Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen hit with four-week ban
The Springbok will be unavailable for the next month after catching Gloucester fly-half Lloyd Evans with an elbow
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoSkivington has been a breath of fresh air says Varney
From Italy U20s to the Azzurri, Varney credits his sharp development through 2020 with the arrival of 'Skivs' at Kingsholm
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoSteve Diamond leaves Sale Sharks in shock exit
A huge shock in the Premiership at the club that challenged for a play-off spot last season
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoBok star Van Zyl joins Sarries promotion bid
Saracens have found their replacement to Richard Wigglesworth among the scrum-half options
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoA West Country battle looms over Beno Obano signature
And is Bath No.8 Zach Mercer set to leave the Rec?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoInverdale: February date for League Cup
NCA chair John Inverdale tells TRP when National League clubs can expect to return to action in a new cup competition
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoEarle: I’d like to think my mental strength got me through injury rehab
Harlequins winger Nathan Earle had been in Eddie Jones' plans prior to suffering a knee injury in 2019
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDombrandt keeps armband as Ashton starts at 15
Captain: Dombrandt GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington makes two changes to the team that beat Wasps last weekend. Lewis Ludlow...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPreview: London Irish must up tempo to sap Sharks power
Exiles full-back Tom Homer talks to Neale Harvey ahead of the visit of Sale Sharks to the Brentford Community Stadium on...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoKick fest at Falcons was excruciating says Sale’s Sam James
Sale Sharks centre Sam James reflects on the defeat to Newcastle Falcons that had viewers in despairs of boredom
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoExeter captain Jack Yeandle eager for Glasgow Warriors challenge
Yeandle is already looking ahead to the Chiefs' Champions Cup opener against Glasgow after easing past Leicester in the Premiership
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoDow provides sting as Wasps surge past Lightning
BY NATHAN ROCHE Star turn: Abby Dow WASPS moved above Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s standings by recording a three-try victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoResults
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoJoyce hits hat-trick but perfect Quins power on
By ADAM ELLIS A RAMPANT secondhalf showing from Harlequins kept their perfect record intact, clinching a seventh consecutive bonuspoint win. Good for...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoWarriors must go into battle without skipper Keates
PREVIEW... Worcester v Gloucester-Hartpury Today, Kick-off 2pm, Sixways By ADAM ELLIS WORCESTER will be without their influential captain Laura Keates for Gloucester-Hartpury’s...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoKennedy playing for his future at Glasgow
By GAVIN HARPER THE past two years have been difficult for Sean Kennedy, but the Glasgow Warriors scrum-half is enjoying the...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoCropper’s coming, but not just yet says Deano
By ROB WILDMAN NEWCASTLE continue to defy the pundits and thoroughly deserved this win over a flat and depleted Wasps team....
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBlackett: Gutted as basics let Wasps down
Last season's Premiership finalists fall to successive defeats in 27-17 loss to Newcastle Falcons
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoTigers put up a fight but Chiefs power in for a bonus
By GARY FITZGERALD EXETER’S well-drilled, well-oiled machine ground Tigers into submission with another formidable pack-driven performance at Welford Road. The champions took...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBath weather fly-half storm to canter home
By TOM BRADSHAW A MUSCULAR display by the Bath pack laid the foundations for a bonus-point win that got the West...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoAlan Solomons frustrated Worcester’s by poor finishing
Warriors director of rugby Solomons bemoans botched attacking phases in 33-17 defeat to Bath
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBristol’s super sub Sam Bedlow kicks Saints into submission
All the drama from Bristol's last-gasp victory over Northampton Saints on Friday night, when Sam Bedlow was the hero
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBoyd: We should have won, we’re not waving white flags yet
The post-match reaction of Northampton director of rugby Chris Boyd to Saints' defeat to Bristol in the Premiership
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEvans aims to put on a variety show for the fans
By NEALE HARVEY AMBITIOUS fly-half Lloyd Evans says Gloucester will happily eschew a slavish kicking game if his side keep racking...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoHarlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen sets sights on Lions tour
8-cap Springbok Esterhuizen talks Quins, Paul Gustard, and being on the receiving end of an Owen Farrell tackle
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBen Loader aims to emulate Jonny May’s dazzling ability to reach England call-up
The London Irish wing/full-back tells Neale Harvey about his England ambitions and the solid base being built at the Exiles
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoTEAMS – Round 3: Duncan Weir back for Worcester
Team news for all matches taking place in Round 3 of the Premiership this weekend
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoSouth Africans provide great bang for your buck, says Schalk Brits
There are only two Premiership clubs who have no South Africans amongst their squad
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBristol lead race for out-of-favour Leicester No.10 Tom Hardwick
Hardwick is one of five fly-halves at Welford Road after Tigers recruited heavily at the position this year
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoLeicester prop Ryan Bower hits 50 after ten years at the crease
On the opening day of the season Bower was able to savour a victory on his 50th Premiership appearance
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoChampionship consider a return to play-off system
Neale Harvey has the latest on the RFU finalising plans for the new Championship season to kick off in January
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPhysicality of my Bears pulled us through says happy Lam
Pleased: Pat Lam PAT Lam declared himself “really pleased that we got the five points – there’s a lot of history...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoCleall double helps Sarries earn another bonus
By NATHAN ROCHE Bristol Bears ..10 Saracens ........36 POPPY Cleall scored twice on her return from England duty to secure another...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoFlood’s late winner nicks it for Falcons
■ By LUKE JARMYN TOBY Flood scored a match-winning try in added time to secure Falcons’ second win on the trot...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoDaley-Mclean orchestrates first win for Sharks
By JAMAL NIAZ sent to the sin bin for pre-Scott adding the extras. Sale Sharks ....11 Worcester W ....0 WINGER Alex...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDiamond: We went into panic mode
STEVE Diamond was not a happy man and told his players to sort out their discipline and keep cool heads. Diamond...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoCracking Kildunne try kills of Chiefs fightback
By AMY FULGHAM Exeter ..............14 Wasps ..............24 ELLIE Kildunne’s try ensured Wasps ran out worthy victors in a closelycontested encounter after...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoCole relying on Wigglesworth to drive Tigers standards
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER prop Dan Cole is backing veteran scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth to help his side surge to their best...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoQuins power up to stretch perfect start
By ADAM ELLIS Glouc-Hartpury ......5pts Harlequins..............22pts HARLEQUINS maintained their unbeaten start to the season by clinching their six-successive bonus point win...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoExiles aim to write a winning first chapter in Brentford
In on the flank: Blair Cowan starts for Irish LONDON Irish make three changes from the side that narrowly lost at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoChampionship consider return to playoff system
NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow says he would welcome plans for a shorter, conference-based Championship season with the title decided by play-offs....
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoThe Lone Ranger rides again with Gorgadze
CHRIS HEWETT Watching Beka Gorgadze play England and Wales on his own was an interesting experience, the young Georgian No.8’s carrying...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoJiffy makes a lot of rucking sense
JONATHAN Davies – that’s “Jiffy”, not “Foxy”– the cross-code creator from decades past rather than the Lions centre from the here...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHistory’s on Falcons side
IN THE opening round of the inaugural Premiership in 1997-98, a newly-promoted Newcastle made the long trip to Bath, won against...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoThe sizzling Simmonds keep Chiefs steaming on
By GARY FITZGERALD Exeter........................40pts Tries: S Simmonds 11, 30, O’Flaherty 33, Penalty try 62, Hidalgo-Clyne 68, Whitten 77 Conversions: J Simmonds...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoI’ll remember that try for a long time says Chiefs flyer O’Flaherty
Instinctive: Tom O’Flaherty TOM O’Flaherty admitted even he was surprised by the wonder try which helped Chiefs smash sad Bath with...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoCare leads the way as Quins end Saints jinx
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton........29pts Tries: Ludlam 10, 66, Isiekwe 39, Hutchinson 58 Conversions: Grayson 10, 39, Mallinder 58 Penalties: Grayson 23...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoGustard hails his England old boys
QUINS’ head coach Paul Gustard paid tribute to Danny Care and Mike Brown, describing the forgotten England men as “exceptional.” Gustard...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBilly bags a score as Skivington lads come good again
■ By ROGER PANTING BILLY Twelvetrees scored 20 points Gloucester recovered from last week’s wor-rying 38-15 defeat at the hands of...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBlackett: At least we fought at the end
WASPS director of rugby Lee Blackett believed there were few plusses to take. “The only pleasing aspect of the game was...
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