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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoJoseland sparks Exeter University romp
South West Premier EXETER University went straight to the top of the South West Premier as they thrashed local rivals Launceston...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoSadly, rugby now chases money rather than the ball
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Iread an interesting piece in a paper this week by Emma John...
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As more research has been published by the Drake Foundation regarding head injuries, it would seem that the damage to players...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTwickenham glory saved captain from his principal
MOMENTINTIME LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGES MIDDLESEX SEVENS WINNERS 1976 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO KEY PLAYERS NIGEL Gillingham had just led Loughborough College to...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoResults
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/ 5 years agoO’Shea appeals for more women’s pro teams
RFU director of performance rugby Conor O’Shea has appealed for more countries to professionalise their women’s set-ups. O’Shea said there was...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs move for ace Rollie
EXETER have signed Scotland full-back Chloe Rollie from Premier 15s champions Harlequins. Rollie, 26, who has won 40 caps, spent two...
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/ 5 years agoYoung: South Africans will raise the bar
By PAUL REES DAI Young believes the presence of South Africa’s four leading teams in the United Rugby Championship will give...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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/ 5 years agoBrother’s crash gives Graham new perspective
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH winger Darcy Graham has vowed that the club’s fans and Scotland supporters will see a new and...
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/ 5 years agoRoberts strikes gold after fighting for life
CHRIST College Brecon have produced a host of Wales and Lions internationals over the years but they are proud as proud...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBridgend Grammar, where the Lions roam
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WHEN assessing the rugby talent factories in Wales, Bridgend Grammar School...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrynteg pupils on duty for the Lions
Top doc: Jack Matthews Jack Matthews (1950) The midfield hard man was ever present during the six Tests against NZ and...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHooker Lewis learning fast at Sarries
By STEFFAN THOMAS LAST March Ethan Lewis found himself surplus to requirements at Cardiff with his future in the professional game...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoHowe puts boot in to swing win Quins way
Welsh Championship Cup round-up By ROB COLE BARGOED completed the double over Cross Keys in Pool A of the WRU Championship...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoKolbe saga could lead to transfer windows
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Cheslin Kolbe’s midcontract switch from Toulouse to Toulon raised a few eyebrows in France. The deal itself...
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/ 5 years agoBolton offer help to mafia-hit club
By PAUL REES BOLTON RUFC, a level seven amateur club that yesterday played their first league match since the Covid- 19...
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/ 5 years agoBall signs for Rockets
New challenge: Jake Ball playing for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Wales lock Jake Ball has signed to play for NEC...
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/ 5 years agoOlowofela to Dragons
DRAGONS have signed wing Jordan Olowofela on loan from Leicester Tigers for the 2021-22 season. The 23-year-old spent the summer on...
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/ 5 years agoScots snap up Zondagh
TOULOUSE coach Alan- Basson Zondagh has joined Gregor Townsend’s Scotland coaching team, focusing on attack. The 35-year-old South African replaces Mike...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Weekend beginning Friday September 10, 2021 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10...
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/ 5 years agoZero tolerance is still way forward insists Blackett
■By PAUL REES LEE Blackett believes there should be no let-up in the drive to eliminate dangerous challenges after referees showed...
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/ 5 years agoWasps ace Gopperth gunning to join golden oldies club
■By JON NEWCOMBE JIMMY GOPPERTH hasn’t ruled out the possibility of becoming the first back to play Premiership rugby past the...
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/ 5 years agoRunning man John chases elusive first Wales cap
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Fighting fit: WillGriff John WILLGRIFF John believes a combination of working with double All Blacks World Cup-winner Ben...
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/ 5 years agoTwice-retired Swinson sets his sights on silverware
■By GARY FITZGERALD TIM Swinson has twice changed his mind about hanging up his boots due to the strong lure and...
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/ 5 years agoCut player numbers or modify the laws
THE problem with the size of players colliding at speed only appears to be an issue for the professional men’s game....
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/ 5 years agoEffectiveness of RFU incentives needs scrutiny
THANK you, Jeff Probyn for again highlighting the duty on the RFU to support all club rugby by distributing the revenue...
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/ 5 years agoWhat about Sarries fans’ headgear?
AS an Exeter supporter I was interested to read Colin Boag’s piece on the Chiefs name and the relationship to Native...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIslanders’ flair can give Super Rugby real boost
COLIN BOAG If it’s hyperbole you’re after, then Rugby Australia’s CEO, Andy Marinos, is your man. Formerly at SANZAAR for five...
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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
TOM PALMER, THE FORMER ENGLAND, LEEDS, WASPS & GLOUCESTER LOCK AND CURRENT VANNES FORWARDS COACH CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoJersey 0-19 Sale: Quickfire treble puts Sharks in open water
SALE’S first pre-season match, and their first trip to the Channel Islands to play Championship side Jersey Reds ended in a...
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/ 5 years agoWorcester 52-39 Connacht: New-look Warriors get monkey off their back
IT MAY have been only a pre-season friendly but Worcester recorded their first win since November 21. Since then they have...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarlequins 45-33 Cardiff Blues: Quins put on show for their new boss
TABAI Matson smiled broadly after seeing for himself the kind of fighting spirit, character and skill which helped enabled Harlequins to...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets 55-21 Nottingham: Nine-try Scarlets wow the crowd to kick-off Peel era
DWAYNE Peel’s first game as Scarlets head coach ended in a romp against Championship side Nottingham as 22-year-old winger Ryan Conbeer...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCornish Pirates 55-3 Royal Navy: Blackmore injury leaves Pirates light at hooker
NEW recruits Carwyn Penny, Callum Sirker and Caleb Montgomery made impressive debuts as the Pirates sunk the Royal Navy with an...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSaints hit big six but Blues pose problems
■By SAM JACKSON Bedford ............21 Northampton ..40 NORTHAMPTON ran in six tries to see off Bedford on Friday night. An early...
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/ 5 years agoSurgeon warns: Act on head peril NOW
■By PETER JACKSON Risk: Prof Fairclough AN eminent surgeon has sent World Rugby a grim warning over the brain-bashing controversy: “Act...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Premiership players urged to take the Covid vaccine
PREMIERSHIP Rugby have asked clubs to take a hard-line approach with players who refuse a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the new...
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/ 5 years agoPre-season friendlies
Coventry ................60 Nottingham............10 By CHRIS WEARMOUTH COVENTRY put Nottingham to the sword in perfect conditions at Butts Park Arena. Cov’s intent...
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/ 5 years agoAmps turn set-piece power into points to clinch win
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ..........40 Bedford ............38 AMPTHILL recovered from a first quarter bashing to clinch this keenly contested derby between...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling Trailfinders 34-29 Gloucester: Uzokwe at the double to down Gloucester
First blood to Ealing ahead of their reverse fixture with Gloucester next week at Kingsholm
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/ 5 years agoTeenage flyer Cusick cruises in for first-touch try
By TOM INNES Jersey ..................7pts Leicester ..........17pts A TRY from 18-year-old wing Jacob Cusick with his first touch in senior rugby...
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/ 5 years agoMorgan opts for Warriors coaching gig
LONG-SERVING Cornish Pirates player and coach Chris Morgan is leaving the Championship club to take a coaching role at Worcester’s academy....
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Harrogate head coach Sam Cox
Harrogate head coach Sam Cox takes us through his pet hates from the rugby world and beyond
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoPremiership clubs like look of Ospreys lock Rhys Davies
'Several' Premiership clubs are interested in young Ospreys lock Rhys Davies
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoKolbe’s tax bill set to rocket at Toulon
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHESLIN Kolbe, below, could find himself worse off following his recordbreaking move to Toulon...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSaracens prop Mako Vunipola in new contract talks as Top 14 watch
Saracens are set to ask England prop Mako Vunipola to take a salary cut, TRP understands
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSharks move closer to AJ Bell deal
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks are just ironing out the last few details of the £17m deal...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoMunster coach Stephen Larkham is wanted back by Brumbies
Larkham is under contract at Thomond Park until the end of the coming season
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