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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHalaholo’s relief as he leaves troubles behind
Simon Thomas talks to Cardiff and Wales centre Willis Halaholo about his rollercoaster 12 months Willis Halaholo has five daughters, aged...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMako is the latest to quit England
Saracens prop Mako Vunipola has announced his retirement from international rugby. He made his Test debut against Fiji in November 2012...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPearson ready to step up at Saints
By PAUL REES Norhtampton are doing everything they can to persuade Courtney Lawes to carry on at Franklin’s Gardens, but should...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoSavea keen to take on Hurricanes
Former All Blacks winger Julian Savea has signed for Moana Pasifika from the Hurricanes. The World Cup winner is “looking forward...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTownsend: I’ll keep on playing hard
By PAUL REES Stu Townsend’s new year resolution is to stay fit after an unlucky run with injuries has left him...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoFaletau facing extended layoff
Wales' injury hit Taulupe Faletau will not return to action before the Six Nations, ruling out any chance of the No.8...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoFarrell will use NZ experience to fire up Lions
By ADAM HATHAWAY Andy Farrell will use Ireland’s 2022 victorious tour of New Zealand as the template to guide the British...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoTigers are braced for Porter departure
Leicester Tigers are looking for an outside centre, with Super Rugby sides spying on a move for England international Guy Porter,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBordeaux deal for van Rensburg
Former Sale centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg will be on the move again at the end of the season after signing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFarrell will cost Racing £500k transfer fee
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens have put a €600,000 (£515,000) price tag on England’s World Cup skipper, Owen Farrell,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDe Glanville, Ewels in talks
Bath are in advanced discussions with Tom de Glanville and Charlie Ewels about remaining at The Rec when their contracts run...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoChiefs enter Grady chase
Exeter Chiefs are among a clutch of Premiership clubs interested in signing Mason Grady, who could become the next Wales star...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoPay me what I’m worth – Lawes
Courtney Lawes has sent a warning to Northampton and told the club, “I’ve got to be paid what I’m worth,” after...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Craig Willis
Craig Willis, the Ealing Trailfinders and former Newcastle fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Mako...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoCharismatic Farrell the right choice for Lions
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANDY Farrell is a very good choice as Lions head coach of the 2025...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoWeak Bears can’t keep Bulls in check
By PAUL REES Bristol.................................17pts Tries: Marmion 19, Ibitoye 74, Bradbury 80 Conversion: McGinty 20 Bulls ....................................31pts Tries: Petersen 15, Mchunu 55,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoDisappointing Connacht to concentrate on Challenge Cup after Lyon hold on
By JOHN FALLON Lyon................... 34pts Tries: Abrahams 19, 74 Tchaptchet 21, Guillard 52 Conversions: Jackson 15, 22, 53; Berdeu 75 Penalties:...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoCare the master as Quins cruise home
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................................15pts Tries: Young 6, 22 Conversions: De Beer 23 Penalties: De Beer 4 Harlequins ....................... 54pts Tries:...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoWizard Dupont casts his spell to steer Toulouse to emphatic victory
By JIM SHORT Ulster ................ 24pts Tries: Stewart 40, Addison 62, Timoney 69 Conversions: Doak 63, 70, Cooney 40 Penalty: Cooney...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoBath out to make it three in a row
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Bath v Racing 92 Today. Kick-off 1pm, The Rec Bath captain Ben Spencer is looking forward to...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSlade keeps his cool to snatch it for Exeter
By MARK STEVENS Exeter .................................19pts Tries: Vermeulen 40, Frost 63, Wimbush 77 Conversions: Slade 40, 78 Glasgow.............................17pts Tries: Rowe 28, Tuipulotu...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoRowntree proud of Munster character as bonus point win keeps them in contention
By TOM SHEEDY Toulon ...............18pts Tries: Paia’aua 23, de Preez 55 Conversion: Jaminet 25 Penalties: Jaminet 16, 35 Munster ............29pts Tries:...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoPearson hat-trick helps Saints seal last 16 spot
By ROGER PANTING Northampton....................61pts Tries: Freeman 1, Pearson 13, 20, 44; Lawes 27, Langdon 32, Waller 39, 48 James 70 Conversions:...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSale youngsters get a lesson in finishing
By LUKE JARMYN Stormers............................31pts Tries: Dayimani 7, Hartzenberg 22, Zas 33, 51 Conversions: Libbok 8, 23, 34, 52 Penalties: Libbok 60...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSaints looking good but easy win leaves much to be desired
NICK CAIN Northampton are playing attacking rugby which combines skill, speed, flair, and precision, and their hammering of Bayonne on Friday...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRFU’s sorry failure to respond to flood
While the game in the East Midlands drowns, the RFU lifeboat is in the dry dock with the crew nowhere to...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoThis year, Scotland can take high road
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED HE was born in the Old Town of Edinburgh, died in the New Town and spent much...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo few actually want to be promoted
Iain Sharpe makes some excellent points (Letters, Jan 7) in taking issue with views on the RFU’s second-tier revamp expressed in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoWilliams sees red as Scarlets eliminated
By BEN JAYCOCK Clermont...........xxpts Tries: player name and time Conversions: player name and time Penalties: player name and time Drop goals:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoMercer in the right place for Gloucester
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh...........20pts Tries: Young 22, Ashman 61, Vellacott 68 Conversion: Healy 69 Penalty: Healy 52 Gloucester ......... 21pts Tries:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoFull-back Hopkins is star of the show as fans pay tribute to JPR
By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys.............25pts Tries: Hopkins 40, 50, Giles 63 Conversions: Edwards 51, 64 Penalties: Edwards 34, 43 Perpignan........... 3pts Penalties:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoWillemse power makes difference
Montpellier ..13 Lions .................. 3 UNDEFEATED Montpellier went three from three to top Pool 2 with victory over South African side...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoLe Brun keeping Castres on course
Castres ...........28 Black Lion ....... 6 CASTRES secured their second win in the Challenge Cup to boost their hopes of qualifying...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoDragons blow chance of booking home leg
By JOHN WILKINS Zebre..................20pts Tries: Gesi 26, 51; Bianchi 44 Conversions: Montemauri 45 Penalties: Montemauri 35 Dragons.............17pts Tries: Rosser 58 Penalties:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoCheetahs excited for trip to Dam
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Cheetahs v Pau Today. 1pm THE Cheetahs are gearing up for this historic clash as the South...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoHorror show goes on for dejected Falcons
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle.........................18pts Tries: Bello 13, McCallum 62 Conversion: Connon 14 Penalty: Connon 4, 24 Benetton........................... 57pts Tries: Albornoz 16,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoSpringbok stars step up for error-strewn Sharks
By SAM JACKSON Sharks ............38 Oyonnax ........... 7 URC bottom side the Sharks made life difficult for themselves but in the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoNo hiding place in those final trials
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For some reason, the good old days have...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhen JPR enjoyed his day at court
The late JPR Williams has many claims to sporting fame and one of the more esoteric is that he played in...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoShort raring to go as he sets sights on hitting 50
By BEN JAYCOCK Hartpury University flanker Harry Short is set to reach 50 appearances against Caldy on Saturday and having already...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoTrailfinders turn up the intensity to move to top
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Ealing T............ 54pts Tries: Smid 3, 7; Williams 12, Holmes 19, 47; Willemse 29, Walker 51, 59 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDoncaster left reeling after Ampthill go on rampage
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ........ 24pts Tries: Tait 7, Holden 35, Doughty 49 Conversions: Olver 7, Dolly 35, 49 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCambridge revival is not enough to catch dashing Pirates
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......33pts Tries: Asiedu 8, Caven 49, Brownlie 61, 80; Merigan 73 Conversions: James 9, 62, 74, 80...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoNottingham launch bid to raise £50,000 after flooding
By BEN JAYCOCK It's been an unhappy new year for Nottingham as a record flood in the Lady Bay area last...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoWith Smith and Mitchell, there should be fireworks
Paul Rees talks to Topsy Ojo and finds the TV pundit in optimistic mood for both club and country Topsy Ojo...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoThe rock on which a team was built
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THOSE planning this year’s Golden Jubilee of the 1974 Lions would have considered...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Connie Powell
RED ROSES HARLEQUINS HOOKER Birthplace: Ipswich Date of birth: 13/07/00 Community club: Sudbury RFC Red Roses debut: 2021 vs USA Caps:...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoReed takes charge as Bears put on a show
By STEWART MCCULLOGH Leicester T....... 12pts Tries: Martin 37, Brody 50 Conversions: Gallagher 50 Bristol Bears ...50pts Tries: Wills 19, Varley...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoLightning overturn big 19-point deficit to stun Quins
By OLLY PINHEY Harlequins ....... 26pts Tries: Brown 3, 20; Tuima 16, Hele 74 Conversions: Tuima 4, 21, 75 Loughborough ..29pts...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoChiefs find some form but Saracens keep on going
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ............................ 39pts Tries: Wyrwas 9, Campbell 16, de Goede 31, Farries 47, Breach 58, Packer 69, Infante...
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