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Revert to old system in Europe – Parling
■ By ADAM HATHAWAY Boss: Geoff Parling LEICESTER boss Geoff Parling reckons European chiefs should turn back time to revive the Champions Cup and revert to...
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/ 3 hours agoSuperb Sharks demolish Clermont
■ By SAM JACKSON Off to a flyer: Tom O’Flaherty gets the first try for Sale in their impressive win at...
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/ 3 hours agoDowson: I’d love to keep Furbank at club
■ By PAUL REES PHIL Dowson thought long and hard before signing a new contract at Northampton and believes players should...
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/ 3 hours agoReturn to the Prem still our goal, say Warriors
WORCESTER Warriors insist they are determined to meet their “financial business plan objectives … and be promoted to the Prem at...
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/ 3 hours agoCarreras: I’ll play where I’m needed
■ By PAUL REES Great balance: Santi Carreras in action for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images SANTI Carreras has settled in quickly...
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/ 3 hours agoWade sets sights on Ashton record
■ By SAM JACKSON CHRISTIAN Wade is back and hungry to chase down Chris Ashton’s record as the all-time leading try-scorer...
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/ 3 hours agoColes out to seize chance
■ By PAUL REES ALEX Coles has enjoyed a stand-out year with club and country but is not getting ahead of...
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/ 3 hours agoMartin will not be the last, says McCall
SARACENS boss Mark McCall says there will be more big signings after confirming the arrival of England lock George Martin for...
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/ 3 hours agoDREAM TEAM
LEWIS GJALTEMA, THE FORMER HARLEQUINS AND BLUES SCRUM-HALF WHO NOW PLAYS FOR TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 hours agoBath will need the big boys to shine
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Play it again: Sam Underhill celebrates victory over Munster last week PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 3 hours agoSale turn on power to topple Clermont
■ By GARY FITZGERALD Clermont Auvergne .......14pts Tries: Fall 9, Zamora 46 Conversions: Bezy 10, Zamora 48 Sale Sharks ..................... 35pts...
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/ 3 hours agoRampaging Warriors fight back to stun Dupont’s Toulouse
■ By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ............28pts Tries: McKay 50, Brown 59, Tuipulotu 65, Hiddleston 70 Conversions: Hastings 51, 60, 66, 71...
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/ 3 hours agoSaracens looking good but fail to take chances
■ By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sharks ............................... 28pts Tries: Kolisi 4, Fassi 37, van der Merwe 40, Williams 59 Conversions: Whitehead 5,...
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/ 3 hours agoSela handed Stuart role as Bath take on French flyers
PREVIEW... ■ By SAM JACKSON Toulon v Bath Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Mayol BILLY Sela has been tasked with locking out...
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/ 3 hours agoMunster take time to dispatch Gloucester
■ By PAUL REES Munster .................31pts Tries: Kelly 20, Haley 51, Quinn 68, T Farrell 72, Beirne 75 Gloucester ..............3pts Conversions:...
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/ 3 hours agoEveritt banking on youth in Castres citadel
PREVIEW... Castres v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Pierre-Fabre EDINBURGH have opted to rest several big names with youth given its...
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/ 3 hours agoThis farce could rip the game to pieces
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Top dogs: Matas Jurevicius on the charge for Ealing who are flying at...
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/ 3 hours agoHappier hunting ground for Prem
THE opening round of the European Cup was notable for far fewer complaints by Prem clubs that they are always on...
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/ 3 hours agoBeard: I want to test myself against the best out there
PREVIEW... ■ By SAM JACKSON Quins v Bayonne Today. Kick-off 1pm, The Stoop MARCUS Smith returns as Harlequins look to build...
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/ 3 hours agoRadwan told to force England to pick him
■ By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers ...15pts Tries: Gibson-Park 50, Sheehan 72 Penalty: Searle 19 Tries: Radwan 21, Leinster.................. 23pts Hassell-Collins...
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/ 3 hours agoLa Rochelle swept aside by Stormers
■ By SAM JACKSON Stormers .......... 42pts Tries: Maart 3, 53; Zas 8, Venter 46, Gelant 57, Theunissen 71 Conversions: Feinberg-Mngomezulu...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 hours agoGlad we were spared Gianni’s sycophancy
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED JUST for once, we must congratulate World Rugby on getting it right. Their staging of the pool...
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/ 3 hours agoSo, what IS going to happen next year?
BEFORE long, the start of next season will be closer in time than the beginning of this one. Not that it...
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/ 3 hours agoJalibert hits high notes as Scarlets show heart
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Bordeaux ..........50pts Tries: Jalibert 11, 26; Poirot 14, Barlot 20, Jacobs 39, Uberti 60, Mousques 67, Bielle-Biarrey...
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/ 3 hours agoWe’re ready for a battle, says Hendy
PREVIEW... ■ By SAM JACKSON Northampton v Pretoria Bulls Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Franklin’s Gardens BUOYED by their impressive win in Pau...
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/ 3 hours agoLam: Victory over Pau would be huge for us
PREVIEW... ■ By SAM JACKSON Bristol Bears v Pau Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Ashton Gate BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam has...
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/ 3 hours agoThe Big Brekky feeding the soul as well as body
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ON THE filthiest of winter mornings last Tuesday when the squalls rattled everybody...
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/ 3 hours agoYou’ve still got a few more years to go yet, Leigh
Veteran: Leigh Halfpenny playing for Cardiff last night PICTURE: Getty Images JIMMY Gopperth went to within a fortnight or so of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 hours agoDragons looking to end poor run
Preview ■ By SAM JACKSON Dragons v Lyon Today. 3.15pm. Rodney Parade DRAGONS believe today’s clash with Lyon can act as...
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/ 3 hours agoNottingham so close to ending Ealing’s run
■ By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham ......14pts Tries: Green 20, Yarnell 42 Conversions: Parks 21, 43 E Trailfinders ..17pts Tries: Bailey 38,...
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/ 3 hours agoCaldy run out of steam to put Coventry in the clear
■By JOHN LYON Caldy .................22pts Tries: Barlow 13, Higginson 25, C Wilkinson 60 Conversions K Wilkinson 13, 26 Penalty: K Wilkinson...
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/ 3 hours agoWarriors in control to make it six of the best
■ By TOM EVANS Worcester .........................31pts Tries: Reed 24, Anstee 30, Zheng 34, Spandler 43, Short 69 Conversions: Eden 24, 30,...
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/ 3 hours agoMaisey steps up to snatch it for Bedford
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........26pts Tries: Nelson 19, Relton 30, Rice 48, Yates 69 Conversions: Robson 19, 30, 48 Penalty:...
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/ 3 hours agoChinnor race home to leave Cambridge in doghouse
By STEVE Cambridge ......15pts Tries: Timpson 14, Doorey-Palmer 17 Conversion: Annand 15 Penalty: Annand 36 Chinnor .............55pts Tries: Hanks 3, Cousins...
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/ 3 hours agoKeylock has final say as Doncaster crash again
■ By GUY Doncaster .........30pts Tries: Davidson 12, Veainu 17, Kerr 48, Viliamu 58 Conversions: Bunting 17, 58 Penalty: Bunting 69...
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/ 3 hours agoStuttering Hartpury too sharp for Scottish
■ By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS L Scottish ........ 24pts Tries: Clayton 10, Hyde 27, 35; Ransom 49 Conversions: Wilstead 28, 36 Hartpury...
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/ 3 hours agoI fear the worst in RWC mismatches
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY’S obsession with micro-management long ago became a...
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/ 3 hours agoVan Zyl was cast out and never forgiven
HENNIE van Zyl, who had been the second oldest surviving Springbok behind Frik du Preez, died aged 89 earlier this month...
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/ 3 hours agoAlbion’s drive for home form sees Moa race down the line
■ By JOSEPH TERRY PLYMOUTH Albion No.8 Benjamin Moa has called the Brickfields a fortress as his side battle for a...
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/ 3 hours agoCraggs is the spirit of Park, present and yet to scrum…
■ By CHRIS COLLYER Powerhouse: DMP’S Joe Craggs SINCE returning to National Two North after relegation from National One last season,...
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/ 3 hours agoBen’s backing Chester boys to beat any travel sickness
■ By CHRIS COLLYER Try machine: Ben Ivory scoring for Chester NATIONAL Two West newcomers Chester are bedding into their new...
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/ 3 hours agoShanahan is seeing Bury winning the mind games
■ By JOSEPH TERRY That’s how to do it: Bury celebration BURY St Edmund’s director of rugby James Shanahan believes a...
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/ 3 hours agoBadham leads the battle for survival
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY IORI Badham has impressed enough to make his Scarlets URC debut this season but remains...
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/ 3 hours agoExeter finish the season unbeaten
SCHOOLS REPORT ■ By JOSEPH TERRY EXETER sealed an undefeated ACE League campaign beating SGS in a promotion final 33-31. The...
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/ 3 hours agoL’borough triumph to take top spot
BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH moved top of the BUCS Super Rugby table, after defeating Exeter 49-40 in a...
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/ 3 hours agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
We are now approaching the TRP Fantasy Rugby 2025/26 Substitution Window. The window opens on Thursday January 1, through to midnight...
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/ 3 hours agoPerpignan say Reece is joining them – but is he?
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Class act: Sevu Reece runs in a try for New Zealand against Wales last month PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 3 hours agoAlbi showing Nissa the way in third-tier tussles
THE third-tier of men’s club rugby — the Nationale — doesn’t usually make many waves in France, even though matches are...
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/ 3 hours agoRobshaw: Pollock is a breath of fresh air
By GARY FITZGERALD CHRIS Robshaw admits he has caught the infectious Henry Pollock bug which is sweeping around the rugby world....
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/ 3 days agoLeo Cullen on why perfection isn’t realistic after Leinster’s seven-try Champions Cup win over Harlequins
For many in the Leinster camp, it feels like the start of the season with the return of the international players...
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