Club Rugby
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoMatt Dawson: Scrum-Halves could decide Premiership Final
Matt Dawson believes the battle of the scrum-halves could decide the Premiership Rugby final – and who wears the number nine...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTwickenham security ‘all over’ any attempted protests at Premiership final
Premiership Rugby has been assured that security at Twickenham is “all over” any potential repeat of last year’s protests when Northampton...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoCharlie Ewels believes Bath are ready to claim first Gallagher Premiership crown
Charlie Ewels says Bath are “embracing the pressure” ahead of their quest for a first Gallagher Premiership title. Bath and west...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTommy Freeman: Saints taking lessons from Dublin defeat into Premiership final
Northampton have been reflecting on the harsh lessons of their defeat at Croke Park to steel their bid to claim the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years ago‘Final will be a huge day for the club’
By PAUL REES Bath are in the Premiership final for the first time since 2015 after overcoming a battling Sale yesterday....
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoPlumtree: We must sort out the logistics
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks head coach John Plumtree believes the Champions Cup is the greatest club competition out there but has...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoNorthey leaving Liverpool
By JON NEWCOMBE Liverpool St Helens are on the lookout for a new head coach after Andy Northey’s decision to step...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoPirates move for prop Andrews
Cornish Pirates have signed Coventry prop Ollie Andrews. The 24-year-old spent two years at Coventry having come through Exeter’s academy. “We...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoI want my England shirt back says JVP
By GARY FITZGERALD The sight of the world’s best scrum-half strutting his stuff at the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStupple glad to be heading back to where he belongs
By MARK SMITH Herbie Stupple says he is ‘excited’ at the prospect of returning back to Plymouth Albion next season. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoSanderson warns about selecting Curry too soon
By JON NEWCOMBE Selecting Tom Curry for this summer’s England tour comes with a warning from Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoBoyd got me back on track – Ludlam
By PAUL REES Lewis Ludlam left the Franklin’s Gardens turf in a Northampton jersey for perhaps the last time on Friday...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoClarke confident Gloucester can put the bad times behind them
By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester will have regrets for their disappointing season that saw the Cherry & Whites finish second bottom in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoChessum ‘gutted’ to miss out on England
By GARY FITZGERALD Ollie Chessum admits he is “gutted” to be missing out on a busy summer with England in the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoFinally! Bath hold nerve to see off Sharks
By PAUL REES Bath ..................................... 31pts Tries: Hill 11, Obano 21, Annett 72 Conversions: Russell 22, 73 Penalties: Russell 2, 26,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoVan Graan’s attitude just right for us, says Spencer
By JON NEWCOMBE Bath captain Ben Spencer says one of the most impressive things about Johann van Graan is how quickly...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoSmith has final say for Saints
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton Saints..... 22pts Tries: Odendaal 19 Conversions: Smith 20 Penalties: Smith 28, 31, 40, 62, 70 Saracens ...........................20pts...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoProud to see so much character, says Dowson
Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson hailed his side’s hunger. He said: “Character is something that’s really hard to define and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe’ve just been too inconsistent, admits Farrell
By PAUL REES Owen Farrell succinctly summed up Saracens’ season in two words before what turned out to be his final...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester put faith in ‘some old heads’
By PAUL REES It was typical of Gloucester’s season – make that the last couple – that when they came up...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFlanagan: We want to keep Leon
Dragons hope Wales tighthead Leon Brown will sign a new contract. Injury-hit Brown, 27, last played in the Six Nations opening...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoExeter’s Harris has to retire
Exeter hooker Iestyn Harris has been forced to retire from rugby on medical grounds aged 25. The Welshman, who joined from...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoScarlets swoop for Aussie lock
Scarlets have signed Australian lock Max Douglas from Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles. Douglas, 24, who is 6ft 7in and 112kg,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoOnly one full house in ‘greatest season’ finale
NICK CAIN Here's something for the RFU mandarins and Premiership owners who are hell-bent on keeping England’s top league ring-fenced to...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSorry, but that’s not all right, Jacques
A great European Cup final last weekend had only one blemish, when the limp attempt to tighten the rules around water-carriers...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoLavin leads Loughborough to their first BUCS title
By BEN JAYCOCK Henri Lavin put his injury woes behind him last month to captain Loughborough University to their first BUCS...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoTime to let Borthwick pick from the best
PAUL REES SAYS THE ENGLAND COACH SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO ONLY SELECTING PLAYERS WHO PLAY IN THE PREMIERSHIP England's preliminary...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoSarries building for big finish
Canadian captain Sophie de Goede wants Saracens to carry their momentum into the play-offs in their final league game of the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoQuins want to throw fitting farewell party
By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins stars Shaunagh Brown, Rachael Burford and Emily Scott start their final game for the club today. Brown...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoAtkin-Davies returns to boost Bears
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Sale v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Heywood Road ENGLAND front row star Lark Atkin-Davies returns to action...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoJones centre stage for Tigers
Fresh from being named the RPA’s women’s player of the year, Meg Jones starts in the centres for Leicester’s final match...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoCholley has cast his fearsome shadow over Castres
Castres have reinforced their position as the most red-carded of clubs, a fact unlikely to surprise those who remember their most...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHolders Munster happy at home
By JOHN FALLON Munster .........29 Ulster .............. 24 Champions Munster will have home advantage for the duration of the defence of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoMisery for Edinburgh as they fail to make top 8
By BRYN PALMER Benetton .......... 31pts Tries: Mendy 7, Ratave 34, Albornoz 59, Izekor 62, 66 Conversions: Smyth 35, 60, 63...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLewis gives the Scarlets derby win
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............32pts Tries: Mathias 29, Davis 38, Lewis 44, 54 Conversions: Costelow 30, 45, Lloyd 40 Penalties: Costelow...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoOspreys’ Nicky just too tricky for Cardiff
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff .................29pts Tries: Cabango 9, Grady 40, 85, Hamer-Webb 69 Conversions: de Beer 9, Thomas 70, 86 Penalties:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLeinster get back on right track
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..........33 Connacht ........ 17 Leinster coach Leo Cullen praised his men for the manner in which they...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoGlasgow made to work for victory
By BEN JAYCOCK Glasgow .........38 Zebre................26 Glasgow were pushed hard by basement side Zebre but picked up an all important bonus...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry half-backs the heartbeat with Ealing muscle to add power
CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Now that the Championship season has...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years ago‘Return to Rosslyn’ bid to open up new pathway
By BEN JAYCOCK Rosslyn Park University Sevens launches on Friday and will provide a pathway for Team GB going forward with...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoMinikin sparks a party at Twickenham for Yorkshire
Yorkshire..........26pts Lancashire ....... 13pts By LUKE JARMYN Euphoric scenes swept around Ionians ground as Lewis Minikin dashed over to score Yorkshire’s...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoHat-trick for Reading – and Oxfordshire
Division 2 round-up By LUKE JARMYN Witney hooker Marcus Reading scored a try hat-trick to send Oxfordshire into their third county...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoCornwall enjoy day in the sun
Cornwall..................48 Hampshire..............24 By BILL HOOPER Cornwall completed their campaign scoring seven tries in the glorious Cornish sunshine to send Trelawny’s Army...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoNorth Mids and Devon book spot
Division 3 round-up By MO SHER A TRIP to HQ is every rugby player’s dream – and for those in the...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoFind a style of play you believe in
Steve Hill talks to Peter Evans, below, the player/head coach at Billingham RFC who have just finished their first season at...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoResults
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoGopperth misses out on top flight
FRENCH COLUMN By JAMES HARRINGTON Jimmy Gopperth won’t be the oldest-ever player to feature in the Top 14 next season after...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoCourtney Lawes ready to run ‘blood to water’ one last time at Franklin’s Gardens
Courtney Lawes says he will “treasure forever” his 17 years as a Northampton player as he prepares for an emotional Franklin’s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoJack van Poortvliet relishing England return after leaving last camp in tears
Jack van Poortvliet’s last experience of an England camp was being driven out in tears by his mum knowing his World...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoOwen Farrell believes Saracens will rise to challenge of knockout rugby
Owen Farrell insists Saracens are ready to shed the inconsistency that has defined their season as their Gallagher Premiership title defence...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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