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/ 5 years agoNo backward steps from these two rugby greats of the past
ENGLISH rugby lost two hugely underrated stalwarts this past week, neither of whom really made the headlines, but whose contributions were...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years ago‘Yoga-trance’ saw Tim smash kicking records
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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Features
/ 5 years agoLiam’s lack of remorse as bad as his offence
Human missile: Liam Williams is sent off for his head charge LIAMWilliams’ reaction to his latest red card was almost as...
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/ 5 years agoFeminist Dr Marie fought hard to make ‘rugby’ accessible for all
Pioneer: Dr Marie Houdre and her Hirondelles in 1923 ONEof the few countries to see a version of women’s rugby flourish...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Wasps fly-half Florence Williams
Sarah Rendell talks to the Premier 15s player who sparked debate around the marketing of women rugby players last year
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Features
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
Dad’s happy for me to play where, and for who, I want LUCAS BROOKE LONDON IRISH FLANKER Lucas Brooke has a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRay French devoted adult life to Cowley
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Rosslyn Park champs in 1973: Back from left: J Curley, J...
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Features
/ 5 years agoInvincibles…55 wins, a ton of tries and a triumphant tour of Oz
THE 1979-82 period were vintage years with 55 consecutive wins over the best part of three seasons, a run which started...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHave boots will travel was school rugby motto
IF THERE was one defining characteristic that sets Cowley Rugby apart, it was their willingness to travel far and wide in...
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/ 5 years agoTreharne on mission to become true Olympian
By ROB COLE Nearly man: Luke Treharne playing for Wales WALES Sevens skipper Luke Treharne’s Olympic dreams are alive again and...
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/ 5 years agoOllie eyes another 100…and England
By JON NEWCOMBE Centurion: London Irish prop Ollie Hoskins is aiming for England honours PICTURE: Getty Images OLLIE HOSKINS has declared...
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/ 5 years agoJEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME All Blacks deal casts doubt over CVC cash Highly-prized: All Blacks rugby is valued...
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/ 5 years agoFit and proper tests suggested for World Rugby chiefs
IT was interesting to see the recommendations of the working group led by former British sports minister Hugh Robertson into the...
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/ 5 years agoWRU set for £40m bailout
THE Welsh Rugby Union are set to receive priceless financial support from the Welsh Government funding this week. The WRU believe...
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/ 5 years agoCoach Hogg joins Russia
FORMER Scotland flanker Carl Hogg is joining Russia’s coaching staff under Lyn Jones after parting company with Ospreys in October. Hogg,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN French pick squad as Six Nations gets the OK Medical joker: Gabriel Ibitoye has finally proved rumours right by...
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Features
/ 5 years agoScreech looms on the Cardiff radar
CARDIFF Blues have targeted Dragons second row Matthew Screech as they seek to strengthen their front five. Screech has impressed for...
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/ 5 years agoCurb your language Kyle, urges Greenwood
■ By GARY FITZGERALD Old school: Greenwood TOP players have been told to remember they are rugby “ambassadors” and to avoid...
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/ 5 years agoGaskell’s just loving fun side of Wasps
WASPS workhorse James Gaskell is enjoying his rugby more than at any stage of his career and aims to finish his...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBlow early for scrum to reduce pile ups
WORLD rugby dictate how they want the game played and refereed. In their desire to make it more entertaining for spectators...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIt’s a dilemma: Kill aspiration to save great old clubs?
RUGBY is now a game of the 21st century and has evolved as such. We in England are in the hands...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDickson had duty to send Sinckler off
WHY didn’t referee Karl Dickson send off Kyle Sinckler when he swore at him? There is no answer. Dickson has done...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRefs should pay price for poor performances
COLIN BOAG Red card? Karl Dickson repremands Kyle Sinckler for swearing When a player gets cited, it means one of two...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling 27-26 Saracens: Passionate Trailfinders prove their point again
Daniel Gallan reports from Vallis Way where Ealing Trailfinders proved their were a match for the three-time champions of Europe
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Features
/ 5 years agoWe stuck with the battle as long as we could says Ward
BEN WARD had assured those who would listen that his club were proof that ring-fencing the Premiership was a bad idea....
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Features
/ 5 years agoDead hand of PRL is no help to the game
THE self-importance of the Premiership, reflected in its self-serving administrative approach, is not winning it many friends. Where coaches like Pat...
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/ 5 years agoCameron Redpath revelling in leadership role at Rec
Redpath is being worked into a position of seniority in the Bath backline by director of rugby Stuart Hooper
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoWasps grab Doncaster Knight stalwart Robin Hislop
Hislop spent the end of last season in the Premiership on loan at Saracens
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/ 5 years agoGloucester hooker James Hanson hankers for Oz return
Hanson could return to Australia at the end of the season when his contract is up at Kingsholm
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/ 5 years agoInternational A league great idea says Glenn Delaney
A new British, Irish and Italian 'A' League is moving closer to being formalised
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Gavin Cattle & Alan Paver : We’ve had top-flight offers but our loyalty is with Dicky
The Cornish Pirates coaching duo of Cattle and Paver discuss their time in Penzance and the coming Championship season
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins tighthead prop Fin Baxter
Being part of a 49-7 home defeat might not live long in the memory of some people, but try telling 18-year-old...
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/ 5 years agoTizard: My time training with England has made me want to emulate Joe Launchbury
LESSONS learned from England’s finest are underpinning Hugh Tizard’s push to mix it with the best. Harlequins lock Tizard, 20, right,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Lions must be touring underdogs to survive
Brendan Gallagher on the essence of this year's Lions tour being at risk of being lost
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoDai Young ticks all the boxes | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson looks at the abrupt exit of Cardiff Blues and the mishandling of a situation prior to making the apt...
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/ 5 years agoSuperkids keep Dan Robson on his toes at Wasps
Influential Wasps No.9 Robson discusses the emergence of Will Porter and Ben Vellacott keeping him on his toes, and his return...
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/ 5 years agoAttwood’s choice: His kids or rugby
Single parent Dave Attwood opens up on the difficulty of providing childcare while maintaining his rugby career at Bristol Bears
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCovid points loss is wrong | Nick Cain
Nick Cain argues why the new Premiership regulations on cancelled matches are jeopardising the integrity of the season
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/ 5 years agoSteve Phillips isn’t right man for the top WRU job insists Moffett
Current WRU chief executive doesn't hold the acumen to turn things around in the long-term, according to ex-Welsh rugby boss
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWillGriff John tells Sharks he’s off back to Wales
Plus, the future of Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor at the Ricoh Arena
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoToulon in chase for Wasps prop Kieran Brookes
Brookes' contract at Wasps is due to expire this summer, with a move to the Top 14 on the card
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/ 5 years agoTomas Francis will leave Exeter for Ospreys to keep his Wales place
Ospreys wrap up deal for Wales tighthead, who will depart Sandy Park at the end of the season, TRP can reveal
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/ 5 years agoWorcester No.10 Duncan Weir keen for move home to Glasgow
Duncan Weir is in discussions with both Worcester Warriors and Scottish Rugby over his future
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/ 5 years agoJosh Beaumont is happy to get back in line in Sale’s pack
After 14 months out with a knee injury, Beaumont marked his return to rugby in the most dramatic way with a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoFrench call two-week halt to the European Cups
Covid-19 spike in Europe is set to obstruct the upcoming rounds of Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competition
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions plan UK venues to save the Bok tour
Peter Jackson reports on the contingency plans the Lions are working to put in place if their tour of South Africa...
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/ 5 years agoBath 44-52 Wasps: Paolo Odogwu sparkles in 11-try thriller
Winger Odogwu puts on a show at the Rec in 96-point Premiership game
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/ 5 years agoNewcastle 22-10 Gloucester: Adam Radwan gets the Falcons off to flier
HOOKER George McGuigan’s pick-andgo try as the clock went into overtime capped a Newcastle win against a struggling Gloucester side who...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoIt’s only 6/10 for us says Dean Richards
Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards knows there's plenty to work on despite win over Gloucester
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSale 20-13 Worcester: Faf de Klerk leads the way for rejuvenated Sharks
Worcester lament narrow defeat to Sale, as de Klerk and Jono Ross tries seal the win for Sharks
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