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Social Media Moments of the Week: Kalaveti Ravouvou and Hoskins Sotutu provide outrageous assists
By Charlie Elliott Rugby never fails to deliver, with this weekend proving no different. With so much rugby being played and everything being caught on camera, the...
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/ 1 day agoSale Sharks turn on power in race for Premiership play-offs
By Sam Jackson Tom Curry scored two tries as Sale smashed Harlequins at The Stoop to move into the play-off positions...
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/ 1 day agoToo many teams in Champions Cup, says Mark McCall
By Jon Newcombe Mark McCall believes cutting the number of teams will help the Investec Champions Cup regain its elite status....
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/ 1 day agoCoventry plan to increase stadium capacity up to 8,000
By Ben Jaycock Coventry chairman Jon Sharp operates with a cautious business model but hopes he can guide the Midlanders into...
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/ 1 day agoURC: Welsh Regions stall on deal with WRU
Scarlets, Ospreys and Dragons have yet to agree to sign a new long-term deal with the WRU, with a set deadline...
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/ 1 day agoTom Cairns confident it will all come good at Exeter Chiefs
By Paul Rees Tom Cairns enjoyed a breakthrough year with Exeter last season but has had to be patient this campaign...
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/ 1 day agoPark walk puts Arron Reed in right mood
By Luke Jarmyn Alex Sanderson has opened up on how an honest conversation while having a coffee and a walk around...
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/ 1 day agoPhil Dowson: We need to be flexible over 30-match limit
By Paul Rees Phil Dowson has called for give-and-take in the management of England players who are near the 30-game limit...
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/ 1 day agoFreddie Steward puts his heart into Leicester Tigers
By Paul Rees Freddie Steward is forgetting about England as he sets his mind on helping Leicester reach the Premiership playoffs....
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/ 1 day agoGloucester will keep on the attack whatever happens – Jake Morris
By Gary Fitzgerald Jake Morris insists the Cherry and Whites will not be applying the brakes and “playing it safe” in...
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/ 1 day agoJohnny Sexton joins Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching team for Australia
Johnny Sexton will join Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching team for this summer’s tour of Australia. He joins Richard...
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/ 1 day agoDream Team – Simon Linsell
SIMON LINSELL, THE BARNES AND FORMER GLOUCESTER & EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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/ 1 day agoJeremy Guscott: Johnny Sexton divisive for the British and Irish Lions? Not in my book
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week Whatever conflicting views there are over the appointment of Johnny Sexton to...
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/ 1 day agoBlueprint for the future lacks rational thinking
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WE are coming to the franchise crunch. Finally, after five years of funding...
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/ 1 day agoPayments may not be swift
THE spin over substance element in the administration of the game in England has been highlighted by fears that Worcester’s undertaking...
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/ 1 day agoLeinster are good … but they would not beat France
THE hype was in full flood after Leinster’s two-match 142-0European Cup haul against Harlequins and Glasgow, when the head coach of...
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/ 1 day agoDanny Wilson is backing Marcus Smith for a place in Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions squad
By Gary Fitzgerald Marcus Smith should remain a main course on the Lions' selection menu this summer, even if his latest...
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/ 1 day agoIyogun is quick to thank Waller
By PAUL REES On the charge: Emmanuel Iyogun in action for Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images EMMANUEL Iyogun has become a regular...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 day agoChris Hewett: Geoff Parling is thriving as the quiet ‘Australian’
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Whatever lights might be hidden under rugby’s bushel, precious few of them belong to Australian...
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/ 1 day agoMoney or medals? A tough decision
DECISIONS, decisions. When it comes to playing rugby off-piste, so to speak, there are three popular destinations for front-line All Blacks:...
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/ 1 day agoIreland will be missing King as they face up to Wales
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Wales v Ireland Today. Kick-off 3pm, Rodney Parade IRELAND head to Wales today without star flanker Erin...
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/ 1 day agoSlack Glasgow do bare minimum
■By SAM JACKSON Zebre................... 6 Glasgow...........14 GLASGOW made it 25 wins from 25 against Zebre in the URC but it was...
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/ 1 day agoEdinburgh push Sharks all the way
By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh........17 Sharks..............18 A SHARKS team laden with 12 Springboks required a Makazole Mapimpi last-gasp try to break Scottish...
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/ 1 day agoConnacht let it slip away once again
■ By LUKE JARMYN Stormers......... 34 Connacht.........29 CONNACHT suffered last-minute heartache in a thrilling clash against Stormers – their fourth narrow...
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/ 1 day agoBuilding interest in the game
■ By MARK STEVENS FROM Premiership pitches to the production truck, Will Hooley has happily swapped the roar of the crowd...
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/ 1 day agoIt’s been a challenge, admits Owen
■ By SIMON THOMAS ANEURIN Owen is the first to admit it’s been a challenging time to be Dragons captain this...
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/ 1 day agoNow Ioane signs up for Leinster
NEW Zealand centre Rieko Ioane says he is excited to grow his game at Leinster after agreeing to join the URC...
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/ 1 day agoWhere the ghosts of the greats still roam
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW March of time: Hugh Williams-Jones playing for Wales and, inset, how Waterton Cross...
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/ 1 day agoHerbert’s now on the other side of the fence
RUGBY Australia had no option the other day but to reveal that they can get their knickers in as big a...
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/ 1 day agoClifton aiming to cross the bridge
■By BEN JAYCOCK A FIRST taste of National One awaits Clifton, providing the table toppers beat Exeter University next weekend. Clifton...
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/ 1 day agoLions won’t be an England-only affair, says Brown
■By BEN JAYCOCK Hope: Shaunagh Brown SHAUNAGH Brown is becoming increasingly frustrated when people claim the women’s British & Irish Lions...
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/ 1 day agoNew man planning to put Plymouth Albion on the map
■By MARK STEVENS HE was the driving force behind Plymouth Argyle’s commercial rise, a man who turned ambition into revenue and...
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/ 1 day agoWigan tempt Wade to leave Gloucester
■By SAM JACKSON GLOUCESTER wing Christian Wade will leave the club at the end of the season for a fresh challenge...
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/ 1 day agoFront-loaded Navy in charge
Inter Services RAF Men.............17pts Navy Men..........27pts ■By CHRIS WEARMOUTH Destroyer: Navy hooker Sam Matavesi on the charge PICTURES: Inter Service Championship/Pinnacle...
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/ 1 day agoRAF fly high to take honours in fine style
RAF Women.......36pts Navy Women.... 10pts A STRONG second half secured the RAF Women a comfortable win over the Royal Navy. Given...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 day ago20 years ago, we had games worth seeing
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IHAVE no great wish to kick a man...
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/ 1 day agoSouth Africa deserve to stage another World Cup
IT was with a heavy heart that I read comments from SA rugby president Mark Alexander this week dismissing the possibility...
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/ 1 day agoPollock has eye for the tryline
THERE has been a veritable torrent of words regarding Henry Pollock recently and that’s not going to lessen anytime soon but,...
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/ 1 day agoBournville reminds me what a proper club is, says Thorp
By PAUL BOLTON Calling it quits: Prop Stef Thorp STEF Thorp has no intention of becoming a stranger at Avery Fields...
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/ 1 day agoTJs get to celebrate in style this time
By BEN JAYCOCK Running free: Duncan Tout on the attack against Oxford Harlequins and, below, Tonbridge Juddians celebrate promotion PICTURES: Adam...
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/ 1 day agoWhen we do what we should, we win games
Steve Hill talks to Lee Smith, below, head coach at Askeans RFC Counties 5 Kent (Level 11) What is your rugby...
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/ 1 day agoRiley calls it a day to take up coaching role
■By BEN JAYCOCK SEDGLEY Park stalwart Matt Riley has confirmed his retirement from the sport after surpassing a remarkable 450 club...
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/ 1 day agoBrilliant Spain too good for Scots
Round 3 Wrap SPAIN beat Scotland for the first time in their history at U18 level with a commanding 29-12 victory....
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/ 1 day agoEngland delight as they down France
France................27pts England..............29pts ELLIOTT Williams produced a fine captain’s knock to conclude England’s campaign three from three after a rare victory in...
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/ 1 day agoFive-try Wales manage to keep Italy at bay
Wales........................41 Italy...........................39 WALES finished their campaign unbeaten in Vichy following their dramatic five-try victory over Italy. A penalty from Carwyn Leggatt-Jones...
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/ 1 day agoFinch & Denny leading the way
Round 2 Wrap ENGLAND, France and Wales remained unbeaten after the second round of matches on Monday. England defeated Spain 43-19....
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/ 1 day agoDisappointing junior Red Roses end without a win
Women’s U18 Six Nations Festival WINLESS England rounded off a disappointing campaign with a 66-7humbling from a ruthless France at Wellington...
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/ 1 day agoL’borough stunned by battling Hartpury
Loughborough 21pts Hartpury ........... 34pts HARTPURY shocked league champions Loughborough to reclaim the BUCS Super Rugby championship. A sleeping giant of...
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/ 1 day agoCardiff Met hold on in tense finale
Cardiff Met ......30pts Loughborough29pts CARDIFF Met won a thriller to claim the inaugural Women’s BUCS Super Rugby title at Rodney Parade....
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/ 1 day agoRed-hot Chile have 2027 World Cup in their sights
By JOE SANTAMARIA CHILE head coach Pablo Lemoine has made a career out of doing things others couldn’t. In 1998, he...
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