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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 25-14 Wasps: Quins stay in the hunt for first title
HARLEQUINS advanced to the Premier 15s final with victory over Wasps to keep up their hunt for an elusive maiden title....
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/ 5 years agoSaracens 28-24 Loughborough: Cleall girls power in
POPPY and Bryony Cleall proved to be a lethal double-act for Saracens as their two tries apiece edged the hosts past...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby TT: Hurricanes blow hot for Savea to break the record
NEW Zealand’s Aotearoa sides continued to dominate as they whitewashed the AU sides for the second week. The Kiwis are ten...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoKruis looks to get Savage in Japan
TOP LEAGUE FINAL PREVIEW THERE are 5954 miles between London and Tokyo, yet two Englishmen hold the key to today’s Top League...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoOne point ends Bulls hopes of unbeaten season
SOUTH AFRICA RAINBOW CUP By ADAM ELLIS A GUTSY performance from the Lions ended the Bulls’ pursuit of an invincible season, as Jake...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSmall numbers, but big success at Bryanston
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BRYANSTON is not a venerable institution, it was only founded in...
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/ 5 years agoSo good to be back with the fans at Twickenham
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last we had a meaningful weekend of rugby with two European Cup...
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/ 5 years agoTrinder: Ex-Gloucester stalwart set for Pro D2 semi-final with Vannes
HENRY Trinder could have been forgiven for getting the first flight home after starting his French adventure with ProD2 promotion hopefuls...
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/ 5 years agoWillie John blasts tour plans for Lions as ‘nonsense’
By PETER JACKSON WILLIE John McBride has condemned the Lions’ decision to proceed with this summer’s Test series behind closed doors...
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/ 5 years agoPirates hooker Frost has big boots to follow
NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR THE Cornwall conveyor belt is the place to go if you are looking for a hooker. Dan...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Aled Brew: Ko’d by Burger after my World Cup try
After my time at Bath ended, I still had a little bit of fire left in the belly, as they say,...
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/ 5 years agoAustralian quarantine puts clamp on Galthie
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Seven weeks after France’s Six Nations’ campaign ended with that late, late loss to Scotland at Stade de...
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/ 5 years agoAmbitious Orrell in bidding for Edge Hall Road return
By JON NEWCOMBE TRP Probyn: So good to have fans back at Twickenham >> Page 29 Chairman: Tony Havlin ORRELL are looking...
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/ 5 years agoBlacker pushing for Wales Test bow
Wales call? Dane Blacker PICTURE: Getty Images IN-FORM Scarlets scrumhalf Dane Blacker is in the running for a Wales bow this...
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/ 5 years agoRob Howley keen for Regions job after stay with Canada
Howley will arrive in Wales this summer with the Canada squad
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/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith is ‘world class’ in all areas – Goode
MARCUS Smith is just as physical as Owen Farrell and a better defender than George Ford. Now it is time to...
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/ 5 years agoShed’s roar will spur Gloucester’s Euro bid
GLOUCESTER hooker Jack Singleton is relishing the chance to hear the roar of the Shed again when crowds are let back...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFord can drive new era of Tigers glory
I REMEMBER watching the 2012 Challenge Cup final at The Stoop, cheering Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon in a losing cause against Biarritz....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRadical solution to the everlasting scrum problem
SCRUMS currently take too long with too many restarts, but any attempt to alter the laws runs the risk of fundamentally...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFeel for Ealing, big ask to beat Test XV
WITH Alex Goode and Nick Tompkins bolstering the ranks, Saracens surely cannot be beaten again this season. Only the most romantic...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEngland system is OK, just pick right players!
COLIN BOAG In his column last week, Jeff Probyn bemoaned the deals struck by the RFU and the Premiership to allow...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Former Ireland and Sale Sharks hooker Bernard Jackman
Bernard Jackman picks a dream XV based on the best he has played with or against
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoToulouse 22-17 La Rochelle: Heavyweight collision lacks real sparkle but Toulouse won’t care
All the action from Twickenham as Toulouse lifted a fifth Champions Cup trophy to become the undisputed kings of Europe
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoO’Gara dismay over the ‘clear’ penalty call that never came
Rather than the red card to Levani Botia, O'Gara was incensed by Luke Pearce's decision not to award La Rochelle a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrown in battle to play again for Quins
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS full-back Mike Brown will appeal against the length of the ban handed to him following his sending-off against Wasps...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCrowley steps up for Azzurri
RUGBY SHORTS BENETTON coach Kieran Crowley has replaced Franco Smith as Italy’s coach. Smith had been in the role since 2019...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPremiership duo banned
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS flanker Ben Morris and Gloucester lock Matias Alemanno have been given three-week bans for dangerous tackles. Morris was...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish centre Theo Brophy Clews forced to call time
LONDON Irish back Theo Brophy Clews has been forced to retire at just 24 because of concussion. The England U20 international,...
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/ 5 years agoBlackett tells Wasps youngsters: Just do what Brad Shields does
Shields has become a real role model for Wasps' next generation coming through into the first-team fold, says head coach Lee...
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/ 5 years agoSam Simmonds smashes Premiership try record
SAM Simmonds broke the Premiership try-scoring record for a season with a hat-trick in Exeter’s 31-12 win at London Irish on...
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/ 5 years agoFans finally back to feed Bristol Bears frenzy
Kyle Sinckler received the biggest cheer from the 3,183 fans in attendance as his name was read out pre-match
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoAlex Lozowski eyes glory finish to iffy start in France with Montpellier
Lozowski compares his experiences playing alongside Owen Farrell for so long at Saracens and his season in France with Handre Pollard
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions cash ‘should go to game’s grassroots’
THE Lions will be almost three times better off than their victorious predecessors in South Africa this summer despite a 25...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDenny Solomona has talks with Bristol Bears boss Lam
Could the Sale Sharks wing make a cross-Premiership switch to Bristol this summer?
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBath prop Henry Thomas on his way to join La Rochelle
Henry Thomas is out of contract this summer at Bath
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRory Sutherland will dodge interest from Worcester Warriors
Sutherland now looks set to either move to the Top 14 or stay in the PRO14
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoMartin Gleeson set to replace Amor with England
Amor's exit at the RFU comes after the union's Six Nations review
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/ 5 years agoBlues told to cut Cardiff ties
CARDIFF Blues are set to come under pressure from the WRU if they fail to conform with a stipulation that they...
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/ 5 years agoRob Howley happy with Canada scriptwriter
Rob Howley will return to Wales this summer with Canada almost one year one from his 18-month gambling ban elapsing
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBrock James backs La Rochelle to upset Toulouse in Champions Cup finale
The famed Top 14 import backs old club La Rochelle to stop Toulouse's run at a fifth Champions Cup triumph in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoTom Youngs promises fight to the finish at Twickenham
The Leicester Tigers captain talks to Paul Rees about his desire to bring silverware home to Welford Road by beating Montpellier...
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/ 5 years agoBath 20-24 Sale: More yellows, but still Sale power onwards
Sale Sharks come away from the Rec with the win after Curtis Langdon's late try under the lights
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/ 5 years agoHooper: Sharks could be champs
SALE’S win was crucial as their run-in sees them up against three of the league’s top four, Exeter, Bristol and Harlequins....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRFU ignore fact the players voted for the name Saxons | Nick Cain
ONE of the dangers with diversity politics, as illustrated by the RFU decision this week to dispense with the name ‘Saxons’,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAnother 80-minute performance is a must for Gloucester
By ADAM HATHAWAY Turned tide: Skivington GLOUCESTER head to Ashton Gate with an eye on a top eight finish and a...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoDevoto: Leinster defeat has made us even hungrier
Ollie Devoto still wants to play for England after being involved off the bench twice during Eddie Jones' tenure
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Doncaster Knights flanker Sam Graham
The Doncaster back row selects three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoPerpignan interested in Harlequins wing Nathan Earle
PERPIGNAN are chasing Harlequins winger Nathan Earle who is out of contract at Twickenham Stoop at the end of the season....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExiles train on the double to stop Simmonds
London Irish will try to keep Sam Simmonds quiet as Exeter travel to face the Exiles on Tuesday
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNow Wayne Pivac must build with some new faces | Shane Williams
Experimentation must be central to Wayne Pivac's plans for Wales this summer, writes Shane Williams
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