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/ 6 years agoEddie flies to defence of ‘Manu sub’ Ollie
By NICK CAIN Exams: Ollie Lawrence OLLIE Lawrence, the Worcester centre who made his debut in England’s Six Nations title grab...
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/ 6 years agoTrailfinders on right track
PICTURE: Getty Images Ealing Trailfinders showed they are becoming worthy of serious consideration as a potential Premiership team by beating newly-promoted...
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/ 6 years agoTipuric to return as Pivac finds support
WALES will be reunited with their supreme oneman breakdown service against Ireland in Dublin on Friday night. Justin Tipuric is set...
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/ 6 years agoBen double as England are crowned champions
By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Youngs celebrated his century of caps with a sizzling, inspirational performance in Rome that saw England secure...
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/ 6 years agoPivac: We must win any how now
By ALEX BYWATER WAYNE Pivac and Alun Wyn Jones admitted Wales have to start winning now, beginning with their Autumn Nations...
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/ 6 years agoDouble Devon cream for magnificent Chiefs
By GARY FITZGERALD Encore: Captain Joe Simmonds holds his second major trophy aloft inside seven days as Chiefs celebrate PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 6 years agoHail to the Chiefs!
By NEALE HARVEY Champagne moment: Joe Simmonds raises the trophy in delight as Chiefs’ celebrations begin PICTURE: Getty Images PROUD Exeter...
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/ 6 years ago‘Stand-out’ Sheedy’s ready for his big Test
CALLUM Sheedy reports for Wales duty tomorrow armed with a cast-iron case for resuming his French bombardment in Paris on Saturday...
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/ 6 years agoBehave in the bubble, Eddie tells his squad
By NICK CAIN EDDIE Jones has warned his England players to learn the lessons of others as they head for their...
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/ 6 years agoChiefs still in line for their big double
PICTURE: Getty Images Stuart Hogg dives over to score for Exeter Chiefs as they beat Bath 35-6 to set up a...
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/ 6 years agoDiamond amazed by snub to WillGriff
SALE Sharks say they are ‘astounded’ by WillGriff John’s exclusion from the Wales squad following his selection before the Six Nations...
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/ 6 years agoRFU plan National Leagues shake-up
By NEALE HARVEY RADICAL plans to salvage lower league rugby in the New Year could see National One and Two sides...
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/ 6 years agoSaints call off match amid new covid crisis
Double delight: Matt Protheroe celebrates scoring Ospreys’ third try – and his second – against Edinburgh yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONhave...
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/ 6 years agoTop flight rugby may not return until 2021
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP clubs may seek to delay the start of the 2020/21 season until the New Year unless Government...
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/ 6 years agoCrisis in Wales as clubs face extinction
THIRTY Welsh rugby clubs are ‘teetering on the brink of extinction’ as the game lurches towards the bleakest of winters. The...
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/ 6 years agoSaracens make case for a Euro defence
By SAM JACKSON Brothers in arms: Saracens’ point scorers Alex Goode and Elliot Daly celebrate their sensational victory over Leinster PICTURE:...
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/ 6 years agoSheedy closes on Wales call-up
By PETER JACKSON CALLUM Sheedy has played himself into serious contention for a Wales place - almost six years after opting...
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/ 6 years agoBoks given full backing to play in 8 Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations have joined forces in a united attempt to bring South Africa into the European fold...
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/ 6 years agoRed-card Farrell set to miss Leinster
By MIKE SINCLAIR Crunch: Owen Farrell catches Charlie Atkinson on the head ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell looks certain to be banned...
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/ 6 years agoSweeney urged to battle the ‘fat cats’
■ By NEALE HARVEY TAKING an axe to Premiership funding would earn RFU boss Bill Sweeney applause from the community game,...
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/ 6 years agoNorth in race to be fastest ton-up kid
Hitting six: Marland Yarde goes over for Sale’s sixth try against Bristol PICTURE: Getty Images Match action - starts Page 8>>...
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/ 6 years agoDesperate Wales eye West Ham for bale-out
By PETER JACKSON WALES are hoping West Ham United can help them out for their autumn internationals after abandoning a plan...
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/ 6 years agoDrop-kick Farrell puts the boot into Quins
Fast and furious: Sam Underhill helped Bath to a big win at Welford Road to stay on track for the top...
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/ 6 years agoFlyer Grace could be Eddie’s new Billy Whizz
■By PETER JACKSON REGAN Grace, the Welsh flyer whose amazing hat-trick for St Helens has been acclaimed as the greatest in...
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/ 6 years agoLancaster ‘perfect’ coach for the Lions
■By NEALE HARVEY STUART Lancaster would be a “perfect” choice to join Warren Gatland’s Lions’ coaching team in South Africa next...
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/ 6 years agoBoyd: Why do England always pick foreigners?
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTONSaints supremo Chris Boyd finds England’s obsession with employing overseas coaches hard to fathom given the current surfeit...
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/ 6 years agoBath time for Pollard?
Bath are chasing South Africa’s World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard, with another Bok on their radar as well ... Continue reading......
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/ 6 years agoI’m no-go for Lions declares Edwards
By PETER JACKSON SHAUN Edwards today declares himself a nonstarter for the Lions, thereby eliminating any chance of a Test reunion...
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/ 6 years agoRing-fence inevitable says owner of Gloucs
By COLIN BOAG GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton believes ring-fencing the Premiership is inevitable, describing the current situation of a team...
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/ 6 years agoNightmare goes on for injured Asncombe
By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe, already out of action for all 15 Wales matches over the last 12 months, is in...
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/ 6 years agoClubs plan massive Tier Two shake-up
By NEALE HARVEY REVOLUTIONARY plans for a new Championship league are set to be discussed. Clubs in Tier Two have spent...
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/ 6 years agoLeicester eye Moroni
Jaguares centre Matias Moroni is in advanced talks to be the next Puma to join the Premiership PICTURE: Getty Images Full...
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/ 6 years agoLead fight against racism, WRU told
By PETER JACKSON THE Welsh Rugby Union are being urged to spearhead a global movement within the sport under the banner...
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/ 6 years agoRebel Manu begs for his Tigers job back
By PETER JACKSON MANU Tuilagi made a forlorn attempt to save his Leicester career before the Tigers confirmed his departure on...
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/ 6 years agoRegions fret over Welsh ban on scrums
By PETER JACKSON Ben passes loyalty test Ben Youngs is determined to finish his career as a one-club man at Leicester...
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/ 6 years ago‘Iron Mike’ cuts all ties with Gloucester
By NICK CAIN EXCLUSIVE MIKE Teague’s disenchantment with Gloucester has led the talismanic England and Lions flanker who played with such...
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/ 6 years agoJJ joins call for diversity
England ace Jonathan Joseph believes rugby still has a long way to go in terms of accepting and welcoming black culture...
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/ 6 years agoClubs will not release players for Test dates
By PETER JACKSON WORLDRugby’s plan to salvage an Eight Nations’ tournament from the wreckage of their Test schedule ploughed into a...
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/ 6 years agoSpencer slams PRL for player welfare U-turn
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Lions manager John Spencer has accused Premiership Rugby (PRL) of double standards over player welfare. The Rugby...
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/ 6 years agoCounty Championship loses funding in RFU cuts
AN RFU announcement that funding for the County Championship, the U20 County Championship, and the Aspirational Pathway for season 2020/21 has...
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/ 6 years agoWilliams can be star for Wales – Tompkins
By ALEX BYWATER NICK Tompkins made an immediate impression in the Six Nations and he believes his Wales boss Wayne Pivac...
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/ 6 years agoCoach Ward serves up his new all-court game
By NEALE HARVEY Multi-talented: Dave Ward shows off his racket skills NEWLY appointed Ampthill forwards coach Dave Ward is taking an...
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/ 6 years agoBig guns snub call for rugby in summer
By PETER JACKSON Non! Paul Goze THE English and French clubs are refusing to sacrifice their traditional winter game on the...
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/ 6 years agoEarl eyes up Prem crown
England flanker Ben Earl is gunning for Premiership glory on loan at Bristol from Saracens Full Story: P5 PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoWales face oblivion in new World Club Cup
By PETER JACKSON WALES will be without a single contender for the proposed World Club Cup unless all four regional teams...
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/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby law trials not for us says Davies
By SAM JACKSON Integrity: Gareth Davies WORLD Rugby have approved ten optional law trials to help reduce the risk of Covid-19...
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/ 6 years agoBaron’s Coronavirus Cup proposal dismissed
FRANCIS Baron’s idea of a major international tournament to be held in England in 2021 to ease the financial impact of...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoSaracens lads ‘will thrive in Tier Two’
By NEALE HARVEY High hopes: Adam Powell Home-grown: Joel Kpoku, left, and Ralph Adams-Hale can spark Saracens SARACENS academy coach Adam...
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/ 6 years agoRetallick rejects offer from Gatland
BRODIE Retallick will not be turning out for the Chiefs in the upcoming Super Rugby Aotearoa with the All Blacks lock...
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