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/ 6 years agoFresh terms for Balmain
GLOUCESTER tighthead prop Fraser Balmain has signed a new undisclosed- length deal with the club. The 28-year-old has made 57 appearances...
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/ 6 years agoTyro Randall relishing the high-octane style at Bristol
News Rising star: Harry Randall TURBO-CHARGED Bristol scrum-half Harry Randall hopes improvements in his game will enable him to complete his...
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/ 6 years agoPRL behaving like an arrogant dictatorship
Letters IN regard to the front page headline in last week’s TRP which covered comments from Lord Dyson – the senior...
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/ 6 years agoDragons scorch into quarter-finals despite forgettable first half
European Challenge Cup By ALEX BYWATER Tyler Morgan runs in to score the bonus point try PICTURE: THuw Evans DEAN Ryan...
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/ 6 years agoJamie’s sad death brings local clubs rallying to help
SOMETIMES things happen in life that make you realise that rugby, the game we all love to play, coach and support,...
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/ 6 years agoLyon offer an escape route to Sarries trio
By NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Billy Vunipola LYON have stepped into the salary cap chaos by offering...
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/ 6 years agoOut-of-jail Scarlets enjoy their freedom by thumping the Exiles
By ALEX BYWATER No stopping him: Corey Baldwin evades the tackle of Nick Phipps to score for Scarlets PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoDoes Wray really deserve the boos?
DOES the salary cap truly benefit English rugby? Every season more and more players not qualified for England are signed by...
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/ 6 years agoOFFICIAL! Saracens WILL be relegated
Job well done: James Fish dives over to score Northampton’s fifth try PICTURE: Getty Images PREMIERSHIP Rugby confirmed last night that...
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/ 6 years agoKockett hat-trick completes Castres revival as Warriors suffer second half collapse
By ROGER PANTING Match winner: Rory Kockott celebrates his late try CASTRESscrum-half, Rory Kockott, scored 23 points as Worcester crashed out...
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/ 6 years agoLaw change will simply mean more kicking
Views COLIN BOAG Really? Scotland crash to Japan, but chief exec Mard Dodson, inset, sees pay soar This is the time...
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/ 6 years agoChiefs turn into a mean machine after half-time
European Champions Cup By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER hit the power-pack button in the second half to destroy La Rochelle for the...
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/ 6 years agoFour-try Graham gets the job done
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND winger Darcy Graham warmed up for the Six Nations with four sensational tries as Edinburgh Rugby made...
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/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEE BLACKETT, WASPS BACKS COACH AND FORMER ROTHERHAM AND LEEDS CENTRE/WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1....
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/ 6 years agoBaxter: Luke’s the No1 No2 now
ROB BAXTER preferred to reinforce the claims of England hopeful Luke Cowan-Dickie rather than speculate on Exeter’s chances of securing a...
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/ 6 years agoCoventry sack Walshe after their Ampthill defeat
News By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE NICK Walshe has become the second coaching casualty of the Greene King Championship season. Walshe joins...
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/ 6 years agoAmor can get England to become more instinctive
Game-changer: Simon Amor, right, talks to his England Sevens squad in Dubai PICTURE: Getty Images SIMON Amor should start his stint...
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/ 6 years agoVindictive owners get their pound of flesh off Sarries
What is bitterly disappointing for any England fan is that the roof caving in on Saracens will have serious ramifications for...
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/ 6 years agoEddie right to call for Amor says 7s star Mac
By NEALE HARVEY Student of game: Amor SIMON Amor’s ascension to England’s coaching team will prove a smash-hit with the players...
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/ 6 years agoIt’s sweet sixteen for No.1 seeds Leinster
European Champions Cup By JAMES LLOYD LEINSTER battled hard to overcome a resolute Benetton side to claim a valuable home quarter-final...
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/ 6 years agoQuins bow out amid controversy at the death
European Champions Cup By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Hug it out: Clermont’s Alivereti Raka celebrates with Sitaleki Timani, left, after scoring his side’s...
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/ 6 years agoRodwell ‘honoured’ to be asked to step in
By ADAM ELLIS SEVENS stalwart James Rodwell believes Eddie Jones will be able to harness one of the sharpest minds in...
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/ 6 years agoFurbank and Fish hook the big one in Lyon for super Saints
By NICK CAIN GEORGE Furbank is one of the young tyros putting a spring back in Northampton’s step, and it was...
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/ 6 years agoPlayer welfare is paramount says proud captain Chisholm
Diplomat: James Chisholm QUINS captain for the day James Chisholm diplomatically downplayed the controversial ending against Clermont, preferring to highlight a...
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/ 6 years agoCoaches are turning out low-fat robots now warns Care
News By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY Care is worried that top players are being turned into robots by health and fitness-obsessed modern...
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/ 6 years agoResult is just awesome, says Teimana
Criticism: Chris Boyd TEIMANA Harrison saluted the efforts of his Saints teammates after the bonus point put the club within reach...
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/ 6 years agoBilly puts boot into his brother and Bath
By RONAN O’BRIEN BILLY Burns won the battle of the brothers as Ulster earned a place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals...
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/ 6 years agoBig-thinker Moon plots his route to the top
By NEALE HARVEY Veteran: Courtney Lawes BARNSTORMING Northampton lock Alex Moon believes he is closing in on the world-class attributes he...
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/ 6 years agoWarriors play waiting game after bonus win keeps dream alive
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Job well done: George Turner scores Glasgow’s final try PICTURE: Getty Images CLINICAL with every chance that came...
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/ 6 years agoFreddie was my main man – Burns
ULSTER out-half and man of the match Billy Burns admitted he had mixed emotions after his side secured their spot in...
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/ 6 years agoCaldy coach fears impact of cuts to travel expenses
By LUKE JARMYN CALDY director of rugby Gareth Davies fears constant RFU cuts are widening the already substantial gap between clubs...
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/ 6 years agoLewis on mission to tidy up set-piece basics
NEWS EXTRA By KASEY REES DILLON Lewis admits he must improve the basics of his set-piece work to challenge for a...
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/ 6 years agoEastmond: Ford still has best years ahead of him
By NEALE HARVEY KYLE Eastmond believes George Ford’s best form in England’s No.10 shirt is yet to come – and expects...
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/ 6 years agoVunipola determined to channel his frustration
European Champions Cup By NEALE HARVEY Focused on the job: Saracens and England star Mako Vunipola PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS will...
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/ 6 years agoBig Dom will stay with Quins
HARLEQUINS back row Alex Dombrandt has extended his contract by two years.. The 22-year-old graduate of Cardiff Met University has made...
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/ 6 years agoBig guns return for Ospreys’ European farewell
POOL 4 PREVIEW… Munster v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, Thomond Park WALES flanker Justin Tipuric and centre Scott Williams return as...
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/ 6 years agoWales lose prop Carre
SARACENS prop Rhys Carre will miss Wales’ Six Nations opener against Italy after being banned for three weeks. Carre, 21, was...
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/ 6 years agoSaracens judge says: Lift cloak of privacy
By DAVID EMERY Open justice: Lord Dyson THE senior judge who presided over the Saracens salary cap inquiry has urged Premiership...
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/ 6 years agoPick Louis now to foil England, Wales told
By PETER JACKSON WALES are being urged to pick Louis Rees-Zammit for the Six Nations this week to avert any danger...
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/ 6 years agoEngland stars ease Tigers’ fears of relegation
By NICK CAIN Eye of the Tiger: Jonny May beats Luke Morahan to score the final try PICTURES: Getty Images Going...
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/ 6 years agoDevastated Ionians in salute to champion Hardy
HULL Ionians paid tribute to centre Billy Hardy who passed away just days after Christmas. Hardy, 27, died suddenly at home...
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/ 6 years agoMurphy confident May will sign on
LEICESTER head coach Geordan Murphy said that he was hopeful that two try winger Jonny May will stay at Welford Road...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoClassy Umaga has the genes to succeed
By NEALE HARVEY Making his mark: Malakai Fekitoa MALAKAI Fekitoa credits fly-half Jacob Umaga with transforming Wasps’ attack and reckons the...
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/ 6 years agoTaufua urges Crusaders boss to follow him north
Physical: Jordan Taufua HARISMATIC Crusaders coach Scott Robertson could enhance his All Blacks credentials by becoming a smash-hit in the Premiership...
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/ 6 years agoCharteris: ‘Incredible’ Stooke now Test ready
By NEALE HARVEY Leading from front: Elliott Stooke in action against Quins PICTURES: Getty Images ELLIOTT Stooke’s durability in an improving...
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/ 6 years agoBlues keen to lure loosehead Heyes away from Leicester
CARDIFF Blues are interested in signing Leicester loosehead Joe Heyes. The England U20 prop is Welsh qualified and highly rated by...
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/ 6 years agoBulked up Lawday making big strides
By NEALE HARVEY On the ball: Tom Lawday on the charge for Quins against Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images SUPER-SIZED Harlequins No.8...
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/ 6 years agoBow fears funding cut could hit Tier Two
By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Alistair Bow NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow says hard-up Championship sides are being forced to put recruitment plans...
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/ 6 years agoEaling eager for Codling
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE ALEX Codling is in talks with Ealing Trailfinders about rejoining them as head coach for next season....












