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British and Irish Lions
/ 11 months agoTeam News – Maro Itoje to captain British and Irish Lions for first time against Argentina
Maro Itoje will captain the British and Irish Lions for the first time in their non-cap international against Argentina in Dublin...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 11 months agoAndy Farrell – The born leader tasked with putting the British and Irish Lions back on top
Andy Farrell’s passion for the British and Irish Lions is perhaps best encapsulated by his stirring speech ahead of the series...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoGallagher Premiership Final 2025 attracts highest TV audience ever
The sold-out Gallagher Premiership Rugby Final 2025 is officially the most-watched fixture in Premiership Rugby history. Across TNT Sports and ITV1,...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Bath’s title celebrations & Ma’a Nonu rolls back the years
Across the world of rugby, there were lots of moments to look back on from this weekend. Given that it saw...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoSuper Rugby Americas: Peñarol fight off incredible Dogos comeback to win title
Peñarol won their third Super Rugby Americas title in four years but were made to work for their victory by 2024...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 12 months agoSuper Rugby Americas players in Los Pumas squad for British and Irish Lions clash
With several high-profile players unavailable through injury or club commitments, Felipe Contepomi has named 11 uncapped players in his squad to...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoBath heroes roll back the years to rule Premiership again
Bath boss Johann van Graan warned the Premiership there is more where that came from after his side finally ended their...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 12 months agoOwen Farrell returning to Saracens
Owen Farrell is rejoining Saracens this summer after an underwhelming season in France at Racing 92. Saracens agreed to pay a...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoGallagher Premiership set for new ‘Prem’ rebrand
The Premiership will become the ‘Gallagher Prem’ next season as it rebrands in a bid to champion the intensity, aggression and...
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International Rugby
/ 12 months agoTheo Dan keen to make mark for England in Argentina
Keen tourist Theo Dan is relishing the prospect of adding another couple of stamps to his passport this summer. The Saracens...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoBath 23-21 Leicester Tigers: 29 years on and Finn Russell puts Bath back on top
Bath .................................... 23pts Tries: Du Toit 26, Ojomoh 49 Conversions: Russell 27, 50 Penalties: Russell 9, 41, 70 Pied piper: Finn...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoMichael Cheika – ‘I’ve never seen refereeing like that in my life’
Dan Cole was binned for a late challenge on Finn Russell, and Michael Cheika claimed his side got no change off...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Magical mystery tour ends with a flourish for Bath
When you have not won a Premiership title for 29 years, it matters not a jot how you break the drought,...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoRyan Baird: I am so proud of everyone at Leinster
Leinster second row Ryan Baird revelled in taking his side back to the top of their domestic league after a tough...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoBen Spencer and Finn Russell are the perfect pair
It started with a headlock and a chewed ear, but the relationship between Ben Spencer and Finn Russell has developed into...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoMarco Bortolami replaces Paul Deacon at Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks have appointed Marco Bortolami as head coach to replace Paul Deacon, who left the club on Wednesday having been...
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Dream Team
/ 12 months agoDream Team – Kayde Sylvester
Kayde Sylvester, the Cambridge and former Northampton Saints second row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 12 months agoJames O’Connor looks likely to replace Handre Pollard at Leicester Tigers
Crusaders and Australia fly-half James O’Connor looks set to join Leicester on a one-year deal after turning down an offer from...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoJaco Pienaar to coach the Northampton Saints scrum
Northampton have appointed Jaco Pienaar as their new scrum coach. The 42-year-old will arrive at Franklin’s Gardens this summer, replacing Matt Ferguson,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 12 months agoRoss Moriarty finalises move to Ospreys
Ospreys have completed the signing of Wales back row Ross Moriarty from French side Brive. The British and Irish Lion returns...
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Features
/ 12 months agoBen Curry: Eight years on from first Argentina tout, I am raring to go…
Paul Eddison talks to Ben Curry, the Sale flanker who is aiming to be a big hit on England’s summer tour...
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International Rugby
/ 12 months agoAfolabi Fasogbon: I want to get feel of Test rugby
Afolabi Fasogbon is not one to take a backwards step and now has his sights set on capping an eye-catching first...
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International Rugby
/ 12 months agoScotland recall for hooker George Turner
George Turner has been recalled by Scotland coach Gregor Townsend for the summer tour after a year out while playing for...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoJack Aungier steps up for Ireland
Uncapped Connacht prop Jack Aungier has been called into the Ireland squad as a replacement for Lions-bound Finlay Bealham. Dublin-born Aungier,...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoPeter Jackson: Sir Billy Boston, the man Cardiff ignored
The Welsh Rugby Union has paid due homage to Sir Billy Boston, acclaiming the sailor’s son they somehow managed to lose...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoPaul Turner – Don’t let the Championship turn into ‘zombie league’
Nick Cain talks to Paul Turner as he says his goodbyes to Ampthill after 14 years in charge Paul Turner’s record...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoExeter Chiefs’ Tommy Wyatt ruled out until 2026 with knee injury
Exeter full-back Tommy Wyatt will not play until 2026 after suffering a serious knee injury which requires surgery and will keep...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoBristol Bears dismiss any Wales move for Pat Lam
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam will not be Wales’ new head coach, says club chief operating officer Tom Tainton. Lam...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 12 months agoRob Russell signs on for Gloucester
Gloucester have signed back three flyer Rob Russell from Leinster. The 26-year-old, who can play full-back or wing, has scored 18...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoPeter Jackson: Bordeaux winning the race for crowds, too
Peter Jackson reveals his exclusive club-by-club attendances list for the regulation season in Europe’s major leagues When the sun set on...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Montauban heroes ascend the heights
Bravo Montauban, a team that are the living proof that promotion, relegation and its surrounding jeopardy are the lifeblood of rugby...
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Features
/ 12 months agoSix of the best from the Toulouse globe-trotters
IT’S happened! As predicted in this column some while ago, Toulouse now have six international full-backs who have started for Le...
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Features
/ 12 months agoStu Wilson, a Rolls Royce wing with a smart swerve
THOSE of a certain age will fondly remember All Black Stu Wilson, who died suddenly this week aged 70, as a...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoSamoa in move for Jacob Umaga
Former Wasps fly-half Jacob Umaga, who was capped by England against USA in 2021, has been called up by Samoa for...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoAugustus keeps place in Springbok squad
NORTHAMPTON No.8 Juarno Augustus, who is joining Ulster this summer, has been named in a 54-man South Africa squad. Head coach...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoTaylor is hoping Bucks will get it right this time
Gill Burns County Championship Division One Final Preview RACHAEL Taylor is chomping at the bit as her Buckinghamshire side prepare for...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 12 months agoLos Pumas will be out to take down British and Irish Lions
Joe Santamaria looks back on Argentina’s draw with the Lions in 2005 and the challenges they will face on Friday It...
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Features
/ 12 months agoLeinster’s league win in ’14 was right up there
MY LIFEIN RUGBY IAN MADIGAN THE FORMER IRELAND, LEINSTER, BORDEAUX, BRISTOL AND ULSTER FLY-HALF AND NOW PREMIER SPORTS ANALYST AS A...
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Club Rugby
/ 12 months agoResults
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoSimon Massie-Taylor: R360 is not a threat to the Premiership
Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor says does not feel the proposed breakaway rugby, R360, is a threat to top-flight rugby...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoMy approach is player-centered & purpose-driven
Steve Hill talks to Paul Vinicombe, below, the head coach at Cleve RFC in Counties 1 Tribute Western North (Level 7)...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoAnother bad day for sorry Grenoble
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN All action: Grenoble’s Julien Farnoux takes the fight to Perpignan at Stade des Alpes PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Women's International
/ 12 months agoBack-to-back matches to be introduced in revamped 2026 Women’s Six Nations
A revamped Guinness Women’s Six Nations will feature back-to-back matches on a single day in each round during the 2026 tournament....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 12 months agoNo Backward Step: Jac Morgan’s Bid for a British and Irish Lions Test Shirt
We are just over a month away from the first British and Irish Lions vs Australia Test of 2025. The squad...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 12 months agoDan Sheehan – “There is absolutely no way the Bulls will be hungrier than Leinster”
Leinster and Ireland star Hooker Dan Sheehan insists that there is absolutely no way a team will be hungrier than Leinster...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoOne Way to Win: The Heol-y-Cyw Way
“There is only one way to succeed at anything: to give everything.” This powerful quote, the mantra of Heol-y-Cyw at the...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoOne of the Ravens: Luke Price’s Rugby Career
“Rugby has obviously been massive for me, even from an early age. I used to go out and watch my brother...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoFinal Test: Ben Spencer vs Jack Van Poortvliet in Premiership Showdown for England Shirt
An exciting Gallagher Premiership comes to an end this Saturday. Bath and Leicester Tigers will clash, and only one will leave...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 12 months agoRugby Paper Reader Offer – British & Irish Lions: The Official History
The British & Irish Lions: The Official History This beautiful new edition covers over 135 years of unforgettable rugby in its illustrated...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoPremiership Final Preview: Finn Russell ready to avenge last year’s final defeat
Scotland and Bath‘s star fly-half was forced off with cramp in the final stages of last week’s nail-biting west-county derby against...
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