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Features
/ 8 years agoMostert will join up with Ackermann again
GLOUCESTER are set to complete the signing of Springbok lock Franco Mostert within the next couple of weeks. Blindside understands that...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSharks bid £750k for Folau signature
SALE SHARKS have launched a sensational bid of £750,000 a year to lure Wallabies fullback Israel Folau to the North West....
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/ 8 years agoBath boss is battling to stave off the axe
TODD BLACKADDER is battling to save his job as Bath’s director of rugby, according to Blindside sources. The 46-year-old, below, joined...
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Features
/ 8 years agoKalamafoni wants to be ton-up boy at Twickers
LEICESTER’S Sione Kalamafoni knows victory over Newcastle this Friday is nonnegotiable if he is to earn a shot at completing a...
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/ 8 years agoHow many games will North bring to Wales?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The George North transfer saga drags on towards its sixth month, almost half...
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/ 8 years agoWould-be-pilot Adam is grounded by concussion
All over: Adam Hughes playing for Newport Gwent Dragons ADAM HUGHESwent to the 2010 Junior World Cup as part of a...
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/ 8 years agoSigning of Cave boost for Ulster
FOR THOSE with a natural affinity to Ulster, the most desperate of seasons marred on the pitch by scant success and...
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/ 8 years agoBear facts at Bristol
THIS may take some believing but once upon a time they invented a team called the Bears who arrived complete with...
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/ 8 years agoFront five are crucial to Bristol’s survival
LOOKS AT NEXT SEASON’S PROSPECTS FOR THE PREMIERSHIP’S NEW BOYS Champions: Bristol enjoy their bubbly – but will it be a...
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/ 8 years agoThis is how we beat them, reveals Biljon
HARVEY Biljon has the satisfaction as rugby director of Jersey Reds of being the only team in the Championship to defeat...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
MARK GABEY FORMER REDS, BRISTOL, L IRISH, BATH, WORCS AND PERTEMPS BEES LOOSE FORWARD CALL it laziness if you will, but...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
WILL PORTER WASPS SCRUM-HALF Spending time on loan at relegationbound Championship outfit Rotherham might not be every 19-year-old’s dream. For Wasps...
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/ 8 years agoIf Exiles struggle, it will be easier to ring-fence
Going down: London Irish are about to be relegated COLIN BOAG After all of the indications that Premiership promotion and relegation...
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/ 8 years agoYes, I’d let Shields face the Boks, Eddie needs him!
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Quality backrower: Brad Shields playing for the Hurricanes PICTURE: Getty Images ”There are a lot of...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoIs the next global rugby power from Asia?
Photo (Getty Images) By Jake Jones In the latest episode of CNN World Rugby, the programme looks into the growth of...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Racing 92 v Munster
Earls returns from injury to start on the wing
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Leinster v Scarlets
Dan Jones starts at 10 as Patchell moves to full back
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Featured
/ 8 years agoBrad Shields: Hurricanes captain requests to be released to play for England
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Hurricanes captain Brad Shields looks set to be named by Eddie Jones for England‘s tour...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRichard Cockerill extends his stay with Edinburgh until 2021
Richard Cockerill signs two-year contract extension in the Scottish capital
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJudgement Day kicks off with the Crabbie’s Challenge
The Dragons are having some fun ahead of their Judgement Day clash next week
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoQuinnell: Scarlets can do a Liverpool
Scott Quinnell looks ahead to the weekend's clash at the Aviva Stadium between Leinster and his old team Scarlets
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Cardiff Blues v Pau
Blues hoping to continue European journey to send Wilson off in style
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoUlster legend Paul Marshall to retire at end of season
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Paul Marshall has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Gloucester v Newcastle Falcons
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann has urged his Gloucester side to ‘get out of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNewcastle Falcons sign Logovi’i Mulipola
Samoan international to leave Welford Road after six and a half years
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Exploit the weak link in Leinster midfield
Shane Williams talks tactics for Leinster v Scarlets in the Champions Cup semis
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBakewell’s got Tigers boxing clever again, says Tom Youngs
Leicester hooker Tom Youngs discloses the boxing sessions that have helped the Tigers pack find their grit
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: RFU may need to pay to get more English coaches
Is it time for the RFU to offer incentives to Premiership clubs when it comes to English representation among coaches?
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Featured
/ 8 years agoJonathan Joseph a doubt to feature in South Africa tour with ankle injury
Bath centre left Allianz Park on crutches after heavy defeat to Saracens
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoArctic chill descends on Dorking as Sweden turn up to play 2nd XV
Michael Young tells the story of how Swedish rugby sought to rebound from European Championship North form with a trip to...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoFour Scots summoned to court after incident at train station with Eddie Jones
Quartet to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court for alleged abuse
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Featured
/ 8 years agoIsrael Folau escapes sanction by ARU for comments about gay community
Australia and Waratahs star Folau calls out ARU chief executive Raelene Castle for 'misrepresenting' his position on homosexuality
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Features
/ 8 years agoI’m backing Blues to give Danny the send off he deserves
WHILE the focus is inevitably on the Scarlets, let’s not forget Cardiff Blues. I firmly believe the good times are on...
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/ 8 years agoRacing aces can gatecrash Irish party
Pack power: James Lowe scores from a pushover against Saracens CAN anybody stop Leinster? Indeed, can anybody stop the Irish? Leinster...
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/ 8 years agoEuropean Cup semi-finals through the years
1995-1996: Toulouse 30 Swansea 3 (Sept Deniers, 10,000); Leinster 14 Cardiff 23 (Lansdowne Road 7,350) 1996-1997: Leicester 37 Toulouse 11 (Welford...
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Features
/ 8 years agoJersey boy Jerry aims to make it a Sexton double
JON NEWCOMBE talks to the younger Sexton brother aiming to crown his own season Pack leader: Jerry Sexton JERRY SEXTON will...
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/ 8 years agoProp star Williams to swap Titans for Knights
LOOSE-HEAD prop Toby Williams has signed for Doncaster from relegated Rotherham for next season. Williams, 31, arrives with a wealth of...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCattle: Rugby needs a knockout cup
CORNISH Pirates coach Gavin Cattle has called for a FA Cup style knock-out tournament to replace the British & Irish Cup...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
COLIN NOON THE FORMER SCOTLAND PROP Getting into a training ground scuffle over a driving lineout play with the then Wales...
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/ 8 years agoCipriani features in Meyer plans for Stade
Linked: Danny Cipriani BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer jetted into Paris at the...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACK OWLETT EXETER PROP You could say Exeter tight-head Jack Owlett faces stiff competition. Harry Williams is vying with Dan Cole...
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/ 8 years agoDeano gets his man as prop Mulipola signs
NEWCASTLE Falcons have agreed a deal that will see them sign Leicester prop Logovi’i Mulipola on a one-year contract this summer....
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/ 8 years agoDisciplinary panels have entered silly season early
COLIN BOAG It’s disappointing that disciplinary issues keep distracting from the action in the Premiership. The season is coming nicely to...












