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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoUndercooked Cardiff given a roasting at Ravenhill
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................48pts Tries: Baloucoune 7, 53, Hume 15, McCloskey 40, Timoney 50, Sexton 62, Stewart 68 Conversions: Doak...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoDavies in charge as Scarlets find form
By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ........35pts Tries: Evans 39, S Williams 42, G Davies 58, Kalamafoni 65, Conbeer 76 Conversions: Patchell 40,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoTen-try Munster on fire as Dragons fall apart
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............64pts Tries: Casey 9, 23, O’Donoghue 25, 74, Cloete 36, 64, Zebo 53, Farrell 54, Daly 58,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRuthless Edinburgh get back on track
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ......56 Connacht ..........8 HEAD coach Mike Blair praised Edinburgh’s “ruthless edge” after they downed Connacht with ease...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLydiate returns to starting grid
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Ospreys v Zebre Today. Kick-off 2pm, Swansea.com Stadium WALES flanker Dan Lydiate will make his first start...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWomen’s Head Coach
Barnes Rugby Club would like to appoint a new Women’s head coach for the 22/23 season as our current head coach...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTyro Puma Gonzalez is dreaming big with Exiles
By BEN JAYCOCK Explosive: Juan Martin Gonzalez ARGENTINA international Juan Martin Gonzalez has adjusted well to life in England and wants...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoWasps keep their play-off hopes alive
By JON BATHAM Wasps ..............30 Harlequins ......14 MEGAN Jones proved Wasps’ conductor-inchief as they steamrollered champions Harlequins to keep their end...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLoughborough fight back for late draw
By MATT MERRITT Bristol..................26 Loughborough..26 IT all came down to a tense final 10 minutes in Bristol as Loughborough Lightning fought...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoExeter’s ruthless attack runs riot over Sharks
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ................90 Darlington MP ..7 A RAMPANT Exeter side did their top four hopes the world of good,...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoGloucester’s Sing steals victory at the death
By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Gloucester-H ..15 Worcester ......12 EMMA Sing held her nerve to kick a 77th minute penalty for Gloucester-Hartpury as...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSaracens on the hunt for home semi-final
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Saracens v Sale Today, Kick-off 2pm, Stone X Stadium SARACENS head coach Alex Austerberry is seeing Sunday’s...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoDupont is heading for greatness like Gareth
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It has been reported with a high degree of certainty that Aaron Smith, an undeniably brilliant New...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoAustralian rules must have Boon crying into his beer
CHRIS HEWETT BACK in the day, when men were men and Australians considered themselves more masculine than the rest of the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGriffiths blasts RFU for denying promotion bid
By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN Doncaster Knights were denied promotion in 2016, it came down to what happened on the pitch, and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPatchell keen to kick on under Peel’s watchful eye
By STEFFAN THOMAS Good feel: Dwayne Peel RHYS Patchell is confident working under Dwayne Peel at Scarlets can help him get...
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Features
/ 4 years agoScotland ticket was too good to resist
MY LIFE IN RUGBY MICHAEL CUSACK Leading the fight: Michael Cusack in action for Leeds against Leicester FORMER SCOTLAND, LEEDS, DONCASTER,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBath look to Faletau as Bears lose plot
By GARY FITZGERALD Bath ....................29pts Tries: Rokoduguni 37, Joseph 42, Faletau 46, Cokanasiga 71, De Glanville 80 Conversions: Cipriani 43, 47...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMcCall enjoys happy return
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall, returning from his break, was impressed by side’s desire. “The level of fight and desire...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAnother red puts pressure on Lam
PAT Lam choked back the bitter disappointment of a dramatic late derby defeat having endured the sight of wing Siva Naulago’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland confident they’ll click for Ireland
By PAUL REES HARRY Randall believes England are close to clicking as they gear-up for their must-win showdown against Ireland at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEdwards looking to create history
SHAUN Edwards returns to his happiest hunting ground this week closing in on an all-time Grand Slam record but adamant that...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRees-Zammit extends the misery for Saints
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........35pts Tries: Elrington 3, Seabrook 37, Rees-Zammit 63, Penalty Try 67, Socino 76 Conversions: Hastings 3, 37,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years ago‘Play-off places too close to call’
GLOUCESTER’S head coach, George Skivington, believed the securing of an end of season play-off spot was too close to call. “There’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoA right mess entirely of the RFU’s making
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE minority who support ring-fencing can wail and gnash their teeth as much...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHas Jones provided value for money?
NICK CAIN BY the end of his seventh year as England coach, Eddie Jones will have been paid £5.25 million in...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins ride out double yellow for bonus win
By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins........24pts Tries: Jones 4, Murley 27, 67, Lynagh 31 Conversions: Allan 5, 32 Newcastle ........10pts Tries: Marshall 38...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFalcons rue their failure to execute
HARLEQUINS head coach Tabai Matson said his side rode their luck at times, particularly when they went down to 13 men....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSale aim to stretch unbeaten run to six with rapid winger Reed in red-hot form
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Exeter Chiefs v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park ALEX SANDERSON is revelling in the form...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoKidney keeps cool as Exiles go fourth
By MATTHEW BALDWIN London Irish ....43pts Tries: Creevy 10, 42; Cinti 27, Gonzalez 37, Rona 49, Jackson 56, White 72 Conversions:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRed card not to blame – Diamond
STEVE Diamond says Duhan van der Merwe’s red card was harsh but refused to blame referee Jack Makepeace for their heavy...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExiles sign Samoa back row So’otala
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish have made a swoop to land Brive and Samoa U20 back row...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoPirates may go part-time
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CORNISH Pirates were due to have talks with benefactor Dicky Evans and his family...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoGallagher joins Bath with Bosch in sights
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH are down to the last two names on their fly-half shortlist for next...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoLlanelli call on local cavalry to face leaders
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Llanelli v Newport Today, Kick-off 2.30pm LLANELLI have been forced to raid amateur clubs in their...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoLock Hicks scores hat-trick
Championship Cup round-up By ROB COLE SECOND row Scott Hicks was the toast of the Neath supporters after he picked up...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOne-club man Sharples bows out with no regrets
By PAUL REES CHARLIE Sharples retired last week as a rarity in the modern game. He was a one club man,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPrem is ‘snakes and ladders’
TABAI Matson believes Quins can win the game of ‘snakes and ladders’ and build momentum to secure a play-off spot Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPhillips forced to call time
SALE back row James Phillips has retired on medical advice. The 34-year-old suffered a double fracture of his jaw in September’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWALES v FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v France courtesy of Dove Men+Care! Wales welcome France to Principality Stadium on Friday...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoKicking game is key for shock Wales win
By PAUL REES WALES will not make the same mistake as Scotland and kick aimlessly to France in Cardiff on Friday...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoStreet glad to be back in the fight after neck injury
EXETER tighthead Marcus Street is delighted to be back playing again after eight months out with a serious neck injury. The...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoTV rights surrender could be disastrous
THE fact an estimated 54.8 million Japanese people viewed that famous 28-21 victory versus Scotland in the 2019 World Cup showed...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoNo to Prem incubator
AS a supporter of a Championship club (Coventry), the RFU’s mooted restructure of the division gives me cause for concern. Having...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoThought idea was to grow the game
WHAT a surprise (not!) that Ealing and Doncaster have their promotion pathway blocked by the RFU. Are the RFU in collusion...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoAgree with Colin, gulf is just too big between leagues
NO doubt Colin Boag’s column last week will have spurred into action those keyboard warriors who hold the promotion and relegation...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoPick refs on ability, not their nationality
YET again we are discussing player safety following last week’s internationals, with players being very brave to carry on when obviously...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFailure to comply is clubs’ own fault
COLIN BOAG Not giving up: Doncaster, who beat Ealing last week, are appealing the RFU’s decision The supporters of promotion and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoLack of ball carriers has blunted England attack
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THERE was some prospect of England doing well in the 2022 Six Nations, although...
International Rugby
Alex Coles encourages England team to fill Maro Itoje void
Autumn Internationals
Jamie George: Henry Pollock’s self-belief is inspiring for England
International Rugby
George North signs off with a try double for Barbarians against Wales
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