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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 weeks ago‘Fast and explosive’ Louis Rees-Zammit back in ‘happy place’ after Wales return
Louis Rees-Zammit is determined to bring star quality to rugby after returning from his 18-month spell in the NFL “heavier, faster...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 weeks agoGeorge Ford returns at fly-half for England to face New Zealand
George Ford will direct England’s quest for a first victory over New Zealand in six years after being named in a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 weeks agoEngland sweating on fitness of Tommy Freeman and Ollie Chessum ahead of All Blacks test
England are sweating on the fitness of Tommy Freeman and Ollie Chessum after the British and Irish Lions duo emerged as...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoIsaac Marsh: From Gloucester to Cardiff Met – chasing the next chapter
“I heard life is what passes when you're too busy living.” The opening line of Zach Bryan’s “Late July” makes you...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoSouth Africa and France deliver rugby at its finest as Springboks triumph in Paris
Saturday’s blockbuster clash between the World Champions South Africa and Six Nations 2025 Champions France was, in my opinion, the most...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoWales suffer heavy defeat to Argentina in Steve Tandy’s first match as head coach
Wales began the Steve Tandy era with an emphatic defeat as Argentina claimed a record 52-28 victory in Cardiff.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoOur minds are on the job in hand, insists Wales second row Dafydd Jenkins
Dafydd Jenkins insists there are no excuses for Wales in terms of preparation as they head into their autumn opener against...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoEngland prop Ellis Genge is raring to take on the All Blacks
Ellis Genge helped England to a 38-18 win over Fiji at Twickenham, then turned his eyes on gaining revenge over the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoMichael Cheika restored my belief, says England prop Joe Heyes
Prop Joe Heyes admits he was not head over heels in love with rugby a year ago – but credits Michael...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoGolfer Shane Lowry happy to give England’s Ben Earl a few tips
Ben Earl has played in plenty of high-octane rugby games but reckons he has it easy compared to one of his...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoI’m loving my time at Northampton Saints – Anthony Belleau
Back in the days when the spending taps in the Premierships were running hot, English rugby’s top flight had a distinct...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoEngland 38-18 Fiji: Battling Fijians give Steve Borthwick’s side plenty to work on
By the time Maro Itoje dived over the top of the tiring Fijian forwards from close range to score England’s sixth...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoPaul Rees: Buoyant England are ready to sink All Blacks
Fiji blew up after England deployed their bomb squad after 53 minutes, but not before giving a side chasing 10 successive...
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Columnists
/ 4 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: Look at that lineup and you have to say: ‘Wow!’
England’s performance against Australia in the first of their four home Autumn Series Tests was rusty, which was only to be...
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoOsborne injury adds to the problems for coach Farrell
IRELAND head coach Andy Farrell was left with an injury headache at full-back for this week’s game against Australia after a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoIreland 41-10 Japan: Irish take their time to get into right gear
Ireland’s power off the bench saw them home against a spirited Japanese side, but this was not a performance to put...
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoThat was hard one to take -Tuipulotu
CAPTAIN Sione Tuipulotu admitted Scotland’s failure to go on and earn a first win over New Zealand was “a tough pill...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoScotland 17-25 New Zealand: All Blacks snuff out Scots’ revival
The agony for Scotland goes on. It is now 33 matches since 1905, and a first-ever victory over New Zealand continues...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoFrance 17-32 South Africa: Springboks too smart for Les Bleus
A Herculean effort with 14 men saw South Africa complete a remarkable second-half comeback in Paris against France.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoItaly 26-19 Australia: Italians’ ‘Aussies’ put one across the land of their fathers
Italy appear to have Australia’s number as the Azzurri secured back-to-back wins over the Wallabies for the first time in their...
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoGeorgia prove too strong for USA
International round-up GEORGIA defeated the USA 43-30 in an entertaining contest in Batumi. USA bounced back from their 85-0 humbling by...
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Columnists
/ 4 weeks agoNick Cain: Fault-lines show cracks in the All Black armour
Jordie Barrett’s tour-ending ankle injury against Ireland in Chicago last weekend plays into the hands of an England team hunting their...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoWales vs Argentina: Ben Thomas – I’ve never enjoyed rugby so much
Wales regular Ben Thomas says he has grown up a lot over the past couple of years – both on and...
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoBristol cubs show fight against experienced tourists
■By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol ................14pts Tries: Wornsip 28, Harris 72 Conversions: Protheroe 29, 73 Argentina XV ...38pts Tries: Pérez Rachel 17,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoEngland A 14-31 New Zealand XV: Josh Hodge and Tom Pearson stand out in crowd
England A were their own worst enemies as mistakes and inaccuracies gifted their opponents an ultimately comfortable victory.
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoWe were sluggish, admits Mapletoft
ENGLAND A coach Mark Mapletoft believed his side didn’t capitalise on their aerial superiority. He said: “With the players we had...
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Columnists
/ 4 weeks agoDavid Norrie: 40 years on, and still stuck in the dark ages
The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again – and expect a different result.
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 weeks agoChris Hewett: I’d stick with Ben Earl in the back row, Steve Borthwick
Welcome to the “Yeti Syndrome”, a vivid way of categorising the many things we seek in rugby but no longer expect...
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Columnists
/ 4 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Fearless Fred Howard calls Henry Pollock to account
A retired referee of global renown called the other day to pose a rhetorical question about the legality of Henry Pollock’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoApi Bavadra’s switch into the big time
After years of globe-trotting with Great Britain Sevens, Api Bavadra admits stepping into the Champ with Coventry has been a steep...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 weeks agoBrendan Gallagher: When Pumas gave Wales a tough time
The record books tell us that Wales and today’s opponents, Argentina, have contested 22 Tests since their first official meeting in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoPaul Rees: England are now able to turn up the heat
What a difference a year makes. England’s victory over Australia last weekend was their eighth in a row since losing to...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoHarlequins will be looking to get back on the right track
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Harlequins v Gloucester-H Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, The Stoop THREE-TIME reigning PWR champions Gloucester-Hartpury head to Twickenham Stoop...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoTrailfinders show that they mean business
■By CHRIS LENFERNA Sale Sharks ..................22pts Tries: Lloyd 8, Cokayne 28, Lloyd 60, 78 Conversion: Aitchinson 28 Trailfinders ................. 64pts Tries:...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoGalligan returns for Saracens in Bristol
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Bristol v Saracens Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Shaftesbury Park SARACENS will be hoping for another statement performance today...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoWe’ve got the ability to make the top four, insists Nelson
■By BEN JAYCOCK Loughborough v Exeter Today. Kick off 12.30pm, Franklin’s Gardens LOUGHBOROUGH are looking to make Franklin’s Gardens a fortress...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoBack in the real world and Meg Jones is raring to go
Having just conquered rugby’s Everest, Meg Jones says the return to day-to-day life and the start of the PWR has been...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoLavender & Blacks’ last-gasp theatrics pips Lions
■By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L ......26 Clifton ...............29 CLIFTON snatched the victory in a fiercely competitive clash of two sides at...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoJuddians shudder Sedgley’s spines
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........56 Sedgley Park ...........0 ANOTHER fine display of free-flowing rugby saw form-side Tonbridge Juddians leapfrog Sedgley...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoBishop’s gain from shortfall of Rams
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............36 Rams ........................29 BISHOP’S Stortford celebrated their second win of the season, as they saw off...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoHayes finds a needle in the pack in a hard slog
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ........15pts Tries: Clarke 40, Smith 62 Conversion: Taylor 63 Penalty: Maxwell-Whiteley 43 Rotherham T ...33pts Tries:...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoThe Club cause trouble but Albion fight to final play
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............40 Plymouth A ............28 BLACKHEATH artfully charged to a seventh bonus-point win, this season, as a gallant...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoSale’s Davey has four in his locker
By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders... 12 Sale FC.....................58 HAT-trick hero Harry Davey helped Sale FC to a convincing crushing of depleted...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoRed-hot Charlie Piper fires up Park
By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park..........53 Leeds Tykes........... 17 CHARLIE Piper’s hat-trick headlined a clinical performance, as Rosslyn Park’s dominant display overpowered...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoIonians impress but Otley offer hot contest
By NICK DOYLE Otley...................22 Hull Ionians.... 45 DELIGHTED HULL Ionians romped home with a seven-try success, at the hands of hosts...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoNo slack for Macc attack in conquest
By TONY WILKINSON Scunthorpe.............14 Macclesfield..........66 MACCLESFIELD have strengthened their spot at fourth in the table with a ruthless 52-point victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoRedfern opens door for Tigers
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....33 Rossendale............ 15 SHEFFIELD TIGERS clinched their campaign’s first home win, with a battling bonus point victory...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoSeven deadly wins has Darlo daring to dream
By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP..57pts Preston G...........35pts In the clear: Jacob Butterill breaks the line to score DMP’s first try and,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoTynedale show spirit of 66 to do Hall-Lyon proud
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................66 Hull............................26 TYNEDALE showed their collective team spirit in a slaying of hapless Hull. A try after only...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoAnother Dale in the office is Fylde away
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............39 Fylde.........................43 ANOTHER cracker at the Avenue finished dramatically with Fylde taking five points back over the Pennines....
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