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/ 4 years agoFor Total Rugby, you first build a bedrock
NICK CAIN TOTAL Rugby is the holy grail of the game. The seamless link and flow between forwards and backs that...
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/ 4 years agoNothing wrong with hitting pause for key moments
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I’M all for speeding up play when possible but still remain puzzled as to when the TMO...
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/ 4 years agoHook: Rugby must find room for entertainers
By ALEX BYWATER JAMES Hook has urged rugby’s authorities to ensure the game’s great entertainers are given a platform to star...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAshton set to quit Warriors
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHRIS Ashton was in the advanced stages late last week of agreeing to a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoNo problem in Cardiff? Read these tweets, WRU
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Welsh Rugby Union maintained a stony silence all week in the face...
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/ 4 years agoPerfect Penallta extend run of bonus point wins
By ROB COLE Welsh National One roundup PENALLTA went soaring to the top of the Division 1 East table as they...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoRoberts likely to bid Ulster farewell for Wales future
By ALEX BYWATER Big impact: Bradley Roberts tackles Vincent Koch NEW Wales hooker Bradley Roberts admits his shock Test bow this...
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/ 4 years agoTell us why you’re leaving, Amanda
PETER JACKSON Going: Amanda Blanc AS chief executive of the insurance giant Aviva, Amanda Blanc could be described as the highest...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoUlster use old hurts to inspire victory
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..........10 Ulster ..............20 JAMES Hume said a string of painful defeats at the RDS was used for...
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/ 4 years agoBears set to have Randall back for Europe
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES BRISTOL hope Harry Randall will be fit for the start of their Champions Cup campaign, far...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMercer in top form as Eddie looks on
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Top 14 returned after a three-week international break for two rounds ahead of the start of...
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/ 4 years agoJohnson fumes as late penalty sinks Warriors
By STEFFAN THOMAS Benetton ........19 Glasgow ..........18 GLASGOW conceded a try after just 35 seconds and then lost to the last...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoInjury-hit Thorley is tweaking for Eddie!
By PAUL REES OLLIE Thorley has been working on his attacking technique after a series of injuries have prevented him from...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, November 28, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoOspreys fail to find lift off as Friend’s men plunder seven
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........46pts Tries: Hansen 2, Bolton 13, McNulty 23, Arnold 43, Penalty 58, Blade 70, Fitzgerald 78 Conversions:...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDeacon excited to finally get George’s talent on his team
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Reunited: George Ford PAUL DEACON is relishing being reunited with George Ford next season – well over a...
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/ 4 years agoRFU seek answers to alarming ref shortfall
By JON NEWCOMBE THE RFU has surveyed its community rugby referees for a second time to gauge whether an early season...
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/ 4 years agoRona calls for ‘golden try’ to boost excitement
By GARY FITZGERALD CURTIS Rona has urged rugby chiefs to adopt a “golden try” system to resign “unhappy” draws to history....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoSinckler must change his technique or lose place
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What can I say, last weekend the northern hemisphere rugby unions did...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHooper rejects claims that his staff face axe
By PAUL REES STUART Hooper has dismissed a report that Bath’s coaches had a month to sort out what has been...
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/ 4 years agoWomen’s World Cup is coming home in 2025
ENGLAND is set to host the women’s World Cup in 2025, when it increases from 12 to 16 teams. England, which...
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/ 4 years agoRed Rose snub won’t sap Shields’ motivation
By PAUL REES BRAD Shields has not been required by England since missing the last World Cup through injury, but the...
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/ 4 years agoFormer France ace Ellis on Rec shortlist
BATH have sounded out former France defence coach Dave Ellis about coming to The Rec. Ellis is well known to head...
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/ 4 years agoChallenger earns deal
BRISTOL have signed prop Ashley Challenger, 26, on a one-year contract after a month-long trial. He previously played for Hartpury College...
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/ 4 years agoWorld leader Zoe gets captain duty
By SAM JACKSON Riding high: Zoe Aldcroft says this has been the best week of her life PICTURES: Getty Images PREVIEW......
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, November 21, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoDitch this miserable Cup for a real one
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ENGLISH football has the FA Cup, a gem of a tournament that connects...
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/ 4 years agoEngland stretch clear after tight first-half
England ........51 Canada ..........12 ENGLAND overpowered Canada last Sunday with try doubles from debutant wing Heather Cowell and prop Sarah Bern....
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/ 4 years agoTravel-weary Boks fall to England’s young dashers
BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT Strength: Manu Tuilagi beats Handré Pollard to score England’s first try One way or another it’s been a...
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/ 4 years agoWaterboys need mopping up now
NICK CAIN WHATEVER happens over the Rassie Erasmus appeal, World Rugby cannot dawdle any longer on the waterboy on-field coaching issue...
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/ 4 years agoGriffin goes out in style with gutsy try double
Ireland ............15 Japan ..............12 RETIRING Ireland captain Ciara Griffin ended her career with two tries and a win over Japan. Griffin,...
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/ 4 years agoAzzurri finally end long run of defeats
Italy..................17 Uruguay ..........10 ITALY were made to work hard for their narrow victory in Parma which ended a 16-Test losing streak....
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/ 4 years agoStokes wants tier two teams in Prem Cup
By PAUL REES LONDON Irish fullback James Stokes believes the Premiership Cup should be expanded to include clubs from the second...
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/ 4 years agoAt long last, the in-depth story about Obolensky
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was back in February 2009 that a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoIce-cool Priestland provide Wales with
By PETER JACKSON Wales ................29pts Tries: Elias 23, Tompkins 48 Conversions: Biggar 24, 48 Penalties: Biggar 6, 16, 38, 65; Priestland...
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/ 4 years agoSadly, Wales fan Craig is not alone
IT WAS so sad to read Peter Jackson’s article last week about the experiences of Craig James, but sadly I can...
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/ 4 years agoBaby faced, but Pearce is a ref to be reckoned with
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Saturday, April 11, 2015 at The Stoop and Harlequins are playing Gloucester in...
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/ 4 years agoRing-fenced cup with weakened teams is turn off
LAST weekend’s match report on Gloucester v Bath in the Premiership Cup is headed ‘Bath’s second string destroyed in record defeat...
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/ 4 years ago‘I was watching Wales game when drunk fell on us from two rows up’
PETER JACKSON ANOTHER victim of drunken behaviour at the Principality Stadium has asked the Welsh Rugby Union for his money back...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoSlow-mo Marcus is hero of new dawn
By GARY FITZGERALD MARCUS Smith hailed the arrival of ‘New England’ yesterday after Eddie Jones’ youthful team took a measure of...
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/ 4 years agoRememberance Day honours true bravery
I HAVE long felt that the language commentators used during matches is inappropriate. Last Sunday, Rememberance Sunday, a commentator during the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoIrish show northern unions the way ahead
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, that’s the autumn games over and it looks like Eddie Jones...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoGo and celebrate Pivac tells Wales
Triumph! Marcus Smith hails a famous victory after his match-winning kick against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images WAYNE Pivac admitted his...
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/ 4 years agoIreland v All Blacks is rugby’s new rivalry
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is defined by its great rivalries: Bath- Leicester and Llanelli-Swansea back in the amateur days; Martyn...
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/ 4 years agoCardiff to host 2023 wheelchair champs
NEWS EXTRA THE 2023 World Wheelchair Rugby European Championship Division A tournament will be played at Cardiff ’s Principality Stadium. The...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoIreland prove they are World Cup contenders
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Huge talent: Caelan Doris was outstanding against the All Blacks and can become the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWorld Rugby should be in the dock alongside Erasmus
CHRIS HEWETT WE HAVE spent more time talking about Rassie Erasmus and his antics during the Lions tour of South Africa...
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/ 4 years agoBlanc off the board
AMANDA Blanc will step down from her role as chair of the Professional Rugby Board (PRB) and the board of the...
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/ 4 years agoFiji stifled by Lelos’ forward power
Georgia ............15 Fiji ....................15 FIJI outscored Georgia two tries to nil but were still held to a 15-all draw in Madrid...
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