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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoS&C guru PJ helping Mercer hit new PBs in the gym
By NEALE HARVEY HUMAN dynamo Zach Mercer insists he is bigger and stronger as he bids to underpin Bath’s title charge...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAce Ezcurra out to catch the eye with Barbarians
NEWS EXTRA ARGENTINAcentre Bautista Ezcurra is keen to stay on British shores after he tours England and Wales with the Barbarians...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoVenner treble as Warriors overwhelmed
By DUNCAN WOOD GLOUCESTER-Hartpury Women put Worcester to the sword in a ruthless half-century display, with full-back Mia Venner notching a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoFindlay delighted by perfect blend
By MATT VERRI CO-HEAD coach Karen Findlay saluted her side’s backline as they fired Harlequins to a fifth consecutive bonuspoint victory...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoLong trip south earns Sharks bonus
By TOM SOULSBY FOUR tries from DMP Sharks were enough to ease past Richmond in a result that heaped further misery...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler’s perfect start has Ystrad reeling
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD THE Pontypool juggernaut rolls on. Leighton Jones’ defending champions powered to a sixth bonus-point win...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPonty get early drop on butter-fingers Steelmen
By ROB COLE Premiership PONTYPRIDD were singing in the rain at Sardis Road as they picked up a much-needed bonus-point win...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFestival of tries as Llanelli grab first point
By CHRIS HUGHES LLANELLI picked up their first point of the season, and only a miraculous tackle on Eray Wilson as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoIronmen can’t wait for coach McIntosh to return
By LUKE FOX ABERAVON made it backto- back wins at The Wern over Merthyr. Despite being hit by a double blow...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTrowbridge’s treble has the Swans flying
By JOE BRIGLY A HAT-TRICK of tries by Nathan Trowbridge condemned Newport to defeat. It was a near-perfect start for the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDrovers show no mercy as Ravens grounded
By BEN SIMPSON BRIDGENDwere no match for Llandovery as they conceded six tries. Owen Howe marked his 50th appearance for the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBlue & Blacks battle hard to stay perfect
By GUTO DAVIES CARDIFF made it four wins from four with this bonus-point win. It was Carmarthen, however, who struck first,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFelinfoel keeping up the pressure in West
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD IT’S as you were at the top of West with the top two both...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLamb relishing mentor role at the Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS Wise old head: Ryan Lamb RYAN Lamb says coming out of retirement was an easy decision with the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBurton’s try completes Glynneath comeback
WELSH CUP ROUNDUP FORMER Plate finalists Glynneath booked their place in round three as they came from behind to win 23-17...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoToulouse god Noves finally calls career over
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN That’s it. A French era is over. Former France and Toulouse coach Guy Noves officially announced his...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoEddie will need all his cunning to beat these!
From ADAM HATAHAWAY AS WARNINGS to England and the rest of the world this was as emphatic as it gets from...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWe’ve got even more to come – Smith
NEW ZEALAND scrumhalf Aaron Smith claimed the world champions had more in the tank ahead of next week’s showdown with England....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks were good but Irish looked spent
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT If ever you want a text book example of a team peaking 12 months too early, Ireland and...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoYou are all my aces Naomi tells Blossoms
JAPAN’S players received a good luck message from local tennis star Naomi Osaka, right, ahead of today’s quarter-final against South Africa....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoLet’s hear it for World Cup’s little big men
CAIN OPINION FROM JAPAN EVERY WEEK THE legacy of Gerald Davies and Shane Williams, the sensationally talented Wales and Lions wingers,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoIt’s about time the law makers got hookers to toe the line
NICK READ HIS EXPERT THE Not-Straight scourge is spreading. Having already devalued the scrum as a contest by allowing scrum-halves to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMarler becomes a PR for Saracens
JOE Marler kept a lid on his disappointment in Beppu this week after losing out to Mako Vunipola as the starting...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup winner Hill taught me says Curry
Impact: Tom Curry tackles Reece Hodge By ALEX BYWATER TOM Curry hailed the impact of England legend Richard Hill after his...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSquad lists all for 12 Premiership teams 2019-20
Take a look at the forwards, backs, coaches and captains which will make for another exciting season of Premiership rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPremiership kick off! Sale Sharks must show more bite
It's time for Steve Diamond to aim for a top four finish, writes Brendan Gallagher
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoRugby Matters: Make Pacific Islands rugby’s West Indies
The West Indies cricket team can be selected from 15 Caribbean island nations. Brendan Gallagher asks if the same can be...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTommy Reffell will be a star for club and country says Leicester’s Thompson
The future of Wales' back row? Guy Thompson think so after being impressed with the young flanker's displays at Leicester
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoSchmidt: ‘We aren’t going to sneak up on the All Blacks’
Can Ireland reach a first-ever World Cup semi-final by beating New Zealand?
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland change George Ford’s role for Australia showdown
Eddie Jones makes bold selection call ahead of World Cup quarter-final with the Wallabies
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoBristol ready for bidding war to make England ace a Bear
Pat Lam wants to bring fly-half George Ford back to the south-west
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoPolice called to disturbance involving Uruguay players at restaurant
Members of the Uruguay squad accused of assault by restaurant staff and punching mirrors
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDragons tie six academy prospects to extensions
Last week's tryscorer against Connacht Taine Basham pens new deal
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Featured
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Kamikaze man ‘Shiggy’ has made real impact
Peter Jackson charts role of Shigeru Konno as one of the forefathers of Japanese rugby
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoCancelled France match negates Eddie’s shot at experimenting with Farrell
Nick Cain arrives in Tokyo in find Eddie Jones lacking room to manoeuvre if Farrell or Vunipola suffer mishap
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Featured
/ 7 years agoHagibis was a shock but Eddie did warn us says Jamie George
England hooker Jamie George on the team's move north away from Tokyo to avoid the effects of Typhoon Hagibis
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Featured
/ 7 years agoYoung Guns: Exeter Chiefs centre Barrie Karea
Karea spent the summer training with the Exeter Chiefs first team
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoI can’t call All Blacks versus England, says Zinzan Brooke
The New Zealand great doesn't see Ireland as a problem for Steve Hansen and co.
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Features
/ 7 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Scotland lock Scott MacLeod
A Scot who played against England twice in his international career and was victorious on both occasions
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Cancelled game will help Welsh chances
WALES are battered and bruised, but they are also battle-hardened for the World Cup‘s quarter-finals and that is where you want...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: Crooked feed call has cost Scotland
Jeff Probyn examines Gregor Townsend's comments made about Japan's win against Samoa, a result aided by a call by referee Jaco...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoZinzan: I can’t call All Blacks v England
By GARY FITZGERALD NEW Zealand great Zinzan Brooke admits he ‘fears’ a World Cup semi-final showdown with England. The former All...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoRed card likely to end Aki’s World Cup
From TOM BRADSHAW IRELAND guaranteed their place in a quarter- final against either the All Blacks or South Africa, but it...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWe must make our tackles – Edwards
SHAUN Edwards has told Wales to buck up their defensive approach or risk a World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLapse in French focus creates a frantic finish
By GEORGE LAWRENCE FRANCE overcame a battling Tonga last Sunday but coach Jaques Brunel admitted there is serious work to be...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPumas put on a show for Leguizamon sendoff
By SAM JACKSON ARGENTINA secured third place in Pool C with a bonus-point win over the USA to book their place...
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Features
/ 7 years agoCheika returns Eddie’s volley
Winging in: Marika Koroibete scores Australia’s second try PICTURE: Getty Images From ADAM HATHAWAY at Shizuoka Stadium AUSTRALIA head coach Michael...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMerab: We owe Milton a big debt
GEORGIA captain Merab Sharikadze paid tribute to outgoing coach Milton Haig as their World Cup finished in noble defeat. New Zealander...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAdams hat-trick starts the recovery from Fijian storm
By SAM JACKSON WALES survived a scare to claim victory over Fiji and secure their place in the quarter-finals. The Grand...
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Features
/ 7 years agoVocal Pichot’s braced for battle
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points GUS Pichot is used to battling the odds...
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