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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
TIM COWLEY SAMOA, NORTH HARBOUR, MANCHESTER, CORNISH PIRATES & BOURGOIN BACK ROW Touring with Samoa had already given me the travelling...
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/ 9 years agoSimpson desperate to kick-start season
By NEALE HARVEY FIRED-UP Wasps No.9 Joe Simpson has urged his side to “get cracking” after admitting complacency may have been...
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/ 9 years agoFrench ace Gaelle will bolster Richmond title bid
THERE has been a trickle rather than a flood of high profile French players into the Premiership since the advent of...
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/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NIALL SAUNDERS HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF Niall Saunders is determined to give professional rugby another go after his dream was nearly shattered last...
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/ 9 years agoCharteris keeps chin up despite defensive frailty
Feeling fresh: Luke Charteris LUKECharteris knows last week’s defensive nightmare against Newcastle cannot be repeated at Wasps today if Bath are...
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/ 9 years agoTop women refs get to grips with the men
Moving up: Joy Neville, left, and Alhambra Nievas A HAT tip please for rugby pioneers Joy Neville and Alhambra Nievas who...
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/ 9 years agoCollier’s late kick claims unlikely win for Beckett
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP BUCS Super Rugby returned this week in the wake of a breakthrough 2017 season. Tournament organizers...
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/ 9 years agoSharples out ‘til Christmas
CHARLIE Sharples is set for up to three months out with a finger injury picked up against Worcester. The winger snapped...
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/ 9 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Neville scored against NZ with broken ankle Tour to...
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/ 9 years agoWomen face Canada Test
ENGLANDWomen’s fixtures for the Old Mutual Wealth Series have been confirmed, with the side playing three home games against Canada this...
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/ 9 years agoIt takes more than money to be best in world, Steve
THE RFU’s new CEO Stephen Brown is a good bloke and will do a great job once he gets his feet...
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/ 9 years agoCowan’s evolving his game in bid for Test recall
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA LONDON Irish flanker Blair Cowan has revealed how he is revelling in a ‘seven’s heaven’ and...
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/ 9 years agoTop 14 eye Gray and Clifford
HARLEQUINS duo Joe Gray and Jack Clifford, who are both out of contract at the end of the season, are being...
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/ 9 years agoGallaher forged his All Blacks from the furnace of the Boer War
THIS Wednesday, October 4, is the 100th anniversary of the death of Dave Gallaher, killed in action on the first morning...
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/ 9 years agoBig name signings bringing best out of Harris
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA UNHERALDED homegrown centre Chris Harris is enjoying being the centre of attention at Newcastle – even...
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/ 9 years agoTatafu hooks some Prem interest again
Available from December: Tatafu Polota-Nau WALLABY hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is back on the radar of Premiership clubs following Western Force’s axe...
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/ 9 years agoMother Maria taught young Dave meaning of determination
ANYBODY looking for clues as to what made Dave Gallaher the man he was should start with his Irish family and,...
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/ 9 years agoCranleigh working hard for hat-trick
NEWS EXTRA CRANLEIGH are building for another outstanding season after celebrating two record-breaking years. The 1st VII successfully defended their Rosslyn...
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/ 9 years agoAbendanon, Strettle in French talks
CLERMONT Auverge have stepped up their efforts to keep former England internationals Dave Strettle, below, and Nick Abendanon. The pair are...
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/ 9 years agoMowden maintain fast start in Caldy cracker
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington MP32 Caldy…………….26 DARLINGTON Mowden Park maintained their 100 per cent record in a very close contest with...
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/ 9 years agoTigers snap up Tuohy
LEICESTER have signed Ireland lock Dan Tuohy on loan from Championship side Bristol until January. The 32-year-old forward adds to the...
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/ 9 years agoJohnson try earns bonus for Warriors
Glasgow…37 Bennetton …21 Guinness PRO14 GLASGOW maintained their 100 per cent start to the season under new head coach Dave Rennie...
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/ 9 years agoFive-try Ampthill motor to victory
Bishop’s S ……22 Ampthill ……….41 By RYAN SUTCLIFFE AN INSPIRED second half display saw Ampthill cruise to victory against Bishop’s Stortford...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWilson gets three weeks
BEDFORD centre James Wilson has been banned for three weeks for playing an opponent without the ball against Bristol last weekend....
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/ 9 years agoSarries are frustrated by battling Warriors
By ROGER PANTING Into their stride: Alex Goode scores in the corner PICTURES: Getty Images Close call: Warriors wing Josh Adams...
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/ 9 years agoBig cats make meal of careless Ospreys
By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS coach Steve Tandy slammed his side’s high error count as they were thrashed 44-25 in Bloemfontein. The...
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/ 9 years agoBrilliant Blacks humble Ionians
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….46 Hull Ionians….13 BLACKHEATH marched to a comfortable victory against Hull Ionians, scoring eight tries in a...
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/ 9 years agoSolve rugby’s problems by ending promotion
COLIN BOAG Pay cut: Billy Vunipola says he would take less salary for fewer games We could be witnessing the start...
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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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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...
