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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoHurricanes outmuscled by clinical Crusaders
By JAKE JONES In the clear: Heiden Bedwell-Curtis scores for Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images THE Crusaders took a major step towards...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoLancashire clubs highlight need for level playing field
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Ambitious: Ealing Trailfinders are pushing hard for the Premiership I was not...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCowan-Dickie ready to explode on Test scene
By NEALE HARVEY Take that: Luke Cowan-Dickie hands off Saints’ Jamie Gibson PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has vowed...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTynedale appoint ex-Tiger Woods
TYNEDALE have appointed former England Saxons, Newcastle and Leicester flanker Ben Woods as their new head coach. Woods, a Premiership winner...
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/ 8 years agoHibbard impressed by Dee’s progress
RICHARD Hibbard is backing club rival Elliot Dee to become Wales’ first choice hooker at next year’s World Cup. The former...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCastres unlikely lads line up tilt at the title
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Incisive: Aaron Cruden has disovered his touch just in time for Montpellier PICTURE: Getty Images TOP 14...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWizz-kid Smith in to work his magic
By NEALE HARVEY Harlequins playmaker: Marcus Smith scores against Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND SQUAD Forwards: Josh Basham (London Irish) Ben...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoCurry confident England can rule again
SALE flanker Ben Curry is determined to bring his Premiership experience to bear and prove to Eddie Jones he is worth...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JOEL KPOKU SARACENS LOCK Joel Kpoku reveals he was torn between Rugby League and Rugby Union before a chat with legendary...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWyles and Brits go out in style of champions
By NICK CAIN at Twickenham Flying low: Nathan Earle scores Sarries’ fourth Curtain call: Chris Wyles touches down for Saracens’ third...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAbsolute joke no Sarries player makes Dream XV
Forces of nature: Mako Vunipola, left, and Brad Barritt PICTURE: Getty Images BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT In the match programme at Twickenham...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEddie must unleash Te’o against the Springboks
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Explosive: At his best, Ben Te’o can tear defences apart PICTURE: Getty Images ALL three of...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRingmaster Sexton puts Scarlets on the ropes
By PETER JACKSON at the Aviva Stadium Body blow: Leinster’s James Lowe scores just before half-time MATCH STATS… LEINSTER stripped the...
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/ 8 years agoCLOSE-UP
JOHNNY SEXTON Leinster fly-half V RHYS PATCHELL Scarlets fly-half It was just the Scarlets luck to run into Johnny Sexton on...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Exeter bid to retain Aviva Premiership title against Saracens
Battle of the brothers as both Simmonds and Vunipola brothers all start to make this a mouth watering finale at Twickenham
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Leinster come up against Scarlets in bid for Domestic and European double
Johnny Sexton returns at 10 for Leinster's bid for domestic success to go with their European triumph
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Featured
/ 8 years agoElliot Daly to start at full back in non cap game versus the Barbarians
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Elliot Daly will start at full-back for England in Sunday’s non-cap match against the Barbarians...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoAlex Dunbar ruled out of Scotland’s summer tour
Glasgow centre ruled out of Scotland tour with hamstring injury
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMatt Symons joins Harlequins from Wasps
The former Saracens youth product, Matt Symons joins Paul Gustard's Harlequins from Wasps
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Featured
/ 8 years agoAustralia prop James Slipper banned for taking cocaine on two occasions
86 time capped Wallaby, James Slipper banned for two months following two positive cocaine incidents
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAlan Dickens and Phil Dowson complete Northampton’s coaching team
Dickens and Dowson join Kris Boyd's coaching staff as defence and forwards coaches respectively
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Featured
/ 8 years agoExeter Chiefs lineout king Jonny Hill on a fast climb to the top
Neale Harvey talks to the comeback kid who was released by Gloucester in 2015 due to injury
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGeorge North and Ross Moriarty free for Wales tour
Both North and Moriarty cleared to play for Wales ahead of tour to the Americas
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Featured
/ 8 years agoSpringboks suffer setback as key forward set to miss Tests against England
Rassie Erasmus looks likely to be without the incumbent Springboks captain
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Featured
/ 8 years agoFrance rest captain Guilhem Guirado for New Zealand Test series
French hooker and captain rested for tour of New Zealand
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDeclan Kidney appointed director of rugby at London Irish
Declan Kidney takes the top job at London Irish
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Featured
/ 8 years agoSpringboks head coach Rassie Erasmus ready to surprise with squad selection for England series
Rassie Erasmus will name his squad to take on England in the June Tests this Saturday
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJack Willis ruled out of England’s South Africa tour with ACL injury
Willis' England dream put on hp;d after being ruled out for nine to 12 months with ACL injury
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJohn Barclay ruled out of Pro14 final following surgery
Barclay's five year stay in West Wales comes to an end following surgery on ruptured Achilles
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGerbrandt Grobler signs for Gloucester
Johan Ackermann adds some South African firepower to their engine room with signing of Grobler
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPaul Gustard to leave England duties for Harlequins’ head coach job
Premiership team Harlequins have recently named the current England coach for defence, Paul Gustard as their newly appointed head coach. The...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoSimmonds eager for big title showdown
By MIKE SINCLAIR JOE Simmonds is hoping for a double first when Exeter clash with Saracens in next Saturday’s Premiership final....
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoAmericans stay schtum on Wales ticket sales
By PETER JACKSON THE American promoters of Wales’ Washington premiere are refusing to say how many tickets have been sold for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFlawless Farrell sets records tumbling as Saracens power on
By NICK CAIN at Allianz Stadium OWEN Farrell was the chief executioner – a flawless 11 from 11 goal-kicks for 27...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoOur big players stood up well says McCall
OWEN Farrell earned the praise from Saracens boss Mark McCall after his commanding 27-point display against Wasps, which overhauled the previous...
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/ 8 years agoDefeat doesn’t dampen Polledri’s dream season
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER back row Jake Polledri says even the pain of last week’s Challenge Cup final defeat to Cardiff...
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/ 8 years agoHurricane Thomson targeting Scotland
By ALEX BYWATER Boost: Blade Thomson BLADE Thomson has handed Scotland coach Gregor Townsend a big boost with the news the...
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/ 8 years agoLucock should be next to step up says Davies
By JON NEWCOMBE BATH signing Alex Davies has backed former Yorkshire Carnegie team-mate Pete Lucock to follow him and make the...
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/ 8 years agoBurns banking on Dempsey to hone Bath’s attack
By NEALE HARVEY FREDDIE Burns hopes the arrival of attack coach Girvan Dempsey will help unlock his full potential after a...
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/ 8 years agoYet again Championship clubs have been shafted
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN BRACE yourselves for the Premiership Cup, a tournament which reflects the desperate lack...
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/ 8 years agoScrap this apprentice policy for game time
MARCUS Smith is still 19, and the Harlequins flyhalf is eligible for the England U20 side that will compete in the...
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/ 8 years agoRomania cover up
THE decision by a World Rugby independent committee to parachute Russia into the 2019 World Cup at the expense of Spain,...
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/ 8 years agoEuropean kings keep course for the double
By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER remain on course to become the first PRO14 side to do the domestic and European Cup double...
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/ 8 years agoElectric start sends Scarlets into final
By ROGER PANTING Powerplay: Ken Owens scores Scarlets fourth tryfrom a driving lineout PICTURE: Getty Images THE great entertainers of British...
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/ 8 years agoTour ban may help Wales in long run
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS THE last thing you want as a rugby player is for your career to be...
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/ 8 years agoPatchell proves why he must be starter at 10
SWASBUCKLING, sizzling, sensational! Now it’s time for the Scarlets to make it back-to-back titles and cement their status in Welsh rugby...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIf England aren’t pulling together Eddie must take share of blame
NICK CAIN VISITS THE RED ROSE TRAINING CAMP AND FINDS IT’S ALL PEACE AND LIGHT ON THE SURFACE Learning curve: Owen...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSolomona insists he’s ready to make amends for those missing four weeks
DENNY Solomona had been told by his RFU minders to be on-message, and having blotted his disciplinary copybook twice within the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDirksen knows he must silence Stockdale
HANNO Dirksen is confident he can get one over on Ireland try machine Jacob Stockdale and fire the Ospreys into the...
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