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/ 4 years agoBlair’s double does for Sharks
By GARY HEATLY Sharks................5 Edinburgh ......21 EDINBURGH recorded a fine victory in South Africa in response to their derby defeat to...
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/ 4 years agoAttack minded Park aim to shoot down leaders Caldy
By BEN JAYCOCK Rosslyn Park talisman: Hugo Ellis ROSSLYN PARK’S attacking attitude has put them top of the league’s point scorers...
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/ 4 years agoPhillips try puts Hendy to sword
Welsh National One roundup A TRY from Tomos Phillips enabled Crymych to topple Hendy 13-10 and allow unbeaten Newcastle Emlyn to...
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/ 4 years ago‘Beleaguered Bill’ tries to defend the indefensible
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHO runs the RFU, Bill Sweeney or Eddie Jones? There have been rumours...
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/ 4 years agoOspreys are easy pickings for Odendaal inspired Lions
By TIM LEWIS Lions ..................45pts Tries: Maxwane 11, Van den Berg 38, 55; F Horn 43, Rass 68, Van der Merwe...
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/ 4 years agoBayliss sets high bar for Bath boys to follow
By JON NEWCOMBE IN three years, Josh Bayliss has gone from being a breakthrough academy player to one of Bath’s leaders...
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/ 4 years agoLes Bleues inspired to follow the men’s lead
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A little over 24 hours after England’s statement win over Scotland in the first match of the...
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/ 4 years agoSweeney offers hope to clubs in second tier
NICK CAIN THERE could be good news for the Championship clubs, and the English club game as a whole, with indications...
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/ 4 years agoMunster hit six in Leinster warm-up
By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........51 Benetton ........22 MUNSTER bounced back from their double loss in South African with a six tries...
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/ 4 years agoShortage of props forces cancellation
WORCESTER’S Premiership match at Gloucester on Friday was cancelled because of injuries, illness and Covid-19 in the Warriors squad. Worcester said...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 27, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoVukasinovic determined to reclaim his Wasps shirt
By BEN JAYCOCK THEO Vukasinovic enjoyed a dream return from his year-long injury lay-off with a man of the match try-scoring...
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/ 4 years agoDiamond urges Eddie NOT to pick Lawrence
By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond feels it would be unwise for England to pick Ollie Lawrence for the tour to Australia...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoProgress is just about winning matches
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the Six Nations over and a week to digest the last...
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/ 4 years agoArmy earn bragging rights with treble win over RAF
INTER SERVICES By CHRIS WEARMOUTH THE Army secured an Inter-Services Championship treble over the RAF in sunny Gloucester. The tone...
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/ 4 years agoFalcons have their eye on Pirate Parata
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler NEWCASTLE Falcons boss Dean Richards is in the market for...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoHome has not been a comfort at most RWCs
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Way back in the early 1950s – another moment when it was difficult to decide if English...
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/ 4 years agoO’Brien: Irish are building a team to rival the very best
By PAUL REES Experienced head: Sean O’Brien LONDON Irish are enjoying their most productive Premiership campaign for more than a decade,...
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/ 4 years agoHarrison departure confirmed
NORTHAMPTON Saints’ former England flanker Teimana Harrison is leaving the club in the summer, the club has confirmed. As reported in...
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/ 4 years agoLam likes Hartpury fly-half Williams
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL boss Pat Lam is looking to tie up a deal for Hartpury fly-half James...
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/ 4 years agoWales’ fall from grace could hit an all-time low
CHRIS HEWETT ALL things considered, the world rankings do not feature highly on Wayne Pivac’s current agenda. The Wales coach would...
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/ 4 years agoSalary cap cuts have left Burrell in limbo
By PAUL REES LUTHER Burrell is one of a number of players who are unsure whether they will be looking for...
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/ 4 years agoEarl aims to prove to Eddie he’s still got it
By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Earl was left “frustrated and disappointed” at missing out on England’s failed Six Nations campaign but is...
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/ 4 years agoPlay-off chasing Gloucester host Worcester Warriors in M5 derby
Gloucester host Worcester Warriors in the M5 derby under the lights on Friday night looking to boost their play off chances....
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/ 4 years agoJack Nowell’s season in doubt after suffering broken arm against France
England and Exeter Chiefs wing Jack Nowell faces a battle to play again this season after sustaining a broken arm in...
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/ 4 years agoNo obvious replacement for Eddie Jones, says David Flatman
DAVID Flatman feels that a lack of an obvious replacement is a key reason as to why England won’t replace Eddie...
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/ 4 years agoEddie Jones has full support of RFU despite disappointing Six Nations campaign
Eddie Jones has been given the full backing of the RFU despite another disappointing Guinness Six Nations campaign. England won just...
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/ 4 years agoTime for refs to follow directives or face axe
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THERE is nothing that undermines a professional sport more than being unclear about...
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/ 4 years agoChosen 30 to make the final hurdle
PETER JACKSON GIVEN the Six Nations’ capacity for wreaking havoc on a Grand National scale, it is all too easy to...
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/ 4 years agoNo time to rest as pressures mount up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This should have been a weekend off for those Top 14 and ProD2 players not involved in...
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/ 4 years agoThere will be more on Rogers’ naughty list
NICK CAIN ANOTHER week, another Premiership ‘rotten borough’ story. This time it is about Leicester, a club which behind the scenes...
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/ 4 years agoInga taught Edwards to box clever
PETER JACKSON VA’AIGA Tuigamala, the cross-code superstar, lay in state at Waitakere Stadium in suburban Auckland the day before his funeral...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 20, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoDiamond keen to lure Curtis south
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond could return to Sale as he looks to strengthen his Worcester squad...
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/ 4 years agoLeones licked wounds and came back fighting
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF at first you don’t succeed... roll up...
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/ 4 years agoTop-flight wings set to fly for the Army at HQ
NEWS EXTRA By PIERS DUNHAM COME kick off on the April 30 it will have been three long years since the...
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/ 4 years agoIreland’s Lion king Sean set to call time
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER IRELAND and Lions flanker Sean O’Brien is likely to call time on his career...
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/ 4 years agoDJ Downhill on the up and chasing smash hits
By JON NEWCOMBE BUDDING DJ Sam Hill is fit again and ready to leave opposition defences in a spin after returning...
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/ 4 years agoFit-again Townsend ready to fight for Chiefs jersey
By PAUL REES STU Townsend hopes a run of injuries is behind him as he looks to challenge the Maunder brothers...
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/ 4 years agoProD2 come calling for Bears ace Leiua
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears could lose Samoan centre Alapati Leiua to ambitious ProD2 outfit RC Vannes...
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/ 4 years agoRed mist may not lift for a generation
STEVE Diamond fears it could be a generation before a safe tackling technique comes naturally to players as red card fever...
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/ 4 years agoEvans set to pump in extra £2.5m
CORNISH Pirates jointhead coach Gavin Cattle says Dicky Evans’ decision to carry on funding the Championship club for three more years...
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/ 4 years agoSharks tyro stars look set to stay for long term
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER France-bound: Nathan Hughes ■ CLERMONT Auvergne have agreed to a deal with former England...
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/ 4 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by regular Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher plus Scotland legend Gavin Hastings to...
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/ 4 years agoCips may extend stay at The Rec
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH have opened talks about a new deal with Danny Cipriani for another season...
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/ 4 years agoEngland centre Sangwin passes
NEWS EXTRA England centre Roger Dennis Sangwin died last week aged 84. Sangwin played against the touring New Zealand squad for...
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/ 4 years agoAussie franchises chasing Nadolo
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers winger Nemani Nadolo has been linked with Rugby Super outfits New South...
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/ 4 years agoAce Reed relishing pressure at Bury
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK BURY St Edmunds fullback Charlie Reed is enjoying a formidable goal kicking season and credits his...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JAMIE LENNARD, THE FORMER WORCESTER, LONDON IRISH, BEDFORD AND DONCASTER FLY-HALF AND CURRENT HEAD OF RUGBY AT OUNDLE SCHOOL CHOOSES THE...
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/ 4 years agoDominant scrum or not, backs lack ideas
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME You have got to take your hat off to the England team...
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