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/ 4 years agoVisitors win Hull of big-city clash!
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians...... 16pts Hull......................22pts HULL claimed the derby spoils in their first meeting with Hull Ionians in seven...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoColy looks destined to be rival for Dupont
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Depending on your point of view, the fact that France’s so-called ‘golden generation’ shows no sign of...
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/ 4 years agoShields wins a reprieve…Schonert gets a ban
WASPS have won their appeal against a fourweek ban imposed on back rower Brad Shields. The 30-year-old was sent off against...
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/ 4 years agoTwo off in leaders’ derby defeat
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............24 Stourbridge............ 19 LUCTONIANS turned in a display of commitment and desire to down table-topping Stourbridge in a...
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/ 4 years agoBaxter: Players are still chasing big cash
By SAM JACKSON EXETER boss Rob Baxter says players have not lowered their wage expectations in line with the Premiership’s lower...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoPerpetual underdogs Connacht do still bite
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Is there anything funnier in team sport – or in any other walk of life, come to...
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/ 4 years agoJack’s a better lad than we thought says Adam
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big impact: Jack Walker playing for Quins HARLEQUINS scrum coach Adam Jones admits he has been stunned by...
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/ 4 years agoYoungs is fired up to keep Tigers on the run
By PAUL REES LEICESTER are one match away from going into the new year with an undefeated record in the Premiership,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoThis rugby vote is just game for a laugh
CHRIS HEWETT THE right to vote is a deadly serious matter, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good for a laugh:...
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/ 4 years agoBoyd: Keep rugby going for public’s sanity
Plea: Chris Boyd NORTHAMPTON Saints boss Chris Boyd hopes sport can continue through the Omicron phase of the pandemic “for the...
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/ 4 years agoO’Gara won’t be filling Van Graan role at Munster
FORMER Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has ruled himself out of the Munster head coach job. South African Johann van Graan will...
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/ 4 years agoFirst half dogfight taught us – George
GEORGE Skivington says his side’s sluggish first half shows they still have plenty of work to do if they are to...
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/ 4 years agoMuderack calls for integrity over Euro Cup forfeit
By SAM JACKSON SCARLETS chairman Simon Muderack has urged European rugby chiefs to look into the possibility of rescheduling last weekend’s...
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/ 4 years agoMaddocks faces big French test
By STEFFAN THOMAS BARRY Maddocks has worked at the cutting edge of professional rugby for 20 years, and now faces one...
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/ 4 years agoScottish warrior Horne calls time at Glasgow
Inspiration: Peter Horne GLASGOW Warriors and Scotland back Peter Horne is retiring from professional rugby to become head coach of Ayrshire...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoHow come Goode has escaped censorship?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Isn’t it funny how we have only just recovered from the ‘Rassie...
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/ 4 years agoPyrgos: There are different ways to bring tempo at 9
By BRYN PALMER EDINBURGH scrumhalf Henry Pyrgos won’t change his game to keep pace with younger rivals as he adapts to...
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/ 4 years agoMunster to line up Kidney for Van Graan
By NEIL FISSLER MUNSTER are weighing up a move for London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney after confirming Johann van...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoTen reasons why ‘oldies’ remain the gold standard
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WILL Greenwood has been there, done it and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoMis-matches make a mockery of the European Cups
JEFF PROBYN HAVING written last week about the excitement of the European Cup competitions, I’m wondering if we may have been...
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/ 4 years agoMcElroy switches to Irish
LONDON Irish have completed the loan signing of former Irish U20 international Tadgh McElroy for the rest of the season. Hooker...
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/ 4 years agoNorth to miss start of the Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON In the roar: Joe Marchant celebrates scoring Harlequins’ fourth try against Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE North’s comeback...
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/ 4 years agoNew women’s union will offer protection
By PAUL REES DANIELLE Waterman set up the Women’s Rugby Association, which launched last week, to ensure players do not lose...
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/ 4 years agoBristol kids earn bragging rights over Bath
ACADEMY ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK FOR the first time in 20 months, Premiership Rugby’s Academy U18 league returned for the 2021-22...
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/ 4 years agoAfeaki: Tonga can shake world order
By STEFFAN THOMAS TONGA have been tipped to make a seri- ous impact at the 2023 World Cup by beating tier...
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/ 4 years agoVan Graan needs full power to plug Bath
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHANN van Graan is the latest coach expected to plug the gaping hole...
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/ 4 years agoChampions or chumps? Cup caters for them all
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...
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/ 4 years agoFlyer Muir banned for four weeks
NEWS EXTRA BATH wing Will Muir has been handed a four-week suspension for making contact with the eye area of Leinster’s...
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/ 4 years agoEngland take on All Blacks and Boks next autumn
ENGLAND will play New Zealand and South Africa in next year’s Autumn Nations Series in what boss Eddie Jones is describing...
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/ 4 years agoBear hugs were PR disaster for Genge
NICK CAIN TIMING is everything in sport, and the Bristol Bears video released this week trumpeting their signing of Ellis Genge...
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/ 4 years agoTime for Amanda to break silence
PETER JACKSON IN THE Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, Amanda Blanc from Treherbert in the Rhondda ranks...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
NEWS EXTRA It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, DEC 19 CUP COMPETITIONS European Champions...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
MIKE DODDS, THE FORMER GALA, NORTHAMPTON, OTAGO AND SCOTLAND WING/FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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/ 4 years agoMunster keep winning, but it’s not one to thrill the fans!
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............19pts Tries: O’Donoghue 58 Conversions: Healy 59 Penalties: Healy 8, 28, 35, 70 Castres ..............13pts Tries: Kornath...
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/ 4 years agoBattle to be top of the North is one to watch in the new year
By WARREN MUGGLETON Proud: Matt Riley IF you are looking for a New Year’s resolution, make sure it is following National...
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/ 4 years agoSchmidt to be selector for All Blacks
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt, 56, is to join New Zealand as a selector. The 56-year-old, who led...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoBristol-boy Genge can be a home town hero
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S not surprising that Ellis Genge has made a success of being captain of...
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/ 4 years agoRegions let down by double standards
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND European rugby is in chaos and it’s hard to escape the feeling that the Welsh...
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/ 4 years agoSuperb victory crowned by King
By JON BATHAM Canterbury.......29 Guernsey.......... 17 MAN-of-the-match Tristan King inspired Canterbury to a bonus-point win over Guernsey. The versatile forward was...
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/ 4 years agoEngland Sevens prepare for 2022 relaunch
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND Sevens will return to the World Series in both the men’s and women’s competition in Malaga (January 21-23)...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoDupont has the world at his bewitching feet
JEREMY GUSCOTT I EXPECT Antoine Dupont’s world-class credentials to last in much the same way as they did for Dan Carter...
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/ 4 years agoGenge coming home for love not money insists Lam
By PAUL REES Vision: Pat Lam PAT LAM wasted no time in turning his attention to Bristol’s Boxing Day clash against...
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/ 4 years agoRochford battle to Westcliff success
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hun.........28 Westcliff................. 17 ROCHFORD Hundred overcame a spirited and determined Westcliff to claim a bonus-point win over...
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/ 4 years agoSuperior fitness is bedrock of Irish bid for glory
By GARY- FITZGERALD JAMES Stokes claims London Irish’s bid for domestic and European glory is based on the Exiles being “super...
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/ 4 years agoWe have to beware the curveballs now warns Matson
QUINS might be sitting pretty in Europe but head coach Tabai Matson has warned his team they must be ready for...
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/ 4 years agoCooper interests the Warriors
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WORCESTER Warriors are keen on a move for Newcastle Falcons...
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/ 4 years agoHawks hailed in sporting share-all
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 17 Henley Hawks....... 17 HENLEY Hawks showed tremendous sportsmanship as they refused a last-gasp penalty attempt that...
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/ 4 years agoEvans remains the Pirates main funder
BENEFACTOR Dicky Evans will continue to help finance Cornish Pirates, despite selling his stake. Documents lodged at Companies House earlier this...
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/ 4 years agoBaxter: Scary how we lost ball
EXETER boss Rob Baxter said: “The amount of ball we gave up was scary really. “Credit to Glasgow, a lot of...
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/ 4 years agoBears going on the prowl for Turner
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears boss Pat Lam is set to switch his attentions to Scotland hooker George...
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