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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoDupont has the world at his bewitching feet
JEREMY GUSCOTT I EXPECT Antoine Dupont’s world-class credentials to last in much the same way as they did for Dan Carter...
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/ 4 years agoGenge coming home for love not money insists Lam
By PAUL REES Vision: Pat Lam PAT LAM wasted no time in turning his attention to Bristol’s Boxing Day clash against...
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/ 4 years agoRochford battle to Westcliff success
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hun.........28 Westcliff................. 17 ROCHFORD Hundred overcame a spirited and determined Westcliff to claim a bonus-point win over...
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/ 4 years agoSuperior fitness is bedrock of Irish bid for glory
By GARY- FITZGERALD JAMES Stokes claims London Irish’s bid for domestic and European glory is based on the Exiles being “super...
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/ 4 years agoWe have to beware the curveballs now warns Matson
QUINS might be sitting pretty in Europe but head coach Tabai Matson has warned his team they must be ready for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCooper interests the Warriors
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WORCESTER Warriors are keen on a move for Newcastle Falcons...
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/ 4 years agoHawks hailed in sporting share-all
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 17 Henley Hawks....... 17 HENLEY Hawks showed tremendous sportsmanship as they refused a last-gasp penalty attempt that...
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/ 4 years agoEvans remains the Pirates main funder
BENEFACTOR Dicky Evans will continue to help finance Cornish Pirates, despite selling his stake. Documents lodged at Companies House earlier this...
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/ 4 years agoBaxter: Scary how we lost ball
EXETER boss Rob Baxter said: “The amount of ball we gave up was scary really. “Credit to Glasgow, a lot of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBears going on the prowl for Turner
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears boss Pat Lam is set to switch his attentions to Scotland hooker George...
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/ 4 years agoGrimes’ hat-trick downs Chester
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................40 Chester..................... 10 A FIRST-HALF hattrick from Tom Grimes helped Fylde to a home win over a spirited...
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/ 4 years agoAshton departure from Worcester confirmed
WORCESTER Warriors have confirmed that former England winger Chris Ashton has left the club “by mutual consent”. The ex-Wigan rugby league...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrance beckons again for Creevy
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER VETERAN London Irish hooker Agustín Creevy could be heading back to France at the end...
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/ 4 years agoBlaydon deny old boy Wearmouth
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 19 Tynedale................. 14 FORMER Blaydon player Chris Wearmouth scored twice, but it wasn’t enough to earn Tynedale...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoChiefs set to lose two locks
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER will confirm this week that two members of their Champions Cup-winning squad will be...
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/ 4 years agoVisitors win Hull of big-city clash!
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians...... 16pts Hull......................22pts HULL claimed the derby spoils in their first meeting with Hull Ionians in seven...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoColy looks destined to be rival for Dupont
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Depending on your point of view, the fact that France’s so-called ‘golden generation’ shows no sign of...
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/ 4 years agoShields wins a reprieve…Schonert gets a ban
WASPS have won their appeal against a fourweek ban imposed on back rower Brad Shields. The 30-year-old was sent off against...
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/ 4 years agoTwo off in leaders’ derby defeat
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............24 Stourbridge............ 19 LUCTONIANS turned in a display of commitment and desire to down table-topping Stourbridge in a...
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/ 4 years agoBaxter: Players are still chasing big cash
By SAM JACKSON EXETER boss Rob Baxter says players have not lowered their wage expectations in line with the Premiership’s lower...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoPerpetual underdogs Connacht do still bite
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Is there anything funnier in team sport – or in any other walk of life, come to...
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/ 4 years agoJack’s a better lad than we thought says Adam
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big impact: Jack Walker playing for Quins HARLEQUINS scrum coach Adam Jones admits he has been stunned by...
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/ 4 years agoYoungs is fired up to keep Tigers on the run
By PAUL REES LEICESTER are one match away from going into the new year with an undefeated record in the Premiership,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoThis rugby vote is just game for a laugh
CHRIS HEWETT THE right to vote is a deadly serious matter, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good for a laugh:...
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/ 4 years agoBoyd: Keep rugby going for public’s sanity
Plea: Chris Boyd NORTHAMPTON Saints boss Chris Boyd hopes sport can continue through the Omicron phase of the pandemic “for the...
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/ 4 years agoO’Gara won’t be filling Van Graan role at Munster
FORMER Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has ruled himself out of the Munster head coach job. South African Johann van Graan will...
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/ 4 years agoFirst half dogfight taught us – George
GEORGE Skivington says his side’s sluggish first half shows they still have plenty of work to do if they are to...
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/ 4 years agoMuderack calls for integrity over Euro Cup forfeit
By SAM JACKSON SCARLETS chairman Simon Muderack has urged European rugby chiefs to look into the possibility of rescheduling last weekend’s...
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/ 4 years agoMaddocks faces big French test
By STEFFAN THOMAS BARRY Maddocks has worked at the cutting edge of professional rugby for 20 years, and now faces one...
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/ 4 years agoScottish warrior Horne calls time at Glasgow
Inspiration: Peter Horne GLASGOW Warriors and Scotland back Peter Horne is retiring from professional rugby to become head coach of Ayrshire...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoHow come Goode has escaped censorship?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Isn’t it funny how we have only just recovered from the ‘Rassie...
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/ 4 years agoPyrgos: There are different ways to bring tempo at 9
By BRYN PALMER EDINBURGH scrumhalf Henry Pyrgos won’t change his game to keep pace with younger rivals as he adapts to...
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/ 4 years agoMunster to line up Kidney for Van Graan
By NEIL FISSLER MUNSTER are weighing up a move for London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney after confirming Johann van...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoTen reasons why ‘oldies’ remain the gold standard
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WILL Greenwood has been there, done it and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoMis-matches make a mockery of the European Cups
JEFF PROBYN HAVING written last week about the excitement of the European Cup competitions, I’m wondering if we may have been...
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/ 4 years agoMcElroy switches to Irish
LONDON Irish have completed the loan signing of former Irish U20 international Tadgh McElroy for the rest of the season. Hooker...
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/ 4 years agoWinless Bath appoint Brent Janse van Rensburg as defence coach
Bath Rugby have confirmed the appointment of Brent Janse van Rensburg as defence coach for the remainder of the 2021/22 season....
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/ 4 years agoChris Ashton leaves Worcester Warriors
After weeks of media speculation, Worcester Warriors have parted company with ex-England winger Chris Ashton. Ashton was “unavailable for selection” all...
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/ 4 years agoQuins end Castres home record
Harlequins withstood a late fightback to end Castres' unbeaten European home run and earn a narrow victory in their Heineken Champions...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOh, for those refreshing Heineken Cup years!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Heineken Cup rugby was once so vibrant and exhilarating – so spellbindingly good, year after year –...
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/ 4 years agoJosh aims to be the centre of attention
By STEFFAN THOMAS JOSH Adams has forged himself a reputation as one of the best wings in world rugby, but he...
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/ 4 years agoWatkins double keeps heat on Penallta
Welsh National One roundup By ANDREW DEERING NEWBRIDGE recorded a thumping 33-0 victory over Pontypool to keep pressure on Penallta at...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWhy doesn’t Curry cut mustard for best XV?
CHRIS HEWETT THIS column does not make a habit of agreeing with World Rugby, but this being the season of goodwill,...
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/ 4 years agoIrish following same points pattern as their glory year
By PAUL REES WHEN London Irish reached the Premiership final in 2009, they took at least a point from every match...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNew loans aiming to return with interest
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN What do Top 14 back rows Jordan Joseph and Martin Devergie, hookers Guillaume Marchand and Bastien Soury,...
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/ 4 years agoGalvanised Ospreys can spring a surprise
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WAS with James Hook at the start of last week when he mentioned Ifan...
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/ 4 years agoFormer England ace Hull oversees referees
NEWS EXTRA THE RFU has appointed former England full-back Paul Hull as head of professional game match officials to replace Tony...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoMid-table Racing on top of the JIFF chart
JAMES HARRINGTON THE argument that the French Top 14 is a haven for overseas megaplayers is increasingly hard to defend –...
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/ 4 years agoCinderford boss calls for clarity on leagues
By LUKE JARMYN CINDERFORD director of rugby Paul Morris has called the current uncertainty around the Championship and its make-up next...
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