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Columnists
/ 4 years agoRising stars who give us reasons to be cheerful
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Peerless: England’s Freddie Steward scores against Australia PICTURE: Getty Images Now for the...
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/ 4 years agoTime to apply law on forward passes
NICK CAIN The only blot on the landscape in last weekend’s Rugby Championship clashes was the continued tolerance for forward passes....
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/ 4 years agoI’m looking forward to our journey, says Adams
By BEN JAYCOCK Coach: Bob Adams NEWPORT Salop will be playing in the National Leagues for the first time next season...
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/ 4 years agoOrmskirk take honours in sparkling encounter
ASPULL played host to Ormskirk in the first Under 23s game in the town for many years on Tuesday. A big...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoURC ‘blown away’ by TV figures as SA join the party
By PAUL REES Chief: Martin Anayi The United Rugby Championship enjoyed record television audiences last season thanks to the inclusion of...
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/ 4 years agoLe Bourgeois out to keep going at Blues
By JON NEWCOMBE Determined: Michael Le Bourgeois in action for Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images MICHAEL Le Bourgeois hopes to be able...
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/ 4 years agoDecision makers must put rugby first
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Pick a number, any number – 9, 14, 10, 12. This lottery of Welsh rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoWe know what went wrong last season, says Lewies
By GARY FITZGERALD Stephan Lewies claims Harlequins “know where we went wrong” last season and is confident they can snatch the...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoSanderson’s ready to fire for Caldy
On the up: Caldy skipper Josiah Dickinson lifts the National One trophy last season Caldy are preparing for their first-ever Championship...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoIn this week’s Rugby Paper – available on Sunday
Though it might seem this has been something of a quiet week for rugby with the new season yet to get...
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/ 4 years agoSharks clash as Sarries host Lightning on opening day
DMP Durham Sharks will travel to Sale in the opening game of the season, as champions Saracens travel to Loughborough Lightning...
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/ 4 years agoChristian Wade – “I was always wondering why I couldn’t catch a break”
Christian Wade was critical of England’s failures in selection in the lead up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, speaking on...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTuilagi set for payday in Japan
By NEIL FISSLER Manu Tuilagi is edging towards a move to the Far East to play in the Japan Rugby League...
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/ 4 years agoDelight for Wales as Tipuric is fit again
By PETER JACKSON Justin Tipuric has finally been given the all-clear to begin playing again after a 14-month fight to save...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoStadium for Cornwall will happen – Durkin
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates chairman Paul Durkin has reassured fans that plans for a proposed Stadium for Cornwall – and...
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/ 4 years agoDMP find funding to continue in Premier XVs
DMP Durham Sharks will compete in this season of the Premier 15s after finding the required funding. The club set up...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHerbst out to give Quins some grunt
By GARY FITZGERALD Power house: Irne Herbst is looking forward to playing for Harlequins next season PICTURES: Getty Images Irne Herbst...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoChiefs drop ‘Tomahawk Chop’
Exeter will stop playing their “Tomahawk Chop” chant over the speakers during games at Sandy Park as part of a rebrand...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoI’m confident I can get back to my best – Hewitt
By ROB COLE Ashton Hewitt can still recall the brace of tries he scored in his last outing for the Dragons...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBates looking to get Bears back to the sharp end
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol born and bred outside back Jack Bates is hoping his ability to play centre and wing will...
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/ 4 years agoNadolo to leave Leicester during season
Leicester winger Nemani Nadolo will leave the Premiership champions midway through the season to join the Waratahs in time for the...
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/ 4 years agoFlynn deal confirmed
SARACENS confirmed the signing of prop James Flynn from Championship side Jersey, as revealed in last week’s TRP. The 28-year-old loosehead...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoWoodward returns to Premiership at Sale
Experienced head: Jason Woodward in action for Gloucester Sale Sharks have signed former Gloucester fullback Jason Woodward ahead of the new...
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/ 4 years agoRed card laws are turning fans toward League, claims Botica
By JON NEWCOMBE Gone: Angus Ta’avao sent off against Ireland Critic: Frano Botica Former dual code star Frano Botica has blamed...
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/ 4 years agoGloucester keen to keep Singleton
GLOUCESTER are in advanced discussions with Jack Singleton about extending his stay at Kingsholm beyond the end of the season. England...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens want Isiekwe cover
SARACENS boss Mark McCall is set to make another move in the transfer market before the start of the season and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFalcons hope new deal will tempt Chick
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted man: Calum Chick Newcastle Falcons are close to agreeing to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSale set to open talks with Raffi
Sale Sharks are keen on sitting down with England international scrum-half Raffi Quirke, below, to discuss a new deal, according to...
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/ 4 years agoDream team with Greg Goodfellow
The Chinnor player/coach and former Scotland U21, Cornish Pirates & Redruth scrum-half chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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/ 4 years agoJones blaming others for his own failings
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Eddie Jones pressed the class-war button this week with a blanket criticism of...
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/ 4 years agoWe need the figures on schools
NICK CAIN Before the 2015 World Cup, when most aspects of English rugby union looked rosy, the RFU launched a scheme...
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/ 4 years agoBest packs dominate
NICK CAIN The pick of the forwards on show over the course of the season has underlined the primacy of the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoHooper deserves support from us all
CHRIS HEWETT We are not sure how many of the New Zealand starting line-up actually read the anonymous fax sent to...
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/ 4 years agoWhy Bash Street kids are left at the gates
EDDIE Jones? What a bounder. Anyone who thinks he can waltz in from the colonies and criticise our private school system...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSlater finishes gruelling 350-mile bike ride
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER star Ed Slater and his teammates completed a 350-mile bike ride this week in front of crowds at...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoIkey fights to save life of his only daughter
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In his line of duty for Wales and the Lions, Ian ‘Ikey’ Stephens...
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/ 4 years agoSullivan, the soccer player …
PETER JACKSON THIS column’s plaintive cry for the city 0 Cardiff to recognise Jim Sullivan has prompted admirers to delve into...
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/ 4 years agoOne day,two defeats for All Blacks
PETER JACKSON THAT New Zealand once lost six international matches in a row is a fact but there is more to...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoEdgerley to run for friend’s cancer charity
NEWS EXTRA FORMER England Sevens star Sam Edgerley is set to run 100 miles in 24 hours down the Thames Path...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoCharlie Matthews returns to increase Quins’ lock options
Harlequins have looked to a former player to fill in one of their gaps at second row, as Charlie Matthews returns...
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/ 4 years agoNow WRU lists brain warnings to players
By PETER JACKSON The Welsh Rugby Union has issued its 51,229 registered players a health warning over the dangers of concussion...
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/ 4 years agoGloucester set to win race for Mercer
By NEIL FISSLER Gloucester are poised to win the race to land Zach Mercer on a four-year contract when his deal...
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/ 4 years agoHaag makes coaching return with Team USA
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Former England U20 boss and Bath lock Martin Haag has made a return to frontline coaching as...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoFalcons preparing to relive the glory days
By PAUL REES The Premiership celebrates its 25th birthday later this month and the inaugural champions, Newcastle, are so determined to...
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/ 4 years agoShortfall in funding may force Sharks to pull out
By BEN JAYCOCK Premier 15s side DMP Durham Sharks are in danger of having to pull out of next season’s competition...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens swoop as Flynn returns to top flight
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE James Flynn is the latest Jersey Reds player to be snapped up by a Premiership club with...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoLoader out to put his injury woe behind him
By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Loader is hoping to put last season’s injury-ridden season behind him and help London Irish make a...
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/ 4 years agoWilliams: Some people may think I’m crazy but switch to Scarlets feels right
By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Williams is comfortable he has made the right decision leaving the Wales coaching team and is confident...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMarines help O’Loughlin get in shape for Exeter
By PAUL REES When Rory O’Loughlin met Exeter’s director of rugby Rob Baxter earlier this year to discuss moving from Leinster...
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/ 4 years agoHooper: My mindset’s not right to play
By Ben Jaycock Brave: Australia captain Michael Hooper Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has returned to Australia from Argentina for personal reasons,...
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