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Latest News
/ 6 years agoThere’s still room for skill in the women’s game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last the women’s game has an equal platform to the men. The...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFormer Scotland prop Gordon Reid to walk 500 miles in honour of Dad
FORMER Scotland prop Gordon Reid is taking on a mammoth charity challenge in memory of his father, Gordon, who died last...
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Features
/ 6 years agoI’m lucky I still get to work in my shorts!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE NEWCASTLE PROP AND SCRUM COACH MICKY WARD I LIVE about 15 minutes from the rugby club, and have never...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTravel-weary Reds can’t wait for home comforts
Probyn: There’s more skill in the women’s game By LUKE JARMYN LIFE on the road is proving a tough slog for Championship...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPirates pair ruled out for season
AFTER waiting for a year to return to Championship action Cornish Pirates centres Callum Patterson and Nico De Battista have suffered...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAttwood to stay a Bear next season
BRISTOL Bears veteran Dave Attwood has agreed to extend his contract with the Premiership club by a further year. The 34-year-old...
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/ 6 years agoChiefs keep hold of flier Cordero
ARGENTINA flyer Facundo Cordero has extended his contract at Exeter. The 22-year-old, who can play full-back or wing, joined last summer...
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/ 6 years agoReds bolster pack options
JERSEY Reds have boosted their forward options after bringing in Glasgow prop Adam Nicol and Worcester lock James Scott. Nicol, 23,...
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/ 6 years agoRibbans keen to march on with Saints and England
By PAUL REES DAVID Ribbans has not been able to see his family in South Africa for 18 months because of...
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/ 6 years agoPRO16 Boks will be fit and fearsome for Rainbow Cup warns Aled
Benefit: Aled Walters SOUTH Africa’s giant World Cup-winning Springboks will face the best of the Celtic nations in prime physical condition...
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Latest News
/ 6 years ago‘Give WRU cash to regions, not hotel builders’
By STEFFAN THOMAS Low point: Scarlets thrashed by Sale SCARLETS chairman Simon Muderack has outlined a way out of the Covid-19...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNewcastle Brown is mouth-watering
I DO hope Mike Brown joins Newcastle – what a signing. Brown has been playing out of his skin this season,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSad morph into something ugly
WATCHING the rugby last weekend I was aghast when one particular slide of statistics came on screen. Collision dominance! How sad...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWho’s watching RFU watchmen?
I READ with interest that there will be a review into England’s poor showing in the recent Six Nations. However, who...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTwo more four-time English Slammers
IN Peter Jackson’s column about W.J.A. “Dave” Davies beating Alun Wyn Jones as the first Welshman to win four Grand Slams,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoConsistent refereeing is priority for World Rugby
COLIN BOAG Controversy: John Afoa on the ball during Bordeaux-Bristol match When we watch ‘our’ team play, we obviously want them to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
JOE BERCIS, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER MOSELEY OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Alexi Lutui...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHead to heads all round as Top 14 giants go toe to toe
By SAMUEL JACKSON PREVIEW... Clermont v Toulouse Today. Kick-off 4pm, Stade Marcel-Michelin Ace: Romain Ntamack CLERMONT have lost their last two...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoExeter 22-34 Leinster: Chiefs falter after fast start against brilliant Irish
Leinster come from 14-0 down to keep their double hopes alive at Sandy Park
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBaxter: We went off script and paid
EXETER DoR Rob Baxter said: “We just went off script at times and each time it hurt us. We are disappointed....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSantiago wings in for Begles shot at history
By GEORGE LAWRENCE PREVIEW... Bordeaux-Begles v Racing 92 Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, Stade Chaban-Delmas Star: Mathieu Jalibert BORDEAUX-BEGLES are in the European Cup...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPandemic sees even champs Exeter suffer loss
By SAMUEL JACKSON PREMIERSHIP and European champions Exeter Chiefs have recorded a pretax loss of £2.26m after being “significantly impacted” by...
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/ 6 years agoScarlets plan to prosper through New Zealand link
The Scarlets stand to net gains as part of the deal to let Brad Mooar return to New Zealand
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBBC and ITV drive Six Nations bid to £100m
BBC and ITV have upped their bid for the Six Nations to avoid the tournament vanishing behind a paywall
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British and Irish Lions
/ 6 years agoLeonard: Boks will be brutal in warm-ups
British & Irish Lions chairman Jason Leonard ponders how the Springboks may prepare for the arrival of Warren Gatland's side this...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoPreview: Cockerill gambles on Blair at No.10
Edinburgh head coach defends the risky selection choice to play Blair Kinghorn not at full-back or on the wing, but at...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoGloucester 16-27 La Rochelle: Gloucester courage not enough this time
Levani Botia was the star of the show at Kingsholm, as La Rochelle progress
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWe came to target Barton, admits La Rochelle’s O’Gara
La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara says the French club came to Kingsholm with the gameplan set up to disrupt George...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoMunster 33-40 Toulouse: Matthis Lebel try kills Munster momentum
Munster put up a fight at Thomond Park but lose out in the battle of Europe's two giants waiting on their...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoPreview: Wales ace Sheedy leads Bristol Bears into dog fight
Callum Sheedy and Matthieu Jalibert to go head-to-head at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Sunday afternoon
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Bedford Blues winger Pat Tapley
THE BEDFORD BLUES WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Anti-social rugby players I’d...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoHarlequins ace Danny Care switches management company
The Harlequins scrum-half makes switch to an entertainment company
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoPowell to coach at Southwell
ON THE BLIND SIDE FORMER WALES No.8 Andy Powell has joined Nottinghamshire-based Southwell as head coach after moving nearer to family...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoSam Burgess dares to win again
The ex-Bath and England centre could feature in the special forces show adapted on Australian television
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears want to claw Atkinson away from Gloucester
Could Gloucester centre Mark Atkinson be on his way to Ashton Gate this summer?
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoBen Volavola likely to snub Newcastle Falcons
The Fiji international fly-half is currently playing in France with Perpignan
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoSimon Zebo set to link with Kidney and Kiss at London Irish
Zebo is set to leave Racing 92 at the end of the season and has been strongly linked with a return...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoNorthampton Saints go shopping in Italy
Chris Boyd is looking to go talent-searching at Benetton
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoLeicester 48-32 Connacht: Tigers leave it late to end Connacht’s challenge
An 11-try thriller at Welford Road sees Leicester come through to beat Connacht and advance in the Challenge Cup
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoOspreys 24-28 Newcastle: Falcons hit quick triple with Tipuric in sin bin
Justin Tipuric pays the price for a no-arms tackle that reduced Ospreys to 14 players and gave Newcastle the edge
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoZebre 27-35 Bath: Bath battle back to claim victory after Bruno’s hat-trick catches them cold
Anthony Watson and Jacques du Toit ensure Bath finish strongly on their visit to Parma
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoDragons 39-43 Northampton: Collins try gets Saints out of jail
Saints come back to win despite being reduced to 13 players, Teimana Harrison gives his reaction
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoMontpellier 26-21 Glasgow Warriors: Indisciplined Warriors crash out of Europe after Ioane red
All of Glasgow's points came from penalties conceded by Montpellier, but they were still left to rue their own indiscipline
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Features
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears have banished bad eggs to build something special
PAUL REES TALKS TO BRISTOL’S LONG-SERVING LOCK JOE JOYCE ABOUT THE CLUB’S TRANSFORMATION Joe Joyce is Bristol’s longest serving player after joining...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSemi Radradra leads by example says Lam – and what a towering example that is for all
Pat Lam delves into Bristol's path to greater things after winning the Challenge Cup last season, and why Semi Radradra is...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoQuins make big changes to take on the ‘favourites’
Neil Fissler previews Harlequins' Challenge Cup clash against Ulster to wrap up the European Easter weekend
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoLondon Irish 41-35 Cardiff Blues: Irish defy red card with late winner
Another match where Ben Loader and Ollie Hassell-Collins star for London Irish
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBenetton 29-16 Agen: Taulagi’s red card opens door for Benetton
Agen show no signs of winning as their hapless season continues
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoNow upright defenders face ban of their own
By PAUL REES DEFENDERS who persistently stand upright when making a tackle face being banned under World Rugby’s campaign to minimise...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFrance 53-0 Wales: Nightmare for Abrahams as Boujard lands hat-trick
A poor result for Wales on their visit to Vannes in the opening round of the 2021 Women's Six Nations
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