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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCraig enjoying new lease of life at Scarlets
By SIMON THOMAS Alex Craig is an “old school” rugby player enjoying a new lease of life. The second row’s move...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLet’s hope the Lions can find their roar
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IN THE unlikely event that anyone out there is still searching for something nice to say about...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTake TMOs seriously? That’s up to you…
IT was a close-run thing, but on the balance of predicatability, the TMO system just sneaked home ahead of Owen Farrell’s...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCardiff fall just short as Crowley hits winner
■By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 20pts Tries: Beirne 48, Crowley 64 Conversions: Crowley 49, 65 Penalties: Crowley 38, 75 Cardiff ..................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoMorris finds his form to help Ospreys see off Lions
■By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys ............36pts Tries: Botha 5, Parry 17, Morris 49, Lloyd 58, K Williams 80 Conversions: O Williams 18,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRowe’s the destroyer as Glasgow take charge
■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ...............................3pts Penalties: Lloyd 16 Glasgow............................. 45pts Tries: Rowe 6, 69, 80; Hiddleston 25, Cummings 41, Penalty 54,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDragons come good in basement battle
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets on his 100th apchief beneficiary Dragons............. 20pts Tries: Owen 17, Rosser 23, Dee 42 Conversions: Evans 42...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoStormers …… 13 Ulster ………….. 7
A LATE Evan Roos try helped Stormers seal a hard-fought win over Ulster. Nick Timoney’s converted score gave Ulster a 7-0...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoSharks ……….23 Edinbrugh …. 13
EDINBURGH suffered back-to-back defeats in South Africa as the Sharks – who had begun the day bottom of the table with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoBig guns fire for Leinster
Leinster .......... 47 Bulls ................. 14 By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER brought most of their big guns back for this one and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoBenetton snatch it in final play of game
Benetton ......... 18 Connacht ........14 By KEVIN FALLON BENETTON captain Eli Snyman said this is a huge win for the Treviso...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoThe scrum is fighting to stay in the game
Paul Rees wonders whether some of World Rugby's law tweaks will mean the end of the scrum as we know it...
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Summer Tours
/ 2 years agoJapan rugby full of talent, warns Savea
By BEN JAYCOCK Ardie Savea has issued a warning to England not to underestimate Japan in the two sides' first ever...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoUlster’s new boss
FORMER health trust chief Hugh McCaughey will take over from Jonny Petrie as temporary Ulster CEO. Petrie left the province by...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMatson to move on from Stoop
FORMER Harlequins senior coach Tabai Matson will leave the Premiership club at the end of the season. The 50-year-old coached the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoGatland’s left with mountain to climb
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AN alternative Wales squad, one untainted by the Six Nations whitewash, is to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoWales can’t afford four
The Scarlets’ proud proclamation welcoming fans to ‘Heart and Soul Rugby Country’ looks even more threadbare this weekend. A loss of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoUlster have little to offer
Shortly after Dan McFarland’s abrupt exit as Ulster’s head coach, chief executive Jonny Petrie dismissed any questions over his future at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoCare takes long road
Danny Care’s Test career spanned a longer period than every other scrum-half centurion; George Gregan (139 for Australia), Ben Youngs (129...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years ago‘I’m playing again after near death experience’
By JON NEWCOMBE Henley Hawks forward Morgan Macrae has fulfilled his goal of playing again just seven months after nearly dying...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBrothers decide to call time at Saints
NORTHAMPTON prop Alex Waller and his brother Ethan will retire at the end of the season. Alex, 34, said on Tuesday...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAmpthill overcome 14-point deficit to beat Ealing
Championship ■ By BEN WHITE AMPTHILL secured their second straight Championship home win, spectacularly coming back from a 14-point deficit at...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoIonians face tough battle to avoid the drop
By TOM JEFFREYS Hull Ionians have three games left to make up a five point deficit and extend their 22-year stay...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRiley’s delight as Tigers retain spot
By BEN JAYCOCK Last season’s National Two North winners Sedgley Park Tigers have held their own in the third tier and...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoImpressive students on track for top four finish
By BEN JAYCOCK Gareth Elliott has led Exeter University to an impressive campaign in National Two West as the student side...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoPutting 50 points on the Aussies was a highlight
My Life in Rugby with Ruaridh Jackson - The former Scotland, Glasgow, Wasps and Harlequins fly-half talks about his career in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDon’t get trapped in bowels of a big club
Diamond’s warning to his young guns By PAUL REES Steve Diamond has warned his young charges at Newcastle to beware of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoSwart’s on message to grab it for Scarlets
By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets .............................16pts Tries: Swart 80+4 Conversion: Costelow 80+5 Penalties: Costelow 3, 51, 55 Benetton Treviso............13pts Tries: Ratave 12...
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Latest News
/ 2 years ago‘Incredible’ Farrell has Saracens motoring
Champions Saracens smashed Harlequins 52-7 in front of 61,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to move second in the table and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBears can still finish in the top four – Dun
By PAUL REES James Dun knew exactly what Bristol’s supporters were going through earlier this season when the Bears became stuck...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAppleby taking on streets of London for Wooden Spoon
By MARK STEVENS LONDON’S calling for Exeter Women’s head coach Susie Appleby, who will be one of over 40,000 who will...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoStringer: England the major challenge
FORMER Ireland scrumhalf Peter Stringer believes England will be Ireland’s biggest challenger in the coming seasons. Stringer says the epic victory...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWorld Rugby puts forward new changes
WORLD Rugby has announced a five-phase approach to growing the game and enhance rugby’s entertainment factor following the ‘Shape of the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoI’m fresh and ready for action, says Muir
By PAUL REES Will Muir broke into the England squad this year and although he did not feature in the Six...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoThe RUGBY Paper
Podcast Host Oliver Little and TRP columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett get to the heart of our game...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoQuins hoping to tempt Care, 37, with new deal
By PAUL REES Harlequins are trying to persuade Danny Care to sign a new contract and finish his career at The...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter: Clubs will take Cup more seriously
By PAUL REES The Premiership will shut down next season during the two international windows, meaning more clubs are likely to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoWallaby star Izaia signs for Tigers
ON THE BLINDSIDE LEICESTER have signed Australia centre Izaia Perese for the 2024-25 season on a ‘multi-year’ deal from Sydney-based Waratahs....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoGeorgian challenge
ON THE BLINDSIDE RUGBY Europe champions Georgia have challenged Wales to a match this autumn in what would be dubbed a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCardiff hope to win Grady tug-of-war
ON THE BLINDSIDE By SIMON THOMAS The future location of Mason Grady is one of the biggest talking points in Welsh...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoMunster move in for Ulster ace Burns
ON THE BLINDSIDE BILLY Burns will swap Ulster for Munster in the summer to replace Joey Carbery who is off to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoJantjies to give back
ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER Springboks fly-half Elton Jantjies, below, has taken up a coaching role with youth rugby programme Rugga Schools...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Mackenzie Martin
The Cardiff and Wales back row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Rhys Carre – The...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEngland on their way to being a real force again
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S been a chalk and cheese Six Nations for England, with the first three...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens juggernaut steams over Quins
By ADAM HATHAWAY Saracens .......................... 52pts Tries: Lewington 2, Dan 13, 43; Maitland 17, 26; Cinti 61, Gonzalez 67, Goode 71...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFarrell’s in form of his life – McCall
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall claimed Owen Farrell was in the form of his life after his break and received...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoChiefs do enough to get past Newcastle
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................................ 25pts Tries: Fisilau 12, Wimbush 24, Sio 32, Tuima 39 Conversion: Hodge 39 Penalty: Hodge 73...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDiamond: I saw a lot of positives
STEVE Diamond saw seeds of encouragement despite Falcons slipping to a 13th league defeat. “It could have been closer,” said Diamond....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBristol put leaders Saints to the sword
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bristol................................ 52pts Tries: Batley 5, Randall 18, Sinckler 50, Dun 56, Malins 62, Davies 71, Ibotoye 79 Conversions:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam confident Bears can push on for a place in play-offs
BRISTOL boss Pat Lam is confident his side can make a push for the play-offs if they continue in this vein....
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