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/ 4 years agoEnglish granny hunt for Tyrone
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE RFU have been in touch with Harlequins full-back Tyrone Green in a bid...
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/ 4 years agoI can make Warriors great says Diamond
Steve Diamond holds court after being appointed boss at Worcester Warriors. Jon Newcombe listened in Talent at 10: Fin Smith PICTURES:...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoToulouse first in line to sign World Cup star de Jager
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOULOUSE are favourites to land Sale Sharks World Cup-winning second row Lood de Jager...
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/ 4 years agoBRYONY CLEALL
WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... WASPS PROP Wasps prop...
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/ 4 years agoFREDDIE BURNS
ROOM 101 THE LEICESTER FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Wet door knobs...
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/ 4 years agoCare, Green sign on at Harlequins
RUGBY SHORTS DANNY Care and Tyrone Green have extended their stays at Harlequins. No.9 Care, 35, has been with the club...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...
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/ 4 years agoLord Sugar was only person to tell me ‘You’re Fired!’
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, CONNACHT, LONDON IRISH & IRELAND U20 FLANKER AND RECENT STAR OF THE APPRENTICE CONOR...
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/ 4 years agoCONNOR DOHERTY
YOUNG GUNS SALE OUTSIDE CENTRE Sale born-and-bred Connor Doherty has achieved his lifelong dream of playing for the Sharks; now his...
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/ 4 years agoWales fans don’t care about clubs
COLIN BOAG Packed out: A full Principality Stadium but where are crowds for regions? PICTURE: Getty Imagesr At last the Welsh...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIcon Barrington is eyeying up France
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS prop Richard Barrington could be heading to France at the end of the...
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/ 4 years agoEngland’s injury crises is by-product of the pandemic
By BEN REDWOOD THE SIX NATIONS have so far been dominated by two things – coronavirus and injuries. England and Wales...
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/ 4 years agoCruelly trolled Alfie Pugsley heading to Premiership Final
An U12’s rugby player is heading to June’s Premiership final following an outpouring of support from the biggest names in rugby...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJamie Roberts heads down under
Jamie Roberts will leave Dragons this month to move to Australian side Waratahs for “personal reasons”. Roberts has been granted an...
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/ 4 years agoRivals grab the ones that got away
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER EVEN in these difficult cash-strapped times, with many redundancies and cuts at the RFU in recent years...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLeinster rout can devalue Euro Cup
COLIN BOAG Thrashing: Josh van der Flier evades the tackle of Josua Vici on his way to scoring Leinster’s ninth try...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRoberts wanted in Oz by Waratahs
By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMIE Roberts has emerged as a potential target for Australian Super Rugby side the Waratahs. The former Wales...
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/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players JASMINE JOYCE THIS WEEK... BRISTOL & WALES WING In September...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSanderson’s sights are on O’Flaherty
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is on the lookout for a new winger this...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAll change as Eddie goes with a sense of adventure
PAUL REES LOOKS AT ENGLAND’S SIX NATIONS SQUAD Selection defines coaches. One of the hardest parts of the job is telling...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints lure Braley back
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON Saints are closing in on a deal to bring Italy scrum-half Callum Braley...
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/ 4 years agoCurry can be one of best in world – Jones
EDDIE Jones believes Tom Curry will have established himself as one of the best players in the game by the time...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHouse-hunting Hughes looks at the Exiles
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Off: Nathan Hughes’ contract at Bears is ending LONDON Irish have enquired about the...
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/ 4 years agoMy Bedford team could have made it in the Prem
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BEDFORD, LONDON IRISH, BARBARIANS AND MIDLANDS CENTRE BEN WHETSTONE RUDI STRAEULI used to have a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoVan Graan wants Allende at Bath
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER JOHAN van Graan could make another raid on employers Munster this time. Van Graan,...
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/ 4 years agoCadan commits to Harlequins
HARLEQUINS winger Cadan Murley has signed a long-term contract extension with the Premiership champions. The 22-year-old has scored 17 tries in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEddie gives Gerrard seal of approval
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EDDIE Jones’ neverending quest to learn from ‘the Beautiful Game’ continues after picking the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMichallet death rocks Rouen
PROD2 side Rouen are in mourning following the death of 29-year-old flyhalf Jordan Michallet. Michallet, who was recently married and poised...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHarrison of interest to Tigers
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Move: Harrison LEICESTER Tigers are weighing up a move for Northampton Saints former England...
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/ 4 years agoSuch a poignant glimpse of England’s lost talent
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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/ 4 years agoCan Crowley revive Italy’s serial losers?
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Kieran Crowley will become the eighth Italy coach...
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/ 4 years agoGowerton: A conveyor belt of talent for Wales
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools AS YOU might expect in such a rugby-daft area many great...
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/ 4 years agoSambura Kenya 7’s: The worlds best rugby event
World Sports Safaris Ltd and their partners are delighted to announce an exciting new sporting venture, theSamburu 7s. Created entirely from...
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/ 4 years agoStephen Payne OBE praises Paddy Jackson
Stephen Payne OBE pays a personal tribute to Paddy Jackson to mark his 30th rotation of the sun. Stephen Payne is...
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/ 4 years agoBeziers’ heroes get warm welcome in wee hours
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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/ 4 years agoEVAN MITCHELL
YOUNG GUNS COVENTRY FLY-HALF Evan Mitchell is one of few rugby players to be able to follow his father’s footsteps in...
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/ 4 years agoLike so many schools, it took a Welshman to spur Plymouth
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BEFORE the mid-1970s Plymouth College, although competitive enough locally, had no...
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/ 4 years agoTime to split the pro and amateur game
COLIN BOAG I’ve believed for a long time that a schism between the professional game and the lower echelons is inevitable,...
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/ 4 years agoJAMES MITCHELL
ROOM 101 THE JERSEY REDS SCRUM-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FOR THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Forwards who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDunne looks set for Sandy Park
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler EXETER Chiefs are talking to Leinster second row Jack...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrench lock Lambey wanted at Sharks
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Offer: Felix Lambey SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is trying to lure Lyon and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWatson and Joseph will stay at Rec – for now
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH chairman Ed Griffiths has moved to keep England stars Anthony Watson and Jonathan...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoProp Ryan on Sarries’ radar
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS are showing an interest in signing veteran Munster tighthead John Ryan, who is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoWatching over his teammates, a giant tribute to Kawa
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER AMPO Ordizia –a small Basque club riding high...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoYou’re fired! Conor’s hope over
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER Ireland U20 international and London Irish back row Conor Gilsenan last week saw...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoBarnstorming ‘Bill’ put even the Liddells in the shade
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I am indebted to Andrew Beattie, the archivist at Eltham College, for more ‘gen’ on AL ‘Bill’...
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/ 4 years agoBester had me doing 100 scrums after a night of booze!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY STUART CORSAR THE FORMER SCOTLAND A, GLASGOW, ROTHERHAM AND DONCASTER PROP THE two-and-a-bit years I spent at...
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/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IIN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players GEORGINA THOMAS-ROBERTS THIS WEEK... DMP DURHAM SHARKS SCRUM-HALF DMP Durham...
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/ 4 years agoWomen make their mark at Cambridge as well
HQ heroines: Cambridge women’s team at Twickenahm in 2017 WOMEN’S rugby started to really blossom in the late 1980s. England played...
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