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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAggressive scrums are recipe for more injuries
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME PICTURE: Getty Images JEFF PROBYN At last it’s started and we can finally get...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMontoya hat-trick as Pumas warn Eddie
■By NICK CAIN Hat-trick man: Julian Montoya dives over for Argentina PICTURE: Getty Images ARGENTINA fired a warning shot at England...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoLedesma excited by England shootout
ARGENTINA coach Mario Ledesma said it “doesn’t get any bigger” than playing England for a place in the World Cup quarter-finals...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSearle’s back to fighting weight for Wasps
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY WASPS fly-half Billy Searle is pumped-up and ready for battle with Lima Sopoaga after recovering from...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScrum-half cover arrives
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS have offered scrum-halves Dylan Munro and Lloyd Wheeldon contracts to provide cover for Danny Care and Niall Saunders....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTuisue gets three weeks
ALBERT Tuisue of London Irish was banned by an Independent Disciplinary Panel on Thursday for a dangerous tackle, contrary to Law...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAnother loss for Leicester
LEICESTER Tigers have reported an operating loss for a fourth consecutive year but recorded a profit of £5.2m for 2019 because...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPirates loan lock options
CORNISH Pirates have signed Wasps second row Will Wilson on loan. The 22-year-old is the second forward to join this week...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeinster set up Irish final with rivals Ulster
CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP By STEVE THOMAS IT will be an all-Irish final in the Celtic Cup after reigning champions Leinster A...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSeason of goodwill in Exeter
NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR AS Exeter begin their 10th season in the Premiership, Rob Baxter believes his Chiefs have now...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoBears roar back from defeat to see off Lightning
Bristol Bears…27 L’borough …10 By GEORGE WEST BRISTOL Bears made the perfect response to their opening-day set-back by recording an impressive...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoEkoko treble as Sharks show pace and style
DMP Sharks…46 Firwood …23 By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks took maximum points from an entertaining and high-scoring encounter at the Northern...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoPowell-Hughes try proves decisive
Powerplay: Ti Tauasosi makes hard yards for Gloucester Glouc-Hartpury…22pts Wasps…19pts By LAURA SHANA IT WENT to the wire at the Alpas...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoRichmond aim to bounce back from mauling
PREVIEW: Saracens v Richmond Today. Kick-off 1.30pm By SAM HUNGERFORD CHAMPIONS Saracens have already been given a stern examination in defence...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWarriors are blown away by powerful Quins
Worcester …7 Harlequins…48 By JONTY MAWER A DOUBLE from Fiona Fletcher and further scores from Lucy Packer, Jess Breach, Chloe Edwards,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAnother maximum as prolific Pooler hit the 50
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL notched their 50th consecutive Championship victory as they dismantled old rivals Neath 59-5. Leighton...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBrooks brothers help Bony to another bonus
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD BONYMAEN continued their perfect start in One West Central with a 26-0 bonus win...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoQuesada set to take over Stade from Meyer
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Who’d be a Top 14 coach? French domestic rugby took a break for the start of the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup lights up as Japan give Irish Bok shock
■By ADAM HATHAWAY Taking the lead: Kenki Fukuoka dives over for Japan’s crucial try PICTURES: Getty Images Early promise: Garry Ringrose...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoFord-Farrell combo will dependonManudefence
JEREMY GUSCOTT Big question: Manu Tuilagi is an explosive attacking force but defence can win World Cups PICTURE: Getty Images YOU...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoCaptain Brits lifts spirits but brave Namibia fall flat
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Star man: Schalk Brits goes over to score South Africa’s ninth try IT’S A LONGway from Ibiza to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoCourage impresses Davies
FORMER Saracens hooker Schalk Brits will probably be back on the bench for South Africa’s next match against Italy but he...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMemories for Marler
ENGLANDare in Tokyo ahead of next weekend’s third Pool match against Argentina and it will bring back bad memories for prop...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoFans can’t get enough World Cup souvenirs
HIGH prices for official merchandise have not put off punters shelling out their cash. World Rugby say that more replica shirts,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoThe Wales shirts are top sellers
WALES have sold the most replica shirts of any World Cup team in Japan. Warren Gatland’s side are leading the way...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoTV viewing’s thirsty work
THEWorld Cup might be on free-to-air TV in the UK but Japanese fans have been forced to subscribe to see the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWorld Cupdiary
AUSTRALIAN mascot Wally has been on the missing list since being given to teenage fullback Jordan Petaia to look after but...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoNow Robshaw’s Japan’s poster boy
LAST week’s lead story about Sam Burgess featuring on World Cup promotional posters has had a follow-up. Chris Robshaw is the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoIt’s Manic as Jamie takes stage
Jamming: Jamie Roberts JAMIE Roberts showed off his musical talent once again as he took to the stage with the Manic...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoTomos gets back in trim
TOMOS Williams got more than he bargained for when he popped out for a haircut in Tokyo. The Wales replacement scrum-half...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBeard’s such a beefcake
ADAM Beard was a late arrival after having surgery to remove his appendix and has been put through double sessions since...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBravo Japan…now give us World Cup for Tier 2
NICK CAIN JAPAN have done it again, giving the 2019 World Cup much-needed lift-off with their brilliant 19-12 victory over Ireland,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoLet refs decide if tackles are malicious
THE idea that you can sanitise a fast physical contact sport like Rugby Union to the extent that you can totally...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDragons ready for lift up with Sam Davies at the controls
How are the four Welsh regions shaping up ahead of the start of the PRO14 season this weekend?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup winner Woodman can’t wait to see Mako Vunipola back
Woodman also says England can take inspiration from their core of Saracens players
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps appoint first female matchday announcer for upcoming clash
Verity Brown will take up microphone duties in lieu of long-term announcer Pete Nuttall's temporary absence
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTe’o exit will make Worcester more cohesive says Ryan Mills
Mills was in great form for Worcester last season and says the Warriors backline can function even better with Te'o not...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoGallagher column: Tonga and Samoa should have a base in Auckland
Brendan Gallagher's focusses on the lineage of Tonga, Samoa and Fiji's squads, most of whom are based in New Zealand and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoLeicester Tigers send head of recruitment shopping for players in Australia
Tigers already have an eye on the 2020-21 season and are targeting some Wallabies
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLine-out king Stephan Lewies set to give Harlequins tactical edge
The South African talks to TRP after his arrival at The Stoop this summer
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Japan gets its sense of proportion just right
Nick Cain looks at how Japan is embracing its role as host nation of the World Cup in its own unique...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 7 years agoSaracens can be history makers, says Alex Goode
Alex Goode signed a three-year extension at the Premiership and European champions
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Phil Davies is admired as a glutton for punishment
Peter Jackson journeys back to 1987 when Wales and Phil Davies met the All Blacks
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoExeter Chiefs won’t be the last club to establish women’s team
Premiership side Sale Sharks and Championship favourites Newcastle Falcons are also looking to form a team for the Premier 15s
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoRobinson: England can win the trophy and Tom Curry will be key
"Eddie has a squad that have learned from 2015 and now they're ready to deliver" - Robinson
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoRefereeing levels have been sub-standard, World Rugby admits
There have been a number of controversial decisions made so far at the World Cup
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland make ten changes for USA as Slade misses out
Henry Slade's knee injury leaves England threadbare for cover at fly-half
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Expect a reaction from Wales after Rob Howley’s departure
Shane Williams backs Jonathan Davies to provide a big impact for Wales in their World Cup opener with Georgia
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: Eddie Jones will find Tonga give focus to his men
There is a huge gulf in resource between Tonga and England
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWe’ll fight Tongan fire with fire says Eddie
By SAM JACKSON Upbeat: Eddie Jones EDDIE Jones wants to send a clear message to England’s World Cup rivals that they...
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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