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Six Nations
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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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/ 10 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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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Latest News
/ 10 years agoMallinder searching for top-class No.10
NORTHAMPTON rugby director Jim Mallinder is hunting more backline leaders to augment the signing of Australia Test centre Rob Horne. Horne,...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoIs it Scotland’s year to break the Millennium duck in Paris?
BRENDAN GALLAGHER talks to two of the heroes from Scotland’s last win over the French in Paris There have been only...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoIt’s been a while but France haven’t had it all their own way
Close encounter: Scotland edge the game in 1963 Like all the teams in the Championship, Scotland have endured long barren spells...
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Six Nations
/ 10 years agoScots look good so why is Cotter on the way out?
Nick Cain investigates the strange case of the Scots jettisoning their ace coach SCOTLAND’s 27-22 win over Ireland was one of...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBattling Edinburgh comeback falls short
Ulster 24 Edinburgh 18 DUNCAN Hodge was left wondering what his side might have achieved, as Edinburgh’s brave comeback fell just...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoAnscombe: My fight for Wales recall starts here
By JAMES CANDY PREVIEW Cardiff Blues v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1.05pm CARDIFF Blues outsidehalf Gareth Anscombe is determined to reignite his...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoConfidence trick works again for Scarlets
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN Glasgow 14pts Tries: MacArthur 15 Penalties: Clegg 2, 26, 47 Scarlets26pts Tries: Williams 21, Davies 39 Conversions: Jones...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoThey taught us a lesson – Jones
By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Kingsley Jones is hopeful his men can get a first away win of the season when...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoZebre are zapped by zippy Evans
Zebre 10 Ospreys 40 AN incredible 12-minute hat-trick for Dan Evans helped Ospreys to a bonus point win over Zebre on...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPreview Treviso v Leinster
Today, Kick-off 1.30pm ■ HOOKER Richardt Strauss will captain Leinster for the first time today as the Irish province travel to...
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Features
/ 10 years agoThis farewell to a Bok hero was fit for a king
Peter Jackson reports on the outpouring of emotion at the funeral of Joost van der Westhuizen They carried his oak coffin...
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Features
/ 10 years agoScrum-halves escape Six Nations cull
WHENthe Six Nations revved up on the starting grid last weekend, more than 30 players had been parked in the pits...
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Features
/ 10 years agoWarriors can dump another millstone
NO ONE club carried as much clout during the opening round of the Six Nations than Glasgow Warriors. Of Scotland’s 23...
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Features
/ 10 years agoJoy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against
Brendan Gallagher recalls the great player he knew Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLet George prove he’s starting Lion says Chuter
By NEALE HARVEY JAMIE George is this summer’s first choice British Lions hookerin-waiting and must be given the chance to prove...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHat-trick hooker Antonio joins the big time at Wasps
By JON NEWCOMBE SCORING a ten-minute hat-trick for Nottingham has clearly done wonders for Antonio ‘TJ’ Harris’ profile as the Nottingham...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoFord not coming here says angry Vaughan
GLOUCESTER chief executive Stephen Vaughan has vehemently denied reports that Mike Ford is set to be offered a coaching role at...
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