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Features
/ 9 years agoSpeedster Bellini adds potency to Zebre mix
ULSTER coach Les Kiss has demanded an immediate response from his men when they host Connacht next week after a shock...
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/ 9 years agoMoseley leave it late to pull clear
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanians 19 Birming’m M..38 CHRIS BRIGHTWELL produced a man-of-thematch display as Birmingham Moseley flexed their muscles with...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBaxter: They won the killer moments
LEICESTER coach Matt O’Connor said: “Commitment was at the heart of that, we dug in…with (Ellis) Genge injured in the warm-up...
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/ 9 years agoTop, but Richards sees only Exeter
DEAN RICHARDS glossed over the fact his team had gone top of the table – for 24 hours at least, knowing...
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/ 9 years agoRingmaster Henson gets Dragons flying
Power play: Elliot Dee scores for Dragons after a maul PICTURE: Huw Evans Images By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Dragons romped to...
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/ 9 years agoFantastic Fylde earn first win
By ALAN FOSTER Fylde …………….29 Rosslyn Park..20 FYLDE notched their first win of the season with a well-deserved fourtry victory over...
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/ 9 years agoHoneymoon period for Saints as Groom calls the shots
By NEALE HARVEY SCRUM-HALF Nic Groom orchestrated a well deserved bonuspoint victory as Northampton consigned memories of their opening day hammering...
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/ 9 years agoSharks take a bloody revenge for past indignities
By COLIN NEWBOULT NOT TOO many saw this coming. Gloucester may well have a lengthy injury list but there have been...
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/ 9 years agoPick Holley to restore order in the capital
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Good option for Cardiff Blues: Sean Holley PICTURE: Getty Images WHAT a shambles it is...
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/ 9 years agoCodling hails big impact of USA star Durutalo
By LUKE JARMYN NEWS EXTRA EALING Trailfinders coach Alex Codling says new boy Andrew Durutalo has had a major impact on...
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/ 9 years agoMallinder: George is finding his form now
Orchestrator: Nic Groom makes another break PICTURES: Getty Images Concentration: Aaron Morris takes a high ball for Quins SAINTS boss Jim...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Rhys Carre – Cardiff Blues loosehead
Rhys Carre already has the size and power to play senior rugby but he is fully aware his technique has to...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Petrus du Plessis – London Irish prop
1. Over-zealous beach sellers You get four weeks off at summer to go away for a nice relaxing holiday with the...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Marcus Smith has all the attributes to become top class
By Jeremy Guscott We shouldn’t be surprised any more when a young player such as Marcus Smith is introduced into the...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years ago‘Me and Danny are two thorns either side of two roses in Quins backline,’ says Jamie Roberts
By Neale Harvey Old stager Jamie Roberts reckons playing alongside “bossy” young pretenders Marcus Smith and Joe Marchant has helped revitalise...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Freddie Gabbitass – Richmond fly-half
What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against Bedford in the first...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoO’Brien’s view on Lions coaching mishaps is wrong but he’s entitled to voice his opinion
By Nick Cain Sean O’Brien is one of the fiercest competitors in the game, yet his view that the 2017 Lions...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: From Celtic League to Bloemfontein, Ospreys are winging it
By Peter Jackson When the fledgling Ospreys first took flight in the Celtic League, they had no idea that it would...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Neil Mason – former Moseley and Worcester flanker
As a competitive back-row forward, there is always going to be a thin line between being on the right or wrong...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoRWC2023: Heart says Ireland but head screams France
By Brendan Gallagher Ireland, South Africa or France? Which country will host the 2023 World Cup? Yesterday in London all three...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoNoise at Franklin Gardens hits the right notes for Rob Horne
By Neale Harvey Rob Horne says it took something special to turn his back on Australia for a new life in...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Soane Tonga’uhia – Bristol prop
1. Craig Dowd – He was the Auckland and All Blacks loosehead when I was growing up and I was lucky...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPumas ace Cordero may attract Harlequins
ARGENTINA winger Santiago Cordero is being lined up for a move to the Premiership next season. Blindside understands that Cordero, below,...
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/ 9 years agoTitans playing hand they’ve been dealt
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at a famous old club which continues to slug it out against the odds BOTTOM placed Rotherham Titans...
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/ 9 years agoAll-time Rotherham XV
Beast in midifeld: Mike Umaga PICTURES: Getty Images Great spirit: Mike Schmid 15 Kevin Plant Could have gone for the classy...
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/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
NEIL McCARTHY THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH, GLOUCESTER & BRISTOL HOOKER Not many people have played first team rugby for Bath, Bristol...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
DANIEL TEMM EALING TRAILFINDERS FLANKER How about that for a fast start to the season? It’s been a nice little start...
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/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOM SEABROOK GLOUCESTER CENTRE Tom Seabrook knew breaking into senior rugby was not going to be a walk in the park...
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/ 9 years agoHaskell-Marler spat shows refs need help
COLIN BOAG Round three of the Premiership saw a couple of less than satisfactory performances from the officials. The one that’s...
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/ 9 years agoMarcus has all the attributes to be a world class general
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK In the spotlight: Harlequins new young star Marcus Smith PICTURE: Getty Images We shouldn’t be...
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/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BORDEAUX’S search for a winger for next season has seen them make enquiries...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWilson is a coaching target for Norhampton
NORTHAMPTON have emerged as possible suitors for Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson if they opt to reshuffle their coaching staff....
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Features
/ 9 years agoWebb’s WRU talks could foil Sarries
Decision: Rhys Webb SARACENS face an anxious wait to find out if they stand a chance of luring British and Irish...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Fraser Dingwall – Northampton centre
Biding his time is not the easiest thing to do for Fraser Dingwall who is desperate to break into professional rugby...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoGive Jonathan chance to lead Wales, Williams urges Gatland
Wales legend Martyn Williams has urged Warren Gatland to use the November series to test the captaincy credentials of Jonathan Davies....
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Arthur Ellis – Ealing Trailfinders flanker
1. Arsene Wenger Wenger’s departure from the club is long overdue; he is just ruining his own legacy by staying on....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoFEATURE: The twin terrors of Sale pack a punch
Identical twins Ben and Tom Curry are like-for-like replacements in every sense of the word. But Ben, the older of the...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Alex O’Meara – Cornish Pirates wing
How was your opening game at Ealing Trailfinders? We played pretty well and we thought we did enough to win but...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Springbok legend Habana ready for last hurrah
South Africa try scoring legend Bryan Habana has given his broadest hint yet that this season will be the last of...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Garath Archer – former Newcastle, Bristol and England lock
Despite the fact my dad played on the wing for Gosforth when they were in their hey-day in the 70s, I...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Francis Saili – Harlequins centre
1. Tony Woodcock – He played in the Blues front row for so many years and then I was lucky to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWilson eyes Bedford link
JAMES WILSON could join the growing clan of ex-Northampton players at Championship side Bedford. The 34-year-old wing/full-back was one of a...
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■JUAN IMHOFF, the Argentina winger who is out of contract at the end of...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSpringboks want Willie to go home
WASPS could lose their second marquee signing in as many seasons with Willie Le Roux under pressure to return to South...
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Features
/ 9 years agoInvestec may return to rugby
INVESTEC could not have picked a better time to make a return to rugby sponsorship after terminating their deal with the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoForgive me Father, I am about to wreak havoc
BRENDAN GALLAGHER LOOKS AT THE MEN OF THE CLOTH WHO WAGED WAR ON THE FIELD Rugby – at least outwardly –...
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/ 9 years agoHe’s like a duck on a trapeze!
Brendan Gallgher recalls the splendid commentary of France’s rugby-playing priest Abbe Henri Pistre THERE is a smash hit TV series or...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
NEIL MASON THE FORMER WORCESTER AND MOSELEY FLANKER As a competitive back-row forward, there is always going to be a thin...
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