Club Rugby
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish announce surprise departure of Blair Cowan
The Exiles co-captain will leave the Premiership to pursue opportunities in Japan
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/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers set George Worth free
LEICESTER have released utility back George Worth from his contract by mutual agreement. The 24-year-old made 62 appearances for the club...
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins announce capture of Viliami Taulani from Chiefs
Harlequins head coach Tabai Matson has recruited a player he coached at former club Waikato Chiefs
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMunster have eye on Newcastle Falcons ace George McGuigan
The Newcastle hooker is Irish-qualified and wanted by Johann van Graan, TRP understands
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoStormers lock pairing look for move to Britain
Is a move north for the David Meihuizen and JD Schickerling on the horizon?
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExeter boss Rob Baxter keen on Aussie giant McCauley
Rob Baxter goes hunting for Aussie lock to join Chiefs
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers academy product Tandoh to head to France
The Tigers back row has the option to return to Oval Park after deciding to take a year to play for...
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/ 4 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Premiership clubs in stand-off over players’ agent fees
Neil Fissler exclusively reports on a new feud developing between Premiership clubs and players' agents
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/ 4 years agoWorcester Warriors go green for brighter future
The Premiership club have pledged to reduce their climate footprint, director Peter Kelly outlines how the Warriors are overhauling their ways...
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/ 4 years agoAmbitious Harlequins are a match for Jack Walker
Harlequins hooker Jack Walker discusses his switch from Premiership rivals Bath to the Stoop
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoMaliq Holden feels at home among Doncaster Knights
Jon Newcombe discovers how the former Cornish Pirates winger discovered rugby on Cyprus
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoEddie Jones completes recruitment of Martin Gleeson to succeed Amor
As revealed by TRP back on April 11, Martin Gleeson will leave Wasps to join the England programme as attack coach
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCVC Capital Partners agrees cash injection in La Liga
Stakeholders in Premiership Rugby and Six Nations agrees £2.7bn investment in Spanish football league
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoTom de Glanville aims to make Eddie Jones re-consider
Bath full-back Tom de Glanville discusses his England hopes with Adam Ellis after call-ups to two of Eddie Jones' training squads
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIRFU put block on move for one of Andy Farrell’s assistants
Dwayne Peel had hoped to bring Ireland forwards coach Simon Easterby back to the Scarlets
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Features
/ 4 years agoQ&A – Gethin Watts: Bristol’s bear cubs will be crucial after cap reduction
Gethin Watts tells Adam Ellis about the work being done in the academy at Premiership contenders Bristol Bears
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTop 14 is favourite destination for Argentina’s Olympic star Marcos Moneta
Moneta was key to Argentina Sevens winning the bronze medal in Tokyo
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCorey Baldwin coming back to Scarlets
The Exeter Chiefs centre is leaving Sandy Park and returning to the Scarlets
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
DARLINGTON MP WING Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ROSIE BLOUNT THIS WEEK... Rosie Blount had...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoNormanton ruled before the axe fell
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools NOT for the first time in this series we must sing...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMoment in Time: England trailblazers of 1991 changed women’s game
Neil Fissler tracks down the England Women's team who reached the final of the 1991 Rugby World Cup
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoThe Championship Team of the Season 2021: Ryan Burrows hits record high five
Jon Newcombe reveals the Championship Team of the Season 2021, as voted by the league's head coaches
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCraig White calls time on Sale Sharks job
FORMER British & Irish Lions conditioning coach Craig White, who joined Sale Sharks when Alex Sanderson took over at the AJ...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHarry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan
Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks confirm Nick Schonert switch from Worcester
As revealed by TRP back in April, the tighthead is on his way to the AJ Bell Stadium
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/ 4 years agoHargreaves: Law changes could destroy Union ethos
As the DCMS releases a report as a result of a four-month inquiry into the impact of concussion in sport, Alistair...
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/ 4 years agoSaints scrum-half Henry Taylor calls time at 27
NORTHAMPTON scrum-half Henry Taylor is retiring from rugby to “pursue a career in the city”. The 27-year-old, who was part of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBarritt: ‘Owen and the gang will be back in title mix’
What are the expectations for Saracens ahead of their Premiership return? Adam Hathaway asked former captain Brad Barritt
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRichard Cockerill keeps his England options open
Clermont Auvergne and England are interested in the coach who left Edinburgh this week
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Features
/ 4 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Harlequins and England full-back Ellie Kildunne
A new recruit at Harlequins after leaving Wasps this summer, the England full-back explains her shift in mindset to focus on...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoVicky Fleetwood eyes route for every Premier 15s player to go full-time
The Saracens and England flanker says the women's game is at the precipice of a commercial boom
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEx-Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick has chance in France
Hardwick had considered joining Leeds Tykes
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoRugby’s Great Schools: Oundle was finishing school for Curry twins
Tom and Ben Curry are among the alumni to have learned their rugby at Oundle School
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Features
/ 4 years agoBen Spencer’s tee-time at Celtic Manor
Did you know Gareth Bale is the brother-in-law of Taulupe Faletau, teammate of Ben Spencer at Bath?
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoPlayers all paid at Harlequins
FURTHER to my story last week about discussions at Harlequins about the ending of the players’ agreed paycuts, I am happy...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWolfpack landlords Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles say cheers to Saracens
Life after rugby for Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles involves a few beers. Some two million of them after the former...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland defence coach John Mitchell makes shock switch to Wasps
Eddie Jones' longest-serving assistant coach quits role as defence coach with England
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScarlets attack coach Richard Whiffin leaves club
More changes to the coaching staff at the Scarlets
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoEPCR draw the pools for the 2021-22 Champions Cup
A 24-team Champions Cup draw has been held, find out where Exeter, Harlequins, Sale, Bristol, Northampton, Leicester, Bath and Wasps will...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoJake Kerr inks permanent Bristol Bears contract
Bristol Bears also confirm the departure of a 2020 summer arrival from Ashton Gate
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years ago‘I got lucky’ – Springbok De Allende makes admission about firepit explosion
Damian de Allende was one of four Munster players who received medical attention for burns from a firepit accident in June
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoZander Fagerson agrees extension at Glasgow Warriors
The British & Irish Lions prop has signed a long-term contract at the Scotstoun club
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/ 4 years agoSmiler Smith ‘sums up Harlequins right now’
Harlequins skills and kicking coach Charlie Mulchrone says Marcus Smith has gotten to where he is by being a great applier...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoEmily Scarratt joins call for women’s British & Irish Lions team
The England vice-captain believes a women's Lions tour is the ideal way of growing the game beyond the World Cup and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLaurie Dalrymple interview – Champions Harlequins aiming for repeat glory
Paul Rees talks to chief executive Laurie Dalrymple about building sustained success at Harlequins
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Features
/ 4 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Saracens and England fly-half Zoe Harrison
Sarah Rendell talks to the Saracens fly-half about Premier 15s final defeat and her difficult past facing up to bullies who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHarlequins and Falcons in pay-cut concern
Are Premiership clubs all back to paying their players their pre-pandemic salaries?
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Features
/ 4 years agoRugby’s Great Schools: Methody have led way from the start
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools We recently featured the considerable rugby achievements of Royal Belfast Academical...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeicester set to launch women’s programme
LEICESTER Tigers are to form a women and girls' rugby programme to begin later this year with former England full-back Vicky...
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/ 4 years agoHarry Elrington signs for Gloucester after London Irish departure
Elrington isn't the only ex-London Irish player headed to Kingsholm
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