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/ 7 years agoWelsh stars to stay put
THE WELSH Rugby Union are keen to stop players moving between regions when their contracts are coming to an end. Blindside...
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/ 7 years agoLet’s hope we have a bolter like George!
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Left field choice: Leicester wing Jonah Holmes PICTURE: Getty Images OVER the course of ten...
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/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
FORMER ORRELL AND LEEDS HOOKER ROB RAWLINSON OUR celebrations lasted well into the night when we beat Bath to lift the...
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/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
KIERAN WILKINSON SALE FLY-HALF Sharing your surname with one of England’s greatest players might be seen as a double-edged sword by...
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/ 7 years agoStiles strikes late winner to get the Rec rocking
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES BATHexacted revenge for last season’s home defeat by Leeds Beckett with a last gasp 29-27 win...
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/ 7 years agoCut out the goading Maro, it’s just not classy
COLIN BOAG Poor form: Maro Itoje celebrates Edinburgh’s non-try In the Glasgow v Saracens match Champions Cup match, Maro Itoje let...
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/ 7 years agoDREAM TEAM
STEVEN LUATUA, BRISTOL AND FORMER NEW ZEALAND & AUCKLAND BLUES FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...
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/ 7 years agoGain-line busters will give England a new dimension
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Risk worth taking: Joe Cokanasiga is in devastating attacking form but could be a defensive liability...
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/ 7 years agoI’d like to emulate Halfpenny with Champions Cup success at Toulon, says Rhys Webb
With his international career in limbo after new WRU's new selection policy, we caught up with the Wales scrum-half on the...
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/ 7 years agoJackson column: Mike Brown wins the new ‘Bionic Elbow’ man
The ever-present Harlequins full-back has reached 301 appearances
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/ 7 years agoGallagher column: I still feel the stress of that French fightback in 1999
New Zealand 31-43 France, a match that had the heart racing even for the neutrals
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/ 7 years agoRoom 101: Exeter Chiefs wing Olly Woodburn
Three things the Chief has a real dislike for
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/ 7 years agoCrisis? What crisis? Steve Brown says RFU is in good shape
Nick Cain meets the RFU chief executive who reflects on the financial implications facing the body
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/ 7 years agoSaracens need to make a big statement at Scotstoun
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Threat: Huw Jones picks good lines and has gas to burn PICTURE: Getty Images SARACENS’ trip...
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/ 7 years agoROOM 101 OLLY WOODBURN
THE EXETER CHIEFS WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Poor connectivity I’m always...
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/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Du Plessis to Glasgow GLASGOW have signed South African prop Petrus du Plessis from London Irish until the end of the...
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/ 7 years agoWe’re 6/10 so far but still have a way to go
NEALE HARVEY sits down with supremo Paul Gustard to assess Harlequins’ start to the new campaign Big job on: Quins head...
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/ 7 years agoMarchant back on track for World Cup place
PAUL Gustard reveals how a pre-season kick up the backside has pushed electric centre Joe Marchant back towards England selection. With...
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/ 7 years agoThrills and spills but no score on the board
A 0-0 draw is a collector’s item these days so we should cherish London Welsh’s scoreless London Three Northwest encounter with...
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/ 7 years agoI still feel the stress of that French fightback in ‘99
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Comeback kings: France beat New Zealand in 1999 RUGBY MATTERS...
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/ 7 years agoCrisis? What crisis? Brown says RFU are in good shape
INTERVIEW STEVE Brown has taken so much flak over the past year that it would be no surprise if he took...
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/ 7 years agoDragons flying at full throttle for shot at Marseilles miracle
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to next month’s World Cup repechage in Marseilles Determined: Max Denmark on the charge against the Cook...
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/ 7 years agoCanada start as slight favourites, but we’ll be fitter
Brendan Gallagher talks to David Rees about the Welsh connection aiding Hong Kong’s progress Brains trust: David Rees, Leigh Jones and...
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/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
FORMER COVENTRY, PLYMOUTH, CORNISH PIRATES, WORCESTER AND BEDFORD LOCK BEN GULLIVER AS soon as I joined Coventry I got beaten up....
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/ 7 years agoTon-up Lloyd helps Beckett down the champions
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES ROUND 3 defied expectations as Leeds Beckett, Cardiff Met, Bath and Durham all prospered on another...
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/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
KIERAN SASSONE HARLEQUINS TIGHT-HEAD Role models play a vital part in any young player’s career and academy tight-head Kieran Sassone could...
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/ 7 years agoScarlets can foil six-try Blues final bid
CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP By CARL FIELD A CONFIDENT Cardiff Blues Aside ran in six tries to clinch a comprehensive 42-17 victory...
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/ 7 years agoSuccess may let Sarries and Chiefs rest players
COLIN BOAG Champions: But Leinster players appeared only 6.6 times for their club With the Champions Cup starting this weekend, it...
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Dream Team
/ 7 years agoDream Team: London Irish and former Wasps and Leinster centre Brendan Macken
This is some team...
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/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Alex Goode and Liam Williams can be European Player of the Year nominees when they set the Champions Cup alight
Jeremy Guscott makes his picks of players to watch in this season's Champions Cup
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/ 7 years agoShane Williams column: High injury toll may scupper Scarlets chances of a Champions Cup repeat
Are last year's semi-finalists down on their luck heading into their Pool 4 opener against Racing 92
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/ 7 years agoJackson column: Berwyn Jones paid the price for putting family first
Peter Jackson looks at when rugby's amateur days were overshadowed by the riches available in professional sports
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Features
/ 7 years agoKnights reinforce
DONCASTER have signed tight-head prop Matt Talaese to bolster their forward options. Talaese joins from New Zealand side Wellsford RFC and...
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/ 7 years agoGoode is among my star picks to light up Europe
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK THE European Cup provides us with the chance to see great players rise to the occasion...
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/ 7 years agoBelieve me, it was far more stressful in amateur game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Big loss for World Cup: England’s ‘bit part player’ Joe Marler PICTURE:...
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/ 7 years agoSaracens sweat on latest Barritt blow
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS captain Brad Barritt has undergone surgery on the facial injury he sustained against Bath last Saturday. The former...
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/ 7 years agoLeinster favourites for record fifth title
BRENDAN GALLAGHER casts his eye over the main contenders for this season’s European crown Champs: Johnny Sexton and Rob Kearney with...
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/ 7 years agoEzcurra on board as back up to Youngs
LEICESTER have signed Argentina international scrum-half Felipe Ezcurra on a short-term contract to provide cover after Harry Simmons injured his knee....
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/ 7 years agoUtility back Swiel signs for Falcons
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed versatile back Tim Swiel from Harlequins with immediate effect. The 25-year-old joined Quins from South Africa-based Sharks...
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/ 7 years agoConnacht pull plug on Reece contract
CONNACHT will not offer Sevu Reece a contract after the 21-year-old was charged for assaulting his girlfriend. Reece signed in May...
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/ 7 years agoPOOL THREE
Saracens: Two-time winners in recent seasons, Saracens endured a tough campaign last year with that extraordinary thrashing at the hands of...
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/ 7 years agoUlster hit by injury to midfielder Cave
ULSTER will be without experienced centre Darren Cave for eight weeks after he suffered a fractured thumb against Munster last weekend....
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/ 7 years agoTyro Warrior off to get game time at Pirates
WORCESTER back row Zac Xiourouppa has joined Cornish Pirates on a dual registration deal for the remainder of the season. The...
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/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Hartpury strengthen BRISTOL pair James Dun and Charlie Powell have joined Hartpury on dualregistration deals. Back rower Dun –who has featured...
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