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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoLedesma blames ref for French survival
From ADAM HATHAWAY Early promise: Gael Fikou scores the first French try PICTURES: Getty Images Fightback: Julian Montoya celebrates scoring Argentina’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoTownsend powers up as injury hits Irish backline
By SAM JACKSON Strengths and weaknesses: Jordan Larmour JORDAN Larmour starts at full-back for Ireland after Rob Kearney was ruled out...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoFab five for Caldy at Dore Moor
By STEFFAN JAMES Sheffield T ……7 Caldy …………….37 A DOMINANT display from start to finish ensured Caldy came away from Dore...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoIt’s going to get physical against Island warrior kings
Nick Cain previews England’s confrontation with Tonga in Sapporo today, kick off 11.15 Tongan heritage: Billy Vunipola. Below, Manu Tuilagi PICTURES:...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoEngland’s Pool of Death suddenly carries a deadly threat
NICK CAIN VERDICT SINCE Eddie Jones took over as England coach, there has been an assumption that the ‘Pool of Death’...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoHosts plot Scottish slaying
BLAIR Cowan fears his old Scotland team-mates are being lured into a Japanese World Cup trap, claiming the hosts have manipulated...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoDefensive errors prove very costly
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……34 Otley …………….34 POWERFUL attacking combined with calamitous defending resulted in the points being shared, with both...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoSleeping giants? We’re wide awake
Captain: Blane Scully THE Yanks are coming! That is the message being broadcast from the USA camp ahead of their clash...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWe must improve warns Brunel
FRENCH coach Jacques Brunel breathed a huge sigh of relief after his side scraped home after blowing a 17-point halftime lead....
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBarnes fires late Scottish winner
By MARTIN WOOLLATT THE boot of Dan Barnes decided proceedings, with the London Scottish flyhalf making amends for an earlier penalty...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoRobinson: This is how England can win the trophy
By EUAN REEDIE Excited: Andy Robinson ANDY ROBINSON has backed England for 2019 Rugby World Cup glory – as long as...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWallabies comeback dodges banana skin
By GARY FITGERALD Revving it up: Samu Kerevi scores Australia’s fifth try PICTURE: Getty Images Breakaway: Waisea Nayacalevu puts Fiji 21-12...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBaxter’s new breed prove their qualities
By MIKE SINCLAIR THE next generation of Exeter forwards showed they have been wellschooled in the Chiefs’ brand of pack attrition....
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPlucky Amps given a nasty welcome by Cov big guns
By CIARAN THOMAS AMPTHILL were given a harsh welcome to life in the second tier as they were overwhelmed in the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoProud Parisse hopes for the best
SERGIO Parisse will start his record-equaling fifth World Cup by leading Italy out against Namibia. The 36-year-old No.8 will join his...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMcKee: Hodge deserved a yellow
JOHN McKee claimed the decision by fellow Kiwi Ben O’Keeffe not to punish Reece Hodge for a no-arms tackle was crucial...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSharks show their bite with six tries against the Cup holders
By TOM VICKERS A STRONG Sale side got their season off to a winning start with a comfortable win against holders...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBizarre end sees Blues bag unlikely bonus point
By MARK WOOD Late try: Joe Atkinson scores Threat: Try-scorer James Cordy- Redden on the attack for Trailfinders PICTURE: Nigel Rudgard...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRaiders rise to top but miss out on bonus
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYRaiders move to the top of the table on points difference following a 21-17 win away...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAquile at the treble for flying Moseley
By PAUL SMITH AQUILE Smith’s second hat-trick in as many home games edged Birmingham Moseley to a thrilling bonus-point win over...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn: We’re like athletes on the blocks
By ALEX BYWATER Controversy: Rob Howley Best of all time in Welsh colours? Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images IN WHAT...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoJapan gets its sense of proportion just right
THERE is a strong appreciation of detail and proportion in Japanese culture, as well as a deep sense of tradition, and...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoAce Segun for Sarries
By GARY FITZGERALD Two-try speedster: Rotimi Segun RAMPANT Rotimi Segun showed just why Sarries believe he is a wing wizard in...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWacokecoke inserts fizz to Falcons attack
By TOM INNES NEWCASTLE’S first game since relegation from the Premiership saw them overcome a plucky effort from Jersey Reds thanks...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSalop remain at summit with maximum
Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE and Newport Salop both made it three wins from three, by beating Broadstreet and Nuneaton respectively. Bournville had...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoIn-form Dancer not your average Joe
By JACK JOHNSON Joe Dancer and Jake Ashby helped Chinnor earn a bonus-point win over Hull Ionians in an energy-sapping contest....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoThese Georgians are powerful men warns Tipuric
Game plan: Justin Tipuric JUSTIN Tipuric insists Wales will have to find a middle ground between playing too loosely and getting...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoDump the penalty kick-off farce
WHEN it comes to over-complicating the tiebreaker in the event of a drawn World Cup final – semi-final, or quarter- final...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: World Cup is the ultimate test of mental toughness
Jeff Probyn shares how the 1987 Rugby World Cup still rankles with him to this day
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland name team for Rugby World Cup opener
Eddie Jones chooses to go with Ford, Farrell and 'kamikaze kids' Tom Curry and Sam Underhill
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoItaly can shock the world, warns Conor O’Shea
Can Italy give Sergio Parisse the fairytale farewell he deserves before retiring?
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoDarcy Graham can prove small is dangerous for Scotland and Townsend
The Edinburgh wing has high hopes for Scotland in a Pool where Ireland, Japan and Samoa are their rivals
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Japan needs sumos who can play in the front row
Nick Cain questions whether have kept pace with the bulk and physicality of other Tier 2 nations
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCross-coder Curtis Rona aims to excite London Irish fans
Rona spoke to Sekope Kepu and a number of League players about life in England
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoHard graft paying off as Marland Yarde nears comeback for Sale Sharks
Yarde is making tremendous progress on his way back from a catastrophic knee injury
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Springboks are my pick, but only if Handre Pollard can stay fit
Handre Pollard was in dominant form during the Rugby Championship, as South Africa lifted the trophy
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoGatland: Rob Howley is devastated by the allegations
Wales coach Warren Gatland has for the first time after Rob Howley's betting allegations went public
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: French refs see red more often than most
Peter Jackson analyses the tendency of French officials to dig out the red card
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWales coach Rob Howley sent home on the eve of the Rugby World Cup
A huge bombshell for Warren Gatland and the Wales camp to deal with
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoI’ll prove Eddie was wrong to drop me, says Nathan Hughes
“You train all your life for a big goal like the World Cup and sometimes you have obstacles put in your...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Hadleigh Parkes will know when the time is right to by risky
Shane Williams pinpoints Hadleigh Parkes as the man central to Wales' backline
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Featured
/ 7 years agoProfile – Russia: How the Bear came in from the cold at last
Brendan Gallagher charts Russia's tortuous path to the World Cup
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Featured
/ 7 years agoJapan will go ballistic if Blossoms bloom at Rugby World Cup
Nick Cain sets out the teams who are likely to be in the quarter-finals, and pegs Japan and Fiji to be...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoBeaumont rescue act in last roll of the dice
By LUKE JARMYN Otley ....................15pts Huddersfield ....15pts Pressure: Nicholas Sharp tries to make his mark for Huddersfield PICTURES: Chris Hyslop Score:...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPaviors not out of place after a step-up
Midland Premier FIVE sides made it two wins from two, including Paviorswho continued their strong start following promotion with a second...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoPumas target a victory over France to kick-start challenge
ARGENTINA Lone wolf: Juan Figallo ARGENTINA have dropped to 11th in the world rankings following nine consecutive Test defeats – but...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoScunny suffer heartache
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe 27 Sheff Tigers 31 THERE was agony for Scunthorpe in a heart-stopping final few minutes. Ollie Cole...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGuernsey and Rochford leading the way
London & South East Premier GUERNSEY Raiders remain the early league leaders following a bonus point 22-7 win at home to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoGold standard can lift USA to new heights
USA A WAVE of renewed hope, optimism and almost expectation is sweeping the sport across the Pond following the success of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoStudents quick to make their mark
By RYAN STEVENS L’Boro Stud’s ..41 Hinckley ............7 THE Students were looking to bounce back in their first home game after...
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