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/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Nick Popplewell: Life with the Lions was such a contrast for me
THE Lions tour to New Zealand in 1993 was the trip of a lifetime, I suppose in rugby terms it was...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJaguares target PRO14 from new home in Spain
By STEFFAN THOMAS Contenders: Jaguares reached the Super Rugby final in 2019 but now have no competition to play in THE...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCoaches to blame – Haskell
JAMES Haskell claims a bullying culture in rugby has led to the shocking rise in brain damage in the game. The...
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/ 6 years agoGuest: Welsh regions kicking themselves for letting Varney slip net
Wales-born Varney will be seen as one that got away for the four regions, says Gloucester academy coach Alex Guest
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/ 6 years agoPhil Vickery calls for greater variety from England against Wales
The World Cup winner questions whether Eddie Jones will move away from his blueprint to fully utilise his England stars
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/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs fight ‘unfair’ RFU proposal to limit imports
The RFU will challenge the Chiefs on their recruitment of players from the US, Canada and Japan in a new policy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBT must not hold the Premiership to ransom
COLIN BOAG Blood and thunder: Bath v Gloucester on Friday PICTURE: Getty Images BT Sports has been good for Premiership Rugby,...
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/ 6 years agoRed cards prove we must bring back ruck
HEAD high ‘hits’ in the pro game are not going away any time soon if Friday night’s narrow Bath win over...
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/ 6 years agoHarlequins 24-12 Sale: Eddie’s outcasts put Sharks to the sword
Joe Marchant and Alex Dombrandt come up trumps for Harlequins to go four from four since Paul Gustard's exit
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/ 6 years agoMarcus Smith’s ceiling is so high – Nick Evans
The Harlequins skills coach heaped praise on another exciting performance by fly-half Marcus Smith in defeating Sale Sharks
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLeicester 27-8 Wasps: Tigers go powering on through red mist
Three red cards to Jasper Wiese, Hanro Liebenberg and Kieran Brookes mar Leicester's home win over Wasps
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/ 6 years agoThey had full control admits Wasps head coach Lee Blackett
Reaction from Lee Blackett and Steve Borthwick to Tigers' 27-8 win at Welford Road
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers slump caused by ‘scatter gun’ recruitment
Statistical analysis of Premiership squads show London Irish and Leicester are most strategised towards non-EQP signings
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Features
/ 6 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Worcester Warriors centre Meg Varley
Varley details how the confidence is growing within the Warriors squad with Jo Yapp at the helm
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Features
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders loosehead prop Elliot Chilvers
Rejected by Northampton Saints, Chilvers is now aiming to realise his Premiership ambitions at Ealing Trailfinders
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Sean Scanlon: Rotherham were the fancy dress champs
Former Nottingham, Munster, Rotherham and Doncaster full-back Sean Scanlon reflects on his rugby career
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/ 6 years agoPrivate ownership vital for regions’ future says Jones
Former chief executive of Sport Wales, Huw Jones, tells Steffan Thomas why it is imperative for the Dragons to become privately-owned...
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/ 6 years agoDai Young gets to know ‘talented’ young guns at Cardiff Blues
A little time off has allowed interim director of rugby Dai Young to survey the talent that ranges across all levels...
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/ 6 years agoCam Redpath and Tom de Glanville are special double act
Bath director of rugby Stuart Hooper believes Tom de Glanville is on a similar path to Scotland debutant Cameron Redpath
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Features
/ 6 years agoWorld class talent raises stakes in rugby’s IPL
Matt McIlraith sets the scene ahead of next weekend’s Top League kick-off in Japan
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoWasps hooker Tommy Taylor to head back to Sale Sharks
Taylor will return to the north-west this summer to join up with Alex Sanderson at Sale Sharks
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/ 6 years agoJunior Bok star Juarno Augustus signs six-figure salary at Saints
Northampton Saints have signed Stormers back row Juarno Augustus, Neil Fissler reports
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/ 6 years agoBongi Mbonambi tells Premiership club he’s staying in Cape Town
Harlequins are looking at the South African hooker as a replacement for Scott Baldwin
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoEaling Trailfinders back row Adam Korczyk inspired by Jordy’s promotion
Neale Harvey meets the Ealing Trailfinders back row who was so highly-rated Down Under within the development pathway at the Queensland...
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/ 6 years agoBath will have to wait until summer on Danny Cipriani
Cipriani remains unsigned after leaving Gloucester last year, with Bath told they will have to wait until the summer for a...
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/ 6 years agoScotland 24-25 Wales: Louis ignites the blue touch paper to rocket Wales to top of the table
Peter Jackson reports from a Six Nations classic at Murrayfield, where Louis Rees-Zammit was on fire and Zander Fagerson saw red
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAlun Wyn: We’ll go to new level for England
ALUN Wyn Jones told Wales to go to another level if they want to beat England and keep their Grand Slam...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSuper Louis got a nation off their sofas and roaring | Shane Williams
Shane Williams' verdict on the classic Six Nations encounter between Wales and Scotland heaps praise on flyer Louis Rees-Zammit
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoChampionship clubs reject deal with Premier Sports
Warren Muggleton reports on the Championship's search for a TV broadcast partner to source a much-needed cash injection ahead of the...
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/ 6 years agoConor O’Shea defends Azzurri’s place in Six Nations
The former Italy head coach believes patience is required to allow the Azzurri to bed in their youthful talent under Franco...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBurns gets a bashing for being English!
COLIN BOAG Misery: Billy Burns is consoled after his last minute mis-kick against Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Inever cease to be...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Bedford Blues prop Corrie Barrett
The new signing at Goldington Road picks three of his biggest pet peeves, including a Guinness served in a non-Guinness pint...
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/ 6 years agoDan Baker coming back to the Dragons
BY NEILFISSLER THE DRAGONS have agreed a deal with former Wales No.8 Dan Baker who has been playing in France since...
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/ 6 years agoRob Baxter ponders tighthead to replace Tomas Francis
How does Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter plan to ease the loss of Tomas Francis to the Ospreys?
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Chris Hewett
/ 6 years agoCarwyn’s words had the ring of rugby truth
by CHRIS HEWETT The Six Nations champions’ abject surrender of the Calcutta Cup unleashed a torrent of jokes, the sharpest of...
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/ 6 years agoHarlequins 37-24 Leicester: Care and Smith show outclasses the Tigers
Match report from the Stoop as Harlequins continue their winning ways post-Gustard, with a 37-24 victory over Tigers
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoExeter 26-3 London Irish: Sam Simmonds double sets new Exeter try record
Sam Simmonds notched his 11th try of the Premiership campaign in a convincing win for Chiefs at Sandy Park
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/ 6 years agoSale 22-27 Bath: Bath find their flow at last to stop rot
Bath end their barren run to beat Sale Sharks on their own patch, as Alex Sanderson tastes defeat for the first...
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/ 6 years agoGloucester 17-18 Bristol: Back row battlers get job done for Bristol
Tom Bradshaw reports from Kingsholm, George Skivington reiterated his committment to bringing along Gloucester's youth after defeat to Bristol
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/ 6 years agoExclusive: BT Sport may reconsider £110m deal with Premiership
The task facing Premiership Rugby chief executive Darren Childs to keep TV broadcast partner BT Sport happy after confirmation that relegation...
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/ 6 years agoPreview: Ted Hill must block easy access to gold zone
Worcester captain Ted Hill has identified one key area the Warriors must clean up in defence ahead of the visit of...
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/ 6 years agoJosh Bassett backs Jacob to hit top gear after Quins dip
Wasps wing Josh Bassett previews the team's trip to Worcester Warriors on Sunday in the Premiership
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team with Dan Collier
The Plymouth Albion and former Ealing, Bridgwater, Manchester, Barking and London Welsh lock, chooses the best XV he's played with or...
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/ 6 years agoJosh Macleod out for six months with ruptured Achilles
The reason why Macleod was a late withdrawal from Wales' Six Nations squad for their trip to Scotland is now known
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDolly at double as Cov hit big six to see off Reds
Coventry ……………………………………………………34 Jersey ……………………………………………33 COVENTRY took the spoils six tries to three in this preseason outing that featured plenty of running...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSaracens 29-10 Doncaster: Ruthless Sarries go back to basics
Daniel Gallan reports on the penultimate round of the Trailfinders Challenge Cup
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEllis makes try-scoring return after two years out
Cardiff Blues …34pts Tries: Summerhill 12, 20, Lane 26, Jenkins 36, Harris 58, Millard 69 Conversions: Tovey 21, 27, 37 Scully...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBeware salary cap breaches
WHILE it would appear that the issue of no relegation from the Premiership is meriting more discussion, I would like to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPaint way forward
WHY can’t the referees carry a little tin of spray (much like soccer) to identify the mark for scrums? Too easy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAll about the money
HOWcurious that the RFU Council are postponing a decision over relegation for the Premiership – all to do with money I...
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