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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoTeam GB Sevens made to wait on bettering silver in Rio as Tokyo Olympics postponed
This summer's Tokyo Olympics has been postponed, most likely to 2021
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup postponed by EPCR
EPCR will liaise with the Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 to try and complete the European Cup season
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Guest Blogs
/ 7 years agoPros and cons of indoor and outdoor games
The debate about what’s better – the indoor or outdoor games have been going on for many years now. Both types...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps ace Jimmy Gopperth waiting on new deal
Gopperth was asked by a fan on a Facebook Live session what his plans were for the future
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Guest Blogs
/ 7 years agoBest Online Casinos 2020
With so many online betting platforms invading the iGaming market, picking the most fitting online casino can be pretty challenging. Here,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCornish Pirates director of rugby Chris Stirling to take sabbatical
Chris Stirling will return to Pirates once work begins on the Stadium for Cornwall
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNewcastle boss Dean Richards reacts with fury to Ealing’s threat of legal action
"We no longer feel able to keep quiet" - Richards responds to Ealing seeking legal counsel over Championship promotion
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWe may sue if Newcastle are handed Championship title, say Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward says the club will consider pursuing keeping the title fight alive in the Championship
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorcester lock Michael Fatialofa making ‘miracle’ recovery from severe neck injury
Fatialofa's wife has posted a video showing the Warriors player walking unaided
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoExeter Chiefs confirm new deal for England prop Harry Williams
Rob Baxter spoke to TRP about how significant Harry Williams is to his plans at Exeter
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoTrailfinders: We may sue if Falcons are champs
■ By NEALE HARVEY Defiant: Ben Ward CHAMPIONSHIP challengers Ealing are preparing to take legal action in the event of Newcastle...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWales face ace Tomas staying at the Chiefs
Dilemma: Tomas Francis on the rampage for Exeter PICTURE: Gettty Images WALES prop Tom Francis fears coronavirus will force him into...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoPaywall looms for Six Nations TV
THE Government has rejected calls for the Six Nations to be given Category A listing, thereby increasing the likelihood of the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYarde stays at Sale…with May?
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ON THE BLINDSIDE SALE Sharks winger Marland Yarde is unlikely to be heading to...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHastings ready for code switch
Man of Steel: Hastings JACKSON Hastings, who was crowned Super League’s man of steel last October, is looking to make a...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLozowski opts to join Toulouse
Channel-hopper: Alex Lozowski is off to France SARACENS back Alex Lozowski is heading to play in France next season after agreeing...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBaxter delight as ‘odd-bod’ Harry signs on
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLANDtighthead Harry Williams has ended speculation that he might leave Exeter Chiefs by extending his stay in Devon,...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLydiate is crucial to Ospreys’ revival
Key signing: Ospreys blindside Dan Lydiate PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Lydiate could prove to be the signing of next season for...
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Features
/ 7 years agoJamie’s experience would be a major asset in Cardiff
JAMIE Roberts’ rugby experience is unparalleled in Welsh rugby. That is why it would be great to see him come back...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThat Pumas try cost me dear but it was a beauty!
Nick Cain catches up with Exeter and England wing Jack Nowell as he relishes being fit again Dive and twist: Jack...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCVC cash may help struggling regions
By STEFFAN THOMAS and ROB COLE WELSH rugby’s four regions are set to call on government funding and will look to...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoGriffiths pledges to save Championship
By NICK CAIN Main man: Saracens CEO Edward Griffiths arrives for the Premiership final between Saracens and Northampton at Twickenham in...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNow, more than ever, game needs leadership
Accusation: Eddie Jones blasted referee Ben O’Keeffe for sending off Manu Tuilagi at Twickenham PICTURE: Getty Images Never let a good...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDupont was nobbled in anyone’s language
HAD THEY been thinking outside the box, Fabien Galthie and the rest of the French hierarchy could have argued that as...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoInvestment? Not Maro!
TALKING of France, the glitzy Parisians of Racing 92 were willing to make a handsome investment in Maro Itoje before being...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoMy 15 Kings of the North
NICK CAIN PICKS HIS INTERNATIONAL TEAM FROM THE SIX NATIONS PERFORMANCES Joe Marler Julian Marchand Tadhg Furlong Best in world: Maro...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWillie John still can’t forgive ‘cowards’ who denied Irish
Peter Jackson remembers another chaotic season that scuppered Ireland’s chance of a Grand Slam Irish Lion: The great Mike Gibson Green...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll our yesterdays come gloriously alive again
Party time: Peter O’Toole and Richard Harris get in the mood PICTURE: Phil Shepherd Lewis It’s amazing the rugby stuff there...
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Features
/ 7 years agoTeleni beat shoplifting rap to lead Fiji v Wales
ONE OF rugby’s more controversial characters has passed away. Former Fiji captain Esala Teleni, below, has died having first come to...
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Features
/ 7 years agoGame will return in a nicer form
SO rugby players in all our professional leagues will have to take pay cuts as we look to navigate our way...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoPremiership clubs order 25 per cent pay cuts
PREMIERSHIP sides Gloucester, Wasps and Worcester Warriors have all announced 25 per cent pay cuts because of the financial impact of...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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Features
/ 7 years agoGareth gem for Baa-baas still sets the benchmark
Brendan Gallagher kicks off our sparkling TOP 20 series with his view of the best tries ever scored TOP 20 …TRIES...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll smiles, as PC Perry’s helmet stars at Twickers
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of Rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 7 years agoTomas and Wales can’t be reunited soon enough
Least surprising headline of the week: Ireland’s Australia tour in doubt. Big loss: Tomas Francis leaves the pitch injured during World...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks B team? Marler’s got it right
IT WOULD seem that famous old All Blacks, or one at the very least, are acknowledging Joe Marler’s fondness for the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWilliam Webb Ellis died without realising he invented rugby
Brendan Gallagher begins his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union Beginnings: The young Webb Ellis runs with...
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Features
/ 7 years agoControversy, as Scots claim victory after a knock-on
Brendan Gallagher sets the scene for the first ever Test – between Scotland and England Pioneers: Scotland’s squad for the first...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRetiring Griffiths must bid farewell from afar
■ By GUY WILLIAMS CLIVE Griffiths, director of rugby at Doncaster Knights, won’t see the club again, or his players, before...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTe’o’s season ends at Exiles before it starts
■ By JON NEWCOMBE New plan: Mike Te’o will go back to the USA. Inset: Paul Lasike HAVING represented his country...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHow do All Blacks pick a team with no form guide?
Troubled times: New All Blacks head coach Ian Foster with his squad PICTURE: Getty Images The period following the 2019 Rugby...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TAREKHAFFAR LONDON IRISH LOOSEHEAD Modern rugby demands pace as well as power from its props so when Tarek Haffar scattered a...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFrustrating to win only the one cap
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROGER WILSON THE FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER AND NORTHAMPTON No.8 AS a Belfast schoolboy, going to Ulster matches at...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThe Welsh were no saints, I assure you
Match-winner: Scotland’s Tony Stanger makes his break against England in 1990 PICTURE: Getty Images Reading last week’s Sunday’s Times I was...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoJonny’s brewing up a storm for the Chiefs
■ By NEALE HARVEY Jonny Hill CIDER-making Exeter lock Jonny Hill aims to become the apple of Eddie Jones’ eye just...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNiko gets the gloves on to battle for Rob and Mose
■ By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER Yorkshire Carnegie’s financial problems and the visa difficulties that led to his sudden departure from Ealing...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNewark unite to tackle virus
NEWARK, with 500 players of all ages from minis to their 1st XV, have established a ‘buddy up’ club for all...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSaint-Andre calls for cup shootout to decide title
In the current health crisis in France professional rugby has, like all sports, taken a large backward step. Clubs, coaches and...
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Features
/ 7 years agoRoberts targets swansong at hometown club Cardiff
By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMIE Roberts says he wants to end his career by giving back to Welsh rugby with Cardiff Blues...
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