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WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

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DARLINGTON MP WINGSarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women playersROSIE BLOUNT THIS WEEK… Rosie Blount had her heart set on being an […]

Racing defeat left me crying at kitchen table

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MY LIFE IN RUGBYTHE FORMER LEEDS, NEWCAS- TLE, LEICESTER, LA ROCHELLE AND NORTHAMPTON LOCKDOM BARROW WATCHING the Euros I couldn’t help but think back to […]

Burrows hits high five to catch Cattle as Championship coaches’ favourite

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Jon Newcombe reveals the Championship Team of 2020-21, as picked by the league’s coaches (excluding the players at Saracens) It says a lot about the […]

Hero Howley hits turbo to land European glory

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Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here?It’s May 23, 2004 […]

1991 trailblazers changed game

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MOMENTINTIMEENGLAND WOMEN RUNNERS-UP AT 1991 WORLD CUP NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO KEY PLAYERS BEHIND THE RED ROSES’ RUN TO THE FINAL DUDLEY WOOD IS THE […]

Pumas’ Sevens system offers pathway to top

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RUGBY MATTERSA weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER THE Men’s Sevens tournament in Tokyo this week was by any criteria a cracker, […]

Normanton ruled before the axe fell

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Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools NOT for the first time in this series we must sing the praises of a […]

Morne still Boks’ record man

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RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER MORNE Steyn, still in the Boks long squad although unused in the series thus far, is usually best remembered as the man […]

Forward pass should have wiped Le Roux try | Nick Cain

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It’s time to sort something out for definitive indication of whether a pass is forward or not

Cusworth: I owe that school everything

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POSSIBLY Normanton’s most illustrious old boy is former England and Leicester Tigers fly-half Les Cusworth, a genius on the Sevens pitch and, of course, a […]

Hypocrisy of coaches sticks in my craw

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RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER WHAT to make of Rassie Erasmus, below, and his recent outbursts? He was a brilliant flanker in his pomp – definitely the […]

France is favourite for Moneta

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ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER Interest: MonetaMARCOS Moneta has attracted some interest from Premiership clubs following his exploits for Argentina at the Olympic Sevens […]

Northampton Saints full-back Harry Mallinder is off to Japan

Harry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan

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Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?

Miles back behind the mic for Lions

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ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER MILES Harrison will make a welcome return to the Sky Sports commentary box for next week’s third and final […]

Irish stop Simon’s move to Scarlets

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ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER Staying: EasterbyTHE Irish Rugby Union are set to claim victory with the Scarlets in their tug of war over […]

CAMERON MITCHELL

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ROOM 101THE RICHMOND CAPTAIN AND OUT- SIDE CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. InefficiencyWhen you’re waiting for […]

Far less chat and more rugby action please, Sky

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COLIN BOAG The Lions tour of South Africa, despite the empty stadia, the Covid scares, and so on, is still all about the rugby, so […]

Cubs will be crucial after cap reduction

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Q & AGETHIN WATTS ON THE RECORDThe Bristol Bears academy manager, below, tells Adam Ellis about the club’s vision to bring homegrown talent through to […]

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson

Craig White calls time on Sale Sharks job

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FORMER British & Irish Lions conditioning coach Craig White, who joined Sale Sharks when Alex Sanderson took over at the AJ Bell Stadium, has left […]

Kiwis are worthy winners of best ever tournament

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Joy: New Zealand celebrate victory over France in the finalAFTER the Lord Mayor’s show…came the best Women’s Sevens tournament in history and a seminal moment […]