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Features
/ 5 years agoJimmy Gopperth is having a blast at youth-inspired Premiership challengers Wasps
Nick Cain discusses Wasps revival under Lee Blackett and his hopes for the future now he is 37
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Johnny Sexton captains Leinster in Champions Cup showdown with Saracens
Leo Cullen and Mark McCall have named their line-up for the repeat of last year's Champions Cup final
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoGeorge Ford back for Leicester Tigers Challenge Cup clash
Team line-ups for this weekend's Challenge Cup action, as Tigers welcome Castres to Welford Road
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoLosing Owen Farrell won’t stop us winning, says Saracens’ Wray
Saracens vice-captain Jackson Wray previews the repeat of last year's Champions Cup final this weekend in the quarters
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Georgia know the eyes of the world are on them
Brendan Gallagher talks to the man who appointed Rob Baxter as Exeter Chiefs boss, now working on lifting Georgia to higher...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWe’re not going to Exeter planning to grind out a win, says Dan Biggar
Northampton Saints look to arrest their slump in form against an Exeter side that has sent them down to heavy defeats...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoFormer England lock Geoff Parling named Wallabies forwards coach
Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie brings in Parling to backroom staff after time with Melbourne Rebels
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRegions would benefit from having Welsh leadership, says Robin McBryde
Leinster forwards coach Robin McBryde shares his view on no Welsh region having a Welsh head coach
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Scarlets can make fresh history with Euro victory
Scarlets can add new history to its record books where victory over the All Blacks stands proudest
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRob Baxter fires shot at Chris Boyd for playing ‘mind games’
Rob Baxter expects a competitive scrum to take place in Exeter's Champions Cup quarter-final with Saints
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoFiji name former referee Glen Jackson among assistant coaches
Is this the start of a new trend within international coaching set-ups?
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoThe difference between sports betting and online casinos – pros and cons
Betting and gambling for money is very popular amongst so many people. And it has been for years. Today most betting...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Freddie Burns on what went wrong at Bath
The former Bath fly-half, bound for Japan's Top League, was adamant he would not be sitting on the bench no longer
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears winger Jack Bates
Bates made his Premiership debut for Bristol against Sale Sharks a fortnight ago, showing impressive defence
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: Even being charitable, the Farrell-on-Atkinson tackle was a disgrace
Nick Cain analyses the five-match ban given to Owen Farrell, halved thanks to positive character references
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoStuart Hooper turns Bath fly-half search elsewhere
Bath's long-winded search for a No.10 goes on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Falcons sign experienced South African scrum-half Louis Schreuder
One-time Springboks Schreuder worked with defence coach Nick Easter at the Sharks
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland and Barbarians to kick off autumn blockbuster
England return to action for the first time since their March 7 Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham when they...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPhil Kingsley Jones, the Welshman who discovered Jonah Lomu as a teenager, dies at 72
Kingsley Jones, who grew up in Blaina, rose to prominence within New Zealand and Tongan rugby
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoPremiership broadcaster BT Sport to raise prices this November
Some BT Sport customers face paying additional £48 each year to watch Premiership rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoChampions Cup preview: Saracens head for their great showdown
Brendan Gallagher sets the scene for this weekend's Champions Cup knockouts
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoWill Hurrell takes first step into coaching after retirement
Former Bristol Bears centre Will Hurrell to embark on coaching career at the age of 30
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoSevens must innovate or risk fading into nothing, Mike Friday warns
Should Sevens teams deviate from being centrally funded and seek private backing? USA 7s coach Mike Friday answers
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoSCHEDULE: Wales must win to miss meeting England at RWC2023
Peter Jackson runs through the autumn schedule for nations in both hemispheres
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeinster show their class to outshine Ulster in PRO14 final
Leo Cullen and Leinster lift the PRO14 trophy for the third year running
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoTomas Francis believes in chance to play for Exeter AND Wales
Francis has until March 31 next year to reach the 60 required caps to remain at Exeter and still play for...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoProbyn column: Bill Sweeney’s legacy will hinge on talks with Premiership
Sweeney's skill for collective bargaining will be his biggest test, writes Jeff Probyn
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWales 7s star Luke Treharne to turn to XVs to keep Olympic dream alive
A Team GB veteran from the Rio Olympics four years ago, the suspension of funding for Wales 7s has Treharne plotting...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBlackrock’s class of ’96 is a story of future Ireland stars and hidden gems
Leo Cullen and Brian O'Driscoll both came through the corridors of Blackrock College
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Rosslyn Park Sevens will be even more prestigious
Brendan Gallagher views how the current health crisis is affecting schools rugby
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Featured
/ 5 years agoBen Curry happy to play waiting game at Test level
Ben Curry says his job involves so much more than being just a 'jackaler'
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoBath can spring a surprise in final furlong, says Beno Obano
Bath loosehead Obano is striving to improve every day and push the club into the Premiership play-offs
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoHow will rugby function moving forwards?
If there’s any sport that’s as popular as football in the UK, it has to be Rugby Union. For many Brits,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland to face Georgia as eight-team Autumn Nations Cup confirmed
November and December dates confirmed for Autumn Nations Cup involving Georgia and Fiji
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks deny asking out of tour
The All Blacks were in damage control after reports surfaced that a number of the country’s top players were contemplating pulling...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears appeal three-game ban for Siale Piutau
A hearing with an appeals panel will now take place on Thursday, as Alan Solomons offers his views on the matter
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoAlex King plots new ‘Wasps dynasty’ at Gloucester
Gloucester attack coach Alex King expects great things to happy at Kingsholm after being reunited with Danny Cipriani and Dom Waldouck
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Les Cusworth: World Rugby chair is a job that should be rotated between hemispheres
What has former Leicester and England fly-half taken away from 16 years coaching and living in Argentina?
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoTwo Premiership players test positive for COVID-19
A total of seven personnel at Premiership clubs have tested positive after the latest round of screening
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoPat Lam uses post-match interview to vent frustration over Siale Piutau ban
Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam wants to see a 'shake-up' of the citing and mitigation process
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRichard Cockerill eyes lock Andries Ferreira after semi-final heartache
A former Toulon second row has held talks with Edinburgh over a move to the PRO14
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoOwen Farrell avoids ten-game ban for high tackle on Wasps’ Atkinson
Farrell has ten-game entry point reduced to five as panel grants mitigating factors after testimony from Mark McCall and Eddie Jones
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: How could the mighty Ospreys fall so far?
The Ospreys enter a new decade disheveled from the glory days of ten years ago
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders centre Ruben Moxham
Moxham was in Premier League Southampton's academy with ex-Bath teammate Gabe Hamer-Webb, before rugby became his path
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoA snap Q&A with Scotland captain Stuart Hogg
Five snapshot questions are posed to the Scotland captain and Exeter Chiefs star
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond in no rush to bring Manu Tuilagi to negotiating table
Neil Fissler envisages French clubs remaining interested in Tuilagi closer towards January due to his one-year Sale contract
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Louis Rees-Zammit is on track to be Wales’ next wing king
Shane Williams casts his eye over Wales' options at wing as Louis Rees-Zammit goes from strength to strength at Gloucester
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoUnpaid Championship players may have contracts cancelled
Leicester Tigers loan signing David Williams, whose parent club is Nottingham, says Championship players are being left in limbo
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Saracens loan signing Robin Hislop
Robin Hislop selects a dream XV based on the best and brightest he has faced or played alongside
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Tynedale second row Chris Wearmouth
Three pet hates Bill Beaumont Cup winner Chris Wearmouth wants to see banished to Room 101
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