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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoStudents fill the bin but secure the win
By ROB COLE SWALEC Championship round-up CARDIFFMetmade light of two yellow cards in the first half to run out 32-15 winners...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPowell’s forwards put Brecon on top of the heap
By JOE REES SWALEC Division One round-up ANDYPowell’s influence on the forwards at Brecon was there for all to see as...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPint-sized Gabriel cuts down Clermont
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Gabriel Lacroix, of La Rochelle, is an unlikely lad in the muscular world of the Top 14....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoEngland name 17 contracted Sevens players
By NICK VERDIER NEWS EXTRA The RFU have named the 17 women who have been awarded professional Sevens contracts ahead of...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoAge won’t wither Wigglesworth bid to play again for England
By NEALE HARVEY Hoorah…the RFU have a chief executive who follows rugby SARACENS scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth is determined to prove that...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNew laws bring try bonanza declares O’Connor
By JON NEWCOMBE LEICESTER head coach Matt O’Connor says the Aviva Premiership’s record-breaking start did not come as a surprise to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNights on town will help Blues bond like Saracens says Gill
By ALEX BYWATER RHYS Gill believes the implementation of a Saracens- style ‘wolf pack’ mentality can be the key to helping...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoCarnegie will never be same as Leinster
IN LASTSunday’s TRP Jon Newcombe quotes Yorkshire Carnegie coowner Jon Wright: “Although Yorkshire is a county, we see the team as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoDon’t forget Fylde’s great contribution to North West rugby
WHILE Brendan has to be applauded for his article about Rugby Union in the North last week, I feel I feel...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoTime’s up for Manu
I CANNOT see another outcome for Manu Tuilagi’s latest injury setback than a retirement. He is showing great mental strength to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPremiership need plan to stop the big crash
COLIN BOAG The news, broken in last week’s Rugby Paper, that Worcester Warriors are up for sale, or in the PR...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDaly has the towering talent to lift Wasps to title
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK ELLIOT Daly is the most gifted individual Northern Hemisphere three-quarter because he has the whole...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoColossus Courtney tames timid Tigers
By NICK CAIN COURTNEY Lawes said before this East Midlands derby that Saints would be looking for redemption after last weekend’s...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMallinder: Pack gave us back our pride
JIM Mallinder said his England internationals Courtney Lawes and Dylan Hartley had risen to the challenge to restore Northampton’s pride. “Courtney...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoRoko magic show stuns the champs and sends Bath soaring
By NEALE HARVEY SEMESA Rokoduguni demonstrated yet again why he deserves an England call after conjuring two scintillating late tries to...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMatson: What a way to go out!
EMOTIONAL Bath head coach Tabai Matson was close to tears after his last match at the Rec. The New Zealander, who...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: North must show he is still worth his place
Ever since the early days on Anglesey, George North had been used to clearing obstacles at high speed in a manner...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: I won’t be tempted to write off Kings yet
The start of a new era in the Guinness PRO14 saw all eyes on Llanelli as defending champions Scarlets took on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoIrish have the culture to survive says Narraway
Former London Irish back rower Luke Narraway reckons the behind-the-scenes culture being created by coaching supremos Brendan Venter and Nick Kennedy...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNorthampton confirm Biggar signing
Northampton have today confirmed that Dan Biggar has signed a contract to join the East Midlands club in the summer of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWRU and Ospreys statement on Dan Biggar
Dan Biggar has informed his employers of his intention to leave Welsh Rugby to join Northampton Saints next season. Biggar is...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Fearns in Les Bleus? C’est un outrage!
The thought of Carl Fearns becoming a surrogate Frenchman fills me with dread. This is not so much because the Lyon-based...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBath coach going back to New Zealand
Tabai Matson will leave his position as Bath head coach next week to return to New Zealand due to family reasons....
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoChampionship better than A-League – Melville
Nigel Melville has cast doubt on Premiership proposals to create a fully blown A-League competition from season 2018-19. The RFU‘s director...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoRaising the salary cap would harm the game says Premiership club director
Newcastle managing director Mick Hogan has slammed demands by Saracens to increase the salary cap, describing a suggestion by Sarries boss...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLions star pens new Wasps deal
British and Irish Lions and England international Elliot Daly has extended his contract with Wasps. The 24 year-old, who started every...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoThe struggles of Premiership rugby in the North West
SALE entertain Newcastle on Friday night in the big northern derby – or the Sharks play the Falcons if you prefer...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoStatement: Worcester respond to TRP exclusive
Following our exclusive story on Sunday revealing Worcester Warriors were up sale, the club has issued the following statement. Warriors Chairman...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoStruggling Worcester are put up for sale
EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY Takeover? Edward Griffiths WORCESTER Warriors are up for sale, with former Saracens chief executive Edward Griffiths believed...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoIt’s a record as the tries pile in
We’re flying: Topsy Ojo leaps over to score London Irish’s first try against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty Images A TOTAL of 44...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoWales clear way to pick all four of their Lions
By PETER JACKSON WALES will give all four of their English-based Lions a clear run to the World Cup by removing...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoRelegation fodder? No-one’s told Irish!
From BRENDAN GALLAGHER at Twickenham London Irish 39pts Tries: Ojo 23, Bell 30, Treviranus 58, McKibbin 78 Conversions: Bell 31, 59...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoThat’s no surprise insists Cowan
LONDON Irish flanker and man of the match Blair Cowan: “We weren’t surprised at that performance, we have been building for...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoFearns in Les Bleus? C’est un outrage!
Switching allegiances? Carl Fearns on the burst for Lyon The thought of Carl Fearns becoming a surrogate Frenchman fills me with...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoThe sweaty basics pay dividends for new-look Gloucester
JOHAN Ackermann might just be able to galvanise Gloucester judging by their cliff-edge 28-21 win over champions Exeter at Kingsholm on...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoSpit-spot it’s a solution!
A POTENTIAL breakthrough in the diagnosis of concussion through a simple saliva test is a note of good news at the...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWoodward try rewards Gloucester’s new spirit
By NEALE HARVEY Gloucester 28pts Tries: Thrush 25, 39; Morgan 56, Woodward 80 Conversions: Burns 25, 39, 56, Twelvetrees 80 Exeter...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWe fought for full 80 says coach Ackermann
EMOTIONAL new Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann credited his side’s spirit after getting his reign off to the best start. He...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoRampaging Robson sends 4-try message to England
By STEVE KENNY Wasps 50pts Tries: Robson 3, 13, 33, 44, Wade 16, Rowlands 70, Rieder 73 Conversions: Gopperth 3, 13,...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoDiamond: Ref got new ruck rule wrong
SALE boss Steve Diamond admitted his team had no answer to the invention of Wasps in a brilliant firsthalf display. But...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWarriors given reality check by Newcastle
By COLIN NEWBOULT Newcastle 35pts Tries: Tait 5, Vickers 52, Cooper 62, Socino 75 Conversions: Takulua 6, 53, Willis 76 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTe’o arm injury may be serious says Gold
WORCESTER director of rugby Gary Gold is concerned by the injury sustained by British and Irish Lions international Ben Te’o. Te’o,...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoToomua’s aiming for new reign of terror
PREVIEW… By NICK VERDIER Leicester v Bath Today. Welford Road. Kick-off 3pm Power: Matt Toomua is tackled by Finn Russell on...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoCaptain Garvey’s out to checkmate Leicester
Leader: Matt Garvey MATT GARVEY knows he will have to play chess while he plays rugby when Bath take on Leicester...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTuilagi starts as Tigers fire their big guns
MANU Tuilagi will make his first competitive start since January after being named in Leicester’s XV to take on Bath at...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoClass gap tells as Irish tonk Treviso
Munster 34 Treviso 3 MUNSTER coach Rassie Erasmus says they have plenty of room for improvement despite an easy win to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCockerill lifts off with rare victory in Cardiff
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff Blues 10pts Try: Navidi 36 Conversion: Evans 36 Penalty: Evans 48 Edinburgh 20pts Tries: Kinghorn 12, Dean...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMajestic Scarlets put Kings to sword
By ROB COLE Scarlets 57pts Tries: McNicholl 9, 74, Halfpenny 23, Patchell 47, Ball 50, Phillips 63, Parkes 70, S Evans...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLeinster’s giant pack grind down improving Dragons
By ALEX BYWATER Dragons 16pts Try: penalty 73 Conversion: penalty 73 Penalties: Henson 10, 33, 44 Leinster 39pts Tries: Gibson-Park 22,...
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