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/ 5 years agoMy only regret is not hitting the 200 club, says Ross Batty
PAUL REES talks to Bath’s Ross Batty who announced his retirement this week Ross Batty will on Saturday bid an emotional...
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/ 5 years agoBlair opts for youth as Scots prep for England
SCOTLAND have included 17 uncapped players in a 37- man squad for Test matches against England A, Romania and Georgia this...
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/ 5 years agoSympathy for Ealing? You won’t find any at Saracens
DANIEL GALLAN talks to Sarries centre Dom Morris ahead of the Championship final Spare a thought for Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club.The...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins hand Christian Scotland-Williamson a way back from NFL
Christian Scotland-Williamson is set to join Alex Gray in moving back to the Premiership after time in the NFL
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/ 5 years agoLeinster back Cian Kelleher wings his way into Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders add ex-Connacht wing to their squad for 2021-22
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/ 5 years agoHenry Trinder is keen to stay in France with RC Vannes
HENRY Trinder is open to extending his stay with ProD2 Vannes beyond the current season. Vannes narrowly missed out on...
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/ 5 years agoYoung Gun: London Irish hooker George Davis
Davis may face competition in the Exiles academy from captain Joe Vajner, but he believes his position is centered on hooker...
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/ 5 years agoI knew how Dan felt waiting for his cap
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND B, MIDLANDS AND MOSELEY SCRUM-HALF SIMON ROBSON Quick service: Simon Robson gets the ball out for Moseley Inset...
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/ 5 years agoErrol paved way for today’s Springboks
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WE mark all sorts of landmarks in rugby...
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/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup should have been cancelled
COLIN BOAG While Premiership Rugby has done a superb job of managing to run the best and most competitive league in rugby,...
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/ 5 years agoMbale show how it’s done
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHILE the well-paid pros in Europe and the SANZAR nations still grapple with the harsher definition of...
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/ 5 years agoWildcats pay homage to Sedbergh star Henry
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SEDBERGH, year in year out one of British rugby’s great nurseries, has been mourning the sudden death...
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/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Hinckley prop Dave Peck
THE HINCKLEY PROP TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Couples who do online birthday...
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/ 5 years agoBiarritz put Maddocks on wanted list
DRAGONS skills coach Barry Maddocks has emerged as a target for ProD2 outfit Biarritz who made the headlines last week after...
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/ 5 years agoDream Team: Bedford Blues winger Elijah Niko
ELIJAH NIKO, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER PAU, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE AND EALING WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoShaun Adendorff ready to leave Northampton Saints
The Saints No.8, a summer arrival in 2020, is set to move to a Pro D2 club in France
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/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs sign highly-rated centre from Connacht
EXETER Chiefs have completed the signing of Ireland U20 outside centre Sean O’Brien who has agreed to a two-year deal. O’Brien,...
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/ 5 years agoAlan Solomons expects to be leaving Worcester on a high
Worcester director of rugby Alan Solomons tells PAUL REES why next season will be his last at Warriors Alan Solomons is...
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/ 5 years agoThe 36-man squad Eddie Jones must pick for England this summer | Nick Cain
Nick Cain explains why Eddie Jones must pick a team aged 25 or younger this summer, and how such a squad...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBaa-baas’ all-stars go to town in Hong Kong
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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/ 5 years agoStonyhurst College – Rugby aces among the school’s Saints and VCs
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools STONYHURST College in Lancashire can famously claim to have spawned three...
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/ 5 years agoPremiership title race: Heading in to the eye of the storm
Bristol, Exeter, Harlequins and Sale are all set to contest the 2020-21 Premiership knockout stages to be crowned league champions
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoAlex Cuthbert to leave Chiefs and join Ospreys
ALEX CUTHBERT is set to leave Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs when his contract ends in the summer, with the Ospreys set...
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/ 5 years agoBath boss Hooper searches for emergency cover at hooker
BATH boss Stuart Hooper has spent the last week looking for a hooker to join the club until the end of...
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/ 5 years agoEngland system is OK, just pick right players!
COLIN BOAG In his column last week, Jeff Probyn bemoaned the deals struck by the RFU and the Premiership to allow...
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/ 5 years agoShame my dream team won’t grace Olympics
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER APROPOS of almost nothing other than probably having too much time on my hands, it struck me...
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/ 5 years agoDream Team: Former Ireland and Sale Sharks hooker Bernard Jackman
Bernard Jackman picks a dream XV based on the best he has played with or against
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/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Plymouth Albion prop Dan Pullinger
ROOM 101 THE PLYMOUTH ALBION PROP TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Cold dripping showers...
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/ 5 years agoBrown in battle to play again for Quins
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS full-back Mike Brown will appeal against the length of the ban handed to him following his sending-off against Wasps...
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/ 5 years agoRichard Hill coming back to England after Rouen stint
FORMER England scrumhalf Richard Hill is leaving French club Rouen because he wants to be nearer to his family in...
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/ 5 years agoCrowley steps up for Azzurri
RUGBY SHORTS BENETTON coach Kieran Crowley has replaced Franco Smith as Italy’s coach. Smith had been in the role since 2019...
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/ 5 years agoWasps continue shopping spree with 20 stone prop from Scarlets
WASPS have agreed to sign Scarlets prop Pieter Scholtz who moved to South Wales from the Southern Kings last December. Wasps...
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/ 5 years agoPremiership duo banned
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS flanker Ben Morris and Gloucester lock Matias Alemanno have been given three-week bans for dangerous tackles. Morris was...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNo rules broken this time by Wray, says legal expert
NIGEL Wray broke no rules when he bought a substantial stake in Owen A Farrell Limited, a leading sports lawyer has told...
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/ 5 years agoBig Four: The deciding factors
FIXTURES Sale have the toughest run-in with their three remaining fixtures against the other clubs in the play-off positions. The first...
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/ 5 years agoLam helps launch the dazzling rise of Samoa
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/ 5 years agoCHEICK KONE
YOUNG GUNS Warriors so lucky Kone popped up WORCESTER WARRIORS LOCK As the newest member of the Worcester Warriors senior academy, Cheick Kone admits...
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/ 5 years agoAmpthill feature: They’re only human… just far stronger and fitter!
Ampthill head coach Paul Turner and captain Billy Johnson are drawing on the pasts of Exeter Chiefs and Worcester to dream...
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/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Wigan Warriors gave Union their wake-up call
Brendan Gallagher recalls the illustrious players who shone in the battle of the codes for Wigan Warriors
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/ 5 years agoSmall numbers, but big success at Bryanston
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BRYANSTON is not a venerable institution, it was only founded in...
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/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Aled Brew: Ko’d by Burger after my World Cup try
After my time at Bath ended, I still had a little bit of fire left in the belly, as they say,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBath prop Henry Thomas on his way to join La Rochelle
Henry Thomas is out of contract this summer at Bath
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/ 5 years agoRory Sutherland will dodge interest from Worcester Warriors
Sutherland now looks set to either move to the Top 14 or stay in the PRO14
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/ 5 years agoMartin Gleeson set to replace Amor with England
Amor's exit at the RFU comes after the union's Six Nations review
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDenny Solomona has talks with Bristol Bears boss Lam
Could the Sale Sharks wing make a cross-Premiership switch to Bristol this summer?
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/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Doncaster Knights flanker Sam Graham
The Doncaster back row selects three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond
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/ 5 years agoHad time of my life at Quins until Deano left
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WORCESTER, NORTHAMPTON, HARLEQUINS, GRENOBLE AND ENGLAND U21S SECOND ROW JAMES PERCIVAL MY experiences in rugby changed me as a...
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/ 5 years agoRestrict ‘England A’ selection to players aged under 25 | Colin Boag
How best to approach using the revived England A programme for maximum benefit to the elite level
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoPerpignan interested in Harlequins wing Nathan Earle
PERPIGNAN are chasing Harlequins winger Nathan Earle who is out of contract at Twickenham Stoop at the end of the season....
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/ 5 years agoBoyd can’t bear to watch as Saints let chance slip
PAUL REES TALKS TO CHRIS BOYD ABOUT NORTHAMPTON’S FALTERING BID FOR THE PLAY-OFFS After the Saints came lurching in against Gloucester...
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