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Guest Blogs
/ 8 months agoTop 5 Casino Games to Play While Watching the Women’s Six Nations
The Women’s Six Nations is now a game that rugby fans all over the world can’t miss. As the games get...
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Guest Blogs
/ 8 months agoThe Impact of Technology on Poker: AI and Solvers What are AI and Solvers?
Artificial intelligence is making headlines every day. News sites say AI can help with anything, from suggesting the next music playlist...
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Guest Blogs
/ 8 months agoRugby and Gaming: Combine Them to Get Double the Entertainment
How watching a rugby game feels similar to gambling If you’re a fan of sports, remember that last match you watch....
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Champions Cup
/ 8 months agoRampaging Northampton Saints set up Leinster showdown
Beating Leinster in Dublin might sound like Mission Impossible but Northampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith insists playing the ‘Saints’ way is...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoWomen’s Six Nations: England stay on course for Grand Slam
By Ben Jaycock England women’s attack coach Lou Meadows was delighted with not only her side’s victory, which maintained the Red...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoPhil Dowson: Rest rules are ‘dysfunctional’
By James Logan Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson feels more needs to be done to allow English clubs to hit...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoCardiff Rugby deal costs Welsh Rugby Union £780,000
The WRU revealed the acquisition of Cardiff Rugby last week cost about £780,000. The Cardiff Arms Park team were placed into...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoPremiership News: Six-game ban for Steve Diamond
Newcastle director of rugby Steve Diamond has been handed a six-match ban by the RFU for abusing match officials after Newcastle’s...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoWest Country derby is the best – Jordan
■ By PAUL REES Hard man: Cam Jordan in action for Gloucester PICTURE: Alamy CAM Jordan thought that the East Midlands...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoDewi Lake still dreaming of becoming a British and Irish Lion
By Simon Thomas Dewi Lake says it would be “a dream” to fulfil “the ultimate goal” of being selected by the...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoCiaran Donoghue’s glad to take centre stage
Ciaran Donoghue is relishing being part of Bath’s charge towards the treble having enjoyed a breakthrough season.
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoFin Baxter: The baby-faced assassin who has his sights set on England
Fin Baxter went under the radar last season as he rose quickly up the front row ladder and he has learned...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoCurtis Langdon’s out to add to his cap collection
Curtis Langdon is aiming to make up for lost time and add to the two England caps he won in 2021...
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Letters
/ 8 months agoWorcester deserve place back in Tier 2
I READ with interest the views of Cai Griffiths (DoR at London Welsh, one of my alltime favourite clubs) in TRP...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 months agoNorthampton Saints 51-16 Castres: Job done! Alex Mitchell makes it simple for Saints
Northampton Saints, putting their foot down after the break, breezed past Castres to book a repeat of last year’s Champions Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 months agoToulon v Toulouse preview: France’s big two collide in battle of the heavyweights
The weather in Toulon is normally mild, but the Stade Mayol will reverberate this afternoon to the sound of thunder as...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 months agoLeinster 52-0 Glasgow Warriors: Ruthless Leinster demolish Warriors
Leinster may have lost the last three Champions Cup finals, but this was another ruthless demonstration of their intent to avoid...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 months agoGlasgow Warriors were bullied in every aspect of the game, admits Franco Smith
Glasgow head coach Franco Smith admitted his side were taught a lesson in Dublin. “Leinster were brilliant,” he said. “I’m not...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 months agoChallenge Cup: Racing 92 too strong for battling Connacht
By John Fallon Connacht ..........40pts Tries: Aki 3, Prendergast 9, 30, Penalty 13, Murphy 73, Forde 79 Conversions: Hanrahan 4, 10,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 months agoOspreys 18-20 Lyon: It’s heartbreak for Ospreys as Dan Edwards sends kick wide
Dan Edwards missed a touchline conversion to end Ospreys’ hopes of reaching their first ever European semi-final on a frustrating night...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 months agoChallenge Cup: Edinburgh hold their nerve to fight off late Bulls revival
By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh ........ 34pts Tries: Lang 3, 24 Bradbury 13, Gilchrist 42 Conversions: Thompson 4, 14, 25, 43 Penalties:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 months agoBath v Gloucester preview: Cherry and Whites go to Somerset ‘fully loaded’
A year ago George Skivington prioritised the cup competitions with Gloucester in the bottom two of the Premiership, but he has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoChris Robshaw tips George Ford for British and Irish Lions selection
By Luke Jarmyn Chris Robshaw believes his former team-mate George Ford’s recent cameo in England’s Six Nations victory over Wales has...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoChris Ashton: Designated away sections will build atmosphere
By Ben Jaycock Chris Ashton is backing Premiership Rugby’s away end trial later this month, believing it will enhance the atmospheres...
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Dream Team
/ 8 months agoDream Team – Matt Sturgess
MATT STURGESS THE SEDGLEY PARK AND FORMER SALE SHARKS, SALE FC & FYLDE SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 8 months agoDominant France give Wales the runaround
■By SAM JACKSON France............... 42pts Tries: Boulard 5, 16, Bigot 41, Feleu 44, Penalty 67, Champon 79 Conversions: Bourgeois 6, 17,...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 8 months agoWomen’s Six Nations: England take their time to turn up the heat and go on rampage against Ireland
England overcame a first-half wobble to restore their attacking mojo and maintain their Grand Slam quest in the Women’s Six Nations...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 8 months agoTwo changes for Scotland as they face winless Italy
PREVIEW... ■By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hive Stadium Captain: Scotland blindside Rachel Malcolm SCOTLAND host winless Italy...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoJacques Vermeulen: I must prove myself again
By Mark Stevens As one successful chapter ends for Jacques Vermeulen at Exeter Chiefs, the hard-hitting South African forward says he’s...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 8 months agoItalian international Danilo Fischetti signs for Northampton Saints
Northampton have signed Italy prop Danilo Fischetti from Zebre for next season. The 27-year-old won his 50th cap during the Six Nations...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 8 months agoPremiership: Charlie Chapman to join Exeter Chiefs
Gloucester scrum-half Charlie Chapman has signed for Exeter Chiefs for next season. The 26-year-old, right, has been at Kingsholm since the...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoJPR Williams jersey sells for £27,500
The jersey worn by the late Wales legend JPR Williams in the Barbarians’ famous 23-11 win against the All Blacks in...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoQuinnell’s quick pint at The Ferry Boat Inn
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW OF ALL the books written about the Lions, no reference can be found...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoSebastien Chabal’s sad state of affairs
Another week, another disturbing confession; this one from Sebastien Chabal, the Frenchman who became a folk hero as the battering-ram behind...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoCardiff’s owners show no regrets
PHIL Kempe had tried his hand as a Formula 3 racing driver before he and investment banker Neal Griffith took the...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoJackson in right place to snatch it for Ampthill
■By PAUL SMITH Coventry ...........26pts Tries: Trotter 8, 30, Opoku 16, Maunder 23 Conversions: Mathews 8, 16, 23 Ampthill ............31pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoDoncaster make it six on the bounce
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......17pts Tries: Williams 10, Baker 33, White 55 Conversions: Caven 34 Doncaster .........52pts Tries: Olowofela 2, Tait...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoBazalgette’s on song to call the tune for Hartpury
■By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ................. 10pts Tries: Weatherby 35, Hanson 40 Hartpury ...........41pts Tries: H Short 2, Protheroe 32, Lewis 62,...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoScottish can’t stop the Ealing cavalcade
■By OLLIE AUST London Scottish ............. 24pts Tries: Bradley 19, Sheppard 34, Kerins 38, Wallis 72 Conversions: Wilstead 35, 39 Ealing...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoAdamson on a high to lead Blues from front
■By STEPHEN BULL Bedford .............87pts Tries: Adamson 1, 14, 36, 42, 45; Howard 6, 11; Titherington 17, Heffernan 25, Conway 33,...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoLethal McNab finds his form as Pirates deny Chinnor
■By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor .............31pts Tries: Walker 8, Smith 29, Pascoe 60, Rafferty 71, 80 Conversions: Slevin 29, 60, 80 C...
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Features
/ 8 months agoClubs trapped in tangled web
PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY NORTHAMPTON WERE THE LAST ENGLISH TEAM STANDING IN THIS SEASON’S CHAMPIONS CUP AND then there was...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoRhodri Williams glad he’s back with Wales and wants to stay
By Simon Thomas Rhodri Williams is the first to admit he thought his ship had sailed with Wales. The 31-year-old scrum-half...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoIt’s the right time to bow out, says Phil Dollman
By Mark Stevens When Rob Baxter took charge of Exeter in 2009, few could have predicted the incredible journey both he...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 months agoMemo to the suits: Give us some jeopardy
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I FEEL the need to tap out a...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoHow Claude Saurel helped put some beef into Georgia
One of modern-day rugby’s most travelled and unheralded coaches – Claude Saurel – has died in the small French port of...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoAdam Dunne scoots to a double with London Welsh and North London Shamrocks
London Welsh’s Irish speedster Adam Dunne is celebrating a notable double having helped the Exiles win promotion into National League Two...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoTitans all smiles as they down champs at the death
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..40 Richmond ........38 ROTHERHAM took the scalp of champions Richmond in a 12-try feast that could...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoMatt signs off for the Tigers in style
■By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ........63 Darlington MP .......24 TIGERS pulled out all the stops in their final home game with...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoDavies delivers the extras for Sale
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............33 Sale FC.....................35 SALE’S Oliver Davies completed his perfect afternoon after 69 minutes with the last...
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