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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoToulon’s Louis Carbonel in control but Sale Sharks show fight
Mike Sinclair reports on Toulon edging Sale Sharks in their first match since Steve Diamond left the Premiership club
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoDanny Care calls for same underdog spirit that put Harlequins on the trophy trail in 2011
Ahead of their trip to Thomond Park, Quins scrum-half Care recalls the spirit of 2011 and their famous win over Munster
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoUnforced errors cost us – Paul Deacon
Sale head coach had a message for Steve Diamond after watching Sharks lose to Toulon
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoSanti Cordero reacts quickest to sink unlucky Saints
Heartbreak for Northampton as Santi Cordero scores unusual late try to prolong their rotten form
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoFaulty execution killed us says Saints DoR Chris Boyd
Northampton Saints will be looking to overturn their defeat to Bordeaux against Leinster
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWasps complete woe of Covid-hit Dragons
■By ROGER PANTING WASPS took advantage of Dragons’ Covid-19 misfortunes to get their European campaign off to a bonus-point start in...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTom Seabrook starts alongside senior man Henry as Gloucester give the kids a run
George Skivington has named an experiment squad to travel to Lyon for Gloucester's Champions Cup opener
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBlackett: Players had option to pull out
WASPS’ director of rugby Lee Blackett questioned EPCR’s approach to the Covid situation in the Dragons’ camp. He said: “EPCR were...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoLeinster are simply in a class of their own
Leinster dispatch Montpellier in the opening round of the Champions Cup
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRacing 92 v Connacht: Andy Friend goes on offensive looking for major upset
Head coach Andy Friend summarises the giant task facing Connacht as they travel to La Défense Arena
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh’s brave defence cracks against in-form French
La Rochelle got the better of Edinburgh in a low-scoring affair at Murrayfield
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoCheslin Kolbe lands killer blow for Toulouse against Ulster
Toulouse and Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe displays his class once again at the Kingspan, as Ulster fall to defeat in the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoAlbert Tuisue does the damage with early try double for London Irish
London Irish come away from their trip to Agen with a opening round victory in the Challenge Cup
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRound-up: Benetton celebrate famous win over Stade Francais
A first-ever victory for Italian side Benetton in their visits to Stade Jean Bouin
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors fall at final hurdle with Erbani crashing over
Worcester fall to a bitter 24-20 defeat in the opening round of the Challenge Cup in France
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoEngland stars get job done for Leicester Tigers
The Youngs brothers and George Ford guide Tigers to victory over Brive at Welford Road
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoThis is tip of iceberg says brain expert doc
■By PETER JACKSON LEGAL proceedings will start tomorrow on behalf of eleven brain-damaged former England and Wales internationals amid a grim...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoMatch action
Off to a flyer: Gareth Davies dives in as Scarlets beat Bath in the European Cup -starts Page 8 >> ......
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoHallam Amos’ acrobatics put Cardiff clear of Falcons
Newcastle Falcons brilliant start to the 2020-21 campaign comes stuck against Cardiff Blues in the Challenge Cup
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoSam Parry double helps Osprey banish their Euro hoodoo
THE Ospreys ended the worst losing streak in their European history as they put Castres to the sword with a five...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCut the contact training sessions advises Moody
WORLD Cup winners Ben Kay and Lewis Moody say the amount of contact in training should be limited while research into...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWe need more consistency from refs says Hopley
THE WAY players train needs to be addressed very quickly, says the head of the Rugby Players Association, after ex-professionals said...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThis is how to ease this terrible toll on the game
NICK CAIN gives his three-step solution to the worrying dementia problem in Rugby Union Where do we go from here? Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThe old-time players were told never to stay down
COLIN BOAG T he debate a bout what can be done to make the game more entertaining, and the prospect of litigation...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoQuins track giant lock
HARLEQUINS have asked to be kept in touch with the plans of Western Province lock David Meihuizen who is a target...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Duhan van der Merwe hits six-figure jackpot with Premiership club
Scotland and Edinburgh wing Duhan van der Merwe has agreed terms with a Premiership club
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Features
/ 5 years agoGloucs like look of Scots No.10 Jaco
GLOUCESTER have sounded out Scotland new boy Jaco van der Walt about making a move to Kingsholm next season. Edinburgh took...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStick with Ollie for Six Nations – Greenwood
■By GARY FITZGERALD OLLIE Lawrence must get a “good long run” in the England side and show he can become the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFletcher: Lack of 12s is long-standing concern
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER RFU player development manager John Fletcher says the lack of homegrown No.12s playing in Premiership rugby has been...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLuther’s arrival has boosted confidence – Walder
■By JON NEWCOMBE DAVE WALDER has paid tribute to the old hands in the backline who have helped Newcastle get off...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGroups revealed for new NCA cup
THE NATIONAL Clubs Association has announced the groupings for the 44-team cup competition as clubs aim to make a return to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCarreras joins Glos
GLOUCESTER have signed Argentina back Santiago Carreras on a deal that runs until the end of the current season. The 22-year-old...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJackals can swing series Lions’ way
Steffan Thomas talks to former Springbok coach Gary Gold about the Lions tour and PRO14 expansion NO one is more qualified...
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Features
/ 5 years agoArtist Paolo proud to pin colours to his boots
Daniel Gallan finds Wasps flyer Paulo Odogwu has lots to offer on and off-field With thighs the size of beer kegs...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFriendly
Saracens ................45pts Tries: Segun 6, Morris 22; Pifeleti 31, 69; Whitely 61, 73 Conversions: Hooley 6, 22, 31, 61, 69, 73...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSaracens smash six past tyro Tigers
■By DANIEL GALLAN THERE were only a thousand fans in attendance at the rebranded Copthall Stadium, but they found a familiar...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCenturion Nigel bows out on top
■By SAM JACKSON NIGEL Owens, the referee with the most appearances in international matches, has brought an end to his Test...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPumas pair set to switch clubs
LEICESTER Tigers fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla is set to leave the club after only one season and join the Top 14....
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Richmond scrum-half Luc Jones
Jones, formerly of Neath, Dragons and Harlequins, chooses a best XV based on those he has played alongside or faced as...
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Features
/ 5 years agoOti inspires victory…and a new England tradition
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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWhatever the criteria, Maro Itoje makes my best XV
Brendan Gallagher analyses the World Rugby Team of the Decade and argues Maro Itoje was a glaring omission
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Features
/ 5 years agoNorth v South games have set us up well for Six Nations
Q&A ALAN DICKENS ON THE RECORD Former Sale, Leeds, Saracens and Northampton scrum-half Alan Dickens has been head coach of England U20s...
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Features
/ 5 years agoI’d love to play for Tonga with my brother Charlie
Daniel Gallan talks to Bristol Bears star Siale Piutau about passion and punch-ups There are few professions where a punch-up between...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLipman’s concussion diary shows the problem
JACKSON PETER THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW By his own admission, Michael Lipman estimates to have been knocked out 30 times...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoReigate’s renowned 56 club were unbeatable with 15 on the pitch
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools UNLIKE some of their opponents these days, Reigate GS cannot claim...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
ETHAN STADDON BATH BACK ROW Ethan Staddon could not have wished for a finer moment than last weekend when, at 18 years...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoWales ace Davies backs call to kill the caterpillar
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER GARETH Davies has thrown his support behind the idea of rugby quickening the tempo and banning the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCrunch-tackling Katoh sets the defensive tone
Loughboro’ L ..14 Exeter Chiefs ..7 By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO LOUGHBOROUGH edged past a determined Exeter Chiefs in a physical and highly...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoMacDonald puts her Wasps on right track
Sale Sharks..............8pts Wasps ......................30pts By ADAM ELLIS WASPS moved to within a point of Saracens with a third successive victory in...
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