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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWestern Force in line to sign Rona
Centre: Curtis Rona Western Force have stepped up their efforts to re-sign London Irish outside centre Curtis Rona after snatching Leicester...
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/ 3 years agoSocino heading for life in Spain
FORMER Leicester Tigers centre Juan Pablo Socino has swapped the champions of England for the Champions of Spain after signing a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBath will get back where they belong, says Garvey
By BEN JAYCOCK Leader: Matt Garvey playing for Bath Matt Garvey has been frustrated by Bath’s downturn but believes his old...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoChile put pressure on US to up their game
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When the Australian batsman Mark Waugh, brother of the masterly Test captain Steve, questioned the credentials of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoPlaying under one flag could threaten the union
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is just a game, as the saying goes, but that doesn’t mean it is bereft of...
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/ 3 years agoHat-trick hero Takulua takes Tonga back to the big time
By BEN JAYCOCK Tonga ........42 Hong Kong 22 Sontane Takulua scored a hat-trick as Tonga swept aside Hong Kong 44- 22...
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/ 3 years agoCommonwealth games Men’s 7s Preview: Tough pool start will be good for us, says Bowen
By BEN JAYCOCK England have landed in a tough pool for next weekend’s Commonwealth Games 7s, but Tom Bowen believes it’s...
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/ 3 years agoCommonwealth games Women’s 7s Preview: Quansah out for revenge as she prepares England for challenge
Back in action: England winger Celia Quansah After enduring a horrific injury first time around, England winger Celia Quansah is hoping...
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Features
/ 3 years agoPorter avoids ban
RUGBY SHORTS IRELAND prop Andrew Porter has avoided a ban after his citing case for a high tackle during his side's Test...
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Features
/ 3 years agoBath strengthen pack ahead of new season
RUGBY SHORTS BATH have signed former Worcester and Northampton back row GJ van Velze. The 34-year-old South African moved to Sixways...
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Features
/ 3 years agoClaudia joins Chiefs
RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND scrum-half Claudia MacDonald is one of six new players to sign for Exeter Chiefs. The 26-year-old, who has...
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Features
/ 3 years agoSimpson signs on for six months at Sale
RUGBY SHORTS SALE have signed scrumhalf Joe Simpson on a six-month deal for the start of the new season. The 34-year-old...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMcMillan to Saracens
RUGBY SHORTS PREMIER 15s champions Saracens have signed Scotland international Louise McMillan. The 24-year-old lock made her debut for her country...
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/ 3 years agoRazor & O’Gara back in harness
NEWS EXTRA STAR coaches Ronan O’Gara and Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson will take the reins for the Barbarians against an All Blacks XV...
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Features
/ 3 years ago‘Sevens got me back on track after tough time’
Ahead of next week’s Commonwealth Games rugby sevens tournament, Jon Newcombe spoke to Mathew Tait about his love of the shorter...
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/ 3 years agoTrio launch fan tokens
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS, Leicester and Saracens have become the latest sports teams to launch ‘fan token’ schemes. They’ve announced partnerships with...
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/ 3 years agoRadical thinking required to make the game safer
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was harrowing reading about my old teammate Ryan Jones last weekend. I’m sure everyone...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIreland ready to rule the world
PAUL REES ASSESSES WHICH COUNTRIES ARE LOOKING GOOD -AND WHICH ARE UP AGAINST IT -AFTER THE SUMMER TOURS Jimmy Davidson once...
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Features
/ 3 years agoAll change for Gatland as he picks Lions team from tours
WARREN Gatland last week picked his side for a first Test had the Lions been touring this summer rather than last....
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/ 3 years agoTest setback won’t hamper Care’s World Cup hopes – Lewies
By GARY FITZGERALD Key role: Danny Care in action in the first Test Danny Care will quickly shrug off his latest...
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/ 3 years agoWe must keep our feet on the ground, warns Saunders
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Ireland captain Rob Saunders believes the series win in New Zealand will provide the ultimate confidence boost...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWhy Wales should let Reffell stay at Leicester
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As a Welshman thriving in the English Premiership, Tommy Reffell knows that a...
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/ 3 years agoWhen Bobby defied death
THE Lions took off on their invincible tour of South Africa in 1974 without bothering to appoint a specialist in charge...
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/ 3 years agoCritics set to pounce as Foster ready to take on SA
BREAKING his silence at the end of a long week stewing over the state of the All Blacks, head coach Ian...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFans put Bath top of the list when it comes to best ground
Paul Rees looks at the best and worst rugby grounds around the world as voted for by the fans Worth a...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Scotland U20s Back Row Euan Groenewald
South African-born Scotland U20s loose forward Euan Groenewald believes his side’s miserable run at U20 level will end shortly and that...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoEddie has made some big strides at the right time
TOM VARNDELL FORMER ENGLAND WING After a series win in Australia for the England men’s 15s and with a home Commonwealth...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoSo why was Vlaicu left off kicking list?
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Oh dear, rugby does continue to let itself...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoIreland’s triumph puts them in good company
An exceptional summer of Test rugby is over and what an advert for old fashioned three-Test tours and, in the case...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoIt’s no shock as Chile qualify
READERS of this column will not be surprised at Chile’s “shock” win over USA in the second leg of their America...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoScottish lock Tom relishing physical challenge
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK SCOTTISH Highlands second row Tom Smith has signed on for another year with Luctonians having revelled...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoA-list West were pride of the north
CLUB0FTHEWEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER WEST HARTLEPOOL Founded: 1881 President: Dave Laycock Home Ground: Brinkburn 1,000 capacity (76 seats) Last season: Durham...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoAarvod revelled in Varsity culture
ALTHOUGH a fine schoolboy player at Durham, that nursery of many West players, Carl Aarvod went down to Emmanuel College, Cambridge...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Injury-hit Bercis so relieved to be back in business ■By BEN JAYCOCK HAVING endured an injury ridden campaign last season, Ampthill...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Matt Powell: Call-up was a case of mistaken identity
The former Saracens, Worcester and Harlequins scrum-half Unstoppable: Matt Powell charges through the Bucuresti Oaks defence for Worcester PICTURE:Getty Images Twice...
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Features
/ 3 years agoEddie has to decide what style he wants
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now the tours are over, there is a time to rest and...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMoment in Time – Midlands Counties West prove All Blacks were no supermen
Neil Fissler talks to Nigel Horton and David Duckham about the Midland Counties West Side that beat the All Blacks 16-8...
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Features
/ 3 years agoWhat the future held for beaten Kiwi XV
THIS was the seventh tour that the All Blacks undertook in the Northern Hemisphere and kicked off in Vancouver, Canada, on...
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Features
/ 3 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Canterbury beef up their pack CANTERBURY have made three new signings in the build-up to the upcoming season as hooker Nathan...
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Features
/ 3 years agoKirk gets his hands on inaugural World Cup
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 3 years agoFofana, one of the stars of 2006, to bow out
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Clermont star Wesley Fofana this week became the latest Top 14 player to join the annual line...
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Features
/ 3 years agoBidding war goes on for European Cup TV rights
PLANS for a 16-team longdiscussed World Club Cup starting in 2025 will add intrigue to drawn-out broadcaster bids for TV rights...
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Features
/ 3 years agoBack tells ‘fickle’ England fans to give Eddie a break
By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones may have been targeted by an irate compatriot in Sydney but Neil Back has called for...
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Features
/ 3 years agoFlier Jess jumps ship for Sarries
SARACENS have signed England winger Jess Breach from Harlequins. The 24-year-old, who has scored 11 tries in 22 England appearances, will...
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/ 3 years agoThat was tougher than 2016 – Jones
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Sydney EDDIE Jones last night insisted England’s Test series triumph over Australia was “tougher’ than their victory...
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/ 3 years agoPivac: We have much to build on
Wayne Pivac insists Wales are heading in the right direction despite getting battered into submission 30-14 by South Africa in Cape...
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/ 3 years agoNelson: Urgent changes needed to protect game
By PAUL REES Rugby union is on a collision course with oblivion unless it takes steps to reduce the amount of...
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/ 3 years agoMears: England showed grit beyond their years
Former England hooker Lee Mears was impressed by the fight shown by Eddie Jones’ side in the final Test but says...
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/ 3 years agoRobinson: Grace can be a star in 15-a-side
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Jason Robinson was one of the greatest ever cross-code players – and reckons St Helens star Regan Grace...
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/ 3 years ago‘Get Farrell & Edwards together for England’
Jason Robinson would love to see both Andy Farrell and Shaun Edwards brought back into the Twickenham fold. The former England...
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