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/ 6 years agoAki agrees new deal
IRELAND centre Bundee Aki has signed a contract extension with Connacht which will keep him at the club until the end...
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Features
/ 6 years agoI’ll manage Arsenal next jokes Eddie
ENGLAND head coach Eddie Jones says he would ‘love to coach’ Arsenal. The England rugby chief joined Alan Brazil and Ally...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoMercer urges Premiership clubs to scrap salary cap
■By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Bath captain Guy Mercer advocates scrapping the salary cap as a way of stopping more of the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSevens star Taylor seriously injured in car crash
STEVE TAYLOR, the former Wales Sevens international and Cardiff Blues wing, is fighting for his life in a Glasgow hospital after...
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/ 6 years agoWarriors pegged back by leaders
LEINSTER remain unbeaten in the PRO14 after they won at Scotstoun for the first time since 2012 to extend their winning...
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/ 6 years agoWounded Ospreys fall to another home defeat
By ANDREW DEERING THE Cheetahs registered their first away win of the season and maintained their top three place in Conference...
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/ 6 years agoDragons’ lads take five-try pounding
By STEFFAN THOMAS Consolation: Taine Basham breaks away to score for Dragons PICTURE: Huw Evans THE Dragons were humiliated by Zebre...
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/ 6 years agoScarlets are destroyed by first half onslaught
By ROGER PANTING WHEN the PRO14 fixtures were released, Scarlets must have envisaged a tough trip to the Kingspan with the...
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/ 6 years agoSau soars highest to claim winner
By JOHN FALLON EDINBURGH coach Richard Cockerill said they wouldn’t be getting carried away with beating an understrength Munster side for...
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/ 6 years agoFriend left deflated despite bonus win
By DECLAN ROONEY CONNACHT coasted to a bonus point win but coach Andy Friend said it felt like a defeat. While...
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/ 6 years agoBlues turn tables with late score by Harries
By TOM PRITCHARD Try: Jason Harries WINNINGin Italy used to be a problem for the Blues, but that seems to be...
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/ 6 years agoWhite: Title’s big call even without Sarries
By NEALE HARVEY Eyes on the prize: Nic White moves the ball for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER’S Nic White says...
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/ 6 years agoTe’o joins Sunwolves for their final season in Super Rugby
FORMER England centre Ben Te’o will join Japanese side Sunwolves for the 2020 Super Rugby season, as revealed by TRPin August....
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/ 6 years agoThe Welsh way once ruled world – not now
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW There was a time, believe it or not, when Wales pioneered the science...
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/ 6 years agoHow can saying sorry excuse a gouge?
PLAYERS who commit foul acts so blatant that it leaves them without a leg to stand on have long learnt that...
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/ 6 years agoOrtega shows France is country for old men
THE years may keep rolling by but Rodrigo Capo Ortega keeps rolling on. The second row whose longevity makes Alun-Wyn Jones...
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/ 6 years agoNomad Te’o is off again
JONNYWilkinson played for two clubs in 17 years. Ben Te’o will soon have played for three in less than a year...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSeeds of Boks multi-racial glory were sewn by student ‘yobs’
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE ‘PROTEST TOUR’ OF 1969, FIFTY YEARS ON It’s barely a month since the first truly multi-racial South...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTwickenham victory thrilled Duckham
Captain: Bob Hiller The Sixth Springboks will always be known as the Protest Tour but there was some rugby played –...
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/ 6 years agoHardwick will make Ford fight for his Tigers’ place
Breakout: Tom Hardwick is enjoying his run By JON NEWCOMBE ICE-COOL Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick is enjoying throwing down the gauntlet...
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/ 6 years agoAdam made a man out of me – Boyce
By NEALE HARVEY BATH prop Lewis Boyce says he will owe Welsh legend Adam Jones a huge debt of gratitude if...
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/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
JONO ROSS, SALE AND FORMER HARLEQUINS, BULLS, SARACENS AND STADE FRANCAIS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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/ 6 years agoOspreys’ boss: Losing our coach is just a blip
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Tough times: Rob Davies Coaches? Carl Hogg and Mark Jones Stood down: Allen Clarke PICTURES: Getty Images CRISIS?...
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/ 6 years agoEuropean season needs cutting back says Rennie
By STEFFAN THOMAS Warning: Dave Rennie DAVE Rennie has told European rugby chiefs to cut the length of the season or...
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/ 6 years agoWelsh lock Day forced to pull plug on switch to America
DOM Day has officially announced his retirement from all forms of rugby, bringing to a close a 15-year playing career. The...
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/ 6 years agoNavy sail to victory over RAF
ROYALNavy U23s sailed to the Inter Services Championship title with a 20-10 win away at RAF helping them to a clean...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTon up for Cargill as Pirates shuffle the deck
By SAM JACKSON Preview Cornish Pitares v Nottingham Today, Kick-off 2.30pm FLY-HALF Will Cargill captains the Pirates in his 100th appearance...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoReds sparked by Morgan’s magic in fine performance
By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds showed their clinical streak in carving out victory against pool rivals Doncaster Knights. The home side...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTen-try Cov romp towards last eight
COVENTRY have one foot in the Championship Cup quarterfinals thanks to an emphatic home win over Ampthill. After banking a bonus...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons spread their wings in final quarter rout
By LUKE JARMYN FIVE tries in the last 25 minutes saw Newcastle finally show the class that sets them apart in...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSt Andrews day delight as Bright stars for Scottish
By LUKE JARMYN SCOTTISH broke their away duck with their highest score this season to secure a Cup quarterfinal for the...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoRuthless Trailfinders put Blues to sword
By OLI SHAPLEY Try-double: Elijah Niko EALING Trailfinders rampaged their way to their biggest win of the season with a huge...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoAssault-charge Jennings gets a new chance
By NEALE HARVEY FALLEN former Sale Sharks and England U20s midfield star Mark Jennings has spoken of how the combined assistance...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoAshton: Faf can spark Sale
By GARY FITZGERALD Fireball: Faf de Klerk CHRIS Ashton insists Faf de Klerk is the best No.9 in world rugby and...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMullis & co hold off the gritty OEs
Cinderford ……24 Old Elthamians18 By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD edged out Old Elthamians in a tense affair that remained in the balance...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBrady’s treble too strong for Ionians
Hull Ionians ……7 Sale FC …………36 By MALCOLM KNOWLES THE RESULT of this fixture was determined well before Sale scored their...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoLewis leads Blues in second-half riot
Bishop’s St ….43 Canterbury……..0 By JOHN ALLANSON TOM LEWIS crossed for a double as Bishop’s Stortford dispatched Canterbury with a minimum...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoOur finest hour says Rams boss after they pip Park
Hand-off: Rams’ Robbie Stapley on the attack Inset: Park scrumhalf Dave Lewis tries to step Rams Conor Hayhow PICTURES: Paul Clark...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSkelcey helps Albion to stunning comeback win
Richmond ….30 Plymouth ……31 By TIM FORRESTER WHEN Richmond scored their fourth try after 45 minutes to take the score to...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMorgan hits four to put DMP on cloud nine!
By KEV ROBINSON AFTER an early penalty exchange Darlington Mowden Park demolished visitors Birmingham Moseley, scoring nine tries in the process...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMike enjoys the Perks of the job
Blackheath ….33 Rotherham ……17 By GRAHAM COX A FIVE-TRY win for Blackheath kept them in the hunt at the head of...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoWorrall leaves hosts five alive
Chinnor…………34 Cambridge……22 By JACK JOHNSON JASON Worrall scored two tries as Chinnor made it five games unbeaten with a bonuspoint victory...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPocock weighs in on Folau captaincy claims
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wallaby captain David Pocock has questioned Israel Folau’s claim that he was in line to become Australia captain....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLucs take the edge in battle down the bottom
Luctonians……29 Preston …………..3 By GEOFF VICKRESS LUCTONIANS secured a valuable home victory against fellow strugglers Preston Grasshoppers with an emphatic 29-3...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents down Dale in style
Loughborough.48 Wharfedale ….12 By JONATHAN BUSH NOTHING was left on the field by the Students as Loughborough fought hard for a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCaldy grind out 13th on spin
By JOHN LYON HUDDERSFIELD came to Paton Field with the singular objective of upsetting Caldy’s perfect record, but the hosts answered...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFylde fight back on the road as Otley fold
Otley …………….14 Fylde …………….23 By NICK DOYLE FYLDE emerged victorious but were denied a bonus point on their travels by a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPark back pack to put Tigers in a cage
Sheffield T ……..19pts Sedgley Park….29pts By ANDREW SMITH SEDGLEY Park head coach Matt Bebbington heaped praise on his dominant pack as...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHeard leads the way as Hull win again
Hull …………….34 Scunthorpe ..16 By RICHARD GORE HULL won back-to-back games for the second time this season as they ran in...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley turn on the after-burners
Hinckley ……….32 Stourbridge ……3 By BARBARA MEEKINS MITCHELL Lamb helped Hinckley to a bonus-point triumph as his double against Stourbridge secured...
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