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/ 8 years agoBatty: Plenty of life in the old dog yet!
By NEALE HARVEY Up for the fight: Ross Batty PICTURES: Getty Images SELF-PROCLAIMED Bath “old dog” Ross Batty has warned youthful...
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/ 8 years agoGalarza stays but hopes for Pumas call
ARGENTINIAN lock Mariano Galarza has confirmed he is staying at Gloucester next season. There have been doubts about the 31-year-old’s future...
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/ 8 years agoWales snub drives Young’s need for speed
DETERMINED Wasps back rower Thomas Young has vowed to keep working on his pace and power as he seeks a route...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys choose Fleck as their new boss
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Deal: Robbie Fleck FORMER Bath centre Robbie Fleck has agreed...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTe’o decides he’s staying at Warriors – for now
Staying: Ben Te’o will see out his contract at Worcester BRITISH Lions centre Ben Te’o is set to see out the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMostert waits to see if South Africa want him
FRANCO Mostert is set to keep waiting the Premiership clubs who are keen to lure him away from the Lions later...
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/ 8 years agoMunster win the race for Haley
Irish call: Mike Haley MUNSTER look to have beaten Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs in the bid to lure England Saxons full-back...
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/ 8 years agoPocket rocket Cordero catching fire at Chiefs
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER flyer Santiago Cordero claims risking his Test career with Argentina is a small price to pay for...
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/ 8 years agoTop talent from tier two moving up for shot at Premiership
WORCESTER have signed three of the top stars from the Championship for next season. Doncaster scrum-half Michael Heaney, London Scottish hooker...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIs thisWorld Cup story changing face of old-fashioned Spanish sporting customs?
BRENDAN GALLAGHER takes a look at the latest European nation to make their mark in rugby SO, suddenly Spain look odds-on...
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Features
/ 8 years agoThe French connection
THE French connection for Spain is not new, it’s just been a Catch 22 situation of Los Leones never previously having...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBeefed up Barrett back after shoulder surgery
NEWS EXTRA By GEORGE LAWRENCE ALL BLACKS full-back Jordie Barrett will make his return to action for the Wellington Hurricanes development...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCrusaders spark into life with late power surge
By OLIVER SINCLAIR THE Crusaders started the defence of their Super Rugby title with a 45-23 bonus-point win over the Chiefs....
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/ 8 years agoFrankenstein foot to the floor in bid for higher honours
HIGHLY rated Harlequins lock Sam Twomey is ready to relaunch his quest for Test honours after recovering from a horror foot...
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/ 8 years agoRival clubs set to swoop for Titans coach Rouse
By JON NEWCOMBE ROTHERHAM face a battle to keep hold of the services of interim head coach Nic Rouse with their...
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/ 8 years agoPirates finally get green light after long rain delay
GREENE KING CHAMPIONSHIP Preview Cornish Pirates v Yorkshire Carnegie Today, Kick-off 2.30pm AFTERweeks of incessant rain, Cornish Pirates finally host their...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBridge blunted by impressive Caldy
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge …6 Caldy …15 CALDY spoiled the party on the day Darren Fox made his 100th appearance in...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLound strikes late to down Rosslyn
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians …27 Rosslyn P…26 GREG Lound’s dramatic late drop-goal gave Hull Ionians victory over Rosslyn Park. Park...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoWalsh left delighted as Jubb leads way
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP…0pts Coventry…42pts NICK WALSH was left beaming after his Coventry side recorded a resounding victory over Darling...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHendrickson at the double in Albion late show
By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley …16 Plymouth …20 TWO tries from centre Tom Hendrickson inspired Plymouth to a dramatic victory at Billesley...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFirst-half blitz for brilliant Blaydon
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon …45 S Leicester …20 BLAYDON’S bid to move out of the relegation zone took another step forward...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMacc too good as Tigers tamed
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesf’ld …31 Sheffield …15 MACCLESFIELD proved too strong for visitng Sheffield as they ran out comfortable winners in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSearing effort by Dale as Bridge beaten
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale …52 Stourbridge…29 A BLISTERING spell of four tries in ten minutes paved the way for a memorable...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoParty in the Park as Sedgley win
By TOM GALLAGHER Sedgley Pk …34 Leicester L…12 SEDGLEY Park ran out 34-12 winners over Leicester Lions in impressive style at...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRelentless Sale victorious again
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield …7 Sale …28 SALE eased to their 19th win of the season with a disciplined and controlled...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoPoole’s late intervention helps Hull make splash
ROUND-UP By CHARLIE PEAT ZAK Poole’s late try helped fire Hull into third place as they leapfrogged Lymm with a 20-13...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCalcutta king with rugby in his blood
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JON CALLARD FORMER BATH & ENGLAND FULL-BACK AND CURRENT SALE KICKING COACH Victory: Jonathan Callard celebrates after his...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWarriors show why ring-fence is wrong
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With lots of razzmatazz last week, the clubs took over the headlines...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoScots blow the wheels off Eddie’s bandwagon
From NICK CAIN at Murrayfield In the game: Owen Farrell dives over to give England second half hope WINNERS are grinners...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCardiff Met’s flourish takes title race to final round
BUCS ROUND-UP THE penultimate round ensured a fiercely contested finale to the season. The staggered kick offs in Cardiff and Durham...
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/ 8 years agoAnother Vunipola climbing England ranks
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON ENGLAND U18s have named their 2018 squad for the forthcoming Six Nations festival. The 42-player squad...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
BECK CUTTING WORCESTER HOOKER Google Beck Cutting and there’s a photograph of him receiving the man-of-the-match award from England’s Jamie George...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAckermanns cleared over nightclub assault
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER coach Johan Ackermann and his son Ruan will face no action from the police over an alleged nightclub...
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Features
/ 8 years agoScarlets flyers rules out for rest of the season
FULL-BACK Johnny Mcnicholl and winger Tom Prydie are likely to miss the remainder of the season after injuries sustained in defeat...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDiggin to call time on 15-year Saints affair
ACADEMY coach Paul Diggin is to leave Northampton after 15 years at the club. The 33-year-old back, who played 148 times...
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/ 8 years agoCastle Park in mourning after Williams tragedy
DONCASTER Knights prop Ian Williams has died at the age of 27. The Championship club said the player collapsed at training...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGloucester hit with double wing injury
GLOUCESTER wingers Ollie Thorley and Henry Purdy will miss the rest of the season with shoulder injuries. Both players have undergone...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMcDermott takes charge of Russian World Cup bid
FORMER Munster hooker Mark McDermott has been appointed as acting head coach of Russia following the resignation of Alexander Pervukhin. McDermott,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGogs continue march towards the title by routing Swans
By DEAN JONES RGC 1404 …50 Swansea …21 RGC 1404 continued their pursuit of the Principality Premiership title with victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFord bags four as Quins continue fine home form
By CARL FIELD Carmarthen …34 Bargoed …10 WING Dale Ford helped himself to four tries as Carmarthen made it a perfect...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAllen helps Bedwas run riot against struggling Bridgend
By HOWARD EVANS Bedwas …41 Bridgend …14 BEDWAS ran in seven tries to take their tally to 19 and three victories...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPitman stars as Cardiff collect bonus-point victory
By PETER HUGHES Cardiff …31 Neath…19 RORY Pitman and Gareth Thompson helped Cardiff secure a bonus-point victory at Arms Park against...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHyatt confident Aberavon can stop their winless slump
PREVIEW: Llanelli v Aberavon By JONNY PAYNE Sunday, February 25. Kick-off 2.30pm, Parc y Scarlets ABERAVON head coach Jason Hyatt hopes...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWoods hoping Vale will end Merthyr’s winning run
PREVIEW: Ebbw Vale v Merthyr By JAY BAYFORD Sunday, February 25. Kick-off 2.30pm, Eugene Cross Park GREG Woods is optimistic about...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlanelli produce shock victory in One West
Welsh Championship round-up By Daniel Phillips LLANELLI Wanderers produced a shock result in One West to beat the muchfancied Gorseinon 29-19....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBotha is front row target as Ospreys rebuild
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER THE Ospreys have identified Cheetahs tighthead prop Tom Botha as a leading candidate to bolster their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJackman in high spirits
HEAD coach Bernard Jackman says Dragons hope to make a big signing for next season. Wales No.8 Ross Moriarty is one...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGlover is back for England’s Las Vegas showdown
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON SIMON Amor has named his squad for next weekend’s Las Vegas Sevens. England will face Canada,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHeat’s on for Teague as Bordeaux’s bid slumps
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Rory Teague, the English coach handed the top job at Bordeaux-Begles, is discovering just how heart-rending it...
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