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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoNo plans to replace lock Witty at Exeter
ON THE BLINDSIDE Released: Will Witty EXETER Chiefs have no plans to replace former England U20 lock Will Witty who was...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMcCullum’s winning way: Trust your players, not the process
Paul Rees looks at what rugby can learn from England's new test cricket coach The dead have been dancing this summer....
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Features
/ 4 years agoTime the laws applied to New Zealand as well
COLIN BOAG It’s quite possible that Saturday’s Test between New Zealand and Ireland will turn out to be hugely significant for...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
SIMON HUMBERSTONE, THE FORMER CARDIFF, PONTYPRIDD, DONCASTER & HULL FLY-HALF CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1.Gethin...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWhat price for a jersey famous the world over?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One of the game’s most treasured jerseys has reappeared alongside its revered owner...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTonga get a tonking as Fiji rain on Folau’s parade
SOME 10,000 miles away in the South Sea Islands, the second coming of Israel Folau has turned out to be the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJack’s living the dream at Harlequins
YOUNG GUNS JACK DOOREY-PALMER HARLEQUINS HOOKER Jack Doorey-Palmer is aiming high at Harlequins after receiving some special online tuition from England...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoWelsh resurgence all about mindset
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER My experience over many decades is that Welsh rugby is rarely in as bad a state as...
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Features
/ 4 years agoProud to be a foot soldier among the superstars
MY LIFEIN RUGBY BEN BROSTER THE FORMER WALES, SARACENS, WASPS, NORTHAMPTON, SCARLETS, BIARRITZ & BAYONNE TIGHT-HEAD I’M from Haywards Heath in...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland undone by childish behaviour
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Despite the fact that they were the first games of the tours,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHeady days at Falmouth when Jackett boys wore the jersey
CORNWALL has always been a rugby stronghold in England and Falmouth – now Falmouth Eagles – have been part of that...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThomas was master in charge of a modern day golden age in Cornish rugby
Master: Dave Benji Thomas ONE of the most revered figures at the Falmouth club was Dave Benji Thomas who died this...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDespair as England hit rock bottom in Brisbane
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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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoClash of the champions will open new season
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two blockbuster matches are scheduled for the opening weekend of the 2022/23 Top 14 season as European...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFinancial incentive for picking French players
FROM September, Top 14 clubs that average a minimum 17 JIFF players in their matchday squads will be eligible for a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRona has suitors in France and Australia
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Offers: Curtis Rona Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LONDON Irish centre Curtis Rona is in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoGatland’s not going to Glasgow
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Warren Gatland has said he would consider moving back to Europe when his contract with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFlyer Watson set for take off to Treviso
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Marcus Watson, one of seven players that Wasps announced in May was leaving the club,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBordeaux ready to buy Du Preez out of Sale deal
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER In demand: Dan Du Preez Bordeaux have moved to take Sale Shark No.8 Dan du Preez...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBath begin search for Ewels cover
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH are ready to enter the transfer market after it was confirmed that club skipper...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBulls keen to re-sign ex-Tigers back row
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Target: Van Staden MARCO van Staden, whose departure from Premiership champions Leicester Tigers was announced...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoEngland are running out of time to find their identity
Paul Rees looks at what Eddie Jones needs to see from his players as they prepare for next year’s World Cup....
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoValue for money more important than ever
COLIN BOAG Anyone keeping a close eye on the Premiership clubs, and their announcements about departing and arriving players, can’t fail...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PERRY-JOHN PARKER, THE TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS AND FORMER ESHER, EDINBURGH, OSPREYS, ROTHERHAM, ROVIGO, DIJON & OLD ELTHAMIANS LOCK CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSlammin’ Sam just won’t let story end
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Three decades and a thousand miles down the road, die-hard All Blacks supporters still unfurl their “Bring...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPride of the Maori shines through
It is not the optimum moment to wonder whether there is still a point to Barbarians rugby – the reincarnation of...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns – Bristol Bears winger Harry Rowson
Bristol Bears academy winger Harry Rowson is the latest young star to sign a dual university partnership as he joins BUCS...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMcGuigan so close to top spot
Peter Jackson consults his stats book to chart the top scorers from Europe’s three major leagues When he joined Darlington Mowden...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoExile Zach is next French revelation
BRENDAN GALLAGHER - Rugby Matters A weekly look at the game’s other talking points English Rugby, or rather the RFU and Premiership...
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Features
/ 4 years agoExcessive sanctions creating a divide
So Spain have lost their appeal with World Rugby and their absence from RWC2023 and a £75,000 fine is confirmed, a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJoining big rivals was the best decision I ever made
MY LIFE IN RUGBY - ROB HAWKINS THE FORMER BATH, LEICESTER, NEWCASTLE AND BRISTOL HOOKER Coming from Somerset, Bath were my boyhood...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoEvergreen Parisse set to join the 500 club
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Amassing 500 matches among the European elite requires surviving an endurance test of...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLoughman’s pitch return shows HIA is not fit for purpose
THE sight of a distressed Jeremy Loughman being taken off in a dazed state during the first minute of Ireland’s sobering...
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Features
/ 4 years agoA moment to forget for Nadine
On second thoughts, the Culture Secretary might have been better off had she prefaced her speech promoting the Rugby League World...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJapan look overseas
WHEN Japan lined up against France yesterday, those born in the Land of the Rising Sun found themselves far outnumbered by...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMetcalf move is a show of intent for Ealing
NEWS EXTRA ■By JON NEWCOMBE AMBITIOUS Ealing Trailfinders have pulled off another recruitment coup with the capture of Sale Sharks youngster...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFor decades, Moseley have been the pride of second city
This series will delve into every nook and cranny of club rugby in Britain and Ireland – small and large, old...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMoseley’s Magnificent Seven were heralded on the big stage but often wasted by England
All stars: Moseley’s seven England internationals MOSELEY’S stature as one of the strongest clubs in Britain 50 years ago is highlighted...
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/ 4 years agoAcademy prospect Cam has learnt the hard way
NEWS EXTRA HAVING developed through the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport in South Africa, Cameron Murray is looking to make his mark...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLions trailblazers set sail for Down Under in 1888
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGalthie in no rush to sign up his coaches
JAMES HARRINGTON - FRENCH COLUMN FFR President Bernard Laporte was ready to offer Les Bleus’ head coach Fabien Galthie a new,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBorthwick shows he has the edge
COLIN BOAG What did you make of the Premiership final? I thought it was enthralling, and epitomised everything that’s great about...
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Features
/ 4 years agoQuins take top spot for live TV coverage
Jon Newcombe crunches the numbers and finds out who was the biggest ‘turn on’ in the Premiership It will come as...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Francois Carlo Mey – Italy U20s and Clermont Centre
Italian rugby may be unearthing its latest young star as Clermont bound Francois Carlo Mey hopes to continue his stellar form...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTop 14 clubs in pursuit of Du Preez brothers
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Sale forwards Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez are on the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoCrowley set to enjoy Italy’s ‘Blue summer’
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points After that brilliant last-minute win over Wales in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoKruis kick takes me right back to Ringo
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT wasn’t just that giant former England lock George Kruis had the effrontery to kick a backheeled...
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Features
/ 4 years ago‘I wish Conor had been in charge when I was at Quins’
MY LIFE IN RUGBY - LUKE SHERRIFF THE FORMER HARLEQUINS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND ENGLAND 7S INTERNATIONAL So, maybe the first...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAu Revoir, Arrivederci, Hywl Fawr, Goodbye…
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At close of business on Friday, 40 Test players boasting a collective stack...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe Cardiff cavalier who failed to make the Exiles laugh
AS footballing cavaliers go, Mark Ring of Cardiff and Wales belonged to the Premier League long before anyone had heard of...
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