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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWallabies can turn things around in 2019, says Matt Toomua
Leicester Tigers and Australia centre throws his support behind Michael Cheika
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Featured
/ 8 years agoCain column: Melville understands the dangers of ring-fencing
Nick Cain on the big topic of ring-fencing the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol Bears flanker George Smith on how long he has left at the top and Pat Lam
The evergreen Australia back row feels he can reach four decades playing the game
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStade Francais teenager Nicolas Chauvin dies after sustaining neck injury in match
Stade Francais are 'in mourning' following death of 19-year-old
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoConnacht submit plans to redevelop the Sportsground Stadium
The PRO14 side's capacity could be doubled
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSale Sharks complete addition of Russian international prop
Valery Morozov has been on the Sharks' radar for the past 12 months
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Leicester Tigers line up Paul Gustard as director of rugby
The story from our front page on Sunday
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDragons and Bernard Jackman part ways
Forwards coach Ceri Jones will take interim charge of the struggling PRO14 club
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWill RWC 2019 see the end of Southern Hemisphere dominance?
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is less than a year away and some fans have already discovered whether or not they...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWho is favourite to succeed Eddie Jones?
Barring a complete flop at next year’s World Cup, Eddie Jones will be England coach until his current contract expires in...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoTop clubs shake-up
Bragging rights: Gloucester’s Gerbrandt Grobler celebrates Willi Heinz’s early try in their big win over Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images BLINDSIDE EXCLUSIVE...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDynamic duo return to operate backline
Preview Munster v Castres Today, Kick-off 1pm. Thomond Pk FOUR months of waiting are over for Munster fans who will finally...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSarries suffer Itoje blow but Mako’s back in front row
By NEALE HARVEY Return: Mako Vunipola INFLUENTIAL lock Maro Itoje misses out as Saracens seek back-toback wins over Cardiff that will...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoChiefs set for a hard crash out of Europe
By MIKE SINCLAIR Backing up: Willi Heinz dives over to score for Gloucester PICTURES: Getty Images Early hope: Don Armand lands...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoRennie’s rampant Warriors in fine nick for knockouts
By ALEX BYWATER GEORGE Horne ran the show with a man-of-thematch display as Glasgow dismantled Lyon. Horne was supreme at scrum-half,...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBaxter: ‘It was error after error after error’
BOSS Rob Baxter admitted that Exeter are struggling to take their usually efficient Premiership performances into Europe. “First you have to...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTimid Tigers fight for pride after white flag at Bristol
By NEALE HARVEY Under fire: Murphy MATT Toomua has called for a resilient response as Leicester fight to put memories of...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSloppy Scarlets sign own death warrants
By ROGER PANTING Not quite enough: Steffan Evans slides in to score for Scarlets PICTURES: Getty Images SCARLETS’ European Cup hopes...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBeware backlash warns Dwayne
FORMER Wales and Scarlets favourite Dwayne Peel, now Ulster’s backs coach, was pleased with the clinical finishing on display. He said:...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoLate tries give Toulon the edge in clash of the French giants playing catch-up
By SAM JACKSON Toulon …38pts Tries: Penalty try 31 Lakafia 47, Monribot 71, Nakosi 76 Conversions: Penalty try 31, Belleau 47,...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoPatched-up Falcons no match for Cockerill
By GARY FITZGERALD Over the line: Hamish Watson scores the opening try for Edinburgh PICTURES: Getty Images Scragged: Sonatane Takulua can’t...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDeano: We have spirit to hit back
DEAN Richards insists his Falcons need to turn things round quickly if they are to get back to winning ways when...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMorgan fighting to remain in the frame
By STEFFAN THOMAS New cap: Luke Morgan LUKE Morgan has vowed not to become a Wales one cap wonder and push...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBurrows loving high life since switch to Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE Aiming for an 80-minute performance: Ryan Burrows PICTURES: Getty Images Rival: John Hardie RYAN Burrows achieved another memorable...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBalmain progressing nicely now he’s seen the light
By STEFFAN THOMAS Coach: Ackermann Chance: Fraser Balmain HAVING emerged from sizeable shadows cast by Dan Cole and John Afoa, unsung...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoPromotion stays but 16 teams is good move
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Concerns: Ealing Trailfinders have gates of around 1,000 APremiership table in which there is only...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoBonus point puts Ospreys in pole position in Pool 3
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE OSPREYS moved top of Pool 3 with a six-try bonus point victory over Stade Francais. Cory Allen...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoSaints pile more woe on underfire Jackman
By NEALE HARVEY Stop that! Taqele Naiyaravoro dives in for Saints PICTURE: Getty Images Down: James Fish tackles Dragons’ Richard Hibbard...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoClinical Sharks put the bite on 14-man Begles
By CHRIS ROGERS Double: Chris Ashton SALE made it three wins from three matches as Chris Ashton and Paolo Odogwu both...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoQuins sent crashing by Ioane’s late breakaway
By ADAM ELLIS HARLEQUINS came crashing down from the high of beating Exeter as a last-minute try from wing Monty Ioane...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoLeiataua sin-bin opens door for Godwin
By DARAGH SMALL Connacht …22 Perpignan…10 KYLE Godwin’s late try clinched the win for Connacht who had to withstand a late...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoBlanc score adds late gloss to the Slade show
■By ALEX BYWATER COLIN Slade’s try-double helped end Worcester’s unbeaten Challenge Cup run at the Stade du Hameau on Friday night....
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoBristol killed off by second-half blitz
■By WILL CARPENTER Fast start: Harry Thacker gets the applause after scoring Bristol’s first try after six minutes PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMelville: New laws on tackles working
NEWS EXTRA NEALE HARVEY TRIAL LAWS banning tackling above the armpit line in the Championship Cup are having the desired effect,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYoungs on sidelines
LEICESTER have suffered a blow after experienced hooker Tom Youngs was ruled out of their December fixtures with a knee injury....
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Features
/ 8 years agoStay here, Sharks plead with Boks star De Klerk
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SALE SHARKS want to sit down with Springboks scrum-half Faf de Klerk to discuss...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWasps desperate to prevent Daly move to Sarries
Call in the lawyers: Wasps may go legal to keep Elliott Daly WASPS are making a last ditch attempt to stop...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBath go for another Du Preez offspring
BATH have opened talks with Springbok international Dan du Preez about a move to the Rec next season. Du Preez who...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoValue of Six Nations is cut by 60 per cent in Guinness deal
By PETER JACKSON What it’s all about: Ireland celebrate winning Six Nations PICTURE: Getty Images THE Six Nations have been forced...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMooar insists Scarlets can become kings of Europe
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS Crusaders pedigree: Brad Mooar KIWI Brad Mooar has told Scarlets fans they can dream of European glory...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoProtheroe’s back with pointers from Piutau
■By JOHN HARDING Main man: Mat Protheroe celebrates a try for Bristol against Ealing last season Advice: Luke Morahan BEING sidelined...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJackman’s on the brink at Dragons
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND “Players don’t know their roles. There is confusion everywhere!” BERNARD Jackman is living on borrowed...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAnscombe faces his big test against Farrell
Breakthrough: Gareth Anscombe in action against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images GARETH Anscombe had a breakthrough campaign with Wales in November....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWallabies can turn it around like in 2015 says Toomua
NEALE HARVEY Resilient: Wallaby centre Matt Toomua MATT Toomua promises Australia will respond to their 2018 debacle by ramming Kyle Sinckler’s...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSam’s delayed Test bow worth the wait
■By NEALE HARVEY International bow: Sam Skinner in action for Scotland PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER lock Sam Skinner has revealed how...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDREAMTEAM
JOHN MULDOON, BRISTOL DEFENCE COACH AND FORMER CONNACHT AND IRELAND FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNumbers don’t lie, fans snub the regions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Astartling fact can be unearthed from the mound of attendance figures at the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPlayers’ Association go stum on big player fitness issue
Together again? Andy Farrell and Stuart Lancaster with England PICTURE: Getty Images ■ Just suppose, for argument’s sake, that Ireland win...
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