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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBath have second target if outlandish bid to sign Pollard fails
Fly-half Handre Pollard joined Montpellier after the World Cup on a deal worth £675,000-per-season
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoNZ Rugby suffers new financial blow as Covid clouds hang over North v South game
On September 5th the North vs South match at Eden Park will be held without spectators unless entirely cancelled. If the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Workload too heavy? Get players to lose bulk
Super Rugby Aotearoa format gives an idea of Northern Hemisphere rugby's fast and furious calendar structure, writes Nick Cain
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: The invisible stars are letting down PRO14
The stars of the Six Nations are often left absent in their PRO14 campaigns, writes Peter Jackson
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoSam Vesty can help Saints starlet Fraser Dingwall maintain England bid
Dingwall, 21, earned a shock call-up to Eddie Jones' Six Nations squad in January
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Features
/ 6 years agoWhy won’t Eddie pick Alex Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to Winterbottom
England and Harlequins great Peter Winterbottom deliberates why Dombrandt is being overlooked by the England head coach
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoAttwood: Seeing Semi Radradra do his thing in training is something special
The Bristol Bears lock labels Fijian arrival 'the best player he has ever seen'
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoI’ve got to win back my England place, says Billy Vunipola
After surpassing 50 caps for England, Vunipola admits his England place is under threat now more than ever
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBath promote Neal Hatley to head coach role
Director of rugby Stuart Hooper had wanted to create a DoR-head coach structure at Bath
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoPremiership clubs have stated how they plan to promote anti-racism movement
Harlequins and Wasps players will take the knee before kick-off in the Premiership this weekend
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoAlex Goode commits to Saracens but will head on loan to Japan
NEC Green Rockets-bound Goode will return to Saracens after their first season in the Championship
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Features
/ 6 years agoQ&A – Rob Baxter reveals how he plans to balance Premiership with ‘A’ League fixtures
Rob Baxter also reveals how he plans to use Gareth Steenson within his coaching group
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoUlster captain Iain Henderson set to miss remainder of 2019-20 season due to hip surgery
The province is set to welcome back Sam Carter and Matt Faddes into contention to ease the loss of Henderson
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Shaun Edwards rules himself out of Lions tour of South Africa
2023 Rugby World Cup hosts France remain defence guru Edwards' top priority
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoLondon Irish confirm signing of former Argentina captain Agustin Creevy
The Exiles add to a position short of numbers after the departures of Dave Porecki and Saia Fainga'a last month
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoChris Boyd questions absence of more English coaches under Eddie Jones
Attack coach Simon Amor is the only Englishman under the Eddie Jones hierachy
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years ago‘I can’t see any player playing three games in a row’ – Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton
The long-term director at Gloucester addresses concerns over player welfare ahead of the Premiership's return
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoLevi Davis is London-bound after leaving Bath
Ealing Trailfinders continue to build their squad for the new Championship season
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoNottingham sign fly-half following exit of Shane O’Leary to Rouen
Former Birmingham Moseley fly-half Sam Hollingsworth has joined the Green and Whites from Rotherham
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe reveals how the profit-making club is struggling
TV rights income, CVC investment, and central funding all aren't enough to save clubs, says Rowe
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Northampton Saints and former All Blacks prop Owen Franks
Franks holds 108 caps for the All Blacks and pick legendary centres Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith for his midfield
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Features
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Scarlets hooker Morgan MacRae
Teenage forward Morgan MacRae starred in the Welsh Exiles programme before joining the Scarlets
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Old Elthamians lock Perry-John Parker
The former Edinburgh and Ospreys second row picks three of his biggest pet peeves
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBoyd: Why do England always pick foreigners?
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTONSaints supremo Chris Boyd finds England’s obsession with employing overseas coaches hard to fathom given the current surfeit...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBath time for Pollard?
Bath are chasing South Africa’s World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard, with another Bok on their radar as well ... Continue reading......
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoI’m no-go for Lions declares Edwards
By PETER JACKSON SHAUN Edwards today declares himself a nonstarter for the Lions, thereby eliminating any chance of a Test reunion...
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Features
/ 6 years agoQuins aim to lure in Exiles ace Loader
Wanted: Ben Loader HARLEQUINS are HARLEQUINS are weighing up a move for London Irish winger Ben Loader as they search for...
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Features
/ 6 years agoIrish players set for pay-cut crisis talks
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LONDON IRISH are poised to have more talks with their squad to push through...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPollard is Bath’s first-choice with Goosen back-up
Target: Handre Pollard BATH are attempting to lure World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard to the Rec even though the move appears...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAnother salary cap investigation
ENGLISH rugby could be set for another salary cap storm just a week before the Premiership returns to action. Blindside understands...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBlackett closing on deal for Bok lock
New signing: Mills WASPS head coach Lee Blackett is looking towards the South African market to strengthen his squad as he...
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Features
/ 6 years agoListen Jim, Lions will be packed with Welsh
SHANE WILLIAMS THE BRITISH & IRISH Lions tour to South Africa next summer is going to come around quickly. After the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBelieve me, Jamie hasn’t siged for the pay cheque
I SPENT A lot of time with Jamie Roberts at last year’s World Cup in Japan. We did media work together...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCuthbert aims to seal double glory for new baby Harrison
By RHIANYDD LEE-JONES Raring to go: Alex Cuthbert ALEX Cuthbert says Exeter are ready to finish what they started as they...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAustralian boiler room can fuel Irish title charge
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish’s acquisition of 100-cap Wallaby second row Rob Simmons can pave the way to a title challenge...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGustard bolsters his prop stocks
HARLEQUINS have signed prop duo Marc Thomas and Maks van Dyk until the end of the 2019-20 season with Craig Trenier...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJonny can lead the Scottish bid
Worker: Jonny Gray JONNYGray’s all-action displays for Scotland could earn him a British & Irish Lions call next summer according to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMulchrone becomes mentor to next batch of young Sharks
By JON NEWCOMBE FERGUS MULCHRONE is excited at the prospect of bringing through the next generation of Curry twins and James...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPromoted Falcons swoop for Lucock
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed centre Pete Lucock from Championship side Doncaster Knights. The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year deal at Kingston...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoButler wants place at Europe’s top table
By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER vice-captain Will Butler aims to join teammate Ollie Lawrence in the race for England selection after declaring...
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Features
/ 6 years agoI’m no Manu but I have my strengths
Jon Newcombe talks to Scotland centre Matt Scott about filling the Tuilagi void in Tigers’ midfield STRONG-RUNNING centre Matt Scott is...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSaracens still look too good for the rest
CHRIS HEWETT SARACENS are losing a dozen full internationals as a direct result of their demotion to the second tier, some...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDeadpan Rod’s surely having a laugh this time
ROD KAFER never seemed the most joyous of sorts during his coaching stint in England. Back in the 2000s, when the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTest match golden goose may stop laying her eggs
Louis Luyt may have been his own worst enemy, but it was a close-run thing. There were plenty of contenders for...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWhy won’t Eddie pick Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to icon Winters
One of the best: Peter Winterbottom playing for the Lions ALEX Dombrandt is in a Catch-22 as the restart begins. Eddie...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWINTERBOTTOM RATES HIS RIVALS AT NO.8
THE best No.8s Peter Winterbottom played with, and against, reads like a Who’s Who of one of the most influential positions...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBAFTA got it right – ITV were spot on
On camera: Owen Farrell tries to grab try-scorer Cheslin Kolbe in the final PICTURE: Getty Images ONE of the marvels of...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLevula will be honoured in Fiji on Aug 9
Pace to burn: Josefa Levula FIJI famously declared a national holiday when they won the Olympic Sevens but the date that...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRowe: Prem clubs will not survive without fans
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER chairman Tony Rowe fears Premiership clubs may go bust by Christmas unless crowds return and income levels...
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