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/ 4 years agoPied Piper Inga was worth his weight
PETER JACKSON AN icy wind blew in off the Tyne the day Sir John Hall interrupted a Spanish holiday to preside...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years ago‘Proposals should be open for debate’
By NICK CAIN CONCERNS over a lack of transparency in the RFU’s communication with its member clubs have surfaced following an...
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/ 4 years agoWarrior Judge set for return to Saracens
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS are poised to end their search for a new tighthead prop after making...
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/ 4 years agoShining a light on the lives of King’s legends
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER DON’T you just love old school team reunions?...
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/ 4 years agoCormac confident he can be a big hit
By BEN JAYCOCK ULSTER second row Cormac Izuchukwu returned last weekend in their 12-0 win over Dragons after a long-term ACL...
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/ 4 years agoIreland closer to Grand Slam
By SAM JACKSON Ireland ............39 Italy..................12 AN emphatic second half performance from Richie Murphy’s unbeaten Ireland sealed a bonus point victory...
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/ 4 years agoStorm warning! Get Collier on front line
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WILL Collier has served his time in the shadows, but, as England face...
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/ 4 years agoBeing rubbish is not an offence
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A FEW weeks ago Shane Williams of this parish was railing against those sneaky goalkickers and those...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoJuggernaut Joseph has found his smile at Pau
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This has been a bleublanc-rouge letter week for former France U20 phenomenon Jordan Joseph. It started last...
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/ 4 years agoEngland make most of Mann’s red mist
By BEN JAYCOCK England ............43pts Tries: Arundell 26, 68; Theobald-Thomas 34, Ilione 41, Hobson 51, Bailey 64 Conversions: Benson 35, 42,...
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/ 4 years ago‘Hybrid’ Championship idea must not be given green light
NICK CAIN IT is good to see that the concept of an English Cup competition, pitching Championship clubs against Premiership ‘A’...
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/ 4 years agoWing wizard Harry hungry for long spell of success
By PAUL REES HARRY Potter has lived with remarks about his moniker all his life, but the wing is intent on...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 4 years agoFrance back on track despite ill-discipline
By SAM JACKSON Scotland................17 France ..................30 Threat: Emilien Gailleton DESPITE two red cards, France returned to winning ways with an impressive...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PAUL HODGSON, THE FORMER ENGLAND, LONDON IRISH, WORCESTER & BRISTOL SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV OF PLAYERS HE’S PLAYED WITH AND...
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/ 4 years agoMistake expanding to 13 clubs says Baxter
By NEIL FISSLER ROB Baxter has taken aim at ring-fencing of the Premiership and has blasted plans to expand it further...
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/ 4 years agoSanderson can’t compete with offers from Far East
By PAUL REES ALEX Sanderson is feeling what he calls the brutal effect of the salary cap reduction as he tries...
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/ 4 years agoCatt’s influence has got the Irish attack purring
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK MIKE Catt naturally flowed into coaching, as a lot of 10s tend to do,...
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/ 4 years agoAsk players what they really think of 4G -Lam
By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes players should be canvassed anonymously for their views on 4G pitches after a third Bristol...
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/ 4 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by former Wales international Michael Owen, as well as regular TRP columnists Nick Cain and Brendan...
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/ 4 years agoScotland book their place at World Cup
SCOTLAND claimed the last remaining place at this year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup with an emphatic 59-3 victory over Colombia in...
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/ 4 years agoBath hit with hamstring injury to lock McNally
RUGBY SHORTS BATH lock Josh McNally, 31, faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a “significant” hamstring injury in...
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/ 4 years agoBen’s England record man
SCRUM-HALF Ben Youngs set a new England men’s caps record with his 115th appearance yesterday as a second-half replacement at Twickenham....
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/ 4 years agoRemarkable Marples set to bring up 400 at Sheffield
By BEN JAYCOCK TOMMY Marples is set to reach the outstanding feat of 400 games for Sheffield RUFC next Saturday when...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFalcons decide against Brown contract option
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Heading south? Mike Brown MIKE Brown is set to face a decision about his...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoF-bomb was careless but Deano had a case
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some of the things Ron Atkinson said during a long and lavishly rewarded career as a football...
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/ 4 years agoRecord number see Exeter march on
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK A penalty try gave Exeter University a 26-21 bonus point win as they won a thrilling varsity...
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/ 4 years agoBath keen on former Griffiths client Niall
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Move: Niall Annett BATH are poised to make a move to sign Worcester Warriors...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoGood on Diamond for telling it like it is
CHRIS HEWETT HATS off to the straight-talking Steve Diamond, “lead rugby consultant” – aka “new boss” – at Worcester. In this...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoIt’s time now for Eddie to plan for life after Tuilagi
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s something about England versus Wales that always makes me smile whatever...
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/ 4 years agoExiles lock Coleman poised to snub Paris
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ADAM Coleman is deciding his next move after talking to Racing 92 about a...
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/ 4 years agoURC
Benetton ……….7 Sharks …………29 ■ THE Sharks secured back-to-back wins for the first time this season as they moved up to seventh after...
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/ 4 years agoAcademies should start at bottom and work their way up
JEFF PROBYN I’M really surprised that the Premiership are actually calling for the Championship to be expanded to include their Academy...
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/ 4 years agoQuins centre Lasike heading back to US
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS centre Paul Lasike, 31, will leave the Premiership club next month for “personal reasons”. The New Zealand-born USA...
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/ 4 years agoCullen’s young guns rise to big physical challenge
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..........21 Lions ................13 LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen was delighted to get the win against an improved Lions...
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/ 4 years agoCranleigh put down marker with win at Hampton
SCHOOLS REPORT By NICK POWELL CRANLEIGH edged out Ipswich in a thrilling final to win Hampton School’s Founders’ Day 7s. Andy...
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/ 4 years agoDean Richards handed three week match-day ban for media comments
Newcastle Falcons Director of Rugby Dean Richards has been banned from any match-day involvement for three weeks following his comments in...
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/ 4 years agoDual-code Wigan and Newcastle All Black Va’aiga Tuigamala dies aged 52
Wigan Warriors’ and Newcastle Falcons‘ dual-code international Va’aiga Tuigamala has died at the age of 52. He made 102 appearances for...
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/ 4 years agoCaptain Courtney Lawes and Manu Tuilagi return to England starting line up
Courtney Lawes and Manu Tuilagi return to England starting XV for the visit of Wales for Saturday’s crunch match with Wales....
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/ 4 years agoGenge commends teammate Youngs on record breaking appearance
If Ben Youngs gets on the pitch on Saturday, he is set to become the all-time England appearance holder and fellow...
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/ 4 years agoJersey Reds’ Tom Pittman’s long road to professional rugby
Jersey Red’s Tom Pittman’s journey into professional rugby has been anything but easy. The pandemic came whilst Pittman was studying at...
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/ 4 years agoLouis Rees-Zammit left out of Wales squad for visit to England
Louis Rees-Zammit has been left out of Wales' 25-player squad for the trip to Twickenham for Saturday's crunch match against England....
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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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/ 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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