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Premiership
/ 8 years agoIs it all as black as that?
THERE is more than a hint of a PC version of 1984’s ‘Big Brother’ about the New Zealand Rugby Union’s enquiry...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoChampions back on track with five tries
By MIKE SINCLAIR CHAMPIONS Exeter shrugged off the spluttering start to the defence of their title as they handed newlypromoted London...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSlade thanks to young guns
HENRY SLADE, who graduated from Exeter’s production line to the England squad, paid tribute to the youngsters aiming to follow in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSharks go wonky in the lineout to hand it to Falcons
By COLIN NEWBOULT FOR ALL the zip and zest of the previous weekend, where attacking rugby thrived and defences were deemed...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDeano: Steals won us the game
NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards praised their lineout defence after locks Calum Green and Will Witty caused severe problems for the Sale...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDe Jongh’s aiming to catch eye of the Boks
NEALE HARVEY talks to Wasps’ South African centre about the 2019 World Cup Wasps centre Juan de Jongh reckons he still...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHeathcote: We’ve found ways to give Wasps some problems
By NICK VERDIER WORCESTER fly-half Tom Heathcote admits high-flying Wasps are far from the dream opponents for a team in need...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDan’s a big loss but Ospreys do have Sam
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND DAN BIGGAR is a colossal loss to Welsh rugby. It was no surprise to see...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCarty has Connacht in cruise control
Connacht …32 Kings …10 JACKCarty maintained his 100 per cent record from the tee this season as tries from Tom Farrell,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoScorching Scarlets lift gloom with another rout
By ROB COLE SCARLETS put another team to the sword at the start of their defence of the Guinness PRO14 title...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRennie off to a flyer as Dunbar doubles up
By ALEX McLEMAN TWO tries from Alex Dunbar helped Glasgow Warriors secure a dream home debut victory over the Ospreys for...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLate Leinster try treble sends Blues tumbling in Dublin
By ALEX BYWATER JUST before the hour mark, there were only four points between the teams. By the time Andrew Brace...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoKiss praise for Trimble after 2-try supershow
By KEVIN GRAHAM ULSTER coach Les Kiss paid tribute to Andrew Trimble after the Irish winger led them to victory with...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCheetahs cut down by Wootton 4-try blast
By DARAGH SMALL MUNSTER director of rugby Rassie Erasmus says there is still plenty of room for improvement even though the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHenson on target but Dragons fade
By GARY HEATLY On the attack: Gavin Henson flips out a pass for Dragons PICTURE: Huw Evans EDINBURGH head coach Richard...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWelsh rugby ticket prices are a tweeting disgrace
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ever since William Webb Ellis did his runner at Rugby School, there have...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBrilliance of Patchell goes unrewarded
IN THE course of routing Munster in Dublin at the end of last season, the Scarlets cast Wales in a poor...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWelsh Lions keep their feet up as mates toil
NONE the worse for their summer exertions in New Zealand, a trio of Lions made it onto the starting grid for...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGive Biggar a huge send-off
WHEN word first got out of Dan Biggar signing for Northampton, a senior member of the Ospreys’ management team borrowed the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSkivington: Franco will throw his weight around at Irish
By NEALE HARVEY FRANCO van der Merwe could be one of the best signings of the Premiership season, according to London...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSurgery for Manu as jinx strikes
MANU Tuilagi will not be available for England’s autumn internationals after undergoing surgery on the knee he injured against Bath. Playing...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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Features
/ 8 years agoPhiladelphia is next stop on rugby’s world tour
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at how club rugby has spread around the world since 2011 Globalisation is one of the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDan’s mission is to sell rugby to American market
WITH the possible exception of Saracens’ Chris Wyles no American Rugby player understands and appreciates Premiership rugby better than Dan Lyle...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHayes: Falcons are doing us proud in USA
By GRAHAM JENKINS PREMIERSHIP Rugby have heaped praise on Newcastle Falcons for spearheading the league’s latest American adventure. The Falcons will...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTop Kiwi Plumtree aims for Prem job
JOHN PLUMTREE, the Hurricanes forwards coach, is looking for a move to the Premiership in 2018. Kiwi Plumtree, who was a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BATH are set to offer veteran Samoan halfback Kahn Fotuali’i the chance of extending...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSaracens lead the hunt for Wales star Webb
SARACENS are the first Premiership club to put their hat into the ring for Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb who is out...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks hit back after Pumas scare
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NEW ZEALAND were given a major fright for the best part of an hour in New Plymouth before...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoWasteful Wallabies let Boks off the hook
By SAM JACKSON AUSTRALIA coach Michael Cheika rued the inability of his Wallabies to close out matches after they surrendered a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoI’d say ‘no’ to the Boks, I want to play for England
NICK CAIN TALKS TO WORCESTER TIGHT-HEAD NICK SCHONERT NICK Schonert does a great impression of being an immoveable object, and he...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLoughborough aim to be top women’s rugby centre in world
Flagship player: Sarah Hunter High hopes: Rhys Edwards RHYS EDWARDSconcedes his Loughborough Lightning face an uphill battle in the Premier 15s...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins warn rivals: only going to get We’re better
By NICK VERDIER Captains call: The ten clubs at the launch of the Premier 15s season From left: Amelia Buckland-Hurry (Bristol...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWomen’s Premier 15s fixtures
Round 1 - September 16/17 Loughborough Lightning v Worcester Valkyries Firwood Waterloo Ladies v Saracens Women Wasps Ladies v Harlequins Ladies...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLitchfield will get new chance to join in 2019
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN As the dust settles on the World Cup and we see the trophy sail to New...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe clubs…
Bristol Head Coach: Kris De Scossa Ground: Cleve RFC, Cossham St. Emersons Green, Bristol Last year’s finish: 1st (final) DMP Sharks...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBe perfect Bristol or expect a Lam slam
Preview Cornish Pirates v Bristol BRISTOL are expecting another ‘Cup final’ today and head coach Pat Lam has called for big...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBedford in fast Lane to give Exiles a beating
By MATT WRIGHT CENTRE Rich Lane is enjoying his long-awaited return to Bedford after being among the try-scorers in their entertaining...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoDerby day demolition for hapless Rotherham
By STEVE HOSSACK Stepper: Jake Henry tests the Doncaster cover DONCASTER Knights put Rotherham Titans to the sword to underline that...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoDurutalo adds a rescue act to bonus point try
By LUKE JARMYN A CRUCIAL try-saving tackle by Ealing openside Andrew Durutalo on Richmond replacement Harrison Edwards in the 71st minute...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoFast-starting Hartpury can’t escape Reds’ driving finish
By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY’S first Championship home game ended in disappointment, as a strong second half from the Jersey Reds was...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoIrvine jinks his way into Geech’s good books
By ROB WILDMAN SIR IAN McGeechan summed it up best. “Great to see the sidestep is still part of the game,”...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFarrell’s signature is worth weight in gold
By NEALE HARVEY OWEN Farrell’s statement of intent by signing a five-year contract at Saracens will ensure the rest of the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBradley backs Ospreys kids for lock stardom
By STEFFAN THOMAS VETERAN Wales lock Bradley Davies is backing young prospects Adam Beard and Rory Thornton for international stardom. Ospreys...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHayes makes name for himself at Caldy
By JAMIE RUSSELL Caldy…37 Fylde …19 CALDY announced themselves onto the National One scene with a stunning victory over north-west rivals...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmps overcome slow start to win
By WARREN KAY Ampthill …28 Old Albanian…24 AMPTHILL welcomed Old Albanian to Dillingham Park and sent them packing after a narrow...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoHirskyj-Douglas seals it for ‘Boro
Cambridge …9 L’borough St…14 By STEVE JACKSON THE weather sent game plans out of the window at Grantchester Road, but a...
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National League One
/ 8 years ago”Near-perfect” past an ailing Cov ease Moseley
By JOHN WILKINSON Flying in: James Stokes goes over for Coventry Coventry …50pts Tries: Makaafi 12, Dacres 18, Stokes 32, 62,...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTarrant turns on style to dispatch Rosslyn Park
By ALEX MARROW Rosslyn Park …6 Blackheath …25 BLACKHEATH continued their fine start to the season with an impressive win over...
International Rugby
Wales drawn with England in Rugby World Cup pool
Autumn Internationals
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouge
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