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English Championship
/ 1 year agoEnglish second tier gets rebrand to ‘Champ Rugby’
The Championship will be rebranded as ‘Champ Rugby’ from next season and with a six-team playoff system to determine the league...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoConral Hendricks dies at 37
Former South Africa winger Cornal Hendricks has died at the age of 37. SA Rugby said in a statement that Hendricks...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCadan Murley intends to prove he’s no one-cap wonder
Cadan Murley is hoping to build on his superb performance against Gloucester and play himself back into the England squad, touring...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFriday lights don’t scare Bath in Premiership play-offs
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has every confidence that a Friday night or Saturday afternoon semi-final will make no...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoParling to take over at Tigers post Lions
Coach: Geoff Parling GEOFF Parling will take charge at Leicester Tigers next season, succeeding former Australia coach Michael Cheika who leaves...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFin Smith’s found a soulmate in Northampton Saints guru Sam Vesty
Fin Smith and his Northampton teammates will sit down tomorrow as coaches Sam Vesty and Phil Dowson unveil their plan to...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBordeaux have a point to prove in Champions Cup final says Adam Coleman
Adam Coleman believes Saturday’s Champions Cup final in Cardiff between Bordeaux Begles and Northampton will be a meeting of like minds....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJoe Batley eyes England tour to cap frustrating season
Joe Batley’s frustrating season can be summed up by a week in November when he turned up for training with England...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBilly Twelvetrees backs British and Irish Lions for series win
Billy Twelvetrees is backing the British and Irish Lions to roar to success in Australia this summer, fired up by the...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoAgustin Pichot passed on Grizz’s kindness to my son Dan McFarland
Brendan Gallagher’s piece regarding Grizz Wylie (March 30) told of Grizz’s support and kindness to Gus Pichot. Mentor: Grizz Wylie This...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoModern day warriors deserve far better
IT IS high time rugby union realised ignoring the past is the preserve of the ignorant, shown by the fact today...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoBath 43-15 Leicester Tigers: Bath turn on power to secure top spot
Bath .................................... 43pts Tries: Spencer 4, Obano 20, Roux 37, Dunn 47, Stuart 66, Cokanasiga 76, Butt 80 Conversions: Russell 21,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoIt wasn’t a perfect display – Johann van Graan
Johann van Graan is not getting carried away as the prospect of the treble grows larger. Bath have won the Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints 28-26 Saracens: Saints fightback hits Sarries play-off hope
By Brendan Gallagher Northampton Saints ..... 28pts Tries: Kemeny 8, Haffar 59, 80; Penalty 71 Conversions: Smith 9, Hutchinson 59, 80+1...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoMark McCall: Saracens didn’t deserve to win
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall refused to make any excuses after their controversial defeat. He said: “We didn’t deserve to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAnother masterclass by majestic George
■ By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale Sharks ......................41pts Tries: D du Preez 23, McElroy 36, Hill 54, Ma’asi-White 64, Quirke 72 Conversions:...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSale Sharks ready for battle at Exeter Chiefs in final round of the Premiership
Alex Sanderson is bracing himself for a potentially fraught final-day trip to Exeter as Sale bid to book a play-off spot....
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAce Tomos helps keep Gloucester in the race
■By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons ........12pts Gloucester ....................... 24pts Tries: Stevenson 6, Davis 65 Conversions: Connon 66 Tries: Harris 17, Penalty...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSteve Diamond: It sums up our season, Newcastle Falcons are the ‘nearly’ team
Furious Newcastle boss Steve Diamond blamed “three or four minutes of madness” after Falcons’ farewell to their leavers became another defeat....
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoRob just cares about his own team’s display
■By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop Flyer: Paul Brown-Bampoe scoring against Saints PICTURES: Getty...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNumber nine Danny makes history on his swansong
■By SAM JACKSON Farewell: Danny Care DANNY Care will make his farewell to Twickenham Stoop this afternoon with special dispensation to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTom Curry opts to defer surgery
England flanker Tom Curry will delay surgery to fix a wrist ligament injury until after the Lions tour of Australia. Curry...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Jonathan Pendlebury
JONATHAN PENDLEBURY, THE FORMER ROTHERHAM, GLOUCESTER AND LEEDS SECOND ROW WHO IS NOW ENGLAND U18S HEAD COACH, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoEngland’s World Cup fast-track begins in Argentina
Your starter for 10: what might Jason Leonard, Richard Cockerill, Danny Grewcock and Martin Corry have in common, apart from a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoKingsholm balancing act should be lauded
GLOUCESTER are a proper rugby club, determined to run themselves properly. That much was made clear by their chairman, Martin St...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoStormers 34-24 Cardiff: Josh McNally’s fighters fall just short in Cape Town
By Simon Thomas Stormers .......... 34pts Tries: Zas 10, 33; Hartzenberg 24, 47; Evans 73 Conversions: Willemse 25, 34; Feinberg-Mngomezulu 74...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoEdinburgh 47-17 Ulster: Snubbed Darcy Graham runs in a hat-trick
Darcy Graham responded to his Lions snub with a hat-trick as Edinburgh booked their place in the play-offs. The seven-try victory...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoBulls 55-15 Dragons: South Africans seal home run to semi-final
Bulls ...................55pts Tries: Kriel 5, Wiese 8, De Klerk 22, Van der Merwe 40, 51, Petersen 57, 62, Coetzee 64, Williams...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoFassi’s late kick books Dublin date for Scarlets
■ By SIMON THOMAS Sharks ................................12pts Penalties: Masuku 39, Fassi 52, 69, 80 Scarlets ...............................3pts Drop goal: Costelow 40 Leading the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLeinster tough out win over Warriors
■ By JAMES WILLIAMS Leinster ..........13 Glasgow ............ 5 BRITISH & Irish Lion Sione Tuipulotu made a timely return to action...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoHanrahan sparkles in classy Italian job
■ By JOHN RILEY Zebre ...............12 Connacht ........22 JJ HANRAHAN stole the show as Connacht concluded an underwhelming season with a...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoDanny Care: ‘I never thought I’d achieve what I did’
Paul Rees talks to Danny Care about hanging up his boots and the incredible career he’s had at the pinnacle of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Falcons pin faith in their local lads
There's no silver bullet, no overnight fix, and Newcastle Falcons aren’t pretending otherwise. But what’s happening at Kingston Park is real...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDragons swoop for Wyn
WALES loosehead Wyn Jones will join Dragons from Harlequins at the end of season, joining fellow prop Dillon Lewis in swapping...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBurger off the menu
SOUTH African centre Burger Odendaal will leave Northampton at the end of the season. The 32-year-old suffered a serious knee injury...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoEuropean Finals Preview: Northampton Saints and Bath shape up to face the French
Paul Rees sets the scene ahead of this weekend's grand finale to European competition in Cardiff As the Premiership hacks through...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoEaling enjoy champion feeling all over again
■ By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................... 7pts Tries: Gallagher 51 Conversion: Davies 52 Ealing T ............ 34pts Tries: Hampson 2, Moore...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAce Adamson bags four as Cambridge get the Blues
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......15pts Tries: Skelcey 17, Hanks 23 Conversions: Caven 24 Penalties: Caven 30 Bedford .............73pts Tries: Titherington 3,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoPirates dig deep to stretch their winning run
■ By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........38pts Tries: King 7, 63; Forsyth 37, Young 40, McNab 47 Conversions: Houston 7, 37,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoIt’s famous five for Opoku to bag slice of Cov history
■By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ............................67pts Tries: Opoku 15, 18, 50, 65, 77; Kvesic 10, Penalty 40, Hinkley 59, Hitchcock 68, 79,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoScottish are so ruthless, but Chinnor rue mistakes
■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor ..............19pts Tries: Carter 11, Lines 32, Goss 71 Conversions: Chamberlain 32, 71 L Scottish ........ 24pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoStrong back to lead the charge
PREVIEW Hartpury v Doncaster Today. 3pm MORGAN Strong lines up for Doncaster for the first time since his move to Coventry...
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Features
/ 1 year agoOllie Hoskins: London Irish faith helped me to fulfil my Wallaby dream
Ollie Hoskins, the former Wallabies, Western Force, London Irish and Saracens prop, discusses his life in rugby after announcing his retirement...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFIVE CLASSIC CARDIFF FINALS
1996: Toulouse 21-18 Cardiff (aet) Toulouse were the better team but the kicking of Adrian Davies kept Cardiff in the game...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCross sparkles in Cheshire’s victory
Division 2 ■By LUKE JARMYN SET-PIECE dominance, some silky play in the loose and a man-of-the-match display by replacement back-rower Stuart...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThe lame Bucks are so broken by Herts
Division 3 ■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE WITH the professional season drawing to a conclusion, attention turned to the grassroots stage as the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLoney lauds new-look Lancashire’s fine start
Division 1 ■By JOSH THOMAS Somerset ..........17pts Tries: Taylor 7, Carter 45, Bailey 61 Conversions: Elswood 62 Lancashire ...... 24pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBrace of tries for Kendrick and Davies as Kent run riot
Division 1 ■By MO SHER Kent ................... 42pts Tries: Kendrick 4, 51, Everitt 16, Davies 30, 36, Talbot 44 Conversions: Evans...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDevon cream their way past Gloucestershire
■By MO SHER THE Gill Burns County Championship got underway with three matches across its three divisions, with ties taking places...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCulley concerned for game’s future
■By LUKE JARMYN WITH the RFU County Championships kicking-off this weekend, a former head of Northumberland and Dorset & Wiltshire men’s...
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