Club Rugby
Northampton Saints crowned champions as George Furbank signs off with Prem glory
George Furbank admitted he felt drained of emotion after enjoying the perfect farewell to his Northampton Saints career by hoisting up the Prem trophy at a...
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Club Rugby
/ 14 hours agoNorthampton Saints put on a show of desire and discipline as Henry Pollock stars in Prem final
Paul Rees analyses Northampton Saints’ Prem final victory over Exeter Chiefs, with George Furbank’s farewell and Henry Pollock’s standout display defining...
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Club Rugby
/ 14 hours agoNorthampton Saints 26-17 Exeter Chiefs: George Hendy’s double powers Phil Dowson’s side to the title
Henry Pollock ensured George Furbank got the leaving party he deserved as Northampton Saints claimed their second Prem title in three...
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Club Rugby
/ 14 hours agoExeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade catches England boss Steve Borthwick’s eye
Steve Borthwick has been monitoring the progress of Rob Baxter’s Exeter Chiefs all season and their resurgence could be good news...
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Club Rugby
/ 14 hours agoGeorge Furbank: Leaving Northampton Saints will feel weird
George Furbank today starts his life after Northampton Saints having spent 11 years at Franklin’s Gardens and admits it will feel...
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/ 14 hours agoNorth to line up for Barbarians
GEORGE North will finish his career with a first appearance for the Barbarians against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. The 34-year-old...
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Club Rugby
/ 14 hours agoAdam Radwan back in England contention after Leicester Tigers revival
Adam Radwan has put himself back in England contention after an impressive season for Leicester Tigers reignited hopes of adding to...
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International Rugby
/ 14 hours agoGeorge Ford: England players must take responsibility
George Ford has got back on the international horse after a challenging season at Sale Sharks and set about doing a...
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/ 14 hours agoCalf injury puts Assiratti out of Wales squad
KEIRON Assiratti has been ruled out of Wales’ summer matches because of a calf injury sustained during Cardiff ’s URC quarter-final...
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International Rugby
/ 14 hours agoBlow for Ireland as Caelan Doris forced to miss Nations Championship tour
Ireland captain Caelan Doris will miss July’s Nations Championship matches with Australia, Japan and New Zealand with a foot injury.
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/ 14 hours agoFurbank enjoys ‘an incredible finish’
that means so much to you. It’s been a hell of a journey. I owe a lot to a lot of...
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Club Rugby
/ 14 hours agoExeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter proud of his side’s achievements despite Prem final defeat
Rob Baxter hailed his Exeter Chiefs side’s unrivalled resilience after falling nine points short in a Prem final just a year...
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/ 14 hours agoPREM STATS
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Club Rugby
/ 14 hours agoLeinster 36-7 Bulls: Sam Prendergast stars as the Dubliners retain their URC crown
Sam Prendergast shone as Leinster retained their URC crown in emphatic fashion with a dominant victory over the Bulls at Croke...
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/ 14 hours agoInjured Doris glad to see team-mates ‘turn the page’
LEINSTER captain Caelan Doris, forced off after just six minutes with a foot injury which has ruled him out of this...
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International Rugby
/ 14 hours agoFrance XV 35-19 England XV: Steve Borthwick’s side still lack that final flourish
England’s second string weren’t lacking for endeavour at the end of a long season when they lost to their French counterparts...
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International Rugby
/ 14 hours agoBristol the perfect club, says Kildunne
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND full-back Ellie Kildunne has signed for Bristol Bears following her departure from Harlequins. Kildunne – who scored 52...
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/ 14 hours agoVan der Merwe ignites try frenzy
■By SAM JACKSON SOUTH Africa delivered a spectacular 12-try masterclass to dismantle the Barbarians 80-31 at Gqeberha’s Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium....
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Club Rugby
/ 14 hours agoJoe Launchbury to lead academy at Worcester Warriors following retirement
Champ Rugby winners Worcester Warriors have appointed Joe Launchbury as their new head of academy.
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/ 14 hours agoEngland still making the same mistakes
ORDINARY and uninspired is the only appropriate description for the England XV that were outplayed by their France XV rivals in...
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/ 14 hours agoSelling the soul of the greatest rivalry’
A MID all the razzmatazz surrounding the self-proclaimed “Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry” series between South Africa and New Zealand, featuring a tour...
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/ 14 hours agoPacker out to have the final word
HAVING helped Saracens book their place in another PWR final, club legend Marlie Packer will be hoping to bow out next...
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/ 14 hours agoTrailfinders aiming to pull off another upset
Inspiring: Meg Jones in action for Trailfinders PICTURE: Alamy TRAILFINDERS will be full of confidence that they can cause another upset...
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/ 14 hours agoWhy Bath have many questions to answer
Ups and downs: Exeter Chiefs celebrate as Bath look dejected at full-time last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images WHY did they not...
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/ 14 hours agoJoe has a tough task at Worcester
WORCESTER: a blast from the past with both eyes on the future. How else to explain the appointment of a figure...
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/ 14 hours agoFitting end to Lowe’s Ireland odyssey
AT THE end, when the final curtain came down on James Lowe’s Irish adventure, a partial rainbow peeked through the black...
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/ 14 hours agoA special bench to remember Robinson
OVER the course of almost 400 matches for Cardiff, Ian Robinson would bust a gut and a few others to boot,...
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/ 14 hours agoBok champions will fight hard to defend their title
Top team: South Africa celebrate last year’s success SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH Africa arrive in Georgia carrying the weight of expectation after...
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/ 14 hours agoLos Teritos punch above their weight
URUGUAY URUGUAY head into he tournament as the utsiders of Pool A, ut Los Teritos have lready shown they are apable...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 14 hours agoUnder 20s World Championship: Wales – We can take the heat, says Richard Whiffin
Wales head to Georgia looking to build on the progress made under Richard Whiffin.
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/ 14 hours agoHome comfort key for hosts
GEORGIA HOSTS Georgia will look to harness home advantage in Tbilisi as they target beating their best ever finish of eighth...
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/ 14 hours agoAzzurrini looking to make impact
ITALY ITALY will believe they can make a significant impact after a promising build-up and one of the most impressive warm-up...
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/ 14 hours agobaby Blacks out to make it a super 7
NEW ZEALAND NEW Zealand are one of the favourites to challenge for what would be a seventh title after another strong...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 14 hours agoUnder 20s World Championship: Scotland – Fergus Pringle’s Scots ready to compete
Scotland will be determined to continue their resurgence on the global stage after securing promotion back to the top tier and...
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/ 14 hours agoMizutani putting his faith in speed
JAPAN JAPAN have built their reputation on speed, skill and technical precision rather than brute force, and head coach Yoshitake Mizutani...
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/ 14 hours agoPumitas gunning for their first title
ARGENTINA FOLLOWING last year’s bronze medal, Argentina will be hoping to secure a maiden age-grade title but they are in a...
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/ 14 hours agoHill facing daunting task
USA THE United States return to the Championship for the first time in 13 years determined to prove they belong back...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 14 hours agoUnder 20s World Championship: England – Andy Titterrell’s troops set sights on top spot
England hope to reclaim the U20s global crown in Andy Titterrell’s first Junior World Cup in charge after an underwhelming title...
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/ 14 hours agoBrowne’s boys ready for huge test
IRELAND IRELAND finished runners-up in this year’s Six Nations and secured the Triple Crown. They have long been one of the...
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/ 14 hours agoKouo key for Les Bleuets
FRANCE FRANCE will be among the favourites to lift the title and continue a remarkable era of success at age-grade level....
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/ 14 hours agoLos Leones looking to roar
SPAIN SPAIN return to the World Championship looking to continue their rise among the game’s emerging nations after establishing themselves at...
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/ 14 hours agoFlair mixed with force
FIJI FIJI will aim to re-establish themselves among the leading nations in age-grade rugby after returning to an expanded 16-team Championship....
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/ 14 hours agojunior Wallabies ready to rise
AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA will be hoping to challenge for their first U20 Championship title next month. The Junior Wallabies have twice reached...
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/ 14 hours agoDREAMTEAM
ROBBIE POVEY, THE CANADA AND FORMER COVENTRY, NORTHAMPTON SAINTS, SALE FC, UTAH WARRIORS, HOUSTON SABER CATS AND TORONTO ARROWS FLY-HALF/FULLBACK, SELECTS...
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/ 14 hours agoResults
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/ 14 hours agoOnce again, Tier 2 nations have nothing to play for
I CAN’T get remotely excited about the Nations Championship which seems very artificial and frankly unnecessary – designed purely to perpetuate...
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Miscellaneous
/ 14 hours agoSadourny told: Get it right this time
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN CASTRES Olympique have spent much of this week busily confirming the new arrivals for the 2026/27 campaign...
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Miscellaneous
/ 14 hours agoTop 14 final available to UK audience
A MAJOR late-season bonus for fans of French rugby in the UK – next Saturday’s Top 14 final will be streamed...
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/ 2 days agoHenry Pollock says he is ‘far from the finished product’ but willing to learn
Henry Pollock admits he is a work in progress but the England star is doing everything possible to accelerate his development.
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/ 2 days agoLewis Moody privileged to ‘grab hold of the baton’ in raising money for MND
Lewis Moody says he is privileged to have “grabbed hold of the baton” from previous motor neurone disease fund-raisers Doddy Weir...














