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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDwayne Peel to join Ulster as assistant coach
Ulster have added to their backroom staff for next season by acquiring Bristol backs coach Dwayne Peel. Peel’s arrival as an...
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/ 9 years agoChiefs pick up Bristol half-back on loan
Exeter have brought in Bristol and former Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts on a loan deal to provide urgent injury cover. The...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBristol to bring in All Black Luatua
Bristol have pulled off a massive coup by signing All Blacks flanker Steven Luatua ahead of next season. The 25-year-old will...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoLet George prove he’s a starting Lion says Chuter
Jamie George is this summer’s first choice British Lions hooker-in-waiting and must be given the chance to prove it by starting...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCardiff Blues secure Leicester centre
Leicester’s Welsh centre Jack Roberts will join the Cardiff Blues next season after agreeing a long-term deal with the Pro12 outfit....
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: This farewell to a Bok hero was fit for a king
They carried his oak coffin out of Loftus Versveld a few minutes before three o’clock on Friday afternoon at the end...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBennett, Strauss and Reid to leave Glasgow
Glasgow have announced that Mark Bennett will join Edinburgh and Gordon Reid and Josh Strauss will leave the Warriors at the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Scott Morgan – former Wales forward
Each and every time I pulled on a club jersey was special to me irrespective of who I played for, but...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHarlequins sign former London Welsh captain
Harlequins have signed former London Welsh captain Ryan Hodson on a short-term deal with immediate effect. The move, which was first...
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/ 9 years agoFord and Burns switch Leicester and Bath role
Leicester have completed the signing of George Ford from Bath ahead of next season in a move which will also see...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWatson, Hill and Genge in squad to face Italy
Eddie Jones has called up Anthony Watson and Paul Hill to a 25-man training squad ahead of England’s clash with Italy...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Mike Delany – Newcastle fly-half
1. Sone Taumalolo – My old Chiefs mate brings fear into the opposition but he’s actually a gentle giant and a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoEddie: We’ve used up all our get out of jail cards
From GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones hailed his “gritty, never say die heroes” after Elliot Daly’s late, late try kept England’s remarkable...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoHowley: We’ll use this to beat Scotland
By ALEX BYWATER WALES head coach Rob Howley vowed his team will use the heartbreak of their last-gasp defeat to England...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoHogg aims to end 18 years of hurt
By GARY HEATLY STUART Hogg is well aware that France like to play with flair on their own patch – but...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoMy mate Vern is going to make it tough for us says Nakaitaci
By NICK VERDIER NOA Nakaitaci knows from personal experience all about the physical challenge that will confront France as they attempt...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoWhy I worry for Wales in Edinburgh showpiece
Wales usually expect to win in Scotland, but I think this month’s trip to Murrayfield could be the toughest game of...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoN’Tamack leads French resistance
By PHIL REES France U20 36 Scotland U20 8 FRANCE bounced back from a big opening defeat to England as they...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoIrish dig in to deny Italian fightback
By RYAN WEBB Italy U20 26 Ireland U20 27 IRELAND survived a late onslaught to hold on for their second one-point...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoZach factor makes the difference for England
Bonus time: Zach Mercer scores England’s fourth try PICTURE: Getty Images By NICK VERDIER ZACH Mercer showed exactly why he is...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoGermany shock Europe as they end 79 years of pain against Romania
RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP GERMANY’S bid to qualify for a first ever Rugby World Cup got off to a flying start with...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoJust a practice run for Red Roses professionals
By NICK VERDIER IT was very much a case of professionals against amateurs at the Arms Park yesterday as England women...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoScotland put to the sword in La Rochelle
By NICK VERDIER France W 55 Scotland W 0 FRANCE got their Six Nations campaign back on track with a nine-try...
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER ■ WASPS are in the hunt to sign Northampton Saints prop Gareth Denman when his contract runs out at...
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Features
/ 9 years agoHamilton could boost Exiles pack
LONDON IRISH are eying up a move for Saracens’ Swindon-born Scotland lock Jim Hamilton who is out of contract at the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoJones on way back to Sale
BRISTOL hooker Marc Jones could be set to return to Sale at the end of the season as Steve Diamond plans...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWelsh lock Day is set to join Sarries
Three caps: Dominic Day playing for Wales ■ SALE Sharks’ tighthead prop Brian Mujati is joining the Ospreys, with immediate effect....
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Features
/ 9 years agoStrauss for Falcons? No, he’s off to Toulouse
SCOTLAND No.8 Josh Strauss won’t be moving to Newcastle Falcons when his contract with Glasgow Warriors runs out at the end...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCrooked feeds are making a mockery of our game
These days TV commentators are clearly under orders from broadcasters not to mention them, but our readers say that crooked scrum...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBuddies? No, these are Championship’s worst enemies
THE buddy-system between Championship and Premiership clubs being proposed by the RFU looks to me like a deadend for the second...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRemember Joost by backing his own J9 Foundation
WHEN Joost van der Westhuizen died earlier this week at the age of 45 after a battle with motor neurone disease...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMermoz joins party as Tigers regain mojo
By NEALE HARVEY FRENCHMAN Maxime Mermoz notched his first Premiership try as rampant Leicester reignited their title hopes with a convincing...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSlater: We must scrap for everything
TIGERS lock Ed Slater urged his side to build on this performance On the day of his 100th Premiership appearance, Slater...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWasps aim to learn from thrashing to land their first win in Exeter fortress
By NICK VERDIER WASPS were thumped by Exeter in the Cup only two weeks ago but Ashley Johnson reckons they now...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaracens given kicking by metronomic Mills
Saracens’ Matt Gallagher is tackled by Perry Humphreys Bootiful: Worcester’s Ryan Mills lands one of his penalties while PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Premiership
/ 9 years ago‘It was vital we showed we care’
VICTORY was a bonus for Worcester’s interim boss Gary Gold. He said: “Today was all about showing the fans that we...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoPriestland holds his nerve to end Saints jinx
By TOM BRADSHAW THE signing of former Wallaby centre Ben Tapuai is starting to look like a seriously canny piece of...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoGoneva’s hat-trick can’t prevent sloppy Sale from closing out tight game
By COLIN NEWBOULT Sale 26pts Tries: Solomona 32, McGuigan 40, Evans 51 Conversion: Addison 33 Penalties: Addison 7, 11, 75 Newcastle...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoVarndell’s record run in vain as Quins cruise it
By ROGER PANTING TOM Varndell broke the Premiership tryscoring record but it was the only positive Bristol could take on a...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRedpath: Coaches are now under soccer-style pressure
By NEALE HARVEY YORKSHIRE Carnegie head coach Bryan Redpath has revealed why a combination of declining job security and doubts over...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTax office to set up special rugby unit
PREMIERSHIP and Championship clubs must sort out their tax affairs in respect of agent fees on player contracts or risk being...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGreen light for ground share
LONDON Irish’s return to the capital moved a step closer after their application to play at Brentford FC’s proposed new stadium...
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Latest News
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoWeight limits would improve spectacle
IS there really such a need for these big players? How about introducing a weight limit in rugby? It might sounds...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoSimple tweaks can make the calendar run a lot smoother
FROM 2020, how best to accommodate the new rugby calendar for the Northern Hemisphere? To start with, have the Champions Cup...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoThere’s a reason it’s called a Test match
AS a relative newcomer to the ‘modern’ rugby football game, I would beg to differ with Colin Boag’s assertion that the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPlease spare us musak and lame commentary
COLIN BOAG The Six Nations is one of rugby’s biggest opportunities to increase its reach, and the broadcasters have a duty...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWoodward’s confidence is rubbing off on Bristol
By NICK VERDIER JASON Woodward has no doubt about his ability to play Test rugby for England and hpes to prove...
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