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/ 5 years agoWarriors injury blow
WORCESTER have been hampered by a double injury blow. Winger Noah Heward, 21, needs surgery after picking up a “significant” ankle...
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/ 5 years agoResurgent Wales aim to keep improving
Preview... Wales v Canada Today, Kick-off 5pm AFTER a revival in fortunes in wins over Japan and South Africa, Wales face...
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/ 5 years agoSuccess of Ruiz puts refs in hot demand
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN You’d be forgiven for thinking – especially after World Rugby’s sanction against Rassie Erasmus following his video...
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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond set for Warriors role
by Jon Newcombe WORCESTER WARRIORS have appointed Steve Diamond as the club’s lead rugby consultant as they look to maximise the...
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/ 5 years agoEngland must use width to beat Boks – Robshaw
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones could do worse than copy the Wallabies’ fast action style to stop the Springbok juggernaut in...
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/ 5 years agoSharks pursue Ford to replace Bristol-bound AJ
SALE Sharks are chasing Leicester fly-half George Ford following AJ MacGinty’s decision to join Bristol next season. Ford, right, is the...
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/ 5 years agoLions great Smith joins Hall of Fame
RUGBY SHORTS TOM Smith was yesterday inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame and hailed as the “greatest Scotland player...
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/ 5 years agoPumas pile more misery on Azzurri
Italy..................16 Argentina ......37 ARGENTINA outscored Italy by five tries to one to end their run of seven successive losses – Italy...
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/ 5 years agoWilliams is dreaming big after injury nightmare
By GARY FITZGERALD Powerful: Matt Williams on the ball for Irish MATT Williams is working hard to become a “world class”...
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/ 5 years agoAtkinson feared he had thrown away Test chance
By ADAM HATHAWAY GLOUCESTER centre Mark Atkinson admits he nearly chucked away his chance of Test recognition because of his amateur...
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/ 5 years agoLifetime ban for pitch invader
RUGBY SHORTS WALES have handed a lifetime stadium ban to 28-year-old Callum Rowe of Caerphilly, who ran on to the pitch...
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/ 5 years agoSame old story as Boks grind it out
By DANIEL GALLAN Scotland ............15pts Tries: Hogg 35, 58 Conversions: Russell 35 Penalties: Russell 17 South Africa ....30pts Tries: Mapimpi 29,...
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/ 5 years agoSaracens culture is king for Kelly
PAUL REES talks to coach Kelly Brown about the special values at Saracens Once a Saracen, always a Saracen. Kelly Brown...
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/ 5 years agoMurphy to Knights
RUGBY SHORTS DONCASTER Knights have signed Cardiff lock Ben Murphy until the end of the season to cover the departure of...
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/ 5 years agoMarcus stirs Eddie’s new gravy but it’s still lumpy
From NICK CAIN at TWICKENHAM England ............32pts Tries: Steward 7, Blamire 80+1 Conversions: Farrell 8; Smith 80+2 Penalties: Farrell 13, 18,...
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/ 5 years agoLions Board deny Japan match Test status
THE Lions have decided their international against Japan last summer was not a Test match, meaning Owen Farrell won his 100th...
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/ 5 years agoGlouc pull men out
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTERSHIRE will not be entering this season’s men’s or U20’s County Championship but will be participating in the women’s...
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/ 5 years agoButcher keeps Welsh chair for next year
NEWS EXTRA WRU chair Rob Butcher has been re-elected for a further year. The former schoolteacher and longserving Bargoed official took...
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/ 5 years agoNo guff, just gumption from my top XV pundits
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is falling-off-a-log easy to poke fun at the battalions of exrugby professionals who earn a living...
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/ 5 years agoHowieson using League wisdom to spur Tigers
By JON NEWCOMBE SHEFFIELD Tigers DoR Jack Howieson is trying to implement a hybrid brand of rugby that takes the best...
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/ 5 years agoIreland end turbulent week with gutsy win
Ireland ............20 USA ....................10 IRELAND battled to a hard-fought win in Dublin after a week dominated by comments made by IRFU...
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/ 5 years agoNow Eddie wants to ‘scalp’ the Springboks
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones ordered his men to ‘scalp the Springboks’ after celebrating an eighth win in a row over...
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/ 5 years agoRelegation is not end of ambition in France
CHRIS HEWETT THERE are more than a dozen towns and cities in France, from Beziers and Dax in the far south...
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/ 5 years agoPatchell makes his return for Scarlets
By SAM JACKSON WALES fly-half Rhys Patchell returned after more than a year as Scarlets development side took on Dragons A...
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/ 5 years agoFresh faces earn call for Canada challenge
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... England v Canada Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Twickenham Stoop TEENAGE flanker Sadia Kabeya and wing Heather Cowell will...
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/ 5 years agoBeware the Fiji magic says Ellis
What a start: Freddie Steward is mobbed after scoring England’s opening try against Australia PICTURE: Getty Images WALES captain Ellis Jenkins...
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/ 5 years agoNeed more selfless flankers at top level
CHRIS Hewett’s column last week on flankers seeing the world from different angles was a reminder of the travesties of life...
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/ 5 years agoFletcher stars as Quins continue perfect cup run
By MATT MERRITT Wasps ....................19 Harlequins ..........39 HARLEQUINS finished off the first stretch of Allianz Cup games with a perfect three...
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/ 5 years agoEason selects strongest line-up for Japan
Preview... Scotland v Japan Today, Kick-off 4.10pm SCOTLAND head coach Bryan Easson has made just one change to the side that...
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/ 5 years agoWilliams starts as Wales go full bore
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Wales v Fiji Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium LIAM Williams had visions of scoring the decisive try...
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/ 5 years agoAlarming increase of walk-overs in grassroots game
I AM an avid reader of your weekly paper which is the only way that rugby enthusiasts can keep abreast of...
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/ 5 years agoFirst start for wing Mackinder
PREVIEW... Exeter v Worcester Today, Kick-off 1pm AFTER victory at Sale in the opening round last weekend, Exeter coach Susie Appleby...
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/ 5 years agoPhillips’ hat-trick on Test comeback
Wales ..............29 South Africa ..19 CARYS Phillips made a mockery of the decisions of previous head coaches not to select her...
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/ 5 years agoBaber aims to utilise his big forward pack
FIJI have made seven changes to their starting line-up to face Wales. Former European player of the year Leone Nakarawa is...
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/ 5 years agoClubs may struggle if loans are recalled
THERE’S an interesting scenario going on in Premiership over the next couple of weeks. With international players away and clubs wanting...
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/ 5 years agoWardle gets Sarries armband
PREVIEW... Saracens v Sale Today, Kick-off 1pm CARA Wardle captains Saracens as they look to back up their win at Loughbrough....
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/ 5 years ago‘Data backs 60-cap rule’
By STEFFAN THOMAS WELSH rugby has been told it must continue to bring its best players back from the Gallagher Premiership...
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/ 5 years agoGalthie keeps faith with dual playmakers
Preview France v Georgia Today, Kick-off 1pm FABIEN Galthie has kept faith with the Mathieu Jalibert-Romain Ntamack 10-12 partnership for France’s...
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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
WILL HOMER, THE RICHMOND AND FORMER BATH, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE, JERSEY & SCARLETS SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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/ 5 years agoBlackie went into battle with programme notes!
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE irony will not be lost on Wasps legend Alan Black, who passed away this week, but...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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