Premiership
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/ 5 years agoWasps could be without Alfie Barbeary for three months
Standout Wasps star Alfie Barbeary will undergo a scan on Sunday on his high ankle sprain
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/ 5 years agoBath and England lock Elliott Stooke set to sign for Wasps
It does not appear that Stooke will remain at the Rec beyond this season
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Rhys Priestland playing for his future at Bath
Bath fly-half Priestland turns 34 this month and has been clamped to speculation the Premiership club wanting to reinvent the role...
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/ 5 years agoGeorge Furbank can be a top 10 – Vesty
Saints attack coach Sam Vesty believes a switch to fly-half could unlock George Furbank as a skillful threat
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks may stick with Paul Deacon for the rest of the season
Premiership club may hold off on bringing in a permanent replacement for Steve Diamond until next summer
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/ 5 years agoWasps join race to sign Bath lock Elliott Stooke
Lee Blackett is set to lose one of his options in the second row to a Premiership rival, and has identified...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors hunt second Scotland international signing
Prop Rory Sutherland is a top target for Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons
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/ 5 years agoEngland prospect Alfie Barbeary faces race to be fit for Six Nations with ankle injury
Barbeary was called up to England's squad by Eddie Jones during the Autumn Nations Cup
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/ 5 years agoMarcus Street is making big strides in quick time at Exeter Chiefs
Tighthead Street, 21, discusses his battle in the front row ranks at Sandy Park, with Tomas Francis and Harry Williams for...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: George Barton aims to gain from mentor Cips’ Gloucester departure
Barton started the year with England U20s, and finished it with one of Gloucester's most memorable moments of 2020 in the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoRob Baxter proud of Exeter’s response in win over Gloucester
Rob Baxter admits there were some 'hairy moments' in 14-man Exeter's win over Gloucester in the Premiership
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/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors rue their wasted chances against Saints
Alan Solomons offers his reaction to his side's four-try defeat away at Franklin's Gardens
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoChampion Chiefs sign off superb year with bonus win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER EXETER Chiefs, understandably rusty in the first half after their recent Covid travails, signed off a momentous year...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoNorthampton 29-10 Worcester: Dan Biggar puts the wind in Saints’ sails
Rob Wildman reports from Franklin's Gardens where Northampton Saints ended their long, long way for a win
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/ 5 years agoFaf de Klerk tells Sale it’s time to move on
Ahead of facing Wasps on Sunday afternoon, Faf de Klerk calls on the Sharks squad to move on from Steve Diamond's...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWasps’ Academy gems get another chance to shine
By NEALE HARVEY Top prospect: Wasps forward Alfie Barbeary WASPS will again unleash their youthful No.8-9-10 axis of Alfie Barbeary, Will...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoChris runs 12 in 12 marathons to support dad Roy
NEWS EXTRA By GARY HEATLY Bond: Chris with dad Roy CHRIS LAIDLAW, the son of Scotland and British & Irish Lions...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoFurious Lam spurs his Bears into the mood
By GARY FITZGERALD Momentum: Dan Thomas scores Bristol’s first try despite the efforts of Marcus Smith PICTURES: Getty Images Doubling up:...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHalf-time rollicking did trick for Bears, says Yann Thomas
Bristol Bears prop Thomas reveals how Pat Lam inspired the team to victory with a second-half fightback against Harlequins
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Premiership
/ 5 years ago‘No hurry’ as Cipriani decides to take a break
What are the next steps for Danny Cipriani after his exit at Gloucester early in the season?
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins No.8 Alex Dombrandt sheds the pounds to cash in with Eddie
Quins talisman Dombrandt, yet to be capped by England, tells Neale Harvey how he has grafted to get into Test condition
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/ 5 years agoAlex Waller working to steady Northampton Saints ship
Saints co-captain Waller addresses the Premiership club's worrying form since their return to rugby in August
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/ 5 years agoPostive tests at Leicester sees Premiership clash with Newcastle called off
Tigers trip to Kingston Park on Boxing Day cancelled due to positive tests and resulting number of squad forced to self-isolate
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/ 5 years agoConsistency key for high jumper Freddie Steward, after breakthrough year at Leicester Tigers
Former England U20 star Steward reflects on 2020, ending the year as Leicester's nailed-on starter at full-back
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoNewcastle confirm signings of Argentina pair Santiago Grondona and Mateo Carreras
As reported in TRP, Falcons have completed deals for Pumas flanker Grondona and wing Carreras
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/ 5 years agoArgentina prop Chaparro joins Bristol Bears
Capped 54 times by Los Pumas, tighthead Chaparro is set to move to Ashton Gate next month
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/ 5 years agoThe mood’s positive at Wasps and we’re ready now for Sale says Thomas Young
Wasps flanker Thomas Young is raring to go as attentions switch back to the Premiership
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/ 5 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Nigel Melville is PRL’s new executive chairman
Former RFU director of professional rugby Nigel Melville takes senior position at Premiership Rugby
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/ 5 years agoArgentina U20s star Mateo Carreras set to sign for Newcastle Falcons
NEWCASTLE FALCONS are about to sign Argentinean Sevens winger Mateo Carreras. Carreras, who also plays for the Jaguares, has been released...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSteve Borthwick gives his agent top Leicester Tigers job
New Tigers head of recruitment Richard Wilks was involved in the start-up of reputable player management firm Green Room Sports
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/ 5 years agoSaracens defence coach Sanderson is man Sale want to replace Diamond
A move which Sale Sharks hoped would happen last summer
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/ 5 years agoCarl Fearns on verge of making Premiership return
The former Bath back row is attracting interest from the Premiership
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoGeorgian centre Giorgi Kveseladze signs for Gloucester
George Skivington welcomes new recruit who impressed in the Autumn Nations Cup to Kingsholm
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoScotland fly-half Adam Hastings agrees Gloucester move in 2021
Hastings will leave Glasgow Warriors when his contract at Scotstoun expires next sum
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/ 5 years agoGloucester confirm Danny Cipriani has left the club with immediate effect
Danny Cipriani's stay at Kingsholm is cut short in the final year of his contract, as Adam Hastings is set to...
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/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond rescued Sale Sharks from abyss but courted controversy
Jon Newcombe charts the highs and lows of Steve Diamond's tenure at Sale Sharks
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/ 5 years agoAlex Gray is back from NFL ready to become Eddie’s new hybrid super star
After playing for Atlanta Falcons, Bath signing Alex Gray tells NEALE HARVEY he has returned from the NFL determined to fulfil...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen hit with four-week ban
The Springbok will be unavailable for the next month after catching Gloucester fly-half Lloyd Evans with an elbow
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSkivington has been a breath of fresh air says Varney
From Italy U20s to the Azzurri, Varney credits his sharp development through 2020 with the arrival of 'Skivs' at Kingsholm
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond leaves Sale Sharks in shock exit
A huge shock in the Premiership at the club that challenged for a play-off spot last season
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoA West Country battle looms over Beno Obano signature
And is Bath No.8 Zach Mercer set to leave the Rec?
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoEarle: I’d like to think my mental strength got me through injury rehab
Harlequins winger Nathan Earle had been in Eddie Jones' plans prior to suffering a knee injury in 2019
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoPreview: London Irish must up tempo to sap Sharks power
Exiles full-back Tom Homer talks to Neale Harvey ahead of the visit of Sale Sharks to the Brentford Community Stadium on...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoKick fest at Falcons was excruciating says Sale’s Sam James
Sale Sharks centre Sam James reflects on the defeat to Newcastle Falcons that had viewers in despairs of boredom
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoCropper’s coming, but not just yet says Deano
By ROB WILDMAN NEWCASTLE continue to defy the pundits and thoroughly deserved this win over a flat and depleted Wasps team....
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBlackett: Gutted as basics let Wasps down
Last season's Premiership finalists fall to successive defeats in 27-17 loss to Newcastle Falcons
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTigers put up a fight but Chiefs power in for a bonus
By GARY FITZGERALD EXETER’S well-drilled, well-oiled machine ground Tigers into submission with another formidable pack-driven performance at Welford Road. The champions took...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoExeter captain Jack Yeandle eager for Glasgow Warriors challenge
Yeandle is already looking ahead to the Chiefs' Champions Cup opener against Glasgow after easing past Leicester in the Premiership
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBath weather fly-half storm to canter home
By TOM BRADSHAW A MUSCULAR display by the Bath pack laid the foundations for a bonus-point win that got the West...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoAlan Solomons frustrated Worcester’s by poor finishing
Warriors director of rugby Solomons bemoans botched attacking phases in 33-17 defeat to Bath
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