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/ 5 years agoWorld leader Zoe gets captain duty
By SAM JACKSON Riding high: Zoe Aldcroft says this has been the best week of her life PICTURES: Getty Images PREVIEW......
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/ 5 years agoEngland stretch clear after tight first-half
England ........51 Canada ..........12 ENGLAND overpowered Canada last Sunday with try doubles from debutant wing Heather Cowell and prop Sarah Bern....
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/ 5 years agoGriffin goes out in style with gutsy try double
Ireland ............15 Japan ..............12 RETIRING Ireland captain Ciara Griffin ended her career with two tries and a win over Japan. Griffin,...
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/ 5 years agoAt long last, the in-depth story about Obolensky
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was back in February 2009 that a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS: ZOE TEECE
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ZOE TEECE THIS WEEK... DMP DURHAM SHARKS TIGHTHEAD DMP Durham...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDodgy wine cost me England cap!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND U21, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, COVENTRY, STOURBRIDGE AND BERRY HILL BACK ROW JULIAN HORROBIN Club legend:...
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/ 5 years agoBaby faced, but Pearce is a ref to be reckoned with
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Saturday, April 11, 2015 at The Stoop and Harlequins are playing Gloucester in...
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/ 5 years ago‘I was watching Wales game when drunk fell on us from two rows up’
PETER JACKSON ANOTHER victim of drunken behaviour at the Principality Stadium has asked the Welsh Rugby Union for his money back...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWartime ‘Springboks’ were simply unbeatable
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoIrish show northern unions the way ahead
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, that’s the autumn games over and it looks like Eddie Jones...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTOM WILSTEAD
YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL FLY-HALF TOM Wilstead lives out his schoolboy dreams every day he turns up for training at Bristol Bears....
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoResults
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoSmith comes of age as England ride a Bok storm
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham England ............27pts Tries: Tuilagi 7, Steward 17, Quirke 65 Conversions: Smith 8, 18, 66 Penalties: Smith...
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/ 5 years agoCardiff to host 2023 wheelchair champs
NEWS EXTRA THE 2023 World Wheelchair Rugby European Championship Division A tournament will be played at Cardiff ’s Principality Stadium. The...
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/ 5 years agoBlanc off the board
AMANDA Blanc will step down from her role as chair of the Professional Rugby Board (PRB) and the board of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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/ 5 years agoDropped Davies will fight for World Cup spot
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES head coach Wayne Pivac believes Jonathan Davies still has to plenty to offer despite leaving...
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/ 5 years agoBolton’s late try secures crown for Army lads
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON THE Army U23 team won the 2021 Inter-Services Championship last week, coming back from doubledigit deficits...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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Features
/ 5 years agoStellar cast of Scottish champions
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools STEWART’S Melville College in Edinburgh might not be among the oldest...
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/ 5 years agoLobbe confident Pumas can make history
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER ARGENTINA legend and current Jaguares head coach Carlos Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe believes the Pumas can cause...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 5 years agoCrane stands tall as Newport stay in form
Premiership Cup By JAMES CANDY Merthyr.................... 31 Newport...................52 NEWPORT stayed top of the eastern conference with a high-scoring win, inspired by...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoFish leaves his opponents all at sea
By IOAN DYER Pontypridd................ 6 Cardiff......................46 DAN FISH inspired Cardiff to a hammering of regional rivals Pontypridd. The visitors took a...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoRGC overcome red alert to snatch victory
By JAMES LLOYD Ebbw Vale............... 21 RGC.............................22 RGC continued their encouraging growth under head coach Ceri Jones with victory by the...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoWizards in top shape for showdown
By ROB COLE Aberavon..............22 Carmarthan Q......... 17 ABERAVON will battle it out with Llandovery for the top spot in the Premiership...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoJoy for Jones on such a big day for Rhodri
By HUW THOMAS Bridgend.................... 7 Llandovery.............27 LLANDOVERY recorded their eighth win in nine Premiership Cup games to avenge their surprise loss...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoIn-form Williams adds to Llanelli’s misery
By PAUL HOPKINS Llanelli.............. 19 Swansea..........27 SWANSEA survived a second-half scare to clinch victory and leave Llanelli winless after nine matches....
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/ 5 years agoCardall hopes cup run leads to league starts
By PAUL REES TIM Cardall is closing in on 50 appearances for Wasps after joining three years ago, but the second...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoPremiership highlights show set for Welsh makeover
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Gallagher Premiership is set to hit Welsh language television with S4C poised to show highlights of English...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoSuccess of Ruiz puts refs in hot demand
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN You’d be forgiven for thinking – especially after World Rugby’s sanction against Rassie Erasmus following his video...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, November 21, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 5 years agoTravel-weary Boks fall to England’s young dashers
BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT Strength: Manu Tuilagi beats Handré Pollard to score England’s first try One way or another it’s been a...
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/ 5 years agoAzzurri finally end long run of defeats
Italy..................17 Uruguay ..........10 ITALY were made to work hard for their narrow victory in Parma which ended a 16-Test losing streak....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoIce-cool Priestland provide Wales with
By PETER JACKSON Wales ................29pts Tries: Elias 23, Tompkins 48 Conversions: Biggar 24, 48 Penalties: Biggar 6, 16, 38, 65; Priestland...
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/ 5 years agoNow Eddie wants to ‘scalp’ the Springboks
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones ordered his men to ‘scalp the Springboks’ after celebrating an eighth win in a row over...
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/ 5 years agoBeware the Fiji magic says Ellis
What a start: Freddie Steward is mobbed after scoring England’s opening try against Australia PICTURE: Getty Images WALES captain Ellis Jenkins...
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/ 5 years agoWilliams starts as Wales go full bore
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Wales v Fiji Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium LIAM Williams had visions of scoring the decisive try...
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/ 5 years agoBaber aims to utilise his big forward pack
FIJI have made seven changes to their starting line-up to face Wales. Former European player of the year Leone Nakarawa is...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAdams is an out-and-out winger, keep him there
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Has his work cut out: Josh Adams PICTURE: Getty Images I WAS as shocked as...
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/ 5 years agoGalthie keeps faith with dual playmakers
Preview France v Georgia Today, Kick-off 1pm FABIEN Galthie has kept faith with the Mathieu Jalibert-Romain Ntamack 10-12 partnership for France’s...
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/ 5 years agoSensational Irish land All Blacks hat-trick
By JOHN FALLON Ireland ..............29pts Tries: Lowe 15, Kelleher 44, Doris 51 Conversions: Sexton 52 Penalties: Sexton 56; Carbery 65, 73,...
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/ 5 years agoRassie must pay the price for video rant
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE information vacuum surrounding the disciplinary hearing involving Rassie Erasmus has been filled...
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/ 5 years agoEddie’s entitled to his Emma opinion
NICK CAIN THERE is no problem with accusing Eddie Jones of double standards when he gives advice to young tennis star...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBlack Ferns will be bent on revenge
NICK CAIN CONGRATULATIONS to the England women’s team for their resounding 43-12 and 56-15 double over New Zealand’s world champion Black...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTOM SHANKLIN
ROOM 101 THE FORMER WALES INTERNATIONAL TURNED TV COMMENTATOR TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSanderson eyes up quality locks for Sale
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SALE Sharks are set to step up their attempts...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBears may go after Genge if Mako stays
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol-born: Ellis Genge BRISTOL could switch their attention to Ellis Genge if they can’t...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoTigers sure they can fend off Shark attack on Ford
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are confident of keeping George Ford at Welford Road next season despite...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDAZN step up hunt for rugby rights
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bids: Kevin Mayer DAZN chairman Kevin Mayer has announced that the streaming service are...
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