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/ 4 years agoArmy earn bragging rights with treble win over RAF
INTER SERVICES By CHRIS WEARMOUTH THE Army secured an Inter-Services Championship treble over the RAF in sunny Gloucester. The tone...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoOdogwu close to the form that turned Eddie’s head
By PAUL REES PAOLO Odogwu says he is close to the form that took him into the England squad before a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHarrison departure confirmed
NORTHAMPTON Saints’ former England flanker Teimana Harrison is leaving the club in the summer, the club has confirmed. As reported in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEarl aims to prove to Eddie he’s still got it
By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Earl was left “frustrated and disappointed” at missing out on England’s failed Six Nations campaign but is...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoI don’t see Eddie’s plan, or progress
I AM astounded by the comments from the RFU regarding Eddie Jones. They say he is “building a team with a...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoWorld Cup draw is looking lopsided
WHILE the French celebrate their deserved Grand Slam, and everybody else works out what went wrong, the impact of the tournament...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoSouth Africans have aided Ireland’s rise
SINCE the departure of Joe Schmidt, Ireland fans hoped that Andy Farrell would bring a new and exciting plan to our...
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Features
/ 4 years agoUnderdogs had their day …but it changes nothing
COLIN BOAG For those of us who believe that Italy should be dropped from the Six Nations, last week’s result was...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
SAM LOCKWOOD, THE FORMER LEEDS, JERSEY AND NEWCASTLE PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS EVER PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST. 1....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoEddie’s an easy target but he deserves to stay
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IF we go back to The Rugby Paper round table in January, most of...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFarrell rides his luck to keep Bears at bay
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ..........27pts Tries: Malins 9, 47, Daly 39 Conversions: Farrell 11, 40, 47 Penalties: Farrell 26, 31 Bristol...
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Premiership
/ 4 years ago‘Great to see Joe create chance’
PAT Lam sympathised with lock Joe Joyce after his forward pass to Jack Bates at the death turned the visitors’ celebrations...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIrish party falls flat as Saints turn it on
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER London Irish ....22pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 4, Phipps 73, 80 Conversions: Jackson 74, 80+1 Penalties: Jackson 10 Northampton ..42pts...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSpirited fightback pleases Boyd
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd was planning a celebratory St Patrick’s Day Guinness after what he described as a classic game of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JAMIE LENNARD, THE FORMER WORCESTER, LONDON IRISH, BEDFORD AND DONCASTER FLY-HALF AND CURRENT HEAD OF RUGBY AT OUNDLE SCHOOL CHOOSES THE...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWoodward versus Jones is box office sideshow
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Fierce rivalries may lose their heat over time, but they always leave a scorch mark on the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoLet’s hope Leicester can afford Pollard
CHRIS HEWETT THE Panama Papers, the Paradise Papers, the Pandora Papers. Three massive data leaks exposing dodgy dealing in the financial...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoEastern Counties widening the net
LIKE Mark Nelson and his Lancashire colleagues, Eastern Counties RU believes in the future of county representative rugby and hopes to...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoPass by Price surely forward
IF Scotland scrum-half Ali Price passed the ball before reaching the Italian 22 and Stuart Hogg caught it after crossing the...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoPlan for success
THE great and the good of the rugby world have carried out a postmortem of England’s performances so far this year...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoWhy sub Randall?
AGAIN, Eddie Jones took off an effervescent Harry Randall (at 52 minutes, score 15-9 to Ireland) to be replaced by an...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoGames should be decided by talent, not red cards
EXCITEMENT about England’s ‘heroics’ against Ireland notwithstanding, is it not time for the game to take a more balanced approach to...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoReturning to the old laws is a no brainer
MOST unusually I find myself agreeing with Colin Boag! He asked the question should we go back to the old ruck...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSick and tired of orange card fever
COLIN BOAG Deserved his marching orders: Charlie Ewels sees red against Ireland PICTURE: Getty Image When Charlie Ewels was redcarded after...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoU18s gear up for Six Nations
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND U18 clash with Wales today at Taunton RFC ahead of next month’s Six Nations festival in Marcoussis, France....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGood news for injured Bears duo
NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL Bears are confident their captain Steven Luatua and Sam Jeffries will return before the end of the season...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoDupont flair puts France in the mood to celebrate
By NICK CAIN France ................25pts Tries: Fickou 14, Cros 39, Dupont 59 Conversions: Jaminet 40, 60 Penalties: Jaminet 8, 23 England...
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Iconic Pictures
/ 4 years agoBiggest names in British sport compare notes
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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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAussie franchises chasing Nadolo
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers winger Nemani Nadolo has been linked with Rugby Super outfits New South...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHat-tricks come at the double
HAT-TRICKS by Patrick Tabalakia and Matthew Guilfoyle led the way for Nuneaton in a 50-0 whitewash victory over struggling Oundle in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLate try double clinches U18 Cup glory for Trinity at Twickenham
By BEN JAYCOCK TRINITY School Croydon lifted the U18s Cup after their 15-10 win over Kirkham Grammar to conclude a compelling...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMIKEY SUMMERFIELD
YOUNG GUNS LONDON IRISH PROP Mikey Summerfield is living his childhood dream of playing for his boyhood club London Irish and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBrumbies inch past Reds to remain top
By BEN JAYCOCK THE Brumbies extended their lead at the top of the table with a narrow 16-12 win over Australian...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWild Knights ride to league summit
JAPAN ROUND-UP PANASONIC Wild Knights went top of the Japan Rugby League One by beating the Ricoh Black Rams 29-12. Tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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/ 4 years agoConfident Swans make it seven on the spin
BUCS ROUND-UP By NICK POWELL SWANSEA will head into next week’s play-off quarter-final at Loughborough on a seven-match winning streak as...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoMagical Tremblett stars for Wizards
Aberavon ..............45 Llanelli ..................14 ABERAVON warmed-up for their Premiership Cup semi-final clash with Llandovery by running in seven tries in a...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoLate drama as leaders hit back in added time
Swansea ..............17 Newport ................24 THE Premiership leaders were pushed all the way by Swansea and had to rely on two tries...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoPowerful first half sets up Steelmen
Ebbw Vale ............27 Llandovery ..........15 EBBW Vale made the most of facing a side saving their best for next week’s Cup...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoRavens get shot down
Bridgend..........17 Pontypridd ....54 BRIDGEND were sent crashing back to earth by Pontypridd having recorded their first win of the season against...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNo time to rest as pressures mount up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This should have been a weekend off for those Top 14 and ProD2 players not involved in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 20, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTop-flight wings set to fly for the Army at HQ
NEWS EXTRA By PIERS DUNHAM COME kick off on the April 30 it will have been three long years since the...
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/ 4 years agoFit-again Townsend ready to fight for Chiefs jersey
By PAUL REES STU Townsend hopes a run of injuries is behind him as he looks to challenge the Maunder brothers...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEvans set to pump in extra £2.5m
CORNISH Pirates jointhead coach Gavin Cattle says Dicky Evans’ decision to carry on funding the Championship club for three more years...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoToo many red marks on Eddie’s report card
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT SO where are we with Eddie Jones and England at the end of his sixth Six Nations in...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoGibson-Park guides Irish to Triple Crown
By PAUL REES Ireland ..............26pts Tries: Sheehan 16, Healy 27, Van der Flier 59, Murray 78 Conversions: Sexton 17, 28, 60...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years ago‘There’s plenty more in team’
IRELAND hooker Dan Sheehan caught the eye and went over in the 16th minute to open the scoring for the hosts....
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