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/ 4 years agoKiran McDonald to join Wasps at the end of the season from Glasgow Warriors
Scottish lock Kiran McDonald will join Wasps at the end of the season from Glasgow Warriors. The 6ft 8in lock was...
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/ 4 years agoItaly scrum-half Callum Braley signs for Northampton Saints
Italian scrum-half Callum Braley has signed for Northampton Saints ahead of the 2022/23 season after making the switch from Italian side...
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/ 4 years agoMartin Gleeson says England are out of Six Nations if they lose to Wales
England‘s Attack Coach Martin Gleeson says England are treating Saturday’s crunch Six Nations fixture against Wales as a “quarter final.” Gleeson...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPremiership reserve teams could play in the Championship from 2024
The RFU will vote this week on proposals to reshape the English Championship. As part of the plans, the second-tier would...
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/ 4 years agoAlex Dombrandt and Marcus Smith’s friendship is key ingredient to on-field success
Alex Dombrandt feels his off-the-field relationship with “great friend” Marcus Smith is the key ingredient to their impressive on-field relationship for...
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/ 4 years agoFormer England and Saracens lock George Kruis retires from rugby
Former Saracens and England forward George Kruis has announced his retirement from all rugby on his 32nd birthday to concentrate on...
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/ 4 years agoManu Tuilagi returns to England squad for crunch Wales match
Manu Tuilagi returns to the 35-player England squad for Saturday’s Six Nations match against Wales. The squad regrouped at the Honda...
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/ 4 years agoExeter snatch victory over 14-man Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle (7) 14Tries: Haydon-Wood, McGuigan Cons: Haydon-Wood 2Exeter (7) 15Tries: Schickerling, Innard Con: J Simmonds Pens: J Simmonds A late Joe...
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/ 4 years agoNew tour proposal, same old problems
THE template for the World Nations Championship, a two-year, two division, 24-team competition – with promotion and relegation – to be...
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/ 4 years agoMcCallum glad for chance to reboot career at Worcester
By PAUL REES Versatile: Warriors prop Murray McCallum MURRAY McCallum has joined the Scottish contingent at Sixways to get his career...
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/ 4 years agoAshton backs Six Nations to provide World Cup winners
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER England coach Brian Ashton insists next year’s Rugby World Cup in France is the best chance a...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Week beginning Sunday, February 20, 2022 ... Continue reading......
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFalcons have eye on Tian
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Tian Schoeman NEWCASTLE Falcons are in the market for a new fly-half next...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens complete takeover
A CONSORTIUM including South African World Cup-winning former captain Francois Pienaar has completed a £32m takeover of Saracens. Kimono House Limited...
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/ 4 years agoWilliams ready for Prem now says Cornwell
By LUKE JARMYN Unfinished business: Williams in action for Sale HARTPURY head coach Mark Cornwell believes playmaker James Williams has got...
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/ 4 years agoDiamond: Relegation made the Premiership healthier
By PAUL REES Recruiting: Diamond WORCESTER may be one off the foot of the Premiership having finished bottom last season, but...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDiamond looking to add beef
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond is planning a clear out of his forwards as he plans to...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoIt’s not who you play, it’s where you play them!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Auckland and Rome are rugby poles apart: the Arctic and Antarctic of the Union game, its top...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEngland have some big issues to address
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the first break in the Six Nations there’s a chance to...
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/ 4 years agoTheo’s a slam dunk to reach top
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big impression: Theo McFarland scores for Saracens against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty Images SARACENS head coach Joe Shaw has...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBraley’s Saints switch starts domino effect
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON’S move for Italy scrum-half Callum Braley will set off a domino effect of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoRoberts adds more glitter to his CV
CHRIS HEWETT THE title “Renaissance Man” is a big one to bestow on a mere rugby player, but all things considered,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoSouth African question will take years to answer
JEFF PROBYN THE news that South Africa have signed an extension to continue in the Rugby Championship until at least the...
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/ 4 years agoWoolstencroft in for long haul at Sarries
By DANIEL GALLAN SARACENS hooker Tom Woolstencroft is on the cusp of something special. There’s been no indication from Eddie Jones...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoReds form puts back row White on Bath radar
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Target: Wesley White JAKE White’s son Wesley could be heading to the Premiership next...
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/ 4 years agoLowering salary cap has levelled playing field says Davis
By GARY FITZGERALD BRAD Davis has urged London Irish’s players to avoid table-watching and keep staying in the fight if they...
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/ 4 years agoCurry is a brilliant captain – Smith
By BEN REDWOOD MARCUS Smith says Tom Curry has taken the England captaincy in his stride. In the absence of Owen...
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/ 4 years agoPromotion hopefuls hear their fate on Tuesday
By JON NEWCOMBE EALING and Doncaster’s applications for promotion to the Premiership will be considered at an RFU Board of Directors...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRadradra wanted in the Far East
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SEMI Radradra has been sounded out about a move to Japan even though he...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBright moments, but no real warning shot
By NICK CAIN Italy ......................0pts England ............33pts Tries: Smith 10, George 20, 40; Daly 45, Sinckler 73 Conversions: Smith 12, 21,...
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/ 4 years agoRory keen to step out of Watson shadow
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND flanker Rory Darge insists he is his own man and should not just be viewed as the...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
TOM BRADY, THE SALE FC AND FORMER SALE SHARKS AND LEICESTER WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEngland face fight to keep Arundell
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ace: Henry Arundell SCOTLAND are preparing a bid to snatch London Irish full-back Henry...
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/ 4 years agoWorld Cup qualifiers require TV exposure
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE are many out there who argue for...
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/ 4 years agoWiese gives credit to Tigers coaches for turning him into a Springbok
By PAUL REES Explosive: Jasper Wiese breaks for Tigers WHEN Jasper Wiese joined Leicester in 2020, little was known about the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoManu must return to help land knock-out punches
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THERE were no surprises in England’s win against Italy in Rome, but I guess...
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/ 4 years agoBoyd calls for urgent fix to Test window
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd has urged rugby’s rulers to sort out the calendar or the Premiership will...
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/ 4 years agoSurely it’s time for Italy to hit the road
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER MY little trip down memory lane last week which took in the much missed Flamino Stadium in...
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/ 4 years agoTaylor’s try claims shock win for Swansea
BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL SWANSEA University earned their first win against Cardiff Met in the BUCS Super Rugby era in...
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/ 4 years agoBarrow back with fresh perspective
NEWS EXTRA SALE have signed former Leicester and Newcastle lock Dominic Barrow. Barrow, 28, retired from rugby in 2020 to run...
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/ 4 years agoSmell of change is in the air
PAUL REES TALKS TO PREMIERSHIP BOSSES ABOUT THE YOUNG TALENT DRIVING ENGLAND’S NEW DIRECTION There was something in the air at...
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/ 4 years agoHampton prepare to host 7s curtain raiser
SCHOOLS REPORT By NICK POWELL IT was the calm before the storm in school’s rugby this week, as most teams took...
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/ 4 years agoLaw aims to inspire Scotland’s next generation
By GARY HEATLY IT would be “absolutely huge” for Scotland Women to qualify for the Rugby World Cup and the squad...
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/ 4 years agoMemory of Gibbs’ try never fades for Dafydd
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Storm Dudley howled along the Porthcawl seafront as if defying a middle-aged Lion...
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/ 4 years agoAston on mission to earn Prem call
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK NAMIBIAN speedster Aston Mukwiilongo hopes to follow his old schoolmate Patrick Schickerling to the Premiership. Growing...
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/ 4 years agoBeware the dangers of inviting SA to our party
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Triumph: Lee Byrne celebrates after scoring a try during the Six Nations Championship match between...
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/ 4 years agoBiggar looks like he’s enjoying himself
PETER JACKSON DAN Biggar, duly lauded for the dropgoal which did for Scotland last week, is to be congratulated for something...
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/ 4 years ago5-try Waratahs hand Drua first night thrashing
By SAM JACKSON Relief: Jake Gordon helped the Waratahs start the year strongly, after a dismal 2021 campaign FIJIAN Drua were...
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/ 4 years agoZebo hat-trick earns bonus
By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........34 Edinburgh ......20 MUNSTER coaxed Simon Zebo back from Racing 92 last summer for his uncanny ability...
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/ 4 years agoCoventry at a loss over away day blues
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN FORWARDS coach Alex Rae is at a loss to why Coventry can’t win away from home...
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