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/ 4 years agoNICK BINGHAM
ROOM 101 THE SHEFFIELD TIGERS PROP TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Rugby/cold showers...
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/ 4 years agoInjured Alun Wyn to miss Six Nations
RUGBY SHORTS WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones, 36, is set to miss the 2022 Six Nations with a shoulder injury sustained...
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/ 4 years agoNone of this touchy feely nonsense in Spain
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHAT’S in a word? For decades those coming off the bench used to be called replacements or...
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/ 4 years agoLam ready to raid Saracens talent again
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler PAT Lam could return to Saracens at the end...
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/ 4 years agoWales offer top ten contracts
RUGBY SHORTS THE WRU is set to offer ten of their 15-a-side women players full-time deals, while there will be retainer...
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/ 4 years agoQuins want loosehead Boyce to come back
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Return: Lewis Boyce BATH are fighting to hang on to highly-rated loosehead prop Lewis...
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/ 4 years agoGUY PEPPER
YOUNG GUNS NEWCASTLE FALCONS FLANKER GUY Pepper is the latest member of the Barnard Castle School production line who hopes to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoNow De Klerk eyes Oriental gravy train
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FAF de Klerk has been exploring potential future career options in Japan as the...
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/ 4 years agoWatson’s production line is strong as ever
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Colts champions: George Watson’s U16s, winners of the Scottish Schools in...
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/ 4 years agoMediator set for agents meeting
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RUGBY agents and Premiership Rugby will this week hold a mediation meeting in London...
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/ 4 years agoDallas was not a big hit for Kiwis
GEORGE Watson’s College have produced a host of notable players but one of their rugby alumni also went on to achieve...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDiamond spotted twice in the West Country
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond was spotted by Blindside spies twice in the West Country over the...
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/ 4 years agoKerevi’s a big loss, but what we all want to see is Marcus set free
PAUL REES TALKS TO TV PUNDIT DAVID FLATMAN ABOUT ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA David Flatman believes the absence of Semu Kerevi will...
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/ 4 years agoSpringbok clash will be preview of RWC 2023
THE best is saved until the end this month. The final weekend of the autumn series sees a repeat of the...
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/ 4 years agoI took the Mick in good spirit
MY LIFEIN RUGBY FORMER TOP-FLIGHT REFEREE DARREN GAMAGE MY very first game as a referee was the only game I have...
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/ 4 years agoNeath GS was hard as nails rugby melting pot
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THERE was a time when the blue and gold of Neath...
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/ 4 years agoKnee agony for Obano
RUGBY SHORTS BATH prop Beno Obano is facing a long spell on the sidelines after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in...
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/ 4 years agoDaly back in December
RUGBY SHORTS ELLIOT Daly could return for Saracens in early December after surgery on a stress fracture. The 29-year-old has not...
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/ 4 years agoPolledri not near return
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER flanker Jake Polledri is still a long way from returning after a knee injury he sustained almost a...
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/ 4 years agoWasps join hunt for Chiefs’ Skinner
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS are interested in talking to Sam Skinner, right,...
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/ 4 years agoCarey fills in for Oisín
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON have signed tighthead prop Conor Carey until the end of the season to cover the hamstring injury to...
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/ 4 years agoTreat to see return of glorious Black Ferns
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The New Zealand women’s side – the Black...
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/ 4 years agoDu Preez looks all set to join Glasgow
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Going north: JP du Preez JP DU PREEZ is on the verge of joining...
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/ 4 years agoExiles sign fourth Puma
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed Argentina wing Lucio Cinti Luna on an undisclosed deal. The four-cap 21-year-old joins compatriots Juan...
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/ 4 years agoPioneer Flores put women on world map
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHILE singing the praises of the Black Ferns it would be remiss not to tip a hat...
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/ 4 years agoWilks takes Tigers job
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER GREEN Room Sports managing director Richard Wilks is set to return to Leicester Tigers...
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/ 4 years agoMoney talks but it’s not a good sound for Welsh fans
COLIN BOAG Just when the Premier-ship season was getting into full swing, we get the distraction of the Autumn Internationals! That...
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/ 4 years agoAshton suspended after bust-up
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Better days: Chris Ashton scores for Worcester against Northampton CHRIS Ashton faces an uncertain...
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/ 4 years agoDiamond’s back looking for club
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond is ready to make his return to the Premiership and become rugby’s...
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/ 4 years agoSharks in £15m AJ Bell deal
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks will complete their £15m contract to buy a share of the AJ...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSt-Andre in search for No.10
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOP 14 outfit Montpellier are looking on this side of the Channel for a...
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/ 4 years agoPotter draws on gambling hell to help save others
PAUL REES talks to Mark Potter about his fall and rise after gambling addiction When Mark Potter tells sportsmen and women...
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/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players JENNY MAXWELL THIS WEEK... LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND SCOTLAND SCRUM-HALF Loughborough...
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/ 4 years agoTOM CARR-SMITH
YOUNG GUNS BATH SCRUM-HALF BATH’S problems at scrum-half this season have presented unexpected opportunities for Tom Carr-Smith to travel away and...
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/ 4 years agoCoal miner portrait of the artist Gareth
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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers keep an eye on Warriors hooker Annett
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER On radar: Niall Annett PICTURES: Getty Images Tom Youngs LEICESTER Tigers are keeping tabs...
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/ 4 years agoMcKay takes EPCR chair after Halliday exit
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Celtic chief executive Dominic McKay has taken over as chairman of EPCR on an interim basis. He temporarily...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIs Dyson ready to hoover up Bath?
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RUMOURS are sweeping the West Country that Bath could be sold to Sir James...
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/ 4 years agoMcWilliams back for Ireland rebuild
RUGBY SHORTS GREG McWilliams will take over from Adam Griggs as Ireland women’s head coach after the November internationals. McWilliams was...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSanderson will blood scrum-half Thomas
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Injured: Faf de Klerk ALEX Sanderson is calling off the search for a replacement...
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/ 4 years agoLeaving Tigers was a mistake
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SPRINGBOKS, SWD EAGLES, PUMAS, BULLS, CATS, BOLAND, FREE STATE CHEETAHS, TREVISO, LEICESTER, LEEDS, WASPS AND SHARKS...
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/ 4 years agoHayden and Co rehearsed their deception
Paul Rees reveals the lengths to which the All Blacks went to avoid defeat by Wales in 1978 It was an...
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/ 4 years agoRugby must mop up these infuriating water carriers
COLIN BOAG It’s unusual for any issue in rugby to be almost unanimously applauded, but the citing of the two Wasps...
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/ 4 years agoMillfield boys top of the class again
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE were all sorts of sports to enjoy...
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/ 4 years agoOwens expects All Blacks to put in super charged performance to honour comrade Wainui
Battle ready: Ken Owens KEN Owens believes the tragic passing of Maori All Black Sean Wainui will make the “scary” prospect...
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/ 4 years agoThree months on, the game is crying out for clarity
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO the World Rugby Independent Judicial Panel will meet next week to consider misconduct charges against Rassie...
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/ 4 years agoRugby is king for the night at Adelaide Oval
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 agoEddie stirs the pot and comes up with new recipe for success
PAUL REES TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE LATEST ENGLAND SQUAD SIGNALS Eddie Jones is like a Michelin star chef...
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/ 4 years agoIf refs ensure quick ruck ball we can run, not kick says Jones
EDDIE Jones has called on referees to maintain their vigilance at rucks and ensure there is a fair contest for possession...















