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/ 7 years agoKelly puts an extra zip in flying Wasps
By ALEX BYWATER Top form: Kelly Sotherton in the heptathlon PICTURE: Getty Images Speed machine: Marcus Watson charges upfield SHE knew...
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/ 7 years agoItoje: Shut grounds to beat the racists
By NICK CAIN MARO Itoje has called for matches to be played in empty stadiums in the fight against racism. Itoje,...
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/ 7 years agoFord: I’m sure I can help keep Tigers up
By JON NEWCOMBE Confident: Mike Ford MIKE FORD saw at first hand the size of his task at Leicester Tigers yesterday...
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/ 7 years agoWebb may ask Toulon for World Cup ticket
By PETER JACKSON RHYS Webb faces a tough decision if he is to be reunited with Wales this summer in time...
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/ 7 years agoTigers call for Ford to end fear of the drop
By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE SOS: Mike Ford LEICESTER TIGERS are set to parachute in Mike Ford tomorrow in a late attempt...
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/ 7 years agoBristol lure Anscombe with £500k contract
By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL are waving the largest cheque book in the Premiership at Gareth Anscombe in a move that could...
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/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby are ‘turning the game into a joke’
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby stand accused today of turning the international game into ‘a laughing stock’ by allowing too many...
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/ 7 years agoTigers in relegation fight warns Youngs
LEICESTER Tigers captain Tom Youngs warned his team were in a serious relegation fight after their defeat by Northampton. Newcastle and...
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/ 7 years agoJust unbelievable!
Scots comeback stuns England as Wales complete their Grand Slam EDDIE Jones blamed “mental problems” on England’s Calcutta Cup meltdown that...
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/ 7 years agoEddie hails Tuilagi, his ‘smiling’ assassin
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones saluted “smiling” Manu Tuilagi for returning to his dynamic, destructive best as the much-troubled star helped...
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/ 7 years agoGatland: We must seize this Slam bid
WARREN Gatland urged Wales to go out and live their dreams when they face Ireland in Saturday’s Grand Slam showdown. The...
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/ 7 years agoKyle’s critics know nothing about game, raps George
By GARY FITZGERALD JAMIE George has fired a broadside at critics claiming England’s Cardiff defeat is evidence that Eddie Jones’ men...
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/ 7 years agoRef robbed us say Wasps
Protests: Wasps players react after Biyi Alo’s try was disallowed on the final play PICTURE: Getty Images WASPS boss Dai Young...
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/ 7 years agoOspreys battling to keep club alive
By PETER JACKSON ALUN-WYN Jones starts another Grand Slam week caught in the crossfire of a major political row between his...
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/ 7 years agoDon’t rule us out of title chase, says Eddie
By ALEX BYWATER Oneills Early hope: Tom Curry goes over to give England the lead in Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images EDDIE...
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/ 7 years agoNo-one will stop Jonny in Cardiff says Tindall
By GARY FITZGERALD ANY special Warren Gatland plans to try and stop the lightning quick Jonny May striking an early blow...
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/ 7 years agoDon’t risk Halfpenny yet pleads O’Driscoll
WALES are being advised not to pick Leigh Halfpenny against England this week following his third abortive comeback attempt in two...
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/ 8 years agoCourtney: The French boys are big and slow
By GARY FITZGERALD That’s better: Owen Watkin celebrates with Jonah Holmes as he scores Wales’ third try in Rome PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoGatland: We won’t play that way again
WARREN Gatland warned his Wales side it could get “embarrassing” against England if they repeat the performance which saw them edge...
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/ 8 years agoDevastating England dare to dream again
■By SAM JACKSON Got it licked: Henry Slade crosses to score England’s fourth try against Ireland to the delight of his...
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/ 8 years agoGats was hard on me says hero North
GEORGE North warned Wales’ Six Nations rivals that Warren Gatland’s men will only get better after the giant wing crowned the...
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/ 8 years agoVaughan: Close the league but prepare for expansion
■By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER chief executive Stephen Vaughan says Premiership Rugby must get their head around an expansion system if they...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoEngland are now mental test for us says Brunel
■By ALEX BYWATER Focus: Jacques Brunel Comeback kings: Gareth Anscombe and George North celebrate Wales’ victory in Paris PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoGats was tough on me says hero North
■By ALEX BYWATER GEORGE North warned Wales’ Six Nations rivals that Warren Gatland’s men will only get better after the giant...
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/ 8 years agoDynamic England dare to dream
ENGLAND fans left Dublin last night dreaming of Six Nation success – and even World Cup glory – as Eddie Jones’...
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/ 8 years agounderstand Daly’s moan about Wasps says Haskell
By ADAM ELLIS JAMESHASKELL says he can understand why former Wasps teammate Elliot Daly is unhappy about the standard of the...
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/ 8 years agoTomos set to follow the great Sir Gareth
Derby delight: Tom Collins scores for Northampton in their big win over Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images TOMOS Williams is in line...
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/ 8 years agoFarrell op hands Eddie captaincy headache
By NICK CAIN ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell sent a scare through Eddie Jones’ Six Nations camp yesterday by undergoing thumb surgery....
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/ 8 years agoWales hit £13m in record ticket sales
By PETER JACKSON WALES have banked around £13m in record ticket sales for their Six Nations home matches against England and...
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/ 8 years agoSwitch Daly to 13 and give Brown a go against Ireland
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Good option to face Ireland: Mike Brown is England’s safest pair of hands under...
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/ 8 years agoBaldwin for Quins as Gustard axe falls on 12
By NEIL FISSLER Sharp thinking: Danny Care breaks away to score the first try for Harlequins against Grenoble PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoThomas deserves Wales slot says dad
By PETER JACKSON THOMAS Young’s long fight to break into the most competitive back row in world rugby ought to be...
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/ 8 years agoSaints in bid to take Joseph from Bath
By NEIL FISSLER Switch: Jonathan Joseph NORTHAMPTON Saints have held talks with England and Lions centre Jonathan Joseph about making a...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys aim to keep Alun-Wyn until 2021
By PETER JACKSON Roaring home: George Ford scores for Leicester in the win over Gloucester PICTURE: Getty Images THE OSPREYS are...
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/ 8 years agoTigers aim to land all Du Preez brothers
By NEIL FISSLER Big match, big player: Joe Marchant scores the winning try for Harlequins against Wasps at Twickenham PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoGat to lead Baa-baas against the Welsh
By PETER JACKSON WARREN Gatland will be back in Cardiff after the World Cup for one last match – against Wales....
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/ 8 years agoDefence guru Blake gets new chance with Tigers
By JON NEWCOMBE Return? Phil Blake PHIL BLAKE has emerged as a shock frontrunner to return to Leicester Tigers as defence...
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/ 8 years agoWales go to Scarlets for coach Hayward
By PETER JACKSON WALES are all set to add a third Scarlets’ coach to their new management team post-World Cup –...
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/ 8 years agoEllis in line to bolster defence for Tigers
■ By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Defence king: Dave Ellis LEICESTER TIGERS started interviewing for a defence coach at the end of...
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/ 8 years agoSheedy could set sights on Red Rose
■ By PETER JACKSON Electric start: Sean Maitland scores the first try for Saracens in their win over Cardiff Blues PICTURE:...
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/ 8 years agoTop clubs shake-up
Bragging rights: Gloucester’s Gerbrandt Grobler celebrates Willi Heinz’s early try in their big win over Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images BLINDSIDE EXCLUSIVE...
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/ 8 years agoValue of Six Nations is cut by 60 per cent in Guinness deal
By PETER JACKSON What it’s all about: Ireland celebrate winning Six Nations PICTURE: Getty Images THE Six Nations have been forced...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoEvergreen Smith targets ‘four decades’ at the top
By NEALE HARVEY Target: George Smith wants to go on past 2020 PICTURE: Getty Images Ambitious: Pat Lam BRISTOL’s veteran back...
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/ 8 years agoBrexit minister made clean breaks at Fylde
Fan: Stephen Barclay AS A former Fylde No.9, Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay should have fewer problems than some sidestepping through the...
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/ 8 years agoTigers face relegation scrap says Murphy
By NEALE HARVEY Routed: Luke Morahan scores Bristol’s third try against Tigers PICTURE: Getty Images GEORDAN Murphy admits his Leicester Tigers...
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/ 8 years agoCardifftickets just got dearer
By PETER JACKSON THE WRU have increased ticket prices for the Six Nations within weeks of announcing a record turnover of...
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/ 8 years agoEllis blow spoils big day for Wales
WARREN Gatland told Wales they can improve even further for the Six Nations after watching his team seal a first Autumn...
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/ 8 years agoJoltin’ Joe gets Eddie World Cup approval
By GARY FITZGERALD Doing damage: Joe Cokanasiga scores England’s third try EDDIE Jones opened the World Cup door to Joe Cokanasiga...













