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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears enjoy an eight-try romp against DMP Sharks
Two tries apiece for Phoebe Murray and Alisha Butchers hand Bristol victory on the road at DMP Sharks
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAcademics urge ministers to ban tackling in schools
THE Government have been told to ban tackling in school rugby- a day after a legal claim was officially sent to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGeorgian star Giorgi signs for Gloucester
GLOUCESTER have signed Georgia centre Giorgi Kveseladze on an undisclosed-length contract. The 23-year-old has 29 caps and played in the Autumn...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHastings declined ‘competitive offer’
DANNY Wilson says Adam Hastings was made “a very competitive offer” not to leave Glasgow for Gloucester, but that in the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGilpin in pole to replace Gosper
WORLD Rugby are expected to confirm the appointment of an English chief executive next month, with Alan Gilpin emerging as the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTry-scoring hooker who couldn’t hit a barn door!
THE FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND LONDON IRISH HOOKER AND NEXT PHASE ACADEMY DIRECTOR JAMES BUCKLAND MY LIFEIN RUGBY Try time: James...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN Club vs Country row set to rumble on Building: Fabien Galthie with his players after Autumn Nations Cup final...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGreen light for Eddie’s Japan gig
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones can continue as a consultant for Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath. The RFU deemed there was...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAlun Wyn injury blow for Wales
WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones could miss the start of the Six Nations after it was announced he may be absent...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBoyd: Big teams will miss out on quarters
Critic: Chris Boyd CHRIS BOYD believes the current European Champions Cup format will result in some of best teams in the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoToulon pull plug two hours before KO
SCARLETS’ Champions Cup match at home to Toulon on Friday was called off less than two hours before kick-off. Toulon pulled...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoScotland ace Hastings signs for Glos
GLOUCESTERhave signed Scotland fly-half Adam Hastings to fill the hole left by Danny Cipriani’s departure. Cipriani, capped 16 times by England,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPlayer welfare is more than concussion alone
COLIN BOAG Suffering: Former Wales No.8 Alix Popham has early dementia During the week Sir Bill Beaumont, chairman of World Rugby,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
DEAN HAMMOND, THE EALING AND FORMER WORCESTER, WESTERN PROVINCE AND SOUTH AFRICA U20s WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLeinster 35-19 Northampton: 13th-straight loss for Saints but signs of hope in defeat
Leinster captain Garry Ringrose credits Saints with their performance at the RDS
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWasps 33-14 Montpellier: Alfie Barbeary puts the sting back into Wasps
Wasps flanker Barbeary outshines Louis Picamoles in convincing victory for the Premiership club over Montpellier
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoThe mood’s positive at Wasps and we’re ready now for Sale says Thomas Young
Wasps flanker Thomas Young is raring to go as attentions switch back to the Premiership
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs trio aim to build ironclad case for Eddie
Scrum-half Jack Maunder says he and the omitted Simmonds brothers will continue to bash on the door of England head coach...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoSteve Borthwick gives his agent top Leicester Tigers job
New Tigers head of recruitment Richard Wilks was involved in the start-up of reputable player management firm Green Room Sports
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Cut Prem loose and redirect all funding
Jeff Probyn on the financial obstacle the Premiership presents to the RFU's balance sheet and the radical change needed to help...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSaracens defence coach Sanderson is man Sale want to replace Diamond
A move which Sale Sharks hoped would happen last summer
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoThompson: Some days I can’t walk down stairs
The danger of CTE in rugby and those diagnosed with traumatic brain injury training to bring about change in the sport
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoThis is tip of iceberg says neuro specialist
Dr Barry O'Driscoll, uncle of Ireland great Brian, voices his concerns over rugby's trend of concussion and traumatic brain injury
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCarl Fearns on verge of making Premiership return
The former Bath back row is attracting interest from the Premiership
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSweeney: Six Nations could go to pay-for TV broadcaster
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney discusses the arrival of Amazon on the rugby TV broadcastings scene
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoClear front-runner emerges to lure Exeter’s Tomas Francis back to Wales
Wales tighthead Tomas Francis is set to hold talks with all four regions, as Exeter future hangs in the balance
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHere’s my team of the decade certainly one to stand test | Shane Williams
Shane Williams selects a Wales XV Team of the Decade and congratulates George North on his deserved selection by World Rugby
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoEngland draw Japan and Argentina in 2023 Rugby World Cup pool
Details of the 2023 Rugby World Cup draw, as hosts France will play the All Blacks in Pool A
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMatch action
Dragon-slayer: Wasps’ Thomas Young scores their fourth try in the 24-8 victory in Newport PICTURE: Getty Images -starts Page 8 >>...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoGutsy Bristol Bears bite back to earn late try bonus against Clermont
Brendan Gallagher reports from Ashton Gate where Bristol Bears and Clermont played out a 12-try thriller
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWe’ll fix things for next week says Bristol Bears boss Lam
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam reacts to his team's 51-38 defeat to Clermont Auvergne in the Champions Cup
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoToulon’s Louis Carbonel in control but Sale Sharks show fight
Mike Sinclair reports on Toulon edging Sale Sharks in their first match since Steve Diamond left the Premiership club
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoDanny Care calls for same underdog spirit that put Harlequins on the trophy trail in 2011
Ahead of their trip to Thomond Park, Quins scrum-half Care recalls the spirit of 2011 and their famous win over Munster
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoUnforced errors cost us – Paul Deacon
Sale head coach had a message for Steve Diamond after watching Sharks lose to Toulon
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoSanti Cordero reacts quickest to sink unlucky Saints
Heartbreak for Northampton as Santi Cordero scores unusual late try to prolong their rotten form
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoFaulty execution killed us says Saints DoR Chris Boyd
Northampton Saints will be looking to overturn their defeat to Bordeaux against Leinster
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWasps complete woe of Covid-hit Dragons
■By ROGER PANTING WASPS took advantage of Dragons’ Covid-19 misfortunes to get their European campaign off to a bonus-point start in...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoTom Seabrook starts alongside senior man Henry as Gloucester give the kids a run
George Skivington has named an experiment squad to travel to Lyon for Gloucester's Champions Cup opener
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBlackett: Players had option to pull out
WASPS’ director of rugby Lee Blackett questioned EPCR’s approach to the Covid situation in the Dragons’ camp. He said: “EPCR were...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLeinster are simply in a class of their own
Leinster dispatch Montpellier in the opening round of the Champions Cup
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoRacing 92 v Connacht: Andy Friend goes on offensive looking for major upset
Head coach Andy Friend summarises the giant task facing Connacht as they travel to La Défense Arena
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoEdinburgh’s brave defence cracks against in-form French
La Rochelle got the better of Edinburgh in a low-scoring affair at Murrayfield
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCheslin Kolbe lands killer blow for Toulouse against Ulster
Toulouse and Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe displays his class once again at the Kingspan, as Ulster fall to defeat in the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoAlbert Tuisue does the damage with early try double for London Irish
London Irish come away from their trip to Agen with a opening round victory in the Challenge Cup
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoRound-up: Benetton celebrate famous win over Stade Francais
A first-ever victory for Italian side Benetton in their visits to Stade Jean Bouin
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoWorcester Warriors fall at final hurdle with Erbani crashing over
Worcester fall to a bitter 24-20 defeat in the opening round of the Challenge Cup in France
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoEngland stars get job done for Leicester Tigers
The Youngs brothers and George Ford guide Tigers to victory over Brive at Welford Road
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoThis is tip of iceberg says brain expert doc
■By PETER JACKSON LEGAL proceedings will start tomorrow on behalf of eleven brain-damaged former England and Wales internationals amid a grim...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoMatch action
Off to a flyer: Gareth Davies dives in as Scarlets beat Bath in the European Cup -starts Page 8 >> ......
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoHallam Amos’ acrobatics put Cardiff clear of Falcons
Newcastle Falcons brilliant start to the 2020-21 campaign comes stuck against Cardiff Blues in the Challenge Cup
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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