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/ 5 years agoPark power up their defence in bid to reach Championship
By WARREN MUGGLETON ROSSLYN Park are in a “good place” but want to “get better” in the hunt for promotion, says...
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/ 5 years agoExiles on course to hit first target
By TOM SANSOM FIVE years on from their plummet through the leagues, London Welsh are on course to complete their initial...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs down Saracens to lay their challenge
By ADAM HATHAWAY EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter watched his side deliver a message to the rest of the Premiership...
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/ 5 years agoForesters ‘jokers’ aiming to be trump cards
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN NATIONAL One promotion contenders Cinderford are “happy to be the joker in the pack” as they...
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/ 5 years agoMajor milestone in Kenilworth relocation
KENILWORTH’S planned relocation from their Glasshouse Lane sites has moved a significant step closer with the signing of an agreement to...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBristol say No to plea by Scarlets to postpone
By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL Bears have turned down a request from the Covid-marooned Scarlets to postpone next Saturday’s Champions’ Cup tie...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoSoaked in the stands, rinsed in the wallet
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Bath have not won a competitive match at the Recreation Ground since early June. As they are...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoEddie has stepped over line in his book
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I CAN’T help wondering what is happening to our game, as more...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoMercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat...
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/ 5 years agoPennell: Eddie’s wrong on Lawrence
By NICK CAIN Oh yes! Dave Ewers roars his delight after Tom O’Flaherty, right, scores for Exeter Chiefs against bitter rivals...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoVirtuoso Slade may have done for Farrell
CHRIS HEWETT THERE’S a question out there that dare not speak its name, but we’ll ask it anyway: is Owen Farrell...
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/ 5 years agoRegions battle for new cap Roberts
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Dragons are leading the race for the signature of newly-capped Wales hooker Bradley Roberts, but they face...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, December 5, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 5 years agoDeano: Credit to London Irish but we gave them soft tries
LONDON Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney didn’t want hat-trick hero Ollie Hassell- Collins to grab too much attention in the...
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/ 5 years agoBaa-Baas victory gives Katy the perfect send off
By GARY FITZGERALD KATY Daley-Mclean insists she will not be doing a U-turn on her playing career because England can win...
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/ 5 years agoWomen get own 6N slot
THE 2022 Women’s Six Nations will remain in its own dedicated window in the calendar. It has traditionally been held simultaneously...
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/ 5 years agoWe’re sure we can keep Blamire happy at Falcons insists Ward
By PAUL REES NEWCASTLE are confident they can keep their England hooker Jamie Blamire happy at the club even though it...
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European Rugby
/ 5 years agoCardiff and Munster are homeward bound from South Africa
Cardiff have announced that the majority of their playing and background staff will leave South Africa on Thursday morning following a...
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Feature
/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our...
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/ 5 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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/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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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/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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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/ 5 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
/ 5 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
/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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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/ 5 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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Latest News
/ 5 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoURC must be transparent on what happens next
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND In limbo: Cardiff and Scarlets players do not know when they can return to Wales...
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Latest News
/ 5 years ago‘Marquee man’ Marcus will not get distracted
Well grounded: Harlequins poster boy Marcus Smith PICTURE: Getty Images HARLEQUINS have no concerns that fame will go to the head...
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/ 5 years agoTrailfinders open £2.5m sports centre
EALING Trailfinders took a step nearer to their goal of supplying a super stadium to their area of London with the...
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/ 5 years agoLeo: Battle is won, but war is not over
By GARY FITZGERALD DAN Leo says World Rugby’s landmark decision to allow players to swap allegiance is a step in the...
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/ 5 years agoCup gives glimpse of future – Kidney
By PAUL REES THE Premiership Cup has the reputation of being filler material in the club calendar, but Declan Kidney believes...
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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
JON CLARKE, THE FORMER BRISTOL, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER & LEEDS CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRFU lays bare impact of pandemic
THE RFU announced a revenue shortfall of £120m compared to previous forecasts in its annual report published on Wednesday as a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSharks wing Solomona heads home
RUGBY SHORTS SALE winger Denny Solomona has left the club and plans to return to the southern hemisphere. New Zealand-born Solomona,...














