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/ 16 seconds agoSanderson can give Sharks bite, says van Rhyn
■By GARY FITZGERALD Defiant: Alex Sanderson ALEX Sanderson is still the right man to lift Sale out of their recent slump...
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/ 17 seconds agoKolisi’s SA make amends
■By BEN JAYCOCK SIYA Kolisi hailed South Africa’s response to a difficult week after the Springboks bounced back to level their...
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/ 18 seconds agoSloot setting his sights on making Club history
■By BEN JAYCOCK NOAH Sloot has challenged newly-promoted Blackheath to become the greatest side in the club’s league history rather than...
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/ 20 seconds agoRobson’s back and relishing big return
■By GARY FITZGERALD DAN Robson has spoken of his “unfinished business” in the Premiership as he prepares to try and heal...
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/ 21 seconds agoBurns lands Tigers role
FREDDIE Burns has returned to Leicester Tigers as kicking coach. The 36-year-old recently retired from a glittering playing career which took...
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/ 22 seconds agoQuins excited by new flyer Sigauke
HARLEQUINS have signed Zimbabwe wing Edward Sigauke. The 22-year-old, below, has scored eight tries in 12 games for his country. Quins...
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/ 23 seconds agoMoreno is Red Bulls’ 25th new signing
NEWCASTLE Red Bulls have signed Argentina prop Francisco Moreno on a one-year deal. The 24-year-old tight-head will join up with Pumas...
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/ 24 seconds agoBristol bring in Wells on short deal
BRISTOL Bears have signed former Leicester Tigers lock Harry Wells on a short-term deal. The 32-year-old, who can operate across the...
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/ 25 seconds agoDriscoll’s powered up for big Quins job
SEB Driscoll has been bulking up, increasing the power and ramping up the fitness in order to twist Jason Gilmore’s arm...
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/ 26 seconds agoCaptain Spencer to miss start of season
BATH captain Ben Spencer will miss the start of the Prem season after having surgery on a long-standing shoulder injury. The...
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/ 27 seconds agoDEAR READER…
IN THESE challenging times for print media, and as an independent family-run company, we are not immune to ever increasing cost...
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/ 28 seconds agoGuarantee a paper in your local newsagent
● If you are an occasional purchaser and don’t buy The Rugby Paper every week in the same local retailer, it...
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/ 29 seconds ago‘Central contracts’ be way for RFU to just seem to save money
Iwould not read too much into the 25 players given England central contracts because, the more I look at the system,...
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/ 30 seconds agoPrem Cup purpose is changing but competition still has value
Charge: Tom Hooper, of Exeter Chiefs, carries the ball THE Premiership Cup kicks off on Saturday and it will be an...
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Miscellaneous
/ 31 seconds agoAll Blacks gave hope to rest of chasing pack
Strategy: Fabian Holland in action against South Africa NEW Zealand against South Africa last weekend was one of the best Test...
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International Rugby
/ 32 seconds agoBoks in control to level Greatest Rivalry
■By BEN JAYCOCK A WOUNDED animal is often at its most dangerous, and so it proved as South Africa roared back...
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International Rugby
/ 33 seconds agoBlackadder leads great escape in Lions den
■By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Zealand produced a remarkable second-half comeback to escape with a win over the Lions, having trailed by...
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/ 34 seconds agoProud of Carley’s rise to top
KENT’S Matt Carley deserves huge congratulations for reaching the top of the refereeing ladder. As a west-countryman long resident in Kent,...
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Letters
/ 35 seconds agoLet’s get shot of hi-vis waterboys
THE mantra of rugby administrators and journalists is ‘the need to speed the game up and keep it flowing’ more often...
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Letters
/ 36 seconds agoBert left his mark on me!
READING Brendan Gallagher’s article on Coventry, the mention of hooker Bert Godwin sent me back to the 50s and my National...
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/ 38 seconds agoRed Roses glory leads to mass Premier boom
PREMIERSHIP Women’s Rugby has enjoyed another significant surge in interest following England’s World Cup triumph, with average attendances rising by 23.4...
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Chris Hewett
/ 39 seconds agoDupont will find new ways to rule the roost
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Among the rugby sentences you never thought you’d read – “I was wrong about everything,” says Eddie...
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Miscellaneous
/ 40 seconds agoFerocious Lions give All Blacks a workout
HARKING back to last week’s musings about modern-day touring by international teams, the midweek contest between the Lions of Johannesburg and...
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/ 41 seconds agoDowson’s found a Northampton that winning formula at money can’t buy
Paul Rees finishes his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Northampton Saints Champions: Northampton celebrate...
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Features
/ 42 seconds agoMaking ‘Lomu’, an rugby’s first truly intimate study of global superstar
Ahead of the release of LOMU on September 7, director Gavin Fitzgerald, below, speaks to Ben Jaycock about bringing Jonah Lomu’s...
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/ 43 seconds agoCarley shows
Matt Carley struck an important blow for referees and the game in general when he overruled television match official Mike Adamson...
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Features
/ 44 seconds agoIt’s bittersweet watching Bath win big prizes now
MY LIFEIN RUGBY MATT GARVEY Leading the charge: Matt Garvey in action for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images FORMER LONDON IRISH, BATH,...
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/ 45 seconds agoSpringbok Deon comes of age
DEON Fourie of the Cape Town Stormers hit the history books in Durban yesterday like a tornado. Four weeks short of...
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/ 46 seconds agoSir Billy’s legacy will last a lifetime
In the most exclusive of league tables as reserved for footballing knights of the realm, Sir Billy Boston stands above both...
















