Club Rugby
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSlade testing the (housing) market
ON THE BLINDSIDE Henry Slade, out of contract at the end of the forthcoming season, has just put his five-bedroom house...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoPooley’s paddlers rise to the challenge
By SAM JACKSON Crowborough rugby veteran Nigel Pooley has completed an extraordinary journey of paddling 68 miles along Scotland’s Great Glen...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCambridge confident they can match Caldy
By BEN JAYCOCK Championship newcomers Cambridge are using Caldy’s performance last season as inspiration ahead of their debut campaign in tier...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoExeter’s Benjy eyes more super success
By BEN JAYCOCK Exeter University winger Benjy Joseland is hoping his side can go back-to-back and secure another BUCS Super Rugby...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoTrailfinders make Gwala statement
Premiership Women’s Rugby newcomers Ealing Trailfinders have signed South Africa international Lindelwa Gwala. The 25-year-old hooker has scored five tries in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoAll that glitters isn’t necessarily gold…
Paul Rees looks at the big name players who have been on the move in the Premiership during this close season...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoExeter sign O’Connor from Munster
By BEN JAYCOCK Exeter Chiefs have signed Munster second row Eoin O’Connor. The 22-year-old moves to Sandy Park after four years...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoFans left in dark as Viaplay row back
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE future of live Top 14 – and United Rugby Championship – rugby coverage in the UK...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSmith signs new Quins contract
Marcus Smith has signed a new contract extension with Harlequins that will see him stay at The Stoop beyond the end...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNo Six Nations overlap as Premiership Fixtures released
Champions Saracens will head to Exeter Chiefs in the opening round of a Premiership season that will see no games clash...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHome of Premiership Rugby TNT Sports goes live
TNT Sports goes live today throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, replacing BT Sport and is the new home of...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSexton escapes World Cup punishment in hearing
Johnny Sexton has been handed a three-match ban for his conduct after the European Champions Cup Final but will be available...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNow Bears to stage ‘Big Game’ in Cardiff
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Bristol Bears are set to be the latest club to adopt the ‘Big Game’ concept by taking...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoDelighted Searle on his way to Toulouse
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Billy Searle’s patience has finally been rewarded with a dream move to European aristocrats Toulouse, and the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNeild sets his sights on the next challenge
By NEIL FISSLER Former Sale and Worcester flanker Cameron Neild believes he still has a lot to give at the top...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoMcKellar’s tough opening with Tigers
By PAUL REES Dan McKellar has vowed to bring success to Leicester, but they will have to do it the hard...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup fixtures
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPremiership Cup fixtures
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFollowing in father’s footsteps
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Lewis Noon, the Newcastle-born son of former England centre Jamie, was part of the France...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNow Racing get ready to tempt Ford
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler George Ford is the latest England star to interest Top 14 giants Racing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLeicester offer was too short for Burns
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Freddie Burns has revealed that he turned down the chance of another year with Leicester...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoOunsley: We want to bring home gold next time
By BEN JAYCOCK Having been forced to watch her Exeter side come up just short in the Premier 15s final, Jodie...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoWarriors setting ambitious targets
By NICK POWELL New Worcester Warriors women managing director Jon Graham has high hopes for his new club going forward, with...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoAnger as Biarritz sign up Haouas
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TWO weeks ago, the long-awaited sale of ProD2 side Biarritz fell apart, affecting the immediate and longer-term...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPrem and URC to make October starts
The Premiership and United Rugby Championship (URC) will both start in October for the upcoming season, with each of their finals...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDragons get their man
The Dragons have won a three-way battle royale to land Ospreys full-back Cai Evans, who was named in Warren Gatland’s World...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoChandler ready for his next episode
By JON NEWCOMBE Chandler Cunningham-South is hoping to fly off to Portugal on holiday in just over a week’s time as...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoBrown returns to play for Quins
Former England prop Shaunagh Brown has come out of retirement and will play for Harlequins next season. The 33-year-old quit the...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoFrench surprise as AWJ signs for Toulon
Alun Wyn Jones has joined French club Toulon as cover during the World Cup. The former Wales and British and Irish...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoGatland calls up uncapped Plumtree
Uncapped back row Taine Plumtree, who Scarlets last week unveiled as a new signing, has been called up to the Wales...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRadford keen to put steel into the Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE Never one to shy away from a challenge as a child growing up on the largest council estate...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLeicester squad keeps on growing
Leicester have signed scrum-half Joe Powell, back row Matt Rogerson and fly-half Kieran Wilkinson (pictured) and re-signed lock Mike Williams. Leicester...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRadwan’s aiming to fly high with Falcons
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite finishing bottom and with relegation set to return in next season’s top flight, Newcastle Falcons winger Adam...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSanderson delight as Cowan-Dickie signs up
Sale Sharks have signed England and British and Irish Lions hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie from Exeter Chiefs. The 30-year-old had been set...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCardiff land prop Litterick
Cardiff have signed Harlequins prop Rhys Litterick for next season. The 24-year-old front row from West Sussex is Wales-qualified through his...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoPostlethwaite goes on trial at Exeter
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs have taken former Sale Sharks lock Matt Postlethwaite on trial this week after...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRacing 92 rule out move for Smith
ON THE BLINDSIDE Marcus Smith staying with Harlequins beyond the final year of his contract, which ends next summer, moved a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFrench to keep eye on hooker
ON THE BLINDSIDE | Neil Fissler French Top 14 sides will monitor Luke Cowan-Dickie’s progress with Sale Sharks with interest after...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChallenge Cup invite for Black Lion and Cheetahs
Georgian team Black Lion and South African side Cheetahs have been invited to join the 2023- 24 European Challenge Cup. Organisers...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoExeter sign Millar-Mills
Exeter Chiefs have signed England international Harriet Millar-Mills ahead of the new Premiership Women’s Rugby campaign. The 32-year-old former Wasps and...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoJames: We’ll just keep improving
By BEN JAYCOCK Lifelong Sale Sharks fan Sam James is hoping his side go one step further next season and lift...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years ago90 players in search of a new club
JAMES HARRINGTON | FRENCH COLUMN What links 16 props, 12 hookers, 10 second rows, 15 back rowers, 13 scrum-halves, 11 wingers,...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 2 years agoDupont is looking to take a sabbatical
Antoine Dupont could take a sabbatical year after the 2024 Olympic Games, reports in France suggest. The France captain, 26, is...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSeries 2 Episode 26: Championship future, U20 World Cup and building up to the main event
On this week’s edition of the podcast, Brendan and Chris assess Simon Halliday’s comments on the future of the English second...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHalliday’s collective ultimatum
By NICK CAIN New Championship chairman Simon Halliday says the survival of many of the clubs in the second-tier professional league...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMontpellier U-turn blocks Thomas from playing in Wales
By PETER JACKSON Montpellier have done a U-turn on Henry Thomas, slamming the door on the former England prop playing in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDragons to go private
Dragons RFC will return to private ownership this summer after a takeover deal for the Newport-based region was agreed on Friday...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoGeorgia and Israel in line for Challenge Cup
By JON NEWCOMBE Teams from Georgia, Israel and South Africa are in the running to fill the two vacant spots in...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCardall set to fire for the Falcons
By PAUL REES As Tim Cardall reflects on the eventful last nine months for the career, his hope for the new...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoOldest club gets extra help
Blackheath rugby club is among 52 community assets which will be revived thanks to almost £13 million of government levelling up...
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