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/ 4 years agoWasps 23-27 Exeter: Chiefs on warpath as Simmonds sizzles
EXETER Chiefs, with Sam Simmonds leading the charge in trademark fashion, poured on the pressure after the break to squeeze past...
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/ 4 years agoBoks U20 back row called for Scotland training
NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND have selected South Africa-born Sharks back row Dylan Richardson for a two-day training camp before their first Autumn...
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/ 4 years agoMercer can return a better player
THERE has been some wailing and gnashing of teeth following Zach Mercer’s decision to leave Bath and join Montpellier this season....
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/ 4 years agoEarly bird Baxter got some giant pickings
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One day more than two years ago, Rob Baxter got up at four...
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/ 4 years agoNeal signs at Sarries
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS have signed former London Irish, London Scottish and Wasps centre Ross Neal on a short-term contract. The 25-year-old,...
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/ 4 years agoBlackett gutted by lack of reward
WASPS coach Lee Blackett felt his side did not get the reward they deserved. “I am pretty gutted. "Sometimes the amount...
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/ 4 years agoSonny Bill: Boxing gave me massive thrills
NEWS EXTRA By TRP REPORTER SONNY Bill Williams says winning the New Zealand heavyweight boxing title was as good as anything...
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/ 4 years agoSaturday slot for Sale
SALE’s attendance of 8,214 for Friday night’s visit of champions Harlequins to the AJ Bell was disappointing, and shows just how...
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/ 4 years agoVermeulen in not quite such a hurry to join Ulster after all
PETER JACKSON DUANE Vermeulen was only saying the other week about how he ‘couldn’t wait to become part of the Ulster...
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/ 4 years agoCounty champs return
RUGBY SHORTS THE County Championship will return this season after a two-year pause due to Covid with group games in May...
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/ 4 years agoWorcester 3-48 Leicester: Tigers rip toothless Warriors to pieces
STEVE Borthwick was thrilled with both human bull-dozer Nemani Nadolo and England fly-half George Ford as Tigers ripped Worcester to shreads...
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/ 4 years agoCall up for Young is common sense now
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Heading home: Wasps flanker Thomas Young deserves his call up to Wales squad PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 4 years agoHastings’ historic act won this battle of Murrayfield
PETER JACKSON GEORGE Hastings from Dursley is a name which will still ring a faint bell in the memories of long-standing...
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/ 4 years agoWelsh off to S Africa
CARDIFF and Scarlets will be the first Welsh teams to play in South Africa in the URC. Competition bosses have confirmed...
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/ 4 years agoThomas: Devastion in camp tonight
JONATHAN Thomas laid it on the line to his woeful Warriors after they were put to the sword by merciless Leicester....
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/ 4 years agoGive young Tshiunza a chance
WHEN Christ Tshiunza walks into the Welsh camp this autumn he is going to turn some heads. At 6ft 6in tall,...
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/ 4 years agoChrist’s World Cup talk may not be hot air
By NEIL FISSLER Mentor: Sam Warburton CHRIST Tshiunza raised a few eyebrows a couple of years ago when he said his...
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/ 4 years agoSuper 6 helps hot-shot Rory hit mark at Jersey
By LUKE JARMYN SCOTLAND’S Super 6 league is proving itself to be a “key stepping stone” for up and coming players...
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/ 4 years agoRoad warrior Tunnicliff eyes final hundred
NEWS EXTRA FORMER prop Tim Tunnicliff is on the final leg of a mammoth 500 mile run to help raise funds...
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/ 4 years agoStar status won’t affect Maro’s performance
By JON NEWCOMBE MARK McCall has no concerns that Maro Itoje’s growing off-field profile will negatively impact on his rugby. Last...
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/ 4 years agoBrown on panel to explore women’s Lions tour
By SAM JACKSON Star: Shaunagh Brown ENGLAND international Shaunagh Brown will be part of the 13- strong group set up to...
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/ 4 years agoRed-card Hill did not get justice says Tomas
By PAUL REES JONATHAN Thomas believes justice was not served when his captain Ted Hill received a threematch ban last week...
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/ 4 years agoMarcus wants England shirt for rest of his career – Murley
By NEIL FISSLER CADAN Murley was not surprised to see his landlord Marcus Smith return to Harlequins action in such emphatic...
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/ 4 years agoOpportunity knocks for Adam Beard after Hill and Ball departures from Wales scene
ADAM Beard plans on making the most of the departure of Cory Hill and Jake Ball from Welsh rugby. Ospreys second...
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/ 4 years agoThomas: Early errors cost us
HEAD coach Jonathan Thomas blamed Worcester’s heavy defeat on a failure to turn their early pressure into points. “There were opportunities...
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/ 4 years agoSniper Doak secures bonus
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..............28 Benetton ..........8 CRAIG Gilroy moved up to joint second in the all-time try scorers in what...
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/ 4 years agoStockdale: I’m a better player now
By SAM JACKSON ULSTER’S Jacob Stockdale says he is a “much better” rugby player now than he was when he burst...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoGloucester 33-32 Sale: Sharks late bite back just fails to prove fatal
WITH the last kick of the match, Sale replacement Tom Curtis missed a touchline conversion as his side just failed to...
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/ 4 years agoScoreless second-half leaves Scots frustrated
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ........20pts Tries: Graham 3, Vellacott 6, Conversions: Van der Walt 4, 7, Penalties: Van der Walt 27,...
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/ 4 years agoExodus of players is real threat for game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom,...
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/ 4 years agoWales prepare for testing Autumn
By SAM JACKSON Skipper: Siwan Lillicrap THE Wales Women coaching team have selected a squad of 36 for the Autumn Internationals...
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/ 4 years agoIt’s bad for my nerves – George
GLOUCESTER’S head coach, George Skivington, was relieved to have held off Sale’s stunning comeback. “My nerves are shot but I’m used...
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/ 4 years agoCash-rich Saracens will ‘aim to go global’ now, says Roc Nation president Yormark
NEW Saracens special advisor Michael Yormark says the club plan on going global after their £32m takeover. American Yormark, president of...
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/ 4 years agoArm injury to Navidi compounds Blues woe
By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ................19pts Tries: Screech 18 Conversions: Priestland 19 Penalties: Priestland 5, 11, 34, 73 Bulls....................29pts Tries: Louw 43,...
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/ 4 years agoJersey Reds lose their scrum anchor to Irish
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed former Munster prop Ciaran Parker from Championship leaders Jersey Reds. The 26-year-old, who began his...
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/ 4 years agoJapan cash could force marquee men u-turn
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fears over the future contracts of France’s internationals have raised the spectre of a marquee player system...
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/ 4 years agoLiam Williams joins Wales list of absent Lions stars
WALES have ruled Liam Williams out of the All Blacks’ match on October 30 – their eighth Lion to miss the...
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/ 4 years agoJet-heeled Jonah fires in for superb double
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........22pts Tries: Hansen 58, Fitzgerald 72 Penalties: Carty 2, 14, 31, 34 Dragons ............35pts Tries: Holmes 27,...
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/ 4 years agoKelly banned for ‘shoulder strike’
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER centre Dan Kelly, 20, has been given a three-match ban for “striking with the shoulder” in added time...
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/ 4 years agoWomen’s World Cup countdown: Alphonsi hired to inspire
By STELLA MILLS ONE year out from the Women’s World Cup, headline sponsor Mastercard have named England hero Maggie Alphonsi as...
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/ 4 years agoLondon Irish 16-21 Leicester: Ford steers Tigers off the rocks just in time
GEORGE Ford kicked three penalties in the final 25 minutes to haul Leicester over the line and make it four from...
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/ 4 years agoByrne returns with try double
By KEVIN FALLON Leinster ..........43 Zebre ..................7 ADAM Byrne returned from his injury nightmare to mark his first game since December...
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/ 4 years agoOspreys lend a hand to injury-hit Scarlets
RUGBY SHORTS SCARLETS have signed Ospreys lock Lloyd Ashley on a three-week loan deal. Aaron Shingler (back) and Sam Lousi (knee)...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 10, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoWe didn’t back ourselves for a crucial period says Kiss
LEICESTER head coach Steve Borthwick praised the character of his players for fighting back from 16-12 down to claim the game....
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/ 4 years agoDead-eye Boeta gets the drop on sad Ospreys
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............13pts Tries: Thomas 74 Conversions: Myler 74 Penalties: Anscombe 3,16 Sharks ..............27pts Tries: Ward 41, Potgieter 58...
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/ 4 years agoRoberts ruled out after knee surgery
DRAGONS centre Jamie Roberts will miss the next six weeks after undergoing minor knee surgery. Roberts, 34, was a replacement in...
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/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Marcus Watson playing for his future at Wasps
MARCUS Watson aims to start persuading Wasps he deserves a new contract by putting Northampton to the sword today. Constant setbacks...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens 37-23 Newcastle: Sarries get the engine up and running again
SARACENS might not quite be firing on all four cylinders yet but they are getting there and were good value for...












