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Letters
/ 4 years agoRFU must promote spread of pro game
Might it just be that the lack of investment into the game at Championship level is at least in part due...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoUnder Diamond, Warriors could’ve been contenders
A sad time indeed for Worcester Warriors. I would predict under Steve Diamond they would have become the competitors they always...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoBlack Ferns the danger
I hope England continue their impressive form of late and win the World Cup but I fear New Zealand will be...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoChampionship can fill void in top flight
I totally agree with letters in last week’s TRP regarding the possible replacement of Worcester and/or Wasps, with two Welsh teams....
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘I’ll stop before I’m 40, but not just yet’
By PAUL REES Dan Biggar does not see himself emulating Jimmy Gopperth and playing professional rugby in his 40th year, but...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Mitch Eadie
Mitch Eadie, the Hartpury and Former Bristol and Northampton Back Row, chooses the best XV he has played with and against...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoEngland need to prove worth against All Blacks
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE state of the international game with the autumn series only a few weeks...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNo change as Bath fail to seize the day
By PAUL REES Bath ....................17pts Tries: Reid 24, Dunn 50, Annett 62 Conversions: Francis 25 Gloucester ........21pts Tries: Alemanno 10, 36;...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoInjuries mount in bruising contest
A fiercely contested West Country derby left both clubs waiting for medical reports next week. Bath lost outside-half Piers Francis before...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLeicester lack snap as Quirke runs show
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........16pts Tries: Wiese 28 Conversions: Burns 28, Penalties: Burns 6, 16, 22 Sale ....................26pts Tries: Roebuck 10,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTigers told to keep on working
Leicester boss Steve Borthwick urged his team to “keep working and improving” after a third defeat of the season for his...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChiefs on parade as Bears implode
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................14pts Tries: Fricker 5, Capon 62 Conversions: Sheedy 6, MacGinty 63 Exeter ................50pts Tries: Nowell 19, 56;...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoI’m not happy – we let the crowd down, admits coach Lam
Pat Lam said the Ashton Gate crowd had been let down. “That’s the hardest thing, at the end of the day...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoJones should focus on effective rugby
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE conundrum facing England, and especially head coach Eddie Jones, is whether the...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoRFU’s Past Presidents deserve respect
Having spent all its financial reserves, the RFU administration is cutting away like Sweeney Todd, and the latest to feel the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNewcastle looking for another day at the races
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park FRESH from winning his scrum battle – if not...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRiccioni raring to go as Saracens make three changes
Starting: Marco Riccioni SARACENS prop Marco Riccioni is eager for action as he makes his first start since returning from injury....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWillis urges fans to turn up in force to tempt investors
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Wasps v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm. Coventry Building Society Arena WASPS are urging supporters to turn up...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWe need to stop making basic errors, says James
TOM James says Northampton are determined to take their frustrations out on Wasps after starting the season with three defeats in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBaxter still keen for Nowell to carry on
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter admits they have opened talks with...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBiggar can consider his options
Northampton Saints confirmed on Friday what Blindside reported in August, that Wales star Dan Biggar will leave the club at...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBlow for Jones as Manly chase Seibold
EDDIE Jones is set to suffer another blow to his coaching staff after Manly Sea Eagles launched a bid to take...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTigers have Shillcock in their sights
Wanted man: Jamie Shillcock Leicester Tigers have opened talks with Jamie Shillcock as the bun fight to sign up former Worcester...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWhitford poised to join Lancaster
Stuart Lancaster is set to turn to an experienced hand when he moves to Racing 92 next season, with Tom Whitford...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNorthampton too strong for Saracens in points feast
Premiership Cup By NICK POWELL Northampton ..58pts Tries: Matavesi 3, Sleightholme 6, 40+1; Skosan 16, 42, 48; Pollock 24, 71; Hinkley...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOne-sided victories no good for anyone
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST THE basic mix of marketing ingredients for sporting World Cups is one part exaggeration to three parts...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSorry, Rob, but rugby can’t afford higher cap
CHRIS HEWETT It’s not easy to argue with a man like Rob Baxter, the honest-to-goodness, soil-under-the-fingernails West Countryman whose work with...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoPrem XV stars on display for USA
Preview USA v Italy Today, Kick-off 12.45 am USA head coach Rob Cain has included 13 Premier 15s players in his...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoHat-trick for Woodman as Black Ferns claim bonus
By MARK DOCHERTY Australia ..........17pts Tries: Terita 13, 28; Wong 16 Conversions: McKenzie 18 New Zealand ..41pts Conversions: Tries: Tries: Ngan-Woo...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoRed Roses begin with World Cup record win
By MARK DOCHERTY Fiji........................19pts Tries: Nakoci 31, Donu 40+1, Cavuru 81 Conversions: Cavuru 32, 43 England ............84pts Tries: MacDonald 5, 56,...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoFrance get aggressive to sweep South Africa aside
By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa ......5pts Tries: Mabenge 50 France ................40pts Tries: Sansus 2, 67; Vernier 11, Boulard 17, Drouin 70,...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoSurprise call as Wales start Harris at No.8 over Lillicrap
By BEN JAYCOCK Today. Kick-off 5.45 am PREVIEW... Wales v Scotland WALES head coach Ioan Cunningham has made a surprise in...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoCanada confident they can lift crown
Preview Japan v Canada Today. Kick-off 3.15 am CANADA coach Kevin Rouet believes his side have what it takes to win...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoIt’s brilliant to be involved in this event, says Haag
By JON NEWCOMBE SIX years after he led England U20s to victory in Manchester, Martin Haag makes his competitive World Cup...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoAlphonsi: Kabeya is better than me
By BEN JAYCOCK Making a name for herself: England’s 20-year-old flanker Sadia Kabeya Maggie Alphonsi is confident England can win the...
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Guest columnists
/ 4 years agoEngland must step it up for Le Crunch
ROCKY CLARK WORLD CUP WINNER So the wait is over. Five years after England lost the 2017 World Cup final against...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoHow the spirit of adventure is taking over
When England were eliminated from the 2011 World Cup at the quarterfinal stage, one voice in New Zealand said farewell by...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBlackheath aiming to get back at first time of asking
By BEN JAYCOCK Great start: Marcus Burcham scoring Blackheath‘s sixth try in their win against Bury St Edmunds James Shanahan’s Blackheath...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 4 years agoWhiffin steps up for Highlanders
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Richard Whiffin is hugely excited at the prospect of becoming the first Englishman to coach a New...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFlying winger Joyce ‘can put fear into opposition’
AS attack coach of Wales, Whiffin is hoping winger Jaz Joyce can put “fear into the opposition”. Bristol star Joyce, right,...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoCardiff are crying out for more leadership
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There's never a dull moment in Welsh rugby, and this week has been no different....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLombard hits late winner for Lions
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ......19 Lions ................22 EDINBURGH rued their failure to finish off the Lions as they suffered a third...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoFast-starting Ulster smash seven tries past Ospreys
By KEVIN FALLON Ulster ................47pts Tries: Marshall 2, 33; Andrew 8, Carter 24, 66; McCloskey 42, Rea 76 Conversions: Cooney 3,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoFoolhardy Fifita’s red hands it to Cardiff
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets..............10pts Tries: McNicholl 71 Conversions: Halfpenny 71 Penalties: Halfpenny 22 Cardiff ................16pts Tries: T Williams 25 Conversions: Evans...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoTyro Carter takes charge for big Italian job
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Benetton v Dragons Today. Kick-off 2.45pm, Stadio Monigo WALES international Ben Carter will captain the Dragons for...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoLeinster find an extra gear
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ................54 Sharks ..................34 Johnny Sexton marked his first start of the season by crossing for one of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoWarriors tame the Bulls
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow................35 Bulls ......................21 Glasgow out-muscled the previously unbeaten Bulls to score five tries in a handsome bonus-point victory...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRowntree rues ill-discipline
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..............20 Munster ................11 TIGHTHEAD Finlay Bealham says Connacht can use this hard-earned win to kickstart their season...
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National League 2W
/ 4 years ago10-hour trips are proving tough for Redruth
Despite the RFU restructure of the National Leagues to reduce travel, Redruth head coach Nigel Hambly is bemused by the teams...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Johnny Leota: ‘Playing for Samoa gave me my identity’
Wow, the last decade has flown by so quickly. It doesn’t seem that long since I left New Zealand for Manchester...
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