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/ 5 years agoSimpson joins Bath
RUGBY SHORTS BATH have brought in Gloucester scrumhalf Joe Simpson on a three-month loan. Simpson, 33, spent a month on loan...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoKitshoff watched by Prem
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER PREMIERSHIP clubs are watching developments in Cape Town that saw SA Rugby take administrative...
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/ 5 years agoWasps call for back-up
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed Munster centre Alex McHenry and Edinburgh hooker Paddy Harrison as cover on short-term deals. McHenry, 24,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoAmpthill like look of ace Norton
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ENGLAND Sevens legend Dan Norton has attracted interest from Championship outfit Ampthill following a...
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/ 5 years agoNeal signs at Sarries
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS have signed former London Irish, London Scottish and Wasps centre Ross Neal on a short-term contract. The 25-year-old,...
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/ 5 years agoEngland can win World Cup if Eddie takes off the shackles
Paul Rees talks to Newcastle full-back Mike Brown about his hopes for club and county World class potential: Marcus Smith in...
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/ 5 years agoCounty champs return
RUGBY SHORTS THE County Championship will return this season after a two-year pause due to Covid with group games in May...
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/ 5 years agoHill’s rigid stance led to ‘great schism’
POSSIBLY the most notable Old Blue is George Rowland Hill, an influential rugby administrator in the game’s formative years and the...
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/ 5 years agoJersey Reds lose their scrum anchor to Irish
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed former Munster prop Ciaran Parker from Championship leaders Jersey Reds. The 26-year-old, who began his...
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/ 5 years agoKelly banned for ‘shoulder strike’
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER centre Dan Kelly, 20, has been given a three-match ban for “striking with the shoulder” in added time...
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/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Worcester Warriors lock Andrew Kitchener
THE WORCESTER LOCK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Reality TV A bit of...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys lend a hand to injury-hit Scarlets
RUGBY SHORTS SCARLETS have signed Ospreys lock Lloyd Ashley on a three-week loan deal. Aaron Shingler (back) and Sam Lousi (knee)...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSharks eager for fresh bite of Jones
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Return? Joe Jones SALE Sharks have launched a bid to bring Coventry tight head...
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/ 5 years agoRoberts ruled out after knee surgery
DRAGONS centre Jamie Roberts will miss the next six weeks after undergoing minor knee surgery. Roberts, 34, was a replacement in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoPlayers should take control of fees row – Baxter
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Big talent: The 6ft 10ins JP Du Preez ROB Baxter doesn’t believe the stand-off...
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/ 5 years agoHard work paying off for Chiefs lock Witty
RUGBY SHORTS EXETER lock Will Witty is “reaping the rewards” for his dedication with his extended run in the team, says...
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/ 5 years agoMike Brown looks at a new career as an agent
MIKE Brown has started to prepare for life after rugby by joining a player management division for the private platform Premier...
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/ 5 years agoTop 14 still have Lozowski on radar
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Impressed: Lozowski MONTPELLIER are continuing to keep tabs on former England fly-half Alex Lozowski...
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/ 5 years agoTigers boss hails Sinfield’s impact
RUGBY SHORTS KEVIN Sinfield has been given a ringing endorsement by Leicester coach Steve Borthwick. Sinfield, 41, who led Leeds to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJP du Preez could quit Sale Sharks for Glasgow Warriors
SALE Sharks have four players called Du Preez on their books but could have one fewer from the start of next...
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/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Underwood – I carry Jonah scars but it taught me resilience
FACING your Jonah is one of the themes I talk to organisations about when I’ve been invited along to share my...
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/ 5 years agoDitch World Rugby, put northern pros in charge
COLIN BOAG It’s not unknown for me to be critical of World Rugby, but last week a much more significant voice...
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/ 5 years agoMartin Johnson interview: Borthwick is reviving Tigers – my mission is to save lives
Alot is made of the advantage England enjoy over most of their rivals in terms of player numbers, commercial clout and...
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/ 5 years agoMy friend’s son, 14, went for a run and never came back
MARTIN Johnson was preparing a barbecue at home last June when he learned that the Inter Milan and former Tottenham Hotspur...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Pro game in this country owes Nigel Wray a huge debt
I’ve always maintained that the long lens of rugby history will view Nigel Wray as a giant amongst pygmies and see...
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/ 5 years agoSilver fox finishes off the Halloween horror show
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 agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LAURA PERRIN THIS WEEK... SALE SHARKS CENTRE Laura Perrin started...
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/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Saracens centre Josh Hallett
Josh Hallett says the feel-good vibes are permeating through Saracens after their return to the Premiership as he bids to make...
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/ 5 years agoPleased to have left Welsh politics behind
STEFFAN THOMAS talks to former Cardiff coach Jason Strange about his switch to Rugby League JASON Strange has always been someone...
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/ 5 years agoEngland women call up 11 debutants
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON Impressed: Middleton SIMON Middleton has included 11 uncapped players in his 40-woman England squad for the...
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/ 5 years agoHard to replicate those post-war halcyon days
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools RUGBY success at Christ’s Hospital School over the decades has been...
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/ 5 years agoMolloy calls time on Ireland career
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Ireland captain Claire Molloy, 33, has retired from international rugby. The 74-cap flanker won two Six Nations and...
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/ 5 years agoTOM WILKINSON
ROOM 101 THE TYNEDALE COACH TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Running into touch...
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/ 5 years agoBT should make games available to the fans
COLIN BOAG Arugby fans we’ve been spoiled during the pandemic with BT Sport showing every Premiership match, but we’re now suffering...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNorthampton Saints emergency call for prop
NORTHAMPTON Saints last week sent out an SOS looking to bring another tighthead prop into Franklin’s Gardens as injury cover until...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLam’s chat with Ojomoh triggers transfer talk
PAT Lam was seen in a deep touchline conversation with Bath’s highly-rated inside centre Max Ojomoh after Friday’s West Country derby...
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/ 5 years agoMy fortunes changed under Alec’s tutelage
MY LIFE IN RUGBY JON HUMPHREYS THE FORMER WALES, CARDIFF AND BATH HOOKER AND CURRENT WALES FORWARDS COACH GROWING up watching...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoO’Shea hunts Eddie’s successor
THE RFU have already started their search for Eddie Jones’ successor as England coach. The Australian has said he will stand...
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/ 5 years ago‘Rock’ Freddie is the full-back England are looking for
NICK CAIN TALKS TO DUSTY HARE ABOUT THE MAN EDDIE JONES SHOULD PLAY AT N0.15 FREDDIE Steward is in the foothills...
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/ 5 years agoStimpson: He looks the real deal to me
LEICESTER have a trackrecord for producing England full-backs, but the most notable in the post-war era are Dusty Hare (25 caps,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Rugby’s rich Jewish ancestry runs deep
Mention of Jewish rugby players last week, in connection with the forming of the Tel Aviv Heat franchise, centred mainly on...
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/ 5 years agoCaptain Fran rides atop the sea of happy faces
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 agoStar ref Sara’s common sense is breath of fresh air
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ONE of the things that marks out Sarah Cox as one of the best young refs in...
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/ 5 years agoBROOKE BRADLEY
WOMEN'S GAME IN FOCUS Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... EXETER CHIEFS SCRUM-HALF Brooke...
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/ 5 years agoAzzurre continue trend of summer
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE Eatate Italiana – Italian summer – continued with a late burst last week when the Italian...
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/ 5 years agoIWAN STEPHENS
YOUNG GUNS NEWCASTLE FALCONS WING Adam Radwan may have turned into the poster boy of Newcastle Falcons but the story of...
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/ 5 years agoColeraine’s contribution is vast, on and off field
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Coleraine graduate: Ireland and Ulster wing Andrew Trimble Coleraine’s nine Ulster...
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/ 5 years agoMoulds make Prem return at Gloucester
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER have signed former Worcester and Auckland Blues hooker Matt Moulds. The New Zealandborn 30-year-old, who left the Warriors...
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/ 5 years agoMax is Wright fit for depleted Falcons
RUGBY SHORTS BATH centre Max Wright has joined Newcastle on a three-month deal. Wright, 24, who was a Junior World Cup...
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/ 5 years agoSensational Scarratt is simply irreplaceable
RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND have not “found a solution” to playing without Emily Scarratt, 31, who is out for four to six...
