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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCrusaders surivive Bracknell fightback
South West Premier TABLE-TOPPERS Dings Crusaders survived a second-half fightback from Bracknell to win 23-19. Two tries from Ashley Challenger, a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWomen must change their laws to avoid catastrophe
JEFF PROBYN Physical differences: Lagi Tuima makes a break for England against Canada. PICTURE: Getty Images As the England men’s team...
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Features
/ 8 years agoNow Eddie knows what Stuart Lancaster had to put up with
WITH the first weekend of the Six Nations upon us, the excitement and expectation has made the waiting worthwhile for some....
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Features
/ 8 years agoAttwood jets off for refresher in Toulon
RUGBY SHORTS BATH second row Dave Attwood has joined French Top 14 side Toulon on loan for the rest of the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoVisser, Hammond pen contract extensions
HARLEQUINS wing Tim Visser has signed a two-year contract extension with the Premiership side. The Netherlands-born Scotland back, 30, joined the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGibbes in charge as Kiss departs Ulster
ULSTER’S director of rugby Les Kiss has left the province following the recent poor run of results. The ex-Ireland assistant coach’s...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBath bring in Sevens flyer McConnochie
ENGLAND Sevens speedster Ruaridh McConnochie, 26, will join Bath in the summer of 2018 – his first top flight club having...
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Features
/ 8 years agoPumas ace Cordero signs on at Exeter
ARGENTINA winger Santiago Cordero has joined Exeter until the end of the season Cordero has won 33 caps for the Pumas...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSaints tie down lock star Ratuniyarawa
FIJI second row Api Ratuniyarawa has signed a new two-year contract with Northampton Saints to run until 2020. The 31-year-old joined...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoWily Warren has too much know-how for reckless Scots
From NICK CAIN at the Principality Stadium THE Scarlets experiment worked a treat as Wales opened their Six Nations account in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoPolitics drove me out of SA rugby – Van Zyl
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY SOUTH African scrum-half Piet van Zyl concedes his hopes of a Springboks recall are over after...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLam track record led me to Bristol – Stirzaker
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA AUSSIE Super Rugby star Nic Stirzaker has revealed how Pat Lam’s record of success persuaded him...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGames pools pit England against Aussies
By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND have discovered their groups for the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sevens in the Gold Coast in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAmor’s lads face Kiwis in Hamilton last eight
WORLD SERIES 7s HOSTS New Zealand laid in wait for England in the early hours of this morning in the Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThompson looks class from tee
By JAY BRAYFORD Bridgend 13 Cardiff 23 AN impressing kicking display from Gareth Thompson inspired Cardiff to victory. The fly-half booted...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWelsh Division One round-up
BRYNMAWR moved seven points clear at the top of One East after a 22- 12 bonus-point victory at Dowlais. Wingers Ryan...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSwansea pack in control as Bargoed are swept away
Swansea 22 Bargoed 8 By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA secured a welldeserved victory at a rain-soaked St Helen’s. They took the lead...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins find perfect response to National Cup loss
Carmarthen Q 21 Aberavon. 15 By PAUL HOPKINS QUINS sneaked a hardfought victory thanks to three second-half penalties from fly-half Jac...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMerthyr dig out victory after injuries disrupt Bedwas drive
Bedwas 23 Merthyr 34 By JAY BRAYFORD MERTHYR extended their winning run to 14 games with a hard-fought victory at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPonty turn on the style in march towards the title
Pontypridd 59 Llanelli 14 By ANDREW DEERING PONTYPRIDD once again demonstrated their Premiership title credentials by romping to victory. Llanelli had...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHughes double gives coach Stoddart second win in row
Neath 15 Cross Keys 41 By CARL FIELD HOOKER Darren Hughes scored a double as Cross Keys hit Neath for six...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWoods can’t wait to see Ebbw in action after delay
PREVIEW Newport v Ebbw Vale Sunday. Kick-off 2.30pm By DANIEL WILSON NEW Ebbw Vale head coach Greg Woods takes charge of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWe must replace Cup says Connacht coach
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN CONNACHT Academy coach Mossy Lawler has called on the Irish Rugby Football Union and other governing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGatland: Don’t pick a Welshman
WARREN Gatland says it will be hard for a Welshman to follow him as Wales national coach after the 2019 World...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDouble break-in horror shocks Talywain
By LUKE JARMYN NEWS EXTRA A SOUTH-EAST Wales rugby club has been left devastated after being broken into twice within five...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFrance find it difficult to feel love for Altrad
DAVID BARNES Montpellier chairman Mohed Altrad, born to a Bedouin tribe in the desert, has built a global empire that turns...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoBeckett’s score earns maiden win for Firwood
By STEVE BROOKS Five tries: Hartpury-Gloucester’s Kelly Smith SARAH Beckett helped secure Firwood Waterloo’s first victory in the Tyrrells Premier 15s...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoMomentum will carry us to Twickenham with belief
SHANE WILLIAMS Midfield maestro: Centre Hadleigh Parkes That was more like it! I’ve said for a long time that Wales have...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny is class on another red-letter day for Scarlets
PETER JACKSON VERDICT Marksman: Leigh Halfpenny kicks more points One day soon the scoreline will be enshrined in clubhouses all over...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSexton sets Irish eyes smiling with one of the great drop goals
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER JOHNNY Sexton broke French hearts in Paris last night with a match winning 45 metre dropped goal with...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoJohnny’s so glad he got last chance…
IRELAND’S Grand Slam remains on track thanks to Johnny Sexton’s lastgasp winner. The fly-half said: “It was one of those moments...
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Guest Blogs
/ 8 years agoWRU Exiles grows from strength to strength!
The WRU Exiles programme continues to grow from strength to strength as the WRU prepares for a further series of one...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoAllister Coetzee’s fruitless reign in charge of Springboks ends
Rift between Coetzee and SARU in wake of damning letter sees contract terminated
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEddie Jones names England squad to take on Italy
Ben Te'o beats Jonathan Joseph to start at inside centre
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Featured
/ 8 years agoStockdale and Aki named in Ireland team to play France
Ireland's last trip to Paris in the Six Nations ended in a 10-9 defeat
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Featured
/ 8 years agoJacques Brunel must turn France’s Cup aces into champs
Can the 64-year-old turn France into a team to fear? He's certainly making changes in selection
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Featured
/ 8 years agoDeano: Eddie Jones can do the Slam and win the World Cup if Farrell and Vunipola stay fit
Newcastle Falcons head coach Dean Richards talks England's prospects in Six Nations and beyond
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Rhys Webb has become the victim of politics
Peter Jackson suggests Rhys Webb may never play for Wales in Cardiff again given he will be 32 when his Toulon...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJames Haskell to leave Wasps at the end of the season
England flanker has been linked with a move to a Premiership rival
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoSix Nations spotlight – Ireland: Joe Schmidt must unleash his terrifying dogs of war
Ireland head coach spoilt by riches of big-name players and new dynamics brought to the table by young up-and-comers
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Featured
/ 8 years agoCourtney Lawes has big appetite for success – Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones on the upward trend of Courtney Lawes since he took over the England job
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Featured
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny’s kicking can win it for Wales, says Sir Gareth Edwards
Wales legend gives his backing to the Scarlets full-back to kick Wales to victory against Scotland
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWales name squad for Six Nations opener
Scarlets players dominate Warren Gatland's squad for Scotland match
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints appoint Chris Boyd as new director of rugby
(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis 2016 Super Rugby mastermind Chris Boyd will leave the Hurricanes at the end of the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEngland is not job for me insists Deano
By NICK CAIN DEAN Richards, the fan’s favourite to replace Eddie Jones as England coach, last night ruled himself out of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoNorth scare but Gareth backs Leigh to win it.
By PETER JACKSON Dousing the fire: Matt Gallagher scores for Saracens against Newport Gwent Dragons PICTURE: Getty Images SIR Gareth Edwards...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSarries young guns carry too much fire for Dragons
By GARY FITZGERALD ACADEMY coach Adam Powell praised his young guns for damping down the Dragons fire and keeping alive Sarries’Anglo...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGood luck to that Saints’ £10m team says Diamond!
By COLIN NEWBOUL3 Final word: Nafi Tuitavake scores for Saints in the 80th minute PICTURE: Getty Images WITH two minutes remaining,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGloucester big guns blast seven past Ospreys
By TOM BRADSHAW GLOUCESTER Academy boss Richard Whiffin says competition for places is rife at Kingsholm ahead of the resumption of...
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