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/ 4 years agoWasps 23-27 Exeter: Chiefs on warpath as Simmonds sizzles
EXETER Chiefs, with Sam Simmonds leading the charge in trademark fashion, poured on the pressure after the break to squeeze past...
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/ 4 years agoMercer can return a better player
THERE has been some wailing and gnashing of teeth following Zach Mercer’s decision to leave Bath and join Montpellier this season....
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/ 4 years agoEarly bird Baxter got some giant pickings
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One day more than two years ago, Rob Baxter got up at four...
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/ 4 years agoNeal signs at Sarries
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS have signed former London Irish, London Scottish and Wasps centre Ross Neal on a short-term contract. The 25-year-old,...
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/ 4 years agoBlackett gutted by lack of reward
WASPS coach Lee Blackett felt his side did not get the reward they deserved. “I am pretty gutted. "Sometimes the amount...
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/ 4 years agoSaturday slot for Sale
SALE’s attendance of 8,214 for Friday night’s visit of champions Harlequins to the AJ Bell was disappointing, and shows just how...
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/ 4 years agoVermeulen in not quite such a hurry to join Ulster after all
PETER JACKSON DUANE Vermeulen was only saying the other week about how he ‘couldn’t wait to become part of the Ulster...
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/ 4 years agoCounty champs return
RUGBY SHORTS THE County Championship will return this season after a two-year pause due to Covid with group games in May...
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/ 4 years agoWorcester 3-48 Leicester: Tigers rip toothless Warriors to pieces
STEVE Borthwick was thrilled with both human bull-dozer Nemani Nadolo and England fly-half George Ford as Tigers ripped Worcester to shreads...
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/ 4 years agoCall up for Young is common sense now
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Heading home: Wasps flanker Thomas Young deserves his call up to Wales squad PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 4 years agoHastings’ historic act won this battle of Murrayfield
PETER JACKSON GEORGE Hastings from Dursley is a name which will still ring a faint bell in the memories of long-standing...
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/ 4 years agoWelsh off to S Africa
CARDIFF and Scarlets will be the first Welsh teams to play in South Africa in the URC. Competition bosses have confirmed...
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/ 4 years agoThomas: Devastion in camp tonight
JONATHAN Thomas laid it on the line to his woeful Warriors after they were put to the sword by merciless Leicester....
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/ 4 years agoGive young Tshiunza a chance
WHEN Christ Tshiunza walks into the Welsh camp this autumn he is going to turn some heads. At 6ft 6in tall,...
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/ 4 years agoChrist’s World Cup talk may not be hot air
By NEIL FISSLER Mentor: Sam Warburton CHRIST Tshiunza raised a few eyebrows a couple of years ago when he said his...
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/ 4 years agoSuper 6 helps hot-shot Rory hit mark at Jersey
By LUKE JARMYN SCOTLAND’S Super 6 league is proving itself to be a “key stepping stone” for up and coming players...
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/ 4 years agoRoad warrior Tunnicliff eyes final hundred
NEWS EXTRA FORMER prop Tim Tunnicliff is on the final leg of a mammoth 500 mile run to help raise funds...
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/ 4 years agoStar status won’t affect Maro’s performance
By JON NEWCOMBE MARK McCall has no concerns that Maro Itoje’s growing off-field profile will negatively impact on his rugby. Last...
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/ 4 years agoBrown on panel to explore women’s Lions tour
By SAM JACKSON Star: Shaunagh Brown ENGLAND international Shaunagh Brown will be part of the 13- strong group set up to...
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/ 4 years agoClubs and Unions must get on better – Halliday
By STEFFAN THOMAS OUTGOING EPCR chairman Simon Halliday insists the relationship between clubs and unions must improve for the sake of...
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/ 4 years agoPivac predicts more stars will follow Young
By STEFFAN THOMAS WAYNE Pivac believes more exiles will follow Thomas Young’s lead and return to Welsh rugby. Despite having only...
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/ 4 years agoA lot rests on Kolbe’s shoulders – and knee
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon have welcomed a few global superstars down the years – but it’s difficult to imagine any...
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/ 4 years agoAddison injury sours victory
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..............26 Lions ................10 A SERIOUS leg injury to full-back Will Addison in an accidental collision blighted Ulster’s...
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/ 4 years agoRuddock turns to coaching role just like his dad before
By ROB COLE RHYS Ruddock is considering turning into a chip off the old block after trying his hand at coaching....
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/ 4 years agoMarcus and Alex are musts for England says Esterhuizen
By GARY- FITZGERALD ANDRE Esterhuizen insists Marcus Smith and Alex Dombrandt would be two of the first names on his team...
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/ 5 years agoEngland women call up 11 debutants
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON Impressed: Middleton SIMON Middleton has included 11 uncapped players in his 40-woman England squad for the...
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/ 5 years agoScoreless second-half leaves Scots frustrated
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ........20pts Tries: Graham 3, Vellacott 6, Conversions: Van der Walt 4, 7, Penalties: Van der Walt 27,...
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/ 5 years agoExodus of players is real threat for game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom,...
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/ 5 years agoWales prepare for testing Autumn
By SAM JACKSON Skipper: Siwan Lillicrap THE Wales Women coaching team have selected a squad of 36 for the Autumn Internationals...
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/ 5 years agoIt’s bad for my nerves – George
GLOUCESTER’S head coach, George Skivington, was relieved to have held off Sale’s stunning comeback. “My nerves are shot but I’m used...
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/ 5 years agoCash-rich Saracens will ‘aim to go global’ now, says Roc Nation president Yormark
NEW Saracens special advisor Michael Yormark says the club plan on going global after their £32m takeover. American Yormark, president of...
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/ 5 years agoArm injury to Navidi compounds Blues woe
By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ................19pts Tries: Screech 18 Conversions: Priestland 19 Penalties: Priestland 5, 11, 34, 73 Bulls....................29pts Tries: Louw 43,...
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/ 5 years agoJersey Reds lose their scrum anchor to Irish
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed former Munster prop Ciaran Parker from Championship leaders Jersey Reds. The 26-year-old, who began his...
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/ 5 years agoJapan cash could force marquee men u-turn
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fears over the future contracts of France’s internationals have raised the spectre of a marquee player system...
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/ 5 years agoLiam Williams joins Wales list of absent Lions stars
WALES have ruled Liam Williams out of the All Blacks’ match on October 30 – their eighth Lion to miss the...
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/ 5 years agoJet-heeled Jonah fires in for superb double
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........22pts Tries: Hansen 58, Fitzgerald 72 Penalties: Carty 2, 14, 31, 34 Dragons ............35pts Tries: Holmes 27,...
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/ 5 years agoKelly banned for ‘shoulder strike’
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER centre Dan Kelly, 20, has been given a three-match ban for “striking with the shoulder” in added time...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s World Cup countdown: Alphonsi hired to inspire
By STELLA MILLS ONE year out from the Women’s World Cup, headline sponsor Mastercard have named England hero Maggie Alphonsi as...
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/ 5 years agoLondon Irish 16-21 Leicester: Ford steers Tigers off the rocks just in time
GEORGE Ford kicked three penalties in the final 25 minutes to haul Leicester over the line and make it four from...
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/ 5 years agoByrne returns with try double
By KEVIN FALLON Leinster ..........43 Zebre ..................7 ADAM Byrne returned from his injury nightmare to mark his first game since December...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys lend a hand to injury-hit Scarlets
RUGBY SHORTS SCARLETS have signed Ospreys lock Lloyd Ashley on a three-week loan deal. Aaron Shingler (back) and Sam Lousi (knee)...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 10, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 5 years agoWe didn’t back ourselves for a crucial period says Kiss
LEICESTER head coach Steve Borthwick praised the character of his players for fighting back from 16-12 down to claim the game....
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/ 5 years agoDead-eye Boeta gets the drop on sad Ospreys
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............13pts Tries: Thomas 74 Conversions: Myler 74 Penalties: Anscombe 3,16 Sharks ..............27pts Tries: Ward 41, Potgieter 58...
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/ 5 years agoRoberts ruled out after knee surgery
DRAGONS centre Jamie Roberts will miss the next six weeks after undergoing minor knee surgery. Roberts, 34, was a replacement in...
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/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Marcus Watson playing for his future at Wasps
MARCUS Watson aims to start persuading Wasps he deserves a new contract by putting Northampton to the sword today. Constant setbacks...
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/ 5 years agoSaracens 37-23 Newcastle: Sarries get the engine up and running again
SARACENS might not quite be firing on all four cylinders yet but they are getting there and were good value for...
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/ 5 years agoGlasgow get tough to snuff out Lions
By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ..........13 Lions ..................9 IT WAS not pretty, but Glasgow edged past the Lions for their second win...
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/ 5 years agoHard work paying off for Chiefs lock Witty
RUGBY SHORTS EXETER lock Will Witty is “reaping the rewards” for his dedication with his extended run in the team, says...
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/ 5 years agoWallabies not giving up just yet
AUSTRALIA coach Dave Rennie still has hope of persuading Louis Lynagh to play for the Wallabies. Harlequins winger Lynagh – the...
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