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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoWales flier targets England showdown
By PETER JACKSON Louis Rees-Zammit is backing himself to be fit for Wales’ biggest match of the Six Nations – England...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoBaxter: We’ll go in hard against Bulls
By PAUL REES Exeter will be at full strength next weekend when they face the Bulls in Pretoria as they look...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoChessum still keen to make England mark
By PAUL REES Ollie Chessum would love to continue working with Steve Borthwick in the England set up but says his...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMcCall: No contact over Peel so far
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall says there has been no contact from England with his scrum coach Ian Peel amid...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoBorthwick calls up Evans
England have appointed Nick Evans as attack coach on a short-term deal for the 2023 Six Nations. Harlequins coach Evans comes...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHaywood out to end his days on a high at Saints
By PAUL REES Mike Haywood is one of Northampton’s longest serving players and hopes to finish his career at the club...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoSanderson backing Ford for England
By JON NEWCOMBE On form: George Ford scoring a try for England against Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images Alex Sanderson is confident...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMaunder: French leavers a big blow
By JON NEWCOMBE Exeter scrum-half Sam Maunder admits the departure of their England stars at the end of the season will...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoNew Year honour for chairman Rowe
Exeter chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBath hope Russell can be catalyst for success
By GARY FITZGERALD Finn Russell has “bought into the Bath dream” according to the man hoping the mercurial Scotsman can help...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoGatland must find new blood up front
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WARREN Gatland has been very successful throughout his coaching career, and it would be...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRuthless Chiefs are too sharp for Saints
By PAUL REES Exeter ................................ 35pts Tries: S Simmonds 2, Woodburn 15, Cowan-Dickie 28, 44; Slade 56 Conversions: J Simmonds 3,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHooker’s injury a scare for England
Luke Cowan-Dickie gave Steve Borthwick an early injury worry when he limped off in the second-half after rolling his ankle. “I...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoCarreras helps to demolish Leicester
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Newcastle........................ 45pts Tries: Carreras 13, 35, 37; Chick 27, Blamire 52, Moroni 74 Conversions: Connon 14, 36, 38,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWalder: We flew out of the blocks
Newcastle Falcons boss Dave Walder was understandably delighted with his team’s performance. “That’s three wins in our last three home league...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBorthwick sees the two sides of Farrell
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ........................ 16pts Tries: Thorley 16 Conversions: Carreras 17 Penalties: Carreras 36, 45, 73 Saracens ........................... 19pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcCall: We competed and scrapped for everything all the way
Mark McCall, the Saracens director of rugby, hailed his side’s tenacity as they extended their lead at the summit of the...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoEngland need scrum firing on all cylinders
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Here is a New Year prediction. The scrum will be hugely influential in...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoTime to ban the curse of the caterpillar
NICK CAIN The stop-watches are in play with a view to speeding-up the game by putting time limits on goal-kickers, setting...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFlannery: We need to get back on right track
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Harlequins v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop Harlequins coach Jerry Flannery is looking for a reaction...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks keen to build on record win over Leicester
By JON NEWCOMBE Fit and firing: Manu Tuilagi caused Tigers problems LAST season’s thumping 36-14 win over Harlequins at the Twickenham...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHome comforts key to Irish challenge
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium Benhard Janse van Rensburg believes home comforts...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRejuvenated Bears believe they can still make playoffs
By PAUL REES Leading the way: Ellis Genge scores in the 40-36 win over Irish in September BRISTOL exorcised a ghost...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoGatland has great chance to make a big difference
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was a pleasant and pretty reassuring sight seeing Warren Gatland back in the stands...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRhyno makes Ulster suffer
By KEVIN FALLON Benetton ........ 31 Ulster ...............29 Ulster's mid-season crisis deepened when they fell to a fifth defeat in six...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMisery for Cardiff as Scarlets triumph
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff .................22pts Tries: Faletau 35, Carre 48, Adams 63 Conversions: Evans 35, 48 Penalties: Evans 2 Scarlets ..............28pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeaders Leinster fight back to deny Ospreys
By ANDREW ROBERTS Ospreys ............. 19pts Tries: Giles 15 Conversions: C Evans 16 Penalties: C Evans 11, 43, 54, 73 Leinster...............
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoFrom the Mad Giraffe to Zatopek’s protege
PETER JACKSON And so to the New Year list with a difference, Honours and Dishonours in roughly equal measure thereby ensuring...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPotent Du Preez fires Sharks past champions
Sale ....................40pts Tries: O’Flaherty 34, McIntyre 52, Penalty try 66, Ashman 76, R du Preez 79, Conversions: R du Preez 35,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDouble for Ramm as Saints hit feeble Quins for six
By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton ................... 46pts Tries: Waller 3, Ramm 16, 40; Salakaia-Loto 53, Furbank 68, Hutchinson 74 Conversions: Smith 4,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSuper Spencer takes gritty Bath off the bottom
Bath ................... 24pts Tries: Lawrence 12, Hill 47, Spencer 55 Conversions: Bailey 13, 48, 56 Penalties: Bailey 78 Newcastle........ 16pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCarreras on target to cause more pain for Irish
Gloucester ......... 8pts Tries: Alemanno 10 Penalties: Carreras 80 London Irish ...... 6pts Penalties: Jackson 27, 71 SANTIAGO Carreras built on...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFarrell back to his best as Sarries ease past Chiefs
Saracens ..........35pts Tries: Christie 9, Maitland 22, Riccioni 39, Lewington 71, Tompkins 80 Conversions: Farrell 10, 40 Penalties: Farrell 44, 49...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish breeze past Bath to reach final four
By NICK POWELL London Irish ....26pts Tries: Cornish 19, 43 Scragg 29, Miller 75 Conversions: Atkins 20, 30, 44 Bath .........................
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHartpury hold on to quell Scottish fightback
By MO SHER L Scottish ........ 19pts Tries: Chisholm 13, Morris 47, Hyde 79 Conversions: Chamberlain 48, 80 Hartpury Uni ......
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCaldy joy as it all goes wrong for 14-man Ealing
By JOHN LYON Caldy ................................ 26pts Tries: Beer 59, 66, 79; Royle 45 Conversions: Gourlay 46, 60, 67 Ealing T............................ 24pts...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSecond-half blitz puts Pirates in control
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ..37pts Tries: Crane 5, Wyatt 53, 79, Kessell 58, Tuima 75 Conversions: Bazalgette 53, Robson 75,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHappy end to 2022 for Richmond
By BEN JAYCOCK Richmond … 22pts L Scottish…….. 8pts Richmond last weekend secured their first league victory since October – and...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoWe want to hear that Twickenham roar
Paul Rees talks to England's new defence coach Kevin Sinfield and finds out what drives him When Eddie Jones took over...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoThrilling finish in ‘73 never to be repeated
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER What with Italy looking more competitive, the 2023...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoDickson wrong to ignore his TMO
For me there are only two reasons for a TMO. First to adjudicate whether a try has been legally scored and...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRams hold on after late Hull blitz
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 19 Rams ................ 24 Hull fought to the final whistle to gain a losing bonus point and...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale savour most thrilling of victories
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................45 Plymouth A ............35 Sale edged out Plymouth Albion in a 12-try thriller played in slippery conditions....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLate Rogers try breaks Park hearts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 12 Darlington MP....... 10 The blustery and damp conditions made the kind of running rugby both...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMorris full of praise as his Cinderford dig deep
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford........23pts Tries: Baker 20, Porter 51, Wilcox 77 Conversions: Austin 21 Penalties: Austin 6, 68 Leeds T .................
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher do club legend Basil proud on 100th birthday
By TOM SANSOM Esher ........................24 B Moseley .............. 14 Esher secured a crucial win in their opening match of a milestone...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoImmanuel’s effort brings no reward
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T ................. 8 Cambridge .............36 If possession and effort won games, then Taunton would have been outright...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEaster eggs side on to top triumph
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor....................48 Rosslyn Park ......... 12 Chinnor produced a sensational display to blow away high-flying Rosslyn Park and begin...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate show spirit in big home reverse
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate........... 0 Fylde..................52 Although the scoreline might not suggest it, Harrogate put up a spirited performance, but Fylde...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians make up for some lost time
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............37 Wharfedale............24 The enforced four-week lay-off, due to frost and festivities seemed to release pent-up energies in...
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