Club Rugby
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs sign highly-rated centre from Connacht
EXETER Chiefs have completed the signing of Ireland U20 outside centre Sean O’Brien who has agreed to a two-year deal. O’Brien,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAlan Solomons expects to be leaving Worcester on a high
Worcester director of rugby Alan Solomons tells PAUL REES why next season will be his last at Warriors Alan Solomons is...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBedford Blues 32-28 Ampthill: ‘Brilliant’ Blues end on high of derby win
Bedford Blues come out on top in battle of the Championship's two Bedfordshire clubs
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRichmond 22-42 Coventry: Coventry finish in style with big six at Richmond
Xander Chevallier reports from the RAG as Coventry ended their season on a high over Richmond
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoManu proves it’s collision not evasion that counts | Chris Hewett
THE most depressing comment of last week came from Alex Sanderson, which was counterintuitive, since the Sale director of rugby is...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoJersey 32-31 Cornish Pirates: Macfarlane gets magic touch to edge Reds ahead
Harvey Biljon and Alan Paver give their respective views on a dramatic climax to the Championship season
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoDoncaster 29-24 Nottingham: Super sub Sam steals in for last gasp winner
Sam Pocklington denies Nottingham victory at the death in Neil Fowkes' final match in charge
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRed Roses World Cup bid begins against Fiji
ENGLAND Women will open their Rugby World Cup campaign next year against debutants Fiji at Eden Park in New Zealand. With...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoStonyhurst College – Rugby aces among the school’s Saints and VCs
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools STONYHURST College in Lancashire can famously claim to have spawned three...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRing-fence move must be rejected says Baron
Former RFU chief executive Francis Baron believes ring-fencing would set Premiership Rugby down a negative commercial trend
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins 44-33 Bath: Quins secure play-off spot in ten-try thriller
Harlequins reach the Premiership play-offs for the first time in seven years
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Saracens wing Rachel Laqeretabua
Sarah Rendell talks to the Saracens flyer who believes this season has been historic for the Premier 15s
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBiarritz put Maddocks on wanted list
DRAGONS skills coach Barry Maddocks has emerged as a target for ProD2 outfit Biarritz who made the headlines last week after...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNorthampton 30-25 Wasps: Blackett blasts ref for Biggar ‘escape’
Could the Lions fly-half be cited for a hit on Wasps No.10 Jacob Umaga?
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSale 22-12 Bristol: And that’s just the start says Sanderson!
Sale Sharks guarantee their place in the Premiership play-offs with victory over leaders Bristol Bears
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPremier 15s final: Burford insists Quins can still do it without try ace Jess
Harlequins meet fierce rivals Saracens in the Premier 15s final at Kingsholm, with Burford saying Quins are a 'different outfit' this...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoProp duo join Bath
BATH have added two tightheads props to their squad for next season by signing D’Arcy Rae from Glasgow Warriors and Johannes...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHenry Slade issues statement in response to vaccine story
The England and Exeter Chiefs centre has come under fire for saying he would be avoiding Covid-19 vaccines until he could...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoJapan have the pace to burn Gatland’s Lions says Parkes
The Top League title-winner with Panasonic Wild Knights has seen enough to know the Lions would be dangerous to underestimate Japan
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi to return to action this weekend for Sale Sharks
The England centre has been out for eight months after suffering an achilles injury last October
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRevealed: Champions Cup Team of the Season 2020-21
Tom O'Flaherty is recognised for his performances in Europe for the second-straight season
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRFU cuts move Jersey Reds to consider switch to French rugby
How much more funding do clubs in the second tier of French rugby receive from the LNR?
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMike Brown loses appeal against six-week ban for stamping
Brown has played his last game for Harlequins after his six-week ban was upheld at an appeal hearing on Wednesday evening
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoReuben Bird-Tulloch finds new club after being among quartet to leave Saints
Tommy Mathews, Ryan Olowofela and Tui Uru will also depart Northampton Saints this summer
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStuart Hooper addresses when Danny Cipriani will make his Bath debut
Bath fly-half Cipriani will not feature for the club in this season's run-in
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBath become latest Premiership club to announce intention to compete in Premier 15s
Bath aim to follow Exeter Chiefs and Sale into the Premier 15s with intentions to develop Bath Rugby Ladies
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChris Boyd brings out the best in his English coaches
CHRIS Boyd is doing his bit for the future of English coaching according to one of his protégés at Northampton...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoInjured Cameron Redpath out until 2022 for Bath and Scotland
Scans have determined Redpath ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against Sale Sharks earlier this month
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAcademy product Charlie Atkinson signs new contract at Wasps
Wasps have promoted 19-year-old Atkinson to the senior squad
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoAlex Cuthbert to leave Chiefs and join Ospreys
ALEX CUTHBERT is set to leave Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs when his contract ends in the summer, with the Ospreys set...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoYoung Tigers are set to roar again says Kay
Despite not emulating the cup success of their footballing neighbours, Ben Kay believes Leicester Tigers are on track to vie for...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHighlanders ‘unsung hero’ Michael Collins hopes to star at Ospreys
Steffan Thomas talks to the Wales-qualified back who will be playing at the Liberty Stadium next season
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHartpury 19-50 Jersey: Free-scoring Reds put in a bit extra for Argyle’s 100th
JERSEY’S Harvey Biljon was delighted after his teams’ eight-try demolition of an off-colour Hartpury who conceded 50 for the second week...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBig Four: The deciding factors
FIXTURES Sale have the toughest run-in with their three remaining fixtures against the other clubs in the play-off positions. The first...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCoventry 0-73 Saracens: Relentless Sarries put 11 tries on brave Cov
DIRECTOR of rugby Mark McCall lauded the steely focus Saracens showed in an unerring signal of intent at the business end...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBok Watch: La Rochelle offer Lions blueprint to stop Cheslin Kolbe
Daniel Gallan kept a close eye on the Saffas who featured at Twickenham over the European Cup final weekend
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling 38-15 Doncaster: Flying finish sets Ealing up for the final showdown
EALING came from behind in each half to produce the pace and precision to run in six tries and clinch a...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoToulouse 22-17 La Rochelle: Heavyweight collision lacks real sparkle but Toulouse won’t care
All the action from Twickenham as Toulouse lifted a fifth Champions Cup trophy to become the undisputed kings of Europe
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: Alex Rae aims to spoil Fowkes’ send off
ALEX RAE believes Bedford’s run of just one win in six games is not a fair reflection of the squad’s development...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoO’Gara dismay over the ‘clear’ penalty call that never came
Rather than the red card to Levani Botia, O'Gara was incensed by Luke Pearce's decision not to award La Rochelle a...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoAmpthill feature: They’re only human… just far stronger and fitter!
Ampthill head coach Paul Turner and captain Billy Johnson are drawing on the pasts of Exeter Chiefs and Worcester to dream...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeeds Tykes off and running with stronger University links
Jon Newcombe discovers how Leeds Tykes are being rebuilt ahead of kick-off in National One in September
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith is ‘world class’ in all areas – Goode
MARCUS Smith is just as physical as Owen Farrell and a better defender than George Ford. Now it is time to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: DMP Sharks wing Lauren Torley
The DMP Sharks winger moved away from playing XVs after puncturing a lung in a game, but came back to full-contact...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins 25-14 Wasps: Quins stay in the hunt for first title
HARLEQUINS advanced to the Premier 15s final with victory over Wasps to keep up their hunt for an elusive maiden title....
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoYoungs: This will help us be great
The Leicester Tigers captain offered his reaction after coming agonisingly close to winning the Challenge Cup trophy
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRob Howley keen for Regions job after stay with Canada
Howley will arrive in Wales this summer with the Canada squad
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSmall numbers, but big success at Bryanston
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BRYANSTON is not a venerable institution, it was only founded in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaracens 28-24 Loughborough: Cleall girls power in
POPPY and Bryony Cleall proved to be a lethal double-act for Saracens as their two tries apiece edged the hosts past...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLeicester 17-18 Montpellier: Tigers put maul in the bin and pay the penalty
Brendan Gallagher's report from Leicester Tigers' narrow Challenge Cup final defeat at Twickenham
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