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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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/ 5 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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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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/ 5 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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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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/ 5 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
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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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/ 5 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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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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/ 5 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
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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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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
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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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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
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Features
/ 5 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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Brendan Gallagher
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Champions Cup
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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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CBC Cork have a notable list of former internationals among their alumni but arguably their most influential rugby old boy was...
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Brendan Gallagher
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Blindside - rugby transfers
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Blindside - rugby transfers
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ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS, rumoured to be offloading several players at the end of the season, could...
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