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/ 5 years agoFab five return to hunt gold in Tokyo
FIVE of Team GB’s silver medallists from Rio 2016 are included in Tony Roques’ initial training squad for the Tokyo Olympics....
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/ 5 years agoMarchant: Centre or wing, I’m ready for next level
Joe Marchant tells Dan Gallan how time in New Zealand helped him find his voice
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/ 5 years agoLetters to editor: Rich clubs bypass Nat League salary cap thresholds
I COULDN’T agree more with Chris Taylor’s concerns (TRP Feb 21) at the distorting effect on community rugby of the lack...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCancel France game and give Scots points
Views COLIN BOAG Remem ber that television advert from some years ago that said ‘There may be trouble ahead’ – well, it might well...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwell
1. Seafood I went to New Zealand to play club rugby when I was 21 and the club there got me...
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/ 5 years agoLondon Irish hold off strong interest from Premiership rival to sign Tom Parton
Staying at the Brentford Community Stadium with London Irish
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/ 5 years agoWasps 10-16 London Irish: It’s tough going as gritty Irish battle back
No chance of a Wasps comeback as Irish produce another stirring second-half performance
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/ 5 years agoSale 25-20 Exeter: Battered Curtis Langdon provides late KO
The Sharks hooker scored the decisive try despite the best efforts of Sam Simmonds at the AJ Bell Stadium
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/ 5 years agoPreview: George Furbank excited to ‘front up’ for Saints
The Northampton Saints full-back previews Sunday's clash against Bath at Franklin's Gardens with Neale Harvey
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLooks like it’s UK this summer for the Lions
THE Lions are finalising plans for a groundbreaking British and Irish tour this summer which could run to as many as...
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/ 5 years agoSimples? It should be!
AT LONG last, we know how the remodelled knock-out stage of the European Champions Cup will be pieced together. By the...
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/ 5 years agoZebre 26-15 Dragons: Jonah Holmes double can’t save struggling Dragons
Zebre move above Dragons in the PRO14 table and into fourth place in Conference A, Steffan Thomas reports
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/ 5 years agoBenetton 17-19 Connacht: Hero Aki’s last-minute try saves Connacht
Connacht continue to collect points on their travels, with Bundee Aki leaving it late to rescue the win
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/ 5 years agoUlster 21-7 Ospreys: Ulster keep pressure on Leinster but miss bonus
TOBY Booth called for consistency from his side after they dominated Ulster for long stretches in Belfast but slipped to defeat...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRichmond 24-33 Ealing: Trailfinders survive late scare for derby win
Simon Uzokwe starred for Trailfinders in a pre-season London derby win over Richmond, prior to Championship kick-off next week
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCornish Pirates 26-13 Jersey: Pumped-up Pirates get prepared for Sarries
New arrival Luke Scully appears to be one to watch for Cornish Pirates based on this pre-season hit-out against Jersey
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoImpressive Amps flick power switch
Bedford ............21 Ampthill ..........36 ■ By RYAN ROBINSON AMPTHILL exacted revenge for last weekend’s defeat with a commanding victory at Bedford...
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/ 5 years agoLife of Terry was worth a hit film all of its own
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER And now for something completely different. A long...
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/ 5 years agoHalpin gave finger to All Blacks and sidestep to Lomu!
ONE of the great joys of covering Ireland in the mid 90s – and there weren’t many in a non vintage...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoChampionship 2021 season preview: Shoot-out for the Premiership has Saracens as favourites
Jon Newcombe finds Matt Challinor excited to get a tilt at the best in his swansong season IT may have been...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSaracens hot favourites but Diprose wary of Trailfinders
WHEN Saracens were last relegated in 1993, they lost half their first-team squad and it took two seasons to regain top-flight...
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/ 5 years agoTiger Joe Heyes ready to jump from shadows in Leicester front row
Joe Heyes is the heir-apparent to veteran tighthead Dan Cole, Neale Harvey speaks to the youngster and Tigers boss Steve Borthwick...
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/ 5 years agoWasps home Heineken Cup tie is confirmed
■ By SAM JACKSON THE CHAMPIONS and Challenge Cups will resume in April with a knockout round of 16, after the...
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/ 5 years agoDelaney in no doubt Josh will return to Test scene
■ By ALEX BYWATER JOSH MACLEOD has been told he will come back better and stronger than before with Scarlets and...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Sale Sharks captain Beth Stafford
From being left without a club at Firwood Waterloo to being named captain at Sale Sharks, Stafford opens up about the...
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/ 5 years agoLivewires Meg Jones and Abby Dow knock Sarries off their stride
Wasps make ground up on Saracens with 26-24 narrow victory at Twyford Avenue
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/ 5 years agoExeter 76-5 DMP Sharks: Four-try Burgess stars in Exeter rampage
LOUISE BURGESS had a full debut to remember for Chiefs as her four tries propelled Exeter to victory over DMP Sharks....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSale 5-45 Harlequins: Jess Breach hat-trick has Quins nudging top spot
■By ADAM ELLIS Sale ....................5 Harlequins......45 HARLEQUINS moved to within one point of leaders Saracens thanks to a hat-trick from England...
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/ 5 years agoLightning 43-14 Worcester: Lark Davies on song to notch try No14 for the season
Lark Davies remains top of the Premier 15s tryscorer charts, as Lightning ease past Warriors
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/ 5 years agoGlo-Hartpury 36-0 Bristol: Hunt’s double helps keep Bears out in cold
Zoe Aldcroft makes her comeback form injury in convincing win for Gloucester-Hartpury at the Alpas Arena
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoConcussion threatens Carwyn Jones’ French idyll | Peter Jackson
Like Jack Clifford, Carwyn Jones is a participant of the 2013 JRWC final whose career came to a premature end
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/ 5 years agoMob-handed Leinster still can’t outdo the Ospreys
IRELAND kicked off in Rome yesterday with 11 players from Leinster, a commendable effort by the perennial PRO14 champions but still...
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/ 5 years agoHammer man Halpin hit back for the Paddies
GARY Halpin hurled the hammer far enough to qualify for the 1987 World Athletics Championships in Rome. His best effort there was...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby AU: Penney under pressure as Tahs taken to cleaners again
The Waratahs have now suffered the heaviest-ever defeats to Australian opposition in their history within two weeks of each other
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Champions Crusaders off to bonus point flyer
TOM COVENTRY’S Blues and reigning champions Crusaders made strong starts to their Super Rugby Aotearoa campaigns with bonus point, away victories....
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/ 5 years agoTop League: Hurricane Williams wins battle of Britain
Matt McIlraith rounds up the action from Japan as Owen Williams, Alex Goode and Beauden Barrett all took to the field
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/ 5 years agoSwanepoel’s no slouch in giving Lions a solid platform
IT WAS a mixed bag for two of South Africa’s franchise heavyweights as they began preparations for the Rainbow Cup, launching...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: London Irish centre Will Joseph
The younger brother of England centre Jonathan tells Neale Harvey why the Exiles No.13 jersey is one he wants to make...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGuildford make history in Daily Mail U15 Cup
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools GUILDFORD’S finest hour, and major claim to rugby fame, was winning...
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/ 5 years agoNo moans from players picked
JEFF PROBYN No complaints: Mike Brown playing for England PICTURE: Getty Images I AM surprised that Eddie Jones bothered to try and...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHeinz deal confirmed
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER confirmed they have signed Gloucester No.9 Willi Heinz for next season as revealed in Blindside last week. To counter-balance...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFour weeks for Williams
RUGBY SHORTS BATH lock Mike Williams has been banned for four weeks after his red card for a high tackle on Gloucester’s...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWasps snap up Thomas
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed Ospreys tighthead Nicky Thomas on a short-term loan deal. The 26-year-old joined Ospreys at the start of...
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Features
/ 5 years agoItaly prop to Saracens
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS have signed Italy prop Marco Riccioni from PRO14 side Benetton. The 23-year-old tighthead has 12 Test caps and started...
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/ 5 years agoSaints return for Wilkins
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON have resigned academy graduate Karl Wilkins from French ProD2 side AS Beziers Herault. The 24-year-old, who plays at lock...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFly-half pair join Pirates
RUGBY SHORTS CORNISH Pirates have signed Cardiff Blues flyhalf Luke Scully on loan. The 20-year-old joins the Championship side a day after...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWorld Cup win left me totally shattered
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA, LIONS AND LEEDS TYKES CENTRE JAPIE MULDER My uncle, Boet Muller, was a Springbok on...
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/ 5 years agoWales 40-24 England: Don’t blame the ref, this was English indiscipline
Nick Cain reports from the Principality Stadium where Wales claimed the Triple Crown against an improved, but indisciplined, England
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoThey will all be coming for us but we’re ready, says Saracens’ Wray
Club stalwart Wray tells Neale Harvey how all Saracens players are aware of the target on their backs in the Championship
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/ 5 years agoSaracens coach role for Brown
FORMER Scotland back row Kelly Brown has returned to Saracens as an assistant coach, as revealed in Blindside last month. The...
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