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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoTom Youngs in pledge to bring back glory days at Leicester
New Leicester captain Tom Youngs reckons the pain of three successive Premiership semi-final defeats will drive his side towards next season’s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoClubs face meltdown in spite of cash boom
Gloucester chief executive Stephen Vaughan fears Premiership clubs face financial meltdown unless steps are taken to curb rampant wage inflation. Vaughan’s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBarritt: Schalk can lead us to treble
Saracens skipper Brad Barritt reckons the arrival of South African back-rower Schalk Burger will take his side to the next level...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBoudjellal dismisses Dominguez rumours
Rapidly growing rumours of Toulon coach Diego Dominguez exiting the club have been played down by Mourad Boudjellal. Toulon’s owner has...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoCharlie Hodgson: It’s all so fierce now but guys like Owen Farrell can keep us on top
How did it feel to finish your playing career as a Premiership and Champions Cup ‘double’ winner? It’s what dreams are...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoLondon Irish confirm Championship squad
London Irish have confirmed their first team squad ahead of their first ever season in the Championship. Director of Rugby Nick...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBath boss Bruce Craig NOT selling up at the Rec
Bruce Craig has categorically denied he is selling Bath after rumours emerged he was on the verge of offloading his controlling...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoHow Yorkshire Carnegie find those JWC gems
Made in Yorkshire, won in Lancashire. It may be stretching the point, but, with five players involved, there’s no disputing Yorkshire...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSuper heroes who can be marvels with Lions
Saracens coach Alex Sanderson expects his real life ‘Fantastic Five’ of George Kruis, Maro Itoje, Owen Farrell and brothers Mako and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPlayers heading for another post-Lions burnout say RPA
Damian Hopley believes England‘s top stars are facing inevitable burnout unless steps are taken to limit the number of appearances they...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoI was a fat-arse at Bath admits Stephen Donald
Stephen Donald outdid Warren Gatland in the home hero stakes in Hamilton, leaving the field to a standing ovation after guiding...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoTop agent calls for RFU to address Tier Two welfare
The supply line of Championship players to the Premiership will dry up unless England’s second tier undergoes a major overhaul.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoShane Monahan gets cagey in search for new career
Former Gloucester and Rotherham winger Shane Monahan is to swap the rugby field for the octagon after embarking on a career...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry quits to leave London Irish in turmoil
By Neale Harvey London Irish‘s plans have been plunged into turmoil following director of rugby Tom Coventry‘s decision to quit ahead...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoGloucester stint made me a better player says Stevie McColl
Two years after leaving for Gloucester, Stevie McColl says he returns to the north for a second spell with Yorkshire Carnegie...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDonncha O’Callaghan battles to give war-torn kids better life
Warrior Donncha O’Callaghan brought down the curtain on a gruelling first season at Worcester and then set off on a more...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWill Fraser: We can double up just like Leicester
Will Fraser says Saracens are determined to make their critics eat humble pie by becoming first side since Leicester in 2002...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWe’re backing England insist Wasps, despite foreign legion
Wasps insist they remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite falling well short of RFU targets for season 2015-16. The Coventry-based...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Championship playoffs set to be scrapped
By NEALE HARVEY The controversial Championship play-offs are set to be discarded as part of a new £220m, eight-year agreement between...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPlayoff pain will work in our favour long term says Dai Young
Dai Young believes Wasps‘ double dose of semi-final heartache will strengthen their bid to recapture the cub’s glory days. Defeat in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSigns pointing up for Sale after tough ten years
Sale legend Dean Schofield believes his former club are on course to challenge for domestic silverware again ten years after they...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDean Ryan looking to flick the power switch at Worcester
Worcester boss Dean Ryan has called on his home-grown stars to step up physically and match the power game of their...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoSRU pulls out of London Scottish partnership
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) Board has ended the Development Partnership they had been operating with London Scottish since January. However,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNew boys backed to spark Freddie Burns’ Test bid
Freddie Burns still has an England future according to Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger, who reckons the summer arrivals of Test...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoAaron Mauger: Reduce fixtures or risk injury increase
Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger has demanded a reduction in the number of games in order to reduce the risk of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDave Ewers stepping up his challenge to Chris Robshaw
Dave Ewers will challenge Chris Robshaw for his England place according to Exeter Chiefs teammate Don Armand, who describes Stuart Lancaster‘s...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoHeavyweight Ben Glynn ready to land the knockout in Round 2
Bristol may already have one foot in the Premiership, but lock Ben Glynn has challenged his teammates to leave nothing to...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoMatt Challinor remains resolute on mammoth task ahead
Doncaster stalwart Matt Challinor says the Knights are determined to round their season off on a high note against Bristol at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSteffon Armitage? We’d take him, says Dallaglio
A move by Wasps to sign Steffon Armitage would make sense to everyone involved according to club legend.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoLuke Narraway upbeat despite London Irish relegation
Luke Narraway is convinced relegated London Irish can follow the examples of Harlequins and Northampton by bouncing back to the top-flight...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher on the love story between Harlequins and Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup in its many guises has been good to Harlequins and vice versa. Quins have won Europe’s second tier...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBrexit may threaten overseas signings
Britain’s potential exit from the European Union could have “big implications” for overseas rugby players plying their trade here, according to...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoIan Davies blasts RFU as Tier Two attendances dwindle
Outgoing Cornish Pirates rugby director Ian Davies has accused the RFU of “paying lip service” to the Championship. Davies insists there...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBilly Vunipola will rise to challenge of Nathan Hughes
Billy Vunipola will see off the challenge of Nathan Hughes and prove he’s the best No.8 in world rugby, according to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoLeicester Tigers have given me back my roar – Telusa Veainu
Leicester‘s try-wizard Telusa Veainu reckons he owes the Welford Road outfit a huge debt of gratitude for handing him a post-World...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoHigh-octane Teimana Harrison backed for Test berth
Teimana Harrison deserves a shot in Red Rose colours according to North-ampton coach Alex King, who reckons the youngster’s mongrel spirit...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoSolomon Dacres’ battling to be champion like Anthony Joshua
Solomon Dacres has given up rugby because it hurts too much and now he wants to be the new Anthony...
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Champions Cup
/ 10 years agoOwen Farrell is best player in Europe says Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones has voiced his full support for Owen Farrell in the race to be crowned European Player of the Year....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPremiership’s policy to attack is welcome surprise for Tom Marshall
Gloucester‘s Kiwi full-back Tom Marshall admits he has been pleasantly surprised by the attacking intent he has witnessed in Premiership rugby...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoMiserable ending for a Bedford legend
JAMES Pritchard is resigned to the fact he won’t get the fairytale finish to his illustrious Bedford career that he desires,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSteenson: Europe exit can ignite our Premiership bid
Fly-half Gareth Steenson reckons Exeter‘s agonising Champions Cup exit at the hands of Wasps will galvanise the Devon side’s Premiership title...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNewcastle sign England Sevens’ Sam Egerton
England Sevens scrum-half Sam Egerton will be joining Newcastle Falcons next season. The 24-year-old made his Sevens World Series debut for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoAshley Beck pens new Ospreys contract
Ospreys announced that centre Ashley Beck has signed a new two-year contract with the region. A product of the region’s player...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: RFU agree £220m deal for their Premiership clubs
Premiership Rugby are set to agree a stunning £220 million deal with the Rugby Football Union which will see England‘s top...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoDarryl Veenendaal signs new Nottingham deal
Nottingham announced the re-signing of scrum-half Darryl Veenendaal for next season, after arriving at The Bay from Bedford Blues last season....
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoYoung duo extends London Scottish stay
London Scottish have confirmed that young duo Alec Coombes and Harry Sheppard have signed new contracts for next season. Inside-centre Sheppard,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNorthampton Saints props ready for England scrap
Northampton tighthead Paul Hill is destined to be one of England‘s top stars, according to prop partner Alex Waller. Hill, 21,...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoMike Rayer’s magicians can give Bristol the Blues
Bedford are the team most likely to threaten Bristol‘s bid for Championship glory, according to London Scottish head coach Peter Richards....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDean Ryan targets top seven finish as Worcester look to finish in style
Dean Ryan has cast admiring eyes at the Exeter Chiefs blueprint as his Worcester side look to kick on after securing...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWallaby ace George Smith leads race for top gong – Rob Miller
Australian superstar George Smith is a prime contender to be crowned Aviva Premiership player of the year, according to Wasps team-mate...
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