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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoAussies suffer Pocock blow
By ADAM ELLIS Italy....................7 Australia ........26 VICTORY celebrations within the Wallabies’ camp could end up being short-lived as they await news...
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Premiership
/ 8 years ago‘We spent all match on the back foot’
A FRUSTRATED Alan Solomons bemoaned his side’s poor set-piece, which he said cost Worcester the match. He said: “We had no...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeague leaders power to bonus-point triumph
By ALEX BYWATER Merthyr …52 Cross Keys …28 MERTHYR racked up a half century of points in another convincing win to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAsiedu caps off comeback
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……14 Cambridge……25 AN outstanding second half fight-back by Cambridge, who were losing 11-0 at the interval, achieved a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoHong Kong and Canada in decider
REPECHAGE CANADA are one point away from a place at next year’s World Cup in Japan after beating Germany 29-10 in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTMO Jonker made himself look a right plonker
REFEREES of yesteryear were divided on the Courtney Lawes call last week. England’s Ed Morrison thought he was offside, South Africa’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers run comes to an end as Williams holds his nerve
By JON DALY Pontypridd …18 Llandovery …16 PONTYPRIDD bounced back from their defeat at Merthyr with a narrow victory over Llandovery...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoRFU chief executive Steve Brown to step down
Leaving the RFU at the end of 2018
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: England are finding their courage again
Tenacious performance against the All Blacks is building hope again
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoLiam Williams to win 50th cap for Wales in team named to face Tonga
Ellis Jenkins named as captain by Warren Gatland
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoJack Nowell to start at 13 for England in new-look XV named by Jones
Eddie Jones bluffs saying he will name 'full-strength' England side
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath’s Matt Garvey craving a trophy finish for mentor Booth
The early announcement of Booth and Darren Edwards' exit haven't destabilised the Bath dressing room
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoHuw Jones back for Scotland as Gregor Townsend makes six changes
See Scotland's squad to take on South Africa at Murrayfield
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoConnacht’s Kieran Marmion chasing selection for All Blacks clash
The battle is on for who will be Ireland's second-choice scrum-half
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Don’t sacrifice Lions Tour for a duff cup competition
Killing off the Lions Tour is criminal, writes Nick Cain
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHuge boost for Bath as Anthony Watson and three other senior players agree new deals
Todd Blackadder talks about moves which sees key members of forward and backs sign
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoJapan head coach reveals players are paid £14-a-day ahead of match with England
England players receive £28,000 for each international they play in
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoScotland full-back Stuart Hogg to move to Exeter Chiefs at the end of the season
Rob Baxter admits to previous pursuit of Glasgow Warriors back
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoMorris hails resilience as 13-man Exiles hold the fort
By LUKE JARMYN ON A night when both clubs paid tribute to the 162 players lost between them in the Great...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoBlack Ferns stretch unbeaten run to 9 games
France Women…0 NZ Women ……14 LES Bleues – hosting the Black Ferns for the first time – pushed New Zealand took...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBoyd: We had guts but little composure
NORTHAMPTON’S director of rugby Chris Boyd said: “It’s disappointing to lose it at the end but at times we were not...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRhodri on song to make it three straight for Drovers
By CARL FIELD Llandovery ….15 Ebbw Vale ………9 LLANDOVERY battled back from behind to beat Ebbw Vale at Church Bank and...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoJones gets chance to state case in midfield
By JON NEWCOMBE LEWIS JONES is itching to show what he can do as Ealing look to burst Jersey’s bubble and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoThis All Black attack on Shields is just hogwash
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE prospect of Brad Shields lining up to play for England against New...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCostello’s crusade to bring better balance to Wasps’ attack and defence
By GEORGE LAWRENCE WASPS have recalled a host of big names for the showdown with Bristol following last Sunday’s 15-14 defeat...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPooler on cloud nine as Crows downed
By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL went six points clear in the WRU National Championship with a 29-24 bonus-point victory...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoThat Lions’ share of money is enough for All Blacks
THE idea that New Zealand should share the gate takings at Twickenham, and elsewhere in Europe, when they come north is...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFalcons’ rain dance puts Bath under the weather
By GARY FITZGERALD SCOTT MacLeod believes Dean Richards has been given a selection headache by the Falcons who defied a wet...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSquirrels edge to victory to stay at summit
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up RHIWBINA made it six wins out of seven in One East Central with a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoHome rule mars Top 14
AWAY wins are still hard to come by in the Top 14. Last weekend out of seven fixtures there was one...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe lost our way admits Clark
MAX Clark refused to blame the bad weather for Bath being comprehensively swept aside. Falcons put out a much more experienced...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNoves loads the guns for epic finale with Laporte
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Sacked France team boss Guy Noves is preparing an explosive dossier in support of his £2m claim...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoJan keen for more as Chester climbing
By STEVE SMITH Chester …………….33pts Tynedale……………22pts CHESTER took advantage of their game in hand to move up to second in National...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoNo sweet victory, but World Cup lives again
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham AT THE end of this great Test match although England had lost by a sliver to...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoNorthmore score sets wet Met on their way
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP ONLY four teams were in action on Wednesday for the rearranged round of fixtures. Cardiff Met...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoAshton: It’s been a long road back to England
CHRIS Ashton was left with mixed emotions after grabbing a dream try on his long-awaited retur n to the England set-up...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFarrell debate rages on, but no doubt over scrum frailty
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Aweek has passed but the controversy continues, was it or wasn’t it?...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoTenacity, courage, the belief is building again
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT Standout player: Sam Underhill breaks past Sam Whitelock Without a TMO England would have won...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoLawes was victim of the hideous law that protects scrum-halves
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT All action: Jack Goodhue feels the Courtney Lawes power EDDIE JONES apparently wants his England side to start...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoMonkey’s off the back now let’s make it a clean sweep
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Hurting: Hooper The Australian jinx is finally over. Now for Wales’ first autumn clean sweep!...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoBiggar finds the target end to Wales ten years to put an of misery
By PETER JACKSON Wales Tomas Francis is tackled by Australia’s David Pocock PICTURES: Getty Images AND SO the biggest blot on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoSeymour scores hat-trick as Scots gear up for Springboks
By GARY HEATLY GREGOR Townsend knows his side will have to step up a gear to compete with South Africa next...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoAllan stars as Azzurri fight off Georgian strong men
By GARY FITZGERALD TOMASSO Allan inspired the Azzurri as they overcame bullish, resolute Georgian rivals in a real physical battle in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoExeter’s young guns are too hot for Quins
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER’S faith in the seemingly endless Sandy Park production line paid off as they over-ran a poor Harlequins...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeys fail to unlock defence in deluge
Cross Keys ……5 Llanelli ……………5 CROSS Keys stayed firmly in the bottom half of the Principality Premiership as Llanelli earned a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoSchmidt: We must up level for All Blacks
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND, by no means at their best, still showed enough quality when it mattered to account for Argentina...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPellow: We’ve just got stronger
EXETERskills coach Ricky Pellow declared himself “really pleased” after his predominently young side showed just what benefits fringe players can earn...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGogs squander advantage as Blue & Blacks on the rise
By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff …………25 RGC 1404 ………19 CARDIFF came from behind to beat RGC 1404 in atrocious weather conditions at...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoDuncan: Pirates must get physical
Preview Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 2.30pm TOM DUNCAN is on a revenge mission when the Cornish Pirates get...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoFrench fall to Mbonambi’s late, late try as French losing streak goes on
By ANDY CARTWRIGHT Scroer: Bongi Mbonambi SOUTH AFRICAextended their winning streak to seven matches over France when hooker Bongi Mbonambi scored...
Autumn Internationals
England scrum-halves Alex Mitchell and Archie McParland ruled out of Australia clash
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