Club Rugby
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDiscipline killed us in the second half admits Thomas
Jonathan Thomas and Francois Venter react to Worcester's away trip to forget at Sandy Park
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRichards: It’s been long time coming
The Newcastle Falcons director of rugby gave Carl Fearns his debut against London Irish
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBath 20-40 Bristol: Emotional Kyle Sinckler gets support from Lam
Andy Uren fires Bristol Bears backline to comeback win, as Kyle Sinckler gets past a tough week in which he missed...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Loughborough and Scotland back row Rachel Malcolm
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players Loughborough Lightning back row and Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm says the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNewcastle 52-27 London Irish: Deano gives Falcons their licence to thrill
Falcons were devastatingly clinical in the second half, scoring five tries to blow Irish out of the water
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions tour snub makes no sense says Kyle Sinckler in raw post-match interview
Kyle Sinckler gave an emotional interview to BT Sport's Sara Elgan after the Bears beat Bath at the Rec
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps 62-12 Bristol: Katie Mason hat-trick as Wasps build up for semi
Wasps raced into a 38-7 half-time lead as their back three of Mason, Abby Dow and Ellie Kildunne posed problems for...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSale 26-10 Leicester: Sale go smashing on as Tigers rest stars
Sale record their sixth-consecutive win, with AJ MacGinty moving up the Sharks all-time points scorer list
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNorthampton 7-31 Gloucester: Louis Rees-Zammit puts on two-try show for Gatland
Gloucester put a pasting on lacklustre Saints derailed by Dan Biggar's early HIA
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExeter 12-18 Glo-Hartpury: Battle of the west settled by Ellie Underwood
Zoe Aldcroft and Ellie Underwood tries help Gloucester-Hartpury to end the season on a high at Sandy Park
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCaptain Ben Youngs: I’m so proud of the effort from the boys
Stand-in Tigers skipper Ben Youngs offers his thoughts on the 26-10 loss to Sale Sharks
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoAnything you liked? Boyd: Nothing!
Chris Boyd saw no redeeming moments in Northampton's lacklustre defeat to Gloucester on their home patch
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDMP 0-67 Harlequins: Speedster Breach has the Sharks all at sea
Harlequins march on into the Premier 15s semi-finals with commanding win over Sharks
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps to promote from within to find successor for defence coach Ian Costello
Costello will be leaving the Premiership club for Munster after three years at Wasps
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoWorcester 0-27 Saracens: Evans lands Saracens’ 100th try of the season
Saracens will face Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s semis after finishing top of the standings
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoKiwi prop Josh Iosefa-Scott signs for Exeter Chiefs
A player released by the Highlanders prior to the Super Rugby Aotearoa season
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoLoughborough 26-12 Sale: England stars spark Loughborough victory
Sarah Hunter, Emily Scarratt and debutant Emma Wassell all on form for Loughborough Lightning
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears sign Jake Kerr as emergency cover at hooker
After he was released by Leicester Tigers last month, Kerr has been on trial at the Bears
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/ 5 years agoAlex Sanderson has changed the Sale culture, says Arron Reed
All things are looking up for Sale Sharks to reach the Premiership semi-finals after narrowly missing out last season
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEx-England Sevens Will Muir commits to Bath until 2023
The Bath winger has signed a new two-year contract at the Rec
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins sign 61-Test Tommaso Allan to reinforce fly-half stock
As first revealed in The Rugby Paper last month, Quins have finalised an agreement to sign Italy fly-half Tommaso Allan from...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions: Five dark horses for selection from the Premiership
Warren Gatland will make the big announcement on Thursday
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDanny Cipriani set for speedy return to face Shed faithful
Bath's clash with Gloucester on June 5 could mark the fly-half's first match since making the switch to the Rec, writes...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoPosse of clubs are chasing after Argentina flanker Pablo Matera
The Argentina flanker has interest from the Premiership and PRO14 after it was announced this week he would play for Crusaders...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoExclusive: American bankers eye Leicester Tigers takeover
Leicester Tigers were put up for sale by chairman Peter Tom in 2019, seeking £60m for a majority share
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSam Graham has got recipe for success at Doncaster Knights
The Doncaster Knights flanker knows how to wield a knife in the kitchen, while making the cut in the Championship
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoScotland prop Rory Sutherland tracked by Worcester Warriors
Neil Fissler reports on Alan Solomons' next international target at Worcester Warriors
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish want to take Ben White away from Leicester Tigers
The Exiles are on the lookout for a new scrum-half after Ben Meehan's exit was confirmed this week
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish lock Rob Simmons interests Racing 92
RACING 92 are on the lookout for a new lock and have put London Irish’s former Wallaby star Rob Simmons on...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWRU chief Steve Phillips battles for guarantees over regions in Champions Cup
Could the South African teams in the Rainbow Cup usurp the place of a Welsh region in the premier European cup...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLiebenberg: ‘Keep 15 on pitch and Tigers are match for all’
The Tigers back row says the improvements made by Leicester have been tempered by indiscipline. Eradicate that and the sky is...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoToulouse 21-9 Bordeaux: Toulouse on cruise control to Twickenham
Bordeaux-Begles failed to score a try in the quarter-final but edged past Racing 92, but that didn't stand up this time...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoMaxime Medard’s 11-year wait over at last at Toulouse
The Toulouse full-back reacts to the four-time champions reaching the Champions Cup final
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoPreview: Bok flyer Rhule has found his second wind in French Alps
Daniel Gallan preview Sunday's clash between La Rochelle and Leinster with a place in the final awaiting the victor
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSpringbok prop Vincent Koch backs his Sarries mates to step up
Vincent Koch believes Saracens will not be omitted from Warren Gatland's Lions squad announcement this Thursday, after their relegation to the...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoController Ross Byrne takes reins for 100th Leinster cap
Ross Byrne starts at fly-half for Leinster as Johnny Sexton and Harry Byrne miss out through injury in the Champions Cup...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoExclusive: BT Sport land rights to air second leg of Championship final
Premier Sport will broadcast the first leg of the shootout to see who will be promoted to the Premiership
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: Bedford Blues target first away win of season at Castle Park
AFTER a week off, Bedford Blues go in search of a first away victory of the campaign at Castle Park –a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLeicester 33-24 Ulster: Fabulous George Ford puts Tigers into the final
The Leicester fly-half was pivotal to extinguishing Ulster's first start in Friday's Challenge Cup semi-final
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoAmpthill 14-29 Jersey: Barnes’ brace seals win as Amps pay for ill discipline
Ampthill count the cost of giving away 18 penalties in loss to Jersey Reds
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoMcFarland: Defeat is hard to take
ULSTER head coach Dan McFarland was dejected by this semi-final defeat and fears his squad will take time to recover from...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNottingham 0-56 Saracens: Full steam ahead for Sarries
Saracens score eight tries against winless Nottingham, but head coach Neil Fowkes maintains pride in squad
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoBath 10-19 Montpellier: Toothless Bath flop out with whimper
Montpellier progress to the final with remarkable win at the Rec, their first match in over three weeks
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling 69-7 Richmond: Trailfinders respond in style with 11-try shellacking
Max Bodilly stars for Trailfinders in convincing win one week on from Ealing's unbeaten start was ended by rivals Saracens
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCoventry 19-30 Cornish Pirates: Pirates claim big away-day win despite double yellow
Pirates come through two sin-bins to leave Butts Park with the win
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Harlequins flanker Emily Robinson
Robinson has been chipping away in the Harlequins back row this season, aiming for a maiden Premier 15s title
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoWard: Defeat hasn’t dampened expectations at Trailfinders
Daniel Gallan talks to Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward about the loss to rivals Saracens last month ending their unbeaten...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup: Hat-trick man Hugo is boss for Sharks
Adam Ellis reports on the first round of the Rainbow Cup for the South African franchises
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGlorious nearly men of St Peter’s will keep trying
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools St Peter’s York might be the third oldest school in the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLa Rochelle put block on Ronan O’Gara
The head coach was not put forward for UK and Irish media ahead of La Rochelle's clash against Leinster this weekend
Autumn Internationals
Guy Pepper: Argentina fans have football-crowd mentality but England can ‘shut them up’
Autumn Internationals
Paul Rees: England’s headless chickens end up getting roasted
Junior International Rugby
England U20s ready for Argentina decider in Junior World Cup
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