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Features
/ 4 years agoRussia prop Morozov arrives at The Rec
BATH have signed Russia’s former Sale Sharks prop Valery Morozov. The 27-year-old joins from CSKA Moscow and comes in as cover...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMighty Os will help Russian scrum
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SPRINGBOK legend Os du Randt, right, is set to become the next scrum coach...
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/ 4 years agoMy job at Sedgley Park was to punch people
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS HEAD COACH AND FORMER ENGLAND COUNTIES, LANCASHIRE, SALE, SEDGLEY PARK, ORRELL, NOTTINGHAM, MOLESEY, CALDY...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens line up Tizard
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER U20 cap: Hugh Tizard SARACENS are ready to inflame their rivalry with Premiership champions...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoPoets, writers war heroes, all the King’s men
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools KING’S Canterbury, save for brief periods in their sporting history, can’t...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIbitoye set to become one of the Bears
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Firepower: Gaby Ibitoye in action for Tel Aviv Heat BRISTOL Bears are the front...
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/ 4 years agoCult figure Seb inspired the outstanding 1964 Sevens team
Simply the best: King’s triumphant team at Rosslyn Park in 1964 THE late, great, Geoff Dodds – talent spotter extraordinaire and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints aim to bring Callum home
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON Saints are showing an interest in bringing Italian international scrum-half Callum Braley back...
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/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ROSIE GALLIGAN THIS WEEK... HARLEQUINS SECOND ROW Rosie Galligan had...
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/ 4 years agoLozowski latest to commit to Sarries
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS trio Alex Lozowski, Alex Lewington and Andy Christie have signed contract extensions. Versatile back Lozowski, 28, returned to...
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/ 4 years agoDillane quits Connacht for French challenge
RUGBY SHORTS IRELAND lock Ultan Dillane says he is ready to “experience a new challenge” after confirming that he will leave...
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/ 4 years agoAldcroft inspires Gloucester victory
RUGBY SHORTS WORLD player of the year Zoe Aldcroft and teenager Sisilia Tuipulotu both scored twice as Gloucester-Hartpury claimed a bonus-point...
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/ 4 years agoRescheduled matches clash with Six Nations
RUGBY SHORTS URC bosses have announced the recent postponed games in South Africa will be played on the final two weekends...
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/ 4 years agoMy inspirational man of the year is Marcus
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER EVERY December Time magazine nominates their Person of...
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/ 4 years agoPhillips reveals he had leg amputated
RUGBY SHORTS OSPREYS hooker Ifan Phillips has revealed he had a leg amputated after a road traffic collision involving two motorcycles...
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RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AND finally for this year…a last call to our brilliant rugby playing schools out there. I’m calling...
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/ 4 years agoUlster win offers hope of unity to a troubled Ireland
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 agoSpain will dedicate RWC bid to Kawa
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SPANISH rugby is reeling this Christmas at the shock death of their New Zealand-reared back five forward...
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/ 4 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOBY BALDWIN WASPS WING From enduring three hamstring injuries in two years, to attending ‘Hogwarts’ it’s fair to say 19-year-old Toby...
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/ 4 years agoI was a bit wild and needed discipline
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, LONDON SCOTTISH, WASPS, SCOTLAND AND LIONS LOCK DAMIAN CRONIN Triumph: Damian Cronin, centre, sets...
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/ 4 years agoJACK METCALF
ROOM 101 THE SALE SHARKS CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Noisy eaters...
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/ 4 years agoMerchiston Castle have led from start
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools FEW schools in Scotland have a prouder rugby record than Merchiston...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoNow lock Lonsdale is set to leave Chiefs
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Off to Draons: Lonsdale THE DRAGONS have lined up...
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/ 4 years agoLongest running schools rivalry of all
NOT the least of Merchiston’s claims to rugby is their participation in the world’s longest running fixture against great local rivals...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoNew club in salary breach probe
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ENGLISH rugby is bracing itself for another salary cap scandal after Premier Rugby launched...
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/ 4 years agoA fortnight of yellows would end the backchat
COLIN BOAG Praise: Luke Pearce marches Billy Vunipola back ten metres for dissent As we struggle with an uncertain immediate future...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBath go shopping in South Africa for fly-half Bosch
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH are poised to end their long-running search fora new fly-half with a move...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHogg: I’m staying at Exeter
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Status quo: Hogg STUART Hogg has announced on the Exeter Chiefs website that he...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHughes hunting for contract in France
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NATHAN Hughes, right, is exploring his options in France for when his contract with...
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/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players JADE SHEKELLS THIS WEEK... WORCESTER CENTRE Jade Shekells has hailed...
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/ 4 years agoTigers back row Brink freed to join the Bulls
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER Tigers have agreed to release back rower Cyle Brink from his contract to return home to South Africa....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCooper interests the Warriors
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/ 4 years agoHow Mr Grumpy became Mr Happy
NICK CAIN TALKS TO STEVE BORTHWICK AND FINDS A SURPRISING CHANGE OF DEMEANOR IN a week dominated by the game’s tectonic...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBears going on the prowl for Turner
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears boss Pat Lam is set to switch his attentions to Scotland hooker George...
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/ 4 years agoMARTIN MASTERS WEEKLY BATTLE OF THE BASTARDS
THE back five of the young Leicester pack have the look of combatants who survived the ‘Battle of the Bastards’ in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrance beckons again for Creevy
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/ 4 years agoJoys of scoring written large on Dupont’s face
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 agoChiefs set to lose two locks
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER will confirm this week that two members of their Champions Cup-winning squad will be...
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Brendan Gallagher
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/ 4 years agoI feel so much happier since stepping back
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER IRELAND U20 AND, HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF NOW AT UTAH WARRIORS NIALL SAUNDERS In early 2017, I...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoKidney turned PBC into a powerhouse
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools LAST week it was Christian Brothers College Cork, this week it...
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/ 4 years agoMarney retired at height of his powers
ONE of the more remarkable rugby figures to emerge from Presentation College was Father Marney Cunningham, one of two Irish rugby...
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/ 4 years agoMICHAEL JONES
YOUNG GUNS EDINBURGH LOOSEHEAD Despite achieving so much at the tender age of 19, Michael Jones remains grounded and will take...
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/ 4 years agoThe salary cap cuts can only do our game good
COLIN BOAG Assuming we getthrough this one, next season is going to be very different for the Premiership. For years the...
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/ 4 years agoBear hugs were PR disaster for Genge
NICK CAIN TIMING is everything in sport, and the Bristol Bears video released this week trumpeting their signing of Ellis Genge...
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/ 4 years agoJimmy’s toast to George at tee time
PAUL REES talks to Jimmy Gopperth about his delight in carrying on George Simpkins’ work Jimmy Gopperth has got the art...
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/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players KATE ZACKARY THIS WEEK... EXETER AND USA BACK ROW The...
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/ 4 years agoSickening Sarries start installed my work ethic
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER SARACENS, BRISTOL, WORCESTER, HARLEQUINS AND DRAGONS SCRUM-HALF NOW AT ROSSLYN PARK LUKE BALDWIN I turned...
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/ 4 years agoFord can rival Everitt mark after Eddie axe
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Pace setter: George Ford scores a try for...
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PAUL REES TALKS TO BRIAN O’DRISCOLL ABOUT THE HEINEKEN CUP WEEKEND The group stage of the Heineken Champions Cup is sandwiched...
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