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/ 3 years agoNienaber to replace Lancaster at Leinster
NEWS EXTRA LEINSTER have confirmed the appointment of Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber to their coaching team after the World Cup...
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/ 3 years agoCardiff international duo jump ship to Harlequins
HARLEQUINS have signed Wales tight head Dillon Lewis and fly-half Jarrod Evans from Cardiff ahead of next season. Lewis, 27, has...
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/ 3 years agoDragons swoop in for Scarlets No.9 Blacker
DRAGONS have signed Wales squad scrum-half Dane Blacker from Scarlets. The 24-year-old will be reunited with former coach Dai Flanagan at...
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/ 3 years agoKelly to realise his dream at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE have signed Doncaster Knights back-five forward John Kelly on a two-year deal. The 27-year-old has spent the past three seasons...
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/ 3 years ago‘Unfair game for female kickers’
ENGLAND head coach Simon Middleton has suggested goal-kicking rules in women’s rugby should change because of the “natural discrepancy between male...
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/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday,April 16,2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading... Access all...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoGoing abroad won’t make players better
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I really am getting fed up with the constant call from players...
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/ 3 years agoThree other lopsided pool draws in Rugby World Cup history
One of the leading debates ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup is the extent to which the two halves of...
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/ 3 years agoSeries 2, Episode 14: The story of former England flanker Tom Rees and Champions Cup action
This week’s special guest has been on a journey that has been nothing short of remarkable. Billed as a future England...
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/ 3 years agoShow England no respect – Alphonsi’s advice to Wales
Maggie Alphonsi says that Wales must look to disrupt England if they are to cause a huge upset against the Red...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSloppy Sarries dumped out by Kerr-Barlow brace
By Nick Powell, Online Editor La Rochelle……………….24 Tries: Kerr-Barlow 34, 59 Conversions: Hastoy 35 Penalties: Hastoy 2, 5, 24, 68 Saracens……………….10...
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/ 3 years ago‘Rising risk of players taking their own lives’
By PETER JACKSON Forty more players suffering from brain damage have joined the legal action against World Rugby, the Rugby Football...
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/ 3 years agoWe’ll be better by World Cup – Slade
By PAUL REES England may have endured another underwhelming Six Nations, losing more matches than they won for the third successive...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoItoje warned: Be ready to take pay cut
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England lock Maro Itoje has been warned to lower his salary expectations when his current...
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/ 3 years agoDREAM TEAM
STEVEN LONGWELL, THE JERSEY REDS AND FORMER OLD GLORY DC, WATSONIANS, AYR, VERONA & EASTERN SUBURBS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoLawrence and Tuilagi the next centres of attention?
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WITH only World Cup warm-ups to come in the international game this summer before...
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/ 3 years agoIreland flanker calls time
NEWS EXTRA IRELAND back row Jordi Murphy, 31, will retire at the end of the season. Murphy won three Six Nations...
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/ 3 years agoBevan to swap US for Wales
NEWS EXTRA THE WRU has appointed Huw Bevan as its interim performance director. He replaces Nigel Walker, who became interim chief...
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/ 3 years agoAshman signs for Edinburgh
NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND hooker Ewan Ashman will join Edinburgh from Sale this summer on a four-year deal. The 23-year-old, who has...
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/ 3 years agoBaxter: I’m happy to play either side
EXETER boss Rob Baxter has no preference who his side play in their semi-final. “We’re in a bit of a lucky...
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/ 3 years agoCullen: We love all the pressure
LEINSTER head coach Leo Cullen was proud of his side as they thrived on the pressure of playing in front of...
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/ 3 years agoExeter and L’borough face off in final showdown
BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS LOUGHBOROUGH and Exeter will square off in the BUCS Super Rugby final at StoneX Stadium after...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoRooster swoop is ruffling feathers
CHRIS HEWETT RELATIONS between the two rugby codes in faraway Australia are never especially cordial, so the decision of the new...
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/ 3 years agoMontpellier deserve better
PETER JACKSON THE organisers of Europe’s blue riband club event had all week to make a public apology for heaping one...
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/ 3 years agoJohnson steals it for Driffield
Papa John’s Cup round-up DRIFFIELD booked their place in the last four of the competition thanks to a dramatic, final-play, win...
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/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday,April 9,2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading... Access all...
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/ 3 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 3 years agoThe Thomas brothers take different routes on Principality road
Cup finals round-up By ROB COLE THERE were mixed fortunes for the Thomas brothers at Principality Stadium as Steve saw his...
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/ 3 years agoRisca cut down to make it 16 on the bounce
Division One round-up NEWBRIDGE booked their ticket to the home of Welsh rugby last weekend with a 43-35 win over Ammanford...
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/ 3 years agoUnbeaten Knights charge on against the Rams
Japan League One round-up By BEN JAYCOCK SHOTA Horie celebrated his 150th game for Saitama Wild Knights with a try to...
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/ 3 years agoRayasi double puts Hurricanes on top
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By CAM STEPHENS THE Hurricanes moved top of the table as winger Salesi Rayasi’s double powered Jason...
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/ 3 years agoSpringbok stars help Blue Bulls end torrid losing run
Currie Cup round-up By BEN JAYCOCK THE Blue Bulls ended a horror run of 10 consecutive defeats with a convincing 40-3...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoEPCR Challenge Cup Quarter-Final Preview
There is no English representation left in this year’s EPCR Challenge Cup, but with three sides from France, two from Wales,...
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/ 3 years agoEngland response pleases Alphonsi
Former Red Roses captain Maggie Alphonsi is impressed with the way England have bounced back from their World Cup Final defeat...
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/ 3 years agoSeries 2, Episode 13: Red Roses resurgence and Champions Cup action with Maggie Alphonsi
Champions Cup and Women’s Six Nations action made for a fantastic weekend of rugby to say the least. To reflect on...
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/ 3 years agoDow gets four as England extend winning run
England………………………….68 Tries: Breach 3, 39, 63; Dow 9, 53, 56, 72; MacDonald 17, 33; Heard 44, Packer 68, 78 Conversions: Aitchison...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPrem will keep its eight clubs in Europe
By PAUL REES The Gallagher Premiership will continue to supply eight clubs to the Heineken Champions Cup next season despite two...
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/ 3 years agoFarrell can play the Jonny role, says May
By GARY FITZGERALD Owen Farrell can be the “Jonny Wilkinson figure” England will need to capture a second Webb Ellis Cup...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoHaskell: Billy can still star for England
By BEN JAYCOCK James Haskell feels the door could be open for an international recall for his former England teammate Billy...
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/ 3 years agoKidney keeping Arundell positive as Irish aim for top four
By GARY FITZGERALD Declan Kidney showed there is no place for favouritism in his London Irish side by bringing Henry Arundell...
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/ 3 years agoBlair: We blinked first on the night
EDINBURGH boss Mike Blair summed up his team’s disappointing night: “We blinked first,” he said in describing a wet and muddy...
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/ 3 years agoSimmonds relishes battle with Mercer
By JON NEWCOMBE Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Sandy Park SAM Simmonds is relishing his personal head-to-head battle with Zach Mercer, the man...
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/ 3 years agoEurope’s acid test awaits for Bulls
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Toulouse v Bulls Today. 3pm THE Bulls’ first appearance in the Champions Cup knockout stage sees them...
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/ 3 years agoIt’s win or go home now, says Christie
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium AS an Arsenal fan, scoring and being on the...
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/ 3 years agoTipuric: We love being underdogs and we’ll fight hard
OSPREYS will be significant underdogs against the Premiership leaders but they have revelled in being this season’s surprise package. They beat...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoIt’s time to get back to shifting the piano
CHRIS HEWETT Not long after helping the All Blacks to victory over the Lions in 1993, the formidable wing John Kirwan...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoGood, but Hogg not quite top of the list
CHRIS HEWETT WHAT are we to make of the Strange Case of Stuart Hogg? The scorer of more international tries than...
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/ 3 years agoPacker takes charge as new-look team emerge
ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER Emotional: Sarah Hunter, middle, and Marlie Packer before last week’s match against Scotland PICTURES: Getty...
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/ 3 years agoAWJ out to climb his final mountain
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Warrior: Alun Wyn Jones in action against Saracens in 2008 PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 3 years agoNo-show clubs lead cup into an early crisis
By JON NEWCOMBE Go Jonny, go! Jonny Dutton on the run for Rossendale PICTURES: Paul Kinshasa A RAFT of late withdrawals...















