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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoDeadly Kvirikashvili brings up the ton in style
RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP By NICK VERDIER GEORGIAsecured back-toback bonus point victories to top the standings in the Rugby Europe Championship after...
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoToo high a price for ‘fame’ but it’s not the game’s fault
Tragic loss: Wallaby star Dan Vickerman PICTURE: Getty Images Writing this article every week often makes me think and reflect over...
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoFalcons swoop for Scarlets’ finishing king to fill Watson void
TRANSFER WRAP By ED HUTSON MARCUS Watson will leave Newcastle at the end of the season after the Olympic silver medallist...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 years agoSensational Scots send a warning to England
By NICK CAIN SCOTLAND posted a warning to England ahead of their Calcutta Cup meeting at Twickenham in two weeks time...
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoBath pair banned for two weeks
RUGBY SHORTS BATH’S Kahn Fotuali’i and Francois Louw have been banned for two weeks following the club’s 22-12 Premiership win over...
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoFacundo free to link with Lyon
ARGENTINAand Jaguares No.8 Facundo Isa has had the final year of his contract paid off, leaving him free to move to...
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoCarrick set for Sahara challenge
PREMIERSHIP assistant referee Nigel Carrick is in training to take on the gruelling Marathon des Sables ‘ultra-marathon’ for the Matt Hampson...
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Features
/ 10 years agoMY LIFE INRUGBY
THE FORMER ROTHERHAM AND LEEDS CENTRE AND CURRENT WASPS BACKS COACH LEE BLACKETT I’d love to say that the biggest crowd...
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Features
/ 10 years ago20 QUESTIONS
TOM CALLADINE ROTHERHAM FLANKER How’s your week been? Pretty hard to be honest after two big defeats to Yorskhire Carnegie and...
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Features
/ 10 years agoTeen star Reiko grabs a hat-trick
Super Rugby By NICK VERDIER KIWI teenage sensation Reiko Ioane propelled himself into All Blacks reckoning ahead of the Lions tour...
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Features
/ 10 years agoHarper hoping for a Macc makeover
LUKE JARMYN gets the lowdown on how Macclesfield are trying to build for the future LUKE JARMYN Macclesfield chairman and former...
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Features
/ 10 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MAX COYLE HARLEQUINS FULL-BACK Concussion may have cut his U18s Premiership final appearance short but Max Coyle is determined to create...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoLate kick secures dramatic triumph for Vale
C’marthen Q 26 Ebbw Vale 30 By ANDREW MCQUARRIE REIGNING champions Ebbw Vale made it two wins on the bounce as...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoSix of the best as Pontypridd down Llandovery to go top
Pontypridd 42 Llandovery 24 By JAMES LLOYD PONTYPRIDD hit Llandovery for six as the Sardis Road side made it two bonus-point...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoBarnett at the double for the table-topping Keys
Swansea 0 Cross Keys 26 By RICH JONES ABERAVON managed to avoid another trademark RGC 1404 comeback as they recorded the...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoMagic Matt on song as Merthyr outclass Bedwas
Bedwas 20 Merthyr 40 By RHYS THOMAS MERTHYR secured a first win in Tier One as they came away from the...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoThird defeat on the spin as Cardiff downed by Newport
Newport 17 Cardiff 8 By ELGAN ALDERMAN NEWPORT consigned Cardiff to their third defeat since the Premiership split at a wet...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoBrilliant Bridgend battle back for first Parc victory
Llanelli 21 Bridgend 28 By JOHN ARKLESS BRIDGEND snatched their first-ever win at Parc y Scarlets with a comeback victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoPark hope fortress will hold firm against Hartpury
NEWS EXTRA RESULTS AND FIXTURES IN-FORMRosslyn Park are set to face unbeaten Hartpury College at home next Saturday and coach Scott...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoSettled England out to go one better in Vegas
WORLD SEVENS By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND coach Simon Amor has named an unchanged squad for a fifthsuccessive tournament ahead of next...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoRougerie’s aiming for record- with a little help
Of all the 95 tries scored by Aurelian Rougerie during his monumental career with Clermont, the most recent evokes human values...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoForthcoming fixtures
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 INTERNATIONALS Six Nations England v Italy (15:00) NATIONAL LEAGUES Aviva Premiership Bristol v Bath (13:00) Wasps v Gloucester...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoMissed chances again, now let Giles try and take them
SHANE WILLIAMS Despair: A dejected Sam Warburton and the Welsh team walk off the pitch PICTURES: Getty Images WALES AND LIONS...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoThis Scotland team are a serious item
PETER JACKSON VERDICT Scotland reaffirmed their status as title contenders yesterday by treating the faithful to something they had not witnessed...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoIrish ride out the early storm with half-back pairing back in groove
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND, guided by the old firm of Connor Murray and Johnny Sexton at half-back, beat France without undue...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 years agoMurray: Sexton’s in good shape now
STAR man Conor Murray is expecting half-back partner Jonny Sexton to kick on for the remainder of the tournament after returning...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Will Butler – England U20s centre
Will Butler faced a race against the clock to be fit for the Six Nations but he is now looking to...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoTe’o to make first England start against Italy
Ben Te’o will make his first England start against Italy in the third round of the Six Nations outside Owen Farrell...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoChris Cracknell battling to avoid the scrapheap
Former Fiji 7s coach Chris Cracknell fears he may have to quit rugby after failing to find work following last August’s...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Billy Burns – Gloucester scrum-half
1. Hoovering My girlfriend may disagree but I like to think I do my fair share of tidying up. One thing...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoMercer to captain England U20s against Italy
Bath teenage sensation No.8 Zach Mercer will captain England U20s against Italy as they chase their third win of the tournament....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSteve Diamond hit with six-week ban
Steve Diamond has been banned for six weeks for verbally abusing the match officials after Sale‘s Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Harlequins...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJJ dropped by England
England have dropped Jonathan Joseph ahead of their Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham on Sunday. Eddie Jones has retained...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: O’Driscoll is on the case to find any Kiwi flaws
When it comes to the lengths New Zealand will go to turn over the Lions there are none with better first-hand...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: No excuses, Rob, you did get it wrong over Moriarty
During the wash-up over the raging tidal wave of emotions unleashed in Cardiff all week, Wales found it necessary to deny...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBath reap benefits from Cheika snub with Ben Tapuai
Ben Tapuai admits leaving Australia left him “scared” but says a fresh start was necessary after being snubbed by Wallabies boss...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoItaly draft in Allan for Twickenham clash
Tommaso Allan will start for Italy in their Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham on Sunday. The Treviso fly-half, who...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Will Browne – Richmond wing
How about that 49-26 win against Bedford last week? Yeah, it was a great feeling for us to finally get a...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWorcester sign Jersey second-rower
Jersey Reds lock Pierce Phillips has been signed by Worcester Warriors ahead of next season. The 24-year-old, a towering presence at...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland cricket legend’s grandson debuts for Wales U20s
James Botham, grandson of England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham, will make his Wales U20s debut against Scotland on Friday. The...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNewcastle confirm signing of DTH van der Merwe
Newcastle Falcons have added more fire power to their back line confirming the capture of Canada and Scarlets wing DTH van...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHarlequins snap up Wasps tighthead
Harlequins have signed Wasps tighthead Phil Swainston ahead of the 2017/18 season. Swainston has made over 80 appearances for Wasps since...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGlasgow sign Hurricanes flanker Gibbins
Glasgow have announced that Hurricanes flanker Callum Gibbins has signed for the club while Italian flanker Simone Favaro and Canada prop...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNorth back fit to take on Scotland
Wales have been boosted by the return of George North ahead of their Six Nations clash against Scotland at Murrayfield on...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBowden leaves Bath by mutual consent
Bath have confirmed that utility back Dan Bowden has been released from his contract by mutual consent. Bowden joined Bath from Super Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWatson, Harris and Harris sign for Wasps
Newcastle wing Marcus Watson is one of three players to be joining Wasps ahead of the 2017/18 season. He will be...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: Stick with Scott to lead the siege on Murrayfield
Wales‘ performance against England was their best for two years – but I just couldn’t understand some of the substitutions Rob...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain gets an insight into the mind of England’s new midfield ace Ben Te’o
Ben Te’o and the England ‘finishers’ have got a strut in their step after making the difference in the late wins...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Why Maxime Mermoz left French rugby behind
The sea, the sun, the trophies, Maxime Mermoz appeared to have it all. But underneath all that glitter it was a...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoYorkshire Carnegie sign Sale’s sacked winger
Yorkshire Carnegie have signed winger Tom Arscott for the remainder of the season only a month after the wing was sacked...
International Rugby
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