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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWelsh regions fret over government’s ban on scrums
The Welsh Assembly has issued a blanket ban on scrums from taking place due to fear of COVID-19 spike
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Featured
/ 5 years agoJackson column: High time Cardiff put up a statue of Billy Boston
An embryonic superstar lines up with different teams in the months before Wales contrived to lose him at the age of...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions tour to South Africa to go ahead as scheduled in 2021
The pandemic nor fixture congestion will impact the Lions tour of South Africa in 2021, as Lions announce tour to go...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby seek new referees chief as Alain Rolland moves on
The former Leinster scrum-half is leaving his role as high-performance officials manager
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoLand-Based or Online Casino — Which One to Pick?
If you’re ready to embark on a new and exciting gambling journey, there are a few decisions you need to make....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: RFU ban destroyed Steve Pilgrim’s shot at Red Rose
Exiled from ever playing for England for going on trial to feature for Leeds Rhinos Seconds
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoNewcastle centre Johnny Williams completes switch to Scarlets
Williams, 23, is eligible to play for Wales through his father
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Yorkshire Carnegie disband academy as RFU pull funding support
The likes of Stuart Hooper, Danny Care and Jordan Crane came through the academy at Leeds
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWasps starlets Jacob Umaga and Alfie Barbeary among 15 to sign new terms
Senior figures Joe Launchbury and Dan Robson also commit to playing at Ricoh Arena
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDelays on new stadium sees London Irish agree to play at Stoop
The pandemic has led to Irish's new stadium in Brentford not finishing construction on time
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDelon Armitage closing in on surprise move in England
The ex-England full-back has spent the past eight years in France with Toulon and Lyon
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Global icon Dan Carter shows love for grassroots
Dan Carter's return to boyhood club Southbridge is something Shane Williams did late in his care
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers source reveals last stages of Manu Tuilagi renewal talks
Leicester had given Tuilagi and others in contract talks a July 1 deadline to agree new terms
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoIreland players agree 10 per cent wage cut for rest of 2020 with IRFU
Wage deferrals will also impact players earning over a certain wage and discussions on wage cuts reach outcome
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Featured
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half Dan Hiscocks
A player who left Ospreys and took the route to the Championship with Ealing
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoIt’s official: Sale Sharks have signed Manu Tuilagi
Tuilagi keeps his England career alive by remaining in the Premiership with Sale Sharks
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoClub before country as Wales prop Tomas Francis signs for Exeter
Tighthead prop Francis is one of 30 players to agree extensions at Exeter Chiefs
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPRO14 broadcaster Premier Sports ditch core production partner
Premier Sports have cancelled their contract with production company Sunset & Vine
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Jersey Reds lock/flanker Macauley Cook
Cook made 167 appearances for Cardiff Blues before leaving this summer
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoGloucester add Logovi’i Mulipola to pack on short-term deal
The Samoan prop was one of two new signings announced by Gloucester over the weekend
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke
Dogs are better than cats in the eyes of the Exiles prop
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Sale Sharks back row Apollo Perelini
A teammate of Scott Gibbs in league, an opponent of Martin Johnson's in age-grade union, read Perelini's dual-code tales
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoLeicester target Nick Abendanon signs deal to stay in French rugby
FORMER England full-back Nick Abendanon has rejected the chance of moving back to the Premiership to stay in France next season....
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoRebel Manu begs for his Tigers job back
By PETER JACKSON MANU Tuilagi made a forlorn attempt to save his Leicester career before the Tigers confirmed his departure on...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoRegions fret over Welsh ban on scrums
By PETER JACKSON Ben passes loyalty test Ben Youngs is determined to finish his career as a one-club man at Leicester...
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Features
/ 5 years agoShort-term deal then coach job for Gareth
Coach: Gareth Steenson EXETER Chiefs will announce this week that veteran fly-half Gareth Steenson has signed a contract until the end...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTop lawyer backs Manu’s case
MANU Tuilagi will be able to make a good case for continuing his England career if he moves to France,says leading...
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Features
/ 5 years agoKing wanted at Kingsholm
ALEX King has emerged as a shock target to become Gloucester’s new attack and skills coach in George Skivington’s new-look Kingsholm...
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Features
/ 5 years agoQuins to swoop for Scotsman Steele
Switch: Scott Steele HARLEQUINS are poised to sign London Irish scrum-half Scott Steele who was one of nine departures confirmed by...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWarriors recruit Bain to help plug the Gray gap
TRANSFERWRAP GLASGOW have bolstered their lock options to ease the loss of Jonny Gray joining Exeter. Former Scotland U20s lock Hamish...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIcon Dan becomes a hero for grassroots
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS One for the scrapbook: Blair Agnew tackles Dan Carter PICTURE: Getty Images “Some people dismissed...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby South Africans would boost the PRO14
EXPANDING the PRO14 to include two South African sides received a mixed reception at first. The Southern Kings weren’t a very...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby was just part of the plot for these super heroes
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby all-rounders TOP 20 …RUGBY ALL-ROUNDERS NEXT WEEK Rugby ref...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWelsh trio caught in rugby’s growing ‘minefield’
By ROB COLE Banned: Jesse Patton,Maredydd Francis and Mike Burgess WELSH rugby was back in the dock last week after bans...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSilence the razzmatazz,best tunes are on field
GUEST COLUMNIST CHRIS HEWETT Do stop me now: Music-free Shed at Kingsholm. Inset: Freddie Mercury When the new All Black captain...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChampions Cup final will be true opinion poll
ONE of the principal signs of club rugby madness,apart from paying silly money to players already earning a packet at international...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDevoto the new Greenwood? There’s still time to find out
Killer instinct: Will Greenwood scores for England in the World Cup quarter-final with Wales in 2003 Roadblock: Manu Tuilagi Seeking consistency:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoKaino joins war against corruption in Pacific
By NEALE HARVEY Hot prospect: Auckland Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu PICTURE: Getty Images NEWLY-ELECTED Pacific Rugby Player Welfare board member Jerome...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRediscovered – lost treasure of the Pumas
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The question “What if ?” has been described...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoClub before country as Francis signs at Chiefs
By NEALE HARVEY Staying: Tomas Francis WALES prop Tomas Francis has ended speculation over his immediate future by extending his contract...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPressure mounts on PRO14 broadcaster
By ALEX BYWATER THE PRO14’s main broadcaster,Premier Sports,have cancelled their contract with production company Sunset+Vine with immediate effect as they feel...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIt feels special here at Chiefs, I can’t wait to get started
JONNY GRAY Q&A ON THE RECORD Step forward: Jonny Gray in action against Ireland in this year’s Six Nations PICTURES: Getty...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWarburton gets it wrong on world’s biggest stage
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 agoRFU ban destroyed Pilgrim’s progress
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Talent: Steve Pilgrim playing full-back for Wasps In their final rage at the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOwen busy rebuilding Old Reds for shot at promotion
By ADAM ELLIS NEW Old Redcliffians director of rugby Craig Owen is grateful to have time on his side as he...
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Latest News
/ 5 years ago‘Hoppers propose blanket salary cap
By JON NEWCOMBE Frustrated: Gareth Dyer High point: Luke Procter scores for Hoppers against Stourbridge PICTURE: Gareth Lyons PRESTON Grasshoppers head...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoColchester aim to raise community engagement
By JEREMY BLACKMORE Proud: Anthony O’Riordan COLCHESTER hope their imminent move to a multimillion- pound new home at the town’s Northern...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBlundell’s have flown flag for Devon for 150 years
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Schoolboy sensations: Barrie Karea, left, and Sam Maunder Schoolboy sensations: Barrie...
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