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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoColy looks destined to be rival for Dupont
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Depending on your point of view, the fact that France’s so-called ‘golden generation’ shows no sign of...
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/ 5 years agoShields wins a reprieve…Schonert gets a ban
WASPS have won their appeal against a fourweek ban imposed on back rower Brad Shields. The 30-year-old was sent off against...
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/ 5 years agoTwo off in leaders’ derby defeat
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............24 Stourbridge............ 19 LUCTONIANS turned in a display of commitment and desire to down table-topping Stourbridge in a...
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/ 5 years agoBaxter: Players are still chasing big cash
By SAM JACKSON EXETER boss Rob Baxter says players have not lowered their wage expectations in line with the Premiership’s lower...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoPerpetual underdogs Connacht do still bite
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Is there anything funnier in team sport – or in any other walk of life, come to...
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/ 5 years agoJack’s a better lad than we thought says Adam
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big impact: Jack Walker playing for Quins HARLEQUINS scrum coach Adam Jones admits he has been stunned by...
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/ 5 years agoYoungs is fired up to keep Tigers on the run
By PAUL REES LEICESTER are one match away from going into the new year with an undefeated record in the Premiership,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoThis rugby vote is just game for a laugh
CHRIS HEWETT THE right to vote is a deadly serious matter, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good for a laugh:...
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/ 5 years agoBoyd: Keep rugby going for public’s sanity
Plea: Chris Boyd NORTHAMPTON Saints boss Chris Boyd hopes sport can continue through the Omicron phase of the pandemic “for the...
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/ 5 years agoO’Gara won’t be filling Van Graan role at Munster
FORMER Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has ruled himself out of the Munster head coach job. South African Johann van Graan will...
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/ 5 years agoWinless Bath appoint Brent Janse van Rensburg as defence coach
Bath Rugby have confirmed the appointment of Brent Janse van Rensburg as defence coach for the remainder of the 2021/22 season....
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/ 5 years agoChris Ashton leaves Worcester Warriors
After weeks of media speculation, Worcester Warriors have parted company with ex-England winger Chris Ashton. Ashton was “unavailable for selection” all...
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/ 5 years agoQuins end Castres home record
Harlequins withstood a late fightback to end Castres' unbeaten European home run and earn a narrow victory in their Heineken Champions...
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/ 5 years agoTigers and Chiefs put Europe on a warning
By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER Tigers and Exeter Chiefs kept the Premiership flag flying in the Heineken Cup yesterday. Leicester landed a...
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/ 5 years agoBig pre-Xmas clash to be broadcast on website
By WARREN MUGGLETON NATIONAL One rivals Rams and Chinnor aim to put on a Christmas show on Friday night. Both teams...
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/ 5 years agoIeuan vice-chair at WRU
FORMER Wales and British Lions wing Ieuan Evans has become vicechair at the WRU. Evans takes up the role to succeed...
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/ 5 years agoTwo more teams in for Rugby Europe
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Delight: Leicester Tigers hail their 19-16 victory over Bordeaux Begles yesterday THE Rugby Europe Championship will be...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoRef Pearce has shown how to end back-chat
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Watching the Exeter/Sara cens game it was great to see a referee...
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/ 5 years agoDavies takes step back
ROB Davies is to stand down as Ospreys chairman and from his role on Welsh rugby’s Professional Rugby Board (PRB). Ospreys...
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/ 5 years agoHooper: Our lads are on a journey
STUART Hooper said it was always going to be a tough outing for his understrength side at Aviva Stadium, so he...
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/ 5 years agoZoe’s on top of world along with Middleton
Drive: Zoe Aldcroft on the attack for Red Roses ENGLAND second row Zoe Aldcroft was crowned World Rugby women’s player of...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoOh, for those refreshing Heineken Cup years!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Heineken Cup rugby was once so vibrant and exhilarating – so spellbindingly good, year after year –...
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/ 5 years agoJosh aims to be the centre of attention
By STEFFAN THOMAS JOSH Adams has forged himself a reputation as one of the best wings in world rugby, but he...
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/ 5 years agoWatkins double keeps heat on Penallta
Welsh National One roundup By ANDREW DEERING NEWBRIDGE recorded a thumping 33-0 victory over Pontypool to keep pressure on Penallta at...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoWhy doesn’t Curry cut mustard for best XV?
CHRIS HEWETT THIS column does not make a habit of agreeing with World Rugby, but this being the season of goodwill,...
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/ 5 years agoIrish following same points pattern as their glory year
By PAUL REES WHEN London Irish reached the Premiership final in 2009, they took at least a point from every match...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoNew loans aiming to return with interest
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN What do Top 14 back rows Jordan Joseph and Martin Devergie, hookers Guillaume Marchand and Bastien Soury,...
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/ 5 years agoGalvanised Ospreys can spring a surprise
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WAS with James Hook at the start of last week when he mentioned Ifan...
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/ 5 years agoFormer England ace Hull oversees referees
NEWS EXTRA THE RFU has appointed former England full-back Paul Hull as head of professional game match officials to replace Tony...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoMid-table Racing on top of the JIFF chart
JAMES HARRINGTON THE argument that the French Top 14 is a haven for overseas megaplayers is increasingly hard to defend –...
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/ 5 years agoCinderford boss calls for clarity on leagues
By LUKE JARMYN CINDERFORD director of rugby Paul Morris has called the current uncertainty around the Championship and its make-up next...
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/ 5 years agoAtkinson extends Glouc stay
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER and England centre Mark Atkinson has signed a “multi-year” deal to stay at Kingsholm. The 31-year-old is in...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 5 years agoFord can rival Everitt mark after Eddie axe
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Pace setter: George Ford scores a try for...
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/ 5 years agoAdkins joins Pirates on loan deal
RUGBY SHORTS CORNISH Pirates have signed Gloucester prop Olly Adkins on a shortterm deal after Exeter loanee Patrick Schickerling returned to...
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/ 5 years agoLoan system prepared me for Chiefs’ call says Harvey
By BEN REDWOOD HARVEY Skinner has praised Exeter Chiefs relationships with local clubs in his development from academy to first team....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoCrying out for candid cameras to shed light
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF nothing else, this week has shown the extraordinary effect of secret tapes and recordings or...
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/ 5 years agoMarshall in to cover Irish injuries
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed hooker Reece Marshall from Northampton on a short-term deal. Marshall, 27, has made 59 appearances...
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/ 5 years ago‘Tougher now to lift Euro Cup’
EXETER boss Rob Baxter says English clubs could find it more difficult to win in Europe with a reduced Premiership salary...
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/ 5 years agoHeineken can restore love of rugby lost by Lions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ronan O’Gara usually stands out in any company, all the more so now...
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/ 5 years agoKingsholm, Welford Rd host Roses
RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND will play their 2022 Women’s Six Nations home games at Gloucester’s Kingsholm and Leicester’s Welford Road. Kingsholm will...
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/ 5 years agoEddie makes a U-turn on Itoje
EDDIE Jones has changed his mind on Maro Itoje’s potential as a future England captain, saying he has seen the Saracens...
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/ 5 years agoFlats and Donncha liven up the commentaries
PETER JACKSON AT THE halfway stage of another weekend of wall-towall live rugby, complete with inter-round summaries from coaches with uneven...
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/ 5 years agoWinless, injury-hit Bath bring in backline cover
NEWS EXTRA PREMIERSHIP basement boys Bath have signed former Scarlets wing Tom Prydie on a short-term deal and Edinburgh centre Jordan...
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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT BANAHAN, THE FORMER LONDON IRISH, BATH, GLOUCESTER & ENGLAND WING/CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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/ 5 years agoSilence of WRU over Amanda is baffling
PETER JACKSON FOR the third week in a row, the WRU offered nothing more than a stoney silence over Amanda Blanc’s...
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/ 5 years agoRingrose commits his future to Leinster
IRELAND and Leinster centre Garry Ringrose has agreed a three-year extension to his IRFU contract. The contract will see the 26-year-old...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoPollard’s all-round game will suit Tigers
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK HANDRE Pollard is a brilliant signing for Leicester Tigers to replace the Sale bound...
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/ 5 years agoDupont puts Frenchmen back on top
PETER JACKSON ANTOINE Dupont is the fifth from the Top 14 in the last seven years to be elected European Player...
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