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/ 5 years agoHook: I’d give Adams shot at 13
By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMES Hook does not expect Wales to retain their Six Nations title but the former Ospreys, Perpignan, and...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoBattling Skewen make it five wins from five
Welsh National One roundup By FREDDIE BENNETT and TOM PROSSER SKEWEN made it five wins from five in the Division One...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoRelief as Dupont returns to action
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Forty-nine days after he last played rugby, scrum-half, Antoine Dupont returned to action last night, alongside international...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCONNOR DOHERTY
YOUNG GUNS SALE OUTSIDE CENTRE Sale born-and-bred Connor Doherty has achieved his lifelong dream of playing for the Sharks; now his...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, January 30, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 5 years agoColeman aims to play his way back into Wallabies
By DANIEL GALLAN ADAM Coleman still harbours ambitions to play for Australia. The 30-year-old London Irish lock last donned his nation’s...
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/ 5 years agoHostile Murrayfield fans will bring the best out of Sinckler
KYLE Sinckler is relishing the gauntlet of fire that England players will endure from opposing fans during the Six Nations –...
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/ 5 years agoGeorge Skivington: Atkinson must start
GEORGE Skivington has called on England to be bold and pick Marcus Smith and Mark Atkinson as their midfield axis against...
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/ 5 years agoWALES v SCOTLAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v Scotland courtesy of Dove Men+Care! Wales continue their 2022 Guinness Six Nations campaign...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoHow to make B&1 league a success
I READ Chris Hewett’s article in last week’s edition with great interest as the idea of a B&I League is one...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoWe are losing heart and soul of game
IF this game ‘gets its very breath from the Community’ as Derek Gilbert states, and we have lost 65 per cent...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoParents of Minis players are the salvation for rugby
JEFF Probyn is right to flag the reduction in participants in rugby but, while the misguided diversion by some clubs of...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoSilence of the RFU
REGARDING the growing gulf between ‘elite’ and ‘community’ rugby, Jeff Gage felt that Colin Boag’s debatable views meritted a response from...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWales fans don’t care about clubs
COLIN BOAG Packed out: A full Principality Stadium but where are crowds for regions? PICTURE: Getty Imagesr At last the Welsh...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoBattle of the 10s will be exciting at Murrayfield
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK MARCUS Smith playing opposite Finn Russell at fly-half is an intriguing head-to-head going into...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoJackson dazzles to leave Chiefs at sea
By DAN GALLAN London Irish ....18pts Tries: Cornish 21, Stokes 40 Conversion: Jackson 40+3 Penalties: Jackson 28, 30 Exeter ................14pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBattling defence was key- Kiss
LES Kiss, London Irish’s head coach, praised his side’s character after turning around a 14-0 deficit against Exeter Chiefs inside 20...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoDiamond: We need some fine tuning
By TOM VICKERS Worcester ........13pts Tries: Sutherland 61, Beck 65 Penalty: Smith 25 Northampton ..29pts Tries: Hutchinson 22, Matavesi 29, Mitchell...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoProud day for captain Dingwall
NORTHAMPTON Saints centre Fraser Dingwall was delighted to have been made captain for the day. “It has been a very cool...
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/ 5 years agoSix Nations hits £20m jackpot of prize cash
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations will be playing for record sums in prize money of around £20m when the tournament...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRoberts wanted in Oz by Waratahs
By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMIE Roberts has emerged as a potential target for Australian Super Rugby side the Waratahs. The former Wales...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoFrench power pack leaves Warriors on the cusp
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ............30pts Tries: McKay 41, Smith 75, 80 Conversions: Thompson 42, Weir 75, 80 Penalties: Thompson 10, 26,...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoLowry shows his class for Ulster
By JOHN FALLON Ulster..................34pts Tries: Herring 8, 39; Lowry 22, Vermeulen 50, Baloucoune 67 Conversions: Doak 40, 51, Burns 67 Penalties:...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoHat-trick Alex looks ‘a must’ for Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD Harlequins ........36pts Tries: Dombrandt 13, 42, 80; Jones 22, Taulani 27 Conversions: Allan 22, 28, 43; Smith 80...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWinning try was difficult to take says Castres boss Worsley
CASTRES coach Joe Worsley felt the winning try could easily have been ruled out with several replays needed before Scottish referee...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoGym before Guinness now for Cowan-Dickie
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Montpellier v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade de la Mosson LUKE Cowan-Dickie is expecting Exeter to face...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBundee’s out after his moan at referee
Preview Stade Francais v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm CONNACHT have qualified for the Champions Cup’s knockout stages for the first time...
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/ 5 years agoThe ‘great selector’ is causing confusion again
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE ‘Fast Eddie’ nickname first coined in this column to describe Eddie Jones...
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/ 5 years agoNow RFU must find TV deal for ALL clubs
NICK CAIN THE new terrestrial broadcast deal struck between the Premiership and ITV is good news, but also long overdue. Disappearing...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWasps take a French lesson in tackle law
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Munster v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Thomond Park WASPS have focused on the breakdown ahead of today’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoZebo in line for his first appearance in Europe since return
MUNSTER are already through and come kickoff will know exactly what they will require to secure third place in Pool B....
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoSale know they must learn to turn screw
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Sale Sharks v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, AJ Bell Stadium GUS WARR says Sale Sharks are working...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWebb: We need to compete for the full 80 minutes
By STEFFAN THOMAS Veteran: Rhys Webb RHYS Webb has told his Ospreys side they must perform for the full 80 minutes...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHat-rick for magic Mapimpi
Lions ................37 Sharks ............47 MAKAZOLE Mapimpi’s magic with ball in hand saw the Springbok flyer grab a hat-trick and prove the...
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/ 5 years agoDe Wet try clinches fightback
Bulls ................26 Stormers ........30 THE Stormers claimed a thrilling fightback victory over the Bulls thanks to a late try by Paul...
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/ 5 years agoKaraoke pair keen to put Saints in the mix
By JON NEWCOMBE Taking charge: Phil Dowson , who becomes Saints DoR next season, coaching the squad. PICTURES: Getty Images ANYONE...
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/ 5 years agoWorcester want to take that step up in Europe
JONATHAN Thomas says it is “game on” as Worcester look to launch themselves up the Premiership table and qualify for the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoIt’s time to rethink a British and Irish League
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The best we can say for the United Rugby Championship is that the revamped tournament is having...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoRugby needs this new ITV audience
CHRIS HEWETT WHO out there remembers what occurred immediately after the great Ashes series of 2005? To be clear: pretty much...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSanderson’s sights are on O’Flaherty
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is on the lookout for a new winger this...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSaints lure Braley back
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON Saints are closing in on a deal to bring Italy scrum-half Callum Braley...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHouse-hunting Hughes looks at the Exiles
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Off: Nathan Hughes’ contract at Bears is ending LONDON Irish have enquired about the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoVan Graan wants Allende at Bath
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER JOHAN van Graan could make another raid on employers Munster this time. Van Graan,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoEddie gives Gerrard seal of approval
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EDDIE Jones’ neverending quest to learn from ‘the Beautiful Game’ continues after picking the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarrison of interest to Tigers
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Move: Harrison LEICESTER Tigers are weighing up a move for Northampton Saints former England...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
SCOTT MORGAN THE FORMER WALES, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, SCARLETS, LEEDS, CARDIFF BLUES, NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS AND COVENTRY PLAYER CHOOSE THE BEST XV...
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/ 5 years agoSix Nations will bring certainty amid chaos
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND What a crazy time it has been for the Welsh regions in both their domestic...
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/ 5 years agoReduce the Welsh Prem to increase quality
SHANE WILLIAMS MORE and more regional youngsters are being sent on loan to English Championship clubs this season to get significant...
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/ 5 years agoAnglo-Welsh league is way to go – Turner
By STEFFAN THOMAS PAUL Turner believes a development Anglo- Welsh league would be the best way forward for both the English...
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