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/ 5 years agoAvoid a pig’s ear, Danny
CHRIS HEWETT GAVIN Henson, the last celebrity outside-half to sign for Bath, did not have the easiest time of it on arrival....
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/ 5 years agoLeinster 16-6 Munster: All-powerful Leinster seal fourth straight title
Leinster rule the roost to keep Munster waiting for their first taste of silverware in over a decade
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/ 5 years agoDevin takes Darcy’s record
DEVIN Toner said it was particularly special to become Leinster’s most capped player in a game where they captured their fourth...
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/ 5 years agoRyan fears Dragons will flop without extra funding
By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW... Dragons v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 2pm, Principality Stadium DRAGONS director of rugby Dean Ryan has called on the...
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/ 5 years agoGlasgow 46-25 Benetton: Warriors hit six to secure top four
GEORGE Horne scored a try on his return to action after injury as Glasgow all but secured fourth place in Conference...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoText-book Worsley, the tackle machine
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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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAdrian can’t believe the Wales’ Euro wait goes on | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson meets the fly-half who was key to Cardiff's Heineken Cup push in 1996, the only Welsh region to reach...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCarnage for England the last time they achieved the Triple Frown | Peter Jackson
THOSE England players bruised by their beatings at the hands and feet of the Celts, the first such triple whammy since...
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/ 5 years agoLes is still waiting for his ticket offer from WRU | Peter Jackson
A FORTNIGHT ago this column highlighted the plight of Wales supporters whose 50-year debentures expired at the start of this month...
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/ 5 years agoUninsured Unions to lose big money if tour folds
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON THE home unions will be uninsured for any financial losses if the British and Irish Lions tour...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: Ben Ward wants big response after first-half failings at Coventry
EALING Trailfinders are looking to end the first block of league matches on a high and continue their fine start to...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoDoncaster 17-15 Cornish Pirates: Knights go top with fourth win on the spin
DONCASTER’S stellar start to this Championship campaign gathered pace at Castle Park with their fourth successive victory – and their first...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNottingham 24-36 Coventry: Nayalo’s quickfire double gets Coventry off to flier
COVENTRY shrugged off two enforced changes in the warm-up to just about retain control of this ninetry thriller at...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBedford 20-25 Jersey: Blues’ yellow fever sets up Reds first win of the season
A DOMINANT display by the Jersey forwards saw the islanders end their nine-game winless drought in style against ill-disciplined Bedford. A...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRichmond v Saracens: Student Torpey set for big test with Jamie George
RICHMOND hooker Callum Torpey is relishing the prospect of going head to head with England and Lions star Jamie George when...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Exeter Chiefs back row Ebony Jefferies
The Exeter flanker discusses the Chiefs' desire to reach the Premier 15s semi-finals in their first season in the competition
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/ 5 years agoExeter 17-12 Loughborough: Chiefs fear injury to Rachel Johnson
By NATHAN ROCHE SUSIE APPLEBY fears Rachel Johnson could face time on the sidelines after exiting the Chiefs’ win over Loughborough...
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/ 5 years agoWasps 50-0 Sale: Front row idols Crake and Muir get Wasps buzzing
SALE SHARKS were blown away by five second-half tries to fall to a heavy defeat against Wasps. The two sides were...
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/ 5 years agoDMP 7-38 Glo-Hartpury: Ellena Perry marks England call up with early try
GLOUCESTER-Hartpury recorded their third-successive win in the Premier 15s by taking away the maximum number of points from their trip...
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/ 5 years agoLydia Thompson’s return is boost for Worcester
WORCESTER have been buoyed by the return of former Women’s World Rugby player of the year nominee Lydia Thompson to their...
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/ 5 years agoDad’s Army given the hurry up in America
RUGBY MATTERS IS it me or is there a delicious irony over in the USA where the always innovative MLR has...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSt Peter’s learned how to take on the big boys
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools NO sooner had I mentioned recently that Campion were the only...
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/ 5 years agoBurns excited to reconnect with Tigers fans
FREDDIE Burns cannot wait to play in front of the Tigers faithful after agreeing a return to Welford Road for next...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors fly-half Fin Smith
Name-checked by England head coach Eddie Jones earlier this month, we meet the young Warriors playmaker
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Features
/ 5 years agoHow the Crusaders built greatness to conquer Super Rugby
The Crusaders are approaching the 25th anniversary of their foundation, with silverware rarely eluding their grasp in their trials of combat...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGriquas edge it by a single point
SOUTH AFARICA FRANCHISE CUP By GEORGE LAWRENCE GRIQUAS edged past the Pumas 23-22 in an ill-disciplined clash in Kimberley. While they had boasted much...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoVan der Merwe gets show on the road
MLR ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON LA GILTINIS’ star-studded line-up tasted victory in their maiden match in Major League Rugby, beating New...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSmith’s Steelers extend their unbeaten run to 18
JAPAN ROUND-UP By MATT MCILRAITH THE Kobelco Steelers extended their unbeaten run to 18 games after outclassing Yamaha Jubilo 53-22. Wayne Smith’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHat-trick for Mafi as Reds go top
AUSTRALIA ROUND-UP By ADAM ELLIS THE REDS regained top spot in Super Rugby AU with a 46-14 victory that condemned the Waratahs...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEye contact costs Carreras nine weeks
RUGBY SHORTS NEWCASTLE winger Mateo Carreras, 21, has been banned for nine matches after admitting intentional contact with the eye of Wasps’...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCipriani signs for a season with Bath
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England fly-half Danny Cipriani has agreed a deal to join Bath on an “extended one-year contract” that begins in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAki, Van Wyk hit for four, Banahan three
RUGBY SHORTS CENTRE Bundee Aki will serve a fourmatch suspension after his red card in Ireland’s Six Nations victory over England. Aki,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTigers pounce for England prospect
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER have signed England U20 hooker Nic Dolly from Coventry on a “multi-year deal”. Dolly, 21, was released by...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFord junior takes the reins at Bury
RUGBY SHORTS JACOB Ford has become head coach at Bury St Edmunds with Nick Wakley stepping up to the DoR role....
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/ 5 years agoClub form too risky for Eddie this season
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As Eddie Jones faces questions and thus an uncertain future, I am wondering...
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/ 5 years agoArgentina flyer Sebastian Cancelliere wings in without Zoom
Cancelliere is one of two Pumas players heading to Scotstoun in the summer, Gavin Harper meets the ten-cap wing
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoI jumped in lineouts and out of planes!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER ARMY PLAYER AND COACH AND HARLEQUINS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH, LAUNCESTON AND CORNISH PIRATES BACK-ROW FORWARD LEE SOPER ITHINK I landed...
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/ 5 years agoGregor: My Scots deserve Lions calls
By SAM JACKSON SCOTLAND players “have put their hands up” for Lions selection, says Gregor Townsend. Townsend’s Scots secured a late...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBiljon: Feels like RFU are trying to grow the divide
Jersey Reds boss Harvey Biljon has something to say about clubs receiving almost £400,000 less this season from the RFU than...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSky Sports pull plug on PRO16 deal
THE PRO14 looks set to remain on Premier Sports after Sky Sports pulled out of the race for the broadcasting rights....
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoJoe Simmonds says Exeter Chiefs won’t freeze on the big stage
Exeter Chiefs fly-half Joe Simmonds says the reigning champions will draw on their experiences against Toulouse and Racing 92 ahead of...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys chasing Crusaders star Havili
Havili is not the only Crusaders player the Ospreys are exploring bringing to Wales
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Features
/ 5 years agoHelping Islanders stay home will aid England
COLIN BOAG Banned: Mateo Carreras should have seen red for his eye gouge of Josh Bassett It has taken longenough, but it...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
WILL CARRICK SMITH, BEDFORD AND FORMER NEWTON ABBOTT, EXETER, RANDWICK, CORNISH PIRATES AND LONDON SCOTTISH LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S...
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/ 5 years agoFrance 23-27 Scotland: Scots joy as Six Nations classic goes right to wire
Brendan Gallagher reports on the showstopper in Paris
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/ 5 years agoGregor: One of our best ever seasons
SCOTLAND’S Six Nations campaign feels like “one of our best-ever seasons” said head coach Gregor Townsend after they beat France in...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: No fear of Bristol Bears after Shark fight
Neale Harvey previews Sunday's 3pm kick-off as Tom James and the Northampton Saints take on Bristol Bears
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/ 5 years agoIt’s your fault Eddie, blasts Woodward
ENGLAND’S World Cup winning boss Sir Clive Woodward blasted Eddie Jones after the disaster in Dublin. “Eddie has to look in...
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/ 5 years agoHeartbreak for Wales as France win in red
ALUN Wyn Jones and Wales suffered last-gasp heartbreak in Paris as they saw their Six Nations Grand Slam dream end with...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWelsh luck ran out but future looks much brighter | Shane Williams
Shane Williams looks back on Wales' loss in Paris with admiration for Wayne Pivac's side
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