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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoAlex Cuthbert to leave Chiefs and join Ospreys
ALEX CUTHBERT is set to leave Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs when his contract ends in the summer, with the Ospreys set...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 25-14 Wasps: Quins stay in the hunt for first title
HARLEQUINS advanced to the Premier 15s final with victory over Wasps to keep up their hunt for an elusive maiden title....
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/ 5 years agoLeeds Tykes off and running with stronger University links
Jon Newcombe discovers how Leeds Tykes are being rebuilt ahead of kick-off in National One in September
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/ 5 years agoSaracens 28-24 Loughborough: Cleall girls power in
POPPY and Bryony Cleall proved to be a lethal double-act for Saracens as their two tries apiece edged the hosts past...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoToulouse 22-17 La Rochelle: Heavyweight collision lacks real sparkle but Toulouse won’t care
All the action from Twickenham as Toulouse lifted a fifth Champions Cup trophy to become the undisputed kings of Europe
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoKruis looks to get Savage in Japan
TOP LEAGUE FINAL PREVIEW THERE are 5954 miles between London and Tokyo, yet two Englishmen hold the key to today’s Top League...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: Trimble shooting for high places
MAX TRIMBLE is backing Richmond to get one over on Ampthill as the two long-standing semi-professional squads meet at Dillingham...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby TT: Hurricanes blow hot for Savea to break the record
NEW Zealand’s Aotearoa sides continued to dominate as they whitewashed the AU sides for the second week. The Kiwis are ten...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoO’Gara dismay over the ‘clear’ penalty call that never came
Rather than the red card to Levani Botia, O'Gara was incensed by Luke Pearce's decision not to award La Rochelle a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoOne point ends Bulls hopes of unbeaten season
SOUTH AFRICA RAINBOW CUP By ADAM ELLIS A GUTSY performance from the Lions ended the Bulls’ pursuit of an invincible season, as Jake...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHartpury 19-50 Jersey: Free-scoring Reds put in a bit extra for Argyle’s 100th
JERSEY’S Harvey Biljon was delighted after his teams’ eight-try demolition of an off-colour Hartpury who conceded 50 for the second week...
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/ 5 years agoSo good to be back with the fans at Twickenham
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last we had a meaningful weekend of rugby with two European Cup...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrown in battle to play again for Quins
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS full-back Mike Brown will appeal against the length of the ban handed to him following his sending-off against Wasps...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFord can drive new era of Tigers glory
I REMEMBER watching the 2012 Challenge Cup final at The Stoop, cheering Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon in a losing cause against Biarritz....
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCoventry 0-73 Saracens: Relentless Sarries put 11 tries on brave Cov
DIRECTOR of rugby Mark McCall lauded the steely focus Saracens showed in an unerring signal of intent at the business end...
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/ 5 years agoTrinder: Ex-Gloucester stalwart set for Pro D2 semi-final with Vannes
HENRY Trinder could have been forgiven for getting the first flight home after starting his French adventure with ProD2 promotion hopefuls...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCrowley steps up for Azzurri
RUGBY SHORTS BENETTON coach Kieran Crowley has replaced Franco Smith as Italy’s coach. Smith had been in the role since 2019...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRadical solution to the everlasting scrum problem
SCRUMS currently take too long with too many restarts, but any attempt to alter the laws runs the risk of fundamentally...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling 38-15 Doncaster: Flying finish sets Ealing up for the final showdown
EALING came from behind in each half to produce the pace and precision to run in six tries and clinch a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPremiership duo banned
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS flanker Ben Morris and Gloucester lock Matias Alemanno have been given three-week bans for dangerous tackles. Morris was...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFeel for Ealing, big ask to beat Test XV
WITH Alex Goode and Nick Tompkins bolstering the ranks, Saracens surely cannot be beaten again this season. Only the most romantic...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: Alex Rae aims to spoil Fowkes’ send off
ALEX RAE believes Bedford’s run of just one win in six games is not a fair reflection of the squad’s development...
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/ 5 years agoWillie John blasts tour plans for Lions as ‘nonsense’
By PETER JACKSON WILLIE John McBride has condemned the Lions’ decision to proceed with this summer’s Test series behind closed doors...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Wigan Warriors gave Union their wake-up call
Brendan Gallagher recalls the illustrious players who shone in the battle of the codes for Wigan Warriors
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/ 5 years agoPirates hooker Frost has big boots to follow
NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR THE Cornwall conveyor belt is the place to go if you are looking for a hooker. Dan...
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/ 5 years agoShame my dream team won’t grace Olympics
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER APROPOS of almost nothing other than probably having too much time on my hands, it struck me...
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/ 5 years agoAustralian quarantine puts clamp on Galthie
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Seven weeks after France’s Six Nations’ campaign ended with that late, late loss to Scotland at Stade de...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoYoungs: This will help us be great
The Leicester Tigers captain offered his reaction after coming agonisingly close to winning the Challenge Cup trophy
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/ 5 years agoWallabies launch bid for RWC
AUSTRALIA have officially launched their bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, calling it a “once-in-a- generation opportunity”. The 1991 and...
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/ 5 years agoAmbitious Orrell in bidding for Edge Hall Road return
By JON NEWCOMBE TRP Probyn: So good to have fans back at Twickenham >> Page 29 Chairman: Tony Havlin ORRELL are looking...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLeicester 17-18 Montpellier: Tigers put maul in the bin and pay the penalty
Brendan Gallagher's report from Leicester Tigers' narrow Challenge Cup final defeat at Twickenham
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/ 5 years agoBlacker pushing for Wales Test bow
Wales call? Dane Blacker PICTURE: Getty Images IN-FORM Scarlets scrumhalf Dane Blacker is in the running for a Wales bow this...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBok Watch: La Rochelle offer Lions blueprint to stop Cheslin Kolbe
Daniel Gallan kept a close eye on the Saffas who featured at Twickenham over the European Cup final weekend
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/ 5 years agoSevens gets revamp to become a global game
By PAUL REES WORLD Rugby is looking to grow the game globally through Sevens which returns from its Covid lockdown next...
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/ 5 years agoRob Howley keen for Regions job after stay with Canada
Howley will arrive in Wales this summer with the Canada squad
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRichard Hill coming back to England after Rouen stint
FORMER England scrumhalf Richard Hill is leaving French club Rouen because he wants to be nearer to his family in...
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/ 5 years agoStade set the fashion in red not pink
BACK in the day when they reigned as the sport’s supreme fashionistas, Stade Francais possessed a team of rugged quality to...
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/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith is ‘world class’ in all areas – Goode
MARCUS Smith is just as physical as Owen Farrell and a better defender than George Ford. Now it is time to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps continue shopping spree with 20 stone prop from Scarlets
WASPS have agreed to sign Scarlets prop Pieter Scholtz who moved to South Wales from the Southern Kings last December. Wasps...
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/ 5 years agoShed’s roar will spur Gloucester’s Euro bid
GLOUCESTER hooker Jack Singleton is relishing the chance to hear the roar of the Shed again when crowds are let back...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNo rules broken this time by Wray, says legal expert
NIGEL Wray broke no rules when he bought a substantial stake in Owen A Farrell Limited, a leading sports lawyer has told...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: DMP Sharks wing Lauren Torley
The DMP Sharks winger moved away from playing XVs after puncturing a lung in a game, but came back to full-contact...
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/ 5 years agoLondon Irish centre Theo Brophy Clews forced to call time
LONDON Irish back Theo Brophy Clews has been forced to retire at just 24 because of concussion. The England U20 international,...
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/ 5 years agoBath confirm Dempsey to depart as part of coaching shake-up
As revealed by TRP in January, Bath have recruited David Williams to be their new attack coach
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/ 5 years agoJames O’Connor signs new Reds deal after Super Rugby AU triumph
The Queensland Reds captain has signed up until 2023 at the Super Rugby AU champions
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/ 5 years agoBlackett tells Wasps youngsters: Just do what Brad Shields does
Shields has become a real role model for Wasps' next generation coming through into the first-team fold, says head coach Lee...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins full-back Mike Brown to appeal six-week ban
Mike Brown will aim to appear for Harlequins again this season after the club confirmed his application to appeal has set...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoReaching a European final is testament to the squad-building at Leicester
Ben Kay breaks down the improvements made by Leicester Tigers under Steve Borthwick ahead of their trip to Twickenham on European...
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/ 5 years agoEx-Chief Luke Mehson signs up for 2021-22 with Wasps
Mehson, 21, came through the Exeter Chiefs academy after impressing for the University of Exeter in BUCS Super Rugby
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/ 5 years agoSam Simmonds smashes Premiership try record
SAM Simmonds broke the Premiership try-scoring record for a season with a hat-trick in Exeter’s 31-12 win at London Irish on...
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