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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoBlame me, says Jones as England fall apart
Tuilagi: Defeat will make us even tighter By GARY FITZGERALD Manu Tuilagi came out fighting after a hefty defeat to the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoWRU set to send SOS to Gatland
Wayne Pivac remains adamant he will take Wales to the World Cup but the Welsh Rugby Union are lining up a...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWard: Urgent change needed to save game
By LUKE JARMYN If the RFU want to secure rugby’s future as a top level sport, the time for change is...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSweeney ‘living in ivory tower’, MPs hear
By SAM JACKSON RFU chief Bill Sweeney has been accused of living in an “ivory tower” and asked by MPs whether...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFalcons cracking the beer business
By JON NEWCOMBE For four Newcastle players there is an extra incentive for winning matches – more of their beer gets...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFuture of Leicester Tigers is strong says Borthwick
Leicester's defence of the Premiership title may have got off to a slow start, but Steve Borthwick believes the future of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoSouth Africa’s power machine crushes England into submission
By NICK CAIN England............................... 13pts Tries: Slade 72 Conversions: Farrell 73 Penalties: Farrell 14, 46 South Africa..................... 27pts Tries: Arendse 33,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years ago11 months out and Jones has it all to do
PAUL REES England finished their worst year since 2008 in terms of results by becoming the only Six Nations team not...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoAnother collapse leaves Pivac on the edge
By PETER JACKSON Wales.................................. 34pts Tries: Morgan 10, 47; Faletau 22, Dyer 52 Conversions: Anscombe 11, 23, 48, 53 Penalties: Anscombe...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoTime’s up for Pivac, bring back Gatland
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Wayne Pivac looked a dejected man at the end of the defeat to Australia even...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoDoddie Weir, a giant among the big men
Brendan Gallagher remembers the hugely popular Scottish and Lions forward who passed away on Saturday It was the moment we all...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSanderson: Why do Springboks ignore Rob?
By JON NEWCOMBE Sale points-machine: Rob du Preez Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson is surprised that South Africa ignored...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoEngland are spoilt for choice with this top trio
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The RFU have said recently that they would like the next England coach to...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoAngry MPs censure ‘shambolic’ leadership
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK It would be reasonable to expect that, by the time RFU chief executive...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoTime for RFU to be more proactive
The RFU has a habit of letting the Twickenham grass grow under its feet for too long when it comes to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCare keeps his head to steer Quins home
By NICK POWELL Harlequins......................... 21pts Tries: Care 7, 37; Lamb 14 Conversions: Allan 8, 15, 37 Gloucester......................... 12pts Tries: Morgan 21,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘We are making the same mistakes’
Frustrated Gloucester head coach George Skivington urged his side to stop making the same mistake of giving their opponents an early...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSanderson on a high as Sharks halt Bears
By LUKE JARMYN Sale..................................... 25pts Tries: R du Preez 10, Roebuck 25, JL du Preez 68 Conversions: R du Preez 26,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam: We created a lot of chances
Bristol's defeat, slipping away from being 20-18 ahead with barely 12 minutes to play, ensures their equal worse run of form...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFalcons keep nerve as Chiefs lose again
By BEN JAYCOCK Newcastle......................... 24pts Tries: McGuigan 6, Carreras 19, Pepper 40 Conversions: Connon 7, 20, 41 Penalties: Connon 61 Exeter.....................................
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWalder: Rousing speech set tone
Falcons director of rugby Dave Walder revealed how a rousing speech from club legend Gary Armstrong helped set the tone for...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBath sink as Exeter weather the storm
By TOM BRADSHAW Exeter................................. 25pts Tries: Tuima 20, Davis 37, 60 Conversions: Jenkins 21, 38 Penalties: Jenkins 6, 18 Bath..................................... 22pts...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSarries aim to put on a show
Preview Saracens v Tel Aviv Heat Today. Kick-off 12.15pm SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall has named an exciting 26- man...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoRoberts goes in hard, like he always did
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Some ex-internationals looking to reinvent themselves as pundits struggle because they fail to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWill’s way: This is how you do it, Jase
PETER JACKSON Scoring machine: Will Stuart goes over against New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images As befitting a man in his position,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoGone for a Burton! Rugby is struggling for a future
PETER JACKSON Pontrhydyfen is a village in the Afan Valley where a local boy failed to realise his rugby dream and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSmith gives a lesson in class
By BEN JAYCOCK Benetton ........ 24 Edinburgh........ 17 Edinburgh crashed to defeat despite the Italians playing with 14 men for 70...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSmall wins for Ospreys but Bulls march on
By MATT LLOYD Bulls..................... 43pts Tries: Kriel 7, 32; Carr 12, Steenkamp 21, Louw 40+2, Nortje 68, Burger 75 Conversions: Smith...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoNo stopping Leinster but Smith sees hope
By TOM SHEEDY Leinster..............40pts Glasgow............... 5pts Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith believes his players are improving despite another difficult defeat...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoStewart keeps Ulster going
By RONAN O’NEILL Ulster ...............36 Zebre................. 15 Ulster head coach Dan McFarland says a big improvement is needed if they are...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMunster end run of derby defeats
By DARAGH SMALL Munster ......... 34 Connacht......... 17 Another encouraging URC win continued Munster’s turnaround in fortunes. Connacht left Thomond Park...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoTop two in right place to rule at World Cup
Paul Rees sees Ireland and France consolidate their position as leaders of the North Ireland and France were the only two...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoGeorgia’s triumph shouldn’t be wasted
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was bittersweet bordering on intensely frustrating to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoGive me a break! It’s time we had much more clarity on the advantage law
What's happening with the advantage law? It’s even more all over the place than usual this season. Have we missed a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoCollins treble seals win for Northampton
Northampton..........45 Barbarians..............39 A second-half hattrick from Tom Collins helped Northampton edge out the Barbarians in an entertaining exhibition match at Franklin’s...
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World
/ 3 years agoVan der Flier voted world’s best player
Ireland flanker Josh van der Flier was named men’s player of the year at the World Rugby awards last Sunday. New...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHeroics of Asiedu aids Blood and Sand
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 31 Chinnor..............27 Cambridge made it 14 games in a row unbeaten at Grantchester Road, but were pushed...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFour-try Taylor has Cinderford jubilant
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............24 Bishop’s S................22 Nathan Taylor denied the visitors a comeback as he scored all four tries for Cinderford....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTyke That! Leeds hit back at death
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 21 Birmingham M....... 21 Birmingham Moseley were left to rue their ill-discipline as they succumbed to...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher deliver thrashing to inflict more Hull woe
By TOM SANSOM Esher.................. 34pts Hull........................ 0pts Tries: Scott 19, Thompson 32, Hamilton 34, Vajner 62 Conversions: Morley 19, 32, 34,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoStupple marks his landmark feat with gritty win
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A............. 13 Rosslyn Park.......... 10 Plymouth Albion made it four home wins on the bounce with a...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale show heart to dispatch DMP
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................34 Darlington MP....... 31 Sale FC came from behind to beat Darlington. The visitors deservedly opened the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans defeated as Rams shut shop
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T................24 Rams.........................27 Nearly the upset of the season, although from kick-off it seemed very different as Rams...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon see red in loss to Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 31 Blaydon............. 19 CHESTER proved too strong for basement side Blaydon as they eased to a home...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWe lacked a cutting edge in final third, admits Peel
By STEFFAN THOMAS Stormers...........36pts Tries: Jantjies 14, Zas 18, van Rhyn 22, Dayimani 35, du Plessis 41 Conversions: Wolhuter 15, 19,...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPark too strong for battling Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........26 Sedgley Park.........38 SEDGLEY Park maintained their 100 per cent record with a dominant first-half display on the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians cling on for Hoppers win
By BEN PIKEATHLY Preston G................. 20 Hull Ionians............ 21 HULL Ionians showed their quality to edge a tight clash against a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley aces call a halt to Titans derby run
By NICK DOYLE Bonus ball: Duncan Darling svcores the fourth try for Otley Below, Otley’s Clark Wells extends their lead PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTurner turns on the style as Fylde topple Sheffield
By FRANK ARTHUR Sheffield.................... 5 Fylde.........................24 BEN Turner scored a beautiful brace as Fylde made it eight wins in nine matches...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoIreland’s on mark in Tigers success
By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers....34 Wharfedale............ 14 A KICKING masterclass from Tigers playmaker Mark Ireland eased Sheffield Tigers to victory over...
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