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/ 4 years agoCardiff strive for more with Bok four looming
CARDIFF chairman Alun Jones has told his team and Welsh rugby as a whole they will have to raise their game...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMunster have eye on Newcastle Falcons ace George McGuigan
The Newcastle hooker is Irish-qualified and wanted by Johann van Graan, TRP understands
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoStormers lock pairing look for move to Britain
Is a move north for the David Meihuizen and JD Schickerling on the horizon?
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/ 4 years agoCVC Capital Partners agrees cash injection in La Liga
Stakeholders in Premiership Rugby and Six Nations agrees £2.7bn investment in Spanish football league
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIRFU put block on move for one of Andy Farrell’s assistants
Dwayne Peel had hoped to bring Ireland forwards coach Simon Easterby back to the Scarlets
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/ 4 years agoCorey Baldwin coming back to Scarlets
The Exeter Chiefs centre is leaving Sandy Park and returning to the Scarlets
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/ 4 years agoScarlets attack coach Richard Whiffin leaves club
More changes to the coaching staff at the Scarlets
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years ago‘I got lucky’ – Springbok De Allende makes admission about firepit explosion
Damian de Allende was one of four Munster players who received medical attention for burns from a firepit accident in June
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/ 4 years agoZander Fagerson agrees extension at Glasgow Warriors
The British & Irish Lions prop has signed a long-term contract at the Scotstoun club
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/ 4 years agoPeel: In my heart I knew I had to join Scarlets
Scarlets role was the one Dwayne Peel always wanted, even if it meant upsetting the capital
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/ 4 years agoTomas Lezana aims to get Scarlets back row on the front foot
GROWING up as a football-mad River Plate supporter in the Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Tomas Lezana dreamed of a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoBooth has helped Adam Beard find his consistency and regain Wales slot
ADAM Beard believes getting dropped from the national squad last autumn was a blessing in disguise and insists he can become...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoOspreys announce capture of Exeter wing Alex Cuthbert
The Ospreys have completed the deal to bring Alex Cuthbert back to Welsh rugby from Exeter Chiefs. As exclusively reported by...
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Features
/ 4 years agoURC will reshape the global game, says Rudolf Straeuli
Daniel Gallan talks to Rudolf Straeuli about his expectations of the league replacing PRO14
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAlex Cuthbert signing to be confirmed by Ospreys
THE Ospreys will confirm tomorrow that they have signed Wales and British Lion Alex Cuthbert from Exeter Chiefs. Blindside revealed in...
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/ 4 years agoBenetton 35-7 Bulls: Benetton rip up the script to give Bulls a whipping
KIERAN Crowley wrapped up five seasons in Treviso before he takes charge of the Italian national side by leading Benetton to...
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/ 4 years agoWales fear more will follow Cory Hill to Japan
WALES run the risk of more senior players sacrificing their Test careers for pots of Japanese gold. Cory Hill’s abrupt removal...
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/ 4 years agoSouth African teams will be eligible for Champions Cup in revamped ‘United Rugby Championship’
PRO14 have unveiled a new format for next season’s expanded league which will welcome four South African franchises and be renamed...
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/ 4 years agoWe’ll be the poor men of Europe say regions
WALES’ four regions fear they will be put at an even greater disadvantage next season with their English rivals being up...
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/ 4 years agoLeinster 38-7 Dragons: Doris catches eye in Dragons slaying
DRAGONS have been told they must learn how to deal with the intense heat that quality sides such as champions Leinster...
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/ 4 years agoBenetton qualify for Rainbow Cup final after Ospreys match cancelled
Unbeaten Benetton advance to the final where they will face South African oppposition on June 19
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/ 5 years agoPatchell’s comeback must wait for autumn
The Wales and Scarlets fly-half has been dealing with a series of injuries dating back to the World Cup in Japan
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoOspreys keen to help Elvis Taione rock on in Wales
The Exeter Chiefs hooker could be on his way to the Liberty Stadium this summer
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/ 5 years agoEdinburgh 31-34 Ulster: Deadeye Madigan smashes winner for Ulster
ULSTER centre Stuart McCloskey said it was a neat way to finish the season as Ian Madigan landed a penalty at...
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/ 5 years agoBulls 31-27 Stormers: Bok plans hit by injury to Duane Vermeulen
Ankle injury to No.8 Duane Vermeulen deals injury concern for Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber
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/ 5 years agoConnacht 26-19 Ospreys: Toby Booth wants final day reaction after Ospreys come up short
Ospreys head coach Toby Booth wants a strong finish to the Rainbow Cup after seeing their final hopes ended in Galway
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/ 5 years agoGlasgow 15-12 Leinster: Warriors surge to summit with late penalty
GLASGOW Warriors head coach Danny Wilson praised his “outstanding” side as they defeated Leinster on Friday to give themselves a chance...
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/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs confirm signing of Connacht centre Sean O’Brien
As revealed in The Rugby Paper last weekend, the reigning Premiership champions have signed the former Ireland U20 international
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/ 5 years agoWales star Tomos Williams signs long-term deal at Cardiff Blues
Significant news for the Welsh region as one of their senior figures commits for the long-term
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/ 5 years agoAuschwitz memories motivate Cardiff prop Corey Domachowski
COREY Domachowski is on the verge of adding a new chapter to his family’s inspiring journey – from Auschwitz to the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLeinster back Cian Kelleher wings his way into Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders add ex-Connacht wing to their squad for 2021-22
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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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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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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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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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 5 years agoKieran Crowley to lead Italy at the next World Cup as FIR reshuffle coaching staff
Current head coach Franco Smith will step into a director of high performance role with the FIR
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/ 5 years agoGlasgow Warriors centurion Chris Fusaro to retire at the end of the season
Ending an 11-year professional career at Scotstoun come the end of his contract with Glasgow Warriors
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/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors appoint ex-Gloucester coach Jonny Bell as new defence mastermind
Bell will return to the Premiership next season to link up with old pal Alan Solomons at Worcester Warriors
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/ 5 years agoOspreys hooker Scott Otten told to retire at the age of 26
A neck injury suffered in January has led to medical experts advising Ospreys hooker Scott Otten to hang up his boots
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRory Sutherland will dodge interest from Worcester Warriors
Sutherland now looks set to either move to the Top 14 or stay in the PRO14
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/ 5 years agoBlues told to cut Cardiff ties
CARDIFF Blues are set to come under pressure from the WRU if they fail to conform with a stipulation that they...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets 28-29 Cardiff Blues: Evans puts boot into Scarlets fightback
A LATE Jarrod Evans penalty put an end to a dramatic Scarlets comeback as Cardiff Blues came out on top in...
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/ 5 years agoTadhg Furlong allays fears of overseas move with new IRFU contract
The Ireland prop has reached a deal with the IRFU to stay with Leinster for the 2021-22 season
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Scarlets snare Argentina back row star Tomas Lezana
Currently in Australia with the Western Force, for whom he helped reach the Super Rugby AU knockout final against the Brumbies
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Josh Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off
JOSH Adams has no thoughts about wrapping himself in cotton wool over the next few weeks after his selection for...
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/ 5 years agoMunster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army
Will Addison's long-awaited return for Ulster didn't go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half,...
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/ 5 years agoConnacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick
LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan...
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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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