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Latest News
/ 2 years agoItoje: We can go all the way
By ADAM HATHAWAY MARO Itoje insists England have buried their Six Nations nightmare and are ready to be a force at...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJones back on job market after success with U20s
By ROB COLE Mark Jones earned a lot of plaudits for the way he turned around the Wales team at the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNow Bears to stage ‘Big Game’ in Cardiff
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Bristol Bears are set to be the latest club to adopt the ‘Big Game’ concept by taking...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoDelighted Searle on his way to Toulouse
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Billy Searle’s patience has finally been rewarded with a dream move to European aristocrats Toulouse, and the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNeild sets his sights on the next challenge
By NEIL FISSLER Former Sale and Worcester flanker Cameron Neild believes he still has a lot to give at the top...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoMcKellar’s tough opening with Tigers
By PAUL REES Dan McKellar has vowed to bring success to Leicester, but they will have to do it the hard...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup fixtures
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPremiership Cup fixtures
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoVan Zyl looks set for Ealing
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ealing Trailfinders have moved for former London Irish assistant coach Corniel Van Zyl, below,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFollowing in father’s footsteps
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Lewis Noon, the Newcastle-born son of former England centre Jamie, was part of the France...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNow Racing get ready to tempt Ford
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler George Ford is the latest England star to interest Top 14 giants Racing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoKiss agrees terms with Reds
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former London Irish head coach Les Kiss will be working in Super Rugby next season...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLeicester offer was too short for Burns
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Freddie Burns has revealed that he turned down the chance of another year with Leicester...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Chris Pilgrim
Chris Pilgrim, The Caldy and former Nottingham, Leeds and Newcastle scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against...
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Guest columnists
/ 2 years agoBorthwick knows what he wants at 9
NEIL DE KOCK FORMER SARACENS AND SPRINGBOKS SCRUM-HALF STEVE Borthwick, who took over from Eddie Jones as England head coach in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMo’unga in control as All Blacks look in the mood for World Cup
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER New Zealand................... 35pts Tries: Smith 4, Frizzell 15, Jordan 68, Mounga 76 Conversions: Mo’unga 4, 16, 69 Penalties:...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago‘Any win over SA is special’
NEW Zealand coach Ian Foster said it was another step forward as his side held off the second-half fightback to seal...
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World
/ 2 years agoAnother title for the Black Ferns
Undefeated New Zealand were crowned World Rugby Pacific Four Series 2023 champions yesterday. The Black Ferns, who beat England last autumn...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMisery for Jones as Argentina snatch it
By PAUL REES Australia............................31pts Tries: Ikitau 4, White 52, Kerevi 71, Nawaqaniawase 75 Conversions: Cooper 5, 53, 72, 76 Penalties: Cooper...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEddie: There’s going to be pain
EDDIE Jones insists his winless Australia can get themselves back on track against unbeaten New Zealand in Melbourne at the end...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoHere’s my plan for RFU to save money
IF the RFU and the Premiership clubs want to save money, may I offer a simple solution? Bring their teams into...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWe need to shout about how good our game really is
SINCE the season ended, there has been very little news in the national papers about what is happening at the Premiership...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTime to reward the flair players
WHY are Rugby League coaches so revered in Union? Bashing the ball up like League is not what Union should be...
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World
/ 2 years agoTongans send out a warning
Tonga sent out a message to their Pool B rivals at the World Cup with victory over Australia A. With Israel...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRingland: Time to cut back on subs
By NICK POWELL Former Ireland and British and Irish Lions player Trevor Ringland has called for rugby to “de-physicalise” by reducing...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoBarrett J has keys to the kingdom
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is a game of infinite possibility, especially when it comes to dreaming up collective nouns. A...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoLet’s not abandon Fiji for the sake of US
CHRIS HEWETT Not for the first time, the ever-knowledgeable Paul Rees has treated us to a thorough account of the thinking...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoOunsley: We want to bring home gold next time
By BEN JAYCOCK Having been forced to watch her Exeter side come up just short in the Premier 15s final, Jodie...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoWarriors setting ambitious targets
By NICK POWELL New Worcester Warriors women managing director Jon Graham has high hopes for his new club going forward, with...
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Shane Williams
/ 2 years agoThe NextGen needs to be close at hand
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IT WAS great to see the World Rugby U20 Championship back in full swing and...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoPaying a high price for alcohol
Paul Rees reports on why fears of crowd trouble at the World Cup in France are beginning to increase SOUTH Africa‘s...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEaling swoop for Red Rose flier Wilson Hardy
NEWS EXTRA EALING have signed England flier Amy Wilson Hardy. The 31-year-old centre or winger was part of the squad which...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales squad player Evans joins Dragons
NEWS EXTRA DRAGONS have signed Wales squad member Cai Evans from Ospreys. Evans has played at full-back in recent times having...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFormer Bristol forward Koster dies, aged 34
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Bristol and Bath back row Nick Koster has died at the age of 34. The South African joined...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoOspreys agree deals with five players
NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS have agreed new contracts with five players for next season. Former Wales U20s fly-half Luke Scully has signed...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMoseley add some beef to their backline
NEWS EXTRA MOSELEY have bolstered their backline options for next season’s challenge in National 1. Former University of Birmingham flyhalf Tighe...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEx-Wales hooker Dacey joins Brecon
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales hooker Kristian Dacey has come out of retirement to join newly promoted Welsh Championship side Brecon RFC....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoURC fixtures
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIt’s Sharks first for champions Munster
Champions: Munster shocked Stormers to lift the title in May URC champions Munster will begin their title defence on Saturday October...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoHogg was one of the best in the business
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points So farewell then Stuart Hogg. Try scorer extraordinaire...
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U20 World Cup
/ 2 years agoWales leave it too late as Wallabies cruise home
By SAM JACKSON Wales.................33pts Tries: Lloyd 24, Morgan 47, 66; Woodman 70, H Williams 79 Conversions: Edwards 47, 66, 71; Wilde...
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U20 World Cup
/ 2 years agoFantastic France demolish Ireland
By NICK POWELL Ireland........................... 14pts Tries: Gunne 4, Devine 31 Conversions: Prendergast 4, 33 France............................ 50pts Tries: Ferté 14, 69; Julien...
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U20 World Cup
/ 2 years agoWe made too many mistakes, admits Chessum
By NICK POWELL South Africa ....22pts Tries: Sieberhagen 11, Beets 18, Else 39 Conversions: Smith 12, 19 Penalties: Smith 21 England...
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U20 World Cup
/ 2 years agoBaby Blacks end with victory
Georgia .............26 New Zealand ..50 New Zealand ended their difficult campaign with victory against Georgia, whose eighth place finish was still...
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U20 World Cup
/ 2 years agoPumitas end with winning record
Argentina ...... 43 Fiji .....................22 Argentina finished the tournament with more wins than defeats as they comfortably beat Fiji to secure...
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U20 World Cup
/ 2 years agoAzzurrini survive at Japan’s expense
Italy ................. 45 Japan ...............27 Italy condemned Japan to relegation from the World Rugby U20 Championship as Dewi Passarella scored a...
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U20 World Cup
/ 2 years agoIreland take charge to find their way to final
By NICK POWELL Ireland............... 31pts Tries: Nicholson 37, 59; Gleeson 49, Berman 68 Conversions: Prendergast 38, 50, 61, 66 Penalties: Prendergast...
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U20 World Cup
/ 2 years agoFrench firepower subdues England
By NICK POWELL France............................ 52pts Tries: Ferté 16, Costes 24, Penalty 46, Nouchi 53, Gazzotti 56, Jegou 64, Reus 73 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoUps and downs for Wales and New Zealand
WALES U20s continued to show much-improved form as they secured a place in the fifth-place final, while New Zealand were condemned...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years ago70 years on, it’s now tears of joy for Boston
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT HOME in Angelina Street one Friday evening during the early spring of...
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