Premiership
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoEngland’s big names power up Saracens
By ADAM HATHAWAY Saracens .......................... 32pts Tries: Itoje 15, Christie 26, B Vunipola 43, George 53 Conversions: Farrell 16, 27, 44...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall happy gamble pays off
Saracens boss Mark McCall admitted he had taken a punt on picking his returning England internationals but it paid off. All...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDelight for Saints as they keep Bath at bay
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton................... 24pts Tries: Pearson 17, Coles 33, Hendy 43 Conversions: Smith 17, 33, 43 Penalties: Smith 1 Bath...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoVan Graan: We had chances to win
Bath boss Johann van Graan made no excuses after his team had failed to press home their advantage in the final...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHarlequins ease home as Dombrandt calls shots
By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins ....................... 40pts Tries: Riley 16, Lamb 26, David 37, Dombrandt 49, Lynagh 53, Green 75 Conversions: Evans...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe’re throwing jabs but can’t land a punch, says Codling
Newcastle head coach Alex Codling saw the positives in their defeat to Harlequins, but recognised that encouraging performances aren’t enough as...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCreevy fires Sharks back to winning ways
By LUKE JARMYN Sale .................................... 24pts Tries: Reed 15, 33; B Curry 51, Creevy 69 Conversions: Ford 34, 70 Gloucester ...........................
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHarris: We will need to build for Bath
After back-to-back Friday night defeats the Cherry and Whites will be looking to get their season back on track in next...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe’re out to build on good start – Jenkins
By MARK STEVENS PREVIEW... Exeter v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park Welsh giant Dafydd Jenkins is ready to add his...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGrahamslaw ready for Chiefs challenge
Sam Grahamslaw will make his Premiership debut for Bristol this afternoon as they take on Exeter. The former Jersey Reds loosehead...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoHooper in line for Lions role
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER The Lions could appoint former Bath director of rugby and England Saxons second row Stuart...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFalcons losing Carreras to France
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Newcastle Falcons have suffered a blow for next season after Argentina winger Mateo Carreras completed...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBack to school challenge for former Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Sale Sharks Steve Hanley and Joe Clark are leading the Trafford Schools Rugby initiative that launched last...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPremiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Four
There is no better World Cup hangover cure than an enticing weekend of Gallagher Premiership Rugby, packed with returning stars from...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaints earn first victory at soaked Newcastle
By Tom Jeffreys Newcastle………………………………….14 Tries: Stephens 75 Penalties: Connon 10, 26, 59 Northampton Saints……………………16 Tries: Langdon 53 Conversions: Smith 54 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGeorge urges RFU to listen to old boys
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has urged the RFU to listen to England’s seasoned internationals before rubber-stamping proposals over new playing...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRandall’s out to get the world at his feet
By PAUL REES When Harry Randall was released from the England squad in the summer, the scrum-half was told he needed...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSpencer’s aiming to follow in Dupont’s footsteps
By TOM BRADSHAW Bath captain Ben Spencer is taking a leaf out of the book of French maestro Antoine Dupont as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoIsiekwe agrees to stay at Saracens
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England lock Nick Isiekwe is the latest player to agree to a new deal to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoToulon have prop Sinckler in their sights
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Toulon have launched a double raid on Steve Borthwick’s World Cup squad to lure Kyle...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSale let league boys in
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks answered an emergency cry for help from England’s rugby league team preparing for...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoShillcock keeps his cool to snatch win
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath .................................... 24pts Tries: Muir 14, Du Toit 54 Conversions: Russell 55 Penalties: Russell 37, 48, 71, 78...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcKellar: We were excellent from start
Leicester head coach Dan McKellar was delighted with his team’s performance as they beat Bath late on. He said: “We were...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoEvans on target to cut down Bristol
By ROGER PANTING Bristol .................................21pts Tries: Vakatawa 36, Thacker 48 Conversions: Sheedy 49 Penalties: Sheedy 25, 29, 62 Harlequins ....................... 23pts...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam: We made far too many mistakes
Bristol's Director of Rugby Pat Lam believed this his side were their own worst enemies as they went down to Harlequins....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter’s Exeter 2.0 beginning to flourish
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................................ 43pts Tries: Fisilau 2, Frost 18, Iosefa-Scott 37, Feyi-Waboso 39, Armstrong 71, Penalty 80 Conversions: Slade...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe just weren’t at the races, admits Sanderson
Sale DoR Alex Sanderson admitted his side were ‘not at the races’ as they tasted defeat for the first time in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens get their act together at last
By LUKE JARMYN Gloucester .......................... 3pts Penalties: Barton 5 Saracens .......................... 24pts Tries: Willis 24, 49, Lewington 28 Conversions: Lozowski 25,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSkivington: Defeat was an anomaly
Gloucester boss George Skivington labelled the West Country side’s heavy defeat to Saracens “an anomaly” after it brought their seven game...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPearson: I’m lucky to end up at Saints
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park Tom Pearson did not have to think for long...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoTwo defeats but Codling seeing a lot of positives
By LUKE JARMYN “Entertaining our fans, working unbelievably hard, and getting a better mutual understanding” is the mantra that Alex Codling...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDunn: I want to win stuff with Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE While the 2023/24 Premiership season is only in its early stages, for Bath stalwarts like Tom Dunn, the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall won’t rush his England players back into action
By JON NEWCOMBE Mark McCall insists he won’t be rushing his England contingent back into action en masse, despite the club’s...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCurry and Creevy prepare to join forces
By PAUL REES Tom Curry and Agustin Creevy were on opposite sides last Friday night when England faced Argentina in the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoQuins battle past Chiefs for first victory
By EDDIE MCATEER Harlequins… 22pts Tries: Kenningham 10, Lynagh 17, Joseph 35 Conversions: Evans 11, 18 Penalties: Edwards 80 Exeter Chiefs……14pts...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWasps keen to return to ‘highest level’
By SAM JACKSON Wasps want to reform as a club “at the highest level possible” but may need to wait until...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWoollett gets his chance at Leicester
By LUKE JARMYN New Leicester Tigers recruit Ben Woollett is ‘buzzing to play footy’ with Handré Pollard and Freddie Steward and...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPremiership Cup a great success, says Matson
By LUKE JARMYN Harlequins' Tabai Matson is calling on English rugby’s ‘powers that be’ to recognise how the new format Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBlow for Bath as Hill ruled out with leg injury
By SAM JACKSON Bath flanker Ted Hill is set to miss “a number of months” through an upper leg injury. Hill...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFrench taking an interest in Underhill
ON THE BLINDSIDE England backrow Sam Underhill has been attracting interest from French Top 14 giants Racing 92 and Bordeaux, who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCastres in move for Collier
ON THE BLINDSIDE Castres Olympique have moved to lure long-serving Harlequins tighthead prop Will Collier, who was called into Steve Borthwick’s...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoStooke in line for return to Rec
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Bath lock Elliott Stooke, below, could return to The...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSaracens on right course to keep Itoje
ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership champions Saracens are said to be ‘quietly confident’ that they will be able to agree a new...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoMcKellar in frame for Jones position
ON THE BLINDSIDE Leicester Tigers boss Dan McKellar, above, has emerged as a potential target for the Australian Rugby Union if ...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSale have the power to cut down Tigers
■ By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ...........................17pts Tries: Brown 8, Liebenberg 36, Hassell-Collins 59 Sale .................................... 24pts Conversions: Tries: Shillcock 36 Roebuck...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDu Preez wins the plaudits from boss
Sale boss Alex Sanderson hailed captain Rob du Preez as far more than a “fill in” man for England ace George...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten Bristol are too strong for Saints
By TOM VICKERS Northampton................... 27pts Tries: Seabrook 2, 13, Pearson 22, Freeman 40 Conversions: Smith 3, 14 Penalties: Smith 73 Bristol...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam: I’m proud of how we played
Bristol boss Pat Lam hailed his side’s ‘guts’ as he saw his men come back from a 19-8 first-half deficit to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBath fly high as Saracens sink again
By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens ...........................16pts Tries: Christie 2 Conversions: Lozowski 3 Penalties: Lozowski 19, 37, 52 Bath .................................... 25pts Tries: de...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoReid delighted with first victory at StoneX since 2010
Player of the match Miles Reid was delighted to have helped end his side’s curse and become the first Bath side...
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