Premiership
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBrown adds his stardust to an 11-try super show
By NEALE HARVEY Setting the bar: Mike Brown scores the opening try for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Scorer: Twelvetrees MIKE Brown...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoRibbans out to press his England claims
By NEALE HARVEY WITH a new three-year contractpouched, lock forward David Ribbans starts for Saints in a game his side must...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEden feeling Tiff-top again as he bids to make mark
By NEALE HARVEY Impact: Tiff Eden Upbeat: Barney Maddison BRISTOL fly-half Tiff Eden is determined to make an impact after a...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDenny’s double has Diamond drooling
By LUKE JARMYN SALE wing Denny Solomona scored two second half tries as Sharks fought back from a tenpoint half-time deficit...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPack power swings it Chiefs way at the death
By ROGER PANTING TOM Howe’s hat-trick was not enough to stop Exeter Chiefs going top of Pool 3 and assume pole...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton Saints lock David Ribbans extends stay
Ribbans joined the Saints in 2017 from the Western Province
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoStinger for Saints after Naiyaravoro sees red
■ By ROB WILDMAN Northampton…32pts Tries: Fish 13, Naiyaravoro 17, Eadie 45, Penalty 66, Dingwall 72 Conversions: Grayson 45 Penalties: Grayson...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWarriors are caught cold as barren run at Rec continues
■ By ROGER PANTING Bath…36pts Tries: Chudley 8, Davis 17, Stooke 29, Penalty 68, Brew 77 Conversions: Priestland 8, 17, 29...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHerron hits to complete late winner rescue job
LIrish…18pts Tries: Hepetema 15, Fainga’a 28 Conversions: Jackson 16 Penalties: Jackson 35, 60 Harlequins…21pts Tries: Lang 1, Ibitoye 54, Dombrandt 67...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSale celebrate first ever win at Sarries
Saracens…17pts Tries: Whiteley 10, Lewington 59 Conversions: Whiteley 11, 60 Penalties: Whiteley 24 Sale …36pts Tries: D du Preez 18, 78,...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLuatua leads the fight as Bristol survive double yellow
Bristol…20pts Tries: Thacker 5, Powell 44 Conversions: Sheedy 5, 44 Penalties: Sheedy 13, 21 Gloucester…17pts Tries: Simpson 33, Banahan 60, Grobler...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoTigers bite back to give Chiefs a slapping
Leicester …27pts Tries: Thompson 2, Olowofela 15, Holmes 25, Eastmond 73 Conversions: Reid 25, Hardwick 73 Penalties: Reid 47 Exeter …7pts...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup winner Woodman can’t wait to see Mako Vunipola back
Woodman also says England can take inspiration from their core of Saracens players
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWasps appoint first female matchday announcer for upcoming clash
Verity Brown will take up microphone duties in lieu of long-term announcer Pete Nuttall's temporary absence
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTe’o exit will make Worcester more cohesive says Ryan Mills
Mills was in great form for Worcester last season and says the Warriors backline can function even better with Te'o not...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLine-out king Stephan Lewies set to give Harlequins tactical edge
The South African talks to TRP after his arrival at The Stoop this summer
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoSaracens can be history makers, says Alex Goode
Alex Goode signed a three-year extension at the Premiership and European champions
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs won’t be the last club to establish women’s team
Premiership side Sale Sharks and Championship favourites Newcastle Falcons are also looking to form a team for the Premier 15s
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPotent Quins give Lam’s
By ROGER PANTING TWO first half tries from Aaron Morris were enough for Quins to win an errorridden match on Friday....
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Premiership
/ 6 years ago8-try Warriors hand Tigers youngsters tough lesson
By GEOFF BERKELEY WORCESTER fans enjoyed a great day in the sun as their side put a youthful Leicester team to...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHat-trick for Steele welcomes Irish back
By ROGER PANTING SCRUM-HALF Scott Steele scored a hat-trick of tries to give the Premiership newcomers a deserved first win of...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoThomas leads way as Wizards gain momentum
By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon……24 Swansea ……14 ABERAVON made it two from two with victory over their regional rivals. The Wizards took...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDownes double eases champions’ nerves
By IAN GOLDEN Merthyr ……….42 Ebbw Vale ……21 CHAMPIONS Merthyr bounced back from their defeat at RGC with an emphatic home...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLlanelli crushed as Cardiff slip into overdrive
By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli …………10 Cardiff …………33 CARDIFF’s impressive start continued with a bonus-point 33-10 win at Parc y Scarlets. Barney...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBreakaway tries leave RGC on back foot
By ROB COLE Llandovery ….29 RGC 1404 ……20 LEE Rees raced away for two tries to steer the Drovers to an...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPonty up and running but Quins make it tough
By GUTO DAVIES Pontypridd ….20 C Quins …………17 PONTYPRIDD bagged their first win of the season but were run close. The...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPooler’s day but the pack are still chasing
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL made it two bonus point wins out of two as they ran out 38-15...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBaxter’s new breed prove their qualities
By MIKE SINCLAIR THE next generation of Exeter forwards showed they have been wellschooled in the Chiefs’ brand of pack attrition....
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSharks show their bite with six tries against the Cup holders
By TOM VICKERS A STRONG Sale side got their season off to a winning start with a comfortable win against holders...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoAce Segun for Sarries
By GARY FITZGERALD Two-try speedster: Rotimi Segun RAMPANT Rotimi Segun showed just why Sarries believe he is a wing wizard in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCross-coder Curtis Rona aims to excite London Irish fans
Rona spoke to Sekope Kepu and a number of League players about life in England
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoChampions Sarries begin season where they left off
By GEORGE LAWRENCE First silverware: Saracens celebrate title defence SARACENS defended their title with a thrilling 35-19 triumph over Wasps at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJason Woodward frustrated by England snub but hopes for more chances
Gloucester full-back Jason Woodward admits to feeling “hard done by” over his failure to win a first England cap on last...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJordan Crane plots coaching career announcing this season will be his last for Bristol Bears
"The opportunity to stay in Bristol was a massive part of the decision for me" – Crane
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Pedal the Prem’: Wasps fan gets on his bike for men’s mental health
Stuart Baker will travel to all 12 stadiums plus Twickenham on his cross-country tour in aid of mental health
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDylan Hartley stands down as Northampton Saints captain
Chris Boyd appoints co-captains to lead Saints through the 2019-20 season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProp Max Lahiff joins Bristol Bears after Bath release
Lahiff left Bath at the end of last season but will remain in the West Country
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFather figure Ackermann can bring best out of Jaco Kriel at Gloucester
Jaco Kriel has more going on in his life than you may see on the surface
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSean Long and his eye for detail can be a game changer for Harlequins’ Marcus Smith
Sean Long was part of Paul Gustard and Billy Mallard's plan for next season at Harlequins
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJohan Ackermann has put Gloucester on the path to challenge for top prizes
After seven years with Gloucester, departing chief executive Stephen Vaughan says the club is in a strong position
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFormer Leicester Tigers wing Steve Booth has died suddenly aged 42
English rugby has been shocked by the sudden passing of former Leicester Tigers and Bath wing Steve Booth at the age...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOlowofela: I’ll make my mark with Saints just like McConnochie did at Bath
Northampton flyer Ryan Olowofela insists he has no intention of hanging around in the race to replicate Ruaridh McConnochie’s stunning rise...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe can break the cycle of underachievement, says Worcester co-owner Goldring
Worcester Warriors' new owners are looking to use Sixways Stadium as a multi-purpose sports venue
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBayliss: Bath youth brigade ready to prove their able back row stock
Josh Bayliss, 21, has total faith in Bath's young guns to step up in place of the World Cup absentees
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘A British & Irish League has to happen urgently’ – former PRO14 club chairman
How might CVC's strategy for a British & Irish League may work, according to former Cardiff Blues chairman Peter Thomas
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoArgentina star Diaz Bonilla aims to join compatriots in the Premiership
Fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla and prop Enrique Pieretto want to leave the Super Rugby finalists Jaguares
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘A British League will happen in two years’ – the story that has the country talking
CVC takeover of Premiership and soon-to-be finalised PRO14 deal heralds new opportunity for British League
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhy London Irish might be content in spurning £750,000 in order to stay up
Championship winners London Irish are working to long-term goals to ensure their Premiership status, no matter the cost
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoNathan couldn’t ask for a better start than playing Bath at home says delighted Lam
By NEALE HARVEY Buzzing: Nathan Hughes is eager to impress at Bristol HELPING to fire Bristol into the Premiership big time...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFormer Harlequins coach John Kingston on hand to help Rams
Kingston will work with National Two South champions Rams
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