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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland open to allowing access for fly-on-the-wall TV documentary
Will Carling reveals England's aversion to allowing cameras behind the scenes has eased
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 7 years agoBath outline intentions for next season by signing Premiership trio
Ben Spencer and Will Spencer sign for Bath, with Cameron Redpath making a mid-season move from Sale
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoToby Booth to become new head coach of Ospreys
Harlequins forwards coach to leave Twickenham Stoop
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams verdict: Shaun Edwards is the difference between Wales and France
Shane Williams analyses France's first win in Cardiff for a decade
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEx-RFU chief raps cuts to Championship
Former RFU chairman Graeme Cattermole questions how the savings on the Championship budget cuts will be used elsewhere
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoStorm Ciara Halts Jonny May’s Try Scoring Surge
As Scotland got their Six Nations Calcutta Cup match underway in testing conditions, it was telling that the first kick of...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoEngland bring down Ireland’s Grand Slam dream
In their first match at Twickenham of 2020, England kept the game out of Ireland's control to win 24-12
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoEx-RFU chief raps Tier Two cash cuts
By NICK CAIN ‘It’s poor’: Cattermole GRAEME Cattermole, former RFU chairman, has added his criticism to the slashing cuts to Championship...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoPivac blast at ref in row over Wales ‘penalty try’
WALES boss Wayne Pivac slammed the refereeing of Matthew Carley after his team’s Six Nations title hopes came to an end...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoLearn from Murrayfield Doyle urges his Scots
SCOTLAND coach Philip Doyle has urged his squad to take lessons from their heavy defeat to England and use them against...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoScarratt: England are a team for all seasons
By ADAM ELLIS High hopes: England’s Emily Scarratt TEAMS ENGLAND: McKenna, Dow, Scarratt, Reed, Breach, Daly- McLean, Riley; Cornborough, Davies, Bern,...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoSkipper Lllicrap is up for the scrap against France
WALES captain Siwan Lillicrap is anticipating the toughest match of the Six Nations so far for her young teammates when they...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoTuilagi is so vital, Eddie must find another one!
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Missile: England have missed Manu Tuilagi in midfield PICTURE: Getty Images THE debate over...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoBoyle’s late score seals dramatic comeback
SCOTLAND staged a dramatic fightback to claim their first win of the campaign in Reggio Emilia. Despite trailing by 11 points...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoChampions keep dream of a second Slam alive
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Threat: Theo Dan tries to break Decisive: Max O’Reilly scores Ireland’s fifth try as England’s George Barton closes...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoStrong second half sees Wales earn first victory
By SAM JACKSON MORGANStrong’s secondhalf try helped Wales to their first win of the championship – and their first over France...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoThomas pushing for early return after knee injury
By NEALE HARVEY Asset: Henry Thomas HAVING defied medical opinion to target an early return from the ACL injury he suffered...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoThis crowing cockerill can show RFU how to run Tier Two
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE desultory manner in which the Championship clubs have been treated by the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoU20s need to have top teams on parade
THE England U20’s 39-21 defeat by their Irish counterparts at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night put an end to their hopes...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSarries thrashing is a worry
IF anyone needed a register of just how badly the Premiership has been disrupted by the relegation of Saracens, they have...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agosends Eddie a two-try reminder
By NEALE HARVEY Here I am Eddie: Ruaridh McConnochie runs in for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images WING ace Ruaridh McConnochie issued...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard grumbles as Smith struggles
HARLEQUINS fly-half Marcus Smith endured a difficult day and boss Paul Gustard lamented his side’s failure to control field position. He...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoOllie on fire to spark Exiles with all four of their tries
By GARY FITZGERALD Hat-trick: Ollie Hassell-Collins scores London Irish’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images Don’t forget him: Louis Rees-Zammitt dives in...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoJohan: Our family is having tough time
JOHAN Ackermann urged his Cherry and Whites to fight their way out of a rut which is threatening the club’s bid...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYarde hat-trick keeps Sale up with leaders
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL On a charge: Sale’s Luke James PICTURES: Getty Images MARLAND Yarde’s deadly hat-trick illuminated a thumping bonuspoint win...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDiamond promises three top signings
STEVE Diamond revealed more big-name signings are set to be announced after Sale maintained their title charge. For the first time...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoIt’s a rout as Wasps come alive in the lights
By ROGER PANTING First blood: Jack Willis has scored for Wasps THE Ricoh Arena’s first night match in Wasps’ history was...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMcCall: Where do you start assessing where it all went wrong?
Harsh lesson: Mark McCall SARACENS’ director of rugby Mark McCall accepted that there was nothing his side could take from a...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoChampionship threaten to revive play-off system
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Strategist: Alistair Bow SARACENS’ expected procession back into the Premiership might have to negotiate extra hurdles with...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoKnights No.9 James next to make the step up
DONCASTER scrum-half Tom James is primed for a move to Northampton – the latest in a growing list of players making...
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Latest News
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHarrison hungry to get one over rival Simmonds
By NEALE HARVEY Stalwart: Ian Whitten NORTHAMPTON No.8 Teimana Harrison is adamant he still has a Test future and aims to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPurdy aims to repay Bristol faith
By NEALE HARVEY Dangerman: Henry Purdy is in top form for Bristol HENRY Purdy aims to fire Bristol to Premiership glory...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEngland ought to replicate the French system says Gimoldby
By NEALE HARVEY Sharpshooter: Ampthill fly-half Louis Grimoldby AMPTHILL fly-half Louis Grimoldby urges English rugby to mirror the French system of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoTruth is, Championship is simply a failing league
COLIN BOAG Not enough: Coventry attracted a crowd of 1,932 for their match with Carnegie In all of the kerfuffle about...
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Features
/ 7 years agoEarl and Malins are off to join the Bears
Loan: Ben Earl BRISTOL Bears have won the race to land Saracens stars Ben Earl and Max Malins on season-long loans....
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Features
/ 7 years agoCarling’s fly-on-the-wall England plan
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ON THE BLIND SIDE WILL CARLING says it is possible that the RFU could...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBath swoop for two Spencers and a Redpath
Three-year deal: Ben Spencer BATH have agreed to a triple deal that will see them sign Cameron Redpath, Ben Spencer and...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBooth now favourite for top job at Ospreys
Impressed: Toby Booth TOBY Booth is now the clear favourite to take over at the Ospreys next season after impressing during...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHeffernan hopes for Premiership chance
NOTTINGHAM tight-head Oisin Heffernan, right, is attracting interest from the Premiership clubs looking to strengthen their squads for next season. The...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoFarewell to man who made Munster great
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Modern-day rugby cathedral: Thomond Park in full swing PICTURE: Getty...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoLord Myners’ review gets off to a distinctly dodgy start
I HAD been hopeful that the salary cap review by Lord Myners might cast an objective and slighlty jaundiced eye on...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoHancock’s 15 seconds of fame lasted his lifetime
MANY sportsmen enjoy 15 minutes of fame but for Northampton wing Andy Hancock, who died aged 80 this week, it was...
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Features
/ 7 years agoEddie pins his faith on a new player proto-type – the super hybrid
NICK CAIN TRIES TO UNRAVEL THE LATEST ENGLAND SELECTION RIDDLE THERE are times when Eddie Jones’ spinning and weaving around selection...
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Features
/ 7 years ago50-cap Joseph goes back to where it all began
Debut: Jonathan Joseph wins his first cap for England on the wing in Durban 2012 JONATHAN Joseph may have scored the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMunster dig deep to break resistance
Zebre ………………0 Munster ……….28 IT WAS desperate for the first 40 minutes and stylish for the second, as JJ Hanrahan led...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSpringbok ace Werner takes reins for Scarlets
By SAM JACKSON Captain: Werner Kruger Back in: Elrigh Louw SOUTH African international Werner Kruger takes over the captaincy as Scarlets...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLeinster stretch unbeaten run to 12
By ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS coach Carl Hogg bemoaned his side’s inability to build enough of a first-half lead as Leinster made...
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