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/ 4 years agoGame must become inclusive for everyone
FORMER England flanker James Haskell was recently told to “stop disrespecting” women’s rugby after he became embroiled in a row with...
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/ 4 years agoClash of titan packs is set to be ferocious
ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND’S MOST CAPPED PLAYER AND WORLD CUP WINNER After two extraordinary semi-finals, the stage has been set for the...
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/ 4 years agoChampions Caldy claim lion’s share
National League 1 Dream XV 2021-22 BEN JAYCOCK canvassed the views of the National One directors of rugby, head coaches and...
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/ 4 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
England squad hit by injuries ENGLAND forwards Lewis Ludlam, Joe Launchbury and Nic Dolly were withdrawn from Eddie Jones’ pre-Barbarians three-day...
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/ 4 years agoFixtures
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 URC Play-off Ulster v Munster (7.35pm) Women’s Premier 15s Final Saracens v Exeter (3pm) SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Premiership...
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/ 4 years agoLaw rediscovers a passion for playing
By BEN JAYCOCK AFTER coming out of retirement last season, Darlington Mowden Park director of rugby Garry Law is loving playing...
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/ 4 years agoImproving Westcliff plot centenary success
WESTCLIFF head coach Danny Johnson believes they’ve laid strong foundations for next season after a difficult campaign saw them finish 15th...
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/ 4 years agoSmell of fear stifling Premiership growth
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE subject of salary caps and their desirability...
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/ 4 years agoCan’t help but smile at absurdity of Homer’s time wasting
OFFICIALLY I am of course outraged and utterly appalled at the blatant time wasting and abnegation of the spirit of rugby...
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/ 4 years agoQueen’s jubilees are years to savour
THE Queen’s Platinum anniversary celebrations are nearly upon us and it might just be a coincidence but most of her landmark...
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/ 4 years agoTable toppers dig deep to remain on top
CURRIE CUP By BEN JAYCOCK THE Bulls scored 19 unanswered points in the second half to grind out a 31-26 win...
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/ 4 years agoSaberCats blow chance to go top of the West
MLR By BEN JAYCOCK THE Houston SaberCats blew their chance to go top of the Western Conference as they lost 43-36...
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/ 4 years agoByron’s late touchdown keeps Force hopes alive
SUPER PACIFIC RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK THE Western Force will be relying on their Australian compatriots the Melbourne Rebels today after...
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/ 4 years agoGiants of Japanese rugby meet in final once more
JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE ■By BEN JAYCOCK THE heavyweights of Japanese rugby will meet once again after Suntory Sungoliath and Saitama...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoWorld Cup will be won and lost in the run-up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fifteen months out from the 2023 World Cup, the rugby debate in host nation France is getting...
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/ 4 years agoRed Bull gives Sevens boost
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND women and Sevens performance manager Charlie Hayter hopes the newly-launched Red Bull Rugby Combine can unlock hidden...
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/ 4 years agoBarrington agrees switch to France
Off to Agen: Saracens’ Richard Barrington SARACENS stalwart Richard Barrington is to leave the club after nine years and join French...
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/ 4 years agoEXPERIENCE THE WORLD’S BEST RUGBY ATMOSPHERE IN MARSEILLE AT RWC 2023
The Heineken Cup final is upon us, and all eyes will be on the famous Stade Vélodrome. Based in the beautiful...
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/ 4 years agoEd Griffiths leaves role as Bath chairman as club confirm structural reset
Bath chairman Edward Griffiths has left his role after less than six months in post as the club confirms a new...
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/ 4 years agoChristian Wade considering return to rugby union following release from NFL
Christian Wade says he is considering a return to rugby union after being released by the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. The former...
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/ 4 years agoBorthwick in pole to be Eddie’s successor
EXCLUSIVE By NEIL FISSLER STEVE Borthwick has emerged as the clear front runner to take over as England coach from Eddie...
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/ 4 years agoLydiate, the bionic man, set to return
OSPREYS flanker Dan Lydiate will break all known medical records with the latest in a series of incredible comebacks without precedent...
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/ 4 years agoBig Joe can be England’s ‘point of difference’ if Tuilagi hit by injury
By ADAM HATHAWAY EDDIE Jones is confident he can get injury prone Manu Tuilagi to the World Cup but admits he...
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/ 4 years agoLost boy Kpoku’s found new lease of life in Lyon
By ADAM HATHAWAY JOEL Kpoku admits he was losing his way in the rugby world before decamping across the Channel, but...
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/ 4 years agoSigley answers Bournville SOS to team up with son Harry
By BEN JAYCOCK Team Sigley: Rob and 17-year-old son Harry AT the age of 45 and after a 10-year spell away...
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/ 4 years agoBears starlet Lloyd set to wear No.12 next season
By PAUL REES Multi-talented: Bristol back Ioan Lloyd PAT Lam sees Ioan Lloyd’s future at Bristol in the centre and has...
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/ 4 years agoBoyd: Mitchell has become the complete professional
By PAUL REES CHRIS Boyd will return to New Zealand at the end of the season, but one of the legacies...
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/ 4 years agoTurner-Hall joins Quins mate Gray at London Scottish
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS academy coach Jordan Turner-Hall will join Joe Gray in the London Scottish coaching team. Quins hooker...
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/ 4 years agoLeinster dominate top player shortlist
THREE Leinster players have made the five-man shortlist for for the 2022 European Player of the Year award. Back row pair...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JOSH SKELCEY, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON, BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY AND PLYMOUTH WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoOnly way is up for Bath, but culture must change
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANYONE coming into Bath in a senior management or coaching role at the moment...
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/ 4 years agoEddie has to find the answers …and fast
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IT was Eddie Jones’ first faceto-face press conference with the rugby media for...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoLeinster are taking Europe to next level
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is often argued, usually by politicians reneging on a manifesto promise, that “the perfect is the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoHow Rassie helped pull the plug on water boys
CHRIS HEWETT UNINTENDED consequences? You can’t move for them in the Union game. World Rugby has just announced another of its...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExeter enter the race for Wade
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Return: Christian Wade EXETER Chiefs have emerged as surprise contenders in...
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/ 4 years agoWarriors keen on Nakawara
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER WORCESTER are in the market for a new second row and Fiji star Leone Nakawara –...
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/ 4 years agoEngland look to lure flyer Grace into code switch
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Hot property: St Helens winger Regan Grace ST Helens try-scoring machine Regan Grace is being lined...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRacing change mind on Eddie
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER RACING 92 are no longer considering a move for England coach Eddie Jones when his contract...
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/ 4 years agoSharks could be in for a fight to buy AJ Bell
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER SALE Sharks’ bid to buy the AJ Bell Stadium, which has stalled in recent months, could...
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/ 4 years agoSimmons has faith Irish can bridge gap in consistency
By PAUL REES Test centurion: London Irish lock Rob Simmons ROB Simmons says consistency is the ingredient London Irish need if...
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/ 4 years agoPivac’s wrong on Jac, but I’m sure he’ll be back
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Ihave to confess I couldn’t believe it at first when I heard that Wayne Pivac...
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/ 4 years agoHosts breeze to 1872 Cup win
By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh ......28 Glasgow ..........11 DOMINANT Edinburgh took the honours in a winner-takes-all derby against Glasgow Warriors in the...
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/ 4 years agoLuke’s late show is silver lining for the Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............31pts Tries: J Morgan 38, L Morgan 57, 79, Parry 78 Conversions: Anscombe 38, 58, 78, 80...
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/ 4 years agoStormers edge it but Peel hails his troops
By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ..........21pts Tries: J Williams 7, Conbeer 71 Conversions: Costelow 8 Penalties: Costelow 4, 17, 28 Stormers ........26pts...
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/ 4 years agoUlster survive shark attack
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ......................24 Sharks ....................21 ULSTER coach Dan McFarland was relieved his men survived a late barrage from the...
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/ 4 years agoLarmour shines bright
By KEVIN FALLON Leinster..................35 Munster ................25 A SECOND-STRING Leinster side who were already guaranteed top spot were still too strong for...
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/ 4 years ago‘Scrappy’ win sums up season
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..............22 Zebre ......................20 MAN of the match Cian Prendergast said the manner of Connacht’s win in their...
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/ 4 years agoAnguish as Cardiff crash to humiliating 10-try defeat
By JOSH EVANS Benetton ..........69pts Tries: L Cannone 13, Albornoz 16, 50; Lamaro 19, Braley 32, 55; Smith 68, 77; Ruzza...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling double up to sink gutsy Cov
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Ealing..................19pts Tries: Gordon 62 Conversions: Shingler 63 Penalties: Shingler 5, 23, 55, Willis 73 Coventry ............13pts Tries: Barton...
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/ 4 years agoCleall returns to bolster Sarries
PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins Today, kick-off 2pm SARACENS head coach Alex Asturberry believes today’s semi-final is one of the biggest women’s...












