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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoAutumn series may be best for some years
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there was one thing that last week’s game between Bath and...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoKelleher leads the way for Leinster
By JIM SHEEDY Glasgow ..........15 Leinster ..........31 GLASGOW coach Danny Wilson was disappointed his side weren’t able to end the opening...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoMy concussion test puts me in the clear – for a few years anyway!
JEFF PROBYN AROUND five years ago, I took part in a brain study and the results have just been published so...
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/ 4 years agoHonest Amos has no regrets
Up front: Hallam Amos CARDIFF full-back Hallam Amos says he has no regrets about announcing his plans to retire despite missing...
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/ 4 years agoNew trophy planned for major Test nations
By STEFFAN THOMAS PLANS are being discussed to make Tests from the autumn and summer widows count towards a trophy. Currently,...
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/ 4 years agoGray, Mathews given a chance at Wasps
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed centre Alex Gray and fly-half Tommy Mathews on short-term contracts. Former England Sevens player Gray, 30,...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNtamack at 12 with Jalibert 10 is the plan
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN After this weekend’s Top 14 matches, Fabien Galthie’s chosen 42 will head to FFR’s spartan ‘Marcatraz’ headquarters...
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/ 4 years agoIrish go on warpath to shock the Chiefs
By SAMUEL JACKSON LONDON Irish have been promising a big result for some time – and yesterday they delivered, beating mighty...
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/ 4 years agoRapid Rufus set to be let off the leash against Tonga
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND are poised to unleash the “electric” Rufus McLean on Test rugby on Saturday as they launch their...
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/ 4 years agoTyro Puma forward joins London Irish
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed Argentina back five forward Juan Martin Gonzalez Samso. He will join the Exiles from November...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 24, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoPriestland should face All Blacks says Ford
By PETER JACKSON Chiefs scalped: Agustin Creevy goes over for a London Irish try against Exeter PICTURE: Pinnacle RHYS Priestland is...
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/ 4 years agoShanklins suffer twice at hands of All Blacks
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Shanklin family from Pembrokeshire knows exactly what it takes to go the...
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/ 4 years agoSanderson puts faith in kids after Faf surgery
RUGBY SHORTS SALE will be without Faf de Klerk for at least four months following hip surgery. Director of rugby Alex...
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/ 4 years agoWorld Cup could help make Pugh’s US prediction reality
By PAUL REES USA Rugby will in January formally submit its proposal to host either the 2027 or 2031 World Cup...
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/ 4 years agoOur mental approach is our biggest problem says Baxter
LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss said the result was not a surprise. “We have been really close recently without quite...
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/ 4 years agoGreenock granny is Sione link
THERE can’t be that many Tuipulotus in the Glasgow telephone directory but one will soon be found in the Scotland three-quarter...
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/ 4 years agoHalaifonua banned for six matches
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Scottish centre David Halaifonua has been banned for six games following a citing for a dangerous high tackle...
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/ 4 years agoQuins win put Sanderson in a spin
By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson admits that downing champions Harlequins last week had him dancing for joy – in the kitchen...
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/ 4 years agoRichards: We came a cropper with ref
GLOUCESTER boss George Skivington accepted that the game wasn’t a classic. “It was an ugly match but they are a pressure...
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/ 4 years agoWasps pair show little respect
AT my old school it was drummed into us that Rugby Union built character based on the virtues of respect and...
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/ 4 years agoMcKay takes EPCR chair after Halliday exit
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Celtic chief executive Dominic McKay has taken over as chairman of EPCR on an interim basis. He temporarily...
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/ 4 years agoLynagh got his start at Athletic Ground
THE latest players produced by Richmond who have attracted the attention of England this year are wing Louis Lynagh and flanker...
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/ 4 years agoThomas keeps his belief in Warriors
JONATHAN Thomas firmly believes his badly wounded Warriors can work their way out of the slump which is threatening to turn...
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/ 4 years agoRed button diplomacy
S4C called it ‘a retrograde step’ when they lost live rights to Wales’ autumn matches. But it wasn’t as if Amazon...
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/ 4 years agoMcWilliams back for Ireland rebuild
RUGBY SHORTS GREG McWilliams will take over from Adam Griggs as Ireland women’s head coach after the November internationals. McWilliams was...
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/ 4 years agoMorgan on hot streak
GLOUCESTER No.8 Ben Morgan is back enjoying playing rugby again after a terrible year with injuries. Morgan has scored four tries...
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/ 4 years agoEddie’s delay could prove deadly for England
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK EDDIE Jones has become the rugby equivalent of a shape-shifter, being hailed in...
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/ 4 years agoSwords at ready for Quins fight with Sharks
NEWS EXTRA By MATT MERRITT NEXT week sees the launch of the Allianz Cup, a new womens’s competition that sits alongside...
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/ 4 years agoBlackett: Dan is best running nine in the Premiership
By JON NEWCOMBE Overlooked: Wasps scrum-half Dan Robson ENGLAND discard Dan Robson has been backed to bounce back from his surprise...
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/ 4 years agoEngland talent pool strongest since 2003 says Thomas
By ADAM HATHAWAY WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ollie Lawrence and Ted Hill are victims of the English rugby scene...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoStrange to snub George like this
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST WHAT is it with Jamie George? Or, to put the same question in a different, more accurate...
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/ 4 years ago‘Lucky’ day for Ealing forward Fenlon
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON A FRIENDLY rugby match on October 8 nearly turned to tragedy when, early in the second...
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/ 4 years agoRichmond boss fears excessive dual reg system will spell doom
By PAUL REES STEVE Hill has called for the number of dual registration and loan players Championship clubs are allowed to...
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/ 4 years agoEddie has so many better options than Youngs and Farrell
ALONG with the vast majority of England rugby fans, I have found watching England play rugby since the 2019 World Cup...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoToo much of Wales has become a rugby wasteland
CHRIS HEWETT The Rhinogydd range, rough and remote; the micro-breweries of Gwynedd; RS Thomas, the fierce preacher-poet of the Llyn Peninsula...
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/ 4 years agoMarler hopes for battle alongside his Quins mates
By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler is relishing two huge Autumn confrontations with some old southern hemisphere rivals. He especially expects the...
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/ 4 years agoTiger Youngs on leave
LEICESTER hooker Tom Youngs is taking indefinite leave from the club to look after his ill wife. The 34-yearold has not...
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/ 4 years agoExeter dress up is disrespectful
IN regards to headdresses, Nick Cain fails to note important points about the wearing of them, and why it can be...
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/ 4 years agoTo win, Wales will need a performance of the ages
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN Steve Hansen picked me to face New Zealand at the 2003 World Cup, he...
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/ 4 years ago‘Rusty’ Wallabies pass test in Japan
AUSTRALIA held on to beat Japan 32-23 to claim their fifth successive win before their autumn tour of Europe. The Wallabies...
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/ 4 years agoJosh backs Pivac style over Lions
WING Josh Adams believes Wales’ attacking style can yield better results against southern hemisphere teams than the pragmatic approach the Lions...
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/ 4 years agoPivac’s right, Louis won’t have a choice
IN last week’s TRP, the Wales head coach, Wayne Pivac, states his confidence in winger Louis Rees-Zammit eventually joining a Welsh...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoSamoa head coach Seilala Mapusua announces coaching staff for Killik Cup
Samoa‘s clash against the Barbarians for the Killik Cup at Twickenham on November 27, will be from a selected team to...
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/ 4 years agoSanderson: ‘Raffi can be even better than Faf’
SALE boss Alex Sanderson reckons rising star ‘Raffi de Klerk’ could be even better than World Cup-winning South African Faf de...
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/ 4 years agoPowerful start, then Dragons collapse
By ROGER PANTING Dragons ..............10pts Tries: Lewis 21 Conversions: S Davies 21 Penalties: S Davis 28 Stormers ..........24pts Tries: Zas 64,...
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/ 4 years agoFiji coach to Edinburgh
RUGBY SHORTS OLYMPIC Sevens gold-winning head coach Gareth Baber is to join Edinburgh as skills and assistant attack coach. The 49-...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
OLLIE STEDMAN, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS, EALING AND DONCASTER No.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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/ 4 years agoDavies: Switch from Wales has given me new lease
By GARY FITZGERALD Kicking on: Aled Davies SARACENS scrum-half Aled Davies is loving his new English “adventure” and has no regrets...















