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/ 4 years agoSorry seems to be the easiest word
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW RYNO Pieterse’s horizontal hit on Bordeaux scrum-half Maxime Lucu demanded a long sentence....
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/ 4 years agoProctor keen to extend his stay as Saints near potential
By GARY FITZGERALD Hungry for silverware: Matt Proctor MATT Proctor admits the huge promise and potential to win trophies at Northampton...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoGleeson can bring new dimension to England
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Fresh thinking: Martin Gleeson with the England players at training last week PICTURE: Getty...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLam’s chat with Ojomoh triggers transfer talk
PAT Lam was seen in a deep touchline conversation with Bath’s highly-rated inside centre Max Ojomoh after Friday’s West Country derby...
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/ 4 years agoNo one messed with this mighty Max
PETER JACKSON SOME famous players had to make do with bearing the name of one place in England’s green and pleasant...
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/ 4 years agoGeorge is in awe of ‘ridiculous’ Radwan
By PAUL REES IT WAS not that long ago that big was regarded as beautiful on the wing as teams looked...
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/ 4 years agoLeicester 13-12 Saracens: Injury-time penalty try sinks Saracens
TIGERS somehow grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat to continue their unbeaten start to the season, but even they will...
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/ 4 years agoWarriors reaping rewards of sand dune slog
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM HATHAWAY WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas took his club to the coast during pre-season as they bid...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoJourneymen Saffers won’t excite the Celtic fans
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As the first of this season’s Billionaires’ Row derbies between Bristol and Bath, two wealthy clubs separated...
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/ 4 years agoHalf-back unity helping drive Worcester turnaround
Meticulous: Owen Williams attacks for Worcester OWEN Williams is relishing being reunited with his former partner-in-crime Willi Heinz in a Worcester...
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/ 4 years agoMcCall: Players went off script
SARRIES boss Mark McCall said defeat was a big lesson for his side. “Had we won the game, we would still...
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/ 4 years agoWayne Pivac has to nail key combos for World Cup | Shane Williams
I WAS sat down watching Scrum V with a cup of tea last Sunday when Wayne Pivac made a surprise appearance...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoTethered Ryno has time for a rethink
CHRIS HEWETT YOU can do quite a lot in 12 weeks: walk the full length of the South West Coast Path...
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/ 4 years agoHavant roar their thanks to President Campkin
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS HAVANT RFC paid their respects to late President Nigel Campkin before their match against North Walsham...
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/ 4 years agoThomas: Ted Hill was kicked in face
JONATHAN Thomas claimed Ted Hill was kicked in the face before the flanker responded with a tip-tackle on Lloyd Evans which...
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/ 4 years agoWomen’s team needs increased funding to compete
SHANE WILLIAMS I REALLY hope this autumn can represent a clean slate for Wales women’s side. The team has had an...
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/ 4 years agoDavies states his case for new-look Wales
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SEB Davies has told Wayne Pivac his ballplaying and handling ability can make him a standout...
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/ 4 years agoWalker begins work to address inequality
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE NEW WRU performance director Nigel Walker plans on getting Wales women’s side back on their feet...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish aim to break into Eddie’s England clique
LONDON Irish were the only one of the Premiership 13 who were not called on by England for last week’s training...
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/ 4 years agoTom Cruse is writing his name large at Wasps
ONE hundred games into his Wasps career and the novelty of having his own name on the back of his jersey...
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/ 4 years agoEvans in Kiwi fitness race
Injured: Jarrod Evans FLY-HALF Jarrod Evans is a doubt for the Autumn Internationals after damaging his sternum in Cardiff ’s win...
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/ 4 years ago‘Desperate’ Boks back on top of world rankings
THE Springboks are back on top of the World Rugby rankings after their shock win over the All Blacks. Their 31-29...
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/ 4 years agoSickener for Phillips as his injury jinx strikes again
By ALEX BYWATER TOUGH NUT Tom Phillips has been told he can come back again after suffering yet another sickening injury...
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/ 4 years agoJoyce hat-trick seals title for GB
By SAM JACKSON Rapid: Jasmine Joyce GREAT Britain’s women are World Rugby Sevens Series champions after back-to-back final victories in Canada....
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/ 4 years agoStars look to France as fee row rumbles on
BRISTOL Bears could be facing a fight to hang onto back row Nathan Hughes who has been offered to French clubs...
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/ 4 years agoBattle on for Welsh students’ bragging rights
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE CARDIFF Arms Park will be the scene of a Welsh capital derby on Wednesday night when...
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/ 4 years agoStar ref Sara’s common sense is breath of fresh air
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ONE of the things that marks out Sarah Cox as one of the best young refs in...
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/ 4 years ago850 mile ride in memory of Simon
TWO members of OPM RFC have begun an epic cycle challenge to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens in £32m takeover, Nigel Wray to hand over control
SARACENS have agreed a £32m takeover deal with a consortium of investors that includes South African World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar....
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/ 4 years agoBulls suffer second slaughter in Ireland
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..............34 Bulls ..........................7 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend wants his men to build on their impressive first home...
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/ 4 years agoAzzurre continue trend of summer
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE Eatate Italiana – Italian summer – continued with a late burst last week when the Italian...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 3, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoBorthwick will give thanks for Ford axe!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST No one ever called Leicester a quiet club – lest we forget, Austin Healey and Richard Cockerill...
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/ 4 years agoPressure is on South African sides says Jaque Fourie
WHEN South African rugby sent the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings to contest in the Pro14 against the Irish, Scots, Welsh...
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/ 4 years agoHaloholo: World Cup is on my bucket list
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ambition: Halaholo WILLIS Halaholo is desperate to represent Wales at the 2023 Rugby World Cup and believes Cardiff...
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/ 4 years agoRFU probe racial abuse of teen star Ollie Monye
PLYMOUTH Albion could find themselves in hot water after Rams Rugby teenage scrum-half Ollie Monye was subjected to sickening racial abuse...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOne World Cup is fraught, let alone two!
CHRIS HEWETT YOU have to laugh. After years of dissing football as a “below stairs” kind of sport, wholly bereft of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoDo England have so many coaches to spread blame?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As Eddie Jones takes a first look at some of the hopefuls...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoQuesada’s prediction over Stade comes true
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Stade Francais’ head coach Gonzalo Quesada insisted this week that he was thoroughly aware of the state...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoAll Blacks pick up £2m fee in Cardiff
THE All Blacks will break all box-office records in Cardiff next month by collecting around £2m just for turning up. Their...
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/ 4 years agoSaracen Watson to lead Light Blues into battle 150
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE CHARLIE Watson has already won caps for England U20 and made his Saracens debut in the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEsterhuizen extends his deal with Quins
RUGBY SHORTS SOUTH Africa centre Andre Esterhuizen has signed a contract extension with Premiership champions Harlequins. The 27-year-old, who has won...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 26th, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoTeams think we’re vulnerable right now admits Baxter
THERE was sympathy from Chris Boyd who said he “felt for Rob Baxter” with the Exeter director of rugby missing a...
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/ 4 years agoLeague skills help Ollie keep his eye on the ball
By ADAM ELLIS OLLIE Hassell-Collins has stepped up his bid for an England call by taking a keen interest in watching...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBath’s Cokanasiga, Spencer sidelined
RUGBY SHORTS SHORTSSHORTSENGLAND and Bath pair Joe Cokanasiga and Ben Spencer, are both out for an unspecified amount of time with...
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/ 4 years agoBaldwin’s committed from top to bottom
By PAUL REES SCOTT Baldwin this summer swapped a room at the top for one in the basement but the Wales...
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/ 4 years agoBath 13-20 Newcastle: Flying Falcons wings give Bath runaround
NEWCASTLE Falcons’ flying wing Adam Radwan left the Bath defence in his dust to lead his men to a stunning victory...
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/ 4 years agoPopham: It’s right to cut contact in training
FORMER Wales flanker Alix Popham believes a reduction in contact training needs to be mandatory across all levels of rugby. World...
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/ 4 years agoWales star North aims to back for Christmas
RUGBY SHORTS OSPREYS three-quarter George North hopes to return from a serious knee injury during the festive period this season. The...















