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/ 8 years agoHumphreys fronts up for a change in fortune
By COLIN BOAG Confident: Humphreys, top, with head coach Ackermann and Slater DAVID Humphreys believes the answer to Gloucester’s fragility in...
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/ 8 years agoSarries fear explosion in wages could wreck team
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS coach Alex Sanderson fears the club may struggle to retain their galaxy of England and Lions stars,...
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/ 8 years agoHalfpenny takes cut of £200k to go home
By PETER JACKSON WALES have brought Leigh Halfpenny home for around £200,000 less than they offered him last season. The Rugby...
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/ 8 years agoWorld Cup stars left high and dry by RFU
By NEALE HARVEY RUGBY Football Union bosses have taken a sledgehammer to England Women’s hopes of winning next month’s World Cup...
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/ 8 years agoYoung rules out move for Halfpenny
By PETER JACKSON WASPS have abandoned plans to sign Leigh Halfpenny, citing the Welshman’s ‘indecision’ as the reason why he finds...
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/ 8 years agoScots can’t moan over Lions says Maitland
By NEALE HARVEY Realist: Sean Maitland SCOTLANDwing Sean Maitland reckons his countrymen can have no complaints over a lack of Lions...
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/ 8 years agoTime for Gatland to change his style
By PETER JACKSON It’s him again: Jordie Barrett breaks away to score for the Hurricanes against the Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoWow, what an epic as Lions hold their nerve!
From NICK CAIN IN Aukland OWEN FARRELL explained how he had kept cool to land the 47 metre penalty that earned...
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/ 8 years agoMomentum is with the Lions now says Davies
From ALEX BYWATER in Wellington Almost there: Conor Murray celebrates with Taulupe Faletau after scoring the Lions’ second try PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoGatland: I believe Lions can still win
From NICK CAIN in Auckland WARREN Gatland remained defiant after the Lions’ 30-15 first Test defeat by New Zealand and insisted...
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/ 8 years agoAll Blacks have got jitters claims Gatland
From NICK CAIN in Rotorua Victory roll: Referee Jaco Peyper awards a penalty try as the Lions drive forward against the...
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/ 8 years agoEngland’s new boys whitewash the Pumas
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND made sure of a 2-0 whitewash of Argentina with a 35-25 over the Pumas in Santa Fe...
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/ 8 years agoLions will be brutal, Kruis warns the All Blacks
From NICK CAIN in Christchurch Friendly rivals: Owen Farrell, left, and Jonathan Sexton celebrate the Lions victory PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE...
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/ 8 years agoEddie’s young cubs put bite on Pumas
By WILL SAMPSON DENNY Solomona scored a sensational solo try to land England a stunning 38-34 first Test victory over Argentina...
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/ 9 years agoFarrell lays Test claim as stuttering Lions misfire
From NICK CAIN in Whangarei WARREN GATLAND praised Owen Farrell after the fly-half put down an early marker for the Lions...
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/ 9 years agoGermans set to get club into PRO12
By PETER JACKSON A Swiss-based billionaire is in talks with the PRO12 aimed at catapulting a German club into what started...
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/ 9 years agoChampions! Now Chiefs boss demands Euro glory
By NEALE HARVEY Best in the land: Jack Yeandle and Gareth Steenson hold the trophy aloft for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 9 years agoFollow our lead, Pivac tells Welsh rugby
By PETER JACKSON THEScarlets marked their coronation as PRO12 champions last night by challenging Wales to follow the dazzling brand of...
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/ 9 years agoChiefs rock champs to land final with Wasps
By SAM JACKSON Clincher: Josh Bassett breaks clear to score the decisive try for Wasps IT’S Exeter Chiefs versus Wasps in...
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/ 9 years agoSouthern stars rush to beat deadline
By PETER JACKSON MORE than 30 Southern Hemisphere players will qualify for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales before the longer residency...
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/ 9 years agoKing Billy of Europe!
Vunipola inspires Saracens to superb double Champions Cup triumph By NEALE HARVEY Mac-nificent: Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt lift the Champions...
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/ 9 years agoLions snub ‘gutted’ me admits an angry Brown
By NEALE HARVEY RAGING England fullback Mike Brown has vowed to take out his frustrations on Argentina after revealing his anger...
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/ 9 years agoFamily tragedy rules Ben out of NZ
By SAM JACKSON BEN YOUNGS has pulled out of the Lions tour to New Zealand after the wife of his brother...
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/ 9 years agoCopying the French mistake spells trouble – Saint-Andre
By NEALE HARVEY Warning: Saint-Andre FORMER France and Toulon head coach Philippe Saint-Andre reckons English rugby will sleep-walk into a disaster...
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/ 9 years agoEnglish kids are taught 6-try lesson
ENGLAND U17s fell to a six-try 47-26 against their French counterparts yesterday. They trailed 22-19 at the break in Gueugnon, scoring...
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/ 9 years agoPedigree is there for a classic Euro showdown
Brendan Gallagher looks at epic games in the European Cup between Munster and Saracens Brendan Gallagher It’s 18 years since Saracens...
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/ 9 years agoSarries know they must win that early battle of wills
Third time lucky? Two English teams including the national XV have been sent packing from Dublin this season in no uncertain...
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/ 9 years agoAce Evans may quit Harlequins year early
By SAM JACKSON CHRIS Ashton scored his fifth try in four games as Saracens hammered Harlequins at Wembley in what could...
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/ 9 years agoFrench in farce over prop swap
THE Six Nations inquiry into allegations of French cheating against Wales ought to expose a farcical flaw in head injury procedure...
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/ 9 years agoFrustrated Fisher tells Gloucester to get real
By NEALE HARVEY LAURIE Fisher says Gloucester have a long way to go before they can be considered a powerhouse of...
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/ 9 years agoWales will veto cut to 6 Nations
WALES will take a stand in Dublin this week against England’s call for the Six Nations schedule to be shortened by...
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/ 9 years agoOnly question is, which tour will Denny be on?
Gary Fitzgerald gets the lowdown on Sale’s new super hero from their record try-scorer DENNY Solomona would be a more than...
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/ 9 years agoWe’re off to a party in Dublin says Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones vowed not to let the Irish “spoil the party” as he licked his lips at the...
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/ 9 years agoTop-flight veto plan for buddy system
EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY CONTROVERSIAL RFU plans for Premiership clubs to ‘buddy-up’ with their Championship counterparts have collapsed after top-flight sides...
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/ 9 years agoTop clubs vie to lure Brown from Harlequins
By MATTHEW EMERY HARLEQUINS face the prospect of losing star full-back Mike Brown in the summer. And Brown’s fellow England international,...
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/ 9 years agoFisher hints at exit after Gloucester capitulate.
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER’S fast disintegrating campaign was thrown into chaos late last night when head coach Laurie Fisher apparently gave...
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/ 9 years agoMurray: Sexton’s in good shape now
STAR man Conor Murray is expecting half-back partner Jonny Sexton to kick on for the remainder of the tournament after returning...
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/ 9 years agoDanny boy determined to put heat on O’Shea
By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY Care has backed his old Quins boss Conor O’Shea to win his struggle to be an Italian...
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/ 9 years agoWarburton slams the ‘missed chances’
By GARY HEATLEY SAM WARBURTON Bemoaned a lack of accuracy after the interval that let Scotland score 20 points to win...
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/ 9 years agoResilient Warriors fall short of a vital bonus
By COLIN NEWBOULT In the thick of it: Saints try-scorer Teimana Harrison PICTURES: Getty Images On the charge: Worcester centre Wynand...
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/ 9 years agoMallinder: Next two games are massive
NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Jim Mallinder is hoping that his team can build some momentum after moving into the European Champions...
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/ 9 years agoI thought it was the end of my career admits Arscott
By JON NEWCOMBE YORKSHIRE Carnegie signing Tom Arscott feared he was “damaged” goods and might never play professionally again after his...
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/ 9 years agoCourt case against Sale’s Solomona set to be adjourned
AN out-of-court settlement could be on the cards as Rugby League club Castleford’s legal action against Denny Solomona looks set to...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoQuick-firing May given licence to thrill England
By GARY FITZGERALD JONNY May faces Italy today aiming to show Eddie Jones he is a cut above the rest of...
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/ 9 years ago‘No soft penalties’ – Hatley
ENGLAND’S big men have been ordered to stay disciplined and mentally in control today to force the Italian pack into submission....
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/ 9 years agoSensational Scots send a warning to England
By NICK CAIN SCOTLAND posted a warning to England ahead of their Calcutta Cup meeting at Twickenham in two weeks time...
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/ 9 years agoEddie: We’ve used up all our get out of jail cards
From GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones hailed his “gritty, never say die heroes” after Elliot Daly’s late, late try kept England’s remarkable...
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/ 9 years agoHowley: We’ll use this to beat Scotland
By ALEX BYWATER WALES head coach Rob Howley vowed his team will use the heartbreak of their last-gasp defeat to England...
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/ 9 years agoDon’t fret says Eddie, we’ll be fine for Wales!
By GARY FITZGERALD Upbeat: Eddie Jones EDDIE Jones took the blame squarely on his Aussie chin for England having to get...
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