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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGlynn out, Nowell in at La Rochelle
La Rochelle, who broke Exeter Chiefs’ hearts in the Champions Cup semi-final last weekend, are set for a one-in and one-out...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaracens close in on England wing Watson
Saracens are growing increasingly confident that Anthony Watson will continue his career in the Premiership by joining them next season. The...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoQuins set to get more out of Wilson
Harlequins could be looking to reshuffle their coaching team this summer as they want Danny Wilson, below, to have a bigger...
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Features
/ 3 years agoLast farewell for the Exe Men
Paul Rees talks to Rob Baxter about 'Incredible times' and new challenges to be faced next season in Devon Exeter's players...
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Rugby Matters
/ 3 years agoPlayers must keep a licence to thrill
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER If, God forbid, I ever find myself in the dock I will be hiring Sam Warburton KC...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoHow about a sharp shot of summer fun?
So there we go, it’s May 7 and seven of the 11 Premiership teams have no competitive rugby now until the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Peter Mensah: ‘So glad I left the bank to turn pro with Quins’
The former England A, Harlequins and GRAN Parma centre/winger talks about his life in the game One of the things I am...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Ospreys & Wales U20s prop Louis Fletcher
With a rapid rise in experienced Welsh players leaving the country, the URC regions are now more reliant than ever on...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSeries 2, Episode 17: Irish superiority in Europe with Stephen Ferris
In a blockbuster weekend of rugby, the Red Roses claimed the Grand Slam in a record-breaking decider at HQ, and La...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLitterick on way to Wales
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins are poised to lose 24-year-old prop Rhys Litterick to Cardiff, the club they recently...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoMedrano sparking interest
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Pumas tighthead Santiago Medrano could finally move to the Premiership less than a year after...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSharks in the market for Wallaby Latu
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks could bring bad boy Tolu Latu to the Premiership this summer after he...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBlackett in line to link up with Bath
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps boss Lee Blackett could return to the Premiership next season as part of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNeville’s TV firm sets lens on rugby
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER A production company formed by footballer turned pundit Gary Neville, below, has won the contract...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Rob Knox
The Moseley and former Coventry centre/wing, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Andy Brown – Idon’t...
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Features
/ 3 years agoBorthwick needs a clearer view at 9
Paul Rees wonders whether the time is right for Bath's Ben Spencer to return ahead of the World Cup The top...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTreviso standing on the edge of history
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points AT the last count, Benetton Treviso had won...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoLet’s hope this new-look Cup has meaning
So the Premiership Cup is to remuster in yet another guise this autumn as a joint competition with the Championship sides...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Simon Mannix: ‘I looked confident but, inside, I was a mess’
The former New Zealand, Wellington, Hurricanes, Sale & Gloucester fly-half who has coached at Racing 92, Munster and Pau talks about his...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol prop James Halliwell
James Halliwell hopes to be named in England’s U20s squad for this summer’s Junior World Cup after spending the season learning...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGoalkicking needs better coaching – Muir
Red Roses prop Maud Muir says that the key to improved goalkicking in the women’s game is more emphasis on coaching...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSeries 2 Episode 16 – Maud Muir on Six Nations decider and record-breaker
This weekend’s Women’s Six Nations decider is set to set a new record for attendance at a standalone women’s rugby fixture....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoWatson mulls Saracens chance
BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens have spoken to Anthony Watson about staying in the Premiership when his contract with Leicester runs out...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTuilagi agrees one-year extension
BY NEIL FISSLER England and Lions centre Manu Tuilagi will this week sign a contract that will keep him with Premiership...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNew deal for Smith
BY NEIL FISSLER Ospreys have seen off competition from the Premiership to keep hold of Wales loosehead Nicky Smith who has...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFalcons wing Carreras on French radar
BY NEIL FISSLER Newcastle wing sensation Mateo Carreras is on the radar of big-spending French clubs despite having another year left...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoIrish win fight for Collins
BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are poised to complete the signing of Northampton Saints winger Tom Collins, whose departure from Franklin’s...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBiarritz lead chase for Webb
BY NEIL FISSLER Biarritz are on the verge of completing a deal for Wales and Lions scrum-half Rhys Webb as the...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Steve Collins
Steve 'Piggy' Collins, the Sedgley Park and former Fylde & Lancashire fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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Rugby Matters
/ 3 years agoAshton did it all his way, and we can only applaud
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Over the years, I’ve probably had more abuse...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMavericks who can light up the game
Paul Rees looks at the big-match characters who cause problems for coaches but who delight fans Chris Ashton was always going...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Matt Greenwood: ‘We got Eddie Butler blind drunk on Dark & Stormies’
The former England A, Roundhay, Nottingham, Wasps & Wakefield loose forward talks about his life in the game I snapped my...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Gloucester & England U20 lock Danny Eite
Danny Eite spent much of his childhood playing sevens in Qatar and has transferred those skills to the 15-a-side game with...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMorgan’s time out
RUGBY SHORTS OSPREYS scrum-half Harri Morgan is to take time away from the sport after revealing he attempted to take his...
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Features
/ 3 years agoLloyd to Scarlets
RUGBY SHORTS SCARLETS have signed Bristol playmaker Ioan Lloyd from the start of the 2023-24 season. Lloyd, who has been recruited...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMcInally moves on
RUGBY SHORTS EDINBURGH hooker Stuart McInally has retired to become a commercial airline pilot at the age of 32. The former...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoEngland can’t win World Cup with Farrell – Barkley
Olly Barkley has called for Marcus Smith’s immediate inclusion into the England team, saying he does not believe they can win...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSeries 2 Episode 15: Who should start at 10 for England with Olly Barkley
Of all positional debates in English rugby at the moment, the one at fly-half is one of the most unanswered and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoWebb in line for French return
Wales and Lions scrum-half Rhys Webb could return to France next season to end his career with his CV doing the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoMacLeod to depart Falcons
Alex Codling is set to make sweeping changes to the Kingston Park coaching staff following his appointment as Newcastle head coach....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGloucester in pole for Robinson
Gloucester are in pole position to snap up Ed Robinson to spearhead their attack coaching next season. Robinson, 29, has been...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaracens lead hunt for Wales prop Smith
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens have held talks with Wales loosehead Nicky Smith about a switch to the Premiership...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoAbendanon joins Bayonne
Former England full-back Nick Abendanon continues to climb the coaching ladder in France and will join a new-look coaching team at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoExeter’s O’Brien signs for Munster
The exodus from Exeter shows no sign of abating, with centre Sean O’Brien set to become the next player through the...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Billy Searle
Billy Searle, the former Worcester, Bath, Wasps, Bristol & Plymouth fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTall poppy syndrome or a case to answer?
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For all sorts of reasons, all conquering Leinster...
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Features
/ 3 years agoChiefs bridge the big budget gap
Paul Rees looks at how Exeter defied the odds to make it to the last four in the Heineken Champions Cup...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Phil Boulton: ‘It was a real honour to lead Cov to promotion’
The former Leicester, Rotherham, Bedford & Coventry prop talks about his life in the game Growing up in North Lincolnshire, Leicester Tigers...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: London Irish & England U20s prop Alofabi Fasogbon
Afolabi Fasogbon feels a sense of belonging at London Irish and can’t imagine playing anywhere else. The 18-year-old prop has enjoyed...
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International Rugby
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