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/ 5 years agoRory keen to step out of Watson shadow
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND flanker Rory Darge insists he is his own man and should not just be viewed as the...
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/ 5 years agoWiese gives credit to Tigers coaches for turning him into a Springbok
By PAUL REES Explosive: Jasper Wiese breaks for Tigers WHEN Jasper Wiese joined Leicester in 2020, little was known about the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTaylor’s try claims shock win for Swansea
BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL SWANSEA University earned their first win against Cardiff Met in the BUCS Super Rugby era in...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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/ 5 years agoHampton prepare to host 7s curtain raiser
SCHOOLS REPORT By NICK POWELL IT was the calm before the storm in school’s rugby this week, as most teams took...
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/ 5 years agoAston on mission to earn Prem call
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK NAMIBIAN speedster Aston Mukwiilongo hopes to follow his old schoolmate Patrick Schickerling to the Premiership. Growing...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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/ 5 years ago5-try Waratahs hand Drua first night thrashing
By SAM JACKSON Relief: Jake Gordon helped the Waratahs start the year strongly, after a dismal 2021 campaign FIJIAN Drua were...
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/ 5 years agoLam: JT will come back even stronger
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES PAT Lam expects Jonathan Thomas to bounce back after his first job as head coach lasted...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoRyan blasts union over leadership
By ROB COLE DEAN Ryan has blasted the WRU for having no strategy or leadership when it comes to finding a...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoRowlands helps give Blaenavon first victory
Welsh Plate / Bowl roundup By JOSH WALKER BLAENAVON notched their first win of the season in the Admiral Division 1...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 5 years agoO’Driscoll’s landmark day ruined by Cardiff
Premiership By ROB COLE Bridgend.................. 12 Cardiff......................29 CARDIFF ran in five tries to maintain their challenge at the top of the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoDrovers hold off Merthyr in thriller
Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Merthyr....................36 Llandovery.............43 AN 11-try thriller went Llandovery’s way, but they had to withstand a fine Merthyr...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoJones stars as Gogs overcome the Swans
Premiership By PAUL HOPKINS RGC.............................29 Swansea................. 14 DION Jones struck twice to help steer the home side to a bonus-point win...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBlack and Ambers run riot over Ponty
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport...................36 Pontypridd................ 7 NEWPORT maintained their unbeaten start to the season as they thrashed Pontypridd on Thursday...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoGroom: English game demands different skills
By GRANT SHUB Springbok star: Cobus Reinach played with Nic Groom at Northampton FOR former Northampton Saints and London Irish scrum-half...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoLemaitre puts his faith in Mignoni
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre pulled something of a recruitment rabbit out of his hat this week, as...
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/ 5 years agoWales can rock Twickenham if pack gains parity – Davies
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales flyhalf Jonathan ‘Jiffy’ Davies believes Wayne Pivac’s side can beat England if they gain parity up...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Week beginning Sunday, February 20, 2022 ... Continue reading......
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/ 5 years agoDiamond: Relegation made the Premiership healthier
By PAUL REES Recruiting: Diamond WORCESTER may be one off the foot of the Premiership having finished bottom last season, but...
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/ 5 years agoTheo’s a slam dunk to reach top
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big impression: Theo McFarland scores for Saracens against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty Images SARACENS head coach Joe Shaw has...
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/ 5 years agoWoolstencroft in for long haul at Sarries
By DANIEL GALLAN SARACENS hooker Tom Woolstencroft is on the cusp of something special. There’s been no indication from Eddie Jones...
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/ 5 years agoPromotion hopefuls hear their fate on Tuesday
By JON NEWCOMBE EALING and Doncaster’s applications for promotion to the Premiership will be considered at an RFU Board of Directors...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoBrendan’s right, it’s ring-fence’s fault
BRENDAN Gallagher’s article last week headed ‘Stress-free Premiership muddles the mind’ should make the RFU sit up and take notice referring...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoMitchell such a coup
JOHN Mitchell is just the type of coach to help take Japan to the next level and I would not be...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoU20s win offers big hope for Italy future
ITALY U20s did a job on England last week and I hope they follow the path of the French counterparts who...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMoney is only reason to let Boks in 6 Nations
COLIN BOAG The rumour that SouthAfrica will join the Six Nations in 2025 is growing, being presented in some quarters as...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
TOM BRADY, THE SALE FC AND FORMER SALE SHARKS AND LEICESTER WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoManu must return to help land knock-out punches
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THERE were no surprises in England’s win against Italy in Rome, but I guess...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTigers keep it tight to curb Bath spirit
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bath ....................20pts Tries: Muir 9, Ojomoh 29, Bayliss 31 Conversions: Bailey 29 Penalties: Bailey 22 Leicester ..........24pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 5 years ago‘Players came up with the answers’
LEICESTER head coach Steve Borthwick praised his side for finding solutions in the second half. “We started the game really well...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoJackson’s final kick snatches it for Irish
By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ....32pts Tries: van Rensburg 3, 24, Coleman 41, Hassell-Collins 64 Conversions: Jackson 25, 42, 65 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoVunipola boys on top form – Shaw
JOE Shaw praised the Vunipola brothers even though the discarded England pair could not get their side over the line against...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoQuins duo could be so deadly says Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones is banking on that special Harlequins factor to help England “light up Rome” and revive his...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTon-up Biggar: One of my best wins
Done it! Liam Williams punches the air in celebration as Wales win the decisive penalty PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Biggar hit...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoNew, sleek French are the masters of motion
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Rugby is more prone to hype than most sports with a large element of the big fight weigh...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by Italy and Harlequins fly-half Tommaso Allan, as well as regular Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain...
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/ 5 years agoKick for points, Ben – this isn’t a Prem game!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TOM Curry should have no shortage of helpers, or advice, as England’s embryo...
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/ 5 years agoLedesma is beaten by the bubbles
NICK CAIN THE attraction of coaching at World Cups appears to have lost some of its gloss – or at least...
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/ 5 years agoLet’s hear it for those little guys
NICK CAIN IT is great to see small wingers with dancing feet and blistering pace, like Scotland’s Darcy Graham (5ft 9ins)...
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/ 5 years agoBrownlee keeps Ireland on course
France ..............16 Ireland ............17 BEN BROWNLEE’S lastgasp converted try saw Ireland snatch a dramatic victory over France to make it two...
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/ 5 years agoAt last! Italy celebrate first win over England
By BEN JAYCOCK Italy ......................6pts Penalties: Teneggi 6, 44 England ................0pts ENGLAND’S hopes of a Grand Slam were ended in Treviso...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFour-try Wales prove too strong for Scotland
Wales ..............26 Scotland ..........13 Fast start: Wales enjoy Joe Hawkins’ opening try WALES bounced back from their opening round thrashing by...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBurger holds firm for Wasps move
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER WASPS have held off a last-minute bid from the Lions to prevent inside centre...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBears’ reject Alex on way to Sharks
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks are poised to sign up former England U20 lock Alex Groves who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRowntree steps up as Munster coach
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER England forwards coach Graham Rowntree is in line for a promotion with Munster...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoExiles fight for Cracknell, Coleman
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish are fighting to stop two more players from leaving the club at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoCipriani is no-go for Diamond
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER WORCESTER Warriors have no immediate plans to reunite Steve Diamond with former England fly-half...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoMontauban fly in to lure wing Rokoduguni
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER England winger Semesa Rokoduguni has held talks with Pro D2 outfit Montauban about...
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