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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoWasps 40-3 Worcester: Bonus win for Wasps puts heat on leaders
By ADAM ELLIS WASPS took another step closer to making the Premier 15s a three-way title race with a convincing victory...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCleall hat-trick helps Saracens take top spot
Women’s Premier 15s By NATHAN ROCHE DMP Sharks ……3 Saracens ……..73 SARACENS lead the way as the Premier 15s moves past...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBianca’s late show secures full five points
Women’s Premier 15s By TOM JOHNSON Sale ………………..7 Glo-Hartpury..28 Bonus: Bianca Blackburn BIANCA Blackburn’s try in the final minute claimed the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors centre Seb Atkinson
The next star back off the production line at Worcester's academy?
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoChudley joins prop duo at Worcester
WORCESTER have signed scrum-half Will Chudley from Bath on a two-year deal. Bath prop Christian Judge will also head to Sixways,...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSocino returns to Premiership with Gloucester
ARGENTINA hooker Santiago Socino has joined Gloucester to replace Australian James Hanson. Former Reds and Rebels hooker Hanson, 32, leaves after...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoJaco Coetzee confirmed as cover for Zach Mercer
ZACH Mercer’s move from Bath to Montpellier was confirmed this week, with South African No.8 Jaco Coetzee, 24, coming in to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoDino Lamb signs on at Harlequins
HARLEQUINS back five forward Dino Lamb has recommitted to an undisclosed-length deal at The Stoop. Lamb, 22, follows teammates Ross and...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoTigers agree to Taufua’s release
JORDAN Taufua has finally completed a move to French Top 14 side Lyon until the end of the season after Leicester...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoMarlen Walker bolsters Wasps front row
WASPS have signed prop Marlen Walker from Championship side Cornish Pirates on a short-term loan deal. The 32-year-old New Zealander has...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby’s Great Schools: Sevenoaks globetrotters took on best in the world
Brendan Gallagher looks at the trailblazers brought through the programme at Sevenoaks School
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoDay the Ellas came to play in Sevenoaks
Brendan Gallagher recalls when Sevenoaks School faced ten future Wallabies, including Mark, Gary and Glen Ella, in 1978
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Features
/ 6 years agoEnforcing scrum laws would free the backs
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Earlier this week I read an article by rugby author and analyst...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDeano and another ‘bloodgate’
JEFF PROBYN Extra man: England had 16 on the pitch during their pool game with Samoa at RWC 2003 PICTURE: Getty...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBears hungry for scalp of rivals Georgia
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LYN Jones is used to big derby matches and they don’t come much bigger than today’s...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBod was so humble, unlike Prem ‘stars’
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TOM DENTON Driving on: Tom Denton powers through the challenge of Fernandez Lobbe during the Premiership match between...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEngland 6-11 Scotland: Hogg heroes make Eddie lads look like a pig’s ear
Nick Cain reports from Twickenham on where England simply failed to turn up in Round 1 of the Six Nations
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoItaly 10-50 France: Antoine Dupont the star again as France run in seven
James Harrington reports on a destructive attacking performance by France in Rome, fired by all-action No.9 Dupont
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGalthie: Italy win the perfect prep for Ireland
Demolition job in Rome sets up the France for their trip to Dublin next weekend
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoI fancy Wales… if they can claim these key battles | Shane Williams
Which statistic is going to light you up most - that Wales have lost the last four games to Ireland or...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoExeter success will pump up their Scots pair | Tim Visser
Guest columnist Tim Visser shares his view on Scotland's chances in the Six Nations, with Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray key...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoHistory of Women’s Rugby: Black Ferns envelop all before them
Brendan Gallagher looks at the all-conquering Black Ferns, who had Anna Richards and Farah Palmer is a decade of dominance from...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Almond got it wrong but he was still right
Brendan Gallagher looks at the significant role of one, Mr HH Almond, in the first meeting between England and Scotland
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWales have plenty to replace me – Hadleigh Parkes
For so long Hadleigh Parkes was a reliable piece in Wales' backline, so it has been no surprise to see his...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: London Irish prop Lovejoy Chawatama
The Exiles tighthead includes a number of player from all levels of the game, including an old university teammate at UWE
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoSix Nations round table: Grand Slam or not, let’s see some style!
The Rugby Paper's annual round table Six Nations debate looks a little different this year, but the discussion is just as...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSaracens boys fit and ready vows Jamie George
No worries for the England hooker over his, nor his teammates' fitness levels as Saracens await the Championship season with preparations...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoMarco Fuser loves to get down and dirty at Newcastle Falcons
The Italian international feels at home with the comfort of Dean Richards style at Falcons
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTier Two clubs set to pull out of season
Neale Harvey reports on the perilous state facing some of the Championship's 12 clubs
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBristol keen to keep hold of Earl and Malins
Bristol want to turn the loan deal agreed with Saracens for the England duo into a permanent one
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoSharks try to lure the Du Preezes back home to Durban
Backed by new US investment, two of the Du Preez brothers are wanted back in South Africa
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British and Irish Lions
/ 6 years agoRugby Australia tell Lions: Play Springboks down here
A new option becomes available for the British & Irish Lions and SA Rugby to play the 2021 tour in Australia,...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Harlequins put Dean Ryan on their wanted list
Dean Ryan has emerged as a person on Quins' shortlist to take over at the Stoop, following Paul Gustard's abrupt exit
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBristol 48-3 Bath: Bears turn on style in record win over Bath
Some less than impressive player ratings for a number of Bath's squad in Roger Panting's report from Ashton Gate
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoStuart Hooper tells his Bath players to shape up
The Bath director of rugby reacts to his side's embarrassing 48-3 defeat away at Bristol Bears
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLondon Irish v Newcastle: Sean O’Brien aims to lead Exiles into Champions Cup
The British & Irish Lion is set to start against high-flying Newcastle Falcons, as London Irish aim to rise up the...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLeicester 15-25 Sale: Sam James’ interception starts Sharks frenzy
Rob Wildman reports from Welford Road where Alex Sanderson's Sale recorded back-to-back wins to open their new director of rugby's tenure
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSteve Borthwick strives for cohesion in new-look Leicester
Borthwick stresses building unity remains his priority at Tigers, after Sale take the points at Welford Road
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Rams centre Stevie Bryant
The centre for the National One club picks three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoSanti Socino is back in the Premiership with Gloucester
The former Newcastle Falcons hooker has agreed a return to England
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers seal deal for player they hope will fill Taufua void
Leicester Tigers dispute Jordan Taufua's move to Lyon, but that hasn't stopped them drafting in a replacement
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoPivac could use some of Warren’s mindgames | Shane Williams
Shane Williams delves into how Warren Gatland made the 'underdogs' tag work for Wales in their endeavour to win the Six...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoDuhan could make England pay if front row get the edge
Nick Cain previews the Calcutta Cup and believes the disparity between the English and Scottish packs has narrowed
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTelfer backs Scots to catch England cold
Scotland Jim Telfer tells Bryn Palmer why Scotland should be contenders at Twickenham Grapple: England captain John Scott gets to grips...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBig test now for France amid rising expectation
France Random madness remains France’s big weakness writes Brendan Gallagher Flair: France look well equipped at No.10 with Matthieu Jalibert covering...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoItaly have the firepower… if they can win enough ball
Italy Brendan Gallagher finds some reasons to be hopeful of a new dawn for Italy Big loss: Wasps’ Matteo Minozzi has...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoScarlets 25-52 Leinster: Scarlets get Test warm-up all wrong
Six separate tryscorers complete convincing win for reigning champions at Parc y Scarlets
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBenetton 16-18 Munster: JJ Hanrahan the hero for Munster
Munster fly-half JJ Hanrahan comes off the bench to kick winning drop-goal at the death in Treviso
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRing-rusty Knights put up a fight in second half
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ………26pts Tries: Bacon 2, Evans 43, Holling 48, Reed 57 Conversions: Olver 2, 43, 57 Ealing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dan defies heavy toll on fearless flankers Indestructible: Dan Lydiate is back for Wales PICTURE:...
Autumn Internationals
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