Premiership
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRef Sara is on the up
SARA COX, below, is being tipped by many observers to become the first female to referee in the Premiership before the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoItoje rubbishes French talk and stays at Sarries
New deal: Maro Itoje MARO ITOJE is set to pledge his loyalty to Saracens by penning a new three-year contract with...
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/ 8 years agoFord takes charge as Tigers find their claws
Fast out of the blocks: Adam Thompstone scores Tigers’ third try after just 14 minutes PICTURES: Getty Images Helping hand: Manu...
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/ 8 years agoSlade ready to pledge his future to the Chiefs
HENRY SLADE could become the next big name Exeter Chiefs player to pledge his future to the Premiership finalists. Last week...
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/ 8 years agoRichards: Woeful first half cost us
DEAN Richards claimed he had not seen his Newcastle team defend as badly for a “very long time” in a dreadful...
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/ 8 years agoSmith red card ends Bristol hopes of upset
By NEALE HARVEY Flat out: Alex Lewington touches down for Saracens’ second PICTURES: Getty Images Squeeze: Alapati Leiua touches down for...
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/ 8 years agoCVC takeover would spark rugby conflict
It is ironic that CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm hoping to buy a 50 per cent stake in the...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams: My three tries came in 12m!
HAT-TRICK hero Liam Williams looked sharp after groin surgery. “Three tries and I think I covered about 12 metres! It was...
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/ 8 years agoMighty Mouse Marcus is big cheese for Quins
THERE has not been much to recommend the run of new jerseys that have replaced the famous old Harlequins quartered shirt,...
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/ 8 years agoSimmonds and Slade make rash Wasps pay for errors
By NICK CAIN Double trouble: Henry Slade dives over for his second try for Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images Quick start: Elliot...
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/ 8 years agoGoneva’s too sharp
VERINIKI Goneva’s subterfuge of placing the ball on his foot in goal last weekend in an attempt to dupe Saracens into...
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/ 8 years agoYoung: It doesn’t look great for Shields
AN already long Wasps casualty list grew with Wasps DoR Dai Young confirming England blindside Brad Shields was taken to hospital...
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/ 8 years agoCipriani lays on feast for England’s Eddie
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Not enough: Danny Cipriani can’t stop Elliott Stooke scoring for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images Off he goes: Ruan...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoJones tells Cips what he must do
MAN-of-the-match Danny Cipriani said: “With the start we had we should have won but Bath did tremendously well to come back....
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/ 8 years agoHartley try helps Boyd get his first win at the Gardens
By NEALE HARVEY It’s a tall order: Ahsee Tuala of Northampton shows good strength on the break PICTURES: Getty Images And...
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/ 8 years agoGustard questions Saints’ legality
HARLEQUINS supremo Paul Gustard felt his side were harshly treated at the breakdown. He lamented: “Saints’ breakdown work in week one...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTom Youngs wants his Tigers to be home boys again
'Fortress Welford Road' wasn't a phrase you heard last season in rugby circles
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEx-owners of Formula 1 propose £275m takeover of Premiership Rugby
Luxembourg-based company values Premiership Rugby at £550m and aims to attain 51% majority
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath pin down Zach Mercer with two-year contract extension
Blackadder: 'Zach has attributes that can make he a world-class player'
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMatt O’Connor leaves Leicester Tigers one game into the Premiership season
Geordan Murphy has been put in charge as interim head coach
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/ 8 years agoLuatua: Team is crucial word
BATH supremo Todd Blackadder pulled no punches. “The points were there, we just didn’t capitalise,” he said. “Our ball into contact...
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/ 8 years agoWelch has grown into true leader
By TRP REPORTER On the rampage: Will Welch of Newcastle is tackled by Mitch Eadie of Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images AS...
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/ 8 years ago‘Slim-line’ Skelton in the best shape of his life
By NEALE HARVEY Feeling good: Will Skelton GARGANTUAN Saracens lock Will Skelton has revealed how losing ten kilos has enabled him...
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/ 8 years agoSaints have no answer to pass master Cipriani
By NICK CAIN Magic moment: Charlie Sharples breaks to score for Gloucester off Danny Cipriani’s super pass PICTURES: Getty Images Collision:...
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/ 8 years agoWe’ve all stepped up says star man
DANNY Cipriani was full of praise for the welcome he has had at Gloucester after his man-of-the-match display. The England fly-half...
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/ 8 years agoToothless Tigers are tormented in six-try Exeter rout
By MIKE SINCLAIR SIX-TRY Exeter destroyed lacklustre Leicester with a powerhouse performance and director of rugby Rob Baxter sent an ominous...
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/ 8 years agoBaxter praise for Kvesic’s ‘hunger’
Slade alive! Exeter Chiefs celebrate as Henry Slade, grounded, scores their fourth try PICTURES: Getty Images At full stretch: Henry Slade...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors’ penalty count has Solomons puzzled
By NEALE HARVEY Double handed: GJ van Velze and Francois Hougaard of Warriors tackle Wasps’ Rob Miller PICTURES: Getty Images Over:...
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/ 8 years agoYes, we got lucky admits Young
WASPS rugby director Dai Young admitted his side got lucky He said: “I couldn’t have moaned if we’d lost because they...
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/ 8 years agoBristol win will intensify ring-fence campaign
NICK CAIN Bristol’s 17-10 win over Bath at Ashton Gate in front of more than 26,000 fans on Friday night will...
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/ 8 years agoEddie’s breakdown backdown
EDDIE Jones claimed that he did not need specialist opensides for England to be successful at the breakdown. He has revised...
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/ 8 years agoPumas roar out England warning
ARGENTINA have warned England they are capable of making big gains before the teams face each other in the pool round...
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/ 8 years agoMaestro Smith gets Quins back on song
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Low centre of gravity: Quins Ben Tapuai evades Byron McGuigan to score their third try PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoGustard: Fantastic start but that’s all
NEW Harlequins coach Paul Gustard – who received good luck messages from his old boss Eddie Jones in midweek – insists...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWham bam! Lam given ideal start to Bristol adventure
By NEALE HARVEY Killer Bear: Alapati Leiua scores the late winning try for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images No way through: Jamie...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWest Country foes set to rekindle rivalry in Ashton Gate near sell-out
26,000 tickets and counting have been sold for the Premiership season opener between Bristol and Bath
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Beast has shown Kyle Sinckler the route to the top
The Harlequins prop explains what he learnt playing opposite the Springboks stalwart during the June tour
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPremiership preview: Saracens
The champions have focussed their recruitment on tying down their current stars during the off-season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPremiership preview: Wasps
This summer’s big spenders will be looking for a return on their investment in trophies. With All Black fly-half Lima Sopoaga...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoSteve Diamond can shine rough edges with his talent-spotting
Brendan Gallagher's assessment of Sale Sharks heading into the new season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPremiership preview: Worcester Warriors
The Warriors finished 11th last season, and although this time they are favourites for the drop they did enough to prove...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAckermann relieved as scan shows Tom Savage injury not as bad as first feared
Ackermann had feared the forward could be out for "six to nine months"
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMarc Jones leaves Sale Sharks to join Scarlets
Competition for Ken Owens and Ryan Elias
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWORCESTER
Director of Rugby: Alan Solomons Captain: GJ van Velze Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 The Warriors finished 11th last season, and...
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/ 8 years agoLucky stars should play with smiles on their faces
JEREMY GUSCOTT’S VERDICT THE Premiership has waves of wonderful rugby – but there is not enough of it over the course...
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/ 8 years agoBATH
Director of Rugby: Todd Blackadder Captain: Matt Garvey Ground: Recreation Ground Capacity: 14,509 Anyone who believes that great training facilities guarantees...
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/ 8 years agoNifty Nizaam has proved he can cope in land of giants
By NEALE HARVEY Off-loading skills: Nizaam Carr NIZAAM Carr has ordered Wasps to strike fear into the hearts of their opponents...
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/ 8 years agoTogetherness is Gustard mantra
Brendan Gallagher on the changes Paul Gustard is ringing at Harlequins Moments of magic: But Marcus Smith had a heavy workload...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets will be the main threat to Leinster
Best in the world: Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images THE Guinness PRO14 – as it is now – is nothing...
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/ 8 years agoBRISTOL
Director of Rugby: Pat Lam Captain: Jordan Crane Ground: Ashton Gate Capacity: 27,000 Newly promoted clubs have a habit of going...
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