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/ 5 years agoJeffries glad to be back after four-year absence
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN BRISTOL back row Sam Jeffries is hoping to take a leaf out of Boks great Juan...
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/ 5 years agoWorld 12s organisers confident event will go ahead
NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby has refused to sanction the proposed World 12s tournament after opposition from unions and domestic competitions. Launched...
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/ 5 years agoPolledri not near return
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER flanker Jake Polledri is still a long way from returning after a knee injury he sustained almost a...
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/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn faces new battle for fitness
Warrior cry: James Shillcock roars with delight after scoring for Worcester in their win against Sale PICTURE: Getty Images WALES head...
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/ 5 years agoRees-Zammit helps athletes cope with mental pressure
By JON NEWCOMBE LIONS and Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit has become patron of the mental health charity, Sporting Minds UK. Rees-Zammit...
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/ 5 years agoBoks are not invited
NEWS EXTRA THERE are no plans to add South Africa to the Six Nations, according to the tournament’s chief executive Ben...
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/ 5 years agoCarey fills in for Oisín
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON have signed tighthead prop Conor Carey until the end of the season to cover the hamstring injury to...
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/ 5 years agoI can’t fault the fight in our boys says beleaguered Hooper
BATH’S director of rugby Stuart Hooper believed the red card proved decisive. “I didn’t see the incident close-up but if a...
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/ 5 years agoThornton’s back at Ampthill
GEORGE Thornton has re-joined Ampthill for the remainder of the Championship season. Loosehead Thornton, 24 (1.89m, 129kg) joins Ampthill from Ayrshire...
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/ 5 years agoPirates consider short term stadium solution
NEWS EXTRA CORNISH Pirates chairman Paul Durkin says there are alternative plans to build a smaller Stadium for Cornwall should the...
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/ 5 years agoExiles sign fourth Puma
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed Argentina wing Lucio Cinti Luna on an undisclosed deal. The four-cap 21-year-old joins compatriots Juan...
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/ 5 years agoSharks ‘were off in every area’
SALE Sharks still await their first away victory of the season following their defeat at Sixways. It was a performance that...
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/ 5 years agoTommy can rock on for England insists Vesty
By ADAM HATHAWAY TOMMY Freeman has got what it takes at Test level if Eddie Jones gives him his international debut...
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/ 5 years agoKeswick’s volunteer army rally to battle flooding
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN A NUMBER of clubs in Cumbria had their plans thrown up in the air this week...
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/ 5 years agoMy testimonial year is not the end of Billy!
By JON NEWCOMBE BILLY TWELVETREES is confident a growing sense of self-belief within the squad will finally rid Gloucester of their...
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/ 5 years agoBaxter: Emotion won it for us
GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington was frustrated by the outcome. “We had chances but we weren’t accurate enough and we need...
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/ 5 years agoEx-Sarrie Griffiths joins Bath brains trust
BATH have appointed former Saracens CEO Ed Griffiths in a short-term consultation role as they aim to rescue their season. Bath...
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/ 5 years agoBish was ahead of his time, today he’d be a national hero
OVERSEEING Neath’s halcyon days during the Fifties and early Sixties as coach was Roy Bish, a fine centre who combined his...
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/ 5 years agoAmazon deal sells fans down river
I SEE that the Autumn Internationals are to be broadcast on Amazon Prime this year, instead of free-to-air. I’m able to...
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/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby must act to battle the lure of the yen
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE devaluation of the international game was emphasised this week after it was...
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/ 5 years agoHaskell dumps the cage for stand-up
JAMES Haskell has abandoned his plan to become a mixed martial arts fighter after undergoing back surgery – he now wants...
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/ 5 years agoSam will prove why he’s best – Armand
NEWS EXTRA DON Armand believes Exeter teammate Sam Simmonds will show why he’s the best No.8 in England this autumn. Simmonds...
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/ 5 years agoShow your hand, Eddie – no more time for bluffing
NICK Cain was spot on last week when challenging what Eddie Jones has been doing and achieving since becoming the rugby...
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/ 5 years agoArgentina makes more RWC sense than USA
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is a very good reason why rugby’s dollar-desperate establishment has failed to secure a place for...
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/ 5 years agoReynolds aims to build strong stock of young hungry Rams
READING-based Rams, who hosted Sale FC yesterday, have been a fairytale story of English rugby since their National 2 South promotion...
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/ 5 years agoFour from Bawden see Sharks home in style
By SAM BRETT Sale Sharks ........43 Loughborough ....15 SALE kicked off their cup campaign with an emphatic win over Loughborough. Loughborough...
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/ 5 years agoFelt sick since 1978
THAT Andy Haden dive against Wales in 1978 still sickens me. An old Wales international I knew challenged Haden. He told...
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/ 5 years agoJapan has a yen for showing clubs matter
CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer...
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/ 5 years agoTreat to see return of glorious Black Ferns
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The New Zealand women’s side – the Black...
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/ 5 years agoQuins run riot with 11 tries against Sharks
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ............0 Harlequins ..........73 HARLEQUINS made the perfect start to the cup with a thumping victory over...
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/ 5 years agoRegulated dual reg system benefits all
DUAL registration and loans are a two way street for clubs and an important part of player development, but tighter regulation...
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/ 5 years agoENGLAND AND SCOTLAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to England v Tonga or Scotland v South Africa courtesy of Dove Men + Care! Dove...
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/ 5 years agoPioneer Flores put women on world map
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHILE singing the praises of the Black Ferns it would be remiss not to tip a hat...
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/ 5 years agoLund’s double powers Goucester to big victory
By NATHAN ROCHE Gloucester-H ......31 Bristol ....................12 ELLIE UNDERWOOD and Rachel Lund both crossed for two tries apiece to give Gloucester-Hartpury...
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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEWIS BOYCE, THE BATH AND FORMER LEEDS, HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND U20s PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND...
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/ 5 years agoAll Blacks’ Halloween show pulls in the cash
By PETER JACKSON Wales..................16 pts Tries: J Williams 60 Conversions: Priestland 60 Penalties: Anscombe 6, 40+2; Priestland 52 New Zealand ..54...
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/ 5 years agoWallabies to review selection policy post-Tour
NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA coach Dave Rennie says the Wallabies will review their selection criteria after fly-half Quade Cooper became the third...
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/ 5 years agoYapp puts faith in Warriors young guns
PREVIEW... Worcester Warriors v Saracens Sixways, KO 2pm WARRIORS have been a team on the rise this season, with victories over...
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/ 5 years agoFull-back deserves to be a specialist position
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE image of a fullback that sticks in the memory during my early years...
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/ 5 years agoGlobal salary cap way forward says URC chief
By STEFFAN THOMAS UNITED Rugby Championship chief executive Martin Anayi has called for a global salary cap. There is no salary...
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/ 5 years agoAmerica’s RWC bid is dream for World Rugby
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Who said that dreams don’t come true? First we had the Premiership’s...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoWe were beaten up says Boyd
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd summed up this thrashing: “We got beaten by the better team – we got beaten up.” Boyd...
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/ 5 years agoIt’s four for Steyn as Scotland tyros shine
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Scotland ............60pts Tries: Maclean 6, 14; Steyn 21, 32, 38, 80; Schoeman 28, Turner 49, Haining 70, Kebble...
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/ 5 years agoThe old guard will be on bus to France for 2023
JEFF PROBYN HOW old is too old to play interational rugby – and who should be the judge? That’s a question...
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/ 5 years agoBiggar’s kindness is fillip for young Fin
NEWS EXTRA WHEN Fin Smith was wondering what to do with himself after Worcester’s 66-10 defeat to Northampton in the last...
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/ 5 years agoKidney takes heart in five tries
DECLAN Kidney urged his Irish to learn from their mistakes after they matched Bears in the try department but came up...
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/ 5 years ago‘Good day for the new boys’
GREGOR Townsend sung the praises of tryscroing wingers Kyle Steyn and Rufus McLean. “Kyle is a very hard worker who sometimes...
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/ 5 years agoBlack Ferns eye bigger picture
Belief: Haggart THE Black Ferns will be playing their 100th Test today – their first in over two years as they...
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/ 5 years agoAzema in for Collazo at Toulon – at a price!
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two stories have gripped French rugby this week – the changing of the coach at Toulon, and...
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