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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoPete Ryan: Can the Dragons turn things around next season?
It has been a season to forget for the Dragons. The Welsh club finished bottom of the table in the URC....
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPremiership Rugby Semi-Finals: Kick-off times, dates, how to watch
The Premiership’s semi-finals have been confirmed with the four highest-ranked teams from the regular season now battling it out to determine the overall...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPremiership Team of the Season: Bath and Sale dominate 2024/25 best XV
The Premiership regular season has finished, and now is the perfect time to reflect on what has been a great season. Bath, Leicester...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoBristol Bears set for a Bath showdown in Premiership Play-Offs
Fierce rivals Bath and Bristol will play off at The Rec on Friday as the Bears look to become the first...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoOwen Farrell in line for a return to Saracens
Owen Farrell could be on his way back to Saracens after director of rugby Mark McCall confirmed the club has held...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoAlex Dombrandt hoping for Harlequins link
Alex Dombrandt would relish the chance to play alongside his team-mates in an all-Harlequins England back row this summer.
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoTobias Elliott aiming to prove his worth for England
Tobias Elliott is delighted to find himself on England’s radar ahead of an action-packed summer. The 21-year-old Saracens wing has enjoyed...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 months agoOwen Farrell looks set for a return to the Premiership
Owen Farrell looks set for a return to the Premiership after expressing a wish to leave Racing 92 one year into...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoKevin Sorrell leaves Saracens
Kevin Sorrell is leaving Saracens following a 30-year playing and coaching career at the London club. The 48-year-old defence coach made...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 months agoBath tempt Chris Harris from Gloucester
Gloucester star Chris Harris will make the move to rivals Bath next season as medical dispensation for Ollie Lawrence, who suffered...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoGeorge Skivington backing for more one-club players
George Skivington believes the tighter finances in the Premiership will lead to more one-club players having reduced the threat of poaching.
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoRivalry with Kieran Hardy is pushing Reuben Morgan-Williams on
Reuben Morgan-Williams says the competition with fellow Ospreys scrum-half Kieran Hardy has driven the two of them on – a fact...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoBristol Bears 52-26 Harlequins: Gabriel Ibitoye makes sure Bears keep control
Bristol Bears ................... 52pts Tries: Kloska 2, Batley 5, Ravouvou 19, Mata 24, Ibitoye 46, 64; Grondona 57, van Rensburg 68...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoAJ MacGinty predicts Friday fireworks between Bath and Bristol Bears
AJ MacGinty has predicted there will be fireworks when Bath and Bristol meet in the play off at The Rec. Neither...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoJohann van Graan – Bath put on show for the future
Bath director of rugby Johan van Graan saw several reasons to be cheerful after defeat at the StoneX to Saracens. He...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoSaracens 36-26 Bath: For once, Sarries miss out on play-off party
Saracens .......................... 36pts Tries: Segun 9, George 19, 47; Daly 30, Dan 53, Burke 59 Conversions: Burke 20, 31, 60 Bath...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoWade pulls the curtain down in fine style
■By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........................41pts Tries: Cotgreave 4, 24, 50; Wade 30, 79; Williams 32, Atkinson 53 Conversions: Carreras 4, 50,...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoWe struggled to replace our big names, says Northampton Saints boss PhilDowson
Northampton boss Phil Dowson was left to reflect on an eighth-placed finish in the Premiership. He said: “We wanted to make...
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Premiership
/ 7 months ago1989: The Lions Return to Australia
A Tour Years in the Making This article is adapted and extracted from the new edition of The British & Irish...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoExeter Chiefs 26-30 Sale Sharks: Sharks hold on to set up blockbuster finale
Exeter Chiefs .................. 26pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 19, Hodge 49, Haydon-Wood 57, Capstick 77 Conversions: Hodge 50, 58, 78 Sale Sharks ......................30pts...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoRob Baxter can see shoots of recovery at Exeter Chiefs
Rob Baxter was ‘disappointed’ that his side could not quite overcome Sale in their final game of the season. After a...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoNick Cain: This American dream will only end in tears
The Premiership/ RFU’s stampede for money, and the pitfalls that come with it, is reflected in the franchise fix proposed by...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoTigers make sure of home comforts
■ By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers ............ 42pts Tries: Liebenberg 18, Bassett 32, Kata 52, Heyes 60, Rogerson 73, Hassell-Collins 77...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoMichael Cheika quick to defend Ollie Hassell-Collins
Leicester boss Michael Cheika defended Ollie Hassell-Collins after his try-scoring wing was yellow-carded for a forearm chop on Alex Hearle. “I’m...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoDamian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey: A pair of aces who fill our hearts with joy
If the level of mastery is unusually high, the depth of mystery is unfathomable.
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoGlasgow Warriors 36-18 Stormers: Champions on course to retain their crown
Glasgow ............36pts Tries: Darge 10, Rowe 15, 45, Venter 28, Horne 51 Conversions: Horne 11, 16, 46, 52 Penalty: Horne 56...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoSharks 24-24 Munster (6-4 AET): Heartbreak for Munster after penalty shoot-out
Sharks .............. 24pts Tries: Hooker 45, Fassi 67, Mbatha 73 Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse 46, 68 74, Penalty: Hendrikse 55 Munster ..............
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoIt wasn’t pretty but we made it, says Keenan
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..............................33pts Tries: Lowe 5, Gibson-Park 10, Osborne 46, Keenan 60 Conversions: Prendergast 11, 47 Penalties: Prendergast 35,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoBulls 42-33 Edinburgh: South African’s are too good for Edinburgh’s battlers
Bulls .................. 42pts Tries: Hanekom 18, Kriel 32, Vorster 37, Moodie 43, Johannes 46, Nortje 51 Conversions: Johannes 44, 47, 52...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoBest yet to come for Bristol Bears, says captain Fitz Harding
Bristol went into Saturday's match against Harlequins having been in the top four all season, but Fitz Harding believes the best...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoNorthampton Saints’ Jonny Weimann takes his lead from Alex Mitchell
Northampton's production line shows no sign of slowing down, with Jonny Weimann the latest prospect off the conveyor belt. Henry Pollock,...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoPeter Jackson: Barmy to downgrade the Champions Cup
According to its promoters, the ‘wonderful’ Champions Cup stands on a pinnacle above everything else as ‘the greatest club competition in...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoMemories are made of this, says coach Rae
■By DAVID LAWRENCE DELIGHTED Coventry head coach Alex Rae praised his departing players after they turned on the style to run...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoMaisey holds his nerve to snatch it for Bedford
■By CHRIS ROGERS Caldy .................26pts Tries: Robinson 6, 70; Wilkinson 17, 45 Conversions: Barker 7, 18, 46 Bedford ............29pts Tries: Jack...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoCattle: We were lucky to hold on to that one
■By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates .............. 35pts Tries: Pritchard 12, Ribbons 26, Hallam 51, Yates 53, Hocking 58 Conversions: Houston 12,...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoChampions Ealing keep marching on
■By RHYS THE sun set on the Championship season with another magnficent seven from champions Ealing. Ealing attack coach David Johnston...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoDoncaster make it ten out of ten to secure third
By BEN WHITE Ampthill ...........1 Tries: Sharwood 18, Mapapalangi 23, Va’enuku 80 Conversions: Davidson 19; Marshall 80 Doncaster ........29pts Tries: Veainu...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoChinnor hit 12 to end season on a high note
By STEVE JACKSON Chinnor ..............82pts Tries: Goss 5, 32; Carter 15, 20, 76, 80; Hughes 25, Walker 40, Bourton 42, Hall...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoJeff Probyn: Another battling show by Bordeaux
What a great game last weekend’s Champions Cup final turned out to be with both of the finalists, Northampton and Bordeaux...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoResults
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoToulouse keen to get back in groove
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SITTING out last weekend’s Champions Cup final was not in Toulouse’s plans at the start of the...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPremiership Round 18: Best head-to-head matchups of the weekend
The Premiership will see a final weekend packed with action, as teams have lots still to play for. Now that the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoURC Quarter-Finals Talking Points: Duhan van der Merwe misses out for Edinburgh
The URC play-offs are set to begin this weekend, starting off with the last eight battling it out in the quarter-finals. Given...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPremiership Round 18 Talking Points: Rugby says goodbye to some legends
The final round of the Premiership regular season is coming up this weekend, with everything still to play for. Bath have...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPremiership Final Round Permutations: Play-off spot out of Saracens’ hands
The Premiership’s last game of the regular season has arrived, with all to play for. Bath may have secured top spot...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoSaracens boss Mark McCall declines to comment as Owen Farrell linked to Premiership return
Saracens boss Mark McCall declined to comment on reports that former club captain and England fly-half Owen Farrell could be eyeing...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoSam Underhill handed four-match ban for dangerous tackle in Challenge Cup final
England flanker Sam Underhill is set to miss Bath‘s bid for the Gallagher Premiership title after receiving a four-week ban. Underhill...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoCharlie Elliott: The Best Moments of the 2024/25 Champions Cup
The Champions Cup has concluded, and European rugby‘s premier competition delivered some great moments. We saw plenty of drama in the pool stages, a lot of shocks...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Matthieu Jalibert gives it back to Henry Pollock
Rugby saw the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals take place this weekend, with Bordeaux-Begles beating Northampton Saints and Bath beating...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoChampions Cup Team of the Season: Bordeaux Begles dominate after earning their first star
The Champions Cup concluded with Bordeaux Begles winning the competition for the first time in their history, with a 28-20 win...
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