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/ 6 years agoChiefs to kick-off new season at The Stoop
PREMIERSHIP leaders Exeter will travel to Harlequins on the opening night of the 2020-21 season. The sides meet at Twickenham Stoop...
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/ 6 years ago2020-21 PREMIERSHIP FIXTURES
FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER Harlequins v Exeter (7.45pm) Sale v Northampton (8pm) SATURDAY 21ST NOVEMBER Bath v Newcastle (12.30pm) Leicester v Gloucester...
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/ 6 years agoPolish mining unearthing hidden gems in England
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Answering the call: Ed Krawecki, left, Ross Cooke,...
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/ 6 years agoTiger tamer Kacala flew the flag in European Cup
POWERHOUSE18-stone flanker Gregori Kacala remains the best known Polish rugby player in history, winning the MOM award in the 1997 Heineken...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoFast-starting Warriors bag bonus point by half-time
By ADAM THOMPSON Lethal: Francois Hougaard WORCESTER won their last home match of the season in style with a bonus point...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLam: Job done but far too many errors
By TOM RILEY On the way: Ioan Lloyd of Bristol Bears touches down for their first try PICTURE: Getty Images BRISTOL...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSale hit six to remain in the hunt but Manu injury mars victory
By SAM JACKSON Hammer blow: Manu Tuilagi receives treatment SALE claimed the bonus point to stay in the race for the...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoCreevy try settles see-saw struggle
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Interception: Curtis Rona scores London Irish’s second try PICTURE: Getty Images Power: Ollie Devoto LONDON Irish recorded their...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEarly bath for Elia dampens Robshaw’s farewell party
By FRED LYONS @therugbypaper Sent off: Elia Elia ELIA ELIA’S red card allowed Wasps to fight back in the second half...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoParisse defies the odds… and gravity
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAt long last, Billy will get his Cardiff statue
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Superstar: Billy Boston scores a typical try for Wigan PICTURE: Getty Images His...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBrian got two passes, then was dropped!
BRIAN Davies survived a stormy debut for Wales at Lansdowne Road in a draw against Ireland marred by an Arctic wind...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNonu bids for unique hat-trick Brian got two passes, then was dropped!
MA’A NONU can claim a hat-trick on a global scale so vast that it has never been done before. His reintroduction...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWe’ll ride out this storm but we need help from treasury
JASON WHITTINGHAM ON THE RECORD Q&A Worcester Warriors co-owner Jason Whittingham tells NEALE HARVEY why he and business partner Colin Goldring...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
EWANASHMAN SALE SHARKS HOOKER As aspiring hookers go, few can have benefitted from the wealth of expertise and knowledge Ewan Ashman...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoLlandovery’s supply line pre-dates WRU
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Monkey fight: Llandovery do battle with Christ College Brecon in 1961...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPope built legacy on fast hands and fitness
LLANDOVERYmay have been a force in the Welsh game from the earliest of times but never more so than either side...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFunding grassroots should be priority
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only person who thinks it is a little hypocritical...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHaskell broke the oldest rule
Boys on tour: James Haskell, top left, with clockwise Simon Shaw, Nick Easter, Chris Ashton and Dylan Hartley in 2011. Shaw...
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/ 6 years agoPenberthy quits Reds to become boy in blue
By JON NEWCOMBE AARON PENBERTHY has swapped the playbook for the lawbook as he begins a new career in the State...
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/ 6 years agoBurgess refutes allegations
FORMER England centre Sam Burgess has stepped down as South Sydney Rabbitohs assistant coach while police investigate allegations made against him....
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/ 6 years agoWales still top seeds after RWC alter pool cut-off
By GEORGE LAWRENCE ENGLAND and Wales will be in the top band for the 2023 Rugby World Cup’s pool stage draw...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGlorious party amid a sea of red and white
SIMON MASON FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER, ORRELL, RICHMOND, TREVISO & STADE FRANCAIS FLY-HALF MY LIFEIN RUGBY Getting the party started: Simon Mason...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRecount call after Laporte sneaks in
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Off he goes: Stade’s Luke Tagi is sent off for a headbutt The increasingly bitter war of...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRed Rose Rachael in awe of visionary Sadleir
By ADAM ELLIS NEWS EXTRA RACHAEL Burford has commended World Rugby for launching their Coaching Internship Programme that has allowed Red...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAdams isn’t the quickest in Wales but he’s most deadly
By ROB COLE JOSH Adams is confident of scoring whenever he gets the ball, but he would still never back himself...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCockerill hit by Mata injury blow
EDINBURGHback row Bill Mata has been ruled out for up to two months. The Fijian had surgery on Thursday after damaging...
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/ 6 years agoBoyd’s future in balance at Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE CHRIS Boyd is still in negotiations with Northampton Saints about his future at the club beyond the end...
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/ 6 years agoSam fights for future of family club Teignmouth
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER star Sam Simmonds has launched an emotional plea to get lower league rugby back up and running...
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/ 6 years agoEuropean finalists battle for top gong
CHAMPIONS Cup finalists Exeter Chiefs and Racing 92 have contributed four of the five men on the shortlist for the European...
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/ 6 years agoIrish hooker Cornish gets big Kiss approval
By NEALE HARVEY HOOKER Matt Cornish’s seamless transition from the Championship marks him down as a solid Premiership player of the...
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/ 6 years agoRFU cut funding for Premier XVs
THE RFU have cut funding to the women’s Premier 15s league by 25 per cent to £56,250 per club from £75,000....
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/ 6 years agoMedia bashing just drives me on says Ball
By ALEX BYWATER JAKE Ball says the critics only serve to drive him on as the Wales lock plans on adding...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPicking Saracens sends bad message
SARACENSthoroughly deserved their victory over Leinster and showed tremendous determination and courage both individually and collectively in their battle against Racing....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCancel 8 Nations and divert funds to the grassroots
UNDER the headline ‘Top flight rugby may not return until 2021’, Sale supremo Steve Diamond says “rugby could cease to exist...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWell done Harriet, keep up good work
I READ with pleasure that Adrian Crump’s daughter Harriett had successfully undertaken a YMO course and was enjoying refereeing. It was...
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Features
/ 6 years agoClubs must help save themselves with cuts
COLIN BOAG Isometimes wonder whether the Premiership and its clubs are living in a parallel universe. We keep getting told how...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRussell has a box of tricks but may be risk for Lions
JEREMY GUSCOTT FINN Russell demonstrated in last weekend’s European Cup semi-final victory over Saracens in Paris that playing in a high-powered...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDunn will meet fire with fire in fight for a home semi-final
By JON NEWCOMBE Team player: Bath hooker Tom Dunn SELFLESS Tom Dunn has thanked his Bath teammates for propelling him into...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDiamond backs James brothers for England run
By JON NEWCOMBE STEVE Diamond has backed Luke James and Sam James to become the latest set of brothers to play...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPressure won’t restrain Wasps
By NEALE HARVEY Daring to dream: Josh Bassett PICTURE: Getty Images WINGER Josh Bassett insists Wasps will not crumble as they...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPRO12 winner Heenan hungry for another title
By NEALE HARVEY Switched on: Bristol flanker Jake Heenan REGARDLESS of the shenanigans at Sale, Bristol flanker Jake Heenan insists nothing...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRyan Lamb feature: Coffee empire can wait, I can’t wait to get coaching
Hartpury backs coach Ryan Lamb talks about almost signing for Exeter in his career and the No.10 he wants to see...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Blackheath full-back Ben Ransom
Varsity Cup winner Ransom picks three of his biggest pet hates
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Scarlets will be PRO14 title contenders
Shane Williams previews the new PRO14 season and the chances for the four Welsh regions
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years ago‘Double-figure’ positive tests at Sale Sharks leave Premiership finale in doubt
On the eve of the final round of the Premiership season play-off chasing Sale Sharks have had a number of players...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Ealing Trailfinders hooker Alun Walker
Ex-Edinburgh, Nottingham and Scotland U20s front row Walker picks a dream XV
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Featured
/ 6 years agoManaging your rugby club during Covid-19
Covid-19 has challenged rugby clubs in all kinds of ways from volumes of guidance to adapted gameplay. Grassroots sports technology firm...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Humble beginning but Heineken Cup dreamt big
Brendan Gallagher at how the Champions Cup, or Heineken Cup, has always drawn big crowds far beyond club rugby's norm
Autumn Internationals
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