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James is to leave Saints for Saracens
NEWS EXTRA SARACENS have signed Northampton scrum-half Tom James ahead of next season. The 32-year-old has spent his entire career so far with Saints, helping them...
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/ 3 days agoDutch in mood for World Cup, says Temperley
NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH University wing Kit Temper-ley believes Dutch rugby is building towards a debut World Cup appearance....
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News Extra
/ 1 week agoBristol’s Rubiolo sidelined with ACL surgery
NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL Bears will be without Pedro Rubiolo for the rest of the season after the Argentina lock had surgery...
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National Leagues
/ 1 week agoRowntree’s aiming high with Otley
NEWS EXTRA ■ By BEN JAYCOCK AT 34, Otley scrum-half Joe Rowntree knows every season in National Two North must be...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoCardiff Met likely to stand in way for Hartpury
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY University women’s head coach Rob Ford tempered Women’s BUCS Super Rugby title hopes after...
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/ 2 weeks agoWe’ve not approached Farrell, insist Saracens
NEWS EXTRA SARACENS have rejected “disrespectful” reports that they have offered Ireland boss Andy Farrell a coaching role for after the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoSmith is aiming to host USA late show
NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY University full-back Corbin Smith has one eye on a home 2031 World Cup, positive about...
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News Extra
/ 1 month agoGulley believes Exeter’s best yet to come
By JOSEPH TERRY EXETER University loose-head Tom Gulley believes his team will show they have the most heart in BUCS Super...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoPoints machine Hayes at it again
National League 1 By DAVID BEADOWS Rotherham T .........47 Dings C..................... 12 LLOYD HAYES weighed in with 22 points as league...
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News Extra
/ 1 month agoCleet is difference in big Park battle
By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ........ 19 Rosslyn Park .........33 RAMPANT Rosslyn Park cruised to victory over Sedgley Park. The game...
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/ 1 month agoThunder helps Sale storm to top triumph over Lions
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC...............52pts Tries: Robins 1, Dixon 9, Green 20, Thunder 22, 43, 67; Boxall 76, Walsh 79 Conversions:...
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News Extra
/ 1 month agoMoseley are beaten by Smeaton in win for Heath
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............55 B Moseley .............. 12 BLACKHEATH celebrated a half-century of points in beating Moseley. A position of...
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News Extra
/ 1 month agoTshiunza may join Cardiff
WALES forward Christ Tshiunza could leave Exeter this summer with Cardiff interested. The 24-year-old’s contract expires at the end of the...
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/ 1 month agoInjury rules out Hunt
DRAGONS tighthead Rob Hunt is unlikely to play again this season after having surgery on his left hamstring. The 29-year-old suffered...
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/ 1 month agoBevan’s backing Bristol to succeed
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK BRISTOL and Wales scrum-half Keira Bevan believes momentum is building as the Bears enter a pivotal...
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/ 1 month agoWe aren’t facing a financial crisis, say Cambridge
NEWS EXTRA CAMBRIDGE, currently bottom of the Champ, deny the club are in financial crisis adding all players and staff have...
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/ 2 months agoUniversity head up study into dementia causes
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY CARDIFF University are investigating head impacts within their Men’s and Women’s BUCS Super Rugby squads,...
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/ 2 months agoTaunton raise £20,000 after big storm
NEWS EXTRA TAUNTON Rugby Club was hit hard by Storm Chandra last week with unprecedented flooding leaving the pitch underwater and...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoChiefs sign Bath ace Butt to replace Rigg
NEWS EXTRA EXETER have signed Bath centre Will Butt on a three-year contract. The 26-year-old’s switch comes after Will Rigg agreed...
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/ 2 months agoProbe is launched following 30-man brawl
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY BUCS have opened an investigation into a violent incident involving Swansea University club members that...
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/ 2 months agoRef Cox calls time on Tests
NEWS EXTRA SARA Cox, the world’s first professional female rugby union referee, is to retire from international officiating. Cox has officiated...
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/ 2 months agoYou can’t blame players going to England, says Patterson
NEWS EXTRA ■By JOSEPH TERRY CARDIFF Met centre Gus Patterson admits that for many young Welsh players, moving away to England...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoWrestle room is helping Simpson beef up
NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY NOTTINGHAM University fly-half Harry Simpson aims to express himself as he makes his first steps into...
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/ 3 months agoBadham leads the battle for survival
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY IORI Badham has impressed enough to make his Scarlets URC debut this season but remains...
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/ 3 months agoChamps Hartpury revving up says prop Alexander
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY loosehead George Alexander believes the tide has turned on his side’s stuttering BUCS Super...
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/ 4 months agoRandall and Lane aim to return by Christmas
NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL hope to have England scrum-half Harry Randall and full-back Rich Lane back from injury over the Christmas period....
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/ 4 months agoWales lock Pyrs powers Hartpury title bid
NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY BANGOR-born farm girl Alaw Pyrs is leading the charge for Hartpury University this term, fresh from...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoVintcent injury fear for Italy
NEWS EXTRA ITALY back row Ross Vintcent is a doubt for the Six Nations are dislocating his shoulder in last Saturday’s...
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/ 4 months agoSlade, 32, opens up talks to extend contract
NEWS EXTRA EXETER Chiefs have opened talks over a new contract with England centre Henry Slade. The 32-year-old has spent his...
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/ 4 months agoColes agrees new long-term deal to stay at Saints
NEWS EXTRA Charge: Alex Coles on the attack for Saints ENGLAND second row Alex Coles has signed a new, undisclosed-length, contract...
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/ 4 months agoTomos is great role model for me, says Englefield
NEWS EXTRA By GARY FITZGERALD CAOLAN Englefield hopes “great role model” Tomos Williams can help him join the growing band of...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLancaster teaching me a lot, says Joe
NEWS EXTRA JOE Joyce says he has had his eyes opened by new Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster over the past...
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News Extra
/ 5 months agoSaints sign Italian ace Manfredi
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON have signed Italy hooker Marco Manfredi for the rest of the season from Benetton, joining his compatriot Danilo...
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News Extra
/ 5 months agoIronman Winnett learning a lot from Halfpenny
URC Ironman Cam Win-nett says working with his idol Leigh Halfpenny is proving a huge benefit to his game. Winnett was...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoWilliams signs one-year deal with Newcastle
NEWS EXTRA BOSS Steve Diamond believes Liam Williams’ winning mentality will be perfect for building the new culture at Newcastle Red...
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/ 6 months agoCurry hopes to be fit for November Tests
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND flanker Tom Curry has undergone wrist surgery and will miss the start of the new season with Sale,...
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News Extra
/ 6 months agoWorld Rugby Chief Sally Horrox: Heavy defeats ‘inevitable’ at Women’s World Cup
Chief of Women’s Rugby at World Rugby Sally Horrox says heavy defeats suffered by lower ranked, mostly amateur teams such as...
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/ 6 months agoSaracens begin cup defence with impressive win over Lightning
NEWS EXTRA REIGNING PWR Cup champions Saracens flexed their muscles with a nine-try 59-14 victory over Loughborough Lightning yesterday. Saracens struck...
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/ 6 months agoBlow for Exeter as injury rules out Tua
NEWS EXTRA EXETER centre Tamati Tua will miss most of the season after undergoing surgery on an Achilles injury last week....
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Features
/ 6 months agoDragons look to Tongan stars for added beef
NEWS EXTRA By SIMON THOMAS THE Dragons back line will feature a double dose of Tongan international strike power this season....
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Features
/ 7 months agoGriffiths back at Dragons as S&C coach
NEWS EXTRA FORMER back row Ollie Griffiths has returned to Dragons as a strength and conditioning coach nine months after retiring...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 months agoLeicester Tigers sign 140kg USA prop Tonga Kofe
Leicester Tigers have signed US Eagles prop Tonga Kofe, who recently helped Utah Warriors finish top of the Major League Rugby...
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News Extra
/ 7 months agoDiamond happy as Falcons sign Japan back rower
NEWS EXTRA NEWCASTLE have signed veteran Canon Eagles back rower Amanaki Mafi on a one-year deal. The 35-year-old Japan international previously...
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Features
/ 9 months agoBordeaux & Saints are set for Cup rematch
NEWS EXTRA EUROPEAN champions Bordeaux-Begles and last season’s finalists Northampton have been drawn in Pool 4 for the 2025-26 Champions Cup....
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Features
/ 9 months agoFin Baxter: I want to prove my worth for England
Fin Baxter is eager to play a big part for England in Argentina with first choice loosehead Ellis Genge away with...
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Features
/ 9 months agoSale lock Hill finalising his next move abroad
NEWS EXTRA SALE lock Jonny Hill is close to finalising a move abroad to either France or Japan for next season....
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoEngland in talks to host Fijians in Nations Cup
England look set to kick off their inaugural Nations Cup campaign with fixtures against Fiji, South Africa and Argentina next summer....
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News Extra
/ 10 months agoExeter locks on their way
NEWS EXTRA LOCKS Franco Molina and Jack Dunne are to leave Exeter at the end of the season. Argentina’s Molina, 27,...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 months agoDate for Rugby World Club Cup revealed
The first Rugby World Club Cup will be held in 2028 after “unanimous” agreement from the relevant leagues and unions. The...
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/ 10 months agoWallaby loosehead Bell signs for Ulster
NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA prop Angus Bell will join Ulster on a short-term deal from Waratahs next season. The 24-yearold loosehead will...
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