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Reds hit back as Rovery takes over
โ By JOSH THOMAS Redruth ................... 31 Cinderford .............. 19 CHRIS Rovery helped his Redruth side return to winning ways, with two tries in a bonus-point victory over visitors Cinderford. The Gloucestershire outfit, buoyant from their triumph over Chester two weeks ago, had stunned the hosts early on. They took advantage of Luke Barnesโ early yellow [โฆ] The post Reds hit back as Rovery takes over appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Redsโ Edd is dead keen to lock in on his redemption
โ By BEN JAYCOCK Positive thinker: Redruth lock Edd Pascoe REDRUTH lock Edd Pascoe stresses the Cornish side are determined to end their National Two West season strongly despite enduring a campaign that has not gone to plan. Redruth entered this weekend in 10th, but Pascoe believes there have still been positives to take from a [โฆ] The post Redsโ Edd is dead keen to lock in on his redemption appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
My Life in Rugby: Augustin Slowik โ Promotions are the real deal
Augustin Slowik, the former Bristol Bears, Worcester, Eastern Suburbs, London Scottish, Jersey Reds, Nice and Blackheath full-back, reflects on his life in rugby. The post My Life in Rugby: Augustin Slowik โ Promotions are the real deal appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Redsโ try in sight is Sheppardโs delight
By HUW GRIFFIN Hornets ....................38 Redruth ................... 31 HORNETSโ hat-trick hero Josh Sheppard broke Redruth hearts, with his decisive third try in the final stages. Redruth had started strongly with Dean Willisโ penalty goal, though he was forced off soon after, but Christopher Roveryโs try continued that early promise. Joseph Cummins, taking over from the [โฆ] The post Redsโ try in sight is Sheppardโs delight appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Weston puts his retirement on back burner
OLD Redcliffians No.8 Jack Weston admits his return from retirement has come quicker, and at a higher level, than he anticipated after being thrust into National Two West action. The back rower retired three years ago to move into coaching, initially at Chipping Sodbury before a chat with Old Reds boss Dan Cox opened the [โฆ] The post Weston puts his retirement on back burner appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
DREAM TEAM
AUGUSTIN SLOWIK, THE FORMER BRISTOL, LEEDS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH, NORTHERN SUBURBS, SYDNEY RAYS, JERSEY REDS AND NICE FULL-BACK, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINSTโฆ 1. Ellis Genge โ Came through the Bristol academy together. Powerful, explosive and relentless. Watching his progression has been no surprise โ a destructive ball-carrier with an [โฆ] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Student spines chilled by Old Redsโ theft of classic
โ By FYNLEE HATELEY Loughborough S... 49pts Old Redcliffians... 50pts All action: Ollie Stratton claims the kick-off for Old Redcliffians Renco Bailey on the attack for Old Reds PICTURES: David Wild TEAMS LOUGHBOROUGH S: Cross, Roberts, Hawkins, Howells, Callow, Webb, Hulse, Docherty, Sell, Van Lille, Murphy, Black, McKinney, Fernandez Ford, Harvey. Replacements: Hall, Payne, Thraves, [โฆ] The post Student spines chilled by Old Redsโ theft of classic appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Old heads held up to hardened Reds
โ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Old Redcliffians.... 31 Redruth....................24 OLD REDCLIFFIANS notched their third home victory in four matches in a tight contest against Redruth. The visitors began proceedings with an early try from Sam James, before the home side responded with Oliver Stratton crossing over and Ashley Groves converting to retake the scoring advantage. Luke [โฆ] The post Old heads held up to hardened Reds appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Redsโ scrum rides hard to race away
Redruth ...................33 Syston ....................... 5 By AMELIA LINE RUTHLESS REDRUTH rallied to a textbook home romp, right from a clean-sweep first half rally to a final-minute show of raw effort. Right from the off, Redruthโs remained in the saddle, as their forward dominance left little fight for Syston. The Reds stamped their mark quickly when [โฆ] The post Redsโ scrum rides hard to race away appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
My Life in Rugby: Harry Simmons โ I was told I could lose the sight in one eye
The former Leicester Tigers, Loughborough Students and Jersey Reds scrum-half/wing who now coaches at Tigers Academy and Leicester Lions, Harry Simmons, reflects on his life in rugby.ย The post My Life in Rugby: Harry Simmons โ I was told I could lose the sight in one eye appeared first on The Rugby Paper.