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/ 5 years agoBlackie went into battle with programme notes!
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE irony will not be lost on Wasps legend Alan Black, who passed away this week, but...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoSensational Irish land All Blacks hat-trick
By JOHN FALLON Ireland ..............29pts Tries: Lowe 15, Kelleher 44, Doris 51 Conversions: Sexton 52 Penalties: Sexton 56; Carbery 65, 73,...
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/ 5 years agoSkivington is happier, but still not satisfied
By PAUL REES GLOUCESTER went into the Premiership break in the top half of the table having spent most of last...
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/ 5 years agoDrunken yobs end Craig’s 50-year Wales love affair
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Craig James has been watching Wales since his father took him at the...
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/ 5 years agoFive-try Newbridge pick up where they left off
Welsh National One roundup By FREDDIE BENNETT & ALED BISTON NEWBRIDGE ran in five tries as they kicked off their league...
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/ 5 years agoRassie must pay the price for video rant
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE information vacuum surrounding the disciplinary hearing involving Rassie Erasmus has been filled...
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/ 5 years agoBennett shirt goes to auction
A RARE Phil Bennett match-worn, No.10 Wales shirt will be put up for auction in Bristol on Thursday. Bennett wore the...
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/ 5 years agoI got my World Cup gold medal for losing!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Last week’s game against Tonga gave Eddie Jones and England the chance...
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/ 5 years agoPeace at Biarritz as row starts in Bayonne
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 side Biarritz look set to remain where they belong – in the heart of the...
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/ 5 years agoEddie’s entitled to his Emma opinion
NICK CAIN THERE is no problem with accusing Eddie Jones of double standards when he gives advice to young tennis star...
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/ 5 years agoRaiders insist more to come as they target top six finish
By WARREN MUGGLETON GUERNSEY’S return to National 2 South has seen them surprise many teams – but they are still waiting...
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/ 5 years agoExeter sign Pumas flanker Grondona
RUGBY SHORTS ARGENTINA back row Santiago Grondona, 23, has joined Exeter until the end of the season as injury cover. Jacques...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, November 14, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 5 years agoBlack Ferns will be bent on revenge
NICK CAIN CONGRATULATIONS to the England women’s team for their resounding 43-12 and 56-15 double over New Zealand’s world champion Black...
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/ 5 years agoGleave off to Dallas
RUGBY SHORTS HOOKER Todd Gleave has left Gloucester to join American Major League Rugby side Dallas Jackals. Gleave, 26, joined Gloucester...
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/ 5 years agoColeman free for Quins trip
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish lock Adam Coleman has been banned for two matches following his red card for a dangerous tackle...
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/ 5 years agoAmerican Indians call on Chiefs to change
NEWS EXTRA THE National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has called on Exeter Chiefs to drop their Native American branding. Last...
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/ 5 years agoMaunder eager to fire reminder of his talent
By PAUL REES SAM Maunder aims to give the Exeter coaches a nudge after Covid lockdowns put his career on pause....
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/ 5 years agoFestival at Dorking
RUGBY SHORTS DORKING RFC celebrated their 100th birthday this weekend with festivities on and off the pitch. The club played its...
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/ 5 years agoPhillips takes chair at Prem Rugby
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips has been appointed as the new chair of Premiership Rugby, to succeed Andy...
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/ 5 years agoTiger Steward’s taken to Test rugby like a duck to water
BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT If you were a rugby fan who, for reasons I cannot readily think of, had spent the last...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys owners Y11 eye Rebels takeover
By STEFFAN THOMAS Y11 SPORTS & Media, the majority shareholders at the Ospreys, are weighing up a move to buy the...
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/ 5 years agoCode-hopper Tiger Joe pushing for more caps
By PAUL REES RUGBY careers tend to be forged in academies, but not many players in the oval code have emerged...
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/ 5 years agoReid returns to top flight action
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed Scotland prop Gordon Reid on a short-term deal. The former Glasgow and London Irish loosehead, 34,...
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/ 5 years agoEngland must play smart to beat these Springboks
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK SOUTH Africa’s 31-29 win over New Zealand at the start of last month said...
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/ 5 years agoEngland must use width to beat Boks – Robshaw
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones could do worse than copy the Wallabies’ fast action style to stop the Springbok juggernaut in...
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/ 5 years agoSharks pursue Ford to replace Bristol-bound AJ
SALE Sharks are chasing Leicester fly-half George Ford following AJ MacGinty’s decision to join Bristol next season. Ford, right, is the...
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/ 5 years agoLions great Smith joins Hall of Fame
RUGBY SHORTS TOM Smith was yesterday inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame and hailed as the “greatest Scotland player...
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/ 5 years agoPumas pile more misery on Azzurri
Italy..................16 Argentina ......37 ARGENTINA outscored Italy by five tries to one to end their run of seven successive losses – Italy...
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/ 5 years agoLunch Break vs Love Handles
By Regan Phillips Fitness coach for the Hungarian 15s and 7s team It could be the love handles, the beer belly,...
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/ 5 years agoMcCall: It’s such a harsh lesson
MARK McCall laid it on the line to his stunned Sarries stars after seeing a 14-man Irish outfit produce a phoenix-like...
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/ 5 years agoEngland ready for fierce Kiwi backlash
ENGLAND expect a fierce backlash from the Black Ferns today after last Sunday’s record 43-12 win in Exeter. Head coach Simon...
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/ 5 years agoWales offer top ten contracts
RUGBY SHORTS THE WRU is set to offer ten of their 15-a-side women players full-time deals, while there will be retainer...
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/ 5 years agoEngland must be at their best to beat the Wallabies
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK AUSTRALIA has always had unbelievable potential as a Rugby Union nation, because the skill-set...
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/ 5 years agoLondon Scottish set to head north for Super 8
By SAM JACKSON LONDON Scottish hope to join an expanded Super 6 tournament in Scotland next season while remaining at their...
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/ 5 years agoHogg out to prove Scots are among world elite
Challenge: Stuart Hogg CAPTAIN Stuart Hogg wants Scotland to prove they belong among Test rugby’s elite by beating Australia at Murrayfield...
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/ 5 years agoMarcus gets fans’ cheers, but why keep him waiting?
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham England ............69pts Tries: Radwan 3, George 13, 70; May 29, Itoje 33, Youngs 40, 51; Smith...
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/ 5 years agoENGLAND AND WALES AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
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/ 5 years agoBoyd: We had five props on bench
SAINTS director of rugby Chris Boyd cut a forlorn figure after their second successive big defeat. He said: “It proved a...
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/ 5 years agoGeorgian war hero Yachvili helped forge special bond
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER FRANCE and Georgia square up on Sunday in...
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/ 5 years agoDate set for vote on switching back Test allegiance
NEWS EXTRA INTERNATIONAL players will be able to switch nationality if changes to eligibility rules are voted through by World Rugby...
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/ 5 years agoEven a Jenkins’ can’t stop Boks
PETER JACKSON in Cardiff Wales..................18pts Tries: Biggar 10, 14, 27, 31, 50, 65 South Africa ....23pts Tries: Marx 73 Penalties: Pollard...
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/ 5 years agoFlankers see world from other angles
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST At the risk of offending the Scottish rugby establishment –a serious hazard when you might find Jim...
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/ 5 years agoNone of this touchy feely nonsense in Spain
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHAT’S in a word? For decades those coming off the bench used to be called replacements or...
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/ 5 years agoEducation key in bid to diversify coaching says Khan
NEWS EXTRA By TOM SANSOM LONDON Scottish backs coach Ricky Khan has called for better education, and creating young leaders in...
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/ 5 years ago‘No holds barred’ as Marcus steps out
By ADAM HATHAWAY MARCUS Smith came off the bench to terrorise Tonga and score 15 points in England’s 69-3 rout at...
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/ 5 years agoWhy send minnows cruising for a bruising?
CHRIS HEWETT THE Rugby Europe Championship was back up and running this weekend, with the Netherlands facing Russia in Amsterdam, and...
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/ 5 years agoTeen star Prydie is looking for a new club
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Youngest ever: Tom Prydie playing for Wales v Italy in 2010 PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 5 years agoHayman diagnosed with early onset dementia
NEWS EXTRA FORMER New Zealand prop Carl Hayman has been diagnosed with earlyonset dementia at the age of 41. Hayman, who...
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