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Top 14
/ 3 years agoFalcons lock Merrick heading for Top 14
Former England U20s lock George Merrick has left Newcastle Falcons with ‘immediate effect’ to join an undisclosed French club. The 30-year-old...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoWarriors prop Owlett beefs up Esher pack
Former Worcester prop Jack Owlett has joined National One side Esher. Owlett, 27, joins following the financial collapse of the Warriors...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBrady so strong on family values at Harrogate
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Brady has made over 200 appearances for Harrogate across a 10- year spell and feels it’s his...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHow Pope moved up the order at Bishop’s Stortford
By BEN JAYCOCK Having been a ball boy and running the water on as a kid, Austin Pope has made a...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoDurham fight hard to tame battling Exeter
BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Durham gained revenge for Exeter beating them in last year’s Championship final as they battled to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoKnockout contests starting to get serious
SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Tuesday saw the last eight draw for the National Schools’ tournaments with the quarter-finals of the...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoItalian call to expand the Six Nations
Italian rugby commercial director Carlo Checchinato prefers the option of expanding the Six Nations over introducing promotion and relegation to the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoHow a few beers put us on the right road
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAN MONTAGU THE FORMER LEICESTER, DONCASTER, BRISTOL AND NOTTINGHAM BACK ROWER Power house: Dan Montagu in action during...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago156 years on, match to commemorate first in Wales
By HUW S THOMAS Featured Image credit: Michael Day via Flickr The first organised game of rugby in Wales between St...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBurcham aiming to go out on a high at Blackheath
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK Markus Burcham hopes to go out on a high this season by guiding Blackheath to the...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoToulon’s Kolbe has Japan in his sights
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FIFTEEN months ago, news of Cheslin Kolbe’s switch from Toulouse to Top 14 rivals Toulon delivered an...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoPressure on Pivac as Wales humbled
Pivac: I’m focused on building towards World Cup Wayne Pivac remains confident he is still the man to lead Wales to...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoChampionship winners must go up, say rivals
By Luke Jarmyn Rival Championship clubs are calling for Ealing and Jersey to be given a chance in the Premiership next...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoBurrell honoured to play for Barbarians
By PAUL REES Luther Burrell had no hesitation in accepting an invitation to play for the Barbarians this month and on...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoBrooke shock as Edwards agrees France deal
By NEIL FISSLER Legend: Zinzan Brooke Zinzan Brooke cannot believe the RFU have let Shaun Edwards slip through their grasp again...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoMacGinty close to tears as Portugal stun USA
USA captain AJ Mac-Ginty was almost in tears after the Eagles missed out on the final qualification place to Portugal on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoTwo-try Stuart leads England’s great escape to stun All Blacks
By NICK CAIN England.............................. 25pts Tries: Stuart 72, 79; Steward 74 Conversions: Smith 75, 80 Penalties: Farrell 25, Smith 42 New...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years ago15 minutes that had Twickenham rocking
BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHY LESS CAN MEAN MORE WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNATIONALS Hard man: Will Stuart powers over PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoBarrett’s yellow card let Smith and Youngs engineer revival
PAUL REES COMMENT Early strike: Ioane goes over for the All Blacks A FEATUREof the All Blacks over the years has...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoCrisis for Wales as Georgia celebrate
By PETER JACKSON Wales................................... 12pts Tries: Morgan 20, 24 Conversions: Rhys Priestland 22 Georgia................................ 13pts Tries: Todua 59 Conversions: Abzhandadze 60...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to England v South Africa courtesy of Dove Men+Care! England host reigning world champions South Africa...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoWALES v AUSTRALIA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v Australia courtesy of Dove Men+Care! Wales face Australia in their final Autumn International...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoPivac hasn’t learned from error of his ways
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Take that: Georgia celebrate after beating Wales in Cardiff yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images Are Wales...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoRussell’s return gives Scotland control in chaos
By BRYN PALMER Scotland............................ 52pts Tries: Tuipulotu 11, 55; Van der Merwe 23, Graham 27, 41, 77; Redpath 68, Hogg 73...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoByrne steps off the bench to kick Ireland to gritty victory
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland.................. 13pts Tries: Aki 66 Conversions: Crowley 67 Penalties: Crowley 10, Byrne 76 Australia .............. 10pts Tries: Petaia...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoSpringboks reach top gear to dispatch Italy
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Italy...................................... 21pts Tries: Capuozzo 11, Cannone 66 Conversions: Allan 12 Penalties: Allan 8, 21, 45 South Africa..................... 63pts...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoOllivon takes charge as Les Bleus look for clean sweep
PREVIEW... France v Japan Today. Kick-off 1pm Key man: France captain Charles Ollivon France will look to complete an unbeaten 2022...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoToo much bish, bash, bosh but it works
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUT SPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK South Africa are deserved world champions, and they showed it by going on...
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Features
/ 3 years agoJames delighted to join Sale’s 200 club
Jon Newcombe talks to the Sharks back about playing for the club he has supported his whole life SAM JAMES will...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoLam hopes midweek tour matches will be the norm
By PAUL REES Pat Lam hopes Thursday night’s clash between Bristol and South Africa before a record crowd at Ashton Gate...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSlater Cup kicks off on Christmas Eve
Gloucester and Leicester are to contest the Slater Cup – a trophy named after the sides’ former lock Ed Slater, who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRedpath looks like staying at Bath
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Bath are ready to take up an option that will...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoWainwright and Screech cause stir
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sam Wainwright and Matthew Screech have caused a massive stir with their respective moves to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoOghre lines up move to Leicester
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gabriel Oghre, above, has become the latest former Wasps player to find himself a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLondon Irish fighting to keep hold of Jackson
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are fighting to keep former Ireland international fly-half Paddy Jackson in West London...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBrothers line up World Cup shot
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks twins Jean-Luc and Dan Du Preez, below, could appear at the World Cup...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoJohnson’s 2003 team better than Eddie’s lot
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There are those who believe that today’s international players are bigger, better, faster,...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoEngland’s all-court game was not good enough
NICK CAIN England showed great dignity – captain Sarah Hunter in particular – after being beaten 34-31 by New Zealand in...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoFixtures clashes are reaching crisis point
WHILST living 300-plus miles from Sandy Park my support over the past decade of my beloved Exeter Chiefs has never diminished...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoBoozers blocked view
FOR so many supporters who travel long distances to watch international rugby at Twickenham the constant up and down, up and...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoAmazon is a great deal
I CAN’T agree with Michael Reay in last week’s letters, ‘Rugby has to grow its fanbase’ about the Autumn Internationals being...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoSingle pyramid is a must in England
THE leading rugby nations have a variety of domestic structures, in each case with the national team at the top. Every...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoEagles fail to keep the American dream alive
I’M so thrilled for Portugal that they managed to book their place at next year’s World Cup – but USA’s failure...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoInjustice for Red Roses
CAN anyone please explain to me why a head contact tackle by England player Lydia Thompson warranted a red card in...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Joel Matavesi
The Northampton & Bedford Centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Harrison Walsh – Former Ospreys...
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