Premiership
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins icon Mike Brown leaves to join the Falcons
Quins' record holder for appearances will reunite with Dean Richards at Premiership rivals Newcastle
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/ 5 years agoAndy Uren making waves in Harry’s absence at Bristol Bears
Uren has eased the void of England scrum-half Harry Randall to keep Bristol Bears firmly in charge at the top of...
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/ 5 years agoPaolo Odogwu was given an explanation why England didn’t play him
Wasps winger Odogwu saw no game-time with England and was not released back to Wasps during the Six Nations
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoBath lose banned captain Charlie Ewels for Challenge Cup clash
A one-week ban for his red card against London Irish rules the England lock out of Bath's trip to Zebre in...
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/ 5 years ago‘Massive leader’ John Afoa signs new one-year contract at Bristol Bears
Afoa, 37, extends his time at Ashton Gate with Pat Lam full of praise for the veteran tighthead
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Newcastle Falcons extend Mateo Carreras contract
Newcastle Falcons have finalised terms with Mateo Carreras to extend his stay beyond the current Premiership season, TRP can reveal. The...
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/ 5 years agoBristol 35-33 Harlequins: Ice-cool Callum lands late winner for Bears
Despite the valiant efforts of Danny Care, Harlequins fail to come away with victory in a shootout with Bristol
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/ 5 years agoDanny Care is in running for Lions place, says Harlequins coach Jones
ADAM Jones is backing Danny Care to be in Warren Gatland’s thoughts ahead of selection for the Lions. Scrum-half Care excelled...
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/ 5 years agoWasps 19-20 Sale: Even four yellows can’t bend Sale steel
Sale manage to secure victory at Wasps despite a slew of yellow cards
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/ 5 years agoBlackett: We’re too anxious right now
LEE Blackett admitted his Wasps team were becoming too anxious after another demoralising home defeat. Wasps have won once at the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish 36-33 Bath: It’s a hooley for Irish on St Patrick’s party day
Three minutes of madness cost Bath victory in west London, as Exiles hold onto the sixth sport in the Premiership table
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/ 5 years agoMcNally: Going down to 12 men was a big part of the game
Stuart Hooper and Josh McNally dissect Bath's narrow defeat to London Irish, hindered by ill-discipline
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/ 5 years agoWorcester 14-62 Northampton: Sleightholme runs riot in a Saints slaughter
Warriors head coach dubs heavy defeat to Northampton 'unacceptable' as Ollie Sleightholme runs in a hat-trick at Sixways
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/ 5 years agoGloucester 34-18 Exeter: Understrength Chiefs hammered by Baxter
Gloucester ease past a youthful Exeter Chiefs side, who had Josh Hodge show off his talenta
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/ 5 years agoSkivington: ‘Bonus point showed real guts’
GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington was delighted with the bonus point victory but believed his side’s improved performance was more important....
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Tigers will fight to the death for Borthwick
Leicester full-back Freddie Steward looks ahead to Sunday afternoon's visit of Newcastle Falcons to Welford Road
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/ 5 years agoWill Welch at full gallop again for trip down memory lane
Will Welch was back in a Falcons shirt last week and is looking to take another stride forward in his comeback...
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/ 5 years agoFreddie Burns knows what it means to be a Tiger says Neil Back
Neil Back has his say on what the signing of Freddie Burns can do for Steve Borthwick's plans at Leicester Tigers
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears star Ratu Naulago excites Eddie
BRISTOL BEARS flyer Ratu Naulago could become the next South Sea Islander to be given a chance to impress by England coach...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish are keen to keep Wallabies star Adam Coleman
LONDON IRISH have opened talks with former Wallaby lock Adam Coleman about extending his stay in West London. Currently sidelined with...
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/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby to fund two Pacific Island teams’ inclusion in Super Rugby
£1.2m made available for two teams to be included in Super Rugby from Pacific Island nations
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/ 5 years agoDanny Cipriani is back in the Premiership with Bath
Bath have announced the signing of fly-half Danny Cipriani on a contract that will begin in May. The England playmaker, capped...
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/ 5 years agoEngland wing Joe Cokanasiga signs Bath extension
Cokanasiga was in the final three months of his contract at the Rec
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/ 5 years agoJoe Batley extends Worcester Warriors contract to 2023
A new deal at Warriors for the player Jonathan Thomas knows well from their time at Bristol
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/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers confirm the return of Freddie Burns
As reported in The Rugby Paper on March 14, Burns will return to Welford Road from his stint in Japan ahead...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: No fear of Bristol Bears after Shark fight
Neale Harvey previews Sunday's 3pm kick-off as Tom James and the Northampton Saints take on Bristol Bears
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/ 5 years agoLee Blackett delight at Wasps character to win at Falcons
LEE BLACKETT hailed his side’s collective desire as they dug deep to see off Newcastle on their own turf. Wasps had...
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/ 5 years agoBristol want fresh air at top after wiping Wasps bogey
Bears hooker Bryan Byrne says last week's win over semi-final opponents Wasp has provided major momentum for the league leaders ahead...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSale v London Irish: Fatherhood helping AJ cope with Faf de Klerk
SALE’S AJ MacGinty attributes an injury-free run, fatherhood and a better understanding with Faf de Klerk as some of the factors...
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/ 5 years agoLovejoy Chawatama aims to make statement against Bok giants
LOVEJOY Chawatama is backing London Irish’s forwards to fight fire with fire as two multi-national packs go head-to-head in the race...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks in talks about fly-on-wall documentary film
SALE Sharks are in advanced talks with a production company owned by Craig Doyle and Brian O’Driscoll about a fly-on-the-wall...
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/ 5 years agoLudlow: It’s been a tough period as captain
The Gloucester captain explains how his first year taking on team duties has been full of challenges
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoFacundo Cordero signs on for double time at Exeter Chiefs
EXETER CHIEFS winger Facundo Cordero has signed a new two-year deal to stay with the Premiership and European double winners. The...
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/ 5 years agoNeal: I’d take LA away over Newcastle any day!
BIGGER, and hopefully better, Major League Rugby kicked off last week with Seattle Seawolves bidding for a three-peat of Championships. MLR’s...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNow Stade Francais keep their eyes on Ollie Lawrence progress
Stade Francais have a void to fill after midfield star Gael Fickou appears set to join Racing 92
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSound of silence so eerie at home matches, says Exeter’s Dave Ewers
Premiership teams are not winning as many matches on home soil as before the pandemic
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDanny Cipriani edges closer to agreeing Bath deal
Neil Fissler reveals Danny Cipriani has been training with Jonny Wilkinson as he looks set to complete a deal with Bath
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/ 5 years agoGoode: Academy kids can wait, it’s all about winning to construct new mentality at Tigers
The Rugby Pod co-host acknowledges the young players in the stable at Leicester, but that it is Richard Wigglesworth and Dan...
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/ 5 years agoExeter 47-31 Leicester: Tiger cubs claw back some pride in defeat
Tigers show signs of life to finish strongly against free-scoring Chiefs
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/ 5 years agoHepher: Beating 14 players wasn’t not so simple
EXETER head coach Ali Hepher reflected on a 12-try extravaganza to insist: “We should absolutely celebrate a great win. “We did...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 59-24 Gloucester: ‘Sloppy’ Quins still manage nine tries
Alex Dombrandt shines again for Harlequins at the Stoop, but Nick Evans feels the hosts 'left more out there'
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/ 5 years agoSkivington: ‘We were better than score suggests’
Gloucester head coach George Skivington states his pride in Gloucester's 11 academy players after defeat to Harlequins
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/ 5 years agoBath 47-22 Worcester: All over by half-time for Warriors reserves
WORCESTER’S miserable record at the Rec continued as they took their losing run on the ground to 17 matches. After last...
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/ 5 years agoHooper: We want to move the ball wide and create space
Stuart Hooper identifies what had Bath fly out of the gate to take a commanding lead against Worcester in the first...
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/ 5 years agoNewcastle 18-20 Wasps: Eye-gouging row as Wasps break the losing streak
Falcons wing Mateo Carreras subject to gouging accusation on Josh Bassett in the defeat to Wasps
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/ 5 years agoNorthampton agree new deal with full-back prospect Tommy Freeman
Saints boss Chris Boyd says he has seen Freeman play with 'the freedom of youth' more and more this year
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/ 5 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Danny Cipriani close to agreeing deal with Premiership club
Neil Fissler reports on talks between Cipriani and Bath being at an 'advanced stage'
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/ 5 years agoWasps sign Francois Hougaard from Worcester Warriors
Hougaard will not be moving to the Bulls in South Africa nor Japan's Top League
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/ 5 years agoJack Innard chases Euro dream after star turn at the Rec
Innard has impressed in the stead of Luke Cowan-Dickie and Jack Yeandle for Chiefs, with the hooker eyeing a Champions Cup...
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/ 5 years agoNiall Annett wary of his old pal Paddy’s unpredictability at No.10
Milestone man Annett looks ahead to Sunday's clash against the Exiles, and old Ulster pal Paddy Jackson
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