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/ 3 years agoWales Sevens call for Ospreys silver star Cross
Olympic silver medallist Sam Cross has been included in Wales Sevens’ 13-man squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The Sevens will...
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/ 3 years agoQuins return for Turner
England women U20s head coach Amy Turner has become Harlequins head coach. Turner, who returns to The Stoop having retired as...
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/ 3 years agoBig man Smith earns contract at Coventry
Coventry have signed second row George Smith ahead of next season. The 6ft 9ins, 19st 8lbs lock joined at the start...
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/ 3 years agoRoberts calls it a day
Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts has retired at the age of 35. Roberts won 94 Wales caps...
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/ 3 years agoBrown waits for his phone to ring
ON THE BLINDSIDE - BY NEIL FISSLER Former England full-back Mike Brown looks unlikely to be turning out for either Sale...
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/ 3 years agoGrace looking to make most of return journey
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One hundred summers ago, Johnny Ring left Port Talbot on a journey of...
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/ 3 years agoKen Kennedy, a Lion whose impact on top sport lasted a lifetime
Peter Jackson The Lions have lost another of their Invincibles in former Ireland hooker Ken Kennedy. His sudden death at the...
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/ 3 years agoRed cards are now haunting All Blacks
Peter Jackson In their first 112 years of Test rugby, the All Blacks got by without any more than three players...
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/ 3 years agoThe one that got away for Roberts
Peter Jackson If Jamie Roberts could only be granted the wish of playing one match over again, he would name the...
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/ 3 years agoBaby Boks overpower Wales to clinch title
■By BEN JAYCOCK Wales ................27pts Tries: Grady 45, Westwood 63, Fackrell 73, Jones 77 Conversions: Hawkins 64, 78 Penalties: Hawkins 9...
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/ 3 years agoRylands delight as he heads home to Bedford
NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Met graduate Charlie Rylands will be living his childhood dream next season having signed for his boyhood club...
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/ 3 years agoConvert Will has appetite for return to union
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK Inspired by former cross-code stars, hard hitting rugby league convert Will Blakemore has his sights set...
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/ 3 years agoContracts alone will not plug the gap – McMahon
■By BEN JAYCOCK The IRFU have promised to have women’s contracts in place in time for next year’s Six Nations, but...
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/ 3 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
World Cup gets smart PLAYERS at this year’s women’s World Cup will be offered the opportunity to wear ‘smart’ mouthguards –...
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/ 3 years agoSummer Tours Week 4 Preview: Deciders for all Home Nations as series’ reach climax
Few could have predicted that all four Home Nations would hit back to win in the manner that they did last...
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/ 3 years agoDan and Dillon passed fit as Wales make one change
Wales have made just one change for the second consecutive week after Dan Biggar was passed fit despite a shoulder problem....
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/ 3 years agoAki in for Ringrose as Ireland look to make history again
Bundee Aki comes in for the concussed Garry Ringrose as the sole Irish change ahead of their series decider with New...
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/ 3 years agoLange treble takes South Africa to title
South Africa 47 (26) Tries: Nel 6, Lange 11, 27, 50, Hartzenberg 22, 56, James 60Conversions: Mngomezulu 8, 13, 23, Koevort...
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/ 3 years agoTwickenham Stadium taking hospitality to the next level for the 2022 Autumn Nations Series
The hospitality sector has seen a seismic change in recent years following changing trends in society and the impact of the...
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/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Two with Gareth Chilcott
The Rugby Paper Podcast is back! Following a two-week hiatus at the end of the season, The Rugby Paper Podcast returns...
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/ 3 years agoMore misery for England on Treviso travels as Italy earn famous win
England U20s 31 (19) Tries: Carr-Smith 9, Fletcher 14, Stephens 16, Ilione 49, Lockett 66 Conversions: Harris 11, 16, 68 Italy...
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/ 3 years agoIreland finish strong as Scotland end winless
Ireland U20s 41 (29) Tries: Hawkshaw 2, Wilson 11, King 14, Prendergast 17, Gibbons 23, Mangan 54, McCarthy 69 Conversions: Prendergast 3, 11,...
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/ 3 years agoIreland draw Maori series after Wellington win
Ireland continued their extraordinary turnaround on tour in New Zealand as they beat the Maori All Blacks 30-24 to level their...
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/ 3 years agoAix marks the spot for triumphant Namibia
Namibia 36-0 Kenya Namibia secured a spot in a seventh consecutive World Cup and won the 2022 Rugby Africa Cup with...
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/ 3 years agoGeorgia stun Italy to bring promotion into focus
Georgia 28-19 Italy Georgia produced an excellent performance to shock Italy and put sharp focus on the prospect of Six Nations...
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/ 3 years agoFarrell’s boot sets up Sydney decider
From Adam Hathaway in Brisbane Eddie Jones labelled Owen Farrell the best competitor he has ever seen after the inside-centre booted...
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/ 3 years agoPivac sets sights on historic series win
Wayne Pivac has warned South Africa his team will fight tooth and nail to win the series next Saturday after becoming...
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/ 3 years agoNZ and England to play in same 7s pool
By SAM JACKSON ENGLAND have been drawn alongside defending champions New Zealand in Pool A of the men’s Commonwealth Games Sevens...
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/ 3 years agoMiller keen to carry on abroad after Wasps exit
By JON NEWCOMBE When Wasps report back for pre-season this week, versatile back Rob Miller will be a notable absentee. Miller’s...
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/ 3 years agoRPA doing its best to help out-of-contract players
Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) CEO Damian Hopley says the organisation is “doing all it can” to help members affected by the...
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/ 3 years agoAll square as England bring down Wallabies
By NICK CAIN Australia............17pts Tries: Tupou 37, Kerevi 48 Conversions: Lolesio 39, 50 Penalties: Lolesio 54 England ............25pts Tries: B Vunipola...
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/ 3 years agoEngland’s big names stand up and deliver
PAUL REES Leading the charge: Ellis Genge Billy Vunipola PICTURES: Getty Images It was a night when all that mattered for...
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/ 3 years agoBeware promises in the land of the free
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE USA may bill itself as “the land of the free, and the...
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/ 3 years agoLife in the front row is tough for Stuart
NICK CAIN All Test props have to relish the head-to-head confrontations with their opposite number, and the chance physically and psychologically...
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/ 3 years agoRespect! Anscombe the hero as Wales get it right this time
By PETER JACKSON South Africa ....12pts Penalties: Pollard 6, 44, 52, 59 Wales..................13pts Tries: Adams 78 Conversions: Anscombe 79 Penalties: Biggar...
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/ 3 years agoFrance scrape win with late try
By SAM JACKSON Japan ..............15 France..............20 France had to rally again in the second half to beat Japan for a second...
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/ 3 years agoKennedy on alert as Orange may sell
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Boss: Orange Sale Sharks could soon come onto the market with whispers coming out of the...
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/ 3 years agoBath fail to tempt Matera
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Forward: Pablo Matera Bath have failed with a bid to land former Argentina captain Pablo Matera,...
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/ 3 years agoNow Racing 92 turn attention to Lancaster
ON THE BLINDSIDE In demand: Leinster coach Stuart Lancaster FORMER England coach Stuart Lancaster is on the radar of French giants...
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/ 3 years agoBarnes leads racism claims probe
ON THE BLINDSIDE DAVID Barnes is set to be given carte blanche by the RFU to investigate sickening racism claims made...
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/ 3 years agoNo plans to replace lock Witty at Exeter
ON THE BLINDSIDE Released: Will Witty EXETER Chiefs have no plans to replace former England U20 lock Will Witty who was...
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/ 3 years agoIrish move to sign Miller from Warriors
LONDON Irish have signed hooker Isaac Miller from Worcester Warriors. Miller joins the Exiles after spending four seasons at Sixways, where...
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/ 3 years agoGrace heading for France after switching codes
On the move: Grace WELSH flyer Regan Grace will leave St Helens at the end of the 2022 Super League season to...
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/ 3 years agoDelgado moving on
EXETER’S Spain captain Laura Delgado has joined Gloucester-Hartpury for the 2022-23 Premier 15s season. The 32-year-old prop, who moved to Exeter in...
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/ 3 years agoRifleman Qorowale joins Falcons on two-year deal
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed British Army three-quarter Vereimi Qorowale on a two-year contract. The 27-year-old Fijian has been playing for the...
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/ 3 years agoRFU backs Jersey split
Jersey Reds’ split from Jersey RFC has gained formal approval from the RFU. The club announced in March that it planned...
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/ 3 years agoScots score four to set up decider in Santiago
By GARY FITZGERALD Argentina ............6pts Penalties: Boffelli 7, 34 Scotland ..........29pts Tries: Watson 37, Bennett 41, M Fagerson 53, Johnson 63...
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/ 3 years agoAll Blacks cut down by Irish brilliance
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER New Zealand....12pts Tries: B Barrett 41, Jordan 78 Ireland ..............23pts Conversions: J Barrett 42 Tries: Porter 3, 48...
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/ 3 years agoFarrell: We’re learning how to deal with the pressure of top-level games
Proud Ireland boss Andy Farrell says his side are learning how to deal with pressure “We got what we deserved. These...
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/ 3 years agoAussies hit back to shock Fiji, Tonga lose again
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP Australia A bounced back from last week’s defeat to Samoa to shock Fiji with an impressive 32- 18...
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