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Latest News
/ 2 years 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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Features
/ 2 years agoI want that winner’s medal this time around
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath back rower Miles Reid as he prepares for the new Prem season Miles Reid is saving...
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Features
/ 2 years agoDaley-McLean keen to build game in north-east
By Paul Martin Katy Daley-McLean hopes hosting next summer’s World Cup will provide a much-needed boost for women’s rugby in her...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoRobertson needs to redress the balance
Chris Hewett Thinking allowed It was a cheap shot, admittedly, but only a pacifist or a fool would spurn the opportunity...
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Features
/ 2 years agoTV deal will boost women’s game
THERE are two ways of looking at the BBC’s latest foray into rugby broadcasting: a deal securing exclusive rights to next...
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Features
/ 2 years agoStick or twist? The choice at 10
Paul Rees looks ahead to New Zealand's heavyweight matches against world champions South Africa The Rugby Championship title could be decided...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI worked really hard to maximise my talent
MY LIFEIN RUGBY CHRIS COOK THE FORMER ENGLAND U20, BATH, BRISTOL, NORTHAMPTON AND ZEBRE SCRUM-HALF I CAN look back on my...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBoulton’s respect for game he loves
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW COLIN Boulton of Derby County stands astride the Himalayan peaks of Football League...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSaints are ready to open new chapter
Paul Rees reports on how things are changing at Franklin's Gardens ahead of the new season Northampton's early season form gave...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEveryone’s on a different journey – so enjoy yours
Steve Hill puts the questions to Fred Pierrepont, below, the head coach at Worthing RFC Why did you get into coaching...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoSix-try Fiji prove too strong for Samoa
By JON NEWCOMBE FIJI started their bid for a sixth Pacific Nations Cup title with a 42-16, six-try win over arch...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoJames will prove to be a star at Racing
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER HERE’S a little prediction that will either leave...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThrowing the ball in straight at the lineout should be a given
IS there anybody out there who can explain to me, preferably in words of two syllables or less, the rationale behind...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhen the French were sent packing
BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON WHY FRANCE ENDED UP SPENDING 16 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS Brendan Gallagher looks back on ‘The Rupture’ when...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDespite everything, it all worked out pretty well in the end
RUGBY has never been good with the unintended consequences of change and the knock on effects were considerable. Let’s go through...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFRANCE’S LAST STAND
Les Blues played their last Championship game for 16 years on April 6 1931 – Easter Monday – although at the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRae: Good to see promotion back
By BEN JAYCOCK WITH promotion a realistic possibility for Championship clubs heading into the new season it has created renewed excitement...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNorthampton given tough route in cup
PREMIERSHIP champions Northampton have been drawn alongside big rivals Leicester, Coventry and Nottingham in pool two of the 2024/25 Premiership Rugby...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoTainton is right to highlight problems
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME TOM Tainton, Bristol Bears’ chief operating officer, has said that the professional...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThe culture of playing through pain has got to stop – it is so outdated
Barney Davies, a 24-year-old who retired from the game with concussion issues, is urging a new approach The stigma around toughness...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBBC will be covering all 32 World Cup games
By PAUL MARTIN On top: WXV champions England are favourotes to lift the World Cup WORLD Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin believes...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoCarbonel will add the flair for Stade
James Harrington French column Last season, Stade Francais finished second in the Top 14 to qualify directly for the semi-finals –...
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Latest News
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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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