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Features
/ 8 years agoCharnley looks at League exit from Sale
JOSH CHARNLEY is set to make a decision later this month whether to stick with Sale Sharks or return to Rugby...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCould Earle take an early Bath?
BATH are looking to deal Saracens a huge blow and snatch one of their brightest young talents – winger Nathan Earle...
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/ 8 years agoWasps put Shields on their radar
WASPS are believed to have joined the race to sign Hurricanes No 8 Brad Shields who is looking to come to...
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/ 8 years agoSHANE WILLIAMS
Give Liam key to drive attack from full-back WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I’m going to be fascinated by the back-three battle...
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/ 8 years agoWales will be battle ready after Georgia opener
I’VE been in Japan this week looking ahead to the 2019 World Cup. It’s a country I’m used to, having played...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNew season won’t involve more rugby, says Baxter
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER boss Rob Baxter has accused Premiership Rugby bosses of failing to deliver the right messages over season...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoKings hit by Ulster late try burst
S Kings …………36 Ulster ……………43 ULSTERneeded three tries in the last 11 minutes to rescue victory in Port Elizabeth. The home...
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/ 8 years agoDragons kids freeze to gift Erasmus his big send-off
By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Bernard Jackman said he feared his understrength side might be put to the sword by a...
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/ 8 years agoBlues blitz Italians to go above Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues scored five tries as they thrashed Zebre in a bonus point victory to jump ahead of...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets make it 15 in a row as Jones takes his chance
By STEFFAN THOMAS THERE was to be no bonus point, but this was the Scarlets’ 15th straight home league win and...
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/ 8 years agoMatawalu’s magical run shows way for Glasgow
By OWEN MCINTYRE GLASGOW Warriors coach Dave Rennie was thrilled to see his side exact revenge on Leinster for their recent...
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/ 8 years agoHandling skills can give me advantage says Seb
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues lock Seb Davies hopes his unique playing style can give him an edge over...
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/ 8 years agoTovey turns it around as Edinburgh run riot
By GARY HEATLY False dawn: Dmitri Arhip, of Ospreys, crashes through the tackle of Rizzo Michelle to score the first try...
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/ 8 years agoWe’re in the groove again says O’Halloran
By JOHN FALLON FULL-BACK Tiernan O’Halloran said Connacht are now beginning to find their groove under new coach Kieran Keane and...
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/ 8 years agoWhitten tops list of those who deserve more love
UNHERALDED, underestimated, underrated, overlooked, reliable, stalwart. It’s funny how some players – cracking in their own right – become typecast and...
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/ 8 years agoGreats who starred on and off the field
Cheers: Terry McCashin ONE of the great things about amateur rugby is that so many players enjoyed notable and accomplished lives...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
How Canucks could do with Charron nowadays BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points CANADA have...
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/ 8 years agoIreland still offers the best ‘rugby tourist’ experience
MY choice for RWC2023 would be Ireland but I accept that when the World Rugby delegates meet to vote on November...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRejected by Chelsea, Chelsea, snubbed by Wasps, Lozowski still aims for stars
Friendly rivals: Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt PICTURES: Getty Images Alex Lozowski knows what it is to grow at a rapid...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAlex is like me – only he has pace!
ROB LOZOWSKI on his son Alex On transfer matters I’ve tried to advise Alex as best I can, but you can...
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/ 8 years agoMaturing Basta is now model of consistency
Brendan Gallagher makes the case for a recall of Mathieu Bastareaud Toulon’s Mathieu Bastareaud has added skills to his power game...
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/ 8 years agoAnything can happen if France go off piste
BRENDAN GALLAGHER recalls the big upsets as France prepare for next week’s All Blacks clash Mastermind: Jean-Pierre Rives We sometimes get...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBrive’s man of steel was the architect of All Black slaying
Points machine: Christophe Lamaison CHRISTOPHE Lamaison had absolutely no gas and you can count on the fingers of one hand the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWinless Valkyries bitten by improving Sharks
D’ington MPS…39 Worcester Val…5 By ANDREW PARKIN DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks scored seven tries to see off winless Worcester Valkyries at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDow at the double as Wasps move into third
By HELEN DUGGAN Wasps ……………31 Firwood W’loo 3 WELL drilledWasps side moved up to third in the league after overcoming Firwood...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Harlequins are in seventh heaven
By AILISH CLARKE Harlequins ……….39pts Gloucs-Hartpury 12pts Leanne Riley score for Harlequins HARLEQUINS have secured seven bonus point wins in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCleall makes amends as Saracens march on
By LAURA EDDIE Saracens ………29 Bristol ……………12 SARACENS remained unbeaten in the Premier 15s competition with a fivetry triumph over Bristol....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLightning strike to end their miserable streak
By JESS NORTHFIELD L’boro L’ning …27 Richmond………15 LOUGHBOROUGH Lighting produced a sensational all-round display to take home their third win of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCan Wales rise from ashes after 16 losses?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Rout: Bernard Foley runs in one of Australia’s five tries in their 32-8...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAutumn international casualty list is 39 … and counting
THE avalanche of Autumn Tests start next week with almost 40 players absent from the starting grid, the vast majority because...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNow it can be told: truth about Andy’s M4 buggygate
NEWS, as defined by an ancient rule of journalism, is not necessarily when it happens but when it breaks, in other...
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/ 8 years agoWillis boys out to be dominant double act
NEALE HARVEY gets the lowdown on Wasps flanker Jack Willis and his younger brother Tom Last month’s harrowing 38-19 defeat at...
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/ 8 years agoGermans call for Preocanin
OLD Elthamians lock Adam Preocanin is gearing up to swap National One for the world stage after earning a shock Test...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDuff the hero as Club are sunk at the death
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….19 B Stortford ……21 A STUNNING second-half performance from Bishop’s Stortford saw the visitors overturn a 19-...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoIonians dig deep to grind out win
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians …27 Cambridge ……21 AN EVEN encounter at Brantingham Park was eventually decided by the home side...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoShort-handed Students suffer
By DAVE LAWRENCE B Moseley ……36 L Students ……10 BIRMINGHAM Moseley breezed to an emphatic six-try victory over 14- man Loughborough....
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmps turn the volume up to win historic encounter
By WARREN KAY Head down: Ampthill’s Maama Molitika on the charge It’s mine: Chris Surman of Old Elthamians hangs onto the...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRoad woes persist for Darlington as Esher step up
By LUKE JARMYN Esher ……………33 Darlington MP 26 ESHER wing Ben Loader combined with centre Chris Auld to score his second...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSub-par Coventry maintain perfect season
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry ………38 Caldy …………….14 LEAGUE leaders Coventry banked another five points as they made it a perfect ten...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoSmith kick sends Fylde home happy
By JOHN HARRISON Old Albanian …15 Fylde …………….16 GREGORY Smith’s lastgasp penalty snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for Fylde...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDan’s miss leaves Albion mugged
By WILL THOMPSON Rosslyn Park 26 Plymouth A ….26 DAN Mugford hit the post with a last-minute conversion as Plymouth Albion...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHartpury optimistic they can push into top four
CONFIDENT Hartpury centre Luke Eves says his troops are targeting a top four finish after exceeding expectations in the Championship. Despite...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRoaring Lions start fast to down Chester
■By BRAD HARPER Leicester L……35 Chester …………14 LEICESTER Lions made it back-to-back victories after claiming an impressive bonus point win against...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBridge slip to first loss of campaign
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sheffield T……20 Stourbridge….14 AN IMPRESSIVE Sheffield Tigers consigned league leaders Stourbridge to their first defeat of the season...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMagnificent seven for dominant Dale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………47 Sheffield……….11 AFTER two successive defeats, Tynedale roared back to winning ways with a seven-try blitz of...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoAley the man as Otley are undone by South
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….44 Otley …………….34 SOUTH Leicester ran out victors against Otley in a ten-try thriller. The home...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale Keep the faith to cruise past Lucs
By MARK THOMPSON Sale……………………48pts Luctonians …………5pts JONATHAN Keep was hugely satisfied with his Sale side’s clinical display after they powered past...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoClassy Park hold on after
By MAX CHESTERTON Sedgley P ….43 W’fedale ……30 SEDGLEY Park maintained their unbeaten home steak with a battling win over bottom...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoField day for hosts as Blaydon falter
By ANDREW SMITH H’dersfield ….48 Blaydon ……….22? BLAYDON’S second visit to Yorkshire within a week again proved fruitless as they succumbed...
International Rugby
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Autumn Internationals
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouge
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