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/ 4 years agoRegulated dual reg system benefits all
DUAL registration and loans are a two way street for clubs and an important part of player development, but tighter regulation...
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/ 4 years agoJapan has a yen for showing clubs matter
CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer...
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/ 4 years agoTreat to see return of glorious Black Ferns
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The New Zealand women’s side – the Black...
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/ 4 years agoQuins run riot with 11 tries against Sharks
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ............0 Harlequins ..........73 HARLEQUINS made the perfect start to the cup with a thumping victory over...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEWIS BOYCE, THE BATH AND FORMER LEEDS, HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND U20s PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND...
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/ 4 years agoENGLAND AND SCOTLAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to England v Tonga or Scotland v South Africa courtesy of Dove Men + Care! Dove...
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/ 4 years agoPioneer Flores put women on world map
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHILE singing the praises of the Black Ferns it would be remiss not to tip a hat...
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/ 4 years agoLund’s double powers Goucester to big victory
By NATHAN ROCHE Gloucester-H ......31 Bristol ....................12 ELLIE UNDERWOOD and Rachel Lund both crossed for two tries apiece to give Gloucester-Hartpury...
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/ 4 years agoFull-back deserves to be a specialist position
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE image of a fullback that sticks in the memory during my early years...
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/ 4 years agoAll Blacks’ Halloween show pulls in the cash
By PETER JACKSON Wales..................16 pts Tries: J Williams 60 Conversions: Priestland 60 Penalties: Anscombe 6, 40+2; Priestland 52 New Zealand ..54...
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/ 4 years agoWallabies to review selection policy post-Tour
NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA coach Dave Rennie says the Wallabies will review their selection criteria after fly-half Quade Cooper became the third...
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/ 4 years agoYapp puts faith in Warriors young guns
PREVIEW... Worcester Warriors v Saracens Sixways, KO 2pm WARRIORS have been a team on the rise this season, with victories over...
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/ 4 years agoWe were beaten up says Boyd
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd summed up this thrashing: “We got beaten by the better team – we got beaten up.” Boyd...
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/ 4 years agoGlobal salary cap way forward says URC chief
By STEFFAN THOMAS UNITED Rugby Championship chief executive Martin Anayi has called for a global salary cap. There is no salary...
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/ 4 years agoAmerica’s RWC bid is dream for World Rugby
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Who said that dreams don’t come true? First we had the Premiership’s...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoKidney takes heart in five tries
DECLAN Kidney urged his Irish to learn from their mistakes after they matched Bears in the try department but came up...
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/ 4 years agoIt’s four for Steyn as Scotland tyros shine
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Scotland ............60pts Tries: Maclean 6, 14; Steyn 21, 32, 38, 80; Schoeman 28, Turner 49, Haining 70, Kebble...
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/ 4 years agoThe old guard will be on bus to France for 2023
JEFF PROBYN HOW old is too old to play interational rugby – and who should be the judge? That’s a question...
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/ 4 years agoBiggar’s kindness is fillip for young Fin
NEWS EXTRA WHEN Fin Smith was wondering what to do with himself after Worcester’s 66-10 defeat to Northampton in the last...
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/ 4 years ago‘Good day for the new boys’
GREGOR Townsend sung the praises of tryscroing wingers Kyle Steyn and Rufus McLean. “Kyle is a very hard worker who sometimes...
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/ 4 years agoBlack Ferns eye bigger picture
Belief: Haggart THE Black Ferns will be playing their 100th Test today – their first in over two years as they...
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/ 4 years agoAzema in for Collazo at Toulon – at a price!
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two stories have gripped French rugby this week – the changing of the coach at Toulon, and...
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/ 4 years agoBattered Sandy takes his secret to the grave
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Every now and then, whenever the x-certificate stuff reared its ugly head during...
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/ 4 years agoAndre the giant can win back Bok place
By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS attack coach Nick Evans believes blockbusting centre Andre Esterhuizen has all the tools to work his way...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 31, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoNonu’s coming to America, better tell San Diego!
PETER JACKSON MA’A NONU’S tendency to make Vasco da Gama look a trifle seasick by comparison still knows no bounds. As...
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/ 4 years agoCroft: I’d love to be playing in new Tigers
By PAUL REES IT IS four years since Tom Croft retired after spending 12 seasons with Leicester, winning 40 England caps...
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/ 4 years agoKnee agony for Obano
RUGBY SHORTS BATH prop Beno Obano is facing a long spell on the sidelines after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in...
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/ 4 years agoLawday relishing key role in Alex’s absence
By JON NEWCOMBE AS he prepares to deputise for England call-up Alex Dombrandt against Saracens today, Quins No.8 Tom Lawday says...
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/ 4 years agoHepetema’s hoping for fresh contract with resurgent Irish
By GARY FITZGERALD Playing with freedom: Terrence Hepetema TERRENCE Hepetema wants to stay a lot longer at London Irish and aims...
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/ 4 years agoDaly back in December
RUGBY SHORTS ELLIOT Daly could return for Saracens in early December after surgery on a stress fracture. The 29-year-old has not...
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/ 4 years agoCurry: I can put arm round new lads
By PAUL REES TOM Curry was one of England’s younger players when he played in the 2019 World Cup, but less...
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/ 4 years agoJeffries glad to be back after four-year absence
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN BRISTOL back row Sam Jeffries is hoping to take a leaf out of Boks great Juan...
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/ 4 years agoWorld 12s organisers confident event will go ahead
NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby has refused to sanction the proposed World 12s tournament after opposition from unions and domestic competitions. Launched...
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/ 4 years agoPolledri not near return
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER flanker Jake Polledri is still a long way from returning after a knee injury he sustained almost a...
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/ 4 years agoAlun Wyn faces new battle for fitness
Warrior cry: James Shillcock roars with delight after scoring for Worcester in their win against Sale PICTURE: Getty Images WALES head...
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/ 4 years agoRees-Zammit helps athletes cope with mental pressure
By JON NEWCOMBE LIONS and Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit has become patron of the mental health charity, Sporting Minds UK. Rees-Zammit...
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/ 4 years agoBoks are not invited
NEWS EXTRA THERE are no plans to add South Africa to the Six Nations, according to the tournament’s chief executive Ben...
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/ 4 years agoCarey fills in for Oisín
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON have signed tighthead prop Conor Carey until the end of the season to cover the hamstring injury to...
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/ 4 years agoI can’t fault the fight in our boys says beleaguered Hooper
BATH’S director of rugby Stuart Hooper believed the red card proved decisive. “I didn’t see the incident close-up but if a...
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/ 4 years agoThornton’s back at Ampthill
GEORGE Thornton has re-joined Ampthill for the remainder of the Championship season. Loosehead Thornton, 24 (1.89m, 129kg) joins Ampthill from Ayrshire...
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/ 4 years agoPirates consider short term stadium solution
NEWS EXTRA CORNISH Pirates chairman Paul Durkin says there are alternative plans to build a smaller Stadium for Cornwall should the...
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/ 4 years agoExiles sign fourth Puma
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed Argentina wing Lucio Cinti Luna on an undisclosed deal. The four-cap 21-year-old joins compatriots Juan...
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/ 4 years agoSharks ‘were off in every area’
SALE Sharks still await their first away victory of the season following their defeat at Sixways. It was a performance that...
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/ 4 years agoTommy can rock on for England insists Vesty
By ADAM HATHAWAY TOMMY Freeman has got what it takes at Test level if Eddie Jones gives him his international debut...
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/ 4 years agoKeswick’s volunteer army rally to battle flooding
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN A NUMBER of clubs in Cumbria had their plans thrown up in the air this week...
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/ 4 years agoMy testimonial year is not the end of Billy!
By JON NEWCOMBE BILLY TWELVETREES is confident a growing sense of self-belief within the squad will finally rid Gloucester of their...
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/ 4 years agoPriestland should face All Blacks says Ford
By PETER JACKSON Chiefs scalped: Agustin Creevy goes over for a London Irish try against Exeter PICTURE: Pinnacle RHYS Priestland is...
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/ 4 years agoShanklins suffer twice at hands of All Blacks
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Shanklin family from Pembrokeshire knows exactly what it takes to go the...
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