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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHooper: We gave it away at the end
FORMER Bath centre Ben Tapuai made a triumphant return to the Rec. He said: “It was too close for our liking...
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/ 7 years agoGloucester pay price for late double yellow
By ROGER PANTING Livewire: Bristol scrum-half Andy Uren stretches out to score their second try GLOUCESTER’S rich vein of form came...
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/ 7 years agoWe badly needed that win says Lam
BRISTOL head coach Pat Lam described the derby win as the most important result of the season. He said: “Bristolians are...
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/ 7 years agoWorld League leak was just a scare story
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THERE is often a gap as wide as the Grand Canyon between a...
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/ 7 years agoPeyper falls for Jones’ con, hook, line Sinckler
ALUN-Wyn Jones showed in two instances in the Wales win against England last weekend just how influential a street-smart talisman can...
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/ 7 years agoOlmstead back to help Falcons fight the drop
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING been part of Newcastle’s best-performing Premiership team for two decades last season, ‘new’ signing Evan Olmstead returns...
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/ 7 years agoHill confident Warriors can climb into top six
By NEALE HARVEY Rapid rise: Worcester back row Ted Hill WORCESTER flanker Ted Hill believes a positive mindset and clinical finishing...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFalcons winger Kibirige looks set to fly nest
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler NEWCASTLE Falcons could lose winger Zach Kibirige at the end of the season with...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSuper League put focus on Ford switch
GEORGE FORD is a shock name on the wanted list of Super League clubs who would like to tempt him into...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSmith courting interest
WALES loose-head Nicky Smith is a target for Premiership clubs – in a move that would end his international career. The...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWitty opts for farmer’s life with the Chiefs
EXETER CHIEFS have completed a deal that will see Newcastle Falcons second row Will Witty join Rob Baxter’s side at the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoOspreys veteran issues warning to Beard
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS BRADLEY Davies has warned Wales lock Adam Beard he faces a fight to regain his Ospreys...
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/ 7 years agoKingston’s backing his boys for Japan
NEALE HARVEY talks to former Quins DoR John Kingston about life after The Stoop Proven internationals: Mike Brown, Chris Robshaw and...
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/ 7 years agoYet again, Wales are wrecking themselves
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Concerns: Alun-Wyn Jones, like many players, will be worried about his future PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 7 years agoCockerill: Errors let us down again at key times
By GARY HEATLY Benetton……….18 Edinburgh……..10 BENETTON boosted their own play-off hopes and dealt Edinburgh’s a huge blow with a comeback win...
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/ 7 years agoMagic touch from Morgan sparks Blues fight-back
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues solidified their position in the PRO14 play-off places with a hard-fought bonus point win over the...
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/ 7 years agoHalfpenny proves he’s battle ready for Scotland
By ALEX BYWATER LEIGH Halfpenny and Uzair Cassiem delivered outstanding individual displays as the Scarlets produced a crucial win to give...
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/ 7 years agoAubrey try scant consolation for bullied Ospreys
By DECLAN ROONEY ALLEN Clarke admitted his side were bossed from start to finish as Connacht took a big step towards...
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/ 7 years agoRuthless Warriors surge to the top
By SAM JACKSON Zebre …………….10 Glasgow……….42 GLASGOW surged to the top of PRO14 Conference A with a thumping six-try win over...
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/ 7 years agoChampions book place in last four
By RONAN O’NEILL Leinster ……….19 Cheetahs ……….7 LEINSTER secured a home semi-final with a tight win over Cheetahs. Tries from Conor...
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/ 7 years agoFlier Amos returns for underfire Dragons
Preview Dragonsv Ulster Today, Kick-off 3pm DRAGONS head coach Ceri Jones has made nine changes for the visit of play-off chasing...
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/ 7 years agoEaling have a ground fit for the Premiership says Ward
By NEALE HARVEY EALING have a stadium on standby and would be able to take a place in the Premiership if...
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/ 7 years agoExiles replace head coach Rouse with Steadman
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE NIC ROUSE is looking for new opportunities after being told he is to be released as London...
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/ 7 years agoCurry can be even better than McCaw insists Ross
By JON NEWCOMBE Hard grafter: England star Tom Curry ENGLAND sensation Tom Curry has the ability to walk into any current...
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/ 7 years agoMitchell up to speed like his idol Dickson
By NEALE HARVEY High tempo: Alex Mitchell brings pace to Saints’ playmaking PICTURE: Getty Images LIVEWIRE Saints scrum-half Alex Mitchell is...
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/ 7 years agoWorld Cup lure as Pisi presses for game-time at Saints
NORTHAMPTON wing Ken Pisi knows he needs a storming end to the season to earn a new contract and keep his...
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/ 7 years agoSeymour wants to hit 50 as a winner
By GARY HEATLY Happier times: Tommy Seymour scores Scotland's third try against Fiji in the Autumn TOMMY Seymour and Jonny Gray...
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/ 7 years agoCardiff win has made Moon into a believer
By GARY FITZGERALD RUPERT Moon insists Wales’ shining victory over England proves they are now ready to get their hands on...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBrexit’s back on track… now for the Grand Slam
ALEX BYWATER catches up with Rob Evans after an eventful week for Wales’ outstanding loosehead Revenge mission: Rob Evans wants to...
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/ 7 years agoWarburton: Lions job for Gats, not England!
By ALEX BYWATER SAM Warburton believes Warren Gatland has played a blinder by downing England, but insists the Wales coach should...
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/ 7 years agoWales have a way to go to emulate JPR’s record
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ferocious: JPR Williams on the Lions tour of 1971 The sideboards are still...
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/ 7 years agoBest Leigh can hope for is place among the benchmen
LEIGHHalfpenny has been too good for too long to waste time sitting on the bench, a position he last occupied as...
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/ 7 years agoEngland can win big ones Warren, just not like this!
Antenna off beam: Ben Youngs kicks for position PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND’S World Cup chances may not have crashed and burned...
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/ 7 years agoDaly has to rid his game of the damaging glitches
ELLIOT Daly is the enigma in the English backline – an outsidecentre by choice, and a sometime wing for his country...
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/ 7 years ago‘Control freak’ Ansell utilising his grounding at Letchworth
By ART DE ROCHE TOM ANSELL ditched rugby to chase a career in boxing but the welterweight contender says he is...
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/ 7 years agoBooth’s backing for quick-healer Obano
By NEALE HARVEY Power surge: Beno Obano back in the picture for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images MIRACLE man Beno Obano can...
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/ 7 years agoWe can still turn up the heat on Irish says Burns
WING-HEELED Ealing pivot Jordan Burns pledges to pile the psychological pressure on London Irish as he plots a route back into...
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Features
/ 7 years agoGermany’s call just too good to ignore
JON NEWCOMBE talks to Doncaster’s new international prop Toby Williams Toe to toe: Toby Williams packs down for Germany PICTURE: Bruno...
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/ 7 years agoTemm’s injury time winner rounds off 12-try thriller
By MARK WOOD A STUNNING last-play score from Dan Temm earned Yorkshire Carnegie a thrilling victory in a 12- try classic....
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/ 7 years agoFrustrated Carnegie players demand crisis talks
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE players will demand answers from chairman Dave Dockray at a meeting on Tuesday as...
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/ 7 years agoNottingham withstand second-half stranglehold
By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAMproduced enough slick moments to topple Pirates by three tries to two at Lady Bay on Friday evening....
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/ 7 years agoEight-try Irish put Scots to the sword
By DAVID WOODALL Happy days: Matt Rogerson enjoys his try Double up: Ollie Hoskins scores his second try for London Irish...
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/ 7 years agoBig impact from the bench bails Ealing out
By JONATHAN LANDI EALING stretched their unbeaten run to seven but they were pushed hard by a spirited Hartpury. So much...
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/ 7 years agoKnights left shellshocked as Reds go on rampage
By TOM INNES A BLITZKRIEGbeginning by Jersey laid the platform for a comfortable win over Doncaster. The Reds scored four tries...
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/ 7 years agoCoventry clinch win but it’s far from pretty
By PAUL SMITH TRIES from three-quarters Andy Bulumakau and Heath Stevens plus ten points from fly-half Dan Lewis led Coventry to...
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/ 7 years agoYasmin driving Dombrandt’s bid for the top
NEALE HARVEY talks to Alex Dombrandt, one half of a sporting couple on the rise Elite sporting couples are rare but...
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/ 7 years agoSteenson not calling time on No.10
GARETH Steenson insists winning silverware comes ahead of pulling pints as Exeter’s most popular landlord targets a fourth successive Premiership final...












