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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Bill Sweeney’s legacy will hinge on talks with Premiership
Sweeney's skill for collective bargaining will be his biggest test, writes Jeff Probyn
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWales 7s star Luke Treharne to turn to XVs to keep Olympic dream alive
A Team GB veteran from the Rio Olympics four years ago, the suspension of funding for Wales 7s has Treharne plotting...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoBlackrock’s class of ’96 is a story of future Ireland stars and hidden gems
Leo Cullen and Brian O'Driscoll both came through the corridors of Blackrock College
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Rosslyn Park Sevens will be even more prestigious
Brendan Gallagher views how the current health crisis is affecting schools rugby
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Featured
/ 6 years agoBen Curry happy to play waiting game at Test level
Ben Curry says his job involves so much more than being just a 'jackaler'
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBath can spring a surprise in final furlong, says Beno Obano
Bath loosehead Obano is striving to improve every day and push the club into the Premiership play-offs
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoHow will rugby function moving forwards?
If there’s any sport that’s as popular as football in the UK, it has to be Rugby Union. For many Brits,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 years agoEngland to face Georgia as eight-team Autumn Nations Cup confirmed
November and December dates confirmed for Autumn Nations Cup involving Georgia and Fiji
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks deny asking out of tour
The All Blacks were in damage control after reports surfaced that a number of the country’s top players were contemplating pulling...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears appeal three-game ban for Siale Piutau
A hearing with an appeals panel will now take place on Thursday, as Alan Solomons offers his views on the matter
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoAlex King plots new ‘Wasps dynasty’ at Gloucester
Gloucester attack coach Alex King expects great things to happy at Kingsholm after being reunited with Danny Cipriani and Dom Waldouck
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Features
/ 6 years agoQ&A – Les Cusworth: World Rugby chair is a job that should be rotated between hemispheres
What has former Leicester and England fly-half taken away from 16 years coaching and living in Argentina?
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoTwo Premiership players test positive for COVID-19
A total of seven personnel at Premiership clubs have tested positive after the latest round of screening
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoPat Lam uses post-match interview to vent frustration over Siale Piutau ban
Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam wants to see a 'shake-up' of the citing and mitigation process
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRichard Cockerill eyes lock Andries Ferreira after semi-final heartache
A former Toulon second row has held talks with Edinburgh over a move to the PRO14
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoOwen Farrell avoids ten-game ban for high tackle on Wasps’ Atkinson
Farrell has ten-game entry point reduced to five as panel grants mitigating factors after testimony from Mark McCall and Eddie Jones
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: How could the mighty Ospreys fall so far?
The Ospreys enter a new decade disheveled from the glory days of ten years ago
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Features
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders centre Ruben Moxham
Moxham was in Premier League Southampton's academy with ex-Bath teammate Gabe Hamer-Webb, before rugby became his path
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoA snap Q&A with Scotland captain Stuart Hogg
Five snapshot questions are posed to the Scotland captain and Exeter Chiefs star
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoSteve Diamond in no rush to bring Manu Tuilagi to negotiating table
Neil Fissler envisages French clubs remaining interested in Tuilagi closer towards January due to his one-year Sale contract
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Louis Rees-Zammit is on track to be Wales’ next wing king
Shane Williams casts his eye over Wales' options at wing as Louis Rees-Zammit goes from strength to strength at Gloucester
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoUnpaid Championship players may have contracts cancelled
Leicester Tigers loan signing David Williams, whose parent club is Nottingham, says Championship players are being left in limbo
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Saracens loan signing Robin Hislop
Robin Hislop selects a dream XV based on the best and brightest he has faced or played alongside
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Tynedale second row Chris Wearmouth
Three pet hates Bill Beaumont Cup winner Chris Wearmouth wants to see banished to Room 101
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoTop-rated tourist attractions in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the center of thriving cultural activity in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, not merely for holding the title of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBoks given full backing to play in 8 Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations have joined forces in a united attempt to bring South Africa into the European fold...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoRed-card Farrell set to miss Leinster
By MIKE SINCLAIR Crunch: Owen Farrell catches Charlie Atkinson on the head ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell looks certain to be banned...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoGloucester rally to put Europe in their grasp
By ROGER PANTING Over: Ollie Hassell-Collins scores for London Irish Corner ball: Louis Rees-Zammit goes over for Gloucester GLOUCESTER virtually sealed...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSet-piece tries disappointed me, admits frustrated Kidney
Concern: Declan Kidney IRISH’S director of rugby Declan Kidney was frustrated with his side’s inability to take advantage of key moments...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWllis try caps fine win for makeshift Wasps
By MIKE SINCLAIR OWEN Farrell’s red card – and the inevitable consequences – should not take the gloss off an inspired...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoJimmy gets job done for Blackett
JIMMY Gopperth tweeted: “Such a proud moment to lead the lads on my 100th game for Wasps. What a win! The...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSaints unravelled by Chiefs second-string
By GARY FITZGERALD Crash ball: Sean Lonsdale smashes George Furbank to score Exeter’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images ROB Baxter admits...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPlay-offs are long shot now – Boyd
CHRIS Boyd admitted Northampton’s play-off chances were left shattered and scattered all over Franklin’s Gardens by Exeter’s ‘B’ team. He said:...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoAnother bashing for battered Dylan
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST IF, FOR some peculiar reason, you ever wondered how to sound like an irritable magistrate of the...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWhy mess with this great Heineken Cup format?
The word “aggregate” has secured its own place in the darkest corner of the rugby lexicon, along with “biting”, “gouging”, “match-day...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLam blasts officials for ‘cheap shot’ on Semi
By ROGER PANTING PAT LAM pleaded with officials to safeguard his players, and in particular star man Semi Radradra, after the...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPlethora of errors killed us – Solomons
ALAN Solomons said his Worcester side contributed to their own downfall. Warriors director of rugby said: “We made a rod for...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLouis is on track to be Wales’ next wing king
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Ihad the pleasure of being involved in a podcast with Louis Rees-Zammit the other day...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEmotional to finish ride alongside MJ’s two boys
WE celebrated what would have been Matthew Watkins’ 42nd birthday in style last week with a 100 mile bike ride from...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoYoungsters are in for a shock when fans return
WASN’T it great seeing a few fans watching the Scottish derby match at Murrayfield last weekend. The lucky 700 were the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSaracens head for their great showdown
BRENDAN GALLAGHER LOOKS AT THE MAKE-UP OF THE EUROPEAN CUP QUARTER-FINALS Ticking: Jamie George AFTER five or more months on a...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSTATE OF THE TEAMS POST LOCKDOWN
Leinster No player movement of any consequence during lockdown. At one stage there was bad news concerning world class lock James...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNew season, new format for European tournament
SUCH are the strange times that we live in that next season’s European Champions Cup will get underway on December 11,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWarriors look south for new lock
BY NEILFISSLER ON THE BLIND SIDE Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WORCESTER Warriors are looking to strengthen their squad for the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLuther could opt to play semi-pro
Exit: Luther Burrell FORMER England international Luther Burrell is set to leave Super League outfit Warrington Wolves just over a year...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSharks bide time to sign Manu long-term
New Shark: Manu Tuilagi DRAGONS have signed prop Greg Bateman, who will join Dean Ryan’s side after leaving Leicester. Newcastle have...
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Features
/ 6 years agoEdinburgh talking to Blue Bull Ferreira
ANDRIES Ferreira, the Blue Bulls lock and former South Africa A international, is looking to move to the United Kingdom. Ferreira,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLuke may try XVs to keep dream alive
By ALEX BYWATER LUKE Treharne refuses to give up on his Olympic dream but has called on Wales to contract their...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRosslyn Park 7s will be even more prestigious
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Team to beat: Sedbergh won back-to-back Rosslyn Park...
Autumn Internationals
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