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/ 4 years agoFletcher stars as Quins continue perfect cup run
By MATT MERRITT Wasps ....................19 Harlequins ..........39 HARLEQUINS finished off the first stretch of Allianz Cup games with a perfect three...
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/ 4 years agoEason selects strongest line-up for Japan
Preview... Scotland v Japan Today, Kick-off 4.10pm SCOTLAND head coach Bryan Easson has made just one change to the side that...
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/ 4 years agoWilliams starts as Wales go full bore
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Wales v Fiji Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium LIAM Williams had visions of scoring the decisive try...
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/ 4 years agoAlarming increase of walk-overs in grassroots game
I AM an avid reader of your weekly paper which is the only way that rugby enthusiasts can keep abreast of...
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/ 4 years agoFirst start for wing Mackinder
PREVIEW... Exeter v Worcester Today, Kick-off 1pm AFTER victory at Sale in the opening round last weekend, Exeter coach Susie Appleby...
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/ 4 years agoPhillips’ hat-trick on Test comeback
Wales ..............29 South Africa ..19 CARYS Phillips made a mockery of the decisions of previous head coaches not to select her...
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/ 4 years agoBaber aims to utilise his big forward pack
FIJI have made seven changes to their starting line-up to face Wales. Former European player of the year Leone Nakarawa is...
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/ 4 years agoClubs may struggle if loans are recalled
THERE’S an interesting scenario going on in Premiership over the next couple of weeks. With international players away and clubs wanting...
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/ 4 years agoWardle gets Sarries armband
PREVIEW... Saracens v Sale Today, Kick-off 1pm CARA Wardle captains Saracens as they look to back up their win at Loughbrough....
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/ 4 years ago‘Data backs 60-cap rule’
By STEFFAN THOMAS WELSH rugby has been told it must continue to bring its best players back from the Gallagher Premiership...
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/ 4 years agoGalthie keeps faith with dual playmakers
Preview France v Georgia Today, Kick-off 1pm FABIEN Galthie has kept faith with the Mathieu Jalibert-Romain Ntamack 10-12 partnership for France’s...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
WILL HOMER, THE RICHMOND AND FORMER BATH, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE, JERSEY & SCARLETS SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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/ 4 years agoBlackie went into battle with programme notes!
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE irony will not be lost on Wasps legend Alan Black, who passed away this week, but...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoSensational Irish land All Blacks hat-trick
By JOHN FALLON Ireland ..............29pts Tries: Lowe 15, Kelleher 44, Doris 51 Conversions: Sexton 52 Penalties: Sexton 56; Carbery 65, 73,...
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/ 4 years agoSkivington is happier, but still not satisfied
By PAUL REES GLOUCESTER went into the Premiership break in the top half of the table having spent most of last...
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/ 4 years agoDrunken yobs end Craig’s 50-year Wales love affair
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Craig James has been watching Wales since his father took him at the...
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/ 4 years agoFive-try Newbridge pick up where they left off
Welsh National One roundup By FREDDIE BENNETT & ALED BISTON NEWBRIDGE ran in five tries as they kicked off their league...
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/ 4 years agoRassie must pay the price for video rant
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE information vacuum surrounding the disciplinary hearing involving Rassie Erasmus has been filled...
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/ 4 years agoBennett shirt goes to auction
A RARE Phil Bennett match-worn, No.10 Wales shirt will be put up for auction in Bristol on Thursday. Bennett wore the...
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/ 4 years agoI got my World Cup gold medal for losing!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Last week’s game against Tonga gave Eddie Jones and England the chance...
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/ 4 years agoPeace at Biarritz as row starts in Bayonne
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 side Biarritz look set to remain where they belong – in the heart of the...
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/ 4 years agoLunch Break vs Love Handles
By Regan Phillips Fitness coach for the Hungarian 15s and 7s team It could be the love handles, the beer belly,...
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/ 4 years agoNew eligibility rules will turn rugby into a circus
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK MALAKAI Fekitoa could have played for Tonga against England yesterday, just four years...
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/ 4 years agoSurgery for Robson
WASPS scrum-half Dan Robson will be out for up to 12 weeks after suffering a tear to his groin during last...
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/ 4 years agoRandall challenged to come back better
RUGBY SHORTS BRISTOL boss Pat Lam has encouraged scrum-half Harry Randall to come back stronger after he was ruled out for...
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/ 4 years agoPlayers get a breather in season marathon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The relief on the faces of those players playing Top 14 rugby in France this weekend when...
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/ 4 years agoSteadman story is inspiration to us all
NICK CAIN FLOYD Steadman’s story is one of the most uplifting and moving you will find in any sport, as those...
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/ 4 years agoFaletau switch confirmed
CARDIFF have confirmed Wales No.8 Taulupe Faletau will join the region at the end of the 2021-22 season from Bath. The...
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/ 4 years agoWilliams banned for four weeks
RUGBY SHORTS BATH forward Mike Williams and kit manager Steve Middleton have both been banned after incidents in last week’s defeat...
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/ 4 years agoReds star White chasing his Blitzboks World Cup dream
By LUKE JARMYN WESLEY White, the son of South Africa’s 2007 World Cup-winning coach Jake White, is fast making a name...
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/ 4 years agoBaxter: Season could slip away
EXETER boss Rob Baxter admitted: “We have to start winning games or the season will peter out.” Baxter refused to blame...
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/ 4 years agoStourbridge are setting the pace despite slashing playing budget
By WARREN MUGGLETON AMONG teams battling at the top of National 2 North are Stourbridge – whose players have made an...
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/ 4 years agoBaxter keeps Sam’s spirits up after snub
RUGBY SHORTS SAM Simmonds must use his club form to force his way into the England side, says Exeter boss Rob...
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/ 4 years agoWelsh ace Cracknell joins Irish
LONDON Irish have signed flanker Olly Cracknell from Welsh side the Ospreys. The 27-year-old joins the Exiles with immediate effect after...
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/ 4 years agoNot even a bonus point for Hooper
STERN-FACED Stuart Hooper admitted he was thoroughly frustrated by Bath’s latest defeat. “We are leaving here with nothing,” he said. Defeat...
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/ 4 years agoBenjamin hones his hooking skills at Pirates
NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR JAMES Benjamin is the latest back row convert to enrol at the Cornish Pirates finishing school...
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/ 4 years agoVunipola ruled out for a month
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS No.8 Billy Vunipola will be out for a month following minor damage to his knee ligaments in last...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, November 7, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoLapses of concentration are costing us, blasts Thomas
WORCESTER boss Jonathan Thomas lamented his players inability to remain fully “in the moment” for 80 minutes. The Warriors head coach...
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/ 4 years agoFar East life rekindles Freddie’s rugby fire
By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER his career hit an all-time low at Bath, Freddie Burns says playing in Japan’s Second Division helped...
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/ 4 years agoInjured Alun Wyn to miss Six Nations
RUGBY SHORTS WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones, 36, is set to miss the 2022 Six Nations with a shoulder injury sustained...
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/ 4 years agoNew broom has given the old lags a kick up backside
BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT THE thing about new starts, fresh brooms, and kicks up the backside is sometimes it’s not so much...
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/ 4 years agoMcCall: It’s such a harsh lesson
MARK McCall laid it on the line to his stunned Sarries stars after seeing a 14-man Irish outfit produce a phoenix-like...
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/ 4 years agoEngland ready for fierce Kiwi backlash
ENGLAND expect a fierce backlash from the Black Ferns today after last Sunday’s record 43-12 win in Exeter. Head coach Simon...
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/ 4 years agoWales offer top ten contracts
RUGBY SHORTS THE WRU is set to offer ten of their 15-a-side women players full-time deals, while there will be retainer...
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/ 4 years agoEngland must be at their best to beat the Wallabies
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK AUSTRALIA has always had unbelievable potential as a Rugby Union nation, because the skill-set...
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/ 4 years agoLondon Scottish set to head north for Super 8
By SAM JACKSON LONDON Scottish hope to join an expanded Super 6 tournament in Scotland next season while remaining at their...
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/ 4 years agoHogg out to prove Scots are among world elite
Challenge: Stuart Hogg CAPTAIN Stuart Hogg wants Scotland to prove they belong among Test rugby’s elite by beating Australia at Murrayfield...
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/ 4 years agoMarcus gets fans’ cheers, but why keep him waiting?
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham England ............69pts Tries: Radwan 3, George 13, 70; May 29, Itoje 33, Youngs 40, 51; Smith...
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