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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSwansea swept aside as Newport keep up unbeaten run
By BEN JAMES Newport 28 Swansea 10 NEWPORT kept their unbeaten record in Tier Two as they brushed aside Swansea with...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBudgen late show heaps gloss on Bedwas victory
By DAVID WILKINSON Bedwas 49 Llandovery 17 HE MAY be in his 45th year, but former Northampton Saints and Exeter Chiefs...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBedlinog safe from drop with big win at Dunvant
SWALEC Championship round-up By JOHN ARKLESS THREEsides secured their Championship status for next season but the final relegation spot is yet...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAbergele remain winless after loss at Mold
SWALEC Division One round-up By ELGAN ALDERMAN TREORCHY were crowned winners in the Division One East-Central division after a 38-7 win...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoStade are enjoying their new lease of life
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Stade Francais, so recently facing extinction in a merger with Racing, have become a key element in...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRaisuqe gets ten weeks for stamping
Banned: Josaia Raisuqe stamped on Keelan Giles STADEFrancais wing Josaia Raisuqe has been given a ten-week suspension for stamping on the...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoSonny Bill’s back and feeling fresh for Lions
By NICK VERDIER SONNY Bill Williams made his long-awaited Blues debut yesterday after nearly a year on the sidelines but it...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoWatch 7s at Richmond
THE Lord’s Taverners, the UK charity that provides young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with disabilities the chance to enjoy...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoWade named best in March
LETHAL Wasps finisher Christian Wade has been named the Aviva Premiership Player of the Month for March. The winger, who has...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoWilliams in the dock
A FRENCH court has fined former New Zealand international Ali Williams £1,280 for buying cocaine outside a Paris nightclub. The 35-year-old...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoFitness guru Morrow gets Gatland call
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS’ unsung hero Phil Morrow has been signed up by Warren Gatland for this summer’s Lions tour. Morrow, performance...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Week beginning Sunday, April 9th, 2017 ... Continue reading......
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Latest News
/ 9 years ago‘Mental health at risk over longer season’
BATH prop Kane Palma- Newport has blasted proposals to lengthen the English season, claiming it will increase the risk of star...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExiles confident in-demand Venter can retain club focus
By CHRIS JONES BRENDANVenter will continue as London Irish technical director despite joining the South African coaching team as well as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoCastleford still hold Solomona’s ticket
IN ALL the discussion about whether Sale Sharks winger Denny Solomona should be selected for the Lions or England, there is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoSaracens debt is cause for concern
ARE the financial models being used by Wasps, Saracens, Bath etc. Sustainable in the long term? The Saracens accounts were formally...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoDon’t forget who pays your bills, George
THE papers tell us that George Ford quit Bath because of his father’s sacking. Who comes first, your Dad or your...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoGuildford display their fighting spirit
AS a supporter of Guildford I’d like to point out that their recent efforts deserve more praise than has been given....
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Features
/ 9 years agoSexton’s world class – he expects rough stuff
COLIN BOAG It’s my favourite weekend of the whole rugby season: the quarter-finals of the European cups never disappoint, and the...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoLions have the ferocity up front to shock All Blacks
IT’S not long now until Warren Gatland makes the final call on what will be the biggest challenge of his coaching...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFrance’s cash crisis must be heeded say Tigers
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER chief executive Simon Cohen believes the on-off merger fiasco with Top 14 outfits Stade Francais and Racing...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMoore’s on the mend
FORMER England and Lions hooker Brian Moore is recovering in intensive care at St George’s Hospital in London after suffering a...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoBath finally run hot with general Ford in command
Bath…27pts Tries: Joseph 21, Watson 67, 71 Conversions: Ford 22, 68 Penalties: Ford 27, 49, 68, 72 Leicester …21pts Tries: O’Connor...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoBlackadder proud his boys passed the character test
BATH had to come from behind to beat Leicester yesterday and Director of rugby Todd Blackadder couldn’t have been happier. He...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoFletcher’s lads off to flyer against Canada
ENGLAND U18s scored nine tries as they got their international series off to a winning start at Taffs Well RFC yesterday....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years ago‘I was close to being an LA drop-out’
Monster hooker Joe Taufete’e has been a massive hit at Sixways but it was not so long ago that the huge...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Jamie Barden – Cranleigh School
A broken leg cost him his place in the Harlequins academy but Jamie Barden proved he is full of resource by...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Tale of two rugby cities could not be starker
On a wintry Friday night by the Clyde, Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons played out a 16-all draw. So few...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoLions watch: tightheads and hookers
New Zealand have the highest strike rate off set piece possession in the world game. That is why it is imperative...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoCohen comes out fighting in defence of Mauger axe
Leicester chief executive Simon Cohen has defended the sackings of Richard Cockerill and Aaron Mauger, claiming both decisions were “robust” and...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Will Spencer – Worcester lock
1. Hesitation at roundabouts I get frustrated when people come to a stop at roundabouts regardless of whether there’s any traffic...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Warburton still the pick of captaincy candidates
The clock is ticking in the run up to Warren Gatland‘s Lions squad announcement, but for me there’s only one man...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDickson’s move to Bedford confirmed
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Bedford Blues have bolstered their ranks with Northampton scrum-half Lee Dickson ahead of...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSooner England switch Watson to full-back the better
Mike Brown‘s days as England‘s first choice full-back are numbered according to Matt Perry, who reckons it is time for Bath...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Ruaridh McConnoghie – England Sevens
How about that for a first half of the World Series? We’ve already won two tournaments and we’re the only team...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Solomona is quality, but don’t pick him
That Denny Solomona has had a phenomenal start to his Rugby Union career, with 11 tries in 11 matches for Sale...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoOnly question is, which tour will Denny be on?
Denny Solomona would be a more than useful weapon in the Lions armoury if Warren Gatland was to make him his...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Phillips – former Northampton and Bedford lock
Times have changed a bit since I played (and scored) in Saints’ first-ever Premiership match back in August 1997. There were...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExiles’ legend signs new deal
Club record try-scorer Topsy Ojo has extended his contract at London Irish as the campaign gathers pace ahead of the play-offs....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNewcastle’s eighth summer signing announced
Scrum-half Sam Stuart has become Newcastle Falcons’ eighth new signing for next season. The 25-year-old is known to Falcons director of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSaracens add weight to pack with Wallaby star
Saracens have announced that Australian international forward Will Skelton will re-join the club on a permanent deal later this year. Skelton...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoFrustrated Fisher tells Gloucester to get real
Laurie Fisher says Gloucester have a long way to go before they can be considered a powerhouse of English rugby after...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBristol sign young Gloucester duo
Gloucester second row duo Joe Latta and Joe Batley have both agreed terms to join Bristol next season. 24 year-old Latta...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Jim Evans – former Harlequins lock
1. Ceri Jones – He has to be the hairiest player to play the game. I was never quite sure if...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoFrustrated Fisher tells Gloucester to get real
By NEALE HARVEY LAURIE Fisher says Gloucester have a long way to go before they can be considered a powerhouse of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoWales will veto cut to 6 Nations
WALES will take a stand in Dublin this week against England’s call for the Six Nations schedule to be shortened by...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoFrench giants no match for runaway Red Army
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Munster 41pts Tries: Ryan 5, Stander 48, Sweetnam 76, Conway 80 Conversions: Bleyendaal 5, 76, 80 Penalties: Bleyendaal...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoRyan: We stood up to pack onslaught
STAR man John Ryan admitted the scoreline flattered his team after being made to work hard for the victory. “It was...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoSaracens’ success made me sick… now it’s my turn
Neale Harvey talks to Dave Strettle about his quest to emulate his old Sarries mates PREVIEW… Clermont v Toulon Today. Kick-off...
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