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/ 8 years agoSexton on five-man short list
LEINSTER and Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton has been nominated for the World Rugby player of the year award. Sexton – the...
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/ 8 years agoElliott quits Blues for Italian job
BEDFORD centre Jamie Elliott has joined Zebre with immediate effect. Elliot, 26, who made his Premiership debut for Northampton Saints at...
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/ 8 years agoTigers cub Heyes hard at work to mimic Cole
By NEALE HARVEY UPWARDLY mobile Leicester prop Joe Heyes is ready to burst into the limelight and show why Dan Cole...
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/ 8 years agoOsborne relishing task of making Mose great again
NEW Birmingham Moseley head coach Collin Osborne says work-rate and passion are non-negotiables as he begins the task of steering the...
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/ 8 years agoMorgan close to long-term Ospreys deal
By STEFFAN THOMAS Wales debutant: Luke Morgan LUKE Morgan is poised to commit his long-term future to the Ospreys and sign...
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/ 8 years agoGrasshoppers begin search for Founders
PRESTON Grasshoppers RFC are searching for relatives of the club’s founders as part of their 150 year celebrations. While they hail...
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/ 8 years agoCollazo’s ‘safe’ even if Toulon take drop
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal has sworn he will stick by team boss Patrice Collazo even if his...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGarside ‘punished’ for crack at Saints
By NEALE HARVEY Cover: Karl Garside AMPTHILL prop Karl Garside fears his hopes of representing England Counties in Georgia next summer...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoGetting Te’o in right areas will give Kiwis a fright
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK More aggression needed: Ben Te’o has to take the ball at pace for maximum destruction...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoWarrior Farrell loves being in heat of the battle at 10
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Precision: Owen Farrell kicks a penalty If you want to truly understand the value of Owen Farrell to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoOur young guys did well says Eddie
ENGLAND head coach Eddie Jones heaped praise on his patched-up side who followed up last June’s final Test win over South...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoGallant Doddie forced to grin and bear it as Scots run into a red wall
■ From PETER JACKSON at the Principality Stadium Welcome back: Jonathan Davies scores Wales’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images DODDIE WEIR...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoJohnny Sexton the lone ranger in World Rugby Player of the Year shortlist dominated by All Blacks and Boks
Sale Sharks scrum-half Faf de Klerk one of five stars shortlisted
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoGallagher column: Where have Eddie’s bullying forwards got to?
Time is running out for Eddie to sort out his pack
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Bath second row Dave Attwood
Attwood picks a XV from his time at the Rec, Bristol, Gloucester and Toulon
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVoting is open as Rhino Prop Star finalists are announced
Over 200 nominations have been narrowed down to three...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoEddie Jones turns to Mark Wilson as England’s solution at number 8
The England team named to take on the Springboks
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDanny Cipriani opens up on the frustration of being overlooked by England
'I know my skillset'
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWales record cap-holder Gethin Jenkins to retire from rugby
The prop has been suffering from a chronic knee injury
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFranco Mostert in line for first Gloucester start after ‘touchy’ negotiations
The Lions had disputed the lock's move to Kingsholm
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoRassie Erasmus to test homegrown talent with England match falling outside international window
Only South Africa and Japan based players are available to South Africa
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoLarder fear over Eddie’s coaching turnaround
By JON NEWCOMBE PHIL LARDER is surprised at the wholesale changes to Eddie Jones’ coaching team so soon before a World...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoCotton livid as Lions face extinction
Full stretch: Northampton’s Alex Mitchell scores in their big win against Bristol PICTURE: Getty Images FRAN Cotton today warns of an...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoVellacott magic sparks Gloucester dominance
By ROGER PANTING BEN VELLACOTT enlivened a miserable afternoon at Kingsholm to get Gloucester off to a flying start in the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFailure to adapt costs Wasps
WASPS academy manager, Jon Pendlebury, was frustrated with his side’s disappointing effort. “We trained all week in the sunshine but we...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSkinner eager to seize big chance
By NEALE HARVEY HARVEY SKINNER aims to lay down a marker by proving he is a viable candidate to replace club...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuins shrug off double yellow to drown Bath
■By ALBERT JAMES Big impact: Alex Dombrandt breaks the tackle of Alex Davies to score Harlequins’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuins unearth another Easter
MARK Mapletoft gave bruising back rower Alex Dombrandt the ultimate compliment. The 21-year-old was making only his second first-team appearance and...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCanadians have to be wary of Halloween
HALLOWEEN is nearly on us and in rugby terms October 31 has often been accompanied by shocks, drama and tales of...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAn Eagle from Pago Pago via Toulouse?
Prospect: David Ainu’u IS David Ainu’u, 18, set to be the next American Samoan to play in Tests? The boyish looking...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
So Eddie, where have your bullying forwards got to? BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points WHEN...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFull-strength Warriors tear Sharks to shreds
■By ROGER PANTING Midfield power: Francois Venter strectches over for Worcester’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images SALE SHARKS academy coach Neil...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSolomons defends selection policy
WORCESTER director of rugby Alan Solomons fought his corner after fierce criticism from Sale for his starting XV. “We have had...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCordero may be the next Chief off to Wasps
Flyer: Santiago Cordero WASPS are keeping tabs on Exeter Chiefs winger Santiago Cordero as they continue to seek a long term...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQera set for another spell in West Country
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Gloucester player of the year Akapusi Qera is set...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSolomons to open contract talks with England ace Te’o
Wanted at Warriors: Ben Te’o WORCESTER Warriors are desperate for England and British Lions centre Ben Te’o to stay with the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWales prop Francis gets the best of both worlds
TOMAS Francis will stay at Exeter and continue to play for Wales next season. Tighthead prop Francis is out of contract...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoForward platform provides Leinster lift-off
Benneton …3 Leinster …31 By JON BYRNE SCRUM-HALF Jamison Gibson-Park put in a starring performance behind a dominant pack as Leinster...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPivac proud as Scarlets’ late show stuns Kings
By JAMES CANDY WAYNE Pivac hailed his Scarlets’ resilience after they mounted a secondhalf fightback to topple the Kings in Port...
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/ 8 years agoDrama at the death as Evans steals win
■By ALEX BYWATER Fast start: Ospreys wing Keelan Giles scores after just two minutes PICTURE: Huw Evans DAN Evans’ try in...
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/ 8 years agoDragons long wait for away victory continues
By RONAN O’NEIL DRAGONS head coach Bernard Jackman maintains he sees improvement in his side despite shipping another heavy defeat at...
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh collapse leaves Cockerill frustrated
By GARY HEATLY Zebre…34 Edinburgh…16 DEFLATED Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill says his players must take responsibility for their second half...
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/ 8 years agoBlues left in the blocks by deadly Cheetahs
■By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues were the architects of their own downfall as they slipped to a comprehensive defeat at the...
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/ 8 years agoScannell saves the day with halfway howitzer
By DECLAN ROONEY Munster …25 Glasgow…24 RORY-Scannell hit the winning penalty from halfway with the last kick as Munster turned this...
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/ 8 years agoWood not giving up on adding to his 50
By ALEX BYWATER TOM Wood has not ruled out answering an England injury SOS call this autumn, even though the Northampton...
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/ 8 years agoStooke aims to cap off his resurgence at Bath
By NEALE HARVEY Abrasive: Elliott Stooke aims to bring his hard edge to the England pack PICTURES: Getty Images ELLIOTT Stooke...
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/ 8 years agoMallinder rejected top-flight offers for role with RFU
Passion: Jim Mallinder ENGLAND pathway coach Jim Mallinder has revealed why he turned down topflight coaching jobs in order to drive...
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/ 8 years agoHow Robin kick-started a revolution with his round-the-corner style
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON ROBIN Williams probably did more to revolutionise the art of goalkicking than anyone....
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/ 8 years agoLions being sacrificed on altar of commercialism
The first post-war Lions tour of South Africa lasted for more than three months, from the middle of June until the...
Autumn Internationals
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