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Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, November 14, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

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Black Ferns will be bent on revenge

NICK CAIN CONGRATULATIONS to the England women’s team for their resounding 43-12 and 56-15 double over New Zealand’s world champion Black...

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Gleave off to Dallas

RUGBY SHORTS HOOKER Todd Gleave has left Gloucester to join American Major League Rugby side Dallas Jackals. Gleave, 26, joined Gloucester...

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Coleman free for Quins trip

RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish lock Adam Coleman has been banned for two matches following his red card for a dangerous tackle...

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American Indians call on Chiefs to change

NEWS EXTRA THE National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has called on Exeter Chiefs to drop their Native American branding. Last...

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Maunder eager to fire reminder of his talent

By PAUL REES SAM Maunder aims to give the Exeter coaches a nudge after Covid lockdowns put his career on pause....

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Festival at Dorking

RUGBY SHORTS DORKING RFC celebrated their 100th birthday this weekend with festivities on and off the pitch. The club played its...

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Phillips takes chair at Prem Rugby

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips has been appointed as the new chair of Premiership Rugby, to succeed Andy...

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Tiger Steward’s taken to Test rugby like a duck to water

BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT If you were a rugby fan who, for reasons I cannot readily think of, had spent the last...

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Ospreys owners Y11 eye Rebels takeover

By STEFFAN THOMAS Y11 SPORTS & Media, the majority shareholders at the Ospreys, are weighing up a move to buy the...

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Code-hopper Tiger Joe pushing for more caps

By PAUL REES RUGBY careers tend to be forged in academies, but not many players in the oval code have emerged...

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Reid returns to top flight action

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed Scotland prop Gordon Reid on a short-term deal. The former Glasgow and London Irish loosehead, 34,...

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Jeremy Guscott
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England must play smart to beat these Springboks

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK SOUTH Africa’s 31-29 win over New Zealand at the start of last month said...

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England must use width to beat Boks – Robshaw

By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones could do worse than copy the Wallabies’ fast action style to stop the Springbok juggernaut in...

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Sharks pursue Ford to replace Bristol-bound AJ

SALE Sharks are chasing Leicester fly-half George Ford following AJ MacGinty’s decision to join Bristol next season. Ford, right, is the...

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Lions great Smith joins Hall of Fame

RUGBY SHORTS TOM Smith was yesterday inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame and hailed as the “greatest Scotland player...

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Pumas pile more misery on Azzurri

Italy..................16 Argentina ......37 ARGENTINA outscored Italy by five tries to one to end their run of seven successive losses – Italy...

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Williams is dreaming big after injury nightmare

By GARY FITZGERALD Powerful: Matt Williams on the ball for Irish MATT Williams is working hard to become a “world class”...

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Atkinson feared he had thrown away Test chance

By ADAM HATHAWAY GLOUCESTER centre Mark Atkinson admits he nearly chucked away his chance of Test recognition because of his amateur...

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Lifetime ban for pitch invader

RUGBY SHORTS WALES have handed a lifetime stadium ban to 28-year-old Callum Rowe of Caerphilly, who ran on to the pitch...

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Same old story as Boks grind it out

By DANIEL GALLAN Scotland ............15pts Tries: Hogg 35, 58 Conversions: Russell 35 Penalties: Russell 17 South Africa ....30pts Tries: Mapimpi 29,...

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Saracens culture is king for Kelly

PAUL REES talks to coach Kelly Brown about the special values at Saracens Once a Saracen, always a Saracen. Kelly Brown...

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Murphy to Knights

RUGBY SHORTS DONCASTER Knights have signed Cardiff lock Ben Murphy until the end of the season to cover the departure of...

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Marcus stirs Eddie’s new gravy but it’s still lumpy

From NICK CAIN at TWICKENHAM England ............32pts Tries: Steward 7, Blamire 80+1 Conversions: Farrell 8; Smith 80+2 Penalties: Farrell 13, 18,...

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Lions Board deny Japan match Test status

THE Lions have decided their international against Japan last summer was not a Test match, meaning Owen Farrell won his 100th...

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Glouc pull men out

RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTERSHIRE will not be entering this season’s men’s or U20’s County Championship but will be participating in the women’s...

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Butcher keeps Welsh chair for next year

NEWS EXTRA WRU chair Rob Butcher has been re-elected for a further year. The former schoolteacher and longserving Bargoed official took...

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Chris Hewett
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No guff, just gumption from my top XV pundits

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is falling-off-a-log easy to poke fun at the battalions of exrugby professionals who earn a living...

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Howieson using League wisdom to spur Tigers

By JON NEWCOMBE SHEFFIELD Tigers DoR Jack Howieson is trying to implement a hybrid brand of rugby that takes the best...

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Ireland end turbulent week with gutsy win

Ireland ............20 USA ....................10 IRELAND battled to a hard-fought win in Dublin after a week dominated by comments made by IRFU...

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Now Eddie wants to ‘scalp’ the Springboks

By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones ordered his men to ‘scalp the Springboks’ after celebrating an eighth win in a row over...

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Chris Hewett
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Relegation is not end of ambition in France

CHRIS HEWETT THERE are more than a dozen towns and cities in France, from Beziers and Dax in the far south...

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Patchell makes his return for Scarlets

By SAM JACKSON WALES fly-half Rhys Patchell returned after more than a year as Scarlets development side took on Dragons A...

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Fresh faces earn call for Canada challenge

By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... England v Canada Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Twickenham Stoop TEENAGE flanker Sadia Kabeya and wing Heather Cowell will...

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Beware the Fiji magic says Ellis

What a start: Freddie Steward is mobbed after scoring England’s opening try against Australia PICTURE: Getty Images WALES captain Ellis Jenkins...

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Need more selfless flankers at top level

CHRIS Hewett’s column last week on flankers seeing the world from different angles was a reminder of the travesties of life...

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Fletcher 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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Eason 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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Williams 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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Alarming 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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First 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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Phillips’ 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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Baber 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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Clubs 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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Wardle 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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‘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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Galthie 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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DREAM 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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Blackie 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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BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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