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/ 3 years agoIt’s gold for South Africa & Aussies at Games
SOUTH Africa continued their hot streak as they swept aside double Olympic champions Fiji in the men’s rugby Sevens final last...
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/ 3 years agoMitchell: I’d love to play in World Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK Former England captain Tom Mitchell is hoping his Sevens career isn’t over yet and is keen to be...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoThis is one derby I just can’t wait to see
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The fixtures and kick-off times for the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship season were finally announced...
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/ 3 years agoWilliams has a vital role to play at Scarlets
SHANE WILLIAMS This week the worst kept secret in Welsh rugby was announced with the WRU confirming that Gareth Williams has...
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/ 3 years agoGrace will come back even stronger
Shane Williams Last week I made the prediction that Regan Grace could be the ace up Wayne Pivac’s sleeve at the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoRugby has a proper fight on its hands now
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Anyone out there remember Sean Kerly? It’s just about possible, but only if your joints are seizing...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoIt’s Castro’s abilities we should remember
CHRIS HEWETT Back in 2008, when a Labour government was running the country and the Rugby Football Union couldn’t run a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWilson happy to be a new Knight
By JON NEWCOMBE Doncaster may be worlds apart from south-west London but former astrophysics student and Harlequins prop Mak Wilson is...
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/ 3 years agoJones calls for resilience
ENGLAND head coach Eddie Jones believes English rugby’s reliance on private schools has led to a less resilient culture among the...
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/ 3 years agoWe need more attacking space coaches – Ashton
Former England head coach Brian Ashton (right) has criticised the number of recruitment adverts for contact skills coaches in rugby and...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoHare’s world record keeps on growing
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dusty Hare retired more than 30 years ago and yet his world points...
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/ 3 years agoThe silent treatment for Hansen
PETER JACKSON The mucky stuff really hit fans all over New Zealand last week when Sir Steve Hansen said what he...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFans left at the bottom of the pile when it comes to kick-off times
PETER JACKSON A summer of sorrow over Llanelli draws towards a close, leaving the Scarlets to prepare for their 150th anniversary...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBig names moving into a new home
Ben Jaycock looks at how the Championship squads are shaping up for the coming season As a consequence of the Premiership...
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/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Championship Previews: Round One
So often these days sporting competitions are given a tag of the ‘most unpredictable in living memory’, but it really seems...
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/ 3 years agoLawsuits for injuries may carry on rising
By PETER JACKSON Another acclaimed Wales international has cited his own alarming reasons for taking legal action over rugby’s brain injury...
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/ 3 years agoFarrell agrees new deal with Irish
By NICK POWELL Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has signed a two-year contract extension which will see him remain in charge...
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/ 3 years agoOffiah seeking clarity in Burrell race claims
By GARY FITZGERALD The RFU is to investigate claims from former Newcastle Falcons centre Luther Burrell regarding racism within the sport....
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/ 3 years agoPremier ace Mayor banned for substance use
Former Premiership ace Chris Mayor has been banned from professional sport for four years after being found to have attempted to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSimpson happy to join the monsters
By JON NEWCOMBE Joe Simpson is looking forward to playing behind a “monster” pack after prolonging his Premiership career at Sale...
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/ 3 years agoRFU vote to force out Trans women
The Rugby Football Union has banned transgender women from competing in female-only forms of the game for Under-12s and above....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoFarrell has freed Irish to play more instinctively
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Leader: Johnny Sexton is Ireland’s No.10, captain and talisman PICTURE: Getty Images There is...
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/ 3 years agoURC fixtures open up with Welsh derby
The fixtures for the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship have been confirmed as the Scarlets and Ospreys meet on the opening weekend...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoAll Black Scott is ready, willing – and very able
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Scott Robertson has issued a come-and-get-me plea to the RFU, closing the door on a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoERL subsidy vow is keeping clubs waiting
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Premiership clubs are still anxiously waiting to find out from European Professional Club Rugby how...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoItalians not playing ball with Warriors in Franco battle
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Franco Smith Glasgow Warriors are battling to name Franco Smith as their new head...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEtete has the calibre to impress van Graan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath boss Johann van Graan is showing no sign of stopping his bid to strengthen...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoCode switch would interest Jones
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Eddie Jones, still in Australia following England‘s Test series victory over the Wallabies, says he...
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/ 3 years agoSo unfair that Ireland are on this path of pain
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ireland have become the green giants of the game after doing what no...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoMayor ban highlights dangers of HGH
NICK CAIN The four-year ban given to Chris Mayor (right), the former Sale, Northampton and Wasps centre, after the RFU charged...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPearson: BUCS gave me perfect grounding
By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish’s Tom Pearson credits Cardiff Met University for getting him to where he is today – and...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCoach Kiss calls on Irish to find that little bit more
By GARY FITZGERALD Les Kiss says London Irish will need to find that crucial “one percent” in order to challenge for...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoTop dogs in danger of losing their bite
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST We’re almost there. By mid-November, the cast list of next year’s World Cup will be finalised, with...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoNo surprise that Boyd finds work back in NZ
CHRIS HEWETT There is no shortage of admiration in this corner of the paper for the coaching of Chris Boyd, so...
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/ 3 years agoTiger Jack hangs up his boots for a fresh start
Having played rugby fulltime for 10 years, former Leicester Tigers centre Jack Roberts has retired from rugby at the age of...
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/ 3 years agoSmith: Pal Tommy shows us the way
By BEN JAYCOCK New sensation: Tommy Freeman starred for England in Australia PICTURES: Getty Images Doncaster Knights back row Thom Smith...
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/ 3 years agoScott’s new deal
England international Emily Scott has agreed a new deal to remain at Harlequins for next season. The 30-year-old back, who has...
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/ 3 years agoSarries land Evans
Premier 15s champions Saracens have signed Scotland winger Abi Evans, while Jodie Rettie and Coreen Grant have extended their contracts at...
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/ 3 years agoLJ stepping up
Wasps women have named LJ Lewis as their head coach, replacing Giselle Mather. Lewis, who previously worked at Bristol and Gloucester-Hartpury,...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoPivac has riches when it comes to the back three
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With Wales’ tour of South Africa at an end I’ve had a chance to reflect...
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Features
/ 3 years agoWrafter aims to make a move with Bishops
RUGBY SHORTS HAVING been deprived of gametime in the Championship at Nottingham, Jacob Wrafter is thriving at Bishop’s Stortford – and...
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/ 3 years agoChiefs ditch Native theme with rebrand
EXETER Chiefs have renamed the bars at their Sandy Park stadium as part of a rebrand. The club have been criticised...
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/ 3 years agoFIXTURES
PRE-SEASON ■ MORE fixtures will be added each week as and when clubs announce their schedules. To any clubs wishing to...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoDusty and Sully: Pair who lit up the game
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW They came into the world at different places in different times, two boys...
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/ 3 years agoRobertson makes sure message gets across
PETER JACKSON SCOTT Robertson has never needed a publicity agent to trumpet his serial success on behalf of the Crusaders and...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoDoRs taking up the accountancy game
Paul Rees reveals that the £5m salary cap has seen Premiership clubs being forced to balance the books It has not...
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/ 3 years agoEwels to miss most of season
BATH lock Charlie Ewels is expected to miss most of the new Premiership season after undergoing knee surgery. The 27-year-old suffered...
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/ 3 years agoPirates move in on Chiefs
CORNISH Pirates have signed seven players on dual-registration deals from Premiership side Exeter Chiefs. Centre Tommy Wyatt is returning for a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoI want to finish on a high with Bristol, says Joyce
By BEN JAYCOCK As he heads into his farewell season before joining Connacht, Bristol Bears legend Joe Joyce is hoping to...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoPower aims to ramp up Park’s title bid
■By BEN JAYCOCK ROSSLYN Park have been busy in the transfer market as Kieran Power’s side embark on a hunt for...
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