRIDGE Juddians ran in
National League 2 West
Bournville savour a most vital victory
Bournville........52 Redruth.............40 BOURNVILLE claimed a huge win in
Lions come alive after early scares
Leicester L..............40 Barnstaple.............. 12 LEICESTER Lions emerged victorious
Students edge a top nine-try thriller
O Redcliffians........32 Loughborough S....36 LOUGHBOROUGH took the honours
Hornets stung by Salop’s fast start
Newport (S)..... 34pts Hornets...............19pts NEWPORT’S recent rich vein
Anderson almost everywhere as Dings triumph
Dings C.....................52 Stourbridge............ 12 DESPITE Stourbridge being a
Boyland’s four is the crowning glory
Hinckley.................. 31 Clifton....................... 71 CLIFTON put in a
Lucs cut loose in second-half show
Luctonians..............59 Exeter Uni................28 LUCTONIANS powered past Exeter University,
Super Rugby Pacific
Savea faces ban after throat-slitting gesture
ARDIE Savea was at the centre of controversy
Seawolves cruise past Jackals to remain on top in the West
SEATTLE Seawolves continued their unbeaten start to the
Results
Results
Regional results
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Regional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU
Welsh Rugby
Lewis off but Ponty still win with ease
PONTYPOOL were forced to play with 14 men
Davies’ wonder try fires Black & Ambers
Aberavon................. 10 Newport................... 17 NEWPORT centre Cameron Davies
Griffiths’ hat-trick present for JPR
Bridgend..................40 RGC.............................25 IWAN Griffiths handed Bridgend president JPR
Jones trio help Merthyr stay in the picture
Carmarthen Q.........22 Merthyr....................41 MERTHYR consolidated their top-four position
Last-gasp Young secures Vale
Swansea.................24 Ebbw Vale............... 31 A DRAMATIC late try
Hughes helps Drovers pile on pressure
Llandovery......37 Cardiff...............20 LLANDOVERY produced their best performance of
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Cardiff get a lesson in finishing from Ulster
Cardiff ...............20pts Tries: Lane 8, 63; Summerhill 68