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/ 5 years agoLions centre Mullins accused of stealing
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Ireland and Lions centre Brendan Mullin last week appeared in court charged with stealing more than €500,000 from...
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/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers on the hunt for George Kruis return
BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are hoping to bring former England and Lions second row George Kruis back to the Premiership...
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/ 5 years agoAgents row will take players abroad
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FRENCH and Japanese clubs are looking to pick off Premiership stars as the standoff...
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/ 5 years agoDe Carpentier signs on for season at The Rec
RUGBY SHORTS BATH have signed former England Sevens forward Richard de Carpentier on a deal until the end of the season....
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/ 5 years agoBrian Ashton takes on consultancy at Dallas Jackals
FORMER England coach Brian Ashton is joining Major League Rugby outfit Dallas Jackals as a consultant. Ashton, 75, who took the...
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/ 5 years agoExciting ride goes on alongside Pat
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE BRISTOL BEARS RECRUITMENT MANAGER AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF AND SAINTS AND BEDFORD COACH PAUL LARKIN Saints...
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/ 5 years agoFisher joins Tigers coaching team
RUGBY SHORTS WORLD Cup winner Heather Fisher has joined the Leicester Tigers women’s rugby programme as a coach. The 37-year-old announced...
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/ 5 years agoFinn Russell says no to Japan’s offer of ‘at least’ £1m
FINN Russell has turned down the chance to become the best-paid player in the world and will see out the remaining...
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/ 5 years agoSnowmen build for Olympics
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Cool runnings: The Rugby Europe snow championship, 2019...
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/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby must make discipline consistent
COLIN BOAG For how much longer will World Rugby accept the SAANZAR nations repeatedly sticking up two fingers to their disciplinary...
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/ 5 years agoDAZN in talks to buy out BT Sport
BT are in advanced talks with global sports subscription video streaming service DAZN about selling their sports broadcasting arm BT Sport....
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/ 5 years agoEuropean Super Cup can help bridge divide
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHE THE FIRA-run European Super Cup is up and running and although it’s very early days it could...
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/ 5 years agoJonny May is target for Top League
ENGLAND winger Jonny May has been sounded out about a potential move to Japan despite being under contract at Gloucester until...
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/ 5 years agoWeighty matters key for Kearney
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHE I’VE become a little obsessed with rugby players’ obsession with weight. Take the splendid Ireland and Lions...
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/ 5 years agoHard-man Terry lays down the law to Lions
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 agoStars of genius from school of diligence!
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE school motto of Fettes, the famous Edinburgh school, is –...
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/ 5 years agoMaverick brothers who just excelled
FETTES has always been a sanctuary for the talented allronder and there were two prime examples during the school’s early history...
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/ 5 years agoWord Cup every two years is just madness
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Keep it special: South Africa win the World...
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/ 5 years agoBok giant Vermeulen at Ulster
RUGBY SHORTS ULSTER have signed South African World Cup winning back-row forward Duane Vermeulen, who will join the club following the...
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/ 5 years agoJones dies at age 49
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Wales B international second-row Paul Jones has died at the age of 49. Bridgend-born Jones played for Llanelli,...
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/ 5 years agoDe Chaves joins Wasps
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS brought in lock Sebastian de Chaves on a short-term deal two days before the Premiership season started. The...
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/ 5 years agoLEWIS BARKER
ROOM 101 THE CALDY FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. God Save the...
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/ 5 years agoQuins name Big Game
RUGBY SHORTS BIG GAME 13 will mark Harlequins’ second-ever Double Header, with both the club’s Men’s and Women’s teams in action...
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/ 5 years agoCoach Jason in line for a cross code switch
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow m e on Twitter: @neilfissler JASON Strange could be set for a cross-code...
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/ 5 years agoWales Women can’t thrive in current set-up
Former Wales Women’s coach Sam Dodge tells Alex Bywater things are badly wrong in the camp ASA MAN who made a...
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/ 5 years agoNew kit contract for Quins
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER HARLEQUINS are set to become the second Premiership club to join forces with sportswear...
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/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn: More left in tank and I’m enjoying it
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones says he will continue playing until his form and enjoyment decline....
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/ 5 years agoRobbo still California dreaming
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHRIS Robshaw has said he will continue playing for San Diego Legion in the...
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/ 5 years agoI’m predicting season full of entertainment
COLIN BOAG With the new Premiership season under way, the old cliché about this being the most competitive season ever has...
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/ 5 years agoDai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales
WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son...
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/ 5 years agoIbitoye on Cup duty in Israel
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER GABY Ibitoye raised a few eyebrows last week when his name was included in...
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/ 5 years agoRacing all set to raid Prem in hunt for prop
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RACING 92 are looking at the Premiership to strengthen their squad next season and...
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/ 5 years agoQuins stood still in 2012 – not this time!
NICK CAIN TALKS TO QUINS 2012 HERO TOM WILLIAMS ABOUT THEIR CHALLENGE THIS SEASON OPERATION Repeat is new territory for Harlequins...
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/ 5 years agoFrom rugby ladders, to cleaning windows
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM, HARTPURY UNIVERSITY, ROTHERHAM AND DONCASTER BACK-ROWER. TOM CALLADINE Businessman: Tom Calladine with his work...
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/ 5 years agoEMILY SCOTT
WOMEN'S GAME IN FOCUS Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... HARLEQUINS BACK Harlequins’ Emily...
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/ 5 years agoJACK METCALF
YOUNG GUNS SALE SHARKS CENTRE One year on from the collapse of the prestigious academy at Yorkshire Carnegie, homegrown product Jack...
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/ 5 years agoPlayer power puts pressure on players!
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER By all accounts, player power had much to...
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/ 5 years agoRennie to coach the Baa-baas
RUGBY SHORTS AUSTRALIA head coach Dave Rennie and Wales assistant coach Jonathan Humphreys will take charge of the Barbarians against Samoa...
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/ 5 years agoJordie let-off proves there’s one law for NZ and one for rest
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE was much evidence this week for those (ie everybody living outside of New Zealand) who have...
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/ 5 years agoScarratt in leg op
RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND Women’s vicecaptain Emily Scarratt has had surgery on a broken leg – almost a year out from the...
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/ 5 years agoCliff used diplomacy to get what he wanted
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON the 1955 tour to South Africa, Cliff Morgan was absolutely key to the Lions prospects and...
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/ 5 years agoWiggy lands a new role at Tigers
RUGBY SHORTS SCRUM-HALF Richard Wigglesworth, 38, has been given a player-coach role at Leicester. “Richard has a wealth of experience at...
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/ 5 years agoBig personalties, big performances
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools EASTBOURNE College might not always be a pre-eminent force in the...
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/ 5 years agoMonye gets set for his Strictly debut
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler UGO Monye next weekend launch’s his bid to become...
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/ 5 years agoFive tries and the chop for Lambert
ONE of the more remarkable Eastbourne College alumni was Danny Lambert, the England wing who got dropped after scoring five tries...
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/ 5 years agoSale Sharks on look-out for prop in Russia
ALEX Sanderson is looking to bolster his options in the front row with a move for a Russian prop just a...
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/ 5 years agoBarrett fiasco underlines bias towards All Blacks
COLIN BOAG What is the role of World Rugby? To me it implies that the game should be played and refereed...
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/ 5 years agoStandoff goes on
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE standoff between agents and clubs couldn't have come at a worse time for...
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/ 5 years agoFrench keep an eye on Slade and Simmonds
HENRY Slade’s name is appearing on the long term shopping lists of several French clubs that are also keeping tabs on...
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/ 5 years agoRALPH APPLEBY
ROOM 101 THE DARLINGTON MOWDEN PARK FRONT-ROWER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Over-familiar...
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