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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLa Rochelle put block on Ronan O’Gara
The head coach was not put forward for UK and Irish media ahead of La Rochelle's clash against Leinster this weekend
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/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup: Hat-trick man Hugo is boss for Sharks
Adam Ellis reports on the first round of the Rainbow Cup for the South African franchises
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/ 5 years agoSpeedster Regan stays with League
NEWS EXTRA REGAN Grace, the highest-scoring Welsh wing in either code over the last four seasons, is to extend his contract with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish lock Rob Simmons interests Racing 92
RACING 92 are on the lookout for a new lock and have put London Irish’s former Wallaby star Rob Simmons on...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Laumape makes his All Blacks case
Ngani Laumape was simply unstoppable for the Hurricanes in their 41-22 win over the Highlanders
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/ 5 years agoAlapati’s still a Bear
NEWS EXTRA ALAPATI Leiua has triggered an extension to his contract with Bristol. Samoa international Leiua, 32, who can play on...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Harlequins flanker Emily Robinson
Robinson has been chipping away in the Harlequins back row this season, aiming for a maiden Premier 15s title
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/ 5 years agoTop League: Suntory Sungoliath in semis with Rams out of running
Matt McIlraith wraps up the action from the Top League with semi-final places up for grabs
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/ 5 years agoOne more for Hibbard
NEWS EXTRA VETERAN hooker Richard Hibbard has agreed a oneyear extension at Dragons. The 37-year-old has made 56 appearances since joining...
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/ 5 years agoFrance 15-17 England: Dow double for Red Roses as lights go out in Lille
ENGLAND’S Test in France was called off in the 63rd minute on Friday night after the floodlights went out, giving the...
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/ 5 years agoLions beware those slips before lift-off
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Was it Homer or Robbie Burns – it’s...
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/ 5 years agoLiebenberg: ‘Keep 15 on pitch and Tigers are match for all’
The Tigers back row says the improvements made by Leicester have been tempered by indiscipline. Eradicate that and the sky is...
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/ 5 years agoWard braced for his ring-fence challenge
■By MIKE SINCLAIR DAVE Ward will end his 17-year playing career at the end of the Championship season with a new...
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/ 5 years agoJuggling act with Japan doesn’t cry commitment
RUGBY MATTERS SO Eddie Jones was coining it over in Japan this January helping coach Suntory, and Beauden Barrett in particular,...
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/ 5 years agoFowkes vacancy attracts top quality applicants
NEWS EXTRA NOTTINGHAM’s reputation as a launchpad for coaches seeking to move to a higher level has resulted in a mountain of...
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/ 5 years agoMeehan quits Irish as Waratahs eye Kiss
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish scrumhalf Ben Meehan has departed the club for personal reasons. Australian Meehan, 28, was due to leave at...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoBT Sport must stay in rugby if only for our sanity | Chris Hewett
Can BT Sport rope in more rugby rights to save rugby fans from a fragmented landscape?
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Features
/ 5 years agoWales play waiting game on Argentina
RUGBY SHORTS WALES will not tour South America this summer to face Argentina and Uruguay but hope the Pumas could still...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAustin Healey and Ugo Monye detail online abuse #DrawTheLine
Premiership clubs, unions and cup organisers will boycott social media this weekend in a demonstration against online abuse
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/ 5 years agoLes Kiss interested in swapping London Irish for Super Rugby move – report
The Exiles head coach could have his name added to the Waratahs head coach shortlist
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBedford Blues chairman Geoff Irvine to stand down after 20 years
David Gunner will replace Irvine, who took the chair in 2001 at Goldington Road
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/ 5 years agoWales fly-half Owen Williams to join Worcester Warriors this summer
Williams, who can also play centre, is seen as the replacement for the outgoing Duncan Weir at Sixways
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/ 5 years agoBeno Obano and Andre Esterhuizen handed bans for red cards
The Bath and Harlequins players will miss a chunk of the remaining Premiership season
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/ 5 years agoScotland and Glasgow wing Tommy Seymour retires aged 32
The 2017 British & Irish Lions says his decision has been 'made for some time'
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/ 5 years agoZoe Harrison gets her chance to shine at No.10 for England
Sarah Hunter also returns to the Red Roses starting line-up for the repeat of the 2021 Six Nations final
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/ 5 years agoJason Robinson returns to Sale Sharks 15 years after Premiership triumph
The famed England wing is back at the club with who he claimed the Premiership trophy in 2006
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years ago‘Heartbroken’ George North learns his Lions dream is over
Ospreys wing George North likely to be out for the rest of 2021 with ruptured ACL injury, ending his British &...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNeil Fowkes to join Wasps full-time as scrum coach
Nottingham announced their head coach would be leaving earlier this month
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoJohnny Sexton ruled out of Leinster’s Champions Cup semi final
Ross Byrne is likely to play at No.10 for Leinster against La Rochelle this weekend in the Champions Cup semi-final
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoPremiership Rugby and Lions reach agreement for clubs to release players
The Lions will play a warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield on June 26
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/ 5 years agoWasps confirm worst fears on Joe Launchbury knee injury
Joe Launchbury knocked out of Lions contention with scans confirming serious knee injury
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/ 5 years agoBaxter: Dave Ewers close to return for Exeter Chiefs
Ewers missed Exeter's win over Bristol Bears last Friday due to a calf problem
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/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi nears full fitness to give legs to Lions chance
LIONS attack coach Gregor Townsend is due to meet with Manu Tuilagi, who could yet make the tour to South Africa...
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/ 5 years agoEngland 10-6 France: Red Roses secure hat-trick of titles
England prevail in physical Women's Six Nations final encounter despite worries at the set-piece
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/ 5 years agoI’m confident Cardiff Blues will move forwards says Dai Young
Paul Rees meets with Dai Young to discuss how progress has fared since he took over at Cardiff Blues
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/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones deal lets him go to World Cup
Signed to a new deal at the WRU and Ospreys this week, a contract clause could take the Wales captain through...
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/ 5 years agoCarl Fearns fired up for Newcastle Falcons swansong
Carl Fearns in back in English rugby with Newcastle, Jon Newcombe caught up with the newest member of the Falcons pack
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: We’re fully charged up, McCall tells Trailfinders
MARK McCALL hopes to celebrate his new four-year Saracens contract by taking a huge step towards promotion back to the Premiership...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Bath hooker Tom Dunn reaches 150 on return after red
Bath hooker Tom Dunn has had to wait to make his 150th appearance this afternoon, and watched last week's win over...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoOlowofela hat-trick has Reds reeling
AUSTRALIA ROUND-UP By ADAM ELLIS JORDAN Olowofela’s hattrick ended the Reds unbeaten season and propelled the Western Force to their first knockout...
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/ 5 years agoIreland 25-5 Italy: Irish finish in style to seal third place
IRELAND signed off with a win to secure third place in the Six Nations. Dorothy Wall barged over in the corner...
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/ 5 years agoCarry on, Eddie but problems remain for RFU
WELL, the inquiry has taken place, the excuses made and, quite rightly, Eddie Jones has been cleared to carry on. One...
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/ 5 years agoLondon Irish 21-25 Harlequins: Quins gamble pays off as Smith shows class
Is it time to consider Marcus Smith as a potential Lions bolter after his heroics in Brentford?
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRegional rugby drove me over to the dark side
I HAVE been an avid reader of TRP for some time and, having scanned the results and news articles, my search...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSuntory end Alex’s Far East adventure
JAPAN ROUND-UP By MATT MCILRAITH ALEX Goode’s Japanese expedition is over. The England man’s season-long loan deal with NEC came to an...
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/ 5 years agoScotland 27-20 Wales: Scots power past improving Wales
Scotland ................27 Wales ......................20 SCOTLAND pipped Wales to a fifth-place finish in a highly entertaining finale to the 2021 Women’s Six...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoUgo Monye has a big battle to end elitist stigma of rugby | Jeff Probyn
Has the shift in development from its pyramid state two years ago to Premiership-pwned academies kept rugby's ability to reach more...
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/ 5 years agoTeam decision swung it for Harlequins – Smith
Match-winner Marcus Smith explains the steps leading to his late try against London Irish
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNo fun supporting whipping boys
WE CAN all enjoy the drama of a good game of rugby, regardless of whether or not our team comes through...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFiji hero Osea in hunt for DC Glory
MLR ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON OSEA KOLINISAU will make his MLR debut for Old Glory DC today five years on from...
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