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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLa Rochelle hit lucky
It was a while ago, now, but French rugby watchers with longer memories may recall the other Top 14 semi-final between...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoYoungsters were quick to take their chances
Ben Jaycock caught up with England U18s assistant and backs coach Will Parkin Reaching out: Noah Caluori scores for England against...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland can’t keep South Africa at bay
By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa.....39pts England.............. 17pts EXETER Chiefs scrum-half George Newman scored a first half wonder try but England U18s...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoFinn Russell: I’d love to forge creative axis with Owen Farrell on Lions tour
The rivals butted heads for years as influential playmakers for Scotland and England but struck up a friendship during the 2021...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoJoe Marler faces race to be fit for England’s autumn internationals
Joe Marler will miss the start of Harlequins’ season with the broken foot sustained during England’s summer tour to place doubt...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoDan Biggar sees promising signs with Warren Gatland’s Wales rebuild
Wales are on a run of nine successive Test match defeats. Dan Biggar believes Wales have something to build on after...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAll Blacks gear up for Springbok showdown
NEW Zealand inflicted revenge on Argentina after last week’s disappointing show in Wellington to set up a massive clash against South...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNational League One sides show superiority in pre-season games
Newly promoted Rotherham Titans proved they are a force to be reckoned with this season with a dominant win over Leeds...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLeatherbarrow banks on a third tier future
Teddy Leatherbarrow’s decision to drop down to the third tier of English rugby is very much a tale of the times...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPremier Sports to cover Champions Cup
THE Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be shown on Premier Sports in the UK next season, with tournament organisers EPCR...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoEwers: I’m thrilled to be joining Stormers
AS the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden hue over Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain, Dave Ewers stepped off...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoMatt Gallagher Foundation: Charity cricket match entertains
Bumper crowds supported a charity all-star cricket match between The Matt Gallagher Foundation and Knowle & Dorridge Cricket Club last week.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoExeter Chiefs lose captain Dafydd Jenkins for start of Premiership
Exeter Chiefs have been dealt a second injury blow ahead of the new Premiership season with lock Dafydd Jenkins sidelined.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoUlster CEO Hugh McCaughey says Ireland Women are evolving
The Ireland women’s national team will be “unrecognisable” in the next three to five years says Ulster chief executive Hugh McCaughey.
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Premiership
/ 1 year ago13 years on and Yeandle’s fire is still burning bright
WHEN it comes to the Exeter Chiefs’ success story, Jack Yeandle has never been too far away from the main headlines.
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoI’m delighted we are opening title race against Saints, says Russell
BATH were inches away from Premiership glory despite playing almost an hour of the final with 14 men - and talismanic...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoCoventry face rivals Birmingham Moseley in first pre-season game
Coventry are only a week out from their first pre-season game against Birmingham Moseley and the pulse is starting to quicken.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAlex Lozowski, John Gallagher open rugby academy in Canterbury
Saracens centre Alex Lowzoski and ex-All Black John Gallagher will help launch an ambitious new rugby academy at Canterbury Rugby Club.
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Letters
/ 1 year agoLETTER: Twickenham name change to Allianz Stadium welcome
I wholeheartedly agree with Chris Hewett regarding the forthcoming Twickenham name change to the Allianz Stadium.
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Letters
/ 1 year agoLETTER: Premier Sports is not what rugby needs
Once again, the powers that be in rugby have decided to reduce the potential audience for our beloved sport.
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Letters
/ 1 year agoLETTER: Ten teams is perfect number in Premiership
With the start of the new Premiership season only a month away, we are all excited to see how it will...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSouth American sides facing unfair hurdles
AFTER World Rugby confirmed the qualification process for the 2027 World Cup, frustration among South American nations was tempered only by...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland U20 star Zach Carr picks his career dream team
Harlequins, London Scottish & England U20 back row, Zach Carr, chooses the best XV he has played with or against.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoAussies on a long road to recovery
EXPECTATIONS in Australia will be pretty low after back-to-back defeats to South Africa in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoClassy Jordan shows the way as All Blacks get back in old routine
By ADAM HATHAWAY New Zealand................... 42pts Tries: McKenzie 6, Savea 17, Clarke 24, Jordan 30, 42; B Barrett 36 Conversions: McKenzie...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoSavea: We need to produce the goods everywhere
NEW Zealand captain Ardie Savea warned his side they should not need a painful defeat to spur them into action. The...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoOnce again, Pumas fail to back it up
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Running riot: All Blacks No.8 Ardie Savea ONE of the most question able truisms in rugby is that wet...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoEtzebeth glad to see the depth in squad
EBEN Etzebeth was delighted to secure back-toback victories and is eagerly anticipating their New Zealand showdown in a fortnight. Etzebeth, who...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoBoks put on the burners to deck Aussies
By BEN JAYCOCK Australia............................ 12pts Penalties: Lolesio 3, 21, 36, 47 South Africa .....................30pts Tries: Fassi 17, van Staden 43, Marx...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoNo scrums? No problem for Springboks
BRENDAN GALLAGHER LAST week in Brisbane Pieter Steph Du Toit famously asked Luke Pearce: “Where’s the scrum?” when presented with a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTitans hit six ahead of return to National One
By BEN JAYCOCK Run in: Gethin O’Callaghan scores for Dings Crusaders PICTURES: Baz Johnson FOLLOWING their enthralling National Two North title...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoPre-season: Premiership, Championship, National League fixtures
A pre-season fixture list involving teams from the Premiership, Championship, National Leagues, and Regional Leagues.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAn age-old problem for Farrell and Lions
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ‘Dad’s Army’: Bundee Aki will be 35 when the Lions arrive in Australia....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPoor terrestrial coverage is doing the game no favours
NICK CAIN THE NFL has infiltrated free-to-air broadcast channels in the UK, such as the BBC and ITV, using weekly content...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoErasmus now the creator supreme
NICK CAIN RASSIE Erasmus is a breath of fresh air, a coach who combines innovative out-of-the-box thinking with a detailed understanding...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoAge of protectionism must come to an end
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Powered up: Argentina scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou celebrates victory over the All Blacks last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoGlad to see clock ticking on scrum
CHRIS HEWETT THOSE of us who have spent our entire careers writing against deadline know all there is to know about...
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Features
/ 1 year agoGood value for money’s key in battle for eyeballs
PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW TV COVERAGE HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS AND HOW IT HAS AFFECTED THE SUPPORTERS Top of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI just want my players to realise their full potential
Steve Hill puts the questions to former England Saxons fly-half Ryan Lamb, below, the head coach at Plymouth Albion RFC Why...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoProp Tayack returns after horror year
By MIKE SINCLAIR JAY Tayack, grateful to be back fit and healthy, was unveiled to supporters as Cornish Pirates’ latest signing...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAs fit as a Lion in the Congo
PETER JACKSON THEY stood outside a 7th century church perched above St Bride’s Bay for hours on Friday, the old Lions...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEight reasons to be cheerful for Cardiff
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW What a start: Efan Daniel playing for Cardiff last season PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 1 year agoBath out to go one step further this time around
PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW JOHANN VAN GRAAN HAS TURNED THE WEST COUNTRY SIDE INTO TITLE CHALLENGERS TWO years after finishing...
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Features
/ 1 year agoPlaying England 7s was an incredible experience
MY LIFEIN RUGBY MARK BRIGHT THE FORMER ENGLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND TASMAN, REDRUTH, LONDON SCOTTISH, RICHMOND & EALING TRAILFINDERS BACK ROW,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoVivre Le Stade! I’m smitten by fabulous stadium
RUGBY MATTERS Stunning: The Stade de France during the Olympics closing ceremony PICTURE: Alamy IT has taken decades to fall in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoRoad to next World Cup lacks jeopardy
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points UNLESS I’ve missed something pertinent – and it’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSheedy heads the list of star signings
Ben Jaycock looks at the big names on the move - including some surprises - in the 16-team URC Benetton Ins:...
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Features
/ 1 year agoARTHUR GREEN
YOUNG GUNS BATH & ENGLAND U20 NO.8 Arthur Green hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps and one day win a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland get in right mood for SA crunch
By BEN JAYCOCK England U18.....27pts Georgia U18 ..... 20pts ENGLAND overcame a shaky first half to score 17 unanswered second half...
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