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/ 4 years ago

Talented Ford ‘overshadowed by Owen Farrell’

By PAUL REES SIR ALEX Ferguson’s success at Manchester United was based partly on the manager’s knowing when it was time...

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/ 4 years ago

Hodgkinson must have a wry smile

PETER JACKSON ENGLAND players stand to collect circa £70,000-a-man from the RFU should they complete an autumn hat-trick by beating Australia...

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/ 4 years ago

Barrow thriving on extra duties at Sedgley

NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN SCOTT Barrow believes balancing his coaching duties at Wasps and Sedgley Park is accelerating his development...

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/ 4 years ago

Take a bow, Ellis – that was a wonderful return

SHANEWILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Standout for Wales: Ellis Jenkins Boks super sub Malcolm Marx Asa reaction to the 54- 16...

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/ 4 years ago

Poor refereeing didn’t help Wales

BEAUDEN Barrett is a fine player, but so could a number of lesser skilled players be if given the scope that...

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/ 4 years ago

Test match? More a cash match, Ian!

PETER JACKSON THE latest in the neverending series of mismatches between Wales and New Zealand ought to have left certain All...

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/ 4 years ago

Allianz Cup

By SAM BRETT Sale ....................0 Exeter ..............19 EXETER ran out easy winners in the wind and rain at Sale. A double...

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/ 4 years ago

Sexton enjoys his gala day in Dublin

By JOHN FALLON Ireland ..............60pts Tries: Conway 11, 19, 74; Lowe 4, Gibson-Park 34, Sexton 48, Aki 55, Ringrose 70, Healy...

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/ 4 years ago

Ten law changes to make game safer and more attractive

WITH past concussion injuries leading to law suits and even on field deaths, World Rugby faces an existential threat and major...

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/ 4 years ago

Don’t ignore Hayman

PETER JACKSON CARL Hayman’s distressing diagnosis of early-onset dementia, as revealed by New Zealand journalist Dylan Cleaver in his gripping interview...

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/ 4 years ago

Cowell double helps Harlequins keep on winning

By MATT MERRITT Harlequins ..........29 Glouc-Hartpury ..12 HARLEQUINS were a team on a mission from the off as they made it...

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/ 4 years ago

Job done but ‘Jalimack’ partnership

By JAMES HARINGTON France ................29pts Tries: Flament 49, Mauvaka 71 Conversions: Jaminet 50, 72 Penalties: Jaminet 2, 18, 34, 64, 80...

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/ 4 years ago

Frustrating selection

BEMUSED by Eddie Jones’ selection for the Tonga match in key positions that needed fresh blood. Why pick Tom Curry, one...

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/ 4 years ago

United nations of Scotland

PETER JACKSON ALL BAR one of Scotland’s ten tries against Tonga came courtesy of players born far from Flodden Field –...

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/ 4 years ago

Lovibond brace puts Bears in the clear

By JOHN JONES Bristol ..................33 Wasps ....................10 BRISTOL Bears put their cup campaign back on track after last week’s defeat against...

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/ 4 years ago

Wallabies brains trust has the jump on Scots

By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Scotland v Australia Today. Kick-off 3pm, Murrayfield GREGOR Townsend admits Australia counterpart Dave Rennie will have the...

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/ 4 years ago

DREAM TEAM

NICK SCHONERT, THE SALE AND FORMER WORCESTER, SHARKS AND GRIQUAS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......

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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years ago

Welsh union broke faith with fans over NZ game

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Wales kicked off this autumn series of internationals last week with a...

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/ 4 years ago

Saracens strike back after Lightning’s electric start

By GEORGE EVANS Loughborouh ......12 Saracens ..............22 SARACENS powered to victory in the second half but were given a scare by...

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/ 4 years ago

All Blacks set world records in Rome

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Italy....................7 New Zealand..49 NEW Zealand set world records for the most Test points and tries scored in a...

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/ 4 years ago

Harrison’s holiday job is now his life’s work

By PAUL REES Ten years a Saint: Teimana Harrison PICTURES: Getty Images WHEN Teimana Harrison arrived in England, he thought it...

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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years ago

If Eddie wins matches no one cares if he’s Mr Nasty

JEFF PROBYN EDDIE Jones has been described by an unnamed former player as being brutal, rude, aggressive and arrogant, while a...

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/ 4 years ago

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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/ 4 years ago

5 Fitness Tips during the Autumn Internationals

By Regan Phillips Personal trainer, fitness coach and online coach. Currently fitness coach for the Hungarian 15s and 7s teams. That’s...

By Sam Emery
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/ 4 years ago

Amazon deal sells fans down river

I SEE that the Autumn Internationals are to be broadcast on Amazon Prime this year, instead of free-to-air. I’m able to...

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/ 4 years ago

Baxter: Emotion won it for us

GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington was frustrated by the outcome. “We had chances but we weren’t accurate enough and we need...

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/ 4 years ago

Ex-Sarrie Griffiths joins Bath brains trust

BATH have appointed former Saracens CEO Ed Griffiths in a short-term consultation role as they aim to rescue their season. Bath...

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/ 4 years ago

Bish was ahead of his time, today he’d be a national hero

OVERSEEING Neath’s halcyon days during the Fifties and early Sixties as coach was Roy Bish, a fine centre who combined his...

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/ 4 years ago

Show your hand, Eddie – no more time for bluffing

NICK Cain was spot on last week when challenging what Eddie Jones has been doing and achieving since becoming the rugby...

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/ 4 years ago

World Rugby must act to battle the lure of the yen

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE devaluation of the international game was emphasised this week after it was...

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/ 4 years ago

Haskell dumps the cage for stand-up

JAMES Haskell has abandoned his plan to become a mixed martial arts fighter after undergoing back surgery – he now wants...

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/ 4 years ago

Sam will prove why he’s best – Armand

NEWS EXTRA DON Armand believes Exeter teammate Sam Simmonds will show why he’s the best No.8 in England this autumn. Simmonds...

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/ 4 years ago

Felt sick since 1978

THAT Andy Haden dive against Wales in 1978 still sickens me. An old Wales international I knew challenged Haden. He told...

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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years ago

Argentina makes more RWC sense than USA

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is a very good reason why rugby’s dollar-desperate establishment has failed to secure a place for...

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/ 4 years ago

Reynolds aims to build strong stock of young hungry Rams

READING-based Rams, who hosted Sale FC yesterday, have been a fairytale story of English rugby since their National 2 South promotion...

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/ 4 years ago

Four from Bawden see Sharks home in style

By SAM BRETT Sale Sharks ........43 Loughborough ....15 SALE kicked off their cup campaign with an emphatic win over Loughborough. Loughborough...

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/ 4 years ago

Regulated 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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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years ago

Japan 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 ago

Treat 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 ago

Quins 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 ago

DREAM 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 ago

ENGLAND 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 ago

Pioneer 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 ago

Lund’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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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years ago

Full-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 ago

All 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 ago

Wallabies 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 ago

Yapp 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 ago

We 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 ago

Global 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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