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■By SAM JACKSON President of the RFU, Sir Bill Beaumont, said: “We know this decision will be disappointing for the clubs, schools and colleges, players, volunteers...
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/ 6 hours agoAnother blow for Rennie as Clarke ruled out of Test series
■By HARRY ROBINSON NEW Zealand have been rocked by another tour casualty as they prepare for the first Test against South...
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/ 6 hours agoDavies: Board must go
FORMER Wales fly-half Jonathan Davies has joined the call for the WRU board to step down. Welsh business leaders and local...
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/ 6 hours agoRed Bulls launch plans for ‘hotbed’
A NEW era in rugby has been launched in the North East after Newcastle Red Bulls teamed up with grassroots players...
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/ 6 hours agoBath may stage final two matches in Reading
BATH have had talks about playing their final two home games of next season at Reading FC’s Select Car Leasing Stadium....
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/ 6 hours agoDavies: Board must go
>Continued from front board fit for purpose. The economy and the game in Wales is suffering. It is time now for...
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/ 6 hours agoFive awarded first England deals
nBy BEN JAYCOCK New look: Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Alex Coles, Guy Pepper, Jack van Poortvliet and Seb Atkinson have all been awarded...
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/ 6 hours agoJoyce: I want to make friends in The Shed
By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Joyce hopes the loud and boisterous ‘Shed’ will be singing about his ball-carrying and lineout skills rather...
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/ 6 hours agoWelfare concerns delay big kick-off
>Continued from front at the RFU, I would like to thank all those who have shared their views and contributed to...
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/ 6 hours agoMitchell: WXV will be World Cup audition
JOHN Mitchell has challenged his Red Roses to treat the new WXV Global Series as an early audition for the 2029...
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/ 6 hours agoNeumann called up for Wales’ new-look squad
WING Lisa Neumann returns for Wales in an extended 46-player training squad preparing for the WXV Series. The 32-year-old, who is...
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/ 6 hours agoMalcolm returns as captain
SCOTLAND INTERIM head coach Dave Butcher has named a 32-player squad for the upcoming WXV series, which features four uncapped players...
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/ 6 hours agoDjougang back on board
IRELAND IRELAND have welcomed back 57-cap prop Linda Djougang into their centrally contracted programme as Scott Bemand continues to build depth...
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/ 6 hours agoJennings returns to the game at Preston
■By MICHAEL GREGORY FORMER Sale Sharks centre Mark Jennings has joined Preston Grasshoppers. Jennings arrives at Lightfoot Green with a wealth...
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/ 6 hours agoMarmion predicts big things
KIERAN Marmion is adamant Bristol Bears have enough growl and grunt to make a title bid this season despite the club...
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/ 6 hours agoAll Blacks getting in mood to take on the Bok challenge
NEIL DE KOCK FORMER SARACENS AND SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF I’M LOVING the feel of the Rugby‘s Greatest Rivalry series and the...
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/ 6 hours agoHenry steps up as defence coach at Northampton
New role: Jim Henry NORTHAMPTON Saints have promoted Jim Henry to the role of defence coach, replacing Lee Radford who left...
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/ 6 hours agoGloucester rule out Villa plan
GLOUCESTER have shelved plans to again stage next season’s Prem match against Leicester Tigers at Villa Park. The club’s home Slater...
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/ 6 hours agoBulls overpowered by the men in black
By BEN JAYCOCK Bulls ……………………19pts Tries: Vermaak 41, Jacobs 53, Coetzee 72 Conversions: Bosch 42, 73 ■ tourists to force a...
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/ 6 hours agoEight-try All Blacks tear Sharks to pieces
■By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks …………….. 0pts New Zealand .. 54pts Tries: Fineanganofo 18, 53; McKenzie 23, Clarke 46, Barrett 60, Preston...
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/ 6 hours agoSet up a charity to help players
PAUL Rees‘s article in last week’s TRP about the concussion-related legal claims made by former players against ruling bodies struck a...
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/ 6 hours agoDREAMTEAM
GEORGE SIMPSON, THE FORMER CARDIFF MET, EALING TRAILFINDERS, WASPS, DONCASTER KNIGHTS, MANLY MARLINS AND HARTPURY UNIVERSITY FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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/ 6 hours agoDon’t give Ford a central contract
I’M puzzled by George Ford‘s continued inclusion as one of England‘s 25 centrally contracted players. He’s still a high quality player...
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/ 6 hours agoWe need new cup
CLUB rugby in England desperately needs a cup competition, similar to the Challenge Cup in Rugby League. The Prem Rugby Cup...
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/ 6 hours agoIt’s time to clear up the breakdown
ONE of rugby union’s biggest barriers to attracting a new audience is the complexity of the ruck. For those who have...
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/ 6 hours agoHenderson to miss start of season after hip surgery
ULSTER captain Iain Henderson will miss the start of the new season following hip surgery. The 34-year-old missed the end of...
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/ 6 hours agoHall extends his Saracens contract
SARACENS‘ England ‘A’ centre Angus Hall has signed a contract extension. The 20-year-old, who came through the club’s academy, made three...
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/ 6 hours agoLongstaff agrees to new deal with Sharks
SALE Sharks hooker Alfie Longstaff has signed a new deal to remain with the Prem club until 2029. The 20-year-old joined...
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/ 6 hours agoIt’s too quiet! The decline of the supercoach
R EMEMBER the age You know the type: a well-thumbed passport in the breast pocket, a strategy document of the supercoach...
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/ 6 hours agoChampions Cup is wants to add to his the one van Graan collection at Bath
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Bath WHEN Johann van Graan...
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/ 6 hours agoAll Blacks need to defy history
PAUL REES LOOKS AHEAD TO THE FIRST TEST IN THE SOUTH AFRICA V NEW ZEALAND SERIES WHICH STARTS NEXT WEEKEND IT...
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/ 6 hours agoAfter defeat in last year’s final, we’re determined to go one better this year
MICHAEL LE BOURGEOIS BEDFORD BLUES CENTRE Veteran: Dean Adamson is going into his 12th season with Bedford Blues PICTURES: Gimbo Photography...
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/ 6 hours agoEngland shouldn’t ignore Lawrence
Power: Ollie Lawrence in England colours AWAY from Bedford, one thing I genuinely cannot get my head around is Ollie Lawrence...
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/ 6 hours agoJoining Camborne was a ‘no-brainer’ – Honey
FRASER Honey revealed the opportunity to return home and help Camborne tackle National One was a “no-brainer” after bringing his three-year...
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/ 6 hours agoWe should be in the mix, 100 per cent, says Lucock
By BEN JAYCOCK LEEDS Tykes head coach Pete Lucock believes his side should be pushing firmly into National One’s top-five picture...
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/ 6 hours agoAmatosero following in famous footsteps
MILES Amatosero is what they call in the trade ‘a big unit,’ so big that he can look the mountainous Will...
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/ 6 hours agoOspreys short on numbers
THE summer scorches on throughout the Land of Song as if in tune with the blazing state of its national sport....
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/ 6 hours agoWarriors stand loud and proud
All-Stars XV: Worcester WHAT would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time...
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/ 6 hours agoAlbion are ready to take on all-comers
Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the National 1 season where Plymouth have been recruiting well but will face no shortage of...
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/ 6 hours agoKWAMEBEKOE
YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER TIGERS & ENGLAND U18 LOCK Leicester second row Kwame Bekoe says a first victory in an England shirt...
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/ 6 hours agoHamilton hat-trick enough for Oundle
■By BEN JAYCOCK Working hard: Ellis Jones on the attack for Rams PICTURE: Paul Clark NATIONAL One newcomers Bury St Edmunds...
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/ 6 hours agoAWJ in line to be director at Ospreys
EXTRA NEWS FORMER Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones is reportedly set to join the board of directors at his former club...
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/ 6 hours agoDingwall takes the armband at Saints
PREM champions Northampton Saints have appointed Fraser Dingwall as club captain following George Furbank‘s move to Harlequins. By SAM JACKSON Dingwall,...
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/ 6 hours agoBurns to call time
FREDDIE Burns is to retire from rugby later this year. The 36-year-old fly-half, who is playing for Dinamo Bucuresti, represented Gloucester,...
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/ 3 days agoMa’a Nonu responds to All Blacks haka in dramatic and respectful fashion
Chris Collyer looks at Ma’a Nonu’s remarkable response to the All Blacks haka as the former New Zealand centre showed his...
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/ 3 days agoLeinster exodus could make Irish provincial battles closer than ever as Connacht strengthen
Chris Collyer looks at how Leinster’s summer departures could make Irish provincial battles closer than ever, with Connacht among those strengthened...
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/ 3 days agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Richie Mo’unga returns & Ma’a Nonu’s haka + All Blacks v Springboks rivalry
The Rugby Paper Roundup returns to dissect the All Blacks-Springboks rivalry, Ma’a Nonu’s haka, Richie Mo’unga’s potential return and New Zealand’s...
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/ 4 days agoLondon Breeze film festival to host UK Premiere of Jonah Lomu documentary
London Breeze is thrilled to be partnering with Dogwoof and Cinema in the Power Station for the London premiere of LOMU
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/ 5 days agoRugby’s Greatest Rivalry explained: Why are the All Blacks and Springboks such fierce rivals?
Everything you need to know about Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry as the All Blacks and Springboks renew their historic rivalry with a...
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/ 1 week agoGeorge Kruis backs Courtney Lawes for England’s 2027 World Cup push
George Kruis believes Courtney Lawes could play a key role in England’s 2027 Rugby World Cup campaign after being impressed by...
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