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/ 3 years agoFrench Baa-Baas perfect warm-up for Wallabies
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK PICKING an England side to play the Barbarians is never an easy business. This...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBurns keeps his cool to put Tigers back on top
By NICK CAIN Leicester ..........15pts Tries: Liebenberg 15, Wiese 35 Conversions: Burns 28 Drop-goals: Burns 80 Saracens ..........12pts Penalties: Farrell 5,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoBurns has final word in tale of two celebrations
BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE was almost too much to absorb in one gulp at Twickenham on Sunday but ultimately it was about...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaracens left clinging to the wreckage as the game drifted away
PAUL REES VERDICT Pressure: Richard Wigglesworth charges down Owen Farrell’s clearance to set up the second try Owen Farrell reflected last...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRichards a wanted man in Glasgow
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Talks: Dean Richards DEAN Richards has emerged as the front runner...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoChiefs pair fit for new season
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER are confident that Henry Slade and Sam Simmonds will be fit for the start...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBurns set for an offer to finish his career in Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FREDDIE Burns, who has one more year left to run on...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoMercer staying in France for final year
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Zach Mercer has pledged to see out the final year of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoJones may opt for Paris move instead
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler HUW Jones’ second spell with Glasgow could end without him playing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoCipriani’s Dallas deal in jeopardy
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler A CLUB from the Japanese Top League could be about to...
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/ 3 years agoCardiff Met help put Rigg on his way to Coventry
By BEN JAYCOCK Explosive: Will Rigg playing for Cardiff Met COMING straight out of university, Will Rigg has earned a Championship...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoThis merry-go-round is fraught with danger
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BY the time Eddie Jones selected his England team to take on a...
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/ 3 years agoCollier can help turn scrum into a weapon
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THIS is a testing time at tighthead, an England problem position which must...
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Features
/ 3 years agoSarries stuck together in tough times
Paul Rees pinpoints the key to Saracens’ rapid resurgence following their enforced relegation in 2020 What brought Saracens down hauled them...
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/ 3 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Junior Bok joins Chiefs EXETER have signed former South Africa U20 lock Ruben van Heerden from URC side the Sharks. The...
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Features
/ 3 years agoEuro Cup schedule confirmed
NEWS EXTRA EPCR has confirmed the formats and qualifiers for next season’s Champions Cup. The Champions Cup will be competed for...
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/ 3 years agoEddie’s search for good brew
PAUL REES HEARS HOW THE ENGLAND COACH IS USING THE BARBARIANS MATCH TO ASSESS HIS OPTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA Power option: Joe...
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/ 3 years agoFrench flavour should provide plenty of flair to honour Baa-Baas’ legend Bennett
Swansong: George Kruis THE Barbarians should provide a fitting tribute to one of their number, Phil Bennett, when they take on...
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/ 3 years agoCrusaders crank up the power to claim their 11th title
By SAM JACKSON SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC Champions: Sevu Reece celebrates his late try CRUSADERS powered their way to an 11th Super...
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/ 3 years agoMgijima’s late try earns Pumas place in final
CURRIE CUP THE PUMAS claimed a shock 38-35 win over the Cheetahs to book their first-ever appearance in the final thanks...
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/ 3 years agoStormers secure fightback victory
By JOHN FALLON Stormers............18pts Tries: Roos 45, Venter 57 Conversions: Libbok 46 Penalties: Libbok 43 Drop goals: Libbok 74 Bulls ..................13pts...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoPhil was an inspiration, on and off the field
SHANE WILLIAMS: WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It has been a tough week in Welsh rugby following the passing of the great...
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/ 3 years agoThere has never been another quite like ‘Benny’
Peter Jackson pays tribute to Phil Bennett, one of the all-time greats for Wales and the Lions During those golden days...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoBeauden, Finn and Marcus are keeping Bennett’s spirit alive
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Spike Milligan, comedy goldsmith and undisputed grandmaster of nonsense verse, counted rugby among the great loves of...
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/ 3 years agoSouthern Hemisphere leads again
IF the people running the URC cared less about the planet, they’d be dead. The same goes for the individuals on...
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/ 3 years agoFleming aims to help Chiefs go one better next season
■ By BEN JAYCOCK BALANCING life as a physiotherapist and a semi-professional rugby player, Wales international Abbie Fleming has played a...
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/ 3 years agoA’s ace Cambriani enjoys his revival
■By BEN JAYCOCK Danger man: Ben Cambriani scores for Ampthill PICTURE: PRiME Media Images AFTER being released by Ospreys, Ben Cambriani...
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/ 3 years agoCornwall fear for future of County Cup
CORNWALL chairman Dave Saunter is proud to have secured a trophy treble this season but fears the County Championship’s days could...
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/ 3 years agoWallaby joins list of big political animals
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It will come as no surprise to hear...
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/ 3 years agoAurillac shopped around for bargains
MUCH talk recently about salary cap-hampered English clubs being disadvantaged when they took on the big spenders of the Top 14...
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/ 3 years agoRebels return after structural review
■By JON NEWCOMBE Inspiration: Caldy clinched promotion from National 1 to the Championship FOUR years after they broke away to form...
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/ 3 years agoEngland U20 braced for the unknown
■By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND U20s head coach Alan Dickens claims results are not the main focus in the upcoming Summer Series...
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/ 3 years agoPerfect run for Red Roses
ENGLAND Women went unbeaten last weekend throughout the Zagreb Sevens, not conceding a point all weekend. The tournament in Croatia was...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Rhodri Lewis, Ospreys Wing
Having already been compared to his childhood hero Shane Williams, 17-yeaold Rhodri Lewis has issued a warning to the Ospreys senior...
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Features
/ 3 years agoScrum-half or full-back? I made the right choice
BEN FODEN - 34-capped England International SCRUM-HALF or full-back? My dad still has that debate with me every time I go...
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Features
/ 3 years agoGoing back to basics was the only answer
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME So back to the future it is as the RFU finally recognises...
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Features
/ 3 years agoPhil was rightly proud as a Baa-Baa
THE sad news of the passing of Phil Bennett has cast a shadow over the game in the week when the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoWelsh wizard ‘Benny’ at his field of dreams
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 agoFrance star Woki still weighing his options
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No sooner have France’s Top 14 clubs just about closed the book on recruitment for the year...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoPremiership Champions set for ‘forensic assessment’ into finances
Premiership Rugby has said the winner of Saturday’s final will be subject to a forensic investigation of their books, as they...
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/ 4 years agoI thought my career was over, says May
By ADAM HATHAWAY JONNY May feared he would never be up to speed for top class rugby when he was sitting...
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/ 4 years agoBrown: Sam’s the right man for Pivac
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Scotland star Kelly Brown believes the brutal nature of Saracens training will stand new Wales prop Sam...
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/ 4 years agoFoden: MLR tarnished by new salary cap row
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England international Ben Foden fears Major League Rugby’s hard line stance over what are thought to be...
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/ 4 years agoGeorge: I’m delighted ‘Magic Max’ won award
By JON NEWCOMBE JAMIE GEORGE faces expulsion from the Front Row Union after breaking rank and celebrating the fact a hooker...
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/ 4 years agoHong Kong skipper lands Nottingham role
New role: Liam Slatem CHAMPIONSHIP side Nottingham have signed Hong Kong captain and scrum-half Liam Slatem as a player-coach. Head coach...
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/ 4 years agoParisse returns for more – at 38!
LEGENDARY Italian number eight Sergio Parisse has signed up for another year of Top 14 rugby with Toulon – at the...
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/ 4 years agoMouneimne: Defences will be revitalised next season
By JON NEWCOMBE NEW Exeter Chiefs defence coach Omar Mouneimne is confident the tide will change back in favour of defence...
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/ 4 years agoOur skills let us down -Blackett
By PAUL REES WASPS just failed to qualify for the Heineken Champions Cup, losing out to London Irish on the final...
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/ 4 years agoSaracen Earl claims top player honour
AFTER a stellar campaign in the back row for Saracens, flanker Ben Earl was awarded Player of the Season at the...
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/ 4 years agoTownsend ‘rests’ Hogg and Russell for summer tour
By BEN JAYCOCK SCOTLAND captain Stuart Hogg and fly-half Finn Russell have been left out of Scotland’s 40-man squad for their...
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