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/ 5 years agoProp Moody commits to All Blacks
NEWS EXTRA CRUSADERS and All Blacksw prop Joe Moody has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby through to 2024, following Ardie Savea...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoDavies on fire as Aberavon open their account
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Aberavon ................29 Swansea................. 13 ABERAVON opened their Premiership account with a hard-fought bonus point victory. Jason Hyatt’s...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoStrange return rocked by Thompson
By FREDDIE BENNETT Merthyr.................... 31 Ebbw Vale............... 13 JASON STRANGE’S first game back in charge of Ebbw Vale ended in disappointing...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoO’Brien leads by example to fire Ambers
By JACK NAISBITT Newport...................25 Bridgend.................... 9 NEWPORT kicked off their Premiership title bid with a winning start after a strong second-half...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoBird back with vengeance for Ponty
By JAMES LLOYD Pontypridd..............32 Carmarthen............24 DIGGY BIRD put the boot into Carmarthen by kicking a mammoth 23 points in his first...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoIn-form Rees leads Llandovery rout of RGC
By HUW THOMAS Llandovery.............32 RGC............................... 3 LLANDOVERY continued their rich vein of form with this five tries to nil win over...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoProsser’s penalty rescues Bargoed
Championship Cup round-up By ANDREW DEERING LEAGUE leaders Bargoed defeated Cross Keys 13-10 at Pandy Park, as they failed to claim...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIeuan vice-chair at WRU
FORMER Wales and British Lions wing Ieuan Evans has become vicechair at the WRU. Evans takes up the role to succeed...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDavies takes step back
ROB Davies is to stand down as Ospreys chairman and from his role on Welsh rugby’s Professional Rugby Board (PRB). Ospreys...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoWatkins double keeps heat on Penallta
Welsh National One roundup By ANDREW DEERING NEWBRIDGE recorded a thumping 33-0 victory over Pontypool to keep pressure on Penallta at...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoNew loans aiming to return with interest
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN What do Top 14 back rows Jordan Joseph and Martin Devergie, hookers Guillaume Marchand and Bastien Soury,...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoMid-table Racing on top of the JIFF chart
JAMES HARRINGTON THE argument that the French Top 14 is a haven for overseas megaplayers is increasingly hard to defend –...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 5 years agoLoan system prepared me for Chiefs’ call says Harvey
By BEN REDWOOD HARVEY Skinner has praised Exeter Chiefs relationships with local clubs in his development from academy to first team....
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/ 5 years ago‘Tougher now to lift Euro Cup’
EXETER boss Rob Baxter says English clubs could find it more difficult to win in Europe with a reduced Premiership salary...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEddie makes a U-turn on Itoje
EDDIE Jones has changed his mind on Maro Itoje’s potential as a future England captain, saying he has seen the Saracens...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoPity Bears could not cut Scarlets a break
WITH a 13-team Premiership there are going to be free weekends. Looking ahead, Bristol have no game on the weekend of...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoRightly, long-term future of the game is RFU’s priority
IF THE Championship is such a good product as Martin Stonecliffe suggested last week, why does its ability to develop players...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoMaro may have lost but he was star man
WHY do TV’s rugby pundits always give the Man of the Match award only to a player from the winning team?...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSpringboks in 7 Nations? That’s plain daft Sir Ian!
COLIN BOAG Writing in the Telegraph last week, Sir Ian McGeechan called for there to be a Seven Nations tournament rather...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT BANAHAN, THE FORMER LONDON IRISH, BATH, GLOUCESTER & ENGLAND WING/CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoPollard’s all-round game will suit Tigers
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK HANDRE Pollard is a brilliant signing for Leicester Tigers to replace the Sale bound...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoDupont or Am? They’re both great
JEREMY GUSCOTT I’VE got no complaints with the World Rugby team of the year and Stuart Hogg will be very pleased...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoFord kicks Tigers to stunning away win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bordeaux ..........13pts Tries: Dubie 40 Conversions: Lucu 40 Penalties: Lucu 2, 52 Leicester ..........16pts Tries: Potter 20 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBorthwick: Privilege to work with them
STEVE Borthwick praised the “magnificent effort” of his team. The Tigers director of rugby said: “When Bordeaux kicked the ball to...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoFabulous Finn puts Saints to the sword
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..14pts Tries: Skosan 29, Fraser 48 Conversions: Biggar 29, Furbank 49 Racing 92..........45pts Tries: Lauret 8, 42,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRussell: Our best since I joined
FINN Russell had no doubts this impressive victory was Racing’s best since he went to Paris in 2018. “We came here...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby fitness at home
By Regan Phillips. Personal Trainer, Online Coach, and Fitness Coach for the Hungarian Rugby Union Team Last week, Regan talked us...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 years ago2022 Women’s Six Nations: Venues and ticket information confirmed
The Red Roses’ 2022 Women’s Six Nations home fixtures will be played at Kingsholm and Welford Road with tickets now on...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBristol say No to plea by Scarlets to postpone
By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL Bears have turned down a request from the Covid-marooned Scarlets to postpone next Saturday’s Champions’ Cup tie...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPennell: Eddie’s wrong on Lawrence
By NICK CAIN Oh yes! Dave Ewers roars his delight after Tom O’Flaherty, right, scores for Exeter Chiefs against bitter rivals...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoOllie grabs hat-trick as Irish go full throttle
By MATT WRIGHT London Irish ....43pts Tries: Rowe 7, Hassell-Collins 10, 29, 52, Mafi 33, Creevy 65 Conversions: Jackson 7,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDeano: Credit to London Irish but we gave them soft tries
LONDON Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney didn’t want hat-trick hero Ollie Hassell- Collins to grab too much attention in the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWarriors charge gains momentum at home
By ALAN DEERING Worcester ........32pts Tries: Simpson 4, Van der Merwe 22, Hill 38, Chudley 43 Conversions: Smith 6, 23, 44...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBlackett: We were worth all 5 points
WASPS head coach Lee Blackett said it was a case of so near, yet so far as his team fell short...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSweet centres offer George birthday treat
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ........27pts Tries: Singleton 38, Harris 56, Penalty 66, Chapman 79 Conversions: Hastings 57 Penalties: Hastings 6...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoYes, we can fix it insists boss Lam
BRISTOL boss Pat Lam admitted his side had been well beaten. “We lost that game fair and square because we didn’t...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPoison is all coming from Eddie not the Press
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK OLLIE Lawrence must be wondering what he did to get in Eddie Jones’...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoGreen’s ready for toughest test of season
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road PREMIERSHIP leaders Leicester come back after their bye week...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoJones: We must match them up front because speed of ball at breakdown is key
By PAUL REES First start for Quins: Scotland ace Huw Jones WELFORD Road will today stage the biggest game of the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoCole brings up 200 opposite old foe Joe
DAN COLE makes his 200th Premiership appearance in the Leicester front row up against his old England teammate Joe Marler. Cole...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPlenty of student gems to be found says Kiss
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM HATHAWAY LES Kiss says clubs are missing a trick and flunking their homework if they don’t keep...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChristie keeping his Test options open
NEWS EXTRA By GARY FITZGERALD ANDY Christie is being tipped for a bright international future but the Saracens youngster is not...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBlair: Win’s a win but fans need more entertainment
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ........24pts Tries: Graham 13, Bofelli 21, Kinghorn 45, McInally 67 Conversions: Kinghorn 45, 67 Benetton ..........10pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBig tackle count sees Ospreys win wrestle
By ROGER POANTING Ospreys ..............19pts Tries: Morris 32 Conversions: Myler 35 Penalties: Myler 17, 35, 58, 65 Ulster ..................13pts Tries: Penalty...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDempsey stars as Warriors prepare for France
By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ............33pts Tries: Tuipulotu 1, Steyn 31, Dempsey 39, Price 59, Matthews 70 Conversions: Thompson 17, 39, 59,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBoks big guns get Sharks sparking
By SUFIAN ALAM Sharks ............30 Bulls ................16 THE Sharks, boosted by a host of Springboks returning to club action, claimed a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSuper-sub Porter sets up second-half stampede
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............47pts Tries: Ruddock 23, Ringrose 32, Sheehan 39, Larmour 41, Doris 49, Baird 58, Deegan 74 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions end long wait for victory
By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ........19 Lions ................37 THE Lions picked up their first win since the opening round, as they comfortably...
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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