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/ 9 years agoSevens ace Gray earns pro contract with Atlanta
FORMER England Sevens star Alex Gray has signed a reserve future contract with the Atlanta Falcons. The 26-year-old, the first English...
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/ 9 years agoKennedy warns off rival clubs after Lewington quits Irish for Saracens
LONDON Irish rugby director Nick Kennedy insists he did all he could to retain the services of Alex Lewington after the...
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/ 9 years ago‘Sort out season to end injury mayhem’
By NEALE HARVEY Warning: Toby Booth BATH coach Toby Booth has urged Premiership Rugby to come clean over season structure changes...
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/ 9 years agoPatchell set for Six Nations entrance
By PETER JACKSON RHYS Patchell is heading towards a Six Nations debut as part of Wales’ 23 against Scotland in Cardiff...
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/ 9 years agoEarning a national jersey is the pinnacle in every sport
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Development tool: Tier Two sides such as Samoa need games against the...
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/ 9 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Lydiate out for season OSPREYS and Wales flanker Dan Lydiate has been ruled out for the rest of the season after...
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/ 9 years agoKiwis left short at No.10 as Sopoaga signs off
NEWS EXTRA ALL Blacks coach Steve Hansen is disappointed at Lima Sopoaga’s decision to leave New Zealand and sign for Wasps....
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/ 9 years agoTeenager Sam beats cancer to sign deal at Knights
NEWS EXTRA By GEORGE LAWRENCE DONCASTER Academy flanker Sam Jones has completed the most remarkable comeback to pen a professional contract...
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/ 9 years agoWales in SOS to Worcester wing Josh
Wreckage mounts for Welsh wingers By PETER JACKSON Finding form: Manu Tuilagi scored for Leicester Tigers in their defeat of London...
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/ 9 years agoTheRUGBYPaper
‘We’re giving everyone else’s coaches experience’ By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Cornish Pirates director of rugby Ian Davies has branded the RFU’s...
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/ 9 years agoSevens set to launch IPL-style tournament
By NEALE HARVEY PLANS to introduce an annual IPL cricketstyle franchised Sevens competition in 2018 will be a “game-changer for smaller...
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/ 9 years agoRuddock: Add Cotter to the list for Wales
By PETER JACKSON WALES are being advised to consider Vern Cotter as their new head coach. Mike Ruddock, the only Welshman...
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/ 9 years agoWales miss out as Dai commits to Wasps
By PETER JACKSON DAI Young is set to sign a long-term contract with Wasps that will effectively rule him out of...
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/ 9 years agoNew Year discussion to reduce bench size
WORLD Rugby are to consider reducing the number of substitutes per game in an attempt to tackle the escalating injury toll....
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/ 9 years agoPivac: I’d say yes to following Gat
RUGBY SHORTS SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac would consider the chance to succeed fellow New Zealander Warren Gatland as Wales head...
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/ 9 years agoWilliams will stay at the Rec until summer
BATH winger Jeff Williams has signed a contract extension until the end of the season with the Premiership club. The former...
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/ 9 years agoHealy gets to rest over Christmas
CIAN Healy will miss Leinster’s festive PRO14 inter-provincial derbies after being banned for three matches for the reckless use of a...
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/ 9 years agoCampagnaro could be back for 6 Nations
EXETER centre Michele Campagnaro could return to action within the next month. The Italy international, 24, has missed the entire season...
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/ 9 years agoEvans joins Cross Keys as coach
FORMER British and Irish Lions lock Ian Evans, 33, has joined the coaching team at Welsh Premiership side Cross Keys. Evans,...
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/ 9 years agoStander signs on for another three years
LIONS and Ireland back-row CJ Stander has signed a new three-year IRFU deal to keep him at Munster until 2021 The...
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/ 9 years agoMallinder paid ‘for not axing coach West’
By NEALE HARVEY JIM Mallinder’s loyalty to “old school” forwards coach Dorian West contributed to his downfall at Northampton, according to...
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/ 9 years agoHumphreys says No to the top job with Blues
By PETER JACKSON Eye for the line: Anthony Watson breaks to score for Bath in their win over Toulon PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 9 years agoStrettle could return for Premiership swansong
By NEALE HARVEY Saints players need a long, hard look at themselves WING wizard David Strettle has revealed why proposed changes...
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/ 9 years agoItoje nears fitness for Six Nations
MAROItoje will recover from a fractured jaw in time to be fit for the start of England’s Six Nations title defence...
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/ 9 years agoWales will be without Sam for a year
By PETER JACKSON WALES are resigned to being without Sam Warburton for a further eleven months following his second operation since...
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/ 9 years agoScots back in pole for takeover of Worcester
By NEALE HARVEY Failed bid: Jed McCrory WORCESTER are set to agree a takeover by the Scottish Rugby Union after a...
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/ 9 years agoManu back and aiming for a big Six Nations
By GARY FITZGERALD MANU Tuilagi can make up for lost time this Christmas and prove he has lost none of his...
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/ 9 years agoHadleigh comes across the world to fulfil his rugby dreams in Cardiff
By PETER JACKSON at Principality Stadium Pace to burn: Elliot Daly scores for Wasps in their tight win over Leicester PICTURE:...
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/ 9 years agoWales in good place insists Gatland
WARREN Gatland insists he’s happy for Wales to go into the Six Nations under the radar after his side sealed a...
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/ 9 years agoNow for the Six Nations title says happy Eddie
By GARY FITZGERAL Twinkle toes: Elliot Daly crosses for England ‘s sixth try PICTURE: Getty Images EDDIE Jones insists his England...
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/ 9 years agoWe must beat Boks say Gat ‘s battlers
WALES insist their autumn campaign will be a failure unless they beat South Africa on Saturday. Warren Gatland ‘s side suffered...
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/ 9 years ago’Steaming’ Cheika in a bust up with fans
We played it smart in the rain says Eddie By GARY FITZGERALD MICHAEL Cheika accused Twickenham fans of giving him a...
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/ 9 years agoLydiate: All Blacks need our A game
Gatland: We didn’t cheat over scrums DAN Lydiate has warned Wales they must bring their A game or risk being hammered...
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/ 9 years agoEddie in four-letter fury over ‘grindathon’
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones last night condemned his side’s latest defeat of the Pumas as “a grindathon” after blowing his...
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/ 9 years agoInjury blow to Davies as Gatland woes grow
Just like that: Nathan Hughes stretches out to score England’s first try against the Pumas PICTURE: Pinnacle JONATHAN Davies is a...
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/ 9 years agoGet your fire back, Jones tells Courtney
By GARY FITZGERALD Gee up: Courtney Lawes EDDIE Jones has given Courtney Lawes a verbal kick up the backside and told...
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/ 9 years agoVunipolas in cash boost for Welsh kids
By PETER JACKSON WELSH rugby has found inspiring new sponsors – England’s Vunipola brothers. Their financial support for the grass-roots game...
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/ 9 years agoEngland set for live scrum test with Wales
By GEORGE LAWRENCE EDDIE Jones will prepare his squad for the rigours of the autumn schedule with live scrummaging sessions against...
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/ 9 years agoGiveWebb a reprieve demands Rowlands
By PETER JACKSON On the up: Christian Wade celebrates his try for Wasps in their defeat of Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 9 years agoWalder’s tactical genius key to Falcons success – May
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE legend Tom May believes that Dean Richards’ best move of the summer was promoting Dave Walder to...
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/ 9 years agoMurphy promoted to Irish elite
FORMER Leicester No.9 Frank Murphy has been named among seven referees to take up professional contracts with the Irish Rugby Football...
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/ 9 years agoHowzat! NatWest set to back Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations is expected to announce a new title sponsor long synonymous with English cricket – NatWest....
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/ 9 years agoAgeless Gethin’s on alert for Wales
By PETER JACKSON WALES may be forced to wheel Gethin Jenkins back into their squad next week for a possible Test...
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/ 9 years agoHill calls for Championship expansion and axe for cup
By LUKE JARMYN EXPANDING the Championship to 14 teams and scrapping the British & Irish Cup is the only move that...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoSolomona on a soul mission to add variety
By JON NEWCOMBE GROWING up in the mean streets of South Auckland, Denny Solomona was never far away from a rugby...
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/ 9 years agoHowley accused of bullying
FORMER Wales full-back Lee Byrne claims he was subjected to “bullying treatment” by attack coach Rob Howley. Byrne, 37, won the...
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/ 9 years agoInjuries mount ahead of Autumn schedule
NEWS EXTRA BEN Te’o looks set to miss the Autumn internationals with an ankle injury. The Worcester Warriors centre sustained the...
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/ 9 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
O’Gara in the stands RONAN O’Gara has received a ten-week touchline ban in France. The former Ireland flyhalf, now defence coach...
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/ 9 years agoRec star Louw banned for three weeks
NEWS EXTRA BATH’S South African flank Francois Louw was suspended for three weeks on Wednesday over an incident during Bath’s Champions...
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