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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBuyers will have to prove they have the money
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Prospective Worcester Warriors buyers could be asked to produce proof of funds for between £30...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaracens may tempt Kruis out of retirement
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are understood to have sounded out former England and Lions lock George Kruis about...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoReturn to Japan on the list for Goode
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Alex Goode is being lined up for another stint in Japan when his contract with...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWe must become tough to beat
PAUL REES There are few grander training bases in sport than Bath’s. The club has a 99-year lease at Farleigh House,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoFans need to buckle up for a bumpy ride
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It feels like the Gallagher Premiership is tottering...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Jonny Hylton
The former Wasps, Worcester, Cornish Pirates and Esher winger One of the things you can’t coach is pace and I was...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe day Pumas joined world rugby’s top table
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGatecrashers ready to spoil the party again
CLUB 0F THE WEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER ROTHERHAM Founded: 1923 Ground; Clifton Lane (Capacity 3,628) Club honours: North East 1 champions:...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears fly-half Sam Worsley
Having learned off the likes of AJ MacGinty and Callum Sheedy, ‘triple threat’ fly-half Sam Worsley is looking to make his...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Eight with Brian Ashton
Columnists Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett rejoin Ollie Little once again for a fascinating look at coaching in the modern game,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoPainful budget cuts are for greater good
COLIN BOAG Still looking for a club: Former England full-back Mike Brown left Newcastle at the end of last season PICTURE:...
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Features
/ 4 years agoVan Graan must rectify three key areas at Bath
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Rugby union does not have football’s profile, but in many other ways I would...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoAll Blacks have missed a trick
New Zealand did well to beat South Africa at Ellis Park last weekend, but they have missed a trick by not...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWade due in Paris for talks to cover Grace
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former England winger Christian Wade is due in Paris on Monday for talks about a deal to sign...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHougaard set to stay at Wasps
ON THE BLINDSIDE Francois Hougaard looks set to extend his stay with cash-strapped Wasps to give the club some much-needed good...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints close in on young Warrior Fin
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Northampton Saints are close to agreeing to a deal for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrench clubs look at Nowell
ON THE BLINDSIDE Exeter winger Jack Nowell could move to France after the World Cup with his CV doing the rounds...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExiles waiting in wings for Chick
ON THE BLINDSIDE London Irish are waiting in the wings to potentially move for Newcastle Falcons No.8 Callum Chick if there...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Caolon Ryan
Calon Ryan, the recently retired former Chinnor, Birmingham-Moseley, Stourbridge, Coventry, Darlington Mowden Park and Rotherham Titans fly-half, choose the best XV...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoTo sign or not to sign… how 60-cap rule is splitting Wales
PAUL REES Tommy Reffell started last season looking to establish himself as a regular in title-winning Leicester’s back row and finished...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoA rugby soap opera that has us hooked
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For a tournament that is meant to be...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDelight! The day our friends in the north enjoyed a final hurrah
MOMENTINTIME THE NORTH DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO MATT GREENWOOD AND MARK NELSON DICKIE Jeeps’ priority in July 1976,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPoliceman who was called in to mark Lomu
GREG Anderton was about to embark on a career as a Blackpool policeman when he got an emergency phone call that...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJohnno’s in the zone! He’s going nowhere…
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoArgentina show they can take on the best
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It's hard to believe that Argentina were at the top of the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWhen St Ives was the pride of Cornwall
ST IVES have been part of the Cornish rugby scene since at least 1889, the official year of their founding, and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCLUB 0F THE WEEK
BY BRENDAN GALLA GHER ST IVES RUGBY Nickname: The Hakes Founded: 1889 Ground: Recreation Ground St Ives. Capacity 3,000 (275 seats)...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAfter dropping out of the league, Hakes are raring to go again
MORE recently there was an outstanding season in 2017-18 when the Hakes, under the coaching of Rob Elloway, won both the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders utility back Gabe Jones
Ealing Trailfinders academy utility back Gabe Jones made his U20s debut for Scotland in the Summer Series earlier this year and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDozen new faces sign on at Ampthill
RUGBY SHORTS AMPTHILL have confirmed the signings of six forwards and six backs ahead of the 2022/23 Championship season. In the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMarine Hayler joins Pirates
ROYAL Marine back rower Jarrard Hayler has signed a one-year contract with Cornish Pirates. Hayler has captained the Navy against the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoProp McGrath lands at Reds
JERSEY Reds have signed Connacht prop Greg McGrath. The 25-year-old played seven times in the URC for last season and once...
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Features
/ 4 years agoChancellor to Harlequins
AUSTRALIA international Emily Chancellor has signed for Harlequins. The Waratahs flanker, who has nine caps, will join in November following the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFrom Moseley to a bar in Buenos Aires
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MOSELEY & CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK OLLIE THOMAS MY route to rugby was different from the modern-day...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoTransfer market that never sleeps
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Accepted wisdom has it that the shortest period of time is the New York Second – helpfully...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoWe know what went wrong last season, says Lewies
By GARY FITZGERALD Stephan Lewies claims Harlequins “know where we went wrong” last season and is confident they can snatch the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Seven with Christian Wade
One man who has well and truly lived the highs and lows of sport is Christian Wade. After years of terrorising...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoWorld Rugby should jump start on MND
Cheered home: Ed Slater completes his 350-mile cycle challenge this week COLIN BOAG I wanted to avoid mentioning concussions this week,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIt’s time we introduced brain injury passports
KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Floored: Wales tighthead Tomas Francis, right, is knocked out in Six Nations Rugby Union has been...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFalcons hope new deal will tempt Chick
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted man: Calum Chick Newcastle Falcons are close to agreeing to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSale set to open talks with Raffi
Sale Sharks are keen on sitting down with England international scrum-half Raffi Quirke, below, to discuss a new deal, according to...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoHooper deserves support from us all
CHRIS HEWETT We are not sure how many of the New Zealand starting line-up actually read the anonymous fax sent to...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’
Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSlater finishes gruelling 350-mile bike ride
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER star Ed Slater and his teammates completed a 350-mile bike ride this week in front of crowds at...
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Features
/ 4 years ago“I just ran around and smashed everything” – My Life in Rugby with Martin Purdy
The former Wasps, Bath, Gran Parma, L’Aquila, London Welsh, Massy and Grasse lock discusses his career As a professional sportsman you...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoOmanyala enjoys golden finale after leaving Sevens
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Triumph: Ferdinand Omanyala celebrates after winning the gold...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoTake time to polish leaders, Eddie
RUGBY MATTERS I HAVE absolutely no problem with Eddie Jones having his less than complementary say on the influence of our...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCharity matches will show strong links between rugby and the police
Jon Newcombe talks to Dean Richards before the Matt Ratana memorial games Strong links have existed between the police and rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMet Police out to mark centenary in fine style
ONE year out from its centenary, Metropolitan Police RFC and police rugby in general is enjoying something of a revival. Back...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoTonita connects with his new ‘Taswegian’ friends
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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