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/ 4 years agoBig-game experience invaluable for Saracens – Andy Christie
Andy Christie feels Saracens‘ big-game experience is invaluable ahead of Harlequins‘ visit in Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership semi-final. Speaking to The Rugby...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoJonny May returns to 35-player England training squad
Jonny May returns to the England set-up as Eddie Jones names a 35-player training squad for a three-day camp in Teddington....
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/ 4 years agoTop medic demands stronger leadership
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby has reacted to renewed medical criticism over the alarming issue of brain injuries by claiming to...
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/ 4 years agoDiamond insists player welfare was his priority
By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond is unrepentant about Worcester’s decision to cancel the Premiership match against Gloucester at Kingsholm in March...
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/ 4 years agoFree agent Wade says rugby’s lost its ‘buzz’
By BOBBY BRIDGE FORMER Wasps winger Christian Wade believes drastic changes need to be made to rugby union to bring its...
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/ 4 years agoKruis calls time as a winner in Japan
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER ENGLAND lock George Kruis has bowed out with another winner’s medal after helping Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights...
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/ 4 years agoKiwi spell was key in educating wily Wood
By PAUL REES Learning curve: Stalwart Tom Wood benefitted from a spell playing academy playing in New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 4 years ago‘Don’t rule out a return’ hints Richards
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE’s outgoing director of rugby Dean Richards hasn’t ruled out a return to rugby’s frontline in the future....
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/ 4 years agoFord: Tiger cub Jack has a big future ahead
By JON NEWCOMBE GEORGE Ford sees a bright future for half-back partner Jack van Poortvliet after the young Tigers ace was...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoQuins have a chance with Danny in the driving seat
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK DANNY Care has always attracted attention as an attacking scrumhalf who can shred defences...
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/ 4 years agoEddie beware! This beast holds all the keys
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IN the last fortnight Eddie Jones and his England squad have had a...
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/ 4 years agoFrance are the giants, Prem just sleeping
NICK CAIN THE English Premiership has just been described as a “sleeping giant” of sport by Simon Massie-Taylor, its chief executive....
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/ 4 years agoPlan for life without Manu
NICK CAIN MANU Tuilagi’s latest knee operation, which rules him out of England’s summer tour to Australia, shows just how precarious...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEaling in talks with Wallaby prop Sio
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EALING Trailfinders appear not to be letting their snub from the Premiership stunt their plans...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBears fly-half Eden off to join Zebre
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears fly-half Tiff Eden is set to ply his trade in Italy next season...
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/ 4 years agoWade weighs up his options
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHRISTIAN Wade has claimed that teams in the Premiership, France, Australia, South Africa and the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints eager to strike a deal for Sale lock Wiese
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted man: Cobus Wiese NORTHAMPTON Saints are interested in signing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSalvi set to replace Gustard in Treviso
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER JULIAN Salvi is making a quick return to rugby after becoming Paul Gustard’s replacement at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFlyer Yarde might look Down Under
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER England winger Marland Yarde has hooked up with an Australian-based agent, which could be...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEWIS BARKER, THE CALDY AND FORMER MOLD, RGC AND MACCLESFIELD FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoRomance alive and kicking in France
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Hot news! Manchester City won the Premier League. Again. Didn’t see that one coming. And Bayern Munich...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoDiamond knows the principles of winning
CHRIS HEWETT AT a rough guess, the number of times Steve Diamond has been mistaken for Aristotle can be counted on...
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/ 4 years agoLong list of contenders but will the best man say yes?
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING OVER FROM EDDIE JONES If Eddie Jones takes...
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/ 4 years agoRuthless Saracens reign supreme again
By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Saracens ..........43pts Tries: Packer 7, 40; Fleetwood 22, Carson 42, Campbell 61, Corrigan 65 Conversions: Kelter 7, 22,...
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/ 4 years agoAitchison showed her class at No.10
SARACENS fly-half Holly Aitchison, who is usually found at centre but was at 10 for the injured Zoe Harrison, had a...
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/ 4 years agoTyro Chief Jenkins hungry for more after stellar debut season
By PAUL REES EXETER Chiefs may have failed to qualify for the Premiership play-offs for the first time in seven seasons,...
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/ 4 years ago‘Free-flowing’ top-flight can help fanbase grow
By PAUL REES SIMON Massie-Taylor believes the quality of rugby in the Premiership this season will tempt the millions whose rugby...
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/ 4 years agoFive Boks sides to play in Europe
THE Cheetahs have been invited to play in next season’s European Challenge Cup. It was confirmed this week that the four...
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/ 4 years agoFaf joins Eagles
SALE Sharks scrum-half Faf de Klerk’s move to Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles was confirmed this week. The 30-year-old South African...
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/ 4 years agoVan Graan’s time ends with five-try defeat in Ulster
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ......................36 Munster ..................17 JOHANN van Graan said this was a bitterly disappointing way to end his four...
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/ 4 years agoDreadful Warriors collapse in Dublin
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............76pts Tries: Sheehan 15, 39; Larmour 19, 64, McCarthy 29, Doris 43, Ala’atoa 49, Gibson-Park 54, Ringrose...
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/ 4 years agoSmith gets drop on Sharks in injury time
Bulls ........................30 Sharks ....................27 CHRIS Smith scored an 84th minute match winning drop-goal to edge a thriller at Loftus and send...
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/ 4 years agoStormers prove too strong for Scots
By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ..............28 Edinburgh ............17 THE Stormers set up a home semi-final against Ulster with a victory over Edinburgh...
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/ 4 years agoRonan will be in hot demand after RWC
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The name of Ronan O’Gara is once again on the lips of rugby lovers across...
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/ 4 years agoDrovers return for former Wales centre Warren
By HUW S THOMAS Career change: Adam Warren PICTURE: Getty Images DRAGONS centre Adam Warren – brutally discarded at the last...
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/ 4 years agoWilliams shocked by MBE
FORMER Wales and Lions star Brynmor Williams says he is “blown away” at receiving an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours....
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/ 4 years agoWallabies will be no walkover says Deans
By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Australia head coach Robbie Deans believes England will be in for a stern test against a resurgent...
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/ 4 years agoKayaks revel in rewriting history
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Good value? Cheslin Kolbe has scored only four tries this season PICTURE: Getty...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoMarris crashes over at the death
By DAVID BALLHEIMER DIVISION 3 Berkshire ..........5 Oxfordshire ......7 OXFORDSHIRE snatched the Division Three final in the most exciting of ways...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoCornwall take centre stage at Twickenham
By BRIAN QUINN DIVISION 1 Cheshire............24pts Cornwall ..........37pts Champions: Cornwall celebrate with the Bill Beaumont Cup PICTURE: RFU TEAMS CHESHIRE: Barlow,...
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/ 4 years agoCarter stars as Somerset turn on the power
By NATHAN EDWARDS DIVISION 2 Somerset ..............36 Staffordshire........20 CHARLIE Carter’s Twickenham brace helped Somerset win the Division Two trophy. Somerset’s...
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/ 4 years agoEastern Counties edge thrilling final
By DAVID BALLHEIMER WOMEN’S DIVISION 2 Eastern Counties..26 Hampshire ..............19 EASTERN Counties won the Division 2 Cup courtesy of Sophia John’s...
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/ 4 years agoStefinotti stars with a hat-trick
WOMEN’S DIVISION 3 Cornwall ................36 Notts, L & D............17 By DAVID BALLHEIMER CORNWALL won the Division Three Cup with a six-try...
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/ 4 years agoSmart and Solly hat-tricks blow Berkshire away
By CIERAN EDWARDS WOMEN’S DIVISION 1 Berkshire ..........5pts Leicestershire..40pts Ecstatic: Leicestershire show of their Gill Burns trophy PICTURE: RFU SARAH Smart...
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News Extra
/ 4 years agoParkes: Wales can give the Boks a test
FORMER Wales centre Hadleigh Parkes believes Wayne Pivac’s side can hit top form on this summer’s tour of South Africa. Wales...
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/ 4 years agoAustralia win keeps heat on Blitzboks
WORLD 7s SERIES By BEN JAYCOCK HENRY Paterson scored a hat-trick including a golden-point try as Australia beat New Zealand 19-14...
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/ 4 years agoBrumbies deny New Zealand clean sweep
SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC By BEN JAYCOCK Poacher: Tom Wright scores for Brumbies THE Brumbies will be flying the Australian flag in...
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/ 4 years agoPumas keep play-off hopes alive
CURRIE CUP A FAST start gave the Pumas just enough of a lead as they repelled a Cheetahs fightback to bolster...
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/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Eighteen with Andy Christie
The Rugby Paper Podcast returns for another episode as Scotland and Saracens back-row Andy Christie joins host Oliver Little and Ben...
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/ 4 years agoSpringbok Faf de Klerk latest Japan Rugby League One recruit
World Cup winning scrum-half Faf de Klerk will be joining Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles after leaving Sale Sharks at the...
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