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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoBonus win keeps Cardiff on course for title
Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff ..................42 Pontypridd............10 SCHOOLBOY star Harrison James scored two first-half tries to set Cardiff on the road...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoHopkins stars as Swans finish in style
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Swansea ..............31 Llanelli ..................21 SWANSEA rounded off their season with a bonus point win over historic rivals...
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/ 5 years agoAmbitious Neath set to sign Wales duo
MERTHYR are lining up ambitious moves for former Wales internationals Dan Baker and Tavis Knoyle. The semi-professional Welsh Premiership club, who...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoMountain Ash get ton up to go top
National One round-up By ROB COLE MOUNTAIN Ash made hay while the sun shone as they ran in 16 tries in...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined former England captain Phil de Glanville and former England and British & Irish Lions wing Tony...
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/ 5 years agoRevitalised Neath ready to end long wait for silverware
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ambitious: Matt Church THERE was a time when Neath were among the most feared club sides in European...
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/ 5 years agoWalker planning for long-term success
WELSH Rugby Union performance director Nigel Walker insists the success of the women’s game in Wales is a long-term project. Wales...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoNo respite as the race for play-offs ramps up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The rugby season in Europe’s top three leagues gets confused at this time of year, as we...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoToulon must do their maths to avoid points deduction
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON’S end-ofseason run-in – and their points total for next season – may be complicated by JIFF...
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/ 5 years agoChamppions Stockport on course for perfect season
By BEN JAYCOCK STOCKPORT are one game away from completing a perfect season and chairman Mike Drew says the club are...
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/ 5 years agoBlack Ferns boss Moore steps down
NEW Zealand women’s head coach Glenn Moore has resigned after allegations against him prompted a team culture review. Hooker Te Kura...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Week beginning Sunday, April 17, 2022 ... Continue reading......
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoChiefs fancy their chances in knock-out season finale
By PAUL REES EXETER are preparing for three knock-out matches in their last three Premiership rounds, knowing that one defeat could...
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/ 5 years agoWill swaps Newcastle for Wasps
FLY-HALF Will Haydon-Wood will join Wasps from Newcastle next season. The former England U20 international, 21, has appeared 13 times for...
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/ 5 years agoKelly has his head down to pass test for Eddie
By JON NEWCOMBE DAN Kelly hopes the distribution skills he’s layering onto his defensive work will see him go to Australia...
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/ 5 years agoPrem clubs eye Cov No.8 Betteridge
By BEN JAYCOCK COVENTRY’S Fred Betteridge has impressed in his breakthrough year at the club and is attracting interest from Saracens...
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/ 5 years agoRowntree gets the top job at Munster
GRAHAM Rowntree will replace Johann van Graan as Munster head coach in July. The former England prop, who is currently forwards...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoSpiteful slight of Caldy had no merit
I WAS dismayed to read Mr Warren’s spiteful letter last week, which without foundation attacked the competence of the referee and...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoReturn to real rugby
I RECENTLY attended the game between Canterbury and Clifton, in the National League 2 South. What a pleasure it was. It was...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoReview foul play in 20 minute window
ON the discussion about the 20-minute red card experiment, I understand the concerns that a permanent dismissal has the potential to...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoIncentivise schools to help broaden the player pool
LAST week’s TRP included Jeff Probyn’s interesting piece, contesting Brian Moore’s claim that payments to players should be banned in all...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoJamison deserved red
JAMISON Gibson-Park’s yellow card in the Heineken Cup last weekend has to be the most blatent disregard of the head-contact laws...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTeams in play-off race need clarity
COLIN BOAG Added spice: Worcester and Gloucester will clash in the Premiership Cup semi-final PICTURE: Getty Images It’s over three weeks...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoWhy France must find right cover for Dupont
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANTOINE Dupont is captain of Toulouse for a reason, and as stand-in captain of...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoSmith’s miss leaves Quins a point short
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........33pts Tries: Jones 1, Dombrandt 16, Marchant 29, Lynagh 38, 75 Conversions: Smith 2, 17, 30,...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoMatson: Now we go for the Prem
QUINS head coach Tabai Matson backed his side to bounce back at Leicester next week. “Marcus will be disappointed like all...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoO’Mahony the star as Exeter fall short
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............26pts Tries: Carbery 26, De Allende 72 Conversions: Carbery 26, 74 Penalties: Carbery 6, 17, 60, 65...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRacing look to take the Paris honours
PREVIEW... Racing 92 v Stade Francais Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, La Defense Arena RACING 92 head into their Round of 16 second...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoToo slow to get going – Baxter
ROB Baxter said that Munster’s dominance at the breakdown was the key factor in their Thomond Park victory which sent Exeter...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoGloucester bank on Socino to save face
By ROGER PANTING Dragons..............21pts Tries: Basham 18, Rosser 26, Keddie 40 Conversions: S Davies 18, 26, 40 Gloucester ........26pts Tries: Socino...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoAmitage leads way against his old club
By TOM SHEEDY Biarritz ............20 Toulon..............17 IN a superb contest, Steffon Armitage, now 36, rolled back the years to lead Biarritz...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNavy men clinch win but RAF women are flying
INTER SERVICES By TOM SANSOM THE Navy men defeated the RAF 18-10 in round two of this year’s interservices championship. It...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoIt’s shooting practice for ace Farrell
By GARY FITZGERALD Brive ......................5pts Tries: Tuicuvu 14 Saracens ..........55pts Conversions: Farrell 22, 37, 41, 58, 72, 76 Penalties: Farrell 6...
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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
MARCO WENTZEL, THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA, BULLS, TREVISO, LEICESTER, KINGS, LEEDS, WASPS AND SHARKS SECOND ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...
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/ 5 years agoWales must make more of age-grade production line
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There are eight days of finals coming up at Principality Stadium this month and at...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 5 years agoScots have learnt from Cardiff slip – Easson
By PAUL EDDISON Preview Scotland v France Today, kick-off 1pm SCOTLAND will need to be more clinical against France if they...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 5 years agoRecord crowd cheers England’s 10-try romp
By JAMES REID England ............58pts Tries: Davies 15, 45 Ward 21 Breach 35, 52, Bern 56, Matthews 64, Brown 71, Scarratt...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 5 years agoParsons wings in as Ireland chase maiden win
By PAUL EDDSION Preview... Ireland v Italy Today, kick-off 5pm BEIBHINN Parsons will start her first game in the 2022 Six...
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/ 5 years agoLes Bleues look fierce but Lloyd’s in top form
ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND’S MOST CAPPED PLAYER AND WORLD CUP WINNER Scotland face a huge French test today but they have a...
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/ 5 years agoEngland face Wales in battle for ninth
By BEN JAYCOCK AFTER enduring underwhelming pool stage campaigns, England and Wales will fight it out today in a ninth place...
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/ 5 years agoTurner: Expand cup to include National One
By BEN JAYCOCK AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner says his side will be taking the Championship Cup seriously and feels it...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoLock star Williams bows out in style
Premiership By BEN WILLIAMS RGC ........................40 Pontypridd............10 ANDREW Williams brought the curtain down on his 200-plus games, decade-long career with RGC...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoMerthyr stun leaders to spur Cardiff’s bid
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport ................22 Merthyr ................34 MERTHYR blew the Premiership title race wide open with a stunning away win...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoVeall’s late try keeps Newbridge unbeaten
National One roundup THE big game in Division 1 East was at Newbridge, where the home side were hoping to maintain...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoSavea calls for better refereeing standards
By BEN JAYCOCK HURRICANES captain Ardie Savea demands better from the referees as he was left speechless after a controversial finish...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs urge Wales not to rush Jenkins into action
By JARED EVITTS ROB Baxter has warned Wayne Pivac against taking young Exeter lock Dafydd Jenkins on Wales’ summer tour of...
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/ 5 years agoAll Black trio face backlash
NEW Zealand stars Damian McKenzie and Anton Lienert-Brown, along with former All Blacks fly-half Stephen Donald have been scrutinised for advertising...
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/ 5 years agoLam calls on Hull to bring consistency
By PAUL REES PAT Lam expects greater consistency over offences that warrant a red or yellow card when Paul Hull takes...
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