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/ 4 years agoPumas clinch play-off success
CURRIE CUP THE Pumas have snatched the last Currie Cup semifinal spot despite their 45-44 defeat to the Griquas in a...
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/ 4 years agoPioneer Rogers has plenty of Hope Stateside
By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER Chiefs’ freescoring prop Hope Rogers has reversed her decision to retire after the forthcoming World Cup and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoIt feels like defence is no longer the priority
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the regular club season ends with a whimper, but not a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe Far East feast which flew in the face of elitism
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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/ 4 years agoTop medic demands stronger leadership
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby has reacted to renewed medical criticism over the alarming issue of brain injuries by claiming to...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBest yet to come for Saracens – Malins
By ADAM HATHAWAY MAX Malins rapped out a warning to the Premiership, claiming the best is yet to come from fallen...
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/ 4 years agoDiamond insists player welfare was his priority
By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond is unrepentant about Worcester’s decision to cancel the Premiership match against Gloucester at Kingsholm in March...
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/ 4 years agoFree agent Wade says rugby’s lost its ‘buzz’
By BOBBY BRIDGE FORMER Wasps winger Christian Wade believes drastic changes need to be made to rugby union to bring its...
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/ 4 years agoKruis calls time as a winner in Japan
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER ENGLAND lock George Kruis has bowed out with another winner’s medal after helping Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights...
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/ 4 years agoKiwi spell was key in educating wily Wood
By PAUL REES Learning curve: Stalwart Tom Wood benefitted from a spell playing academy playing in New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 4 years ago‘Don’t rule out a return’ hints Richards
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE’s outgoing director of rugby Dean Richards hasn’t ruled out a return to rugby’s frontline in the future....
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/ 4 years agoFord: Tiger cub Jack has a big future ahead
By JON NEWCOMBE GEORGE Ford sees a bright future for half-back partner Jack van Poortvliet after the young Tigers ace was...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoWhat is the point of having a TMO?
WHEN the pundits for BT Sport can spot a cheap-shot tackle, by a world renowned second row, but the TMO can’t,...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoSorry Brendan but I don’t share the same optimism
SO Brendan Gallagher “smells stifling fear” in the reduced Premiership salary cap, but I disagree with his belief that the removal...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoNot so local derby
I WAS pleased to see that the new set up for National 2 West enables the resumption of, perhaps or perhaps...
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Features
/ 4 years agoChampionship just isn’t comparable with ProD2
COLIN BOAG Controversial: Sharks and Lions, along with the Bulls, Stormers and Cheetahs, have been added to next season’s European Cups...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoQuins have a chance with Danny in the driving seat
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK DANNY Care has always attracted attention as an attacking scrumhalf who can shred defences...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTen-try Saints have Tigers in their sights
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton ..65pts Tries: Matavesi 9, 23; Cole 18, Mitchell 32, Freeman 40+1, 63, 68; Hutchinson 59, Skosan 73,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBoyd so proud of battling players
NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd is proud of how players turned their poor season around. “A couple of months ago...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBorthwick left with questions to answer
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........20pts Tries: G Porter 2, Steward 61 Conversions: Ford 2, 61 Penalties: Ford 67, 73 Wasps ................10pts...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBlackett: We had chances to win
WASPS boss Lee Blackett admitted his team had missed out on a chance of victory. “We just had to find a...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester left to rue what might have been
By PAUL REES Gloucester........54pts Tries: Singleton 8, 44; Reid 18, Carreras 34, Thorley 49, Socino 57, Rees-Zammit 68, Clement 71 Conversions:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSorry to miss out on top 4 -Skiv
GEORGE Skivington welcomed back England wing Jonny May after five months out with injury and believes more of his players are...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEddie beware! This beast holds all the keys
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IN the last fortnight Eddie Jones and his England squad have had a...
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/ 4 years agoFrance are the giants, Prem just sleeping
NICK CAIN THE English Premiership has just been described as a “sleeping giant” of sport by Simon Massie-Taylor, its chief executive....
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/ 4 years agoPlan for life without Manu
NICK CAIN MANU Tuilagi’s latest knee operation, which rules him out of England’s summer tour to Australia, shows just how precarious...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSimmonds in charge as Chiefs snatch it
By ROGER PANTING Exeter ................47pts Tries: Gray 19, Hogg 24, Simmonds 38, Whitten 47, Nowell 55, Street 69, Maunder 79 Conversions:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChuffed we fought right to the end, says coach Hepher
EXETER head coach Ali Hepher offered an explanation as to why Chiefs have missed out on a play-off for the first...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDe Klerk bows out with a final flourish
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ....................42pts Tries: Roebuck 7, Van der Merwe 15, Wiese 22, 40, D Du Preez 63, Reed 69...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoInjury to Rodd ‘is not serious’
BEVAN Rodd was replaced as a “precaution” during half-time but boss Alex Sanderson dismissed fears of a serious injury. The highly-rated...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHorror show for Bath as they finish bottom
By TOM BRADSHAW Worcester ........43pts Tries: Hatherell 4, Simpson 44, Shillcock 52, 55, 76; Batley 61 Conversions: Smith 5, 45, 53,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDiamond delight after fightback
STEVE Diamond hailed his Worcester side’s resolve having been on the ropes at the break. “We had a chat at halftime...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEaling in talks with Wallaby prop Sio
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EALING Trailfinders appear not to be letting their snub from the Premiership stunt their plans...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBears fly-half Eden off to join Zebre
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears fly-half Tiff Eden is set to ply his trade in Italy next season...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWade weighs up his options
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHRISTIAN Wade has claimed that teams in the Premiership, France, Australia, South Africa and the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints eager to strike a deal for Sale lock Wiese
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted man: Cobus Wiese NORTHAMPTON Saints are interested in signing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSalvi set to replace Gustard in Treviso
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER JULIAN Salvi is making a quick return to rugby after becoming Paul Gustard’s replacement at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFlyer Yarde might look Down Under
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER England winger Marland Yarde has hooked up with an Australian-based agent, which could be...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEWIS BARKER, THE CALDY AND FORMER MOLD, RGC AND MACCLESFIELD FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoRomance alive and kicking in France
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Hot news! Manchester City won the Premier League. Again. Didn’t see that one coming. And Bayern Munich...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoDiamond knows the principles of winning
CHRIS HEWETT AT a rough guess, the number of times Steve Diamond has been mistaken for Aristotle can be counted on...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLong list of contenders but will the best man say yes?
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING OVER FROM EDDIE JONES If Eddie Jones takes...
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/ 4 years agoRuthless Saracens reign supreme again
By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Saracens ..........43pts Tries: Packer 7, 40; Fleetwood 22, Carson 42, Campbell 61, Corrigan 65 Conversions: Kelter 7, 22,...
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/ 4 years agoAitchison showed her class at No.10
SARACENS fly-half Holly Aitchison, who is usually found at centre but was at 10 for the injured Zoe Harrison, had a...
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/ 4 years agoTyro Chief Jenkins hungry for more after stellar debut season
By PAUL REES EXETER Chiefs may have failed to qualify for the Premiership play-offs for the first time in seven seasons,...
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/ 4 years ago‘Free-flowing’ top-flight can help fanbase grow
By PAUL REES SIMON Massie-Taylor believes the quality of rugby in the Premiership this season will tempt the millions whose rugby...
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/ 4 years agoFive Boks sides to play in Europe
THE Cheetahs have been invited to play in next season’s European Challenge Cup. It was confirmed this week that the four...
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/ 4 years agoFaf joins Eagles
SALE Sharks scrum-half Faf de Klerk’s move to Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles was confirmed this week. The 30-year-old South African...
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/ 4 years agoVan Graan’s time ends with five-try defeat in Ulster
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ......................36 Munster ..................17 JOHANN van Graan said this was a bitterly disappointing way to end his four...
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/ 4 years agoDreadful Warriors collapse in Dublin
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............76pts Tries: Sheehan 15, 39; Larmour 19, 64, McCarthy 29, Doris 43, Ala’atoa 49, Gibson-Park 54, Ringrose...
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