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/ 4 years agoStockdale back as Farrell calls up six
By BEN JAYCOCK ULSTER winger Jacob Stockdale has returned to the Ireland squad after a 15-month absence as head coach Andy...
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/ 4 years agoRFU chief puts central contracts on the agenda
By PAUL REES CENTRAL contracts are on the agenda after the collapse of Worcester and Wasps and a Department of Culture,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago‘It’s been a privilege’ – Robshaw retires
ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER England captain Chris Robshaw has announced his retirement. Flanker Robshaw, right, played over 300 games for Harlequins,...
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/ 4 years agoAgents are circling after Wasps demise
ON THE BLINDSIDE Wasps demise last week started a massive scramble for some of their best talent, just as it did...
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/ 4 years agoJohnson shows his bottle to kill off Tigers
By NICK POWELL Try time: Alex Tait crossed twice for Falcons LOUIE Johnson’s late conversion earned Newcastle Falcons a first away...
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/ 4 years agoDragon Lloyd brings up 150
Preview Dragons v Ospreys Today. 3pm PROP Lloyd Fairbrother makes his 150th Dragons appearance today – only the 11th player to...
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/ 4 years agoRelief for Friend as Mack grabs a try double
By JOHN FALLON Connacht...........36pts Tries: Murray 1, Hansen 35, 78; Aungier 54, Penalty 75 Penalties: Carty 8, 28, Hawkshaw 61 Scarlets................
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/ 4 years agoFirst away win for Edinburgh
By BRYN PALMER Zebre .................... 19 Tries: Fusco 50, Rizzoli 67, Trulla 77 Conversions: Prisciantelli 68, 78 Edinburgh............ 38 Tries: McBurney...
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/ 4 years agoBulls charge clear in second half
Benetton ............. 22 Bulls..................44 THE Bulls banished their bad memories from the last time they were in Treviso – their Rainbow...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 years agoUSA in the last chance saloon
Preview Canada v USA Sunday 3.15am USA head coach Rob Cain has made three changes for this morning’s game against unbeaten...
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/ 4 years agoItalians looking to make quarters
Preview Italy v Japan Today 12.45 am ITALY will be looking to cement their place in the quarter-finals with a win...
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/ 4 years agoPacker to lead Red Roses for first time
Preview England v South Africa By BEN JAYCOCK Today 5.45 am Force: Marlie Packer takes the captain’s armband PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 4 years agoReasons why we will miss Wasps
RUGBY MATTERS SO farewell Wasps, at least the club we knew. Who can forget those misty afternoons at Sudbury sheltering in...
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/ 4 years agoWasps play their part and then disappear
PETER JACKSON THE numbers - 70, 71, 76, 80, 85 - could be misconstrued as a rising tide of support for...
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/ 4 years agoBaron puts it on the line: You will not get out of this mess without radical change
NICK CAIN TALKS TO FRANCIS BARON, THE FORMER RFU CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ABOUT HOW HE WOULD FIX ENGLISH RUGBY Francis Baron has...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWasp Bassett signs for Quins, Porter to Bristol
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS Josh Bassett has joined Harlequins until the end of the season. Bassett, 30, made over 180 appearances for...
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/ 4 years agoFour more Warriors find new homes
RUGBY SHORTS Gloucester have signed three players from Worcester – centres Alex Searle and Seb Atkinson, and hooker Finn Theobald-Thomas. Curtis...
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/ 4 years agoBath get green light for redevelopment of Rec
RUGBY SHORTS Bath have been granted permission to build a new stadium on their Recreational Ground site after the Supreme Court...
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins line up Barbarians fixture
RUGBY SHORTS Harlequins have secured a fixture with the Barbarians. With their match against Wasps on November 13 scratched, they’ll host...
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/ 4 years agoSinckler signs for one more season at Bristol
RUGBY SHORTS England prop Kyle Sinckler has agreed a one-year contract extension to remain at Bristol until the summer of 2024,...
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/ 4 years agoCentre Neal forced to call time at 26
RUGBY SHORTS Former Wasps centre Ross Neal has retired from rugby due to concussion at the age of 26. The towering...
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/ 4 years agoWilliams: 2nd XV pushing us to improve
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK DINGS Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams believes his side’s formidable start to the season is...
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/ 4 years agoSteadman enjoying the buzz at Ionians
NEWS EXTRA ■ By BEN JAYCOCK HULL Ionians head of rugby Graham Steadman has claimed ‘there’s a real buzz around the...
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/ 4 years agoDurham find their feet to move up
BUCS RUGBY ■By NICK POWELL DURHAM bounced back from defeat in Cardiff with a 49-33 victory over Nottingham that took them...
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/ 4 years agoMillfield retain festival title
SCHOOLS RUGBY ■By NICK POWELL MILLFIELD secured their eighth St. Joseph’s National Schools Rugby Festival title, and became the first school...
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/ 4 years agoDings want defence to match attack
News ■ By BEN JAYCOCK DINGS Crusaders DoR Stean Williams believes his side’s formidable start to the season is due to...
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/ 4 years agoReynolds happy with the family feel at Rams
NEWS EXTRA ■ By BEN JAYCOCK RAMS have made a dominant start to this year’s National One and are thriving in...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoDavidson’s departure puts Mela on the spot
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Of the three words in Arnauld Mela’s week-old job title ‘interim head coach’ at Top 14 side...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 23, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23...
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/ 4 years agoRowlands favourite for Wales captaincy
By PETER JACKSON Dan Biggar will miss next month’s autumn series leaving Wales to appoint a new captain for the four...
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/ 4 years agoMelville: Game needs a re-set to move forward
By ADAM HATHAWAY Wasps legend Nigel Melville has revealed his heartache as he watches his former club descend into the abyss...
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/ 4 years agoWorld Cup places are still up for grabs – Jones
By ADAM HATHAWAY Eddie Jones is still searching for a Tom Brady figure to take his England team to the next...
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/ 4 years agoLamb wants to get back in the thick of it for Harlequins
By PAUL REES Ready for action: Second row Dino Lamb DINO Lamb is putting the frustrations of last season behind him...
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/ 4 years agoDream Team with Gus Southon
The London Scottish and former London Irish and Hartpury loose forward, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWhy it’s time to prioritise the players
CHRIS HEWETT SO what does Jack Willis do now? And what control can Eddie Jones, the England coach, and his employers...
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/ 4 years agoDuhan double as Scots run riot
Edinburgh ......53 Benetton ..........8 ■By BEN JAYCOCK DUHAN van der Merwe scored twice on his return as Edinburgh recorded a morale-boosting...
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/ 4 years agoFirst home win for Rowntree
Munster ................31 Bulls ......................17 By JOHN FALLON GRAHAM Rowntree tasted victory in his first match in charge at Thomond Park as...
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/ 4 years agoUlster hold off fightback
Lions ......................37 Ulster ....................39 ■ By JOHN FALLON ULSTER full-back Michael Lowry said they had to use every ounce of energy...
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/ 4 years agoSharks enjoy feeding frenzy
Sharks ..................40 Glasgow ................12 ■By GARY HEATLY THE Sharks ran in 27 points in the last 28 minutes to stretch away...
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/ 4 years agoLeinster dig in to win derby dogfight
Connacht ..........0 Leinster ..........10 ■By JOHN FALLON LEO Cullen aptly summed up how to approach a dogged derby clash in the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 years agoSouth Africa plan to tire Fiji
Preview Fiji v South Africa Today, 5.45 am STANLEY Raubenheimer has named an unchanged starting XV as he hopes his South...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 years agoCanada ready for Italian challenge
Preview Italy v Canada @therugby Today. 12.45 am CANADA will be looking to strengthen their World Cup title credentials as they...
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/ 4 years agoCardiff’s faithful still being kept in the dark
PETER JACKSON YET another Chancellor of the Exchequer has been and gone and still not a peep from Cardiff Rugby Club...
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/ 4 years agoAtkinson to miss rest of the season
GLOUCESTER centre Mark Atkinson will miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury. The 32-year-old, below, who...
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/ 4 years agoNielsen’s late score completes Chiefs comeback
Glou-Hart ........20 Exeter ..............24 ■By SAM BYTHEWAY CLARA Nielsen’s last-gasp winner completed Exeter’s second half comeback and kept the Chiefs sitting...
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/ 4 years agoBears hit Lightning for six to make it three in a row
Loughborough ..24 Bristol ..............40 ■By BETHAN CLARGO BRISTOl Bears secured their third consecutive win with a dominant display over Loughborough Lightning...
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/ 4 years agoSarries teach Sharks a lesson with comfortable win
Sale ..................14 Saracens ........33 ■By ELISE WALSH SALE Sharks suffered a tough loss at the hands of Saracens at Heywood Road....
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/ 4 years agoEnjoying a giggle with Newcs
RUGBY MATTERS ANOTHER titan has departed the world of journalism with Barry Newcombe’s passing last week, a rugby man to his...
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/ 4 years agoRaiders sit tight to clinch victory
Bury St Ed......... 14 Worthing...........22 By ANDREW HERLILY A solid defensive display was at the heart of Worthing’s win at Bury...
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/ 4 years agoRicki makes happy return with key try
Rochford H..............24 Sevenoaks.............. 19 By GRAHAM PRATT CONDITIONS at Magnolia Road were ideal for fast, open rugby and that is exactly...
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