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/ 5 years agoLondon Irish sign hooker Mike Willemse from Edinburgh
Willemse becomes the first new signing announced by the Exiles for the 2021-22 season
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/ 5 years agoRFU complete Six Nations review and reiterates its ‘full support’ of Eddie Jones
Bill Sweeney and the RFU have completed their review of England's poor Six Nations campaign
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/ 5 years agoBristol Bears missing key trio for Exeter showdown
Callum Sheedy set to miss 'a couple of weeks' due to a shoulder injury according to Bears director of rugby Pat...
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/ 5 years agoNo deal yet between IRFU and Tadhg Furlong
Furlong, 28, is yet to come to an agreement with the IRFU and Leinster
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/ 5 years agoSale Sharks confirm two-year deal with England centre Manu Tuilagi
Tuilagi is nearing full fitness for Sharks after injuring his Achilles in November
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Make or break time in race for play-offs
Leicester Tigers arrive at the Rec on Sunday afternoon in good form, but Cam Redpath is upbeat about Bath's chances
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: Amps expect arm-wrestle against improving Hartpury
AMPTHILL welcome old National One rivals Hartpury back to Dillingham Park for the second time in the Championship, with director of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoChris Harris can go from Scotland’s defensive rock to Bok basher for Lions
The Gloucester centre starred in aways wins at Twickenham and the Stade de France for Scotland in the Six Nations –...
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/ 5 years agoHepher: Positive heads won it against Wasps
Exeter Chiefs head coach Ali Hepher reacts to the champions' 43-13 win over Wasps in the Premiership
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoPremiership’s treatment of Lions is a scandal | Nick Cain
Nick Cain aims both barrels at Premiership Rugby for playing innocent of being misinformed over Warren Gatland's timetable for the Lions...
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/ 5 years agoUnderhill back in action
ENGLAND flanker Sam Underhill, fly-half Josh Matavesi and wing Will Muir are recalled as Bath host old rivals Leicester. The trio...
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/ 5 years agoSale 17-10 Exeter: Quick-thinking Bawden gives Sale the edge
SUPER SUB Hollie Bawden’s intercept try spared Sale Sharks from a share of the points in the battle of the Premier...
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/ 5 years agoGleave on board for Rainbow Cup
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER hooker Todd Gleave has joined Ospreys on loan for the rest of the season. The 25-year-old has made...
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/ 5 years agoOjomoh stars for Bath United
BATH United ran out 36-19 winners over Gloucester in Friday’s pre-season friendly at the Rec. Hooker Tom Doughty got Bath off...
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/ 5 years agoBristol 17-34 DMP Sharks: Sharks off the mark by shocking the Bears
DMP Sharks shocked Bristol Bears to claim their first victory of the season at Shaftesbury Park. After 16 games of trying...
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/ 5 years agoMaybe clubs are reason England failed, not Eddie
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The European Champions Cup has reached the quarter-final stage last weekend with a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi England career saved as he signs for Sale Sharks
Tuilagi stays and one more South African import coming in at Sale Sharks
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoScarlets excuses just don’t add up | Peter Jackson
HAVING seen his team’s alarming demolition by Sale, Scarlets’ owner Simon Muderack offered a ‘no excuses’ response and promptly proceeded to...
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/ 5 years agoJoseph brings in foreign legion for Lions job
NEWS EXTRA By MATT MCILRAITH JAPAN will be without seven of the side that beat Scotland at the World Cupwhen they face...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoVersatile Tom Hudson attracting interest at Ampthill
And an update on the future of Mark Atkinson amid interest from Bristol Bears in the Gloucester centre
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoBaa-baas out of lockdown ahead of Samoa date | Peter Jackson
THE charisma of the Barbarians is alive and well, none the worse for long months of lockdown. Tickets for the touring...
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/ 5 years agoJantjies jets in after Pau secure Top 14 survival
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This was supposed to be derby weekend in France’s Top 14. The usual celebrations were already out of...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 5 years agoCounty Championship reaches crossroads
The County Championship is at real risk of being axed by the RFU, with a survey commissioned seeking input from coaches...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGeorge Ford needs roaring finish for shot at Lions tour
The England & Leicester fly-half talks to Paul Rees about his Lions chances resting with his form for Tigers in the...
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/ 5 years agoDeans: Professional rugby needs to hit reset
FORMER Australia coach Robbie Deans has called on World Rugby to put the game’s players at the forefront of the decision-making...
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/ 5 years agoEngland summer schedule still up in the air
England are 12 weeks out from their scheduled tour of the Americas, but travel restrictions leave certainties far from being formalised
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/ 5 years agoSoccer skills helping George Barton kick on at Gloucester
The young Gloucester fly-half had the chance to play in the Football League with Cheltenham Town before
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/ 5 years agoZebo keen to relaunch Test career
Coming home: Simon Zebo SIMON Zebo will leave Racing 92 this summer to return to Munster on a one-year deal. Cork-born...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions leave space for Andy Farrell to join the tour
Just how desperate is Warren Gatland to have his former right-hand man on the plane to South Africa this summer?
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling 64-17 Jersey: Trailfinders crush Reds to continue their perfect run
Trailfinders score six tries in the second half to blow away Jersey Reds
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/ 5 years agoFarrell back for Sarries at Doncaster
OWEN Farrell makes his return for Saracens when they travel to Doncaster in the Championship today after recovering from a calf...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions will be motivated by pain of World Cup – McBryde
NEW British & Irish Lions forwards coach Robin McBryde says his team can use the hurt of Wales’ and England’s...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoCardiff date with Wales worth £1.5m to All Blacks
THE All Blacks are finalising negotiations for a Test against Wales in Cardiff this year worth up to £1.5m for 80...
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/ 5 years agoGreen light for Pacific Islanders’ inclusion
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON PACIFIC islands teams Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua have been granted conditional licences to join a...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 50-26 Worcester: Danny Care shows Lions class as Quins storm on
Harlequins remain firmly in play-off contention with six rounds of the Premiership to go after putting on a clinic aganst Warriors
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/ 5 years agoTragic that Trinder’s magic failed to find favour
RUGBY MATTERS THERE are many players for whom the road not taken is an interesting hypothetical journey to contemplate and Gloucester’s...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby AU: Last-gasp Miotti on target for the Force
DOMINGO MIOTTI rescued victory for the Force with the final kick of the game to sour the Waratahs’ hopes of winning...
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/ 5 years agoCaptain’s review will cut chance of cheating – Blackett
What is the correct review system for rugby to practice? Wasps head coach Lee Blackett believes the less the TMO is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRobshaw faces op on injured shoulder
MLR ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON CHRIS ROBSHAW’S debut for the San Diego Legion ended in agony as the former England captain...
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/ 5 years agoThomas: We weren’t connected, we defended as individuals
Sloppy defence costs Warriors dear at the Stoop
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/ 5 years agoIreland 15-56 France: Irish outgunned by ferocious France
FRANCE will meet England in next weekend’s Six Nations final after a thumping win over Ireland to top Pool...
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/ 5 years agoTop League: Rocket man Alex Goode burns off Freddie
Matt McIlraith reports on the elimination play-offs in Japan's Top League, as Goode's NEC Green Rockets advance over Freddie Burns' Shokki...
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/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup guinea pigs trial new law variations
THE Rainbow Cup will be used to trial red card replacements, captain's challenge and goalline drop-outs. The Dragons get the new...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWeakened Warriors
MICHAEL Reay (TRP letters April 4) may be right that the removal of relegation is improving Premiership matches, but not if...
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/ 5 years agoNewcastle 17-34 Bristol: Bears go rumbling on towards home semi
Leaders Bristol Bears make new ground in club's history books in pursuit of Premiership's top spot
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/ 5 years agoScotland 20-41 Italy: Captain’s hat-trick kills off Scotland
ITALY captain Manuela Furlan grabbed a hat-trick as the Azzurre secured second place in the Women’s Six Nations Pool A behind...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Hodgman red card helps Highlanders
Ben Jaycock reports on Round 8 of Super Rugby Aotearoa, as the Highlanders clinched victory at the Forsyth Barr Stadium
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/ 5 years agoExeter 43-13 Wasps: Chiefs whip Wasps in hangover cure
Jonny Hill, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Ollie Devoto all on form for Chiefs
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoScrum improving, now sort out mess of driving maul
NOW that the powers that be have clamped down on scrums – in time taken, re-sets and scrummaging just to win...
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/ 5 years agoDeano: No drop lets me play kids
Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards admits he will take advantage of no relegation to develop Falcons young crop towards the...
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