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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoGoing large: the heaviest starting XV in history?
THERE was much conjecture that the Tonga pack against England last week, which tipped the scales at 985kg – an average...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoFoley’s back to give Gatland a kicking
By ALEX BYWATER Playmaker: Bernard Foley in action against Samoa PICTURE: Getty Images PREVIEW… Wales v Australia Today. Kick-off 8.45am, Tokyo...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoLydiate: This squad’s stronger than 2011
By STEFFAN THOMAS DAN Lydiate has warned Wales to beware a dangerous Australia outfit but believes they have enough in the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSorry everyone, I’m supporting Australia says Welshman Rees
FOR TONY Rees a World Cup meeting between Wales and Australia in Japan was never going to be one to miss...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoThis Wales side have got Cheika worried
SHANE WILLIAMS Crucial area: Justin Tipuric must win the battle with Michael Hooper and David Pocock PICTURE: Getty Images ILIKE where...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSamoa here to create a legacy says captain Vui
By SAM JACKSON SAMOA came through their clash with Russia despite being reduced to 13 players for a period in the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoDouble injury blow adds to Scotland’s misery
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Bringing home the bonus: Ireland wing Andrew Conway scores the fourth Ireland try PICTURE: Getty Images IRELAND dominated...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoPolledri power puts the Azzurri on front foot
JAKE Polledri led the charge as Italy scored seven tries to secure a bonuspoint win against Canada. Forwards Braam Steyn and...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoStevens’ snipe shakes sluggish Italy into gear
ITALY launch their campaign with a win in Higashiosaka, but they didn’t have it all their own way with Damian Stevens...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoClass act as Diana remembers the fallen
Emotional: Manuel Diana scores for Uruguay PICTURE: Getty Images PETER JACKSON Nobody following the World Cup beyond the banks of the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup officials are operating with eyes wide shut
ON THE eve of their quadrennial big bash, World Rugby banged the drum on behalf of their referees, assistant referees, TMOs...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBrady sacks off his video support for Boks
TOM BRADY is an American icon, a New England Patriot with an unprecedented six Super Bowls to his name and a...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoItaly’s hope is in speed of the back row
Brendan Gallagher looks at the challenge facing Italy and fancies they have an outside chance Key men: Italy hopes rest with...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoCanada need to evoke the 1991 spirit of Vimy Ridge
Enforcer: Norm Hadley CANADA tackle New Zealand on Wednesday and whenever the Canuks meet the All Blacks, which isn’t very often,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoKey injuries mean Scots must change their approach
AS THEWorld Cup enters its second full week the stakes are getting higher and the tension mounting. Referees are also under...
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/ 6 years agoHow Wasps coach Craig made stars of Uruguay
By JON NEWCOMBE Team builder: Craig White oversaw Uruguays’s famous win over Fiji URUGUAY’S stunning 30-27 victory over Fiji on Wednesday...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoRefs’ inconsistency is so consistent
MANY decades ago one of the silkiest and smooth soul singers asked a key question ‘What’s going on’…With all nations having...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPlayers just have to go far lower
HOPEFULLY the powers-that-be will not stint on making tackling safer. I’d be happier if everyone acknowledged that the point of contact...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCommuniy game needs urgent help
COLIN Boag’s suggestion that giving free rein to county officials to run the community side of things and that sorting out...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLet penalties decide
I DON’T understand why there is so much debate going on about what procedures should be used if it is still...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby must take blame for tackle farce
Let off: Samoa’s Rey Lee-Lo should have been red-carded I’m not a fan of World Rugby, primarily because it seems to...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDenton works out his options
DAVE DENTON tells Blindside he will wait until the New Year to decide what he wants to do next after concussion...
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Features
/ 6 years agoChiefs lead chase for fly-half Malins
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Max Malins EXETER are leading the hunt to tempt highlyr...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBath seek new Ruaridh
BATH have their spies out in Japan seeking a bargain signing in the mould of Ruaridh McConnochie. Olympic silver medalist McConnochie...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLandry in spotlight
USA international Ben Landry, 28, knows another of couple of impressive performances in Japan could secure him a dream Premiership move....
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoStinger for Saints after Naiyaravoro sees red
■ By ROB WILDMAN Northampton…32pts Tries: Fish 13, Naiyaravoro 17, Eadie 45, Penalty 66, Dingwall 72 Conversions: Grayson 45 Penalties: Grayson...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWarriors are caught cold as barren run at Rec continues
■ By ROGER PANTING Bath…36pts Tries: Chudley 8, Davis 17, Stooke 29, Penalty 68, Brew 77 Conversions: Priestland 8, 17, 29...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHerron hits to complete late winner rescue job
LIrish…18pts Tries: Hepetema 15, Fainga’a 28 Conversions: Jackson 16 Penalties: Jackson 35, 60 Harlequins…21pts Tries: Lang 1, Ibitoye 54, Dombrandt 67...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSale celebrate first ever win at Sarries
Saracens…17pts Tries: Whiteley 10, Lewington 59 Conversions: Whiteley 11, 60 Penalties: Whiteley 24 Sale …36pts Tries: D du Preez 18, 78,...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLuatua leads the fight as Bristol survive double yellow
Bristol…20pts Tries: Thacker 5, Powell 44 Conversions: Sheedy 5, 44 Penalties: Sheedy 13, 21 Gloucester…17pts Tries: Simpson 33, Banahan 60, Grobler...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoTigers bite back to give Chiefs a slapping
Leicester …27pts Tries: Thompson 2, Olowofela 15, Holmes 25, Eastmond 73 Conversions: Reid 25, Hardwick 73 Penalties: Reid 47 Exeter …7pts...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoNow England need to use their sledgehammer to crack Argentina
World Cup Nick Cain looks at the way England are shaping up for their bigger challenges ahead PREVIEW… England v Argentina...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoLedesma will make Eddie’s men fight for every point
Trust in the world’s No.1 mouthguard brand www.shockdoctor.co.uk Big threat: Pumas score a rolling maul against France IF the Argentina side...
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/ 6 years agoKearney hat-trick boosts Leinster
Benetton …27 Leinster …32 DAVE Kearney scored a hat-trick of tries as Leo Cullen’s Leinster got the defence of their PRO14...
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/ 6 years agoRyan insists Huw Evans he sees good signs as his Dragons crash
Munster …39pts Tries: Botha 16, O’Donoghue 32, Daly 34, Bleyendaal 61, Barron 79 Conversions: Hanrahan 17, 33, 61, 80 Penalties: Hanrahan...
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/ 6 years agoScarlets show Moar they have character
Scarlets…18pts Tries: S Evans 20, Asquith 35 Conversions: D Jones 35 Penalties: D Jones 45, 60 Connacht…10pts Tries: Masterson 55 Conversions:...
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/ 6 years agoOlly’s on the lolly in 50th Blues appearance
■ By ROB COLE Kings…27pts Tries: Burger 25, Ungerer 49, Loubster 76 Conversions: Catrakilis 26, 50, 77 Penalties: Catrakilis 4,11 Cardiff…31pts...
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/ 6 years agoBennett treble in Edinburgh half ton
Edinburgh…50 Zebre …15 ■ By GARY HEATLY CENTRE Mark Bennett starred with a hat-trick of tries as Edinburgh Rugby landed a...
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/ 6 years agoMighty Rhyno leads the charge
■ By GARY HEATLY Cheetahs …48 Glasgow …14 GLASGOW got “spanked” in their PRO14 opener in Bloemfontein, with the South Africans...
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/ 6 years agoMorgan sent off as Ospreys unravel
Ulster …38pts Tries: Gilroy 14, 51, Jones 31, Faddes 40, Penalty 71 Conversions: Cooney 15, 31, 40, 52 Penalties: Cooney 46...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoMikalcius makes the difference for Scottish
London Scottish… 22pts Tries: Hibberd 19, Mikalcius 30, 36, Toolis 43 Conversions: Barnes 43 Nottingham…17pts Tries: Foley 12, Peters 58 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSet-piece sparkles to get 7-up for Trailfinders
Ealing T’finders… 43pts Tries: Durutalo 11, Joseph 14, Sloan 17, Tovey 40, West 64, 80, Johnston 75 Conversions: Willis 11, 40,...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoCut-throat Pirates put Carnegie to sword
Y Carnegie…0pts C Pirates…48pts Tries: Patterson15, 37, 60, Bruzulier 23, Walker 46, Wilson 68, Channon 80 Conversions: Rojas Alvarez 16, 38,...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoNayalo try clinches it for wasteful Cov
■ By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry…26pts Tries: Dawidiuk 52, Nayalo 64 Conversions: Jennings 52, Maisey 64 Penalties: Jennings 6, 1, 23, Maisey...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoNagle-Taylor stars as Reds take spoils in scrappy affair
Hartpury …13pts Tries: Tanner 39, Safe 78 Penalties: Bragman 14 Jersey Reds…24pts Tries: Williams 23, 58, Slowick 29, Van Dam 48...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoStuart aims to get rusty Falcons back flying
PREVIEW… Newcastle v Doncaster Today, Kick-off 3pm ■ By JON NEWCOMBE DEPLETED Newcastle will go into today’s Championship Cup encounter with...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRobinson: Manu is the key player for England
■By GARY FITZGERALD Fine line: Jason Robinson JASON Robinson says England must revive the spirit of Sir Clive Woodward’s mantra of...
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/ 6 years agoCampese: Aussies will be much slicker against Wales
DAVID Campese is predicting more World Cup woe for the Welsh today reminding Warren Gatland that “Australia always turn up to...
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