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/ 6 years agoBoulton: Tier Two is ‘sleeping giant’
By BOBBY BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP stalwart Phil Boulton believes the second tier of English rugby is a ‘sleeping giant’ that requires more...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoImproving Sharks bite back at the death
By KATE RILEY DMP Sharks ....14 Wasps ..............27 WASPS secured a five pointer on the road to make it two victories...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBETH BLACKLOCK
WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS DARLINGTON MOWDEN PARK CENTRE Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... Beth Blacklock...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoThe Ash Splash, loved by many, hated by some
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What is...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSpotlight rightly falls on women’s game now | Shane Williams
Wasn’t it great to see the Women’s Six Nations finally kick-off yesterday. And wasn’t it interesting to see it standing alone...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoFaletau is back to his brilliant best – with years in front of him | Shane Williams
Taulupe Faletau is stuck, for now, on 99 Test caps – let's hope he doesn't follow Mike Phillips in not reaching...
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/ 6 years agoTop League: Brilliant Beauden Barrett spears Kubota
BEAUDEN Barrett proved the match winner for the second week running as Suntory became the last unbeaten team in the red...
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/ 6 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Brown’s boys confound Crusaders
TONY Brown’s Highlanders inflicted leaders Crusaders’ first loss of the season and got their own campaign back on track after a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRobshaw gears up for Legion baptism
MLR ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON CHRIS Robshaw will finally become eligible to make his San Diego Legion debut next weekend after...
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/ 6 years agoWelsh ace Dave beat Alun Wyn to four Slams | Peter Jackson
If only the gods had stayed onside for another 30 seconds or so in Paris, Alun Wyn Jones would have...
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/ 6 years agoHookers earn their money
NEVER in the history of Test rugby can more hookers have scored more often than over the course of the last...
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/ 6 years agoFly-halves with fancy footwork
THE fly-half merry-goround means that at least nine well-known practitioners will be seen in different colours next season. Two are heading...
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/ 6 years agoLelos power on their way to RWC 2023
THESE may be tricky transitional times for Georgia but, with a testing autumn of playing T1 nations to draw on, they...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMonmouth, hotbed for the multi-talented
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools HISTORY will show that the 2020-21 season is the one that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJarrett became scourge of English
MONMOUTH’S list of star players is probably topped by Keith Jarrett, the ‘schoolboy prodigy’ who took England to the cleaners on...
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/ 6 years agoRed-card refs made Six Nations a mockery
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A week on, with the Six Nations settled and a Scottish win in...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCarlin Isles sets sights on an Olympic double at Tokyo
Adam Ellis meets the USA Sevens star who is revisiting his past as a 100m sprinter with the view of competing...
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/ 6 years agoGatland’s Saracens problem
WARREN GATLAND will be unable to select any Saracens players in the planned Lions warm-up game against Japan – unless the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoButcher praying for a big May Day turnout
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER WELSH Rugby Union chairman Rob Butcher admits he cannot be sure if the country’s rugbymad population will...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Dougie Flockhart: We took Bristol to the wire in play-off
THE Dumfries Primary 4 tournament, aged six or seven, was my first taste of rugby. Up until that point I was...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAshton hit for six by dismissal
WORCESTER winger Chris Ashton has been banned for six matches after being found guilty of dangerous play in his side’s loss...
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/ 6 years agoOwens hopes buzz in Wales helps electrify the Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER KEN Owens acknowledges Wales’ four regions have struggled to trouble Europe’s elite, but he hopes the feelgood factor...
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/ 6 years agoLondon Irish aces line up for England’s call
Tom Parton, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Ben Loader have all been crucial to the Exiles' push for Champions Cup qualification in the...
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/ 6 years agoFekitoa: Paolo Odogwu is the vital piece for Wasps
The Wasps and New Zealand centre is expecting teammate Paolo Odogwu to get his shot with England soon on the Test...
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/ 6 years agoSharks finding fun factor in pain game
By GARY FITZGERALD ALEX Sanderson claims his “sadomasochistic” Sale Sharks are geared up physically and mentally to succeed on both domestic...
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/ 6 years agoHarlequins icon Mike Brown leaves to join the Falcons
Quins' record holder for appearances will reunite with Dean Richards at Premiership rivals Newcastle
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWe all agree, give Sam a run at centre
LIKE all England fans my pals and I were mulling over where England go from here. Seems everyone is a selector...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThree gripes to put in Room 101
ALWAYS enjoy the Room 101 column, and I would like to share three rants with TRP. What is going on with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTime for RFU to get tough on top flight
COME the review of the PGA (Professional Game Agreement) in mid 2023, the RFU need to grab hold of negotiations with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoClear benefits of removing jeopardy
IS it just me or has Premiership rugby gone up several notches? And is it anything to do with a lack...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRevert to Five Nations over four weekends
COLIN BOAG Inconsistent: Scotland lose at home to Wales in Six Nations As the Six Nations ground to an end in an even...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
ANDY REAY, THE FORMER HARLEQUINS, MOSELEY, BRISTOL, LONDON SCOTTISH, EALING & ROSSLYN PARK CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWasps 25-27 Clermont: Agony as Odogwu’s boots cost Wasps
A close call for the TMO as Odogwu's boot was deemed to be in touch in tight encounter against Clermont
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBlackett: Gutting to lose like that
The Wasps head coach reacts to their Champions Cup exit after a narrow defeat at the hands of Clermont Auvergne
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoPreview: Golden ticket buys Beaumont’s band of brothers a shot in last chance saloon
Josh Beaumont looks ahead to Sale's first European Cup quarter-final since 2006, as Sharks travel to Parc y Scarlets
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoExeter 47-25 Lyon: Battling Chiefs show champion pedigree
Chiefs come from 17-5 down to advance to the Champions Cup quarter-finals with victory at Sandy Park
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoGreat to be back with pals says Jonny Hill
Exeter Chiefs lock Hill scores two tries on his return from England Six Nations duty
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/ 6 years agoAndy Uren making waves in Harry’s absence at Bristol Bears
Uren has eased the void of England scrum-half Harry Randall to keep Bristol Bears firmly in charge at the top of...
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/ 6 years agoPivac: We will keep fine tuning
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac says he will get over the agonising loss to France in good time
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/ 6 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Jordie Barrett full house sparks Hurricanes
A Jordie Barrett hat-trick pushed the Hurricanes past the Highlanders in round five of Super Rugby Aotearoa
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoJarrod Evans eager for action after ‘frustrating’ Six Nations
The Cardiff Blues fly-half saw Callum Sheedy overtake him in the Wales pecking order for the Six Nations, to the Welshman's...
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/ 6 years agoExclusive: England’s summer tour of USA switches to UK
Neil Fissler reveals changes to England's intended tour of America this summer
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCredit Pivac, he made big calls and they paid off | Shane Williams
What a brilliant finish that was to the 2021 Six Nations! Scotland were superb and deserved their victory in France. Even...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoTen Welsh will make the Lions squad now | Shane Williams
THE British & Irish Lions have confirmed they intend to tour South Africa this summer. If it does take place, there...
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/ 6 years agoEdwards takes on skills role as Rachel Taylor resigns at Wales
WALES Women skills coach Rachel Taylor has resigned ahead of their 2021 Six Nations campaign. The former Wales captain, 37,...
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/ 6 years agoSarah Hunter back to lead England’s challenge
Previewing the Red Roses hopes of defending their Women's Six Nations title
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Women's Six Nations
/ 6 years agoIreland Women head coach Griggs goes for 7s speedsters
AMEE-LEIGH Murphy Crowe, the top try scorer in the 2019 World Rugby Sevens, joins Sevens teammates Stacey Flood, Eve Higgins, Emily...
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/ 6 years agoRachel Malcolm heads Scots’ charge
WINGER Elizabeth Musgrove and scrum-half Jenny Maxwell return to the Scotland squad after long-term injuries. Evie Gallagher, Shona Campbell, Coreen Grant...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Wharfedale back-five forward George Hedgley
WHARFEDALE LOOSE FORWARD GEORGE HEDGLEY TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Gameshows and soaps ...
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