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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoVeteran Peat lays foundation for victory
Ireland Women.21 Italy Women …….7 IRELAND moved up to second in the women’s Six Nations table with a hardfought win in...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBears fightback falls short
By GEORGE WEST Bristol Bears ….5 Loughboro’ L .12 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning kept their 100 per cent record intact with a tight...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMange tout! Del Boy should become a ref!
If the people at World Rugby, the non-governing governing body, want to make themselves useful for once - a change is...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoClubs pay heavy toll in missing players
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN After a long delay, international rugby in the northern hemisphere resumed this weekend – tremendous news for...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSorry Ben, life with the Lions is not what it was
BEN Calveley, the managing director of the British and Irish Lions, believes rugby’s greatest touring side is “going from strength to...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRennie demands more after Bledisloe thrashing
NEWS EXTRA DAVE Rennie blamed poor defence and sloppy ball retention for the Wallabies 27-7 defeat in last Sunday’s second Bledisloe...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTV times no fun in the night
TELEVISION rules the sporting world, but that world is a better place when big rugby games are played in daylight. Who...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoKefu: Pacifika team would be catalyst for Cup success
By NEALE HARVEY Probyn: Exeter’s Euro victory rewards their Academy policy TONGA head coach Toutai Kefu believes a Pasifika team in...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSharks fear long wash out
DOVER Sharks head of rugby Martyn Beaumont fears the club could end up playing no competitive matches at all this season...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoThere won’t be an asterisk next to this superb team
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Fired up: Jack Willis is mobbed by his Wasps teammates after thwarting an Exeter attack with a turnover...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoIt’s time to stop them all walking over the Lions
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN THERE are times when you wonder whether the current generation of administrators are...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoIt’s a glorious grind in the rain for heroic Baxter boys
By NICK CAIN All over: Captain Joe Simmonds celebrates Destroyer: Henry Slade explodes over the line for Exeter’s only try PICTURES:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGareth’s golden boot sets Exeter on their way
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoDupont at the double in French high five
By ALEX BYWATER France ………………….38pts Tries: Baille 13, Dupont 31, 35, Ollivon 66, Thomas 73 Conversions: Ntamack 14, 32, 36, 67,...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoEngland v Barbarians called off after RFU discover second ‘bubble’ breach
RFU chief executive speaks out on Sunday's clash at Twickenham having to be cancelled
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Olympic heavyweight John Coker was truly box office
Brendan Gallagher celebrates Black History Month by examining the multi-sport career of Harlequins wing John Coker
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Gethin Jenkins is a great fit for Sam’s sizeable shoes
Shane Williams says that if you are to lose Sam Warburton from your staff, Gethin Jenkins is an ideal replacement
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Four senior Wasps players to miss Premiership final
Read what Lee Blackett and Rob Baxter had to say after announcing their teams to play at Twickenham
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Jimmy Gopperth is key to Wasps springing a surprise
Jeremy Guscott lists the 37-year-old Kiwi central to Wasps' Premiership final hopes
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNiall Annett targets first Irish ton at Worcester Warriors
Promoted with Worcester back in 2016, Annett's long haul towards 100 appearances has been subject overcoming harsh injuries
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish send an SOS to Super Rugby centre Billy Meakes
The Exiles have been hit by injuries to their midfield options
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBlackett: Joe Launchbury is playing his best rugby ever and deserves Lions call
A number of players outside of Launchbury are knocking on the door for international call-ups this autumn
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester to face contract rebels in court in unfair dismissal dispute
Leicester Tigers are set to see the five players who refused 25 per cent wage cuts in court over unfair dismissal
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Wallabies captain Michael Hooper and his whirlwind journey to a Test ton
Peter Jackson examines how Michael Hooper has outpaced others on his way to 100 Test caps before the age of 30
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: Justin Marshall was lone voice in the call for fair play
A blatant penalty from Game 1 of the Bledisloe Cup has ben purged from highlights of the 16-16 draw
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoThis is just the start of something special – Bristol chairman Chris Booy
Challenge Cup glory is a huge stride forward for Bears who since their Championship days only two years ago
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions to play Japan at Murrayfield
As reported by The Rugby Paper in May, Warren Gatland's men will plan in Edinburgh before flying to South Africa
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLovejoy Chawatama is at home among London Exiles
Zimbabwe-born Chawatama has played for London Scottish, London Welsh and London Irish in his route to playing at the top level
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby in Yorkshire in safe hands while Geoff Wappett’s
Brendan Gallagher looks at the role Bradford GS has played in Yorkshire's rugby union base over its 140-year history
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoPremiership finalists Wasps record no new positive tests
Wasps to return to training ahead of Premiership final against Exeter Chiefs as latest screening shows no new cases
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLaunchbury: Pain of 2017 fuels my desire for Wasps glory
The Wasps captain harbours deep disappointment over extra-time defeat to Exeter Chiefs in the 2017 final
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones names 32-man England squad to take on the Barbarians
Plenty of talking points in team selection for England's first match of the autumn
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoBears cling on as Chiefs’ late shot falls short
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter Chiefs..22 Bristol Bears..24 BRISTOL held the edge in a classic encounter with Exeter at Sandy Park. A...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSuper Sarries enjoy a seven up
By JAMAL NIAZ Sale Sharks ….10 Saracens ……..40 SARACENS’ experience proved too much for the newly-formed Sharks in a seven-try win...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoBreakdown king Ben puts Bears on track for first-ever Euro crown
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER BRISTOL - as cool and canny after the break as they were frenetic before it - claimed a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoElla sparks Lightning attack
By BEN COUSINS Loughboro’ L ..32 Glo-Hartpury ..26 TWO standout tries by Ella Wyrwas ensured Loughborough Lightning maintained their unbeaten start...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoPLAYER WATCH…
... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoQuins power home in second half
By HOLLY FOSKETT Wasps …………..12 Harlequins ……31 DESPITE a close opening first half, the dominance of Harlequins’ pack came to the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLam: We showed no fear – that’s the Bristol way
PAT LAM doesn’t really want his team contesting a surprise Premiership final next week against Exeter but vowed Bristol will be...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoTen of the best from Warriors
By AMY FULGHAM DMP Sharks ……5 Worcester ……58 WORCESTER Warriors produced a dominant display to notch their first win of the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoGo-ahead for six Tests but under restrictions
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Weeks of posturing, fingerpointing and metaphorical chest-beating ended with something approaching a temporary detente earlier this week,...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoEvery player was a hero in pulsating extravaganza
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT NOTHING has ever come easy for Exeter Chiefs in their 149 years, so only the most optimistic of...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoMarshall was lone voice in the call for fair play
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE idea of reverting to ‘home’ referees took a heavy knock last weekend...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years ago‘Modest’? Those RFU reserves are invisible
IT is a pity that the RFU’s response to the figures revealed in this column about the extent to which their...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoCourageous Chiefs plant a defiant flag at the summit
By NICK CAIN EXETER Chiefs made the remarkable transition from the English second-tier Championship to the summit of northern hemisphere club...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoNICK CAIN’S PLAYER WATCH…
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWood’s snarl wins first battle for Telfer’s pack
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNorthampton prop Manny Iyogun hungry for more after showing his mettle at Exeter
Iyogun was there in Saints' hour of need in the Champions Cup quarter-final, the teen reflects on his end to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSteven Luatua a late withdrawal from Bristol squad
Bristol Bears captain to remain in England to attend birth of his child and miss Challenge Cup final
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoUren: We know Toulon’s history, but we are the team with world-class players now
Bristol Bears No.9 Andy Uren previews the Challenge Cup final and reminisces on his memories of his boyhood club












