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/ 5 years agoCanucks face Chile in bid for RWC 2023
BRENDAN GALLAGHER CANADIAN rugby is invariably a roller coaster and never more so than during the week of their back-to-back World...
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/ 5 years agoJones dies at age 49
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Wales B international second-row Paul Jones has died at the age of 49. Bridgend-born Jones played for Llanelli,...
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/ 5 years agoLeicester 34-19 Exeter: Tigers come roaring into the new season
LEICESTER powered to a first win over Exeter in eight games to leave the Premiership runners up looking well beaten at...
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/ 5 years agoWorcester 36-24 London Irish: Heinz is the maestro as Warriors start well
WILLI Heinz made an inspirational debut for Warriors as the team which finished bottom of the Premiership last season started this...
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/ 5 years agoRobshaw: We didn’t add depth to the squad, but we have this time
CHRIS Robshaw knows better than anyone what is involved in winning back-to-back titles because he captained Harlequins to their first Premiership...
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/ 5 years agoDe Chaves joins Wasps
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS brought in lock Sebastian de Chaves on a short-term deal two days before the Premiership season started. The...
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/ 5 years agoBaxter: Our guys have to improve
STEVE Borthwick insisted Leicester will not carried away by this upbeat victory. “We know we are a long way off other...
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/ 5 years agoKidney baffled by White yellow
DECLAN Kidney was less than pleased with the yellow card that he felt stopped Irish’s momentum. New scrum-half signing Ben White...
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/ 5 years agoQuiet man Hanro Liebenberg happy to back up Genge
LEICESTER vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg has revealed he is the quiet one in Tigers new nerve centre. The back-rower was made deputy...
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/ 5 years agoQuins name Big Game
RUGBY SHORTS BIG GAME 13 will mark Harlequins’ second-ever Double Header, with both the club’s Men’s and Women’s teams in action...
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/ 5 years agoBoyd laments his rusty Saints
DESPITE starting with a valuable five points, Northampton’s director of rugby Chris Boyd, was still dissatisfied. “Yes it’s great to be...
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/ 5 years agoSloppy penalties cost us says Lam
AN UNHAPPY Pat Lam said: “We missed a number of chances and our ill-discipline cost us 21 points.” The Bristol director...
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/ 5 years agoRevealed: Aftermath of Willie’s Haka attack
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW For sheer knee-knocking, eye-balling, lip-trembling fury, there has never been a Haka like...
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/ 5 years agoTop four for Bath and England for me, says Tom Dunn
TOM Dunn hopes a top four finish for Bath this season can help him in his quest to become the best...
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/ 5 years agoRobshaw: Lewies and Quins will have a target on their backs as champions
Chris Robshaw has warned Harlequins to expect a target to be on their back this season as Stephan Lewies bids to...
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/ 5 years agoStandoff goes on
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE standoff between agents and clubs couldn't have come at a worse time for...
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/ 5 years agoCORNISH PIRATES
Head of Rugby: Alan Paver/Gavin Cattle Captain: Nicolas De Battista Ground: Mennaye Field Capacity: 4,000 Pirates are going to be one...
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/ 5 years agoSALE
Head of Rugby: Alex Sanderson Captain: Jono Ross Ground: AJ Bell Stadium Capacity: 12,000 Sale were close to finishing second last...
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/ 5 years agoDuane’s back for the Boks at last
RUGBY CHAMPIONSHP PREVIEW Australia vS Africa DUANE Vermeulen will end a two-year wait to pull on Springboks colours when he takes...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Weekend beginning Friday September 18th, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 5 years agoFrench keep an eye on Slade and Simmonds
HENRY Slade’s name is appearing on the long term shopping lists of several French clubs that are also keeping tabs on...
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/ 5 years agoCOVENTRY
Head of Rugby: Rowland Winter Captain: Ryan Burrows Ground: Butts Park Arena Capacity: 4,000 Cov are the sort of team that...
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/ 5 years agoSARACENS
Head of Rugby: Mark McCall Captain: Owen Farrell Ground: StoneX Stadium Capacity: 10,500 The Premiership’s dominant side in the 2010s is...
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/ 5 years agoForget 12s, Rugby Tens is ready-made product
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The announcement of a new idea is always something to look forward...
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/ 5 years agoSanderson calls in the SAS for a pre-season boot camp
By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson has sent his Sale Sharks on a pre-season camping trip with members of the SAS. Sharks...
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/ 5 years agoOkafor ready to mingle on the tele
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER UGO MONYE isn’t the only former rugby player taking part on a reality tv...
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/ 5 years agoDONCASTER KNIGHTS
Head of Rugby: Steve Boden Captain: Sam Graham Ground: Castle Park Capacity: 5,000 They’re my ones to watch. I think Steve...
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/ 5 years agoWASPS
Head of Rugby: Lee Blackett Captain: Joe Launchbury Ground: Ricoh Arena Capacity: 32,609 Wasps were the breakout club in 2019-20 as...
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/ 5 years agoGrassroot scrums are the best spectacle
JEFF PROBYN WITH last week’s reintroduction of the game at grassroots it was really good to actually get back to and...
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/ 5 years agoBen Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears
BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make...
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/ 5 years agoJosh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan
JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns' former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper...
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/ 5 years agoWhat it’s all about
PREMIERSHIP 2021-22 SEASON TEAM-BY-TEAM 8-PAGE GUIDE PICTURE: Getty Images Harlequins scrum-half and inspiration Danny Care cradles the Gallagher Premiership Trophy following...
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/ 5 years agoWORCESTER
Head of Rugby: Alan Solomons Captain: Ted Hill Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 On the one hand, they cannot go any...
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/ 5 years agoStandard is getting higher says Boyd
By JON NEWCOMBE NORTHAMPTON Saints DoR Chris Boyd hopes the return of fans will help turn Franklin’s Gardens into a fortress....
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/ 5 years agoLaunchbury tells Wasps, let me come back to better
Upbeat: Joe Launchbury is battling back from injury JOE Launchbury remains up beat despite approaching a new season resigned to being...
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/ 5 years agoLatest twist in Sam Burgess saga can’t be ignored
THE controversy surrounding Sam Burgess, the Rugby League maestro who took to Rugby Union like a fish to concrete but still...
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/ 5 years agoOrlando’s new world
PAUL REES previews the new season and picks a young talent who could set the game alight When Orlando Bailey started...
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/ 5 years agoKingsholm can be fortress again
Gary Fitzgerald talks to Gloucester coach Dom Waldouck about the return of crowds Former wrestler: Russian prop Kirill Gotovtsev PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 5 years agoSam: Cips is great but we can’t rely on one man
By GARY FITZGERALD SAM Underhill has been impressed by the positive and creative input Danny Cipriani has brought to The Rec...
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/ 5 years agoCommunity game future worries me
I TOTALLY agree with the article from Peter Winterbottom, and as a past president of Cumbria Rugby Union, I am very...
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/ 5 years agoTabai aims to mix Quins stardust with dose of reality
TABAI Matson labels his Harlequins stars “a shining light” on the rugby stage but admits they will need to be pragmatic...
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/ 5 years agoBATH
Head of Rugby: Stuart Hooper Captain: Charlie Ewels Ground: The Rec Capacity: 14,509 A club known for its churn of players...
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/ 5 years agolast shot at success
Williams joined the club from Chinnor days before lockdown and hasn’t taken charge of a league match yet, in his 18...
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/ 5 years agoRough diamond Genge has matured into fine captain insists Youngs
By ADAM HATHAWAY Moving aside: Tom Youngs TOM YOUNGS might have handed over the captaincy at Leicester but the hooker will...
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/ 5 years agoHewett a joy to read
CHRIS Hewett is a consistently great columnist to enjoy. His points are well presented and I always feel he knows what...
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/ 5 years agoMatt still hopes for an England call
By GARY FITZGERALD All-action: Matt Rogerson’s energy as captain can help galvanise London Irish PICTURES: Getty Images MATT Rogerson still harbours...
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/ 5 years agoBRISTOL
Head of Rugby: Pat Lam Captain: Steven Luatua Ground: Ashton Gate Capacity: 27,699 Bristol achieved their core goals of finishing in...
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/ 5 years agoEALING TRAILFINDERS
Head of Rugby: Ben Ward Captain: Rayn Smid Ground: Vallis Way Capacity: 3,000 Even without any additions to their squad, they’d...
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/ 5 years agoRennie to coach the Baa-baas
RUGBY SHORTS AUSTRALIA head coach Dave Rennie and Wales assistant coach Jonathan Humphreys will take charge of the Barbarians against Samoa...
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/ 5 years agoLevel 4 should forgo third promotion place
RE PETER Winterbottom’s remarks last week... While I understand, of course the frustrations that Nat 2 clubs would feel, were they...
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