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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSlade’s not a classic 13 but he’s putting his stamp on it
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK In association with Lifts the team: Henry Slade’s two tries in Dubln have helped build...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoErrors choke off Scots’ brave bid as Irish keep their title hopes alive
By NICK CAIN Yawning gap: Jacob Stockdale breaks clear to score Ireland’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images THIS trip to Murrayfield...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoWales know they will need much more to stop England
By PETER JACKSON Reward: Josh Adams crosses to score Wales’ first try PICTURES: Getty Images THE message screaming out from The...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoLaidlaw: Poite doesn’t seem to like us
SCOTLAND captain Greig Laidlaw claimed French referee Romain Poite “doesn’t seem to like” Scotland after the Scots lost to Ireland in...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoEngland ‘have found two amazing flankers’
Jon Newcombe talks to Serge Betsen, the great former French flanker about Sunday Destructive: Tom Curry, left, has all the attributes...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoAll Black commitments may stretch Crusaders
By NEALE HARVEY Champions: Crusaders celebrate their success in 2018 GLENN Delaney insists Crusaders will still be the team to beat...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoKids need to get a rugby ball in their hands
ONCE the nemesis of English rugby, Serge Betsen is looking to strengthen rugby at grass roots level in his adopted country...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoDREAMTEAM
TONY FENNER, COVENTRY AND FORMER AUCKLAND, OTAGO, EASTERN PROVINCE, EDINBURGH AND BEDFORD UTILITY BACK, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoPicamoles pumped up for his Vunipola challenge
By GARY FITZGERALD LOUIS Picamoles is relishing the prospect of pitting his skill and strength against his counterpart Billy Vunipola. The...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoFarrell has moved well ahead of George now
LEADING PREMIERSHIP POINTS SCORER CHARLIE HODGSON Attack-minded: Owen Farrell spends hours honing his skills No doubt the England boys will still...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoIrish miss the bonus but stay on course for Slam
By GARY HEATLY Scotland U20….5 Ireland U20….24 DYLAN Tierney-Martin made it three tries in two matches to help Ireland to this...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoEngland outmuscle the world champions
By GARY FITZGERALD Let’s get physical: Ollie Lawrence charges into Julien Delbouis GLOUCESTER flanker Aaron Hinkley produced a dynamic display as...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoKelly: We must right the wrongs from French defeat
WALES forwards coach Richard Kelly has challenged his players to correct the mistakes of their French defeat against Italy today. A...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoLyons try sets Irish up for bonus win
By GARY HEATLY Scotland Women…… 5 Ireland Women……… 22 IRELAND head coach Adam Griggs was a happy man after his side...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoLeitch gets nod for ‘title decider’
By SAM JACKSON WORLD Cup winner Marlie Packer is rested for England’s clash with France after injuring her shoulder in the...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoJoyce denied late winner by TMO
By ROB COLE Italy Women…….3 Wales Women….3 JASMINE Joyce raced 70m to what would have been one of the greatest tries...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoLet’s have relegation in women’s Six Nations
CATHERINE SPENCER Like fine wine: Katy Daley-McLean gets better with age Round one of the women’s Six Nations followed expected form...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoHere’s one football story rugby men should heed
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK PREMIERSHIP owners are partial to borrowing from the professional football model when it...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson column: Glory days come with a big price for Dafydd
[quote] “Glory Days. Well they’ll pass you by, Glory Days In the wink of a young girl’s eye, Glory Days, Glory...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoKinghorn’s hat-trick lights up Murrayfield
■By NEALE HARVEY Irrepressible: Blair Kinghorn dives over for his second try PICTURES: Getty Images Battling on: Jayden Hayward makes a...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn: No panic, we knew what we had to do
WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones revealed a half-time decision to go back to basics prompted his side’s dramatic opening night win...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoWe had a virus reveals O’Shea
ITALY boss Conor O’Shea praised his side in adversity. He said: “We had quite a few guys affected by a virus...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoDon’t rush to rubbish World Lge, we need it!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK “The international game is treading water from one World Cup cycle to the...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoShocker for Scots as Trulla’s late score seals it
■By GARY HEATLY Scotland U20…22 Italy U20 …32 JACOPOTrulla’s try sealed a brilliant opening victory for Italy as Scotland mounted a...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoFoley’s late snipe seals bonus point for Ireland
■By BARRY MURPHY Early lead: Tom Willis celebrates his try Ireland’s hero: Replacement No.9 Cormac Foley scores the late winner PICTURES:...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoWales without star centre Tiaan as they tackle the champions
■By ALEX BYWATER WALES head coach Gareth Williams has been dealt a blow with Tiaan Thomas- Wheeler unavailable. The Ospreys centre...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoRoses warm up for French test
■By RONAN O’NEILL Supergirl: England’s Zoe Harrison scores the sixth try PICTURE: Inpho ENGLANDhead coach Simon Middleton says attention will quickly...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoFrench show they’re a class apart
France Women 52 Wales Women …3 THE French Grand Slammers of last season made Wales suffer on the opening day of...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoScotland unable to capitalise on Italian indiscipline
Scotland W …7 Italy W …28 ITALY opened their campaign with a bonus point away win on Friday night, battling in...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoX-factor will make Josh world star
ALEX BYWATER on the remarkable progress of Wales wing Josh Adams Ganging up: Josh Adams is tackled by Wesley Fofana and...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSt Andre: We have no chance at Twickenham
■By NEALE HARVEY Realist: Philippe St Andre FRANCE’S brittle confidence makes it almost impossible for them to storm England’s citadel and...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoUnderdogs? England are the big dogs of Dublin now
■From NICK CAIN at the Aviva Stadium Roar: Cian Healy scores Ireland’s first try Speed merchant: Henry Slade wins the race...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoBlitzbokke lie in wait for England
■By LUKE JARMYN SYDNEY SEVENS TWO tries by Dan Norton in a man of the match display against Japan set up...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoMurray: Slow start and soft tries were the killers
IRELAND scrum-half Conor Murray said their sluggish start cost them dearly. “We started slow and gave gave up a couple of...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoFiji on top as England earn consolation prize
WELLINGTON WRAP ENGLANDwon the second tier Challenge Trophy in the New Zealand Sevens last weekend with a 36-7 success over Kenya....
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoI’m excited about what this team can achieve
CHARLIE HODGSON Winning the aerial battle: Jonny May “Not only was the line speed relentless, but the quality of the tackles...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoBrutal and brilliant, this was England at their best
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Confrontational: Manu Tuilagi showed how much he has been missed “England didn’t dip in their intensity...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoCan we beat the record v England?
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Outstanding: Justin Tipuric showed why he’s one of the best flankers in the world PICTURE:...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoFrench need Clouseau to detect how Wales could steal this one
■By PETER JACKSON Interception: George North beats the tackle of France’s Yoann Huget to score Wales’ third try Looking good: Yoann...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWe’re good because of the level of scrutiny Joe Schmidt pays to preparation, says Ireland captain Best
"We know that it is preparation that wins games"
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWales announce team to take on France in Six Nations
Team news is in...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoTe’o blow increases likelihood Manu Tuilagi starts for England in Dublin
England retain 25 players for Six Nations opener against Grand Slam champions
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoI have got huge respect for the noise the Irish fans make, says Jamie George
Not long to go until the 2019 Six Nations kicks off
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCurrie Cup winner Nick Easter to join Sharks for Super Rugby
Nick Easter has found his calling in South Africa
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoTownsend can cash in on his clubs’ Cup form
STEFFAN THOMAS finds Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw daring to dream big Scotland Winning mindset: Laidlaw Key man: Glasgow Warriors full-back Stuart...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoLosing can become a habit warns Guirado
GARY FITZGERALD asks whether France can finally rise from her slumbers France Curtain call: Wesley Fofana is retiring from international rugby...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoWales aiming to collect for their overtime
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Endurance test: France’s No.8 Damien Chouly celebrates his winning try in 2017 The...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoWhen Eddie’s Aussie moles undermined the Lions
WHAT Eddie Jones had to say about the art of espionage can be interpreted as a tacit admission that Martin Johnson’s...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoHow Owen got a D-I-Y move to Halifax
GARFIELDO wen had broken into the Wales team during the second half of the Fifties when a report in the Daily...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoAzzurri camp desperate to break their O’Shea duck
Sergio Parisse tells STEFFAN THOMAS Italy must get a win to show progress Italy Last win: Italy beat Scotland in the...
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