Pivac predicts more stars will follow Young

Brown: I’m still ready for you Eddie

MIKE Brown is primed and ready to add

Navidi is out for six months, Wales told

Vital swoop: Falcons’ Callum Chick dives over to

Clubs and Unions must get on better – Halliday

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Christ’s World Cup talk may not be hot air

Mentor: Sam Warburton CHRIST Tshiunza raised a few

Star status won’t affect Maro’s performance

MARK McCall has no concerns that Maro Itoje’s

No panic for Lam, second chapter can salvage story

Belief: Pat Lam PAT LAM divided Bristol’s season

Broadstreet was no go for Stooke

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Williams wants to shine with proud dad ringside

JOHNNY Williams hopes to be given the chance

Doctor Amos calls time

CARDIFF and Wales fullback Hallam Amos will retire

Big question is who does Eddie play outside Smith

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WASPS coach Lee Blackett felt his side did

Thomas: Devastion in camp tonight

JONATHAN Thomas laid it on the line to

Lam: Too much ‘me’ out there, we gifted that game away

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‘Raffi can be even better than Faf’

SALE boss Alex Sanderson reckons rising star ‘Raffi

Davies: Switch from Wales has given me new lease

Kicking on: Aled Davies SARACENS scrum-half Aled Davies

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Call up for Young is common sense now

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Give young Tshiunza a chance

WHEN Christ Tshiunza walks into the Welsh camp

Road warrior Tunnicliff eyes final hundred

FORMER prop Tim Tunnicliff is on the final

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Early bird Baxter got some giant pickings

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Vermeulen in not quite such a hurry to join Ulster after all

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Hastings’ historic act won this battle of Murrayfield

GEORGE Hastings from Dursley is a name which

Ruddock turns to coaching role just like his dad before

RHYS Ruddock is considering turning into a chip

Cudd makes return to lead Josh’s Quins pack

NIC Cudd used to play with and against

Diversity’s problem? Lack of Asian stars

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Nagy on winner at Ospreys after axe by Saints

MAX Nagy has used the BUCS Super Rugby

Family affair at Ystalyfera as Gareth goes top

YSTALYFERA playercoach Gareth James celebrated a significant milestone

Fiji coach to Edinburgh

OLYMPIC Sevens gold-winning head coach Gareth Baber is

Simpson joins Bath

BATH have brought in Gloucester scrumhalf Joe Simpson

Wasps call for back-up

WASPS have signed Munster centre Alex McHenry and

Neal signs at Sarries

SARACENS have signed former London Irish, London Scottish

County champs return

THE County Championship will return this season after

Welsh off to S Africa

CARDIFF and Scarlets will be the first Welsh

Super 6 helps hot-shot Rory hit mark at Jersey

SCOTLAND’S Super 6 league is proving itself to

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Brown on panel to explore women’s Lions tour

Star: Shaunagh Brown ENGLAND international Shaunagh Brown

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Marcus and Alex are musts for England says Esterhuizen

ANDRE Esterhuizen insists Marcus Smith and Alex Dombrandt

Townsend requires surgery

EXETER scrum-half Stu Townsend is unlikely to play

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WORLD Rugby’s new guidance limiting full contact training

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Chiefs on warpath as Simmonds sizzles

Wasps ................23pts Tries: Frost 33, Young 39 Conversions:

Tigers rip toothless Warriors to pieces

Worcester ..........3pts Penalties: Searle 17 Leicester ..........48pts

Connon the marksman guns down sorry Bears

Newcastle ........13pts Tries: Chick 39 Conversions: Connon 40

Super Quirke sends message to Eddie

Sale ....................28pts Tries: Quirke 13, 78; Ross 39

McNally relishing re-branded Rec style

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Irish keep faith despite being winless in ten

Paul Rees talks to London Irish DoR Declan Kidney and hooker Agustin Creevy about turning the tide

Shark hunter Hastings holds reins as Glos prepare for Exiles onslaught

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Boks U20 back row called for Scotland training

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Hip trouble: Faf de Klerk SALE Sharks are

Vunipolas on list for Bordeaux

Brothers in charge: France’s Charles Ollivon is tackled

Chocolate teapot jibe from Goode at agents’ boss

ANDY Goode, left, last week launched a stinging

Kitshoff watched by Prem

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Ampthill like look of ace Norton

ENGLAND Sevens legend Dan Norton has attracted interest

England can win World Cup if Eddie takes off the shackles

Paul Rees talks to Newcastle full-back Mike Brown about his hopes for club and county

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Du Preez seeks another gear

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BEN MURPHY

Murphy feels his Lucs in on dual-reg

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Jeeps one of many Rolls Royce players

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Patriot Mobbs raised his own army

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Conquerors of Bath were mugged by Quins

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Addison injury sours victory

Ulster ..............26 Lions ................10 A SERIOUS leg injury

Myler’s late strike swings 8-try thriller Ospreys way

Benetton ..........26pts Tries: Lucchesi 6, Smith 52, Ioane

Priestland keeps the Sharks at bay

Cardiff ................23pts Tries: Morgan 9, Halaholo 26 Conversions:

Easy maximum but Sexton a doubt for Ireland

Leinster ............50pts Tries: Sheehan 70, 77, Kelleher 23,

Carbery keeps Munster winning

Munster ..........20 Connacht ........18 JOEY Carbery landed a

Edinburgh show heart to hold off Bulls fightback

Edinburgh ........17pts Tries: Immelman 7 Penalties: Van der

Warriors roll on but miss bonus

Zebre Parma ....6 Glasgow ..........17 GLASGOW made it

Powerful start, then Dragons collapse

Dragons ..............10pts Tries: Lewis 21 Conversions: S

Bath’s celeb stars must find their old hard edge

NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE DEMISE OF THE PRIDE OF T HE WEST COUNTRY

Dawe: It’s all about everyone working as a team

GRAHAM Dawe’s links with Bath remain intact, not

Warren’s penalty Seals win for Park

Chinnor ............. 20 Darlington .......23 WARREN Seals’ late

Park stand firm to boss Sale battle

Rosslyn Park ......... 20 Sale FC..................... 15 ROSSLYN

Evans keeps cool in derby drama

Tonbridge J ........... 21 Blackheath ............23 THE first

Royle flourish seals Caldy’s comeback in Cambridge tie

Cambridge .......22pts Tries: Asiedu 15, Frost 24, Hema

Magnificent seven for Cinderford after an early Tykes flurry

Cinderford .............. 50 Leeds Tykes .......... 12 CINDERFORD

Rams raid breaks Bishop’s resolve

B Stortford.............. 19 Rams......................... 21 ROBBIE Stapley’s try

Ace Putt powers Albion to first win

Plymouth Alb.........34 Moseley................... 12 PLYMOUTH Albion bagged their

Sonny Bill: Boxing gave me massive thrills

SONNY Bill Williams says winning the New Zealand

Gate are unable to Bridge the gap

Harrogate................22 Stourbridge............46 STOURBRIDGE gradually gained ascendency to emerge

Students are able to rise and Shine

Loughborough.......42 Chester.....................28 THE Students from Loughborough secured a

Powerful Park are leaders of the pack

Sedgley Pk........37pts Fylde...................22pts SEDGLEY PARK produced an excellent

In-form Hull’s sparkle has too much fizz for Field

Huddersfield............ 7 Hull............................27 HULL’S sparkling early-season form continued

Dale and Ionians get pulses racing

Wharfedale ............ 14 Hull Ionians ........... 14 A

Blaydon win case for the defence

Bournville ..............26 Blaydon ...................27 FANTASTIC defence and a

Callum is yet again Bustin with class

Rotherham ......37 Luctonians ......22 ROTHERHAM were given a

Rochford on a roll as Dings fall to defeat

Rochford...........22 Dings C.............. 17 ROCHFORD backed up last

Thompson kick steals it for OA

Clifton.......................32 Old Albanian...........33 MORGAN Thompson’s late conversion saw

Bury hit form to bash Barnes

Bury St Eds..............63 Barnes......................25 BURY St Edmunds turned

Reynolds crosses in Canterbury late show

Canterbury....... 30 Leicester L.......27 CANTERBURY left it late

Sam kicks clincher in ‘fantastic’ Esher win

Esher.................. 34pts Hinckley............33pts Double trouble: Harri Lang scores

Redruth run riot to add to Westcliff woe

Westcliff................... 7 Redruth....................57 REDRUTH underlined their title credentials

Nine-try Worthing in a Barn stormer

Worthing..................53 Barnstaple.............. 21 WORTHING turned up the pace

Dan’s the man as Raiders snatch it

Guernsey................. 17 Henley...................... 16 DANIEL Rice was the

Rampant Dorking close gap on leaders

WIMBLEDON remain at the top of the table

Oundle earn first win to climb off bottom

OUNDLE clinched their first victory of the season

Law hat-trick keeps Otley sitting pretty

OTLEY maintain their lead at the top of

Results

Regional results

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Regional results

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Wizards’ unbeaten start ends at hands of Drovers

Aberavon.......... 18 Llandovery..... 24 LLANDOVERY moved to within

Black and Ambers brush aside Steelmen

Ebbw Vale............... 17 Newport.................. 44 NEWPORT’s impressive start

Forwards lay a platform for Ironmen

Merthyr.................... 31 Cardiff......................26 MERTHYR upset the form book

Ponty’s Burnell holds his nerve to pinch win

Pontypridd..............40 RGC.............................38 A LAST-gasp long-range penalty from Ben

Llanelli rue Quins’ first-half try blitz

Llanelli.....................24 Carmarthen............27 LLANELLI got within a whisker of

Tantum dazzles to haunt his former team

Bridgend.................. 17 Swansea.................35 THERE was little or nothing

Welsh All Blacks edge out a thriller

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