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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAny rugby schools I have missed? Let me know now
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AND finally for this year…a last call to our brilliant rugby playing schools out there. I’m calling...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMerchiston Castle have led from start
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools FEW schools in Scotland have a prouder rugby record than Merchiston...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMacron’s pique opens way for national cup
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE chances of a new variation of Covid coming through was as predictable...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWage bill is cutting the clubs to the bone
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME My fellow columnist Colin Boag wrote last week that the salary cap...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLongest running schools rivalry of all
NOT the least of Merchiston’s claims to rugby is their participation in the world’s longest running fixture against great local rivals...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGriffiths offers Bath fans better future
NICK CAIN THE decision by Bath owner Bruce Craig to pick Ed Griffiths as his successor as chairman is the most...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSuddenly, stability is in fashion for coaches
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It would be stretching things just a little to describe rugby’s pre-World Cup era as an age...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNew deals depend on Six Nations silverware
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two years, or 20 matches if you prefer, is how long it has taken Fabien Galthie and...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoGriffiths brings fun and games to The Rec
CHRIS HEWETT IT IS not yet a mathematical certainty that Bruce Craig will end his long spell of chairmanship at Bath...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCurry’s back where his troubles began
By JON NEWCOMBE Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks Boxing Day. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park WITH injuries and the impact of Covid...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDeano: I made Pig’s Nose of big match!
BIG Boxing Day games bring back special memories for Dean Richards who used to embrace the spirit of Christmas in every...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAngry young man Alfie just wants to play
By GARY FITZGERALD Wasps v London Irish Boxing Day. Kick-off 3pm, Coventry Building Society Arena LEE Blackett expects a much less...
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Premiership
/ 4 years ago‘Deccy’ is a visionary, no wonder other clubs like him – Rogerson
By PAUL REES Target: Declan Kidney DECLAN Kidney has been linked with a return to Munster but says he has unfinished...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTwickenham will be different for us this time vows Dowson
By PAUL REES Harlequins v Northampton Saints Monday, December 27. Kick-off 5pm, Twickenham THE last time Northampton faced Harlequins at Twickenham...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoEarle: Warriors can wind you up
Saracens v Worcester Warriors Boxing Day. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium Flank offensive: Ben Earl on the break against Exeter PICTURE: Getty...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNew lockdown would be catastrophe warns Thomas
By PAUL REES JONATHAN Thomas has warned of the dire financial consequences if England follow Wales and ban fans from attending...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoFrance fancied as 2022 Six Nations favourites, but England Grand Slam odds bring the value
More than a decade removed from their last Six Nations championship, France are once again back in the saddle as early...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBath Rugby appoint Edward Griffiths as new Chairman
Bath Rugby has announced Edward Griffiths will take the role as Chairman from 1st January 2022. Owner, Bruce Craig has decided...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLate Leicester Tigers try downs spirited Connacht
Leicester Tigers continued their flawless campaign with a European win over Connacht. The fixture at Welford Road was the only game...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoKnights keep on winning at fortress Castle Park
By SAM JACKSON Doncaster ........31pts Tries: Davey 14, Kelly 33, Volpi 57, Best 63, Roberts 80 Conversions: Dolly 33, 57, 63...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChampions or chumps? Cup caters for them all
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoWorcester fine-tune in search of vital bonus
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Worcester v Gloucester-Hartpury Today, Kick-off 2.15pm live on BBCi player WORCESTER Warriors head coach Jo Yapp has...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCambriani try proves crucial for Ampthill
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............20pts Tries: Dickinson 5, Cambriani 51 Conversions: Bennett 6, 52 Penalties: Bennett 38, 55 Nottingham ......15pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTime for Amanda to break silence
PETER JACKSON IN THE Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, Amanda Blanc from Treherbert in the Rhondda ranks...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBlackwell’s hat-trick fires Macc up to fifth
Northern Premier WITH all but two games postponed, Macclesfield beat bottom-of-the-table Northwich 61-5 to move to fifth. Harry Blackwell led the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRegions let down by double standards
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND European rugby is in chaos and it’s hard to escape the feeling that the Welsh...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSaracens clash off after positive Covid tests
TODAY’S scheduled match between Saracens and Sale Sharks has been postponed due to the home side reporting a number of positive...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoClinical Reds kill off Exiles to go second
By TOM INNES Jersey ................31pts Tries: Olowofela 8, Longwell 25, Cook 33, Holgate 37, B Owen 74 Conversions: Pittman 33,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoBristol-boy Genge can be a home town hero
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S not surprising that Ellis Genge has made a success of being captain of...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBridgnorth in top spot after big win
Midlands Premier BRIDGNORTH top the table at Christmas after taking a bonus-point victory while their rivals saw their matches postponed. With...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew women’s union will offer protection
By PAUL REES DANIELLE Waterman set up the Women’s Rugby Association, which launched last week, to ensure players do not lose...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoDupont has the world at his bewitching feet
JEREMY GUSCOTT I EXPECT Antoine Dupont’s world-class credentials to last in much the same way as they did for Dan Carter...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHigh-flying Reds miss out on try bonus point
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple......... 3 Redruth............. 19 LEAGUE-LEADERS Redruth claimed their 12th win of the campaign in front of a large...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoIn-form Exeter Uni snatch pole position
SW Premier EXETER University thrashed Old Centralians 50-28 to got top, leapfrogging Hornets, whose clash with Okehampton was postponed due to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoTen reasons why ‘oldies’ remain the gold standard
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WILL Greenwood has been there, done it and...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSix of best for classy Clifton
By JOHN WHITE Dings...................23pts Clifton.................29pts Flyer: Clifton wing Alex Howman dives in for their second try PICTURES: Alan D. Ryder HIGH-FLYING...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoKidney turned PBC into a powerhouse
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools LAST week it was Christian Brothers College Cork, this week it...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoVan Graan needs full power to plug Bath
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHANN van Graan is the latest coach expected to plug the gaping hole...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoTwelvetrees leads way to eight-try bonanza
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester........54pts Tries: Singelton 20, Meehan 26, Reid 30, Alemanno 42, Penalty 51, Varney 59, May 68, Clement 75...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoHow come Goode has escaped censorship?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Isn’t it funny how we have only just recovered from the ‘Rassie...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoLangley’s double trouble for Glamorgan
Championship Cup round-up By ALED BISON AND JACK NAISBITT BARGOED thrashed Glamorgan Wanderers 41-11 to move to the top of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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Features
/ 4 years agoBear hugs were PR disaster for Genge
NICK CAIN TIMING is everything in sport, and the Bristol Bears video released this week trumpeting their signing of Ellis Genge...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMitchell red swings match from Saints
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..................27pts Tries: Herring 2, Penalty 16, McIlroy 20, Gilroy 48 Conversions: Cooney 3 Penalties: Cooney 45 Northampton...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoOutpowered Dragons still make fight of it
By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............28pts Tries: Doge 39, Seiuli 45, Wainwright 58 Conversions: S Davies 39, 58 Penalties: S Davies 18,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoPerpetual underdogs Connacht do still bite
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Is there anything funnier in team sport – or in any other walk of life, come to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoMis-matches make a mockery of the European Cups
JEFF PROBYN HAVING written last week about the excitement of the European Cup competitions, I’m wondering if we may have been...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoVersatility can boost Seb’s bid
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE versatility tag has been a hindrance for many players, but Seb Davies believes it can help him...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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