Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens Max Malins is cast in the same mould as Alex Goode
The Saracens fly-half has excelled at full-back with his speed
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGloucester surge opens door to international duty for Ruan Ackermann
But will the no.8 choose to represent South Africa or England?
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMadigan magic fires Bears’ breakthrough
By NEALE HARVEY Fightback: Steven Luatua scores for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images Happy start: Tom Whitley celebrates as he scores the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMcCall: Billy’s got stuff in head
SARACENS boss Mark McCall had no regrets over playing Billy Vunipola “There was no thought of pulling Billy out,” he stated....
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/ 7 years agoMurphy warns his Tigers: We’re not safe yet!
By GARY FITZGERALD Going over: Guy Thompson dives in to score for Leicester Tigers PICTURES: Getty Images Inside out: Falcons’ Sonatane...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRichards: Fans can save us from drop DEAN Richards still hopes the Kingston Park factor can help save his Falcons from the drop.
Newcastle’s director of rugby is preparing himself for a tense final shoot-out with Bristol and insists his players are ready to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe won’t be letting up, Yeandle tells rivals
By NEALE HARVEY On a mission: Exeter hooker Jack Yeandle PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER captain Jack Yeandle insists records and the...
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/ 7 years agoLaunchbury: We can still salvage something from season
■By NEALE HARVEY ’Players take struggles personally’: Joe Launchbury CAPTAIN Joe Launchbury is standing four square behind rugby director Dai Young...
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/ 7 years agoThe loss of Rhys is a huge blow to Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Rising star: Rhys Carre playing for Wales U20 against France RHYS Carre’s move from Cardiff...
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/ 7 years agoEverest challenge is summit to relish
I HAD to climb a lot of mountains during my playing career, now I’m off to scale a real summit! In...
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/ 7 years agoLiam can come out on top again
IN THE absence of any Welsh involvement in European rugby’s semifinals this week I’m throwing my weight behind Liam Williams. I...
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/ 7 years agoCipriani masterminds Gloucester fightback
By JAMES CANDY White line fever: Gloucester’s Tom Seabrook avoids touch and Tom Homer to score the winning try PICTURES: Getty...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDanny: Unselfish team has no egos
DANNY Cipriani believes the collective spirit of this Gloucester squad sets them apart from his previous tilts at the Premiership title....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGrayson keeps nerve as Saints stay in hunt for top four
By NICK CAIN Double trouble: Saints’ Rory Hutchinson is tackled by Quins’ Ben Tapuai and Kyle Sinckler PICTURES: Getty Images A...
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/ 7 years agoThat was hard to take says Gustard
QUINS head of rugby Paul Gustard said they had only themselves to blame for having the match snatched from their grasp....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoAdams hat-trick edges Warriors towards safety
By GARY FITZGERALD Hat-trick hero: Worcester wing Josh Adams touches down for his third try PICTURES: Getty Images Gripping stuff: Francois...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDiamond anger at Heem ‘let-off’
STEVE Diamond claimed Worcester wing Bryce Heem should have been sent off for his tip tackle on replacement Paolo Odogwu. The...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDon’t sack Folau…he’s entitled to an opinion
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE intention by Rugby Australia to terminate Israel Folau’s contract because of his...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRFU and Saracens condemn Billy Vunipola’s defence of Israel Folau’s views
RFU statement: "We will be meeting with Billy to discuss his social media posts."
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPremiership Rugby release statement on salary cap-related investigation into Saracens
Saracens have reiterated their compliance with salary cap rules and willingness to be transparent with PR's investigation
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChristian Wade takes big leap towards NFL dream with Buffalo deal
Christian Wade has said he is ‘lost for words’ after being signed to join the Buffalo Bills as part of the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoIrish imports could bring a tsunami of debts
NICK CAIN Reports that Adam Coleman, the Australia and Rebels lock, is set to sign for London Irish next season on...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDon’t make Sexton a special case, chaps
IRELAND found the transition of going from hunters to hunted uncomfortable in the Six Nations, and no-one more so than Johnny...
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/ 7 years agoNo drama in ring-fence
WHILE Premiership owners are cranking up the pressure to end promotion- relegation the rest of the game is absorbed by a...
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/ 7 years agoError-strewn Sarries wake up just in time
By ROGER PANTING Full stretch: Max Malins scores Saracens’ second try Threat: Owen Farrell set up the final try IF THEY...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDeano: We need better officials
NEWCASTLE’S director of rugby Dean Richards believed the importance of the game merited more senior officials. Richards said: “I don’t know...
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/ 7 years agoSale push ever on as Sinckler and Quins implode
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Bitten: Byron McGuigan runs in an interception try for Sharks Corner man: Jack Clifford touches down Harlequins’ second...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDiamond: Come and watch us – please!
STEVE DIAMOND has urged the north-west sporting public: Come and support us! Sale moved to the AJ Bell Stadium on the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMostert? He’s bloody good warns fiesty Moon
By NEALE HARVEY Must-win game: Alex Moon PICTURES: Getty Images YOUTHFUL Saints lock Alex Moon is relishing taking on Gloucester’s second...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSharples: Ensure top four and we can go all the way
By NEALE HARVEY Confident: Gloucester flyer Charlie Sharples CHARLIE Sharples is adamant improving Gloucester can turn a solid campaign into a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSeven-try thrashing humbles Tigers again
By ROB WILDMAN Oh yes! Olly Woodburn celebrates Santiago Cordero’s try for Exeter, one of seven against the Tigers PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 7 years agoMurphy: At least our heads stayed up
GEORDAN Murphy indulged in a bit of gallows humour after this thrashing. Asked how he felt about seeing some spectators leave...
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/ 7 years agoJoseph is quick to make most of Bristol’s generosity
By NEALE HARVEY Four-midable: Rhys Priestland celebrates with team mates as he scores try No.4 for Bath PICTURES: Getty Consolation: Dan...
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/ 7 years agoBath are unfazed by injury to Joe
BATH supremo Todd Blackadder played down Joe Cokanasiga’s injury. He said: “He got an AC joint whack and it’s sore. We’ll...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHurricane Hughes gets the monkey off Wasps
By GARY FITZGERALD Breakthrough: Wasps’ Elliot Daly eludes a tackler PICTURES: Getty Images My ball:Wasps’ Joe Launchbury, right, and Gareth Milasinovich...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSolomons: I’m still a believer in survival
ALAN Solomons backed his Warriors to fight their way out of trouble despite suffering a major blow at the Ricoh Arena....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTom Savage to leave Gloucester for Japan’s Top League
The former Cherry and Whites skipper will join Kieran Read and Ryan Crotty in playing in Japan's ten-team league
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoArgentine veteran Marcelo Bosch to leave Saracens
Mark McCall hails 'enormous integrity' of centre
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLima Sopoaga admits it’s been slow progress for him at Wasps
An honest assessment from the Wasps fly-half, but he's stout in his ability and the chance to shine next season
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens captain Brad Barritt suffers ankle ligament damage
Forced off against Glasgow Warriors at the weekend
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDanny Cipriani signs bumper deal to commit to Gloucester
Gloucester are set for a first Premiership semi-final appearance in eight years since his arrival last summer
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNorthampton’s ‘ultimate warrior’ Teimana Harrison building case for England recall
Saints director of rugby says the six-time capped back row is deserving of a shot with England
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBilly Twelvetrees talks playing with Cipriani and Atkinson at play-off chasing Gloucester
"He's one of the most under-rated players in our whole squad" Twelvetrees says of midfield partner
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoOn-form Marcus Watson gets Wasps contract extension
The former England 7s star has scored 11 tries in 24 appearances for Wasps
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoI want to emulate Will Greenwood, says Harlequins Joe Marchant
The Harlequins centre is hoping his try-scoring feats have caught the eye of Eddie Jones
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGloucester sign Jamal Ford-Robinson from Northampton Saints
The second signing made by the Cherry and Whites for next season
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFalcons fight for lifeline as Sharks bite the dust
■By ROSS HEPPENSTALL TOBY FLOOD’S second-half try fired Newcastle to a potentially priceless victory in a stormy encounter which saw Sale...
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Premiership
/ 7 years ago‘No clear evidence? He’s got a bite mark’
STEVE DIAMOND suggested that hooker Rob Webber had been bitten during the first half of Sale’s defeat. An incident midway through...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWeir the route master as Warriors find a way
■By ROGER PANTING Flying machine: Worcester wing Josh Adams dives in DUNCAN Weir returned to form to spearhead Worcester to a...
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/ 7 years agoSheedy: We didn’t keep foot on throats
BRISTOL head coach Pat Lam rued a poor first half and questioned the strength of the officials. He said: “We started...
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