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Features
/ 5 years agoNottingham come first but Wasps job is great for me
Q & A ON THE RECORD NEIL FOWKES True grit: Wasps fight back to beat Worcester last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGuscott becomes pride of the Lions in Brisbane
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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/ 5 years agoThese red cards could be shown every game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Illegal: Jonny May’s hurdling try against Italy PICTURE: Getty Images With the...
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/ 5 years agoBT money is crucial for the Premiership’s well-being
THE newly ring-fenced Premiership will be hoping that BT do not decide to reconsider their position over the new four-year £110m...
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/ 5 years agoJonny May gears up for head to head with Louis Rees-Zammit
The Gloucester teammates could face-off in Cardiff this weekend when England battle Wales in the Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoWorld star Carter calls time on his career at age of 38
DAN CARTER, who won two World Cups with the All Blacks and is world rugby’s record points scorer, has announced his...
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/ 5 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players KATE ALDER THIS WEEK... WASPS CENTRE Wasps captain Kate Alder...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby AU wrap – Round One: Izaia Perese card sees the Reds run free
Adam Ellis wraps up the opening round action to the 2021 Super Rugby AU kick-off
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 20-19 Wasps: Ice-cool Lagi Tuima completes Quins turnaround
Harlequins held the lead only once during their clash against Premier 15s title rivals Wasps
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEuropean ‘invaders’ off to a flyer in Far East
By MATT MCILRAITH ROUND 1 WRAP Debut try: Laidlaw THE invaders from the north have wasted little time making an impression...
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/ 5 years agoDMPS Sharks 0-47 Sale: Sale break away duck as wait goes on for DMP
SALE SHARKS won on their travels for the first time as a member club of the Premier 15s, extending DMP Sharks’...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby’s great schools – Lancaster RGS: A finishing school for top coaches
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools to bring Lancaster Royal Grammar School under the microscope
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Gloucester back row Freddie Thomas
The Gloucester academy product could have pursued a career in hockey but is well on his way to an England U20s...
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/ 5 years agoPriestland to join Blues next season
RUGBY SHORTS WALES fly-half Rhys Priestland will join Cardiff Blues from Bath on a longterm contract ahead of next season. Priestland,...
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/ 5 years agoTaylor returns home to Sale
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS hooker Tommy Taylor will return to Sale Sharks on a three-year deal at the end of the season....
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/ 5 years agoChaparro opts for Benetton security
RUGBY SHORTS BRISTOL Bears have confirmed Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro will join Italian club Benetton this summer. Argentina prop Chaparro, 31, made...
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/ 5 years agoMatu’u banned for six weeks
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish hooker Motu Matu’u has been banned for six weeks following his red card against Exeter. Matu’u, 33,...
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/ 5 years agoTyro Warrior Hurd signs for Leicester
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER have signed former Scotland U20 prop Will Hurd from Glasgow. Leicester-born Hurd, 21, was part of Scotland’s Junior...
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/ 5 years agoSpringboks call for Cantwell
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Ireland captain Lynne Cantwell has become South Africa women’s first high performance manager. Cantwell, who won 86 caps...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFans dig deep to help fund Pirates testing
NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR AN “overwhelming” response from rugby supporters to help Cornish Pirates meet the cost of Covid-testing and...
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/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Nick Popplewell: Life with the Lions was such a contrast for me
THE Lions tour to New Zealand in 1993 was the trip of a lifetime, I suppose in rugby terms it was...
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/ 5 years agoJaguares target PRO14 from new home in Spain
By STEFFAN THOMAS Contenders: Jaguares reached the Super Rugby final in 2019 but now have no competition to play in THE...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCoaches to blame – Haskell
JAMES Haskell claims a bullying culture in rugby has led to the shocking rise in brain damage in the game. The...
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/ 5 years agoGuest: Welsh regions kicking themselves for letting Varney slip net
Wales-born Varney will be seen as one that got away for the four regions, says Gloucester academy coach Alex Guest
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/ 5 years agoPhil Vickery calls for greater variety from England against Wales
The World Cup winner questions whether Eddie Jones will move away from his blueprint to fully utilise his England stars
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/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs fight ‘unfair’ RFU proposal to limit imports
The RFU will challenge the Chiefs on their recruitment of players from the US, Canada and Japan in a new policy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBT must not hold the Premiership to ransom
COLIN BOAG Blood and thunder: Bath v Gloucester on Friday PICTURE: Getty Images BT Sports has been good for Premiership Rugby,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRed cards prove we must bring back ruck
HEAD high ‘hits’ in the pro game are not going away any time soon if Friday night’s narrow Bath win over...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 24-12 Sale: Eddie’s outcasts put Sharks to the sword
Joe Marchant and Alex Dombrandt come up trumps for Harlequins to go four from four since Paul Gustard's exit
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/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith’s ceiling is so high – Nick Evans
The Harlequins skills coach heaped praise on another exciting performance by fly-half Marcus Smith in defeating Sale Sharks
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester 27-8 Wasps: Tigers go powering on through red mist
Three red cards to Jasper Wiese, Hanro Liebenberg and Kieran Brookes mar Leicester's home win over Wasps
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/ 5 years agoThey had full control admits Wasps head coach Lee Blackett
Reaction from Lee Blackett and Steve Borthwick to Tigers' 27-8 win at Welford Road
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers slump caused by ‘scatter gun’ recruitment
Statistical analysis of Premiership squads show London Irish and Leicester are most strategised towards non-EQP signings
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Worcester Warriors centre Meg Varley
Varley details how the confidence is growing within the Warriors squad with Jo Yapp at the helm
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/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders loosehead prop Elliot Chilvers
Rejected by Northampton Saints, Chilvers is now aiming to realise his Premiership ambitions at Ealing Trailfinders
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Sean Scanlon: Rotherham were the fancy dress champs
Former Nottingham, Munster, Rotherham and Doncaster full-back Sean Scanlon reflects on his rugby career
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/ 5 years agoPrivate ownership vital for regions’ future says Jones
Former chief executive of Sport Wales, Huw Jones, tells Steffan Thomas why it is imperative for the Dragons to become privately-owned...
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/ 5 years agoDai Young gets to know ‘talented’ young guns at Cardiff Blues
A little time off has allowed interim director of rugby Dai Young to survey the talent that ranges across all levels...
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/ 5 years agoCam Redpath and Tom de Glanville are special double act
Bath director of rugby Stuart Hooper believes Tom de Glanville is on a similar path to Scotland debutant Cameron Redpath
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Features
/ 5 years agoWorld class talent raises stakes in rugby’s IPL
Matt McIlraith sets the scene ahead of next weekend’s Top League kick-off in Japan
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoWasps hooker Tommy Taylor to head back to Sale Sharks
Taylor will return to the north-west this summer to join up with Alex Sanderson at Sale Sharks
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/ 5 years agoJunior Bok star Juarno Augustus signs six-figure salary at Saints
Northampton Saints have signed Stormers back row Juarno Augustus, Neil Fissler reports
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/ 5 years agoBongi Mbonambi tells Premiership club he’s staying in Cape Town
Harlequins are looking at the South African hooker as a replacement for Scott Baldwin
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling Trailfinders back row Adam Korczyk inspired by Jordy’s promotion
Neale Harvey meets the Ealing Trailfinders back row who was so highly-rated Down Under within the development pathway at the Queensland...
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/ 5 years agoBath will have to wait until summer on Danny Cipriani
Cipriani remains unsigned after leaving Gloucester last year, with Bath told they will have to wait until the summer for a...
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/ 5 years agoScotland 24-25 Wales: Louis ignites the blue touch paper to rocket Wales to top of the table
Peter Jackson reports from a Six Nations classic at Murrayfield, where Louis Rees-Zammit was on fire and Zander Fagerson saw red
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn: We’ll go to new level for England
ALUN Wyn Jones told Wales to go to another level if they want to beat England and keep their Grand Slam...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSuper Louis got a nation off their sofas and roaring | Shane Williams
Shane Williams' verdict on the classic Six Nations encounter between Wales and Scotland heaps praise on flyer Louis Rees-Zammit
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoChampionship clubs reject deal with Premier Sports
Warren Muggleton reports on the Championship's search for a TV broadcast partner to source a much-needed cash injection ahead of the...
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/ 5 years agoConor O’Shea defends Azzurri’s place in Six Nations
The former Italy head coach believes patience is required to allow the Azzurri to bed in their youthful talent under Franco...
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