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/ 3 years agoWilliams ready to pounce if Rams slip up
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBRIDGE director of rugby Richie Williams is pleased with his side’s improvements this season – with...
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/ 3 years agoJones retains captaincy for Six Nations
NEWS EXTRA CENTRE Hannah Jones has retained the Wales captaincy for the 2023 Women’s Six Nations. Six uncapped players are included...
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/ 3 years agoBedlow back at Sale, Marmion off to Bristol
NEWS EXTRA CENTRE Sam Bedlow has re-signed with his former club Sale after leaving Bristol. Bedlow left for Bristol in 2017...
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/ 3 years agoPeterson to miss two Premiership matches
NEWS EXTRA NEWCASTLE lock Greg Peterson has been banned for three games, reduceable to two, after his red card for a...
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/ 3 years agoNewcastle confirm capture of Cardall
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wasps second row Tim Cardall’s move to Newcastle for next season has been confirmed, as revealed on Blindside...
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/ 3 years agoI’m 100% with the players, says Davies
NEWS EXTRA By CAM STEPHENS JONATHAN Davies heavily criticised the Welsh Rugby Union’s handling of players’ contracts following the threat to...
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/ 3 years agoSimpson enjoying his swansong at Perivale
NEWS EXTRA FORMER England No.9 Joe Simpson has joined Regional Two Thames side Old Priorians. Simpson, who played 230 games for...
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/ 3 years agoSarries set to bring in Force scrum-half
NEWS EXTRA PREMIERSHIP leaders Saracens have ag reed a deal to re-sign scrum-half Gareth Simpson. The 25-year-old for mer Worcester Warriors...
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/ 3 years agoIreland forward Beirne ruled out for 12 weeks
NEWS EXTRA IRELAND lock Tadhg Beir ne has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations with an ankle...
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/ 3 years agoFlanker Thomson forced to call time
NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS and Scotland back row Blade Thomson has retired due to a head injury. The New Zealand-bor n 32-year-old...
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/ 3 years agoRapava-Ruskin signs Gloucester extension
NEWS EXTRA LOOSEHEAD Val Rapava-Ruskin has signed a contract extension at Gloucester. The 30-year-old has made 99 appearances for the Cherry...
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/ 3 years agoAtonio banned for high hit on Herring
NEWS EXTRA FRANCE prop Uini Atonio has been banned for three games following his citing for foul play during last Saturday’s...
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/ 3 years agoWigglesworth set for England as Cockerill’s departure confirmed
NEWS EXTRA RICHARD Cockerill will leave his role as England forwards coach after the Six Nations, as revealed last week on...
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/ 3 years agoSaints lock Ribbans set to join Toulon
NEWS EXTRA DAVID Ribbans will leave Northampton at the end of the season to join Toulon on a three-year deal. The...
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/ 3 years agoWasps Women forced to go crowd-funding
NEWS EXTRA WASPS Women are crowd-funding in order to afford travel and accommodation for upcoming Premier 15s fixtures. The company supporting...
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/ 3 years agoThree-year deal for Falcons flier Radwan
NEWS EXTRA WINGER Adam Radwan has signed a three-year contract extension with Newcastle. Radwan, 25, has scored 46 tries in 86...
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/ 3 years agoAll Black half-backs will head to Far East
NEWS EXTRA AARON Smith and Beauden Barrett are the latest New Zealand players to confirm they will play club rugby in...
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/ 3 years agoLeicester bring Brown out of the wilderness
NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER have signed former England full-back Mike Brown on a shortterm deal, initially as cover during the Six Nations....
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/ 3 years agoCokanasiga commits long-term at The Rec
NEWS EXTRA JOE Cokanasiga has signing a long-term contract to stay at Bath. Cokanasiga, 25, who has 14 England caps, joins...
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/ 3 years agoLewies available for Harlequins ‘Big Match’
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS lock and club captain Stephan Lewies has received a two-week ban for his red card in last weekend’s...
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/ 3 years agoHodge extends his stay at Sandy Park
NEWS EXTRA EXETER Chiefs full-back Josh Hodge has signed a new long-term contract with the Premiership club. The 22-year-old has scored...
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/ 3 years agoItaly great Parisse to call time this summer
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Italy captain Sergio Parisse will retire at the end of the season. The 39-year-old previously announced he would...
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/ 3 years agoGiteau: I’ve milked the contracts dry
NEWS EXTRA MATT Giteau, 40, has announced his retirement, saying he’s “milked this game and the contracts dry” having played in...
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/ 3 years agoEwers’ move to Ulster from Exeter confirmed
NEWS EXTRA DAVE Ewers’ move to Ulster at the end of the season was confirmed this week, as revealed last week...
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/ 3 years agoMore former Wasps secure their futures
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS have signed Will Porter for next season. The former Wasps scrumhalf, 24, has recently been on a shortterm...
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/ 3 years agoBotha leaves Ampthill to join Ford’s Belgium
NEWS EXTRA BELGIUM have appointed Mike Ford as head coach, with Mouritz Botha joining as forwards and lineout coach. Former England...
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/ 3 years agoWorcester women to split from men’s side
NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER Warriors women are set to officially separate from the men’s team after acquiring independent funding that would cover...
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/ 3 years agoBristol deducted points for selecting Stooke
NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL have been deducted five points and handed a suspended €10,000 fine by EPCR for selecting an ineligible player...
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/ 3 years agoScotland full-back McLean suspended
NEWS EXTRA GLASGOW Warriors have suspended Scotland full-back Rufus McLean after he pleaded guilty to domestic abuse charges. McLean, 22, who...
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/ 3 years agoGleeson’s England departure confirmed
THE RFU has confirmed that Martin Gleeson will leave his role as attack coach. Nick Evans was appointed attack coach earlier...
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/ 3 years agoBack row Willis signs deal to join Saracens
SARACENS have agreed a deal to sign former Wasps back row Tom Willis from the start of next season. The 23-year-old...
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/ 3 years agoFormer Glasgow boss Wilson gets Quins job
DANNY Wilson will join Harlequins next season as lineout and contact coach. Wilson has coached Cardiff, Wales U20s, Scotland forwards, and...
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/ 3 years agoEx-Wasp Odendaal agrees Saints switch
NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed South African centre Burger Odendaal ahead of next season. The 29-year-old former Bulls skipper joined Wasps...
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/ 3 years ago1959 Lions full-back Scotland dies aged 86
KEN Scotland, the former Scotland and Lions full-back, has died aged 86. He made his Scotland debut against France in the...
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/ 3 years agoMeadows take reins of Women’s U20s
LOU Meadows has been appointed the new head coach of England women’s U20s team. Meadows re-joins England from Ealing Trailfinders, where...
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/ 3 years agoHastings ruled out of Scotland’s Six Nations
NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND fly-half Adam Hastings will miss the Six Nations with a shoulder injury. The 26-year-old requires surgery after sustaining...
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/ 3 years agoKolisi to quit Sharks for long stay in Paris
NEWS EXTRA SOUTH Africa captain Siya Kolisi will join Racing 92 on a multi-year deal after the World Cup in October....
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/ 3 years agoWolstenholme takes Wigglesworth’s place
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wasps scrum-half Sam Wolstenholme has signed for Leicester on a short-term contract. Wolstenholme will take interim Leicester head...
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/ 3 years agoIrish bring in Aussie tyro centre Poolman
NEWS EXTRA LONDON Irish have signed Australian centre Eddie Poolman from Sydney University. Poolman, 23, has represented the university for the...
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/ 3 years agoFalcons swoop for rising Argentina star Rubiolo
NEWS EXTRA NEWCASTLE have signed Argentina international Pedro Rubiolo on a twoand-a-half-year-deal. Rubiolo, who can play lock or flanker, made his...
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/ 3 years agoUmaga takes reins at Hull after Pearce exit
NEWS EXTRA HULL RUFC have appointed a new coaching team led by Mike Umaga after coach Gary Pearce stepped down after...
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/ 3 years agoWales centre Allen, 29, calls time
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales centre Cory Allen has retired from professional rugby at the age of 29 because of injury. Allen,...
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/ 3 years agoEngland pair commit futures to Saracens
JAMIE George and Elliot Daly have signed new contracts at Saracens. England hooker George, 32, has made 263 appearances since making...
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/ 3 years agoAxed Eddie set for Twickenham return
FORMER England head coach Eddie Jones will return to Twickenham next year to lead the Barbarians in a match against a...
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/ 3 years agoFagerson injury doubt for Six Nations opener
SCOTLAND tighthead Zander Fagerson is a doubt for the start of the Six Nations with a hamstring injury. Fagerson, 26, sustained...
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/ 3 years agoNorth ruled out after cheekbone operation
WALES centre George North has had an operation after suffering a facial injury during the Ospreys’ defeat to Leicester Tigers last...
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/ 3 years agoFalcons ace Maddison banned until New Year
NEWCASTLE hooker Charlie Maddison has been suspended for three weeks. Maddison, 31, was cited for striking Connacht scrum-half Caolin Blade with...
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/ 3 years agoPau coach hit with 10-week suspension
PAU head coach Sebastien Piqueronies has been given a 10-week suspension for making inappropriate physical contact with referee Sam Grove-White in...
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/ 3 years agoFairer funding a must for promotion says Lane
NEWS EXTRA By NICK POWELL BRISTOL full-back Rich Lane is keen to see relegation and promotion return to the top flight...
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/ 3 years agoHougaard to provide cover at Saracens
SARACENS have signed former Wasps utility back Francois Hougaard on a threemonth deal to provide injury cover on the wing. The...
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