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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoOnce again, England blow their chances
By Paul Rees England continue to find ways to lose. As in their previous six Tests against tier-one opposition, they led...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFin Smith looks like a starting 10 to me, with Marcus Smith on the bench
By Brendan Gallagher There is no justice in this world and, despite the magnificent efforts of the other 28 players on...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoHuw Jones puts Scotland in cruise control to get opening Six Nations win
By Bryn Palmer Scotland's Six Nations campaign is up and running. Five tries, three of them to prolific centre Huw Jones,...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoGregor Townsend salutes hat-trick hero Huw Jones
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend saluted hat-trick hero Huw Jones after the centre took his tally to 22 Test tries and...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Wales find reasons to hope but it’s a walk in the park for France
By Brendan Gallagher France................................ 43pts Tries: Attissogbe 18, 33; Bielle-Biarrey 23, 41; Marchand 55, Gailleton 68, Alldritt 78 Conversions: Ramos 19,...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWales must face up to Italy challenge – Warren Gatland
Head coach Warren Gatland says Wales must front up in Rome on Saturday after crashing to a record Six Nations loss...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIn Rome, Warren Gatland will face his day of destiny
By Peter Jackson The last time Wales were reduced to a state of such pointless poignancy, they sacked their head coach....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: France run nine tries past overpowered Welsh lads
By James Harrington France................63pts Tries: Akrab 3, 40; Pacome 27, Mousques 50, 56; Brau Boirie 54, Taccola 71, Llaveria 77, Jabea...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: Battling forwards put England in pole position over Ireland
By Dan Robertshaw Ireland................................3pts Penalties: Wisniewski 30 England ............................19pts Try: Penalty 68 Penalties: Coen 12, 27, 33, 79 Defending champions England...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: Scotland pay price for too many errors as Italy take honours
By Ethan Bents Scotland .............. 10pts Tries: Allen 15, Duncan 71 Italy ...................... 22pts Tries: Zanandrea 29, Beni 45, Todaro 61...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJack Bracken: One challenge was to do some Irish dancing
Jack Bracken - England U20 & Saracens Winger With my dad being born in Dublin, it made Thursday night’s win even...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAsher Opoku-Fordjour will thrive with England – Bevan Rodd
By Ross Heppenstall Bevan Rodd believes rising prop star Asher Opoku-Fordjour is ready to thrive for England at the Six Nations...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoTrevor Woodman: Afolabi Fasogbon has huge future
By Paul Rees World Cup winner Trevor Woodman is confident Afolabi Fasogbon will fulfil his early promise and become one of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoStop giving No.9s so much protection
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Welcome to the 2025 Six Nations, and, unfortunately, a new abomination...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoPromotion questions still need answers
REFERENCES in letters from RFU Board member Wayne Barnes and interim chair Bill Beaumont in support of the beleaguered current Twickenham...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoJimmy Martin and Tommy Mathews combine for Coventry
By Paul Smith Coventry ...........76pts Tries: Maunder 3, Hitchcock 15, 72; Tiueti 20, Martin 32, 38, 50; Biggs 59, 66; Barton...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoExeter Chiefs are made to work hard by battling Hartpury
By Mark Stevens Hartpury ............ 14pts Tries: Austin 19, Short 80 Conversions: Chamberlain 20, 80 Exeter ................36pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 7, 46;...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNewcaslte blow away Doncaster to top group
By Guy Williams Doncaster ......... 18pts Tries: Davidson 50, Veainu 62 Conversion: Dolly 50 Penalties: Dolly 13, 33 Newcastle ....... 42pts...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears go on the rampage to leave Ampthill reeling
By Ben White Ampthill ............14pts Tries: Cullen 19, McNulty 76 Conversions: Barton 20, 77 Bristol ............... 74pts Tries: B Grondona 7,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHarlequins give neighbours London Scottish quick lesson in finishing
By James Orpin Harlequins .......33pts Tries: Musk 26, 43, Hammon 40, Hobson 48, Gjaltema 58 Conversions: Benson 40, 43, 48, 58...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoGloucester’s second-half blitz enough to keep Cornish Pirates at bay
By Mike Sinclair C Pirates ........... 19pts Tries: Cannon 7, Hocking 66, Agbongbon 75 Conversions: Houston 66, 75 Gloucester .......26pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAlex Wills speeds home to put Sale Sharls in the driving seat
By Luke Jarmyn Caldy ..................14pts Tries: Gallagher 47, 55 Conversions: Barker 48, 56 Sale ....................28pts Tries: Wills 11, 67; Davies 38,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoQueensland stars leave Bristol Bears with red faces
By Roger Panting Bristol ................ 21pts Tries: Bazalgette 18, Lahiff 31, Ramply 69 Conversions: Bazalgette 18, 31, 69 Reds....................82pts Tries: Asiata...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe’re still in the Premiership race, says James Ramm
By Jon Newcombe James Ramm insists defending Premiership champions Northampton haven’t given up their title just yet, despite being nine points...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEx-London Irish coach Jonathan Fisher finds exciting new life Down Under
By Paul Rees When London Irish went into administration two seasons ago, Jonathan Fisher was among those who suddenly found themselves...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHarry Beddall: Tommy Reffell is my inspiration
By Simon Thomas Wales U20 captain Harry Beddall has revealed how he is taking inspiration from Test star Tommy Reffell. Beddall...
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 1 year ago16-try Georgia start as they mean to go on in the Rugby Europe Championship
Richard Cockerill’s Georgia got off to a flying start in Pool A with a 16-try win against Switzerland in Tbilisi. The...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMoney or eyeballs? Once again, that’s the big question
Paul Rees looks at the pressures on the Six Nations to balance reach and revenue Is this the last year when...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoWhen living beyond your means makes it tough to survive
Main men: Santi Carreras playing for Gloucester and, inset, George Skivington SANTI Carreras stood out for Gloucester in the two seasons...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoBill Sweeney needs to run game for the good of us all
RFU CEO Bill Sweeney is head of English Rugby not England Rugby. His strategy is to make the England teams successful...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoSix Nations needs to be free-to-air
Blockbuster: France took on Wales in Friday night’s Six Nations kick-off THE Six Nations simply must be on terrestrial television for...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Michael van Vuuren
Michael van Vurren, the former junior Springbok, Cheetahs, Stade Francais, Kings, Leicester, Bath, London Scottish, London Irish, Northampton, Bedford, Ampthill, Ealing,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoThe best Six Nations? Here are my top three
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed The turn of the century was as notable for the things that failed to happen...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoWell said, Martin! Give him a medal…
THE public prints have been full of dire predictions about the BBC and its future as a Six Nations broadcaster. These...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoGloucester-Hartpury cement place at the top of PWR
By Sam Bytheway Leicester ................ 7pts Try: Gallagher 40 Conversion: Gallagher 41 Gloucester-H.......38pts Tries: Davies 13, Castellucci 17, Penalty 39, H...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoCampbell hits burners for Saracens
By RORY MORROW Trailfinders ..... 17pts Tries: Wood 3, Inman 22, Cooksey 69 Conversion: Inman 4 Saracens .......... 31pts Tries: Campbell...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoKrissy Scurfield swings it for Loughborough Lightning
By Stewart McCullogh Bristol ................22pts Tries: Bevan 33, David 40, Atkin-Davies 73, Bonner 76 Conversion: Bevan 33 Loughborough .. 31pts Tries:...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoExeter v Harlequins
Preview Today. 12.45pm KIWI fly-half Liv McGoverne returns with Exeter needing a win to maintain their top four play-off hopes after...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Thrilling three-horse race to beat them all
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Ten years after the most nerve-wracking climax to any Six Nations,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoSix Nations casualties would put on quite a match
The one certainty about the Six Nations is that not all those who came under starter’s orders this weekend will be...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBillingham’s amateurs work like the professionals
By Dan Robertshaw As one of the only fully amateur teams in National 2 North, Billingham care about more than just...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPoole leads the way for Titans
■ By CHRIS COLLYER TENACIOUS back row Zak Poole became Rotherham Titans’ joint highest all-time try scorer last weekend landing his...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSaope Soko adds weight to Worthing survival bid
By Ben Jaycock Zimbabwe international Saope Soko has come out of retirement to help keep Worthing in the National Leagues but...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoWhy can’t we apply the laws fairly?
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, By Brendan Gallagher You can blow a mental gasket trying...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoBrown was right, that 1964 title should have been Scotland’s
MENTION of the late Peter Brown the other week following his passing reminded me of a small niggling grievance he never...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoHarlequins are looking to get back to basics in the PWR
By Dan Robertshaw Harlequins are aiming for a top-two finish in the PWR having bounced back from last season’s disappointing seventh-place...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoSale FC send leaders Rams packing – again!
By Gareth Daniels Sale FC.....................25 Rams ........................22 Super Sale followed up their victory over previous league leaders Richmond with a success...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoConor Ganley provides the coup de gras for Esher
By Jon Meadows B Moseley ..............24 Esher ........................ 31 With the clock showing red, Esher’s Conor Ganley crashed through from short...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTom’s penalty on top victory Putts seal for Albion
National League 1 ■By GREG ROBSON Leicester L ....... 17pts Tries: Taylor 27, Sterland 39, Satala 44 Conversion: Bouchier 45 Penalties:...
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News Extra
/ 1 year agoEarly Richmond blitz leaves Park on back foot
■By TOM DAVIES Darlington MP ....... 17 Richmond ............... 31 RICHMOND made the trip north looking to get back to winning...
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