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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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Features
/ 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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Features
/ 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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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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Latest News
/ 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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Features
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoHeady days before the mighty Oaks tumbled
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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Features
/ 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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Features
/ 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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Features
/ 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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Features
/ 5 years agoTALE OF THE TAPE… TRAILFINDERS’ STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
IF there is a lesson to be gleaned from Saracens’ sojourn in the second division, it is that the gap between...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLeading lights shining bright at Kingsholm
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools DEAN CLOSE are probably still best known nationally for their hockey...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors wing Harri Doel
Harri Doel is hell bent on becoming the latest Welsh sensation to shine for Worcester after pulling on the No.11 jersey not...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDutch come out of the blocks looking good
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER TALK about playing catch-up. The Netherlands claimed a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Hartpury centre Jimmy Williams
THE HARTPURY CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Duvet faff It doesn’t matter...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Gloucester-Hartpury scrum-half Natasha Hunt
CHANGE has surrounded the league this season but not all in a bad way. Last Sunday’s Premier XVs final, in which...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFrench integrity preserves Holy Grail
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I AM very loath to criticise anybody who has been grappling with the logistics of a pandemic-fraught...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps search for Paolo Odogwu replacement
The Premiership club confirmed earlier this week their breakthrough wing/centre had ruptured his ACL
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Features
/ 5 years agoAthletics put me on fast track to Wales
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WALES AND CARDIFF WINGER AND GREAT BRITAIN OLYMPIC HURDLER NIGEL WALKER World class: Nigel Walker running for GB at...
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Features
/ 5 years agoShort moratorium will make England stronger
COLIN BOAG The debate on pro-motion and relegation is absolutely at the heart of the English game going forward. If you want...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoOspreys keen to help Elvis Taione rock on in Wales
The Exeter Chiefs hooker could be on his way to the Liberty Stadium this summer
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSalsa-boy Manu Tuilagi won’t do Strictly
MANU Tuilagi has ruled out joining the rugby players who have taken part in the BBC’s smash hit TV show Strictly...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale prop Valery Morozov off home to Russia
RUSSIAN prop Valery Morozov is set to leave Premiership semi-finalists Sale Sharks to return home for personal reasons. Morozov, 26, joined the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoTV pundits say no to Lions
SKY Sports are struggling to find big-name pundits willing to travel to South Africa for the Lions tour. Blindside understands many...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPint-sized players can often house huge talents
PAUL REES SAYS SMALL CAN STILL BE BEAUTIFUL IN THE MODERN LAND OF THE GIANTS The size of rugby players has grown...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLomu’s pace made him fearsome as much as his weight
BODY BUILDING A study co-authored by former England head coach Stuart Lancaster, found that after years of rugby players becoming heavier,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 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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Features
/ 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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Columnists
/ 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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Features
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Features
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Features
/ 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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Dream Team
/ 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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Features
/ 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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 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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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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