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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins pair Danny Care and Tom Williams completed their road to redemption with the Aviva Premiership title on Saturday, before director of rugby Conor O’Shea insisted there was more to come
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           <title>New Esher boss Smith won't give up on playing return</title>
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  Harlequins centre Ollie Smith will continue to train with the Premiership champions despite being officially unveiled as head coach at National Division One side Esher, writes Stuart Amos.
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  London Welsh have confirmed they will appeal against the RFU decision barring them from elevation to the Premiership.
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           <title>Welsh secure historic Championship title</title>
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  A new chapter was added to the rich history of London Welsh as the Exiles clinched the Championship title on a glorious night at the Kassam Stadium.
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  London Welsh may take a 16-point lead into the second leg of the Championship final, but the Exiles must deliver a performance at the Kassam Stadium if they are to be crowned champions, according
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           <title>Robshaw hails Quins fans' guard of honour as inspirational</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Captain Chris Robshaw led the praise for Harlequins supporters on Saturday - admitting the guard of honour they received when entering the stadium left a tear in many players' eyes.
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           <title>Welsh duo commit to Exiles ahead of final</title>
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  London Welsh have been given an added boost ahead of Wednesday’s Championship final second leg with the Cornish Pirates with the news that Alex Davies and Nick Scott have both committed to the
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           <title>O'Shea warns rugby world Quins are coming on strong</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Conor O'Shea has warned the rest of the rugby world that the Aviva Premiership title is only the start for Harlequins.
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           <title>Quins crowned Premiership champions in thrilling final</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins were crowned Premiership champions for the first ever time after a thrilling 30-23 win over Leicester Tigers at The Stoop.
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           <title>Robshaw: Quins must not fear losing on big stage</title>
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  Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw has warned his men not to let the occasion get to them when they walk out at Twickenham tomorrow.
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           <title>Adversity will make cup win taste sweeter for Quins</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Winger Ugo Monye knows more than most what it means to be a Harlequin and he believes the adversity the club have faced this term will make lifting the Premiership title taste even sweeter.
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           <title>Long journey back for Jewell and Welsh</title>
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  If London Welsh make it into the Premiership next week, one man will have had a more tricky journey back to the top flight than most.
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           <title>Premiership glory is Care's light at the end of the tunnel</title>
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  England scrum half Danny Care will step out of the dark and into the light should Harlequins win the Premiership title on Saturday.
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           <title>Tigers and Quins clash too close to call</title>
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  Former Leicester Tigers scrum half Austin Healey has described Saturday’s Premiership final between Harlequins and former club Leicester Tigers as too close to call.
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           <title>Smith clear favourite to take charge at Esher</title>
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  Harlequins centre Ollie Smith has not ruled out playing again even if he lands the head coach job at Esher.
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           <title>Monye and Care back for Quins</title>
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  Harlequins stars Ugo Monye and Danny Care have been declared fit to play in tomorrow's Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham. The two England internationals have recovered from injury and are the
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           <title>Welsh will not abandon Richmond roots</title>
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  London Welsh chairman Bleddyn Phillips has insisted the club will not abandon its Richmond roots should the club get to the Premiership, writes Stuart Amos.
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           <title>Welsh to fight for Premiership rights</title>
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  London Welsh chairman Bleddyn Phillips has vowed to leave no stone unturned to get the Exiles into the Premiership this season.
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           <title>Quins blog: Quins are winners whatever happens</title>
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  Whoever said it’s the taking part, not the winning, that matters clearly didn't play rugby, writes Ben Wallace.
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           <title>Welsh take first leg lead</title>
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  London Welsh will take a 16-point lead into the second leg of their Championship final with Cornish Pirates after a stunning display at Mennaye Field gave them a 31-21 win last night.
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           <title>Quins can Buc-k the trend against Tigers</title>
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  Harlequins hooker Rob Buchanan has had a whirlwind season, but he insists it won’t be complete unless the Stoop outfit secure a first-ever Aviva Premiership title at Twickenham on May 26 against
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           <title>Premiership door shut to Welsh</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  London Welsh hopes of reaching the Premiership have been dealt a major blow at the eleventh hour.
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           <title>Skinner: I will do my bit for Quins quest</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins back row Will Skinner might miss out on the club’s first-ever Aviva Premiership final, but he insists that does not diminish his job ahead of the Twickenham clash.
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           <title>Welsh ready for Pirates challenge</title>
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  London Welsh head to Mennaye Field for the first leg of the Championship final looking to reverse their recent run of poor form at the home of the Cornish Pirates.
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           <title>Welsh must put on perfect show to upset Pirates</title>
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  Mennaye Field hasn’t been the happiest of hunting grounds for Gordon Ross or London Welsh in recent visits, but both will need to reverse that trend, or as near as, if the Exiles are to move a step
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           <title>Quins blog: Have Quins got one more trick up their sleeve?</title>
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  I think the sporting phase: 'It was a game for the neutral' - should be replaced with the more accurate statement: 'it was a nightmare for the fans.'
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           <title>Monye scours globe to make Premiership final cut</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  If Quins winger Ugo Monye steps out in the Premiership final next weekend it will have taken a near worldwide effort and a little divine intervention to get there.
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           <title>Godman: Scottish switch can kick-start my career</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Sctoland international Phil Godman is sconfident of kick starting his career after confirming his switch London Scottish from Edinburgh Rugby.
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           <title>O'Shea: Quins are in it to win it</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea knows his players are in the Premiership final to win it - because they would kill him if he thought otherwise.
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           <title>Quins centre Smith in the running for Esher job</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Esher chief executive Mike Schmid has confirmed Harlequins centre Ollie Smith is in the running for a full-time role at the club – and it could be as head coach.
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           <title>Scottish shed 10 as trio re-sign</title>
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  Winger Gerard Mullen, loosehead Alex Clarke and tighthead Alex Mackenzie have signed new deals to be at London Scottish next term.
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           <title>Captain bids farewell to Rosslyn Park</title>
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  Retiring skipper Mark Lock has backed Rosslyn Park to be major promotion contenders next season.
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           <title>Mills relieved Welsh made it third time lucky</title>
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  Having twice endured semi-final heartache, it was third time lucky for London Welsh and captain Jon Mills at Old Deer Park on Sunday.
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           <title>Scott: Welsh heart got us through</title>
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  London Welsh try scorer Nick Scott hailed the Exiles’ 'heart' after a gutsy defensive effort propelled the Old Deer Park outfit into their first-ever Championship final.
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           <title>Welsh clinch place in Championship final</title>
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  London Welsh survived a heart-stopper at Old Deer Park to reach their first-ever Championship final, where they’ll meet the Cornish Pirates.
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           <title>Quins deny London Welsh ground-share talks</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins have denied there has been any contact between them and Championship side London Welsh in relation to a possible ground-share deal at the Stoop next season.
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           <title>Chisholm wary of Saints test</title>
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  Full back Ross Chisholm has warned his Harlequins team-mates that Northampton Saints represent a massive challenge if the side are to progress to the Aviva Premiership final.
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           <title>Edgerley: Leaving Esher was the best move I've made</title>
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  Rosslyn Park scrum half Sam Edgerley may cross paths with former club Esher next season, but if he does not it will mean his mission has been accomplished.
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           <title>Tonga'uiha brothers double up for Richmond semi-finals</title>
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  There could be a double celebration in the Tonga’uiha family this weekend with London Welsh centre Hudson and his brother, Northampton Saints prop Soane, both just 80 minutes away from playing in
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           <title>Robshaw says Quins job is half done</title>
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  There could be a double celebration in the Tonga’uiha family this weekend with London Welsh centre Hudson and his brother, Northampton Saints prop Soane, both just 80 minutes away from playing in
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  Harlequins No 8 Nick Easter has not given up hope of an England recall this summer.
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  London Welsh lock Matt Corker is desperate for the Exiles to make it third time lucky and avenge two years of Championship play-off semi-final heartache.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea insisted the loss of winger Ugo Monye would not derail his side’s Premiership title ambitions.
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  Former Harlequins centre and World Cup winner Will Greenwood insisted his former club are still a tough nut to crack as the Aviva Premiership title race hots up, writes Sam Wakefield.
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  Jan Bonney wants his Rosslyn Park players to prove they have what it takes as they end their season at Blackheath on Saturday.
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  If it transpires that last Saturday’s game between Harlequins and Leicester Tigers was a rehearsal of this year’s Premiership final, most rugby fans will be excited.
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  Esher rugby chairman John Inverdale hoped a guilty conscience over Esher’s Championship demise would persuade players to out things right in National Division One next term.
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  London Welsh are delighted to announce the signing of former Wales centre Sonny Parker for next season.
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  Wimbledon returned to London One at the first time of asking as they beat Charlton Park 18-6 on Saturday.
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  Sutton &amp; Epsom ended the London One South season with a 100 per cent losing record as they went down 64-31 at Cobham.
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  Teddington head coach Giselle Mather dubbed her side’s final day London Division Two South West relegation escape as the greatest after watching them thump Effingham &amp; Leatherhead 39-15 on
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  Harlequins winger Sam Smith has insisted the prospect of a place on England’s summer tour to South Africa will not distract the team from their Premiership destiny.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Director of rugby Mike Schmid has warned relegation rivals London Scottish the fat lady is yet to sing on his Esher side’s Championship survival battle.
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           <description><![CDATA[  If Weybridge Vandals escape London Division Three Sotuh West relegation, club captain Paul Hollingshead will be writing a special thank you to England head coach Stuart Lancaster.
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           <title>Yellow cards deny Sutton first win</title>
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  Sutton &amp; Epsom have one game left to avoid finishing the London One South season with 26 defeats from 26 games after losing 24-10 at home to Haywards Heath on Saturday.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Barnes hopes of avoiding relegation hang by a thread as fellow strugglers Dings Crusaders scored two converted tries in the last five minutes to steal the a 31-17 at their Lockleaze ground, writes Ben Gilby.
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  Wimbledon prepared for their London Two South West promotion play-off with a thumping 65-5 win over Twickenham on Saturday.
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  London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones trusts his players to deliver when they step on the pitch to face Bristol after an Easter bank holiday break.
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  Esher director of rugby Mike Schmid reveals he has always been prepared for the Championship drop.
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  It has been a tough season for London Scottish and club captain Mark Bright wants to put the season to bed once and for all against Moseley today.
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           <title>Quins bowled over with Toulon tonic</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins’ first team squad took a rather unusual tonic to help forget their loss to Toulon last week – bowls.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Director of rugby Conor O’Shea has insisted a home draw in the Premiership semi-finals is not the be all and end all for Harlequins.
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  Teddington head coach Giselle Mather is hoping her side can beat the odds by putting a nightmare season of injuries behind them to avoid the drop this weekend.
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           <title>Crunch time for Merton's rugby teams</title>
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  Wimbledon RFC prepare for the promotion play-offs by ending their regular season at home to Twickenham on Saturday.
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           <title>Fraser kicks Dulwich College to glory</title>
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  Dulwich College claimed their first ever U18 Daily Mail RBS Cup last Wednesday thanks to kicking king Dominic Fraser.
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  Croydon go into the final game of their Surrey One season this Saturday still in danger of relegation.
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  The sight of Nick Scott leaping through the air to complete his hat-trick in Saturday’s win at Doncaster Knights was perfectly in keeping with the winger’s flying start to his London Welsh career.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins fans may be dreaming of double glory this season but as far as Jordan Turner-Hall is concerned the job is only half done.
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  Esher’s Championship survival prospects are now out of their hands but director of rugby Mike Schmid has not given up hope just yet.
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           <title>Quins blog: Maybe the hare can win?</title>
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  The children’s tale the Tortoise and the Hare could easily have been written of Harlequins’ season, writes Ben Wallace.
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           <title>Scottish in charge of their own destiny</title>
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  Simon Amor has called on his London Scottish side to do the quadruple over Moseley next weekend and avoid a final day relegation decider, writes Andy Bloss.
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           <title>Rosslyn Park out of form</title>
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  Rosslyn Park lost 30-29 to Sedgley Park on Saturday but very nearly came back to win this match at the death, but any hard luck stories need to be tempered with the fact that it was they who
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           <title>Welsh go top of play-off pool</title>
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  A Nick Scott hat-trick helped take London Welsh to the top of Pool A with a 40-19 win over Doncaster Knights on Saturday.
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  Steve Hill praised the character of his players as Richmond returned to winning ways with an authoritative seven-try 45-12 defeat of Dings Crusaders.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Esher boss Mike Schmid has admitted this weekend’s visit of Molesey is do or die for his side’s Championship survival hopes.
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  Second row George Robson will step out at Wembley on Saturday knowing one game will not define a season, but it could go a long way to deciding his immediate international future.
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  Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill has admitted his men are no longer in the driving seat to lift the National Division Two South title.
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  If London Welsh make it to the Premiership promised land this season, one player more than most will have done it the hard way , writes Damian Dolan.
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  If London Welsh make it to the Premiership promised land this season, one player more than most will have done it the hard way , writes Damian Dolan.
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  Aged 14 I returned to school having been off ill and discovered in my absence I had been nominated by my classmates to run the 400m on sports day, writes Ben Wallace.
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           <description><![CDATA[  England lock Mouritz Botha has warned Quins fans expecting their side’s style to trump Sarries’ substance at Wembley on Saturday to think again, insisting the Men in Black have their own aces up
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  breakaway try in the last minutes of the game edging a win for a determined Launceston team, cheered to victory by a noisy home crowd.
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  Streatham-Croydon clinched their second successive promotion with a convincing 34-12 victory over Economicals at the LSE sports ground on Saturday, writes Ben Alsop.
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  Warlingham normally thrive in the warm sunny weather but, despite an early brace of tries, they turned over too many balls and lost too many lineouts as they went down 29-22 to Tunbridge Wells.
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  Lapses in concentration cost Sutton &amp; Epsom on Saturday as they lost 52-8 at home to Old Elthamians.
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  Wimbledon beat Chobham 35-0 on Saturday.
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  Rosslyn Park slipped to a 44-24 home defeat to Fylde on Saturday.
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  Old Walcountians won their first match for five months as they spectacularly saw off the challenge of fellow strugglers CL London 35-15 on Saturday.
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  Old Wimbledonians beat league leaders London Exiles 31-20 on Saturday in one of their best performances in the past few seasons.
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  Harlequins centre Charlie Walker’s feet have finally touched the ground in Hong Kong as he steps straight from the Under 20 Six Nations into the HSBC Sevens World Series with England, writes Simon
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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins skipper Chris Robshaw may have described his rise to the top of English rugby as surreal, but England man-of-the-match Ben Morgan insisted he was to the manner born.
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           <description><![CDATA[  London Welsh’s front row have proved they are no soft touch after Sunday’s draw at Championship play-off favourites Bristol.
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           <description><![CDATA[
  Harlequins and England captain Chris Robshaw may have been taking a well earned break in the United Arab Emirates, but he still had time to do a Sport Relief mile in the grounds of the Emirates
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  Richmond’s Rowena Burnfield, Rachael Burford, Rebecca Essex and Amy Turner helped England Women secure a seventh successive Six Nations title and a Grand Slam at Esher RFC on Saturday.
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  London Scottish newcomer Gerard Mullen has called for intensity going into the remainder of his side’s play-off campaign after a 23-20 home win against Moseley, writes Danny Butterwick.
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  Rosslyn Park fly-half Ross Laidlaw helped England Counties to their biggest ever win over Ireland with a 34-16 victory against the Ulster Bank International team at Preston Grasshoppers on Friday.
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           <description><![CDATA[  A Matthew Jones penalty with the last kick of the game denied London Welsh the chance to go top of Championship Play-off Pool A at the Memorial Ground on Sunday.
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  Streatham-Croydon are in to the semi-finals of Surrey Bowl after scraping past Old Georgians 17-15.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Harlequins may be master players on the pitch, but some got the chance to play masterchef off it last week care of a Sainsbury's Lamb Masterclass and the Rugby Players' Association last week.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Conor O’Shea may think Stuart Lancaster has been a breath of fresh air to the English game, but he hopes the winds of change are not strong this weekend.
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           <description><![CDATA[  London Welsh managing director John Taylor has described Wales & British Lions legend Mervyn Davies's death as akin to losing a brother.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Fly half Dan Mugford gave London Scottish’s Championship survival hopes a boost as his five penalties proved decisive in a 20-16 win at Esher on Saturday.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Director of rugby Conor O’Shea has revealed cover for injured Harlequins hooker Chris Brooker will come from these shores.
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  Director of rugby Mike Schmid has warned Esher cannot afford to lose at Plymouth Albion on Friday, if their Championship destiny is to remain in their hands.
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  Rosslyn Park’s Laurence Ovens and Dan Richmond have both had to withdraw from this weekend’s England Counties squad.
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  Dulwich College are going to Twickenham after winning a place in the Daily Mail RBS Schools Under 18 Cup final next month.
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  London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones has urged his players to rise to the challenge when the Exiles travel to Championship favourites Bristol on Sunday.
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  With six enforced changes and a completely make shift back line Sutton were always going to struggle in this London Division One South match at Trojans on Saturday - and so it proved as they lost
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  Shelford, who secured a try scoring bonus point with ease, condemned Barnes to a comprehensive 33-15 defeat at Barn Elms on Saturday.
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  After two resounding away league wins Warlingham were brought down to earth with a jolt when visitors Lewes inflicted 'six of the best' by way of tries at Hamsey Green on Saturday to win 37-5.
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  Wimbledon's automatic promotion hopes took a step in the right direction on Saturday as they beat leaders Gosport &amp; Fareham 26-20.
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  League leaders Richmond overcame third placed Worthing to claim four invaluable league points, but only after another full blooded, intense and gripping match which thoroughly absorbed a crowd of
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  Injury-hit Rosslyn Park returned from Stourbridge with five league points in the bag after a tight 25-22 win.
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  A fighting display by an Old Walcountians side facing relegation was not enough to see off fourth-placed Old Whitgiftians at Croham Road last Saturday as they lost 23-19.
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  World cup winner Danny Grewcock believes Chris Robshaw has done more than enough to establish himself as the England skipper for the Six Nations – and beyond.
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           <description><![CDATA[  London Scottish chairman Sir David Reid has admitted the Exiles underestimated how strong the Championship would be this season, but has every confidence they will prevail in the relegation
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           <description><![CDATA[Quins are currently setting the rugby world alight - and you could be a part of it.
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           <description><![CDATA[  Quins scrum half Karl Dickson flew to paradise and back to answer head coach Stuart Lancaster's England call ahead of this weekend's Six Nations clash with France.
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  Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea has insisted scrum half Danny Care still has his full backing, despite a third arrest in three months.
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  Richmond’s trip to Shelford was another potential banana skin on a testing run in to the end of the league season.
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  Playing their third competitive game in eight days Warlingham defended resolutely in the last quarter of to overcome a very spirited revival from Old Dunstonians and win 32-26.
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  Wimbledon prepared for the top-of-table clash with Gosport &amp; Fareham this weekend by beating Tottonians 29-25 on Saturday.
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  Harlequins scrum half Karl Dickson has insisted it is great to have so much competition for the England number nine shirt even if one rival is his own brother.
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  Former Richmond back-row forward Guy Thompson is closing in on promotion to the RFU Championship with National Division One league leaders Jersey, writes Adam Knight.
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  Streatham-Croydon’s young players are to train with the stars of Premiership leaders Harlequins after winning a national competition.
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           <description><![CDATA[  If Esher are to make a successful bid for Championship survival via the relegation play-offs this season, it will be without skipper David Slemen.
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  If your morning trip to IKEA bought you 80 minutes of rugby watching on Saturday afternoon, you no doubt tuned into BBC One for the thrilling England-Wales match, writes Ben Wallace.
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  London Welsh may have failed to make it three wins in six days, as they went down 39-29 to Leeds Carnegie at Old Deer Park on Saturday, but as the curtain came down on the regular Championship
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  Despite losing 27-18 at Sidcup in this latest London Division One South match on Saturday, two late tries and final quarter domination by Sutton &amp; Epsom gave rise to happier faces than of late.
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  Old Walcountians remain bottom of Surrey One with four games to go after losing 15-5 to Old Wimbledonians.
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