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/ 4 years agoHuge hole without Flats and Durders
LAST weekend, I searched in vain for the Premiership Rugby highlights programme. I discovered later that the show had been dropped...
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/ 4 years agoBattle begins for most coveted jersey in Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE hairs are standing up on the back of my neck at the prospect of...
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/ 4 years agoDarge stars in narrow defeat to Ulster
By RONAN O’NEILL Ulster ..............35 Glasgow..........29 GLASGOW coach Danny Wilson hailed the impact of his younger players as Rory Darge and...
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/ 4 years agoBoyd: George will nail his next Test
By ADAM HATHAWAY Leading the line: George Furbank attacks against Gloucester last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
CHRIS COOK, NORTHAMPTON AND FORMER BATH, LONDON WELSH AND BRISTOL SCRUM- HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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/ 4 years agoLimiting contact training is right step
SHANE WILLIAMS I WAS fascinated by World Rugby’s report this week which was revealed to help protect player welfare. It suggested...
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/ 4 years agoProdigal son Zebo wows on his return
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............42pts Tries: Zebo 6, 80, Casey 36, Coombes 43, 51, Cloete 77 Conversions: Carbery 44, 52 Sharks................17pts...
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/ 4 years agoSevens U-turn as O’Shea seeks alignment
THE RFU has performed a U-turn and will reinstate its full-time Sevens programme for the start of the 2022 World Series....
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins 35-29 Worcester: Lynagh shows Eddie just what he can do
LOUIS Lynagh would be ready to light up the international stage if Eddie Jones chooses to pick him for the Twickenham...
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/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers on the hunt for George Kruis return
BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are hoping to bring former England and Lions second row George Kruis back to the Premiership...
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/ 4 years agoPlucky Zebre give Lions second half scare
By LUKE NASH Zebre ..............26 Lions ................38 ZEBRE’S stunning four-try blitz in the second half was not enough to complete a...
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/ 4 years agoChamps Sale face tough trip to Tigers first up
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON KINGSHOLM will host Bath in the first match of this season’s Premiership Rugby Cup as the...
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/ 4 years agoThomas: We had belief we could win
JONATHAN Thomas admitted his Warriors were the victims of their own undoing as they came across champions in typically free-flowing and...
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/ 4 years agoBrian Ashton takes on consultancy at Dallas Jackals
FORMER England coach Brian Ashton is joining Major League Rugby outfit Dallas Jackals as a consultant. Ashton, 75, who took the...
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/ 4 years agoAmbitious Owen using Beard as inspiration
By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Dragons v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 2pm, Rodney Parade OWEN Watkin is using his Ospreys teammate Adam Beard...
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/ 4 years agoSam will handle England pressure – Baxter
NEWS EXTRA By JOHN ROBERTS EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter says No.8 Sam Simmonds has taken big steps forward and...
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/ 4 years agoWasps 44-8 Bristol: Wasps turn on turbos to thunder into season
WASPS made up for lost time after sitting out last weekend’s opening round with a startling performance, based on an uber...
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/ 4 years agoFinn Russell says no to Japan’s offer of ‘at least’ £1m
FINN Russell has turned down the chance to become the best-paid player in the world and will see out the remaining...
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/ 4 years agoNathan, the Panther, defied his broken jaw
PETER JACKSON THE French christened him La Panthere Noire, Waka Nathan simply the supreme openside wing forward of his time. New...
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/ 4 years agoEnisei top in the east as Super Cup starts in style
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON THE Rugby Europe Super Cup delivered some great action on the opening weekend with Enisei-STM taking...
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/ 4 years agoLam: We know we can bring this back
WASPS boss Lee Blackett was delighted with the win but wants his side to back it up against Newcastle next week....
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/ 4 years agoDAZN in talks to buy out BT Sport
BT are in advanced talks with global sports subscription video streaming service DAZN about selling their sports broadcasting arm BT Sport....
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/ 4 years agoLaw puts Scotland nearer to World Cup place
NEWS EXTRA DARAGH SMALL Ireland 18 Scotland 20 SCOTLAND pulled off a brilliant win over Ireland to reach the next phase...
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/ 4 years agoJoyce hat-trick helps Britain claim Sevens title
Flyer: Jasmine Joyce JASMINE Joyce scored three tries as Great Britain won the Fast Four final at the World Rugby Sevens...
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/ 4 years agoJonny May is target for Top League
ENGLAND winger Jonny May has been sounded out about a potential move to Japan despite being under contract at Gloucester until...
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/ 4 years agoMobile Manu’s found his fighting weight
By JON NEWCOMBE A SLIMMED down Manu Tuilagi admits he can now look himself in the mirror and feel confident he...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoBorthwick will give thanks for Ford axe!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST No one ever called Leicester a quiet club – lest we forget, Austin Healey and Richard Cockerill...
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/ 4 years agoPressure is on South African sides says Jaque Fourie
WHEN South African rugby sent the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings to contest in the Pro14 against the Irish, Scots, Welsh...
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/ 4 years agoHaloholo: World Cup is on my bucket list
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ambition: Halaholo WILLIS Halaholo is desperate to represent Wales at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and believes Cardiff...
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/ 4 years agoRFU probe racial abuse of teen star Ollie Monye
PLYMOUTH Albion could find themselves in hot water after Rams Rugby teenage scrum-half Ollie Monye was subjected to sickening racial abuse...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOne World Cup is fraught, let alone two!
CHRIS HEWETT YOU have to laugh. After years of dissing football as a “below stairs” kind of sport, wholly bereft of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoDo England have so many coaches to spread blame?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As Eddie Jones takes a first look at some of the hopefuls...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoQuesada’s prediction over Stade comes true
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Stade Francais’ head coach Gonzalo Quesada insisted this week that he was thoroughly aware of the state...
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/ 4 years agoAll Blacks pick up £2m fee in Cardiff
THE All Blacks will break all box-office records in Cardiff next month by collecting around £2m just for turning up. Their...
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/ 4 years agoSaracen Watson to lead Light Blues into battle 150
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE CHARLIE Watson has already won caps for England U20 and made his Saracens debut in the...
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/ 4 years agoEsterhuizen extends his deal with Quins
RUGBY SHORTS SOUTH Africa centre Andre Esterhuizen has signed a contract extension with Premiership champions Harlequins. The 27-year-old, who has won...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 26th, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoTeams think we’re vulnerable right now admits Baxter
THERE was sympathy from Chris Boyd who said he “felt for Rob Baxter” with the Exeter director of rugby missing a...
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/ 4 years agoLeague skills help Ollie keep his eye on the ball
By ADAM ELLIS OLLIE Hassell-Collins has stepped up his bid for an England call by taking a keen interest in watching...
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/ 4 years agoBath’s Cokanasiga, Spencer sidelined
RUGBY SHORTS SHORTSSHORTSENGLAND and Bath pair Joe Cokanasiga and Ben Spencer, are both out for an unspecified amount of time with...
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/ 4 years agoBaldwin’s committed from top to bottom
By PAUL REES SCOTT Baldwin this summer swapped a room at the top for one in the basement but the Wales...
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/ 4 years agoBath 13-20 Newcastle: Flying Falcons wings give Bath runaround
NEWCASTLE Falcons’ flying wing Adam Radwan left the Bath defence in his dust to lead his men to a stunning victory...
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/ 4 years agoPopham: It’s right to cut contact in training
FORMER Wales flanker Alix Popham believes a reduction in contact training needs to be mandatory across all levels of rugby. World...
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/ 4 years agoWales star North aims to back for Christmas
RUGBY SHORTS OSPREYS three-quarter George North hopes to return from a serious knee injury during the festive period this season. The...
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/ 4 years agoScott can get back to his best says Peel
SCARLETS’ signing Scott Williams has been tipped to recapture the form which made him a star on the international stage. The...
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/ 4 years agoUnderhill injury worries Hooper
BATH director of rugby Stuart Hooper is praying that Sam Underhill’s injury is not too serious. “Sam got a blow to...
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/ 4 years agoBenetton hit back to down wasteful Stormers
By SAM JACKSON Benetton ........22 Stormers ........18 BENETTON stormed back from 18-7 down to upset the Stormers’ URC welcome party. The...
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/ 4 years agoLions centre Mullins accused of stealing
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Ireland and Lions centre Brendan Mullin last week appeared in court charged with stealing more than €500,000 from...
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/ 4 years agoRalph relishing every minute after horror ankle injury
By GARY FITZGERALD RALPH Adams-Hale was warned he may never walk again after his left ankle was “mangled” on the Kingsholm...












