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/ 4 years agoZheng’s magic for Met sets up Exeter semi-final
BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL ROMA Zheng scored two tries and assisted another as Cardiff Met beat Cardiff Uni 34-33 in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoEddie’s an easy target but he deserves to stay
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IF we go back to The Rugby Paper round table in January, most of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoNgatai on wanted list at Wasps
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Moving: Charlie Ngatai WASPS are interested in Lyon inside centre Charlie Ngatai who will leave...
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/ 4 years agoPlayer development impresses Dickens
By BEN JAYCOCK Bright future ahead: Full-back Henry Arundell PICTURES: Getty Images HEAD coach Alan Dickens believes the future for English...
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/ 4 years agoLong road trips have built team spirit at Redruth
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK REDRUTH head coach Nigel Hambly credits his side’s long bus journeys for building camaraderie in their...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSeibold linked with Rhinos job
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BOOKIES are quoting England defence coach Anthony Seibold at 6/1 to be the next boss...
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/ 4 years agoFrance withstand England fightback
France ....................26 England ..................22 ENGLAND went down fighting in Perpignan as Lucas Brooke crashed over late on from a lineout maul...
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/ 4 years agoReds pack power turns Clarke into chart topper
By BEN JAYCOCK Nose for the line: Jersey hooker Eoghan Clarke CHAMPIONSHIP top try scorer Eoghan Clarke has scored a sensational...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRiley tired of being the ‘nearly men’ at Sedgley
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK SEDGLEY Park captain Matt Riley is desperate to end the club’s tag as ‘nearly men’ by...
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/ 4 years agoGive next generation game time to develop
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Late bloomer: Alex Dombrandt starred for Cardiff Met Uni before breaking into professional rugby We’ve...
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/ 4 years agoRushing Alun Wyn back hard to justify
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW During a BBC interview last week, Alun Wyn Jones waxed lyrical about the...
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/ 4 years agoMurray at double for Bears
By WILL FREEGUARD Harlequins ......12 Bristol ..............31 A YELLOW card to prop Chloe Edwards proved costly as Harlequins lost their unbeaten...
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/ 4 years agoWing or flanker, team man Kini will give his all
By JON NEWCOMBE WHILE Jack Nowell’s injury has robbed the Premiership’s final weeks of one winger turned back rower, Kini Murimurivalu...
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/ 4 years agoAshes cameo put Wales cap Rees in a class of his own
PETER JACKSON ALAN Rees won his Wales cap during the frozen winter of 1962-63. By then the Maesteg fly-half had been...
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/ 4 years agoWasps bank the bonus
By HARRY CHRISTOPHER Darlington MP..14 Wasps ..............42 WASPS took maximum points from their trip to the Darlington Arena in Round 3...
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/ 4 years agoPlay-off chasing Gloucester host Worcester Warriors in M5 derby
Gloucester host Worcester Warriors in the M5 derby under the lights on Friday night looking to boost their play off chances....
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/ 4 years agoJack Nowell’s season in doubt after suffering broken arm against France
England and Exeter Chiefs wing Jack Nowell faces a battle to play again this season after sustaining a broken arm in...
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/ 4 years agoNo obvious replacement for Eddie Jones, says David Flatman
DAVID Flatman feels that a lack of an obvious replacement is a key reason as to why England won’t replace Eddie...
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/ 4 years agoEddie Jones has full support of RFU despite disappointing Six Nations campaign
Eddie Jones has been given the full backing of the RFU despite another disappointing Guinness Six Nations campaign. England won just...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCips may extend stay at The Rec
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH have opened talks about a new deal with Danny Cipriani for another season...
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/ 4 years agoEngland centre Sangwin passes
NEWS EXTRA England centre Roger Dennis Sangwin died last week aged 84. Sangwin played against the touring New Zealand squad for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAussie franchises chasing Nadolo
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers winger Nemani Nadolo has been linked with Rugby Super outfits New South...
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/ 4 years agoAce Reed relishing pressure at Bury
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK BURY St Edmunds fullback Charlie Reed is enjoying a formidable goal kicking season and credits his...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JAMIE LENNARD, THE FORMER WORCESTER, LONDON IRISH, BEDFORD AND DONCASTER FLY-HALF AND CURRENT HEAD OF RUGBY AT OUNDLE SCHOOL CHOOSES THE...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoDominant scrum or not, backs lack ideas
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME You have got to take your hat off to the England team...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWoodward versus Jones is box office sideshow
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Fierce rivalries may lose their heat over time, but they always leave a scorch mark on the...
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/ 4 years agoWorld class duo return for England
By BEN JAYCOCK REIGNING Grand Slam champions England go into this year’s tournament bolstered by the returns of stars Emily Scarratt...
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/ 4 years agoEngland can’t stop French Grand Slam
By GARY FITZGERALD COURTNEY Lawes admitted he and his team-mates let France “off the hook” as England ended their disappointing Six...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoLet’s hope Leicester can afford Pollard
CHRIS HEWETT THE Panama Papers, the Paradise Papers, the Pandora Papers. Three massive data leaks exposing dodgy dealing in the financial...
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/ 4 years agoLate try double clinches U18 Cup glory for Trinity at Twickenham
By BEN JAYCOCK TRINITY School Croydon lifted the U18s Cup after their 15-10 win over Kirkham Grammar to conclude a compelling...
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/ 4 years agoBiggar’s blast as Wales fall to Italy
By ROB COLE DAN Biggar was supposed to be toasting his 100th cap at a special dinner with family and friends...
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/ 4 years agoWhatever number he gets is a bingo call for Warrior Doel
By JON NEWCOMBE MATHS-boffin Harri Doel doesn’t care what number he is just as long as he’s on the pitch. The...
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/ 4 years agoBrumbies inch past Reds to remain top
By BEN JAYCOCK THE Brumbies extended their lead at the top of the table with a narrow 16-12 win over Australian...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoEngland’s attack has not evolved under Gleeson
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THIS Six Nations has been competitive, with its usual share of brilliance and letdowns,...
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/ 4 years agoAs the grounds harden up teams will fear us – Jones
By PAUL REES ADAM Jones had no hesitation in agreeing a new contract with Harlequins seven years after arriving at the...
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/ 4 years agoWild Knights ride to league summit
JAPAN ROUND-UP PANASONIC Wild Knights went top of the Japan Rugby League One by beating the Ricoh Black Rams 29-12. Tries...
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/ 4 years agoHawkins hoping for stylish win to finish
Wales v Italy Today. Kick-off 2pm, Parc Eirias WALES U20s stand-in flyhalf Joe Hawkins is confident his side can get back...
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/ 4 years agoPrem clubs welcome more cup game time
By PAUL REES AS Twickenham considers expanding the Premiership Rugby Cup to include Championship sides, coaches of top-flight clubs believe a...
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/ 4 years agoConfident Swans make it seven on the spin
BUCS ROUND-UP By NICK POWELL SWANSEA will head into next week’s play-off quarter-final at Loughborough on a seven-match winning streak as...
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/ 4 years agoDickens expects a big reaction from England
By BEN JAYCOCK France v England Today. Kick-off 8pm, Stade Aime Giral ENGLAND head coach Alan Dickens is looking for a...
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/ 4 years agoZebre’s long wait goes on
Sharks ............38 Zebre ..................6 THE Sharks secured their fourth consecutive bonus point win after a second-half flourish against the competitions whipping...
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/ 4 years agoU18s gear up for Six Nations
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND U18 clash with Wales today at Taunton RFC ahead of next month’s Six Nations festival in Marcoussis, France....
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/ 4 years agoBasement boys Scotland stand in way of Irish Slam
Ireland v Scotland Today. Kick-off 5pm, Musgrave Park UNBEATEN Ireland go into their St Patrick’s weekend clash with Scotland chasing the...
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/ 4 years agoHard road, but Biggar got there in the end
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Throughout his long Ireland career, the peerless Jackie Kyle missed a mere four...
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/ 4 years agoGood news for injured Bears duo
NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL Bears are confident their captain Steven Luatua and Sam Jeffries will return before the end of the season...
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/ 4 years agoTime for refs to follow directives or face axe
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THERE is nothing that undermines a professional sport more than being unclear about...
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/ 4 years agoChosen 30 to make the final hurdle
PETER JACKSON GIVEN the Six Nations’ capacity for wreaking havoc on a Grand National scale, it is all too easy to...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNo time to rest as pressures mount up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This should have been a weekend off for those Top 14 and ProD2 players not involved in...
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/ 4 years agoThere will be more on Rogers’ naughty list
NICK CAIN ANOTHER week, another Premiership ‘rotten borough’ story. This time it is about Leicester, a club which behind the scenes...
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/ 4 years agoInga taught Edwards to box clever
PETER JACKSON VA’AIGA Tuigamala, the cross-code superstar, lay in state at Waitakere Stadium in suburban Auckland the day before his funeral...











