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/ 4 years agoSaints do battle with Bears for academy honours
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK THE Premiership Rugby Academy season draws to a close today at Sixways as Bristol Bears take...
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/ 4 years agoExiles bring in Reid to cover midfield
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed fly-half Noel Reid on a short-term deal from French side Agen. The former Leinster and...
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/ 4 years agoLate score from Sullivan seals win for Connacht
Connacht ........19 Stormers ........17 CONNACHT came from behind to claim a second victory on the bounce. Coach Andy Friend was particularly...
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/ 4 years agoSavea’s late try seals storming Hurricanes win
By BEN JAYCOCK THE Hurricanes produced one of the most remarkable backs in Super Rugby history by scoring three tries in...
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/ 4 years agoChick banned for three weeks, Coleman let off
RUGBY SHORTS NEWCASTLE No.8 Callum Chick has been banned for three weeks after he was sent off against Exeter last Sunday....
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/ 4 years agoGiant Scot McDonald signs for Wasps
Heading south: Glasgow forward Kiran McDonald PICTURE: Getty Images WASPS have signed giant Scottish forward Kiran McDonald for next season from...
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/ 4 years agoOptimist Steve brought out the best in players
By PAUL REES Inspirational: Steve Black with Wales DANNY Cipriani succinctly summed up Steve Black, a motivator unlike any other who...
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/ 4 years agoEx-England lock Kruis to call time
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England and Saracens lock George Kruis is to retire after completing the season with Japanese side Saitama Wild...
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/ 4 years ago‘Stadium bans are a bit strong’
By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond will consider putting up one of his coaching team to face the media if he feels...
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/ 4 years agoSkewen’s sweet seven
NATIONAL DIV 1 SKEWEN maintained their unbeaten record to remain clear at the top thanks to a 16-7 home win over...
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/ 4 years agoChiefs in talks with O’Loughlin
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Guided tour: O’Loughlin EXETER Chiefs are lining up a third Leinster player to join...
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/ 4 years agoBlack wasn’t always on sunny side in Australia
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A veritable torrent of tributes has been flowing since Steve Black’s sudden death...
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/ 4 years agoCowan chases run at Bath
By STEFFAN THOMAS TOM Cowan is hoping his impressive performances for Wales U20s can catapult him into the Bath matchday squad....
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/ 4 years agoLawes has eye on top prize after Wales win
By GARY FITZGERALD COURTNEY Lawes set his sights on repelling a fierce Irish assault after leading England to a crucial win...
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/ 4 years agoSaints sign Aussie lock star Lukhan
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON have completed a three-year deal to land Australia lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto from Queensland...
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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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/ 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 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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/ 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 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...















