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/ 5 years agoNew boss thrilled by brilliance of Cips
GLOUCESTER’S new head coach George Skivington was delighted with a win on the Premiership’s resumption. He said: “It wasn’t the ideal...
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/ 5 years agoBrilliant Ben gets his Rec life off to a great start
■ By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Spencer showed his international class as he took less than five minutes to create a big...
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/ 5 years agoKiss: We had our chances but fell off the pace and suffered
Hungry: Charlie Ewels LES Kiss admitted his Irish side were lacking a little sharpness and physicality as the Exiles spluttered to...
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/ 5 years agoBrad’s fighting the sound of silence
■ By NEALE HARVEY BRAD Shields knows he faces a battle to restate his England credentials after admitting he has had...
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/ 5 years agoStars on display for ding-dong battle
NORTHAMPTON have named a side full of big name internationals as they look to cement their position in the top four....
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/ 5 years agoMore leagues with fewer clubs is RFU plan for future
JOHNInverdale, chairman of the National Clubs Association, yesterday welcomed the RFU’s plan for a shake-up of the National Leagues. The proposals,...
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/ 5 years agoNerdvana is far from providing a paradise
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Professional rugby is fast becoming a game of gadgets and gizmos: a bewildering array of cutting- edge...
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/ 5 years agoCalling Toby…are you really at Ospreys?
TOBY Booth is one of the most talented coaches around. No less a figure than Brian Ashton recognised this more than...
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/ 5 years agoPerenara’s word perfect
TJ Perenara is not the first scrum-half to have plenty to say for himself. It’s part of the job description. But...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFrankly, I’ve got to improve
NICK CAIN TALKS TO NORTHAMPTON’S STAR ALL BLACKS PROP OWEN FRANKS Brains trust: Chris Boyd discusses tactics with coach Sam Vesty...
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Features
/ 5 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Options: Sam Davies Bath have Welsh ace Davies on their hit list BATH are...
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/ 5 years agoMorahan: We can’t afford complacency
By NEALE HARVEY LUKE Morahan says Bristol’s players are fully aware of their responsibilities around combatting the Covid-19 menace that continues...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPort Talbot wizardry fizzes on in Regan
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW By giving Leeds the runaround at Headingley last Sunday, Regan Grace did more...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNigel demands some home truths
NIGEL Davies has done a great deal more than play 527 matches for Llanelli, as they were pre-regionalisation, and Wales. He...
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/ 5 years agoCanterbury want no part in 15-game season plan
■By WARREN MUGGLETON Concern: Giles Hilton CANTERBURY chairman Giles Hilton says promotion and relegation plans for a 15-game season are ‘nonsense’...
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/ 5 years agoBlues, Ospreys yet to agree wage reductions
DRAGONS and Scarlets have agreed a 25 per cent reduction in player salaries with their squads for the next 12 months....
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/ 5 years agoScots flyer Graham gunning for home semi-final
EDINBURGHwill come out “all guns blazing” against Glasgow on Saturday as they try to secure a home PRO14 semi-final, says Scotland...
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/ 5 years agoSam targets Wales jersey after switch
By ROB COLE Split loyalties: Sam Moore in U20 Six Nations action for England against France in 2018 SAM Moore trained...
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/ 5 years agoWainright can spring some more surprises
AARON Wainwright plans to keep on surprising the rugby world after a stunning first 18 months at Test level took in...
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/ 5 years agoClean slate for Samson
Strong: Samson Lee DOUBLE World Cup-winning All Black prop Ben Franks wants to help resurrect the career of Wales’ ‘once in...
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/ 5 years agoHuw can recapture his best form – Bell
GLASGOW attack coach Jonny Bell is certain Huw Jones can rekindle the sparkling form that saw him score ten tries in...
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/ 5 years agoSad to say but 7s had lost its way
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Rare win: Dan Bibby celebrates with Ethan Waddleton...
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/ 5 years agoHume worked miracles at Ampleforth
Star: Basil Hume in Ampleforth 1st XV, 1940 IT’S a funny thing but in the 850 odd years since Britain last...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoImanol goes through pain barrier in Basque country
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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Features
/ 5 years agoScarlets, Ospreys to win amid fireworks
SHANE WILLIAMS Wise piece of business: Stephen Myler has signed for Dragons The excitement is starting to build already Rugby is...
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/ 5 years agoPRO14 restart preview
BENETTON Head coach: Kieran Crowley Captain: unconfirmed Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Monigo Current position: 5th (B) Last five games: WWLLW The...
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/ 5 years agoProud to see so many of my players step up to Premiership
Q&A HARVEY BILJON ON THE RECORD Proactive: Harvey Biljon Former Wasps No.9 Harvey Biljon has forged a successful career in coaching...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
OLLIEWYNN WORCESTER NO.9 Ask Ollie Wynn to reveal his scrumhalf role models and he reels off an impressive list of top...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBurke’s law has turned Epsom into champions
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Flyer: Kitan Ojo in action against Wellington Inset, below: Paul Burke...
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Features
/ 5 years agoForeign players are both cheaper and always on call
Gone to Premiership: Steve Borthwick, left, and Paul Gustard PICTURE: Getty Images Chris Boyd, a New Zealander, has questioned why England...
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/ 5 years agoZac wants to make a late splash in England
Neale Harvey talks to former All Black wing Zac Guildford about a Premiership switch High point: Zac Guildford scores for the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPetersfield assemble top brains trust after promotion
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS HAMPSHIRE Premier champions Petersfield are gearing up to come flying out of the blocks when the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoExtra sessions with Corbs cost us dear
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JON FISHER LONDON IRISH FORWARDS COACH AND FORMER IRISH, BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON AND BRISTOL BACK ROW Dream start: Jon...
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/ 5 years agoHurrell targets Prem return as a skills coach
By JACK ZORAB Ambitious: Will Hurrell wants to pass on his expertise to the next generation PICTURE: Getty Images WILL Hurrell...
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/ 5 years agoCrusaders let the trophy slip
SUPERRUGBY THECrusaders clinched the Super Rugby Aotearoa title last Sunday and promptly damaged the trophy. Their 32-22 victory over the Highlanders...
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/ 5 years agoCovid spike puts Top 14 on high alert
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN An abundance of caution marked professional rugby’s preseason return on Friday, 166 days after Toulon beat Stade...
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/ 5 years agoSocino: I’m here to give Barritt a run for his money!
Jon Newcombe talks to the Pumas centre who is joining Saracens JUAN Pablo Socino arrived in Hertfordshire in mid-June blinking into...
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/ 5 years agoZach hopes bigger will be even better
■By NEALE HARVEY Hard yards: Bath’s Zach Mercer is tackled by Worcester’s Scott Van Breda PICTURES: Getty Images STRONGER and fitter...
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/ 5 years agoIrked Broad takes aim at WRU governance
WRU chairman Gareth Davies and chief executive Martyn Phillips are to blame for the problems the game is facing in Wales...
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/ 5 years agoDon’t mess with scrum warns ‘old man’ Cole
■By JON NEWCOMBE New-age prop: Kyle Sinckler Warrior: Dan Cole gets on the ball for Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images HAVING been...
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/ 5 years agoBlackett: Exciting time for young English hopefuls
■By NEALE HARVEY Fittest: Ben Velacott Talent: Charlie Atkinson WASPS head coach Lee Blackett believes a postlockdown surge of homegrown talent...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFull-contact rugby carries significant risk of Covid
Steve Grainger of the RFU replies to last week’s letter, above. The community game remains a priority for the RFU and...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNow Premiership must get finances in order
COLIN BOAG Critical issue: Some Sale players take the knee while wearing ‘Rugby Against Racism’ t-shirts before their match with Harlequins...
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/ 5 years agoHatley has the know-how to make Bath contenders
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Promotion: New head coach Neal Hatley, here on England duty with Lewis Ludlam, is...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSmith takes control of scrappy affair at Stoop
By NICK CAIN Crash ball: Scott Baldwin scores from a lineout drive for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images Held: Manu Tuilagi tries...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWe didn’t fire any shots – Diamond
STEVE Diamond summed up the difference between what his title-chasing Sale side had promised, and what they delivered, when asked for...
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