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/ 4 years agoCORNISH PIRATES
Head of Rugby: Alan Paver/Gavin Cattle Captain: Nicolas De Battista Ground: Mennaye Field Capacity: 4,000 Pirates are going to be one...
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/ 4 years agoSALE
Head of Rugby: Alex Sanderson Captain: Jono Ross Ground: AJ Bell Stadium Capacity: 12,000 Sale were close to finishing second last...
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/ 4 years agoDuane’s back for the Boks at last
RUGBY CHAMPIONSHP PREVIEW Australia vS Africa DUANE Vermeulen will end a two-year wait to pull on Springboks colours when he takes...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Weekend beginning Friday September 18th, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrench keep an eye on Slade and Simmonds
HENRY Slade’s name is appearing on the long term shopping lists of several French clubs that are also keeping tabs on...
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/ 4 years agoCOVENTRY
Head of Rugby: Rowland Winter Captain: Ryan Burrows Ground: Butts Park Arena Capacity: 4,000 Cov are the sort of team that...
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/ 4 years agoSARACENS
Head of Rugby: Mark McCall Captain: Owen Farrell Ground: StoneX Stadium Capacity: 10,500 The Premiership’s dominant side in the 2010s is...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoForget 12s, Rugby Tens is ready-made product
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The announcement of a new idea is always something to look forward...
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/ 4 years agoSanderson calls in the SAS for a pre-season boot camp
By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson has sent his Sale Sharks on a pre-season camping trip with members of the SAS. Sharks...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoOkafor ready to mingle on the tele
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER UGO MONYE isn’t the only former rugby player taking part on a reality tv...
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/ 4 years agoDONCASTER KNIGHTS
Head of Rugby: Steve Boden Captain: Sam Graham Ground: Castle Park Capacity: 5,000 They’re my ones to watch. I think Steve...
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/ 4 years agoWASPS
Head of Rugby: Lee Blackett Captain: Joe Launchbury Ground: Ricoh Arena Capacity: 32,609 Wasps were the breakout club in 2019-20 as...
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/ 4 years agoGrassroot scrums are the best spectacle
JEFF PROBYN WITH last week’s reintroduction of the game at grassroots it was really good to actually get back to and...
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/ 4 years agoBen Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears
BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJosh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan
JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns' former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper...
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/ 4 years agoWhat it’s all about
PREMIERSHIP 2021-22 SEASON TEAM-BY-TEAM 8-PAGE GUIDE PICTURE: Getty Images Harlequins scrum-half and inspiration Danny Care cradles the Gallagher Premiership Trophy following...
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/ 4 years agoWORCESTER
Head of Rugby: Alan Solomons Captain: Ted Hill Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 On the one hand, they cannot go any...
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/ 4 years agoStandard is getting higher says Boyd
By JON NEWCOMBE NORTHAMPTON Saints DoR Chris Boyd hopes the return of fans will help turn Franklin’s Gardens into a fortress....
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/ 4 years agoLaunchbury tells Wasps, let me come back to better
Upbeat: Joe Launchbury is battling back from injury JOE Launchbury remains up beat despite approaching a new season resigned to being...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoLatest twist in Sam Burgess saga can’t be ignored
THE controversy surrounding Sam Burgess, the Rugby League maestro who took to Rugby Union like a fish to concrete but still...
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/ 4 years agoOrlando’s new world
PAUL REES previews the new season and picks a young talent who could set the game alight When Orlando Bailey started...
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/ 4 years agoKingsholm can be fortress again
Gary Fitzgerald talks to Gloucester coach Dom Waldouck about the return of crowds Former wrestler: Russian prop Kirill Gotovtsev PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 4 years agoSam: Cips is great but we can’t rely on one man
By GARY FITZGERALD SAM Underhill has been impressed by the positive and creative input Danny Cipriani has brought to The Rec...
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/ 4 years agoCommunity game future worries me
I TOTALLY agree with the article from Peter Winterbottom, and as a past president of Cumbria Rugby Union, I am very...
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/ 4 years agoTabai aims to mix Quins stardust with dose of reality
TABAI Matson labels his Harlequins stars “a shining light” on the rugby stage but admits they will need to be pragmatic...
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/ 4 years agoBATH
Head of Rugby: Stuart Hooper Captain: Charlie Ewels Ground: The Rec Capacity: 14,509 A club known for its churn of players...
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/ 4 years agolast shot at success
Williams joined the club from Chinnor days before lockdown and hasn’t taken charge of a league match yet, in his 18...
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/ 4 years agoRough diamond Genge has matured into fine captain insists Youngs
By ADAM HATHAWAY Moving aside: Tom Youngs TOM YOUNGS might have handed over the captaincy at Leicester but the hooker will...
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/ 4 years agoHewett a joy to read
CHRIS Hewett is a consistently great columnist to enjoy. His points are well presented and I always feel he knows what...
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/ 4 years agoBrother’s crash gives Graham new perspective
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH winger Darcy Graham has vowed that the club’s fans and Scotland supporters will see a new and...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
TOM PALMER, THE FORMER ENGLAND, LEEDS, WASPS & GLOUCESTER LOCK AND CURRENT VANNES FORWARDS COACH CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoMatson is welcome addition to melting pot
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Younger readers will find this hard to believe, but the art historian Kenneth Clark knew so much...
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/ 4 years agoRoberts strikes gold after fighting for life
CHRIST College Brecon have produced a host of Wales and Lions internationals over the years but they are proud as proud...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoJersey 0-19 Sale: Quickfire treble puts Sharks in open water
SALE’S first pre-season match, and their first trip to the Channel Islands to play Championship side Jersey Reds ended in a...
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/ 4 years agoBorthwick knows his captains, have faith!
MANY an eyebrow has shifted in a northerly direction since the news broke late last month, but Steve Borthwick knows what...
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/ 4 years agoHowe puts boot in to swing win Quins way
Welsh Championship Cup round-up By ROB COLE BARGOED completed the double over Cross Keys in Pool A of the WRU Championship...
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/ 4 years agoWorcester 52-39 Connacht: New-look Warriors get monkey off their back
IT MAY have been only a pre-season friendly but Worcester recorded their first win since November 21. Since then they have...
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/ 4 years agoHansen’s right, the Lions turned people off rugby
EVEN when he lost nine in a row with Wales, Steve Hansen never shied away from speaking his mind, much less...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoKolbe saga could lead to transfer windows
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Cheslin Kolbe’s midcontract switch from Toulouse to Toulon raised a few eyebrows in France. The deal itself...
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/ 4 years agoScarlets 55-21 Nottingham: Nine-try Scarlets wow the crowd to kick-off Peel era
DWAYNE Peel’s first game as Scarlets head coach ended in a romp against Championship side Nottingham as 22-year-old winger Ryan Conbeer...
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/ 4 years ago‘Borzov’ Morgan sped to hearts of the fans
RHYS Morgan played 539 matches for Newport over the best part of 20 years and one for Wales back in those...
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/ 4 years agoBolton offer help to mafia-hit club
By PAUL REES BOLTON RUFC, a level seven amateur club that yesterday played their first league match since the Covid- 19...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCornish Pirates 55-3 Royal Navy: Blackmore injury leaves Pirates light at hooker
NEW recruits Carwyn Penny, Callum Sirker and Caleb Montgomery made impressive debuts as the Pirates sunk the Royal Navy with an...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoTell us European Cup dates, clubs urge EPCR
EUROPEAN Challenge Cup organisers are coming under pressure from clubs to announce the format of this season’s competition which remains under...
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/ 4 years agoBall signs for Rockets
New challenge: Jake Ball playing for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Wales lock Jake Ball has signed to play for NEC...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoCoventry 21-52 Wasps: Thomas Young puts his toe down for Wasps in 11-try thriller
A SCINTILLATING 90-metre sprint to the line by Thomas Young was the pick of the 11 tries served up by Wasps...
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/ 4 years agoRogge paved way for Olympic return
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE death earlier this week of former IOC...
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/ 4 years agoOlowofela to Dragons
DRAGONS have signed wing Jordan Olowofela on loan from Leicester Tigers for the 2021-22 season. The 23-year-old spent the summer on...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 years agoBarrett back at No.10 for All Blacks
Preview BEN JAYCOCK Australia v New Zealand Today, Kick off 7am ARDIE Savea captains New Zealand for the first time as...
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/ 4 years agoPortugal flyer Storti set for big time at Stade Francais
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AS predicted in these pages a few weeks back one of the big beasts of T14 Rugby...
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