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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Alex Goode was high class under the high ball
So, almost unbelievably, it’s farewell to Alex Goode, one of the three or four best full-backs I’ve ever seen anywhere, even...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJeff Probyn: Another battling show by Bordeaux
What a great game last weekend’s Champions Cup final turned out to be with both of the finalists, Northampton and Bordeaux...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoResults
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoToulouse keen to get back in groove
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SITTING out last weekend’s Champions Cup final was not in Toulouse’s plans at the start of the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPremiership Round 18: Best head-to-head matchups of the weekend
The Premiership will see a final weekend packed with action, as teams have lots still to play for. Now that the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoURC Quarter-Finals Talking Points: Duhan van der Merwe misses out for Edinburgh
The URC play-offs are set to begin this weekend, starting off with the last eight battling it out in the quarter-finals. Given...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPremiership Round 18 Talking Points: Rugby says goodbye to some legends
The final round of the Premiership regular season is coming up this weekend, with everything still to play for. Bath have...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPremiership Final Round Permutations: Play-off spot out of Saracens’ hands
The Premiership‘s last game of the regular season has arrived, with all to play for. Bath may have secured top spot...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSaracens boss Mark McCall declines to comment as Owen Farrell linked to Premiership return
Saracens boss Mark McCall declined to comment on reports that former club captain and England fly-half Owen Farrell could be eyeing...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSam Underhill handed four-match ban for dangerous tackle in Challenge Cup final
England flanker Sam Underhill is set to miss Bath’s bid for the Gallagher Premiership title after receiving a four-week ban. Underhill...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCharlie Elliott: The Best Moments of the 2024/25 Champions Cup
The Champions Cup has concluded, and European rugby’s premier competition delivered some great moments. We saw plenty of drama in the pool stages, a lot of shocks...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCharlie Elliott: My England XV for the Summer Tour to Argentina
England’s summer tour to Argentina will provide a lot of new faces with some experience of Test rugby. A large contingent of England...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Matthieu Jalibert gives it back to Henry Pollock
Rugby saw the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals take place this weekend, with Bordeaux-Begles beating Northampton Saints and Bath beating...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup Team of the Season: Bordeaux Begles dominate after earning their first star
The Champions Cup concluded with Bordeaux Begles winning the competition for the first time in their history, with a 28-20 win...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBordeaux Begles accused of Henry Pollock vendetta
Fin Smith accused Bordeaux Begles of having a vendetta against Henry Pollock as Northampton Saints’ 28-20 Champions Cup final defeat ended...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoRyan Lamb support for Championship changes
Plymouth Albion boss Ryan Lamb has welcomed the revised Champ Rugby format, which gives ambitious National 1 clubs potentially two opportunities...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoImmanuel Feyi-Waboso ‘raring to get stuck in’, says Steve Borthwick
Steve Borthwick says Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is ‘raring to get stuck in’ and hopes the ‘world-class’ Exeter winger will feature in England’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoDate for Rugby World Club Cup revealed
The first Rugby World Club Cup will be held in 2028 after “unanimous” agreement from the relevant leagues and unions. The...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints 20-28 Bordeaux Begles: Saints’ warriors battle to the very end
Fraser Dingwall’s Northampton Saints saw their European adventure end in acrimony and heroism in equal measure as they went out on...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBath pair Finn Russell and Thomas du Toit lead Premiership awards shortlist
Bath duo Finn Russell and Thomas du Toit are among five nominations for this season’s Premiership player of the season award....
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBrave Northampton Saints didn’t have enough in reserve
Injuries have cursed Northampton Saints’ season and there was no relief on their biggest day of the decade.
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Time for Steve Borthwick to ignore the easy options
The main challenge facing Steve Borthwick this summer is to maintain England’s momentum by winning a two-Test tour of Argentina with...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoBath 37-12 Lyon: Ben Spencer sparkles as Bath put Lyon to sword
Bath won their first major trophy for 17 years with the biggest margin of victory in a Challenge Cup Final since...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: The flowering of Johann van Graan’s plan at Bath
Surely the most encouraging, or ominous, aspect of Bath’s commanding win over a lacklustre Lyon on Friday night was that it...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoSione Tuipulotu: I’ll be glad to see my old mates on the British and Irish Lions Tour
Sione Tuipulotu spent last weekend making friends with his new British & Irish Lions team-mates – then turned his attention to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChristian Wade will give his all for Gloucester one final time
Christian Wade promises Gloucester fans he remains fully focused on ending his short stint in the West Country all guns blazing...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Bath need to ensure they find fifth gear
Since Bath managed to finish in first place early and qualify for the playoffs with a home semi-final, the only nagging...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMax Ojomoh: Bath have the tools for any job
Max Ojomoh compares Bath, who in three seasons have risen from basement battlers to table toppers, to a Swiss Army knife....
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoChris Hewett: Danny Care still shines in list of the finest 9s
On the face of it, the easiest way to get noticed in big-time rugby is to bag a contract with Harlequins,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoChris Hewett: Dangers of pushing the profit margins
According to George Orwell, who knew a thing or two about a thing or two, the “greatest cruelty one can inflict...
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Latest News
/ 1 year ago‘I love it here’ – Chunya Munga extends deal with Northampton Saints
Chunya Munga had no hesitation in signing a new contract to remain at Northampton for another two seasons, even though he...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThursday kick-off for Six Nations in 2026
Ireland will travel to defending champions France in the first-ever Thursday night fixture in Six Nations’ history when the 2026 tournament...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOscar Beard sets sights on following in Jonny Wilkinson’s footsteps
The World Cup in Australia is just two years away, and Oscar Beard aims to work his socks off to try...
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Latest News
/ 1 year ago2025/26 URC fixture list released
ROUND 1 Friday, September 26 Stormers v Leinster 6pm Ulster v Dragons 8.05pm Glasgow Warriors v Sharks 8.05pm Saturday, September 27...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJosh Macleod all set for Leinster challenge
Josh Macleod is proof positive of the virtues of patience and perseverance. It was back in 2020 that the Scarlets flanker...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMatt Sherratt backs experience for Wales’ Summer Tour of Japan
Wales coach Matt Sherratt has revealed how the absence of recent captains Jac Morgan and Dafydd Jenkins has had a significant...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: For many big names, like Ma’a Nonu, it’s the end of the road
One by one, the long-distance men who gave Father Time a serious run for his money have come to the end...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: Mark Jones, the battler who fought for Neath, dies aged 59
When the original All Blacks dared to be the last Welsh team to go the distance with the New Zealand version,...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoPaul Rees: Steve Borthwick’s summer crusade
Paul Rees reports as England prepare for their two tests against Argentina and one against the United States Mike Brown announced...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoDan Kelly – ‘I want to enjoy my final weeks at Leicester Tigers’
Paul Rees talks to centre Dan Kelly, who joined Leicester back in 2020 and is now heading off to play for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Not such a Goode day for ref Luke Pearce
I’m a big Luke Pearce fan, but must join the consensus that he – and his team of officials – didn’t...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Six Nations on a Thursday! Has the world gone mad?
I have yet to see any adequate explanation as to why France will be hosting Ireland on a Thursday night –...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoDoncaster celebrate anniversary in fine style
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........35pts Tries: Veainu 27, Rokoduguni 35, Smeaton 40, Mulipola 44, Olowofela 53, 70 Conversion: Dolly 40 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAllen: It’s hard to score 43 away from home and lose
■By STEVE JACKSON Ampthill .......... 54pts Tries Bracken 2, 27, 57, 71; Vaenuku 44, 60; Sodeke 52, Courtney 65 Conversions: Davidson...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoRampaging Ealing get in mood to party hard
■By MO SHER Ealing Trailfinders ........ 55pts Tries: Montgomery 7, Dykes 13, 25; Reid 33, Moore 52, 63; Bezuidenhout 55, Cornish...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChinnor can’t resist Bedford’s battering
■By JOE STEVENS Bedford .............61pts Tries: Tuilagi 3, Worley 11, James 19, 59, 74; Howard 46, Adamson 52, Lennon 77, Garside...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoMcMillan at the double as Scottish put on show
By OLLIE AUST L Scottish ........31 pts Tries: Wilkinson 11, Marshall 26, Bellamy 31, McMillan 37, 51 Conversions: Bellamy 12, 32,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoNottingham produce a comeback for the ages
By RHYS ANDERSON Nottingham ..... 54 pts Tries: Yarnell 26, Clayton 30, Graham 40, Williams 50, Cherry 53, Olowofela 59, Wright...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoFive-star David Opoku-Fordjour’s in the record book
Record-breaking Coventry winger David Opoku says the deafening roar from the crowd of “get one more David!” spurred him on to...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeff Probyn: An uphill battle for Championship winners
Am I the only person who thinks the idea of the Championship setting up a new idea of multiple play-offs to...
Autumn Internationals
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International Rugby
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Autumn Internationals
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