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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRacing 92 to offer Wade new deal
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Impressive: Wade Racing 92 are offering former England international winger Christian...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoGrand plan which just makes it all murkier
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby used to be a simple affair: you played, you lost, you pretended to the media that...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoMatawalu magic is set to light up Ponty
By Chris Hewett They were the best of days. Time and again, a Heineken Cup trip to Pontypridd delivered on the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoThis could be the most defining season – ever
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Here we are at the start of September anticipating what could be...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTime for stars to shine at World Cup Sevens
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The Rugby World Cup Sevens is upon us...
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/ 3 years agoElvis still has a few more hits left in him
By Peter Jackson Old rock ‘n’ rollers dusting down their blue suede shoes for the new season will rejoice at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoDombrandt urges Quins to aim high
By ADAM HATHAWAY No.8 Alex Dombrandt admits Harlequins did not set the bar high enough last season and got trapped into...
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/ 3 years agoPolledri confident he’ll be better than ever
Gloucester flanker Jake Polledri is confident he can perform “even better” than before after returning from almost two years out with...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoPollard the man to help Tigers retain their title
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Steve Borthwick has proved himself to be a tremendous operator who never leaves a...
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/ 3 years agoGenge on mission to get Bristol roaring
Ellis Genge wants to help Bristol be the “best” team they can be after re-joining his hometown club from Premiership champions...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSaints agree new deal with Freeman
England wing Tommy Freeman, 21, has signed a new “long-term” contract at Northampton Saints. Freeman, who can also operate at full-back,...
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/ 3 years agoUNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2022-23 SQUADS
BENETTON Captains: Michele Lamaro/Dewaldt Duvenage Head coach: Marco Bortolami Squad: Matteo Drudi, Simone Ferrari, Thomas Gallo, Ivan Nemer, Tiziano Pasquali, Nahuel...
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/ 3 years agoTime for RFU to pull its finger out
Record six-time Championship Dream Team inductee and former Leeds legend Ryan Burrows casts his eye over this season’s contenders and fears...
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/ 3 years agoCHAMPIONSHIP 2022-23 SQUADS
AMPTHILL Captain: Charlie Beckett Head coach: Paul Turner Squad: Syd Blackmore, Matt Gallagher, Aleki Lutui, Jake Elwood, Dom Hardman, Griff Phillipson,...
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/ 3 years agoBarnes punish wayward Raiders
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes.............. 34 Worthing........... 21 BARNES made a confident start to the new campaign with a solid victory over...
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/ 3 years agoPack power seals Blackheath’s win
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.............2 9 Dorking..................... 10 DORKING made Blackheath work mighty hard for their win, with the result only settled...
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/ 3 years agoKenwood comes up with a clincher
By MUHAMMED SHER Guernsey.................25 Old Albanians........27 A NIP-and-tuck encounter at Footes Lane went the way of visitors Old Albanians, Dan George’s...
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/ 3 years agoFord’s delight as superb Bury get off to a flyer
By NICK PITSON TEAMS HENLEY: Webb, Scott, Porter, Hankimian, Norville, Titchener, Fenley, Manning, Emery, Mason, Harrison, Lunnon, White, Vooght, Bradley Replacements:...
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/ 3 years agoCanterbury’s comeback silences a record crowd
By PAUL MORSE North Walsham.....22 Canterbury..............38 A RECORD crowd saw Canterbury come from behind at half-time to run out worthy winners...
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/ 3 years agoJuddians stunned by Rochford blitz
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............24 Rochford H..............37 ROCHFORD Hundred stunned Tonbridge with a three-try salvo in the space of 11 first-half...
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/ 3 years agoSuperb start for slick Sevenoaks
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 12 Sevenoaks..............29 NEWCOMERS Sevenoaks made a flying start to the season with a bonus-point victory at Westcliff....
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/ 3 years agoBarton’s best fires Exeter to success
By MAX COURTIS Barnstaple.......23 Exeter Uni......... 31 LEAGUE debutants Exeter University made a winning start as they got the better of...
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/ 3 years agoHinckley hang on for dramatic win
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Bournville............... 19 Hinckley.................. 20 HINCKLEY edged to victory over hosts Bournville in a tight opening contest. Bournville centre...
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/ 3 years agoClifton late show shatters Students
By MIKE BARBER Clifton....................... 31 Loughborough S....28 CLIFTON edged out Loughborough Students in a tight and physical contest in which either...
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/ 3 years agoLions hold nerve to foil game Hornets
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L........28pts Hornets............... 17pts LEICESTER Lions picked up where they left off last season as they launched their...
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/ 3 years agoClassy Dings look the real deal in
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...29 Luctonians.............. 17 DINGS got their season off to the best possible start with a try bonus-point...
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/ 3 years agoReds fired up by Caven’s quartet
By GEOFFREY SIBLEY Old Redcliffians....58 Newport................... 14 EZRA Caven bagged four tries as Old Redcliffians kicked off the campaign with a...
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/ 3 years agoBrown celebrates milestone in style
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................43 Stourbridge.............. 8 REDRUTH got their campaign off to an eyecatching start with a bonus-point win against brave...
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/ 3 years agoAussies overtake Blitzboks to clinch series title
NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA secured their first-ever men’s Sevens title last weekend after finishing third in the series finale in Los Angeles....
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/ 3 years agoSurgery sidelines Isiekwe
NEWS EXTRA SARACENS and England second row Nick Isiekwe will have surgery this week that will keep him out for “several...
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/ 3 years agoReds host England
ENGLAND will return to Jersey for a training camp ahead of the autumn internationals. For a second year England will be...
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/ 3 years agoScarlets power up
SCARLETS have secured the signings of former Cardiff Met captain Iwan Shenton and second row Griff Evans ahead of the 2022/23...
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/ 3 years agoKendra to call time
NEW Zealand’s all-time most-capped women’s player Kendra Cocksedge will retire in November after her home World Cup. The 34-year-old No.9 made...
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/ 3 years agoEssex Uni investigate head injury effects in grassroots
NEWS EXTRA RESEARCHERS at the University of Essex have launched an investigation into the effects of concussion in grassroots rugby with...
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/ 3 years agoPremiership expansion confirmed
THE Welsh Premiership will be expanded to 14 teams for 2023-24 with no relegation in 2022-23. Two teams will be promoted...
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/ 3 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 3 years agoFamily affair as Brecon win big
Welsh National One round-up By ROB COLE DALE McIntosh saw his Brecon side got off to a winning start in Admiral...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoToulouse will take title, say coaches
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulouse will win the Top 14 title at the end of another tight season – according to...
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/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWalder sets his sights on playing entertaining rugby
By PAUL REES Dave Walder spent 10 years working under Dean Richards but is now in charge at Newcastle and determined...
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/ 3 years agoGlobe-trotter Hanrahan out to put drive back into Dragons
Determined: JJ Hanrahan in action for Clermont last season There have been several false dawns at Rodney Parade over the past...
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/ 3 years agoJon Callard – ‘The dream would be to get a Premiership club back in Leeds’
National League Rugby gets underway in England this Saturday, and head coach of Leeds Tykes Jon Callard set his expectations high...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMercer to join Gloucester for 2023/24 season
Gloucester have sealed the signing of Zach Mercer, who will join the Cherry and Whites at the beginning of next season....
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/ 3 years agoEngland & Wales set for £20m bonanza
By PETER JACKSON England and Wales are planning a pre-World Cup double next summer expected to generate about £20m in ticket...
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/ 3 years agoEngland’s double blow as Springboks eye title
ENGLAND made a disastrous start to the grand finale of the men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 in Los Angeles...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoChristian wades in with a dream return
By MATT BADCOCK Christian Wade marked his return to rugby after four years away with two tries. The 31-year-old former England...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWomen may turn pro with £220m investment
Women's rugby in England is set to transform over the next decade, thanks to a £220 million RFU investment programme to...
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/ 3 years agoIyogun so proud to be a Saint
EMMANUEL Iyogun says he is desperate to repay the faith in him shown by his Northampton Saints coaches after signing a...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Billy McBryde
Billy McBryde, The Doncaster Knights fly-half/full-back and former Wales U20s, Scarlets & RGC player chooses the best XV he has played...
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/ 3 years agoLawes gets my nod but Eddie has a tough call – Dean Richards
FORMER ENGLAND No.8 'Big boys don’t cry’ sang Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons (I know it’s girls really but just...
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