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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoToo much chat? Then refs must march them back ten
OWEN Farrell was the subject of a South African comment piece this week saying that the Springboks should attempt to get...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoO’Brien try saves Irish from the drop
ELEVENTH PLACE PLAYOFF Ireland …39 Japan …33 TOMMY O’Brien proved Ireland’s match-winner with a try three minutes from time to ensure...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoBrown should just keep walking
MIKE Brown this week gave his version of the exchange with an England fan as he went down the tunnel following...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoEngland fall short as power pack sees France become history boys
By SAM JACKSON World-beaters: France celeberate victory over England FINAL France …33pts England …25pts Tries: Woki, Seguret Conversions: Carbonel Penalties: Carbonel...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHooper: We need clarity on refereeing directives
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S breakdown woes have their roots in how differently the Premiership is refereed compared to other...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoTriple yellow proves costly
SEVENTH PLACE PLAYOFF Wales …34 Italy …17 WALES denied ill-disciplined Italy their best-ever finish with a comfortable victory. Wales led 24-7...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHartley will be back as captain for the autumn
JEREMY GUSCOTT Not covered himself in glory: Jamie George has struggled OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK DANNY Cipriani proved why he needed...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoSouth Africa storm home once again
THIRD PLACE PLAYOF New Zealand…30 South Africa …40 A DOMINANTsecond half from South Africa saw them score 26 unanswered points to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFord’s been caught short so Cipriani must start | Jeremy Guscott
By Jeremy Guscott Danny Cipriani simply has to start the final Test in Cape Town next Saturday. George Ford was asked...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoFord’s been caught short so Cipriani must start
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Danny Cipriani simply has to start the final Test in Cape Town next Saturday. George...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoKiwis have no answer to French forward dominance
By SAM JACKSON France..............16 New Zealand....7 FRANCE booked their place in a first ever World Rugby U20 Championship final with a...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoStroppy Youngs shows just how much team are suffering
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Anybody who has ever come across Ben Youngs on the rugby circuit will know him as a thoroughly...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoOlowofela try just enough to hold off fierce Bok fightback
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Skilful: Tom Hardwick ENGLAND booked their place in a sixth consecutive Junior World Cup final with the narrowest...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoAllan fires late double to ensure Azzurri level series
Japan …22 Italy…25 TWO late penalties by flyhalf Tomasso Allan were enough for Italy to hold off a resurgent Japan and...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoCurry wants cool heads in Beziers hot house
By NEALE HARVEY Pace man: Try-scorer Olowofela tries to break through Ouch: South-Africa fly-half David Coetzer feels the force of No.7...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoPumas well and truly tamed by Gat’s lads
From ALEX BYWATER in Santa Fe Full stretch: Hallam Amos scores Wales’ second try PICTURES: Huw Evans WALES secured their first...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoPack power tells for Pumas
Wales ..............15 Argentina........39 WALES can finish only seventh after defeat in the sixth-place semi-final. Wales were ahead briefly in the first...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoVictory over Georgia makes it four on the spin for Fiji
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP ROUND-UP SCRUM-HALF Henry Seniloli scored two firsthalf tries and his replacement Frank Lomani added two in the second...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoIreland battle relegation
Ireland ............29 Scotland ........45 FINALAISTS two years ago, Ireland will be relegated unless they defeat Japan today. Defeat will see Ireland...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoIreland up intensity to force series decider
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Taking advantage: Tadgh Furlong crashes over for Ireland’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images GRAND SLAM winners Ireland showed...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHogg leads young Scots into battle for first time
STUARTHogg will captain Scotland against the USA as head coach Gregor Townsend makes 12 changes from the team that started last...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoD’onofrio hat-trick in vain
Italy..................15 Australia ........44 AUSTRALIA prevailed in the fifth-place semi-final despite going down to 14- men after 20 minutes. Lock Michael Wood...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHealy facing anxious 48 hrs
CIAN Healy could face disciplinary action for his role in Australia scrum-half Will Genia’s departure through injury. Genia’s series is over...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoDouble for Demur
Georgia............24 Japan ..............22 GEORGIA fought back from ten points down to snatch victory at the death. Late tries from winger Demur...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBarrett hits French as they reel from red card
By GARY FITZGERALD No stopping him: Jordie Barrett breaks through the tackled of Mathieu Babillot on his way to scoring for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHansen: I wish ref let Fall stay on
STEVE Hansen sympathised with Benjamin Fall insisting he would have preferred the Frenchman to remain on the field. However, the All...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteve Boden banking on that Yorkshire grit
“There are a lot of teams out there spending a lot of money and, for one of the first times in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGraham Rowntree leaves Harlequins after two seasons
The British & Irish Lions coach is stepping down due to personal reasons, Harlequins confirm
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoDe Klerk puts mighty spring into the new South Africa
By Brendan Gallagher I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that Sale‘s Faf De Klerk could well have been the Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks star set for big move to Toulon
Mourad Boudjellal busy in recruitment again...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Surely Bok reserves don’t merit cap status
By Peter Jackson Charlie Faulkner will never forget his international debut, how he stood toe-to-toe against the All Blacks and slugged...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEngland name Test side for second Test against Springboks
Brad Shields in for Chris Robshaw, as Jones shuffles pack
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Featured
/ 8 years agoArgentina to host 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship
U20 Championship can deliver legacy for rugby in Argentina, says country's rugby chief
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGregor Townsend appoints Stuart Hogg as captain for USA trip
Stuart Hogg will lead a Scotland side featuring 12 changes for their Test against the USA in Houston in the early...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRG Snyman takes the glory in win over England on debut
It was an impressive debut for the 23-year-old Bulls lock
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps sign Kieran Brookes after decision to leave Franklin’s Gardens
Moving on to the Ricoh Arena
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: We missed Joe Launchbury, Le Roux boosted Boks
Jeremy Guscott's viewpoint on where things went wrong for England in the first Test
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers centre George Catchpole retires from rugby
Calling it a day at the age of 24...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoYou haven’t heard the last of Spain, insists Jaime Nava
The Spain captain claims there is no justice in the system after his team are disqualified from the Rugby World Cup...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoO’Shea’s Azzurri fall to eighth defeat on the spin
By GEORGE LAWRENCE WORLD Cup hosts Japan extended Conor O’Shea’s Italy’s winless run to eight games and provided a timely boost...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agojust too powerful
Georgia…………24 Back a penalty from 47 metres after 13 minutes, but Gela Aprasidze quickly cancelled it. Ireland were given hope when...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoGatland’s fledgling Dragons show fire
From ALEX BYWATER in Argentina In at the corner: James Davies scores the opener for Wales PICTURES: Huw Evans IN THE...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoFrench points fest in first half
France…………46 South Africa…29 FRANCE booked their place in the semi-finals with a barnstorming 46-29 victory over South Africa to top Pool...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoLang takes centre stage as Jackson returns at 10
By SAM JACKSON HARLEQUINS playmaker James Lang and Edinburgh flanker Jamie Ritchie were set to make their make Scotland debuts in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoItaly on the rise
Italy………………30 Argentina……26 ITALY managed their best ever finish to a pool stage with a fine victory over Argentina. The Azurrini got...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoCaptain Pocock gets Wallabies over line
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Match-winner: David Pocock celebrates his crucial try for the Wallabies PICTURES: Getty Images AUSTRALIA, mixing rock solid defence...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoSeven-try Azzurrini bashing seals last four place
SUNDAY WRAP ENGLAND surged past Italy to extend their lead at the top of Pool B and book their semi-final place...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoSchmidt: We must discover new level
IRELAND coach Joe Schmidt admitted: “We’ll just have to dust ourselves off. It’s nothing that we didn’t expect. “They’re an unbelievably...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoIbitoye stars as England maintain their perfect record
By SAM JACKSON Yellow: James Grayson ANOTHER bonus point victory set Steve Bates’ side up for a semi-final with South Africa...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoTry avalanche buries French after card row
By GARY FITZGERALD Power: Rieko Ioane scores the first of his two tries PICTURES: Getty Images NEW Zealand buried the French...















