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/ 5 years agoCoal miner portrait of the artist Gareth
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/ 5 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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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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoPolledri not near return
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/ 5 years agoCarey fills in for Oisín
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/ 5 years agoDu Preez looks all set to join Glasgow
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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoMoney talks but it’s not a good sound for Welsh fans
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/ 5 years agoPioneer Flores put women on world map
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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoHalaifonua banned for six matches
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Scottish centre David Halaifonua has been banned for six games following a citing for a dangerous high tackle...
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/ 5 years agoMcKay takes EPCR chair after Halliday exit
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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoLeaving Tigers was a mistake
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/ 5 years agoHayden and Co rehearsed their deception
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/ 5 years agoRugby must mop up these infuriating water carriers
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EDDIE Jones has called on referees to maintain their vigilance at rucks and ensure there is a fair contest for possession...
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RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed Argentina back five forward Juan Martin Gonzalez Samso. He will join the Exiles from November...
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RUGBY SHORTS SALE will be without Faf de Klerk for at least four months following hip surgery. Director of rugby Alex...
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