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/ 4 years agoGarvey to Worcester
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER have signed experienced forward Matt Garvey. The 33-year-old is the club’s 13th signing and joins from Gloucester, where...
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/ 4 years agoDream stay at Pirates delivered big break
MY LIFEIN RUGBY BRISTOL BEARS WOMEN’S HEAD COACH AND FORMER BATH, NORTHAMPTON, SALE, CORNISH PIRATES, HARLEQUINS AND AMPTHILL HOOKER/FLANKER DAVE WARD...
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/ 4 years agoNo doubt Sarries will get some abuse next season | Colin Boag
The totally unsurprising news that Saracens slaughtered Ealing Trailfinders in the two-leg Championship final doesn’t seem to have provoked the strong...
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/ 4 years agoMARTIN GILLINGHAM
ROOM 101 THE EXPERIENCED RUGBY COMMENTATOR TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FORM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Ref abusers...
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins will name Tabai Matson as new head coach this week
BILLY Millard says Harlequins will unveil their new coaching setup later this week, with former London Irish and Fiji centre Tabai...
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/ 4 years agoDorian West could leave as Sale Sharks plan changes
SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is looking to re-shuffle his coaching staff this summer, and whispers are that Dorian West could...
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/ 4 years agoIrish lively lads can strike gold in Tokyo
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IFI was a betting man, and thank the...
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/ 4 years agoBok star Marcel agrees a deal with the Exiles
ON THE BILND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Free agent: Marcel van der Merwe playing for Toulon LONDON Irish have agreed a...
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/ 4 years agoDeep diving podcast into ‘97 Lions is a must-hear
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SUDDENLY our cup over-runneth with Lions previews not to mention retrospectives, podcasts, books and specials dealing with...
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/ 4 years agoOyonnax coaching job for Alex Codling
ALEX Codling is set to return to the game with a move across the Channel in time for next season. The...
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/ 4 years agoWill Skelton will end his career in France
WILL Skelton has closed the door on a return to the Premiership after signing a four-year contract extension with La Rochelle....
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/ 4 years agoARTHURRELTON
YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS WINGER Two tries in two matches for Arthur Relton have given the fleet-footed winger the perfect start...
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/ 5 years agoURC will reshape the global game, says Rudolf Straeuli
Daniel Gallan talks to Rudolf Straeuli about his expectations of the league replacing PRO14
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks keep their eye on Callum Chick
A player contracted to Newcastle Falcons for the next two years
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoGeorge Ford ponders future as Mike leaves Leicester
GEORGE Ford’s long-term future at Leicester Tigers was last week thrown into debut when his father Mike parted company with the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoAlex Cuthbert signing to be confirmed by Ospreys
THE Ospreys will confirm tomorrow that they have signed Wales and British Lion Alex Cuthbert from Exeter Chiefs. Blindside revealed in...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Wales captain and Bristol back row Siwan Lillicrap
Wales captain Siwan Lillicrap would love to see Welsh teams introduced into the Premier 15s when the league re-tenders in two years’...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLes Bleus announce themselves to the world
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 agoYoung Gun: Cornish Pirates fly-half Harry Bazalgette
Harry Bazalgette has championed BUCS Super Rugby for putting him on the path to the top level of the game after the conclusion...
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/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Sheffield Tigers centre Tom Hart
1. Fake exercise gurus With gyms being closed, lockdown spawned a rise in so-called online fitness experts; everyone on social media...
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/ 5 years agoEngland’s attack stats: Eddie Jones must add sparkle
PAUL REES crunches the numbers to find out where it all went wrong for England Eddie Jones is taking charge of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Chiefs duo deserve bans… and sympathy
THE question of tackle heights and what constitutes a legal tackle continues to vex the game, myself included. For example I...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLions pride runs deep in this Belfast powerhouse
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools ANY discussion on the best rugby schools in the UK and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLions aside, rugby has no place in sport’s silly season
THE rugby in recent weeks has been generally splendid and, until this weekend sun kissed, but perversely more than ever I...
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/ 5 years agoAs a No.8 and wing I was called McLomu
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROLAND REID THE FORMER SCOTLAND, GOLDEN LIONS, GLASGOW, LONDON IRISH,LEEDS AND EDINBURGH BACK ROW/WING Versatile: Roland Reid in action for...
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/ 5 years agoTributes to Jack, a top player and great man
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE tragic death of Jack Adams at just 34 from cancer has been felt in many rugby...
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/ 5 years agoMotu leads Irish exodus
RUGBY SHORTS SAMOA hooker Motu Matu’u and ex-All Black winger Waisake Naholo are two of ten players leaving London Irish. Harry Elrington,...
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/ 5 years agoFans frozen out of final
RUGBY SHORTS THOUSANDS of supporters have had their tickets cancelled for Saturday’s Premiership Rugby final at Twickenham after the government capped the...
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/ 5 years agoTyro White exits Tigers
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER have released scrum-half Ben White, 23, the youngest player to appear for the club in the Premiership. White was...
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/ 5 years agoSwansong for Rhodes
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS back row Mike Rhodes will leave the club after today’s Championship final. The South Africa-born 33-year-old has made 106...
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/ 5 years agoPack change at Kingsholm
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER forwards Matt Garvey, Jamie Gibson and Ollie Atkins have left the club. Matt Banahan has retired, while scrum-half Willi...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJonathan Joseph carries £150k Toulon price tag
TOULON could be forced to pay Bath £150,000 if they want Jonathan Joseph released from the final year of his contract,...
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/ 5 years agoWRU to aid grassroots
RUGBY SHORTS THE WRU has pledged £1m to help the community game return safely in Wales after Covid-19. The money is designed...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIf Ealing are the best, what are the others like?
COLIN BOAG Let’s hope that themembers of the RFU Council were watching Saracens annihilate Ealing Trailfinders in the first leg of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Malakai Fekitoa sprinkles his stardust on Monaco
WHAT with Covid doing its worst for the last 15 months or so, Sevens has rather disappeared off the radar with...
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/ 5 years agoBelgium win leads to Dutch enquiries
RUGBY MATTERS IT’S amazing what a breakthrough season and a famous win can do. Netherlands coach Zane Gardiner reports that his...
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/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Leeds Tykes captain Jake Brady
ROOM 101 LEEDS TYKES CAPTAIN TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Wireless phone charging Millions...
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/ 5 years agoWarriors could have done a lot worse!
RUGBY MATTERS THOUGHT for the day. In the 19 Premiership matches Worcester played this season they accrued a disappointing 15 league...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoTabai Matson emerges as the man for The Stoop
HARLEQUINS are looking to complete a deal for Kiwi Tabai Matson to move to the Twickenham Stoop this summer amid late...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSimon McIntyre’s on his way back to the Sharks
SALE Sharks have agreed a deal that will see Wasps prop Simon McIntyre, 30, return to the club he...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Falcons swoop for Harlequins winger Nathan Earle
NATHAN Earle is poised to follow teammate Mike Brown out of Harlequins and up to Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons. Quins last...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLeicester’s Zack Henry is off to Pau
ZACK Henry is set to make a quick return to France next season after being released from the final year of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoOne more signing expected by Rob Baxter
EXETER Chiefs boss Rob Baxter is after one more player for next season. He has recently signed Highlanders prop Josh Iosefa-Scott...
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/ 5 years agoEddie Jones interview: England captain’s role for ‘other’ Curry?
EVER since Eddie Jones became England head coach the question of leadership among the country’s elite players – or the lack...
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/ 5 years agoYoung Gun: Saracens tighthead Harvey Kindell-Beaton
Highly-rated England tighthead Harvey Kindell-Beaton is ready to wreak havoc at scrum-time in the Six Nations after leaning on the expertise...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoInspirational Bentos puts Lions on road to glory
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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoMount are on the climb again under Campbell
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE influence of the big rugby playing Catholic schools in England...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: DMP Sharks fly-half Jess Dadds
DMP Sharks fly-half Jess Dadds says her first season in the Premier 15s has been a huge step up from university rugby....
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/ 5 years agoNo club has thrown in towel – even Worcester
COLIN BOAG When the moratorium on relegation from the Premiership for this season was announced in mid-February, a new word entered the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond in range of Gloucester and Bath
The former Sale director of rugby is planning a move down south
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