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O'Shea's pride despite Quins seeing their title slip away

2:48pm Friday 17th May 2013

Harlequins may have suffered play-off heartbreak last Saturday, but Conor O’Shea could not be prouder of his players.

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Edwards has the Blues over Park exit

6:01pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Neville Edwards admitted it was bittersweet to walk away from Rosslyn Park for pastures new.

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Quins Rob eyeing a summer of highs after England call

7:00am Friday 10th May 2013

Harlequins hooker Rob Buchanan may be swapping Thai food for Argentinean steak this summer, but there remains unfinished business on the domestic front.

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London Broncos' Kieran Dixon faces a wait to make the England grade, says international coach

9:52am Friday 10th May 2013

Only Sam Tomkins has scored more Super League tries than Kieran Dixon this season but England head coach Steve McNamara insists the youngster still has some improving to do before he can challenge for international honours.

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Conor’s Aviva Premiership quest at the helm of the Harlequins

4:23pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea reckons a successful Premiership title defence will be a greater achievement than the club’s maiden championship win last year.

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Rosslyn Park's Edgerley has a message for those who doubt the quality of his England 7s team-mates

9:00am Wednesday 8th May 2013

Sam Edgerley insists he and his England 7s team-mates are far better than their world ranking suggests and they will prove it when their home event gets underway at Twickenham this weekend.

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Harlequins Mantella turns Scottish on permanent basis

10:00am Monday 6th May 2013

Miles Mantella will make the permanent switch to London Scottish ahead of the 2013-14 season after the Harlequins winger spent the past season at the Athletic Ground on a dual-registration agreement.

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Harlequins Joe Marler takes Lions snub on the chin and turns his thoughts to Saints

9:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

Quins’ Joe Marler acknowledges he has not had the best of seasons at the Stoop, despite the club winning two pieces of silverware and the front row star making his debut in the Six Nations for England.

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• Form has played no part in Lions selection, otherwise Robshaw would be in the squad, says Harlequins boss

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Form has played no part in Lions selection, otherwise Robshaw would be in the squad, says Harlequins boss

4:51pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea has claimed the British & Irish Lions squad was not chosen on form, otherwise club skipper Chris Robshaw would have been going to Australia in the summer.

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Sutton & Epsom set up final showdown for the Surrey Trophy

10:00am Thursday 2nd May 2013

Sutton & Epsom will face Chobham in the final of the Surrey Trophy after beating Cobham 37-12 in Saturday’s semi-final.

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London Welsh release MacKenzie and Kulemin to balance the player nationality books

9:51am Wednesday 1st May 2013

London Welsh winger Phil MacKenzie and second row Kirill Kulemin will join Sale Sharks at the end of the Aviva Premiership season.

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Rosslyn Park end on a winning note for the departing Jan Bonney

10:12am Monday 29th April 2013

Rosslyn Park completed the National League One season with a 37-23 win at already relegated Sedgley Park.

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Parachute running and GPS satellites: A sneak peek inside England's 'war room' for upcoming rugby sevens

10:00am Sunday 28th April 2013

Will Kelleher joined England’s players for a tough day of training at Twickenham stadium to find out what it takes to win matches and make the crowd roar.

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Quins supremo O’Shea urges Gatland to take Aviva Premiership player of the season nominee Danny Care on the Lions tour

7:00am Friday 26th April 2013

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea says Danny Care deserves a spot in Warren Gatland’s British Lions squad.

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A job well done for Bonney at Rosslyn Park

8:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

Jan Bonney will walk out of Rosslyn Park with his head held high next week.

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London Welsh back row Ed Jackson prepares to join London Wasps

4:17pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

London Welsh back row Ed Jackson is to join London Wasps next season.

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Sutton & Epsom skipper celebrates promotion to London One South with a warning to rivals

3:52pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

Matt Whitaker is out to settle some scores in London One South next season after Sutton & Epsom won a dramatic promotion shoot-out last Saturday.

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Changes at London Scottish with three signings and a departure to Newcastle Falcons

7:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

London Scottish have signed second row forward David Lyons from Cornish Pirates.

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Sutton & Epsom bounce back to Divison One South on an afternoon of drama

8:41am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Sutton & Epsom returned to London Division One South at the first time of asking after a thrilling 15-12 play-off win at Charlton Park on Saturday.

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Richmond's home season ends in the sunshine but in defeat against Esher

10:53am Monday 22nd April 2013

Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill applauded his charges despite finishing their home season in National League One with a 36-17 defeat to Esher.

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Wimbledon finish London Division One South on a high over Haywards Heath

9:13am Monday 22nd April 2013

Wimbledon completed their best ever season in London Division One South with a comfortable 29-12 win over Haywards Heath.

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Harlequins Ben Botica brings the sunshine back to the Stoop

8:57am Friday 19th April 2013

Fly-half Ben Botica came off the Twickenham Stoop bench on Saturday to help kick-start Harlequins Aviva Premiership campaign, but the New Zealander put the team’s revival down to something sunny that not many people will have seen.

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London Scottish make six changes ahead of Championship season finale

4:00pm Friday 19th April 2013

London Scottish have made six changes to their starting XV for their season finale against Rotherham Titans at Clifton Lane this weekend.

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Special landmarks for Harlequins Johnston, Easter and Care against Worcester Warriors

12:35pm Friday 19th April 2013

Harlequins go to Worcester Warriors this weekend, and for the first time this season, director of rugby Conor O'Shea has named the starting XV that won the Aviva Premiership final in May 2012.

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Harlequins supremo O’Shea blasts a warning to Aviva Premiership rivals

5:09pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Director of rugby Conor O’Shea has warned his rivals that Harlequins will not relinquish the Aviva Premiership title without a fight.

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Rosslyn Park to vote on installing artificial pitch

11:35am Wednesday 17th April 2013

Shaun Justice believes a positive vote for a new artificial pitch at Rosslyn Park would be "life-changing" for the club.

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Battersea Ironsides kids win rugby festival

11:53am Wednesday 17th April 2013

Battersea Ironsides U9s won the Surrey A Festival last weekend with the U10s sharing their honours with Rosslyn Park.

Sutton & Epsom: 'It doesn't get any more important than this'

7:48am Wednesday 17th April 2013

In big writing at the top of Sutton & Epsom's website this week are the words 'It doesn't get any more important than this' as they prepare for their crunch promotion play-off.

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London Welsh prepare to move home as Tony Copsey steps down

6:09pm Monday 15th April 2013

London Welsh are unlikely to stay at the Kassam Stadium following relegation from the Aviva Premiership.

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Weybridge Vandals promotion is confirmed, but they are made to wait

3:42pm Monday 15th April 2013

Weybridge Vandals head coach Nick Ridley endured a nervy wait to see if his team had won promotion to London Two South West after Saturday’s 24-22 defeat at Old Wellingtonians.

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Richmond take the bragging rights in the latest round of 150 years of competition against Blackheath

10:37am Monday 15th April 2013

In the oldest club fixture in the world, Richmond extracted full revenge over Blackheath to level annual bragging rights with a welcome 21-12 away win.

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London Welsh relegated by not downed, say Jones

9:42am Monday 15th April 2013

London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones insisted his charges will fight back after being relegated to the Championship following a 31-14 defeat at home to Northampton.

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London Welsh skipper calls on fans to cheer them on to victory

1:00pm Friday 12th April 2013

Jonathan Mills has issued a Kassam Stadium rallying cry ahead of London Welsh’s clash with Northampton Saints on Sunday, with the Exiles captain calling for the Kassam crowd to become the club’s 16th man as they battle to stay in the Aviva Premiership.

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London Scottish skipper signs up for new Championship campaign

2:00pm Friday 12th April 2013

London Scottish captain Mark Bright is among 13 players to sign up for next season’s Championship campaign.

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London Welsh star Lee Beach calls it a day

2:36pm Thursday 11th April 2013

London Welsh flanker Lee Beach has announced his retirement from full-time professional rugby at the end of the season.

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Sutton & Epsom enter the final promotion reckoning

9:22am Wednesday 10th April 2013

Shawn Renwick remains focussed on the job in the hand at Sutton & Epsom this Saturday despite the carrot of promotion dangling in front of him and his team-mates’ noses.

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Ironsides celebrate after dramatic final day promotion

4:53pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Battersea Ironsides gave their supporters an almighty scare on Saturday before finally clinching the Surrey Two championship crown.

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Weybridge Vandals are on the verge of promotion with skipper Tony Couzens leading the way

2:00pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Weybridge Vandals skipper Tony Couzens is hoping history can repeat itself on Saturday as his side go in search of London Division Three South West promotion.

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Harlequins number eight Easter issues a warning to his wounded team-mates

10:41am Monday 8th April 2013

Number eight Nick Easter has warned Harelquins cannot let their Munster mauling de-rail their Premiership title defence.

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Richmond edge nine-try thriller against Fylde in National League One

11:54am Monday 8th April 2013

JP Atlee and James Greenwood are among the tries as Richmond see off Fylde in National League One.

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Rosslyn Park put Wharfedale to the sword in National League One

3:15pm Sunday 7th April 2013

Rosslyn Park remain fourth in National League One after a resounding 50-3 trouncing of Wharfedale at Priory Lane.

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No seventh heaven for Richmond's rugby women in the World Sevens Series

3:00pm Saturday 6th April 2013

The Richmond quartet of Francesca Matthews, Abigail Chamberlain, Alexandra Matthews and Claire Allen could not win a second successive World Sevens Series title in the red and white of England.

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George Lowe given the Harlequins nod against Munster

12:03pm Friday 5th April 2013

Harlequins centre George Lowe will make his 100th appearance for the club when they take on Munster at The Stoop in the Heineken Cup quarter-final.

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Casson says Quins can get back on track in Heineken Cup clash

11:50am Friday 5th April 2013

Harlequins might head into their Heineken Cup quarter-final clash against Munster with their Aviva Premiership form faltering, but Tom Casson is adamant the performances will soon start bearing fruit.

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Harlequins set to fight Heineken Cup fire with fire against invaders from Ireland

7:00am Friday 5th April 2013

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea is preparing to fight fire with fire when Munster descend on the Stoop for Sunday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final.

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Esher coach full of pride despite missing his assistant

3:00pm Friday 5th April 2013

Esher head coach Ollie Smith was saddened that his assistant Ricky Nebbett could not be on the touchline for his team’s best performance of the season so far.

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Sutton & Epsom supremo Parsons wants no talk of winning titles

3:00pm Thursday 4th April 2013

Jeff Parsons is dismissing talk of winning London Two South West despite being involved in a thrilling three-way tussle for promotion.

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Ironsides are looking up

6:46pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

If Battersea Ironsides clinch the Surrey Two title on Saturday, it could mark the start of a very bright future for the club.

Harlequins Monye: I’m not going to give up on Lions

3:00pm Monday 1st April 2013

He was a tourist with the Lions in 2009 in South Africa and, despite missing out on England recognition throughout the Six Nations, Harlequins star Ugo Monye still harbours ambitions of touring Australia this summer.

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Park miss out at the hands of Esher

4:58pm Monday 1st April 2013

Rosslyn Park missed out on a great opportunity to leap to second place in National One, with Blaydon surprisingly losing at home to Cinderford, when they lost 32-19 at Esher on Saturday.

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Richmond College boys full of class

12:00pm Friday 29th March 2013

Richmond College bowed out in the group stages of the 2013 Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens, but captain Michael Ozdilli still had a smile on his face after bringing the curtain down on a memorable week.

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London Welsh lose appeal over points deduction

1:42pm Tuesday 26th March 2013

London Welsh have lost their appeal against the points deduction and fine imposed by the RFU for fielding an ineligible player.

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Streatham-Croydon end season on a high

6:24pm Tuesday 26th March 2013

Streatham-Croydon rounded off their Surrey Two season with a thumping 17-0 win over Old Rutlishians.

Derby delight for Rosslyn Park

10:54am Monday 25th March 2013

Rosslyn Park climbed to third in National One with a four-try bonus point 29-9 win against derby rivals Blackheath on Saturday.

Quins speedster Lindsay-Hague is dreaming of the Olympics

11:00am Sunday 24th March 2013

Competition for places at Quins is fierce full-stop, particularly for the No.15 jersey, where England’s Mike Brown, fellow academy talent Ross Chisholm and even New Zealander Nick Evans, occasionally, fill the full-back role.

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England rugby legend Robinson drops in on Croydon school

3:00pm Sunday 24th March 2013

A Croydon school have been taking tips from England legend Jason Robinson after the World Cup winner gave them a coaching masterclass at a rugby sevens tournament.

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Harlequins Guest has more reasons than most to enjoy LV= Cup win

12:00pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Number eight Tom Guest admitted he is more thankful for the LV= Cup than most because it has helped him get back to his best.

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Harlequins young guns lay down the gauntlet to their Stoop elders

10:23am Friday 22nd March 2013

Director of rugby Conor O’Shea claimed Harlequins’ bulging trophy cabinet is a reminder to his star men they cannot afford to rest on their laurels.

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London Scottish prepare to bounce back from Leeds defeat

4:00pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Simon Whatling, Oli Grove and Jamie Stevenson come into the starting side for London Scottish as they aim to bounce back from defeat to Leeds Carnegie.

Esher head coach ready to patrol the touchline once again

2:00pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Esher head coach Ollie Smith will be back on the touchline this weekend when his team travel to Coventry in National League One.

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Skipper Whitaker at the treble to inspire Sutton & Epsom push

9:30am Friday 22nd March 2013

Sutton & Epsom skipper Matt Whitaker is leading from the front in the team’s final push for promotion from London Division Two South West.

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EXCLUSIVE: Bonney to leave Rosslyn Park

5:52pm Tuesday 19th March 2013

Jan Bonney is to leave Rosslyn Park at the end of the season.

Park secure loss from the jaws of victory

11:00am Monday 18th March 2013

Rosslyn Park threw away victory as they lost 36-35 in a thrilling match at Loughborough Students on Saturday.

Harlequins stroll past Sale to LV= Cup glory

7:50pm Sunday 17th March 2013

England captain Chris Robshaw had his mood lightened as Quins claimed their second piece of silverware this season with a 32-14 LV= Cup final win over Sale Sharks on Sunday.

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Harlequins O’Shea urges troops to seize the moment

12:00pm Saturday 16th March 2013

Harlequins are facing up to the stark reality that is the thin line between winning and losing – all inside seven days and all under the watchful eye of director of rugby Conor O’Shea.

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Vickery's Six Nations warning for the Quins captain Robshaw

10:00am Saturday 16th March 2013

Former England captain Phil Vickery has warned any team will find it tough to win in Wales today, let alone Quins captain Chris Robshaw’s Grand Slam chasers.

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Teenage rugby sensation takes a giant step towards senior international recognition

8:00am Saturday 16th March 2013

Hampton School’s Alexander Lundberg has had a week to remember.

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Bring it home boys

3:37pm Friday 15th March 2013

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea claimed his young guns are going into this weekend’s LV= Cup final to do more than win silverware.

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"Rugby's gone mad" - London Welsh CEO Tony Copsey

3:00pm Friday 15th March 2013

London Welsh CEO Tony Copsey fears the sport of rugby union has gone mad and that the RFU’s punishment of the Exiles “beggars belief”.

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Twickenham on the up at the first time of asking

1:45pm Friday 15th March 2013

Twickenham head coach Clive See has praised his charges after they clinched promotion from London Division Three North West, but he insisted the champagne corks were not popping just yet.

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Harlequins Care to be replaced for Six Nations decider

9:00pm Thursday 14th March 2013

Harlequins and England scrum-half Danny Care is paying the price for a misplaced kick by being returned to the bench for tomorrow’s RBS Six Nations decider against Wales.

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Kibble has his targets to keep Esher psychologically strong

2:29pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

Esher stand-in coach Chris Kibble is talking psychologically in the battle to secure second place in National League One.

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Bonney gives his Rosslyn Park squad a warning

4:34pm Monday 11th March 2013

Jan Bonney has warned his Rosslyn Park squad they face the chop if they cannot prove themselves in the upper reaches of National One before the end of the season.

Richmond downed by last-gasp conversion

9:54am Monday 11th March 2013

Richmond went down 17-15 at home to Macclesfield's last-minute try and touchline conversion in National League One.

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Trayfoot aims for the top with the help of the Harlequins skipper

10:00am Saturday 9th March 2013

Joe Trayfoot might have been nominated for the LV= breakthrough player award, but the Harlequins back-row insisted training alongside the current England captain means his ambitions are far loftier still.

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Former London Welsh team manager handed a life-time ban

9:11am Saturday 9th March 2013

London Welsh’s former team manager Mike Scott has been banned from rugby union for life for falsifying documents that appeared to make New Zealander Tyson Keats’ nationality English.

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Mantella's the fella who can drive London Scottish ahead

9:00am Friday 8th March 2013

Harlequins may have suffered a bad weekend but academy youngster Miles Mantella would have still been smiling when he reported for training this week.

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Esher coach Kibble looking ahead to next season

3:00pm Friday 8th March 2013

Esher’s stand-in coach Chris Kibble says the remainder of the National League One campaign is all about putting a marker down for next season.

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Amor remains positive in the face of his depleted London Scottish

3:00pm Friday 8th March 2013

London Scottish director of rugby Simon Amor is in a positive mood despite having to make four changes to his starting XV this weekend.

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London Welsh deducted five points for fielding ineligble player Tyson Keats

8:56pm Thursday 7th March 2013

London Welsh have been deducted five points by the RFU for fielding ineligible player Tyson Keats in the Aviva Premiership.

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Bonney's not letting up

4:06pm Tuesday 5th March 2013

Ealing Trailfinders may look like they have the National One crowd sown up, but Jan Bonney is not going to let them rest easy.

Ellis in fine form for Rosslyn Park

10:15am Monday 4th March 2013

A pulsating local derby ended in a 28-20 win for Rosslyn Park over Richmond, but there was enough here to have both sets of supporters biting their nails.

Sutton & Epsom keep the pressure on the league leaders

10:12am Monday 4th March 2013

Sutton & Epsom needed a strong performance on Saturday to keep up the pressure on the league leaders in London Division Two South West.

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Luke who’s making an impact at Harlequins

2:00pm Friday 1st March 2013

Luke Wallace is more than happy filling the sizeable shoes left by Chris Robshaw, who is captaining England to what could be a first Six Nations Grand Slam for a decade.

Quins boss O'Shea is staying put

10:51am Friday 1st March 2013

Conor O’Shea has pledged his future to Harlequins and distanced himself from speculation linking him with the Ireland coaching job.

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British Lions hero lays top tribute on Harlequins and England captain Chris

9:47am Friday 1st March 2013

British & Irish Lions hero Jason Leonard has likened England skipper Chris Robshaw to legendary Lions and England captain Martin Johnson.

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Banned Esher coach Ollie Smith is demanding answers about referee

10:48am Friday 1st March 2013

Esher head coach Ollie Smith is calling on the RFU to investigate referee Terry Hall after being suspended for verbally abusing the match official.

Promotion is not enough for title-hungry Twickenham

9:00am Saturday 23rd February 2013

With promotion almost certainly in the bag, Twickenham coach Clive See now wants the London Division Three North West title.  

Quins legend Leonard relishing French reconnection

7:00am Friday 22nd February 2013

Harlequins legend Jason Leonard reckons beating the French inspired England’s World Cup win and is hoping for a repeat performance this weekend.  

House of Payne: Harlequins prove they are no longer just fancy Dans

2:00pm Friday 22nd February 2013

Harlequins’ historic reputation over the years has been for being rugby’s fancy Dans, writes John Payne.  

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Esher's Smith is a bit of all Wright

11:12am Friday 22nd February 2013

Winger Andy Wright may not be returning to the Championship with Esher next season, but at least he feels as though he has progressed.  

Scottish do not have Championship play-offs on their agenda

12:44pm Friday 22nd February 2013

London Scottish coach Simon Amor insists he is not looking at the Championship table, despite edging closer to the play-off berths.  

Esher pair receive bans over Old Albanians bust up

4:24pm Thursday 21st February 2013

Esher head coach Ollie Smith and assistant Ricky Nebbett have been suspended for verbally abusing a match official.  

Sports fans welcome Six Nations trophy to rugby club

12:20pm Wednesday 20th February 2013

Sports fans gathered at a Mitcham rugby club this week to catch a glimpse of the official RBS six Nations trophy.

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Botica is the key as Harlequins return to the top of the Premiership summit

10:26am Monday 18th February 2013

Harlequins returned to the top of the Aviva Premiership thanks to a 25-21 win over Leicester Tigers at the Stoop.

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Wing Cueto relishing Kassam reunion with Welsh

8:00am Sunday 17th February 2013

Sale Sharks winger Mark Cueto is looking forward to Sunday’s trip to face London Welsh at the Kassam stadium for more reasons than one.  

Smith plays down Esher ref row

3:30pm Friday 15th February 2013

Esher head coach Ollie Smith has moved to play down his verbal clash with match officials at the weekend.  

Dallaglio: Robshaw would make outstanding Lions captain

2:00pm Friday 15th February 2013

They say it takes one to know one so when former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio praises current occupant Chris Robshaw it suggests he is the right man for the job.  

Quins prop Lambert has no fear for Leicester scrum

12:00pm Friday 15th February 2013

Harlequins prop Mark Lambert insists the days of fearing the Leicester Tigers front row are long gone.

Esher admit defeat in National One title race

11:18am Friday 15th February 2013

Head coach Ollie Smith has admitted his Esher side can forget about National Division One – for this season anyway, writes Stuart Amos.  

Rival rugby teams to play for charity

5:00am Thursday 14th February 2013

Rival rugby teams are joining forces to raise money for charity.

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Rosslyn Park's Heeks is loving a tale of two phone calls

10:00am Tuesday 12th February 2013

Rosslyn Park scrum-half Matt Heeks is enjoying his rugby again after scoring on his English Counties debut against Ireland last week.

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Rosslyn Park triumph at Coventry to keep promotion hopes alive

8:36am Monday 11th February 2013

Rosslyn Park kept up the pressure at the top of National League One thanks to a hard-fought 16-3 win at Coventry.

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Quins' Marler in England front row to stay

9:00am Sunday 10th February 2013

Quins prop Joe Marler fears he has only been lent the England number one shirt and is out to make it his own this Six Nations.  

Teddington mum more dedicated to Breakfast Run than the rest

8:00am Sunday 10th February 2013

Jane Wilson took on the Kingston Breakfast Run to get fit after the birth of her two children Ellie and Alex 15 years’ ago and she has not stopped, writes Stuart Amos.  

Dream Twickenham date will not distract Kingston's Chamberlain

8:00am Saturday 9th February 2013

Richmond outside centre Abigail Chamberlain may have scored twice on her England Women debut last week, but she is not about to take international rugby for granted.  

Flood: England captaincy has not changed Robshaw

12:14pm Friday 8th February 2013

Toby Flood insists the fact that Chris Robshaw is a follower off the pitch makes him the perfect man to lead England on it.  

Buchanan: There is no rest for Quins jet set

2:00pm Friday 8th February 2013

Quins hooker Rob Buchanan is usually in a rush to book his post-season holiday, but in 2013 plans are on hold for more reasons than one.  

Hustwick: Winning run is key to Hampton promotion hopes

1:39pm Friday 8th February 2013

Hampton & Richmond Borough defender Max Hustwick  reckons the next three games are key to re-igniting the club’s Ryman Premier League promotion dream.  

Hotson: Improvement is Scottish target

1:30pm Friday 8th February 2013

Canadian international lock Tyler Hotson says the London Scottish squad are focused on continual improvement.  

Sutton & Epsom's promotion hopes sit on the treatment table

12:00pm Thursday 7th February 2013

Sutton & Epsom coach Jeff Parsons has an injury list as long as his arm and it is denting his hopes for automatic promotion.

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Lewis and Driscoll star as Wimbledon demolish Old Colfeians

12:00pm Monday 4th February 2013

Chris Lewis grabbed four tries and Leon Driscoll helped himself to a hat-trick as Wimbledon demolished bottom-of-the-table Old Colfeians with a 12-try victory.

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Sutton & Epsom lose out in the battle of the top two

7:00pm Sunday 3rd February 2013

Sutton & Epsom started 2013 eight points clear at the top of London Division Two South West, but after a 16-10 defeat at home to the new leaders Chobham, they are three points behind.

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Ex-Quin Tiesi relishing return to top flight with London Welsh

3:00pm Friday 1st February 2013

New recruit Gonzalo Tiesi is delighted to be back in the Aviva Premiership, and now just cannot wait to get stuck into the thick of the action for London Welsh.

Clegg returns for Quins

1:06pm Friday 1st February 2013

Quins fly half Rory Clegg has been recalled from Championship side LEeds Carnegie to start Sunday's final LV= Cup group  clash with the Ospreys.

Bonney feels the Rosslyn Park frustration grow in the face of foul weather

12:45pm Thursday 31st January 2013

Rosslyn Park coach Jan Bonney is a frustrated man after back-to-back postponements derailed the club’s promotion momentum.

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Old Ruts skipper has one eye on the present, and the other on the future

6:06pm Wednesday 30th January 2013

Old Rutlishians skipper Alex Berring may have one eye on this weekend’s Surrey Shield, but he has the other on the club’s long-term future.

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Former London Welsh star returns to Richmond to prop up Quins

2:19pm Tuesday 29th January 2013

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea has backed England prop Paul Doran-Jones to get even better at the Stoop.  

Esher taking to uphill task with relish

8:00am Tuesday 29th January 2013

Head coach Ollie Smith knows even if his Esher men achieve their target of winning all their remaining National Division One games, a defeat to Richmond before Christmas could still cost them.  

Wimbledon back to winning ways to dominant Dover

9:17am Monday 28th January 2013

Wimbledon returned to winning ways in London Division One South thanks to a 36-12 bonus point victory over Dover.

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Streatham-Croydon's promotion hopes kept alive by second half comeback

8:14am Monday 28th January 2013

It seemed to take an age but eventually Streatham-Croydon remembered how to play effective rugby and ran out relatively comfortable 24-8 winners against Surrey Division Two’s bottom side Worth Old Boys.

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Old Walcountians given a lesson by Old Cranleighians

Old Walcountians’ chances of pulling clear of the Surrey Division One relegation zone suffered a major setback as they were well beaten 24-0 at promotion-chasing Old Cranleighans.

Life in Welsh's old Ross yet

11:00am Friday 25th January 2013

Veteran fly-half Gordon Ross stands on the verge of his 100th London Welsh appearance against Harlequins in the LV= Cup this weekend – he insists his Exiles journey still has some mileage left yet, writes Jamie Holt.

Renwick: Sutton & Epsom are looking to wrap up title by April

10:00am Friday 25th January 2013

Shawn Renwick hopes Sutton & Epsom will avoid end-of-season drama by securing promotion with at least three fixtures remaining.

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Quins' Robshaw confirmed as Six Nations skipper

9:10am Tuesday 22nd January 2013

Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw revealed the decision to appoint him as England skipper for the Six Nations was not cut and dried.

Kohn: Quins know what it takes to succeed

8:00am Monday 21st January 2013

Much like his line-out duties on the rugby pitch, Harlequins' Olly Kohn has endured an up and down last few days - the highs of a domestic contract extension countered with the disappointment of missing out on an international call-up.

Quins to face Munster but remain focused on Welsh job in hand

11:26am Monday 21st January 2013

Premiership leaders Harlequins will host Munster in the Heineken Cup last eight after qualifying as top seeds.

Stevenson triple leaves Scottish on high

9:54am Monday 21st January 2013

London Scottish defied the snowy conditions and scored five tries in a 32-0 win over Gala as they ended their British and Irish Cup campaign with a comprehensive win.

Robshaw: Connacht misery motivates Quins' Euro charge

10:35am Friday 18th January 2013

Twelve months ago Harlequins missed out on a Heineken Cup quarter final by the skin of their teeth in the rain at Connacht.  

Buchanan set for England call

1:00pm Friday 18th January 2013

Director of rugby Conor O’Shea admits an England Saxons call-up would  be the least young Quins hooker Rob Buchanan deserves – should it happen.  

Smith: Quins' Clifford is an England star in the making

11:00am Friday 18th January 2013

Ollie Smith will be surprised if on-loan flanker Jack Clifford does not play at least 25 games for England.  

Corker ready to earn his Premiership stripes at Welsh

2:02pm Friday 18th January 2013

London Welsh lock Matt Corker is relishing the battle to regain an Aviva Premiership starting berth.  

Rosslyn Park's Bonney issues a warning to Coventry

10:44am Friday 18th January 2013

Jan Bonney has warned Coventry his Rosslyn Park side will be looking for a repeat performance of last week’s demolition of Cambridge.

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Merciless Ellis leaves his Rosslyn Park mate behind

2:00pm Thursday 17th January 2013

Rosslyn Park number eight Hugo Ellis has stormed ahead of team-mate Nev Edwards in the try-scoring stakes after a remarkable thrashing of Cambridge.

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Sutton & Epsom coach puts shock draw down as a "bad day in the office"

1:00pm Thursday 17th January 2013

Sutton & Epsom head coach Jeff Parsons described the shock 15-15 draw at bottom club Camberley as a “bad day at the office”.

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Croydon rugby star steps up to the England Saxons

4:00pm Wednesday 16th January 2013

England Saxons' latest recruit chose rugby over cricket when it became apparent that the two disciplines could not mix.

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Williams: Staying a Quin was an easy decision

11:15am Wednesday 16th January 2013

Harlequins winger Tom Williams has revealed the decision to remain at the Stoop was not difficult to make.

Rosslyn Park rewrite club record books by thrashing Cambridge

8:22am Tuesday 15th January 2013

Rosslyn Park tore up the record books on Saturday with an awe-inspiring display of committed running rugby and sheer physical power to trounce Cambridge 104-5 and stay in touch with the National League One leaders.

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O'Shea: Quins can cope with loss of Johnston

4:33pm Tuesday 15th January 2013

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea is confident the club has the resources to cover the departure of prop James Johnston at the end of the season.