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CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP — WEEK 6

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Nottingham traded places with Plymouth and moved into third in the Championship by virtue of a 48-16 win over Jersey, at Meadow Lane on Friday, writes Richard Grainger. Alex Shaw scored two tries and Andy Savage and Rhys Crane also … Continue reading

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CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP — WEEK 5

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Newcastle Falcons stay top of the class by virtue of giving Leeds a lesson in finishing at Kingston Park on Friday night. This match-up was tipped as the pick of the games this weekend, by virtue of Leeds scoring 50 … Continue reading

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CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP, WEEK 4

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Here’s a bit of statistical analysis to kick-off this week’s Championship column. In the Championship — which doesn’t have a sponsor — 355 points were scored in round four. That’s an average of 59 points over six games. Compare that … Continue reading

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CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP, WEEK THREE

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After three weeks of Championship rugby it’s beginning to look as if the sides promoted and relegated to this division may have booked a return ticket back to where they came Was best delivered they having http://www.granadatravel.net/celebrex-cost-without-insurance to I bought … Continue reading

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CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP, WEEK TWO

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Division newcomers Jersey travelled to Headingley on Friday for what is believed to have been their first-ever evening fixture. Despite losing 32-19 to a Leeds side who were far from clinical but too strong for the visitors, Jersey were level … Continue reading

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CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP, WEEK ONE

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The revamped Championship kicked off with a bonus point win for promotion favourites Newcastle Falcons over last season’s front-runners Bristol at the Memorial Stadium on Sunday. Falcons’ Director of Rugby Dean Richards said: “We knew they would be very competitive … Continue reading

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STRICTLY NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED!

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The Leicester back row will be dusting off their tuxedos in anticipation of giving Gavin Henson a dancing lesson at the Kassam Stadium, come September 2. For 30-year-old Henson, the lifeline thrown by London Welsh this week may well represent … Continue reading

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The Monkey’s Paw or the Falcon’s Claw?

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London Welsh have belatedly been confirmed as the new boys in England’s rugby master-class. But will they still be there this time next year? An old proverb made famous in the 1902 short story The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs, … Continue reading

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COLD COMFORT FOR SF FOG AS SYDNEY CONVICTS COLLECT BINGHAM CUP

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  Mark Twain once said: “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Bet he’d never been to Manchester — the coldest I’ve ever been at a rugby match was last Sunday, the first in June, … Continue reading

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CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL SECOND LEG

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LONDON WELSH 29 — CORNISH PIRATES 20 (66-41 AGGREGATE) London Welsh were crowned kings of the Championship last night at the Kassam Stadium — a palace deemed unfit for the round table of Premiership rugby by the RFU. A week … Continue reading

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