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/ 6 years agoZoe jumps Prem ship for job at YouTube
PREMIERSHIP Rugby will need a new marketing chief after Zoe Clapp quit to take up a job with YouTube. Clapp, who...
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/ 6 years agoFit and proper persons in charge?
POLICE arrested Georgian rugby vice-president Merab Beselia nine days ago after the shooting of the country’s former Sevens coach, Ramaz Kharazishili....
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/ 6 years agoJet-heeled Josh chasing May’s benchmark
FEARLESS Exeter flyer Josh Hodge vows to continue playing to thrill as his Premiership crash course continues in a Chief side...
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/ 6 years agoPhantom of the All Blacks dies
DAVEHalligan ought to have been initiated into the hallowed ranks of Test All Blacks almost 40 years ago. At 21, he...
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/ 6 years agoLove it or hate it, the scrum still holds key
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Avery senior figure in English refereeing circles who must remain nameless – oh, alright then, Tony Spreadbury...
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/ 6 years agoCoffee empire can wait, I want to give my all to coaching now
RYAN LAMB ON THE RECORD Q&A Newly appointed Hartpury backs coach Ryan Lamb, 34, tells NEALE HARVEY how he landed his...
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/ 6 years agoJack makes a real twit of himself over Covid
JACK Nowell is such a likeable sportsman – cheery, engaging, approachable, whole-hearted, courageous, a veritable beacon of positivity and one heck...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
ALEX MORGAN GLOUCESTER WING/FULL-BACK The road to rugby stardom is often long and arduous but Alex Morgan has already demonstrated he...
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/ 6 years agoHowley’s challenge
HOW good it is to see Rob Howley back in rugby after his nine-month ban for betting violations. The sport has...
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/ 6 years agoBrighton’s become a force under Buoy
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools SUSSEX is not normally considered a hotbed of rugby in England...
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/ 6 years agoHastings aims to be more than just Finn’s stand-in
NEWS EXTRA By BRYN PALMER ADAM Hastings has warned Finn Russell he is not ready to give up the Scotland No.10...
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/ 6 years agoEddie’s long running love affair on the south coast
Centre of excellence: England train at Brighton College IN recent years Brighton College has emerged as a training centre for the...
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/ 6 years agoSurreal start to life in Warriors’ fast lane
Tom Vale talks to Worcester Warriors’ teenage sensation Noah Heward Ten years ago, Noah Heward found himself on a rugby trip...
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/ 6 years agoFrench had a rule: ‘When at home you never lose.’ They did!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The picture of Serge Blanco and Jon Webb at the end of...
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/ 6 years agoHumble beginning but Heineken dreamt big
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO now, in this most unusual and mind-bending season, we finally have the two finalists for the...
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/ 6 years agoLatest crackdown is grave threat to the elite game
As the Government prepare a new round of restrictions, it looks as if rugby as we know it is being put...
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/ 6 years agoBravo boys, you’re giving us a show to remember
IT’S high time for lashings of unambiguous praise for the professional rugby players of this Covid-infected land and in particular how...
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/ 6 years agoCareer ended just as it was taking off
MY LIFEIN RUGBY MORGAN STODDART THE FORMER WALES, SCARLETS, PONTYPRIDD AND TREORCHY FULL-BACK/WINGER AN injury to Lee Byrne opened the door...
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/ 6 years agoSharks told to up gears in pursuit of play-offs
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE SALE need to get up to speed and match the form of their play-off rivals if...
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/ 6 years agoLaporte claims it’s all a plot to oust him
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Even French rugby –which is used to metaphorical blood staining symbolic carpets in allegorical boardrooms by the...
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/ 6 years agoDiamond rallies troops with half-time roasting
Midweek matches By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Done it: Jono Ross lifts the Premiership Cup trophy PICTURE: Getty Images FAF DE KLERK revealed...
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/ 6 years agoCattle eager to get the plates spinning
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS GAVIN Cattle is relieved to have kept his Cornish Pirates squad largely intact as Championship clubs...
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/ 6 years agoDunn’s double turns tide for Bath deluge
By SAM JACKSON BATH underlined their credentials as serious title contenders with a late four-try salvo to claim a bonus point...
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/ 6 years agoRing-fence and cut wage bills to attract state aid
COLIN BOAG Devastating: If Gloucester’s famous Shed is silent for six more months During the week, Premiership Rugby, issued a statement...
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/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ex-England, Gloucester and Sale wing Tom Beim
Picked for the Tour of Hell in 1998, Beim relives the tough moments of his career which, in a way, offer...
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/ 6 years agoOllie Lawrence interview: ‘One of my goals is to play for England and another is to become a Lion’
Lawrence, who recently turned 21, outlines his vision for a career that has promised so much already with Worcester and England...
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/ 6 years agoWilliams column: All eyes in South Africa will be on the Lions
Shane Williams looks ahead to the 2021 Lions tour, and reflects on his own experiences in South Africa
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/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Exeter Chiefs centre Corey Baldwin
Neale Harvey talks to the England-born centre who arrived at Sandy Park from Scarlets this summer
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/ 6 years agoCain column: Crafty Boks try to get the best of both worlds
Nick Cain analyses looks at SA Rugby's attempts to ford a bridge between hemispheres
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/ 6 years agoJackson column: Marathon man Stephen Myler goes clear of the field
Peter Jackson looks at the 17-year career of Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler, and hears from the man himself
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/ 6 years agoBracken column: Ben Spencer must be given his chance against Italy
Guest columnist Kyran Bracken analyses the options to take England forward at scrum-half
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/ 6 years agoQ&A – Mark Lavery: If we can’t have a crowd we can’t have a Championship
Neale Harvey gauges the views of Ampthill director of rugy Mark Lavery on the issues facing a league short of income
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/ 6 years agoGovernment hits pause button on return of fans to stadiums
Fears for RFU, Premiership and Championship finances as government orders matches to be played behind closed doors
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/ 6 years agoHarrington column: London-based firm Novalpina bid for a slice of the Top 14
James Harrington collects the stories you may have missed in French rugby over the past few weeks
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/ 6 years agoPete’s lucked out with dream move to Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE Step up: Falcons new signing Pete Lucock PETE LUCOCK would probably class himself more in the mould of...
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/ 6 years agoSpencer must be given his chance against Italy
KYRAN BRACKEN GUEST COLUMNIST FROM WORLD CUP WINNER Best in England: Bath scrum-half Ben Spencer. Inset: Ben Youngs PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoWeakened sides could sabotage title run-in
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST You did not need to be Inspector Maigret to work out that Agen were up to no...
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/ 6 years agoSharks find the local waters are none too friendly
IT IS tempting to suggest that if South African-laden Sale are serious about leaving their current home in Salford in favour...
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/ 6 years agoBlanco exits the stage after an English shoeing
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What happening...
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/ 6 years agoMarathon man Myler goes clear of the field
PETER JACKSON Evergreen: Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler in his London Irish days THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As from next...
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/ 6 years agoPhil talked Lomu into becoming a cult hero
PHIL Kingsley Jones, one half of rugby’s supreme little-and-large double act, was fond of summing up his partnership with Jonah Lomu...
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/ 6 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Comeback: Henson Henson hops codes for run out at Raiders FORMER Wales centre Gavin...
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/ 6 years agoIf we can’t have a crowd we can’t have a Championship
MARK LAVERY ON THE RECORD Q&A Motor industry executive and Ampthill director of rugby Mark Lavery tells NEALE HARVEY why the...
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/ 6 years agoChiefs capture two more Welsh young guns
By ROB COLE TWO MORE Welsh age grade internationals have been snapped up by Exeter and been given the chance to...
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/ 6 years agoHarri’s happy to learn at the feet of master Ben
YOUNG GUNS HARRIO’CONNOR SCARLETS TIGHTHEAD Being coached by one of the world’s best is a bonus for any aspiring player and...
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/ 6 years agoAll eyes in South Africa will be on the Lions
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND If you are a fan of the British & Irish Lions then the signs from...
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/ 6 years agoKinghorn the latest Accies lad to excel
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Best of the best: Fraser Gillies holds the schools Cup after...
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/ 6 years agoLet’s hope Georgians leave their guns in dressing room!
WE ALL know what the Georgians are going to bring to the Nations Autumn Cup - real fire and brimstone from...
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