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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoScots back in pole for takeover of Worcester
By Neale Harvey Worcester are set to agree a takeover by the Scottish Rugby Union after a bid from former Swindon...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMatt O’Connor reveals extent of injury to Leicester’s Veainu
Tigers fullback suffers double fracture to jaw in 33-10 defeat to Munster
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoLeinster defeat shows we’re still learning our lesson in Europe – Rob Baxter
The Exeter Chiefs boss reacts to his side's first defeat at Sandy Park in a year
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER CARDIFF BLUES, SALE SHARKS AND NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS FLY-HALF NICK MACLEOD Whenever I found myself in pressure situations, and...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
ISAAC CURTIS-HARRIS LONDON IRISH BACK ROWER As a member of the London Irish youth side that became Premiership U18s champions in...
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Features
/ 9 years agoHartpury land first victory of season – and it’s so sweet!
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES HARTPURY gained revenge for their opening round hammering by old rivals Loughborough on Wednesday with a...
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Features
/ 9 years agoInternational caps are all at sixes and Sevens
COLIN BOAG The recent Rugby League World Cup showed just what a joke the 13-man game’s eligibility rules are – basically...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSpringboks need to pick best XV on ability alone
JEREMYGU SCOTT Selected on merit: South African back rower Siya Kolisi PICTURE: Getty Images EVER since South Africa adopted a quota...
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann has seen off the challenge of Wasps to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEx-Pirates supremo on Warriors short-list
FORMER Cornish Pirates high performance manager Chris Stirling is in the running to be Worcester Warriors’ new director of rugby. Kiwi...
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Features
/ 9 years agoToulon in £500k bid for Taulupe
Wanted in France and Wales: Bath No.8 Taulupe Faletau TOULON are ready to join the race to land Wales and British...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSpringboks repatriation tops agenda
THE South African Rugby Union’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been hitting the phones in an attempt to lure players...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWales Euro challenge undermined by the Union
PETER JACKSON Flogged: Scott Williams touches down for Wales in their final Autumn Test against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images No...
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Features
/ 9 years agoScotland’s resurgence promises top class Six Nations
THE Six Nations looms ever brighter on the horizon with the certainty that the 2018 version will be like no other....
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Features
/ 9 years agoYoungsters get a bonus
NOT before time, Wales are offering juniors under 16 the chance to sample the Six Nations experience for £20. The cut-price...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWorkaholic Wray aims to keep Sarries up to the job
Strong carrier: Clermont No.8 Fritz Lee PICTURE: Getty Images JACKSON Wray is the selfless grafter that no club aspiring to greatness...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMatt’s Ark will be place where hope floats for all
Brendan Gallagher talks to Matt Hampson ahead of the opening of his new Get Busy Living Centre Big team effort: Matt...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTHE MATT HAMPSON I KNOW
- three ambassadors for Matt’s Foundation tell us about the man himself GREGG WALLACE: (Joint host of Masterchef and rugby fanatic)...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: Gregor Townsend is showing Wales the way to play
Peter Jackson on the evolution of Scotland and how they may be firmer favourites for the Six Nations than Wales
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoVarsity: Who was the dashing Cambridge wing in Sherlock mystery?
Brendan Gallagher investigates the man who was Conan Doyle's hero, Godfrey Staunton
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Featured
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Taunton Titans winger Aron Struminski
The Titans wing explains why he has a vendetta against seagulls
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoVarsity women’s preview: Oxford will go on the attack to defend crown
Can Oxford produce another shock upset this time around?
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoVarsity: Seven-timer Briggs is Light Blues brigade history maker
Brendan Gallagher picks out the stars to watch in this week's Varsity match showpiece
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Cornish Pirates wing Alex O’Meara
Alex O'Meara runs us through the best players he has played against in each position
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Features
/ 9 years agoHit and miss campaign but some stunning tries
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMSVERDICT Master controller: Wales key man Dan Biggar, and new openside contender Josh Navidi PICTURE: Getty...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTwo more full internationals emerged
Capped: Brian Barley MARK Nelson, once of Sale and now coaching at Rossendale, has been in touch regarding last week’s feature...
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Features
/ 9 years agoGlasgow marching on after Filise gets red card
By GARY HEATLY GLASGOWrecovered from 10-0 down to defeat 14-man Cardiff Blues at Scotstoun on Friday night and make it 10...
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Features
/ 9 years agoStudents edge it in 11-try thriller
By SIOBHAN KELLY L’borough S 49 Esher 38 LOUGHBOROUGH powered to a vital home victory over Esher to lift the struggling...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRams in dominant display against limp Bury
By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingens’ns 29 Bury St E 17 TWO second-half tries secured yet another home victory for Redingensians against an...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWomen left eighth after Spain defeat
ENGLANDWomen finished eighth in Dubai after losing to Spain 14-21 in the seventh place play off. Earlier in the day England...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRolling subs would make mockery of the game
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN ROLLING substitutes would be a disaster for Rugby Union, and the siren call...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Varsity war heroes to be honoured at Twickenham BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points A...
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Features
/ 9 years agoConnacht collared by canny Canna
By JOHN FALLON Zebre 24 Connacht 10 FORMERConnacht coach Michael Bradley heaped misery on them as he guided Zebre to a...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDawson cheek is clincher in Darlington’s late show
By KEVIN ROBINSON Composed finish: Adam Radwan scores the first try. PICTURES: Shutter Press SECOND faced off against third at the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoZutic red costs Broadstreet badly
By CLIVE MITCHELL Broadstreet 15 Barnstaple 2 RESURGENT Barnstaple came from 15-0 down to claim their sixth victory of the season...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTry-happy Bees are buzzing for crack at promotion
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY BIRMINGHAM & Solihull head of rugby Pete Glackin insists the dark days are over as his...
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Features
/ 9 years agoAre Game Board now plotting a ten-team Premier?
WE could be heading back into the shadowlands of clandestine decisionmaking, with the idea being floated that the Premiership could be...
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Features
/ 9 years agoAt least Fuller will forever have one claim to fame
ONE of Herbert Fuller’s two claims to fame will disappear at Twickenham on Thursday when Cambridge prop Will Briggs – barring...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLowe doubles up in Leinster stroll
By RONAN O’BRIEN Benetton 10 Leinster 36 LEINSTER fine-tuned their preparations for next week’s Champions Cup battle with Exeter as James...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLeaders roll on at The Rock with 13th straight win
By LUKE JARMYN Rosslyn Park 13 Coventry 43 COVENTRY’S on-loan scrum-half Tom Kessell put in a masterly performance with a try-saving...
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Features
/ 9 years agoClark strikes late to deny Geese
By DORA ALLDAY LI Wild Geese 22 Canterbury 26 SEB Clark scored the winning try as a gritty Canterbury surged up...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEddie’s got too much talent to choose from
COLIN BOAG Now that the Autumn internationals are behind us, whose stock rose, and whose fell? Eddie Jones’ problem remains that...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDrop these quick drops
THE ruse of taking a quick drop-goal conversion after a try to put the kibosh on a TMO review is sharp...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBarrett adds golden boot to ‘double’ world crown
PETER JACKSON consults his stats book to illuminate the Test year in numbers PETER JACKSON Beauden Barrett finishes way out in...
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Features
/ 9 years agoHenson is draw card as Dragons dig deep
By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS head coach Bernard Jackman hailed the character of his young side as they thrillingly shared the spoils...
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Features
/ 9 years agoKing key as OEs bounce back for victory
By JON EDWARDS O. Elthamians47 B’mingham M.17 A STORMING second half performance saw Elthamians end a run of three successive defeats...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSeventh heaven for hosts in Reds mauling
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 49 Redruth 19 seven tries as they overcame the challenge of Redruth in a highly entertaining encounter....
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