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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSale Sharks close to wrapping up deals for ex-Ulster duo Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding
Jackson and Olding have been linked with moves to England, France and Australia
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDean Richards signs contract extension at Kingston Park
Director of rugby, Dean Richards signs new three year deal at Kingston Park
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Featured
/ 8 years agoToby Booth urges England not to pick Sam Underhill ahead of South Africa tour
Photo: (Getty Images) By Jake Jones Bath coach Toby Booth has urged England not to consider flanker Sam Underhill for next...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeinster and Adidas announce sponsorship
Photo: (Getty Images) By Jake Jones Leinster Rugby and Adidas have announced a five year sponsorship deal that will see the...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoDanielle Waterman: England’s World Cup winner retires from Test rugby
England World Cup winner calls time on her Red Roses career
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSam Hidalgo-Clyne signs for Scarlets
Edinburgh scrum-half to move on when his contract comes to an end this summer
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoWayne Barnes to referee Champions Cup final between Leinster and Racing 92
Barnes will be the man in charge in Bilbao, as Challenge Cup officials are also confirmed
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNick Phipps fined for urinating on bar at Sydney club
Wallabies international apologies and says he was a 'bloody idiot'
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGatland on RFU radar to take over from Eddie
By NICK CAIN Bragging rights: Tom Homer finishes his 60 metre run to score Bath’s fourth try in the derby win...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoWales get £1.25m payment from Lions
By PETER JACKSON WALES are to receive a seven-figure windfall as their share of the profit from last summer’s Lions tour...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDonncha signs off on a day of future promise
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SIXWAYS was en fete yesterday with the Warriors banishing any mathematical threats of relegation with a vibrant performance...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoIt’s time to play with my kids now
DONNCHA O’Callaghan spoke emotionally at the end of the match about his retirement. “It hasn’t sunk that it’s the end for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNothing Super about a closed-shop format
THE word from South Africa is that Super Rugby is dying on its feet. This sends an unequivocal message to the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRe-born Lancaster is leaving selection to others
IT’S good to see Stuart Lancaster making such a fine fist of coaching Leinster, with praise being showered on the former...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDeano does it yet again
NEWCASTLE’S late win at Leicester on Friday night which helped put them into the Premiership play-offs will have given Dean Richards...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBilly’s back to help Sarries secure home semi-final
By NEALE HARVEY Target: Michael Rhodes ENGLAND No.8 Billy Vunipola returns for Saracens as back rower Michael Rhodes aims to throw...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRelentless Falcons end Tigers’ run
By COLIN NEWBOULT THE Tigers’ incredible 14-year run of qualifying for the play-offs is effectively over – yet it almost seems...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThompson wary of the Horne factor
WASPS flanker Guy Thompson knows his side’s Premiership title hopes could go up in smoke if they fail to defeat fired-up...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoO’Connor frustrated by late try
LEICESTER coach Matt O’Connor was frustrated with a couple of decisions, including the winning try, against them, but admitted they were...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMarais puts boot into Kings in playoff decider
By ROB JOHNSON Cheetahs 29 Kings 20 NIEL Marais contributed 14 points as the Cheetahs beat the Kings to book their...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoColeman yellow lets Scarlets off the leash
By ROB COLE Over the top: Steff Evans beats Arwel Rosbon to score for Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans THE SCARLETS made...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBrilliant Biggar gets the drop on his Cardiff rivals
By STEFFAN THOMAS Star man: Dan Biggar OSPREYS captain Alun Wyn Jones praised the performance of Dan Biggar as the Wales...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMuldoon given dream send off
By DARAGH SMALL Connacht …47 Leinster…10 CONNACHT ran in seven tries to send retiring captain John Muldoon off in style –...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEdinburgh set for Munster battle
By JACK WILLIS Edinburgh …24 Glasgow …19 EDINBURGH beat Glasgow Warriors to clinch the 1872 Cup in a pulsating Murrayfield battle....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBest’s double is not enough for Ulster
By DECLAN ROONEY Munster …24 Ulster …24 TWO Rory Best tries were not enough for Ulster to reach the PRO14 knock-out...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTupai urges caution over pursuing top flight dream
Been there, done it: Bedford enforcer Paul Tupai AMBITIOUS Championship clubs must beware following London Welsh into the financial abyss in...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMarchant’s physical gains outweigh pain
By NEALE HARVEY Bulked up: Quins centre Joe Marchant PICTURES: Getty Images GIFTED centre Joe Marchant believes a challenging season at...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDREAMTEAM
EXETER CHIEFS PROP BEN MOON CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Marcos Ayerza – Technically very...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGeorge can bring good times back to Ospreys
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IT’S BEEN a fantastic week for the Ospreys, and one thing is for sure –...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJudgement Day must be moved to Easter weekend
JUDGEMENT Day is the highlight of the Welsh rugby calendar and I’m fully supportive of the concept. I think it’s been...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBooy’s sure his Bears will thrive in new environment
By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL’S planned new £10m training ground will underpin the club’s rise to the top echelon of domestic and...
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Latest News
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIN SIDE
Come to Wales, Gatland tells Sam BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WARREN GATLAND wants Welsh regions to buy...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTigers on the verge of re-signing Mafi
LEICESTER TIGERS should find out tomorrow if they have been successful in their bid to re-sign flanker Steve Mafi. The Tigers...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFrench aces vie to land Cipriani
RACING 92 are ready to battle Paris rivals Stade Francais as they look to tempt Wasps fly-half Danny Cipriani to the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMermoz told he can move by Deano
Off: Maxime Mermoz NEWCASTLE FALCONS have told French centre Maxime Mermoz they will not be taking him up on the second...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWasps go on raiding mission to Championship
By JON NEWCOMBE WASPS have raided the Championship to bolster the strength in depth of their thinly-stretched squad. Having enjoyed success...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPaice calls for reaction from Irish youngsters
By NEALE HARVEY RETIRING London Irish hooker David Paice has urged the club’s youngsters to pick up the baton and right...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMitchell’s men sling it out with Samoa in Singapore quarters
ENGLAND topped Pool B on the first day of the Singapore Sevens with victories over Kenya, USA and France. They will...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSpare some thought for Gatland’s Forgotten 4
WE are constantly told that it’s a 23 man game these days but that principle appears to have been sidestepped this...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGlad a few still making the 300 club
Retiring: Schalk Brits THE professional game is rightly concerned with the proliferation of serious injuries and must remain ever vigilant on...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Drugs… the worrying stories keep on coming BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Self-medicating: James O’Connor...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFalcons never doubted Richards’ masterplan
By JON NEWCOMBE JOEL HODGSON dismisses talk of Newcastle being this season’s surprise package, saying the Falcons are only living up...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTrailfinders strengthen midfield
EALING have signed experienced centre Pat Howard from the Dragons for next season. The South African has been with the Dragons...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoErasmus will fire the Boks and gear them up for World Cup
NICK CAIN TALKS TO SHALK BRITS ABOUT SARACENS AND THAT ENGLAND TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA NTERVIEW World class: Billy Vunipola SCHALK...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBRITS ON…
…SARACENS BREAKING NEW GROUND Off the pitch it’s also been a special time. Where else could you go to a club...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoDouble at the death sees Tupai off in style
By MARK WOOD A GRANDSTAND finish saw Bedford score two tries at the death to claim a bonus point victory and...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSlow start lets Slowik set pace for Jersey
By GUY WILLIAMS Tense: Thomas James beats Kieran Hardy to score IN AN extraordinary end of season game at Castle Park,...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoWilliams bolts from the blocks but Carnegie hit back
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL MATT WILLIAMS scored one of the fastest tries in rugby history but it was Yorkshire Carnegie who ended...
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