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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoEddie’s smile arrives but it takes a long time coming
By NICK CAIN ENGLAND eventually responded to the Eddie Jones mantra of putting a smile on the faces of their supporters...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 5 years agoScarratt leads Slam mission
■By SAM JACKSON Skipper: Emily Scarratt will captain England in Sarah Hunter’s absence ENGLAND go into battle seeking a second successive...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoBen Youngs’ story has plenty more years to run
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT There have been some rum old sights and sounds during this Covid-infested rugby year but none stranger than...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoFrench flair can’t quite get them over the line
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SUPER Saturday might have lacked a certain frisson in Llanelli and Rome earlier in the day but with...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoScots refuse to be the fall guys for
By PETER JACKSON FOR the best part of 20 years, Scotland could always be relied upon to find a way of...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoAussies suffer Halloweeen horror show
■By SAM JACKSON ALL Blacks fly-half Richie Mo’unga scored two brilliant individual tries in their highest victory margin against Australia in...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoIrish prudence poses RFU more questions
NICK CAIN Major contsruction: Ireland’s Aviva Stadium PICTURE: Getty Images RUGBY Union is fourth in the pecking order of popular team...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoNo-play decision smacks of defeatism
THE Friday evening before the final round of the Six Nations was an opportune moment for the RFU to bury the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoErasmus’ insults will come back
THE behind-the-scenes 2019 World Cup documentary Chasing the Sun shows footage of South Africa’s head coach, Rassie Erasmus, referring to Ireland...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoWayne’s still the man for me but this was so poor
THAT was not good enough from a Welsh rugby team. It’s now five defeats in a row for Wayne Pivac’s side...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoNatasha Hunt to miss Women’s Six Nations finale after positive COVID-19 test
England Women call up Leanne Riley as a late addition to the squad for their trip to Italy
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Featured
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Alun Wyn Jones to surpass Richie McCaw as most-capped Test player
Wales captain to win 149th cap in Test rugby in clash with Scotland at Parc y Scarlets
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoLegendary figure of Welsh and Lions rugby JJ Williams dies, aged 72
Tributes pour in on social media for one of the Lions '74 tour 'Invincibles'
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Featured
/ 5 years agoJonny Hill hunts for third piece of silverware in as many weeks on England debut
Exeter Chiefs lock Hill will partner Maro Itoje in Rome as England go for Six Nations glory
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoAbbie Ward and Marlie Packer return to Red Roses squad
England head coach Simon Middleton has named his squad to travel to Italy in search of a Women's Six Nations Grand...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoNo room for Simmonds brothers in England squad for Six Nations finale
Eddie Jones has named seven players who competed in the Premiership final in his 36-man squad
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoDupont at the double in French high five
By ALEX BYWATER France ………………….38pts Tries: Baille 13, Dupont 31, 35, Ollivon 66, Thomas 73 Conversions: Ntamack 14, 32, 36, 67,...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoRussell returns as Scots warm up
By BRYN PALMER Scotland………………48pts Tries: Graham 2, 75, Brown 27, 50, Watson 32, McInally 61, van der Merwe 70, Kinghorn 79...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoFive points in Paris and Irish are champs
By DECLAN ROONEY Ireland………………….50pts Tries: Stander 8, Keenan 30, 36; Connors 61, Sexton 65, Aki 69, Heffernan 79 Conversions: Sexton 9,...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoVeteran Peat lays foundation for victory
Ireland Women.21 Italy Women …….7 IRELAND moved up to second in the women’s Six Nations table with a hardfought win in...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoEngland v Barbarians called off after RFU discover second ‘bubble’ breach
RFU chief executive speaks out on Sunday's clash at Twickenham having to be cancelled
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBlackett: Joe Launchbury is playing his best rugby ever and deserves Lions call
A number of players outside of Launchbury are knocking on the door for international call-ups this autumn
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions to play Japan at Murrayfield
As reported by The Rugby Paper in May, Warren Gatland's men will plan in Edinburgh before flying to South Africa
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones names 32-man England squad to take on the Barbarians
Plenty of talking points in team selection for England's first match of the autumn
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoEngland Sevens ace Dan Norton eyes 15s return after World Tens Series
Dan Norton is one of a number of former England Sevens players in Bermuda for the World Tens Series
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoParling: There are so many good qualities in this Wallabies pack
Wallabies forwards coach Geoff Parling discusses the most senior coaching move of his career and early impressions of Dave Rennie
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoMedia bashing just drives me on, says Wales lock Jake Ball
The Scarlets lock finds it impossible to avoid articles written on him, as he nears 50 caps for Wales
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoWales name 38-man squad for autumn internationals
Bristol Bears duo Callum Sheedy and Ioan Lloyd are included in Wayne Pivac's squad, as two of seven uncapped players
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones names training camp squad to convene before England’s autumn
Four first-timers are selected by the England head coach for a camp to be held at The Lensbury this week
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland haven’t scratched the surface on World Cup trio yet, says Moody
Adam Ellis speaks to former England captain Lewis Moody to gauge Eddie Jones' back row team selection
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoEngland Men’s Sevens captain Tom Mitchell agrees next move ahead of Tokyo Olympics
It's been a tricky period for players of the scrapped England Sevens programme to negotiate before Tokyo next summer
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions 2021 kit sponsor Vodafone pay up far beyond 1997 tour’s level
Jack Zorab talks to the man who brokered Scottish Provident getting on the centre of the Lions jersey on the tour...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoBen Youngs upping his game to save England career
Ben Youngs lies on 99 caps for England, he tells Jon Newcombe why he is desperate to prove his place after...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoRob Howley signs up for Canada’s Rugby World Cup campaign
Ex-Wales attack coach Rob Howley takes first steps into coaching after ban for betting
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPRO14 open discussions to add more South African franchises
Sharks, Lions, Bulls and Stormers could be joining at the PRO14 at the expense of the Cheetahs and Kings
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Six Nations to resume in October
While the rugby world has once again been thrown into chaos due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it looks like the Women’s...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears’ Callum Sheedy can fit Wales’ present need at No.10 this autumn
Bears director of rugby Pat Lam says he trusts Sheedy enough to know the fly-half can operate on the Test stage
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNoah Lolesio stars in Brumbies Super Rugby AU triumph
The Brumbies have ended a 16-year wait for silverware with victory in the Super Rugby AU final over the Reds
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoFormer England lock Geoff Parling named Wallabies forwards coach
Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie brings in Parling to backroom staff after time with Melbourne Rebels
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoFiji name former referee Glen Jackson among assistant coaches
Is this the start of a new trend within international coaching set-ups?
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Falcons sign experienced South African scrum-half Louis Schreuder
One-time Springboks Schreuder worked with defence coach Nick Easter at the Sharks
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland and Barbarians to kick off autumn blockbuster
England return to action for the first time since their March 7 Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham when they...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoSevens must innovate or risk fading into nothing, Mike Friday warns
Should Sevens teams deviate from being centrally funded and seek private backing? USA 7s coach Mike Friday answers
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoSCHEDULE: Wales must win to miss meeting England at RWC2023
Peter Jackson runs through the autumn schedule for nations in both hemispheres
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoTomas Francis believes in chance to play for Exeter AND Wales
Francis has until March 31 next year to reach the 60 required caps to remain at Exeter and still play for...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWales 7s star Luke Treharne to turn to XVs to keep Olympic dream alive
A Team GB veteran from the Rio Olympics four years ago, the suspension of funding for Wales 7s has Treharne plotting...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland to face Georgia as eight-team Autumn Nations Cup confirmed
November and December dates confirmed for Autumn Nations Cup involving Georgia and Fiji
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRichard Cockerill eyes lock Andries Ferreira after semi-final heartache
A former Toulon second row has held talks with Edinburgh over a move to the PRO14
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoA snap Q&A with Scotland captain Stuart Hogg
Five snapshot questions are posed to the Scotland captain and Exeter Chiefs star
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRebels coach Geoff Parling zooms in to help hometown club Stockton
The Melbourne-based former England lock has been calling in to Stockton RFC while coaching the Rebels in Super Rugby AU















