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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoTreat to see return of glorious Black Ferns
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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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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoPioneer Flores put women on world map
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/ 5 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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/ 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 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoAshton suspended after bust-up
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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoSt-Andre in search for No.10
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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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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 agoTigers keep an eye on Warriors hooker Annett
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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 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 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoMillfield boys top of the class again
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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
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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/ 5 years agoOwens expects All Blacks to put in super charged performance to honour comrade Wainui
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/ 5 years agoEddie stirs the pot and comes up with new recipe for success
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/ 5 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...
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/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Glasgow Warriors lock Max Williamson
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/ 5 years agoCup specialists await their next golden era
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/ 5 years agoAll in the genes for Lions star Pedlow
THE most versatile and colourful rugby player ever produced by CCB must surely be centre Cec Pedlow who won 30 Ireland...
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/ 5 years agoGray, Mathews given a chance at Wasps
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed centre Alex Gray and fly-half Tommy Mathews on short-term contracts. Former England Sevens player Gray, 30,...
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ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler New job: Rory Teague FORMER England skills guru Rory...
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/ 5 years agoTyro Puma forward joins London Irish
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/ 5 years agoErasmus delay dreadful says RFU president Jeff
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/ 5 years agoJeeps one of many Rolls Royce players
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/ 5 years agoPatriot Mobbs raised his own army
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