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/ 4 years agoScott can get back to his best says Peel
SCARLETS’ signing Scott Williams has been tipped to recapture the form which made him a star on the international stage. The...
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/ 4 years agoUnderhill injury worries Hooper
BATH director of rugby Stuart Hooper is praying that Sam Underhill’s injury is not too serious. “Sam got a blow to...
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/ 4 years agoBenetton hit back to down wasteful Stormers
By SAM JACKSON Benetton ........22 Stormers ........18 BENETTON stormed back from 18-7 down to upset the Stormers’ URC welcome party. The...
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/ 4 years agoLions centre Mullins accused of stealing
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Ireland and Lions centre Brendan Mullin last week appeared in court charged with stealing more than €500,000 from...
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/ 4 years agoRalph relishing every minute after horror ankle injury
By GARY FITZGERALD RALPH Adams-Hale was warned he may never walk again after his left ankle was “mangled” on the Kingsholm...
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/ 4 years agoSet-piece so much better–George
GLOUCESTER head coach, George Skivington was upbeat despite the defeat. “We’ll take massive confidence from that, especially our set-piece performance against the...
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/ 4 years agoCardiff show their steal to overcome fly-half crisis
By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ..............33pts Tries: Amos 10, Halaholo 39, Lane 51, 70, Belcher 74 Conversions: J Evans 11, T Williams...
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/ 4 years agoDe Carpentier signs on for season at The Rec
RUGBY SHORTS BATH have signed former England Sevens forward Richard de Carpentier on a deal until the end of the season....
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/ 4 years agoStop pettiness and bring back Danny
ONCE again we see Ben Youngs in the England line-up for the Autumn Internationals, which I find odd considering he wasn’t...
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/ 4 years agoRugby needs TV profile to flourish
NICK CAIN CLUB rugby in England is facing a massive visibility problem. It is now completely off the terrestrial TV radar,...
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/ 4 years agoDashing Darcy puts Edinburgh on the way
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ........26pts Tries: Kinghorn 24, Bennett 34, Graham 39, 57 Conversions: Kinghorn 24, 34, 57 Scarlets ............22pts Tries:...
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/ 4 years agoFisher joins Tigers coaching team
RUGBY SHORTS WORLD Cup winner Heather Fisher has joined the Leicester Tigers women’s rugby programme as a coach. The 37-year-old announced...
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/ 4 years agoFinding volunteers is biggest problem facing grassroots
IT’S far too easy to slam the RFU for all the game’s ills and I firmly believe that local issues of...
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/ 4 years agoMac’s back for Sale with Raffi getting the nod at No.9
Return: USA fly-half AJ MacGinty starts for Sale LONDON Irish have made one change from their defeat at Worcester Warriors as...
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/ 4 years agoRuthless champions put Bulls to the sword
By JOHN FALLON L einster..............31pts Tries: Van der Flier 7, Porter 13, Tracy 57, R Byrne 70 Conversions: Sexton 8, 14,...
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/ 4 years agoTigers feeding off the fans as they target playoff return
By PAUL REES THE TIGERS are looking to use the roar of their returning supporters at Welford Road to push them...
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/ 4 years agoHuge hole without Flats and Durders
LAST weekend, I searched in vain for the Premiership Rugby highlights programme. I discovered later that the show had been dropped...
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/ 4 years agoBattle begins for most coveted jersey in Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE hairs are standing up on the back of my neck at the prospect of...
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/ 4 years agoDarge stars in narrow defeat to Ulster
By RONAN O’NEILL Ulster ..............35 Glasgow..........29 GLASGOW coach Danny Wilson hailed the impact of his younger players as Rory Darge and...
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/ 4 years agoBoyd: George will nail his next Test
By ADAM HATHAWAY Leading the line: George Furbank attacks against Gloucester last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
CHRIS COOK, NORTHAMPTON AND FORMER BATH, LONDON WELSH AND BRISTOL SCRUM- HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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/ 4 years agoLimiting contact training is right step
SHANE WILLIAMS I WAS fascinated by World Rugby’s report this week which was revealed to help protect player welfare. It suggested...
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/ 4 years agoProdigal son Zebo wows on his return
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............42pts Tries: Zebo 6, 80, Casey 36, Coombes 43, 51, Cloete 77 Conversions: Carbery 44, 52 Sharks................17pts...
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/ 4 years agoSevens U-turn as O’Shea seeks alignment
THE RFU has performed a U-turn and will reinstate its full-time Sevens programme for the start of the 2022 World Series....
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins 35-29 Worcester: Lynagh shows Eddie just what he can do
LOUIS Lynagh would be ready to light up the international stage if Eddie Jones chooses to pick him for the Twickenham...
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/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers on the hunt for George Kruis return
BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are hoping to bring former England and Lions second row George Kruis back to the Premiership...
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/ 4 years agoPlucky Zebre give Lions second half scare
By LUKE NASH Zebre ..............26 Lions ................38 ZEBRE’S stunning four-try blitz in the second half was not enough to complete a...
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/ 4 years agoChamps Sale face tough trip to Tigers first up
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON KINGSHOLM will host Bath in the first match of this season’s Premiership Rugby Cup as the...
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/ 4 years agoThomas: We had belief we could win
JONATHAN Thomas admitted his Warriors were the victims of their own undoing as they came across champions in typically free-flowing and...
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/ 4 years agoBrian Ashton takes on consultancy at Dallas Jackals
FORMER England coach Brian Ashton is joining Major League Rugby outfit Dallas Jackals as a consultant. Ashton, 75, who took the...
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/ 4 years agoAmbitious Owen using Beard as inspiration
By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Dragons v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 2pm, Rodney Parade OWEN Watkin is using his Ospreys teammate Adam Beard...
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/ 4 years agoSam will handle England pressure – Baxter
NEWS EXTRA By JOHN ROBERTS EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter says No.8 Sam Simmonds has taken big steps forward and...
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/ 4 years agoWasps 44-8 Bristol: Wasps turn on turbos to thunder into season
WASPS made up for lost time after sitting out last weekend’s opening round with a startling performance, based on an uber...
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/ 4 years agoFinn Russell says no to Japan’s offer of ‘at least’ £1m
FINN Russell has turned down the chance to become the best-paid player in the world and will see out the remaining...
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/ 4 years agoNathan, the Panther, defied his broken jaw
PETER JACKSON THE French christened him La Panthere Noire, Waka Nathan simply the supreme openside wing forward of his time. New...
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/ 4 years agoEnisei top in the east as Super Cup starts in style
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON THE Rugby Europe Super Cup delivered some great action on the opening weekend with Enisei-STM taking...
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/ 4 years agoLam: We know we can bring this back
WASPS boss Lee Blackett was delighted with the win but wants his side to back it up against Newcastle next week....
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/ 4 years agoDAZN in talks to buy out BT Sport
BT are in advanced talks with global sports subscription video streaming service DAZN about selling their sports broadcasting arm BT Sport....
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/ 4 years agoLaw puts Scotland nearer to World Cup place
NEWS EXTRA DARAGH SMALL Ireland 18 Scotland 20 SCOTLAND pulled off a brilliant win over Ireland to reach the next phase...
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/ 4 years agoJoyce hat-trick helps Britain claim Sevens title
Flyer: Jasmine Joyce JASMINE Joyce scored three tries as Great Britain won the Fast Four final at the World Rugby Sevens...
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/ 4 years agoJonny May is target for Top League
ENGLAND winger Jonny May has been sounded out about a potential move to Japan despite being under contract at Gloucester until...
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/ 4 years agoMobile Manu’s found his fighting weight
By JON NEWCOMBE A SLIMMED down Manu Tuilagi admits he can now look himself in the mirror and feel confident he...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoGeorge Ford and the Vunipolas omitted from England training squad
England head coach Eddie Jones has omitted five senior players including George Ford and the Vunipola brothers from his squad. Billy...
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/ 4 years agoSloppy penalties cost us says Lam
AN UNHAPPY Pat Lam said: “We missed a number of chances and our ill-discipline cost us 21 points.” The Bristol director...
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/ 4 years agoRevealed: Aftermath of Willie’s Haka attack
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW For sheer knee-knocking, eye-balling, lip-trembling fury, there has never been a Haka like...
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/ 4 years agoTop four for Bath and England for me, says Tom Dunn
TOM Dunn hopes a top four finish for Bath this season can help him in his quest to become the best...
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/ 4 years agoQuestions the RFU’s new boss ignored
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TOM Ilube’s first Press conference as RFU board chairman was carefully scripted, and...
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/ 4 years agoThey’re missing the inimitable taste of Steele at Scrum V
PETER JACKSON PHIL Steele’s treasure trove of tall stories includes one which illustrates why when it comes to breeding Lions, a...
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/ 4 years agoAustralia 30-17 South Africa: Wallabies trample on Boks’ crown
THE Springboks‘ claim to be the best side in world rugby was dealt a devastating blow as Australia handed out a...















