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/ 5 years agoThis will be toughest season ever says Joyce
JOE Joyce is adamant Bristol Bears can make it third time lucky and exorcise their play-off demons. Two successive playoff defeats...
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/ 5 years agoEXETER
Head of Rugby: Rob Baxter Captain: Jack Yeandle Ground: Sandy Park Capacity: 13,652 Exeter have long kept comings and goings in...
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/ 5 years agoHARTPURY
Head of Rugby: John Barnes Captain: TBC Ground: Alpas Arena Capacity: 2,000 If you look at their squad and some of...
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/ 5 years agoScarratt in leg op
RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND Women’s vicecaptain Emily Scarratt has had surgery on a broken leg – almost a year out from the...
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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
ED WILLIAMSON THE FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS & ROTHERHAM BACK- ROWER TURNED ARTIST, CHOOSES HIS FAVOURITE XV FROM PLAYERS HE’S...
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/ 5 years agoJordie judgement makes an ass of World Rugby
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Jordie Barrett raises his outstretched right boot high above the ground and the...
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/ 5 years agoGLOUCESTER
Head of Rugby: George Skivington Captain: Lewis Ludlow Ground: Kingsholm Capacity: 16,115 The serial under-achievers in the Premiership, Gloucester have finished...
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/ 5 years agoJERSEY
Head of Rugby: Harvey Biljon Captain: Lewis Wynne Ground: Stade Santander Int. Capacity: 4,000 They traditionally lose a lot of players...
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/ 5 years agoWiggy lands a new role at Tigers
RUGBY SHORTS SCRUM-HALF Richard Wigglesworth, 38, has been given a player-coach role at Leicester. “Richard has a wealth of experience at...
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/ 5 years agoAre World 12s a good idea for the game?
COULD BE SAYS JOE LAUNCHBURY JOE Launchbury has strong reservations about the newly-proposed World 12s tournament and insists: “They would have...
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/ 5 years agoHARLEQUINS
Head of Rugby: Tabai Matson Captain: Stephan Lewies Ground: Twickenham Stoop Capacity: 14,816 Quins provided an unreal ending to a season...
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/ 5 years agoLSCOTTISH
Head of Rugby: Matt Williams Captain: Brian Tuilagi Ground: Richmond Athletic Gd Capacity: 4,500 It’s going to be really hard for...
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/ 5 years agoRowlands finds a new direction
By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW… Wasps v Dragons Date. Kick-off 2pm, Stadium WILL Rowlands admits making to-and-fro dashes from Wales to Coventry...
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/ 5 years agoIf you want a better prouct, just reduce subs
NOT SURE SAYS JEREMY GUSCOTT I LOVE innovation, and clever ideas which are groundbreaking – without them we would never have...
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/ 5 years agoLEICESTER
Head of Rugby: Steve Borthwick Captain: Ellis Genge Ground: Welford Road Capacity: 25,849 The Tigers are getting their bite back under...
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/ 5 years agoNOTTINGHAM
Head of Rugby: Craig Hammond Captain: TBC Ground: The Bay Capacity: 3,500 Craig Hammond is going back to his old club...
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/ 5 years agoGabby gets the URC gig with BBC
By ALEX BYWATER GABBY Logan, right, is set to be the marquee signing for BBC Wales’ coverage of the new United...
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/ 5 years agoChannon answers SOS from Pirates
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON CORNISH PIRATES have had their SOS calls answered by Tom Channon after hooker Tom Cowan- Dickie...
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/ 5 years agoTime for potential to become reality
Gary Fitzgerald talks to Saints’ Piers Francis about the need to turn promise into probability On thte attack: Piers Francis dives...
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/ 5 years agoRICHMOND
Head of Rugby: Steve Hill Captain: Cameron Mitchell Ground: Richmond Athletic Gd Capacity: 4,500 A lot depends on what Steve Hill’s...
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/ 5 years agoTomas is a Cardiff lad on his wife’s orders!
By ROB COLE TOMAS Francis has come home to Wales to play for the Ospreys, but one of the stipulations in...
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/ 5 years agoSanderson: Saracens are favourites for Premiership title
ALEX Sanderson has piled the pressure on his old Saracens pals by labelling them firm favourites to lift the title again....
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/ 5 years agoWalker to hooker. Graham is captain
DONCASTER have confirmed their leadership group for the new season, with flanker Sam Graham taking on captaincy duties. The former Bristol...
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/ 5 years agoLONDON IRISH
Head of Rugby: Declan Kidney Captain: Matt Rogerson Ground: Brentford Community Stadium Capacity: 17,250 No club had a greater capacity to...
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/ 5 years agoSunshine cure has Nowell on track again
By NEIL FISSLER JACK Nowell almost completed a full preseason with Exeter Chiefs this summer for the first time in a...
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/ 5 years agoIn action at last, and Woods can’t wait!
By ALEX BYWATER GREG Woods has spent 18 months away from coaching and that is why he is convinced both he...
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/ 5 years agoLeigh to miss next nine Tests for Wales
By PETER JACKSON All smiles: Tom Litchfield scores for Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images LEIGH Halfpenny will miss Wales’ entire season of...
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/ 5 years agoEaling have one
Jon Newcombe previews the new Championship season, a voyage into the unknown for all, including the RFU Final chance? Ealing lost...
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/ 5 years agoNEWCASTLE
Head of Rugby: Dean Richards Captain: Mark Wilson Ground: Kingston Park Capacity: 10,200 It has been a while since Newcastle were...
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/ 5 years agoPlayer power puts pressure on players!
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER By all accounts, player power had much to...
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/ 5 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 5 years agoMonye gets set for his Strictly debut
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler UGO Monye next weekend launch’s his bid to become...
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/ 5 years agoAMPTHILL
Head of Rugby: Mark Lavery Captain: TBC Ground: Dillingham Park Capacity: 3,000 Mo Botha has gone back as forwards coach to...
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/ 5 years agoNORTHAMPTON
Head of Rugby: Chris Boyd Captain: Lewis Ludlam Ground: Franklin’s Gardens Capacity: 15,250 The Saints have become like the Curate’s Egg:...
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/ 5 years agoJordie let-off proves there’s one law for NZ and one for rest
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE was much evidence this week for those (ie everybody living outside of New Zealand) who have...
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/ 5 years agoSwansea leave no room for doubt
Welsh round-up By ROB COLE NEATH’S 150th anniversary celebrations got off to a familiar start as they welcomed their oldest rivals,...
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/ 5 years agoSale Sharks on look-out for prop in Russia
ALEX Sanderson is looking to bolster his options in the front row with a move for a Russian prop just a...
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/ 5 years agoBEDFORD BLUES
Head of Rugby: Mike Rayer Captain: Rich Lane Ground: Goldington Road Capacity: 5,000 Louis Grimoldby is a big signing for them,...
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/ 5 years agoChanges will make it safer
PAUL REES looks at this season’s law trials and explains the thinking behind them TThe law trials that will feature in...
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/ 5 years agoCliff used diplomacy to get what he wanted
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON the 1955 tour to South Africa, Cliff Morgan was absolutely key to the Lions prospects and...
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/ 5 years agoHawks call off game in memory of Dave
By SAM JACKSON HENLEY Hawks postponed yesterday’s match with Hinckley as a mark of respect for second row forward Dave Hyde....
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/ 5 years agoEddie Jones open to all offers post World Cup
EDDIE Jones dropped his biggest hint yet that he will be leaving his job as England coach following the 2023 World...
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/ 5 years agoEddie completes coaching team
EDDIE Jones has finalised his England coaching setup with the appointments of Richard Cockerill and Anthony Seibold. Cockerill, below, who won...
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/ 5 years agoWasps ace Gopperth gunning to join golden oldies club
■By JON NEWCOMBE JIMMY GOPPERTH hasn’t ruled out the possibility of becoming the first back to play Premiership rugby past the...
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/ 5 years agoSnowflakes beware – Cockers is here!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE fanfare for Richard Cockerill’s arrival in the England camp as forwards coach...
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/ 5 years agoSadly, rugby now chases money rather than the ball
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Iread an interesting piece in a paper this week by Emma John...
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/ 5 years agoRunning man John chases elusive first Wales cap
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Fighting fit: WillGriff John WILLGRIFF John believes a combination of working with double All Blacks World Cup-winner Ben...
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/ 5 years agoRennie changes the rules in battle to beat All Blacks
THE determination of Australia’s new Kiwi coach Dave Rennie to bridge the gap between the Wallabies and the All Blacks after...
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As more research has been published by the Drake Foundation regarding head injuries, it would seem that the damage to players...
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/ 5 years agoTwice-retired Swinson sets his sights on silverware
■By GARY FITZGERALD TIM Swinson has twice changed his mind about hanging up his boots due to the strong lure and...
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