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/ 5 years ago850 mile ride in memory of Simon
TWO members of OPM RFC have begun an epic cycle challenge to raise funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in...
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/ 5 years agoSaracens in £32m takeover, Nigel Wray to hand over control
SARACENS have agreed a £32m takeover deal with a consortium of investors that includes South African World Cup-winning captain Francois Pienaar....
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/ 5 years agoBulls suffer second slaughter in Ireland
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..............34 Bulls ..........................7 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend wants his men to build on their impressive first home...
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/ 5 years agoAzzurre continue trend of summer
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE Eatate Italiana – Italian summer – continued with a late burst last week when the Italian...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 3, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 5 years agoCollins can boost Wales in midfield
By PETER JACKSON Tigers’ roar: Leicester players celebrate after being awarded a last minute, match-winning penalty try PICTURE: Getty Images WALES...
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/ 5 years agoSharks crash to another defeat
By SAM JACKSON Glasgow ................35 Sharks ....................24 THE Sharks showed their bite in the second half but still came up short...
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/ 5 years agoLoss of county pathway has blocked young stars
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It’s interesting to note that there are people out there who profess...
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/ 5 years agoTyro Riley feels mentally ready for his Test baptism
By GARY FITZGERALD SAM Riley arrived back at The Stoop in midweek from his England training sessions insisting: “I’ll be ready...
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/ 5 years agoNorthampton 23-21 London Irish: Returning Biggar is late hero for Saints
DAN Biggar picked himself up to kick a match-winning penalty to keep unbeaten Northampton on track in a tense finish at...
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/ 5 years agoAnscombe keeps the Ospreys flying high
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ..............18pts Penalties: Anscombe 2, 15, 9, 38, 52, 64 Cardiff ................14pts Tries: Adams 19, Lane 44 Conversions:...
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/ 5 years agoMoulds make Prem return at Gloucester
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER have signed former Worcester and Auckland Blues hooker Matt Moulds. The New Zealandborn 30-year-old, who left the Warriors...
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/ 5 years agoRadradra faces 16 weeks out
BRISTOL centre Semi Radradra will undergo knee surgery on Monday and is likely to be sidelined for four months. The Fijian,...
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/ 5 years agoThat was rubbish says Boyd, somebody is looking after us
CHRIS Boyd had one word to describe Northampton’s performance and this disjointed match: “Rubbish.” “There’s only two good things about today;...
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/ 5 years agoCostelow takes chance to shine for Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ............36pts Tries: R Evans 5, Rogers 19, 70, S Evans 79 Conversions: Costelow 6, 20 Penalties: Costelow...
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/ 5 years agoMax is Wright fit for depleted Falcons
RUGBY SHORTS BATH centre Max Wright has joined Newcastle on a three-month deal. Wright, 24, who was a Junior World Cup...
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/ 5 years agoEli’s loving Tigers life after catching Borthwick’s eye
By PAUL REES ELI Snyman found himself in Leicester after impressing at their East Midlands rivals Northampton. The Zimbabwean second row...
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/ 5 years agoNewcastle 18-14 Wasps: Eye gouge rumpus as Falcons lay a hoodoo
FALCONS Callum Chick scored from a spectacular late burst as Newcastle ended Wasps long home over them at a rowdy Kingston...
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/ 5 years agoMarin drops in to deny Scots
By ADAM ELLIS Benetton ........28 Edinburgh ......27 LEONARDO Marin’s dropgoal denied Edinburgh victory at the death as the Benetton replacement ensured...
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/ 5 years agoSensational Scarratt is simply irreplaceable
RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND have not “found a solution” to playing without Emily Scarratt, 31, who is out for four to six...
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/ 5 years agoFenby, Jones, Owen among Rydal stars
AS a rugby follower living in North Wales, I was delighted that you featured Rydal School in your weekly article. However,...
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/ 5 years agoDeano: Gopperth made a meal of it
NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards insisted Tom Penny was the innocent party in the eye-gouging incident. “Tom is distraught as he didn’t...
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/ 5 years agoOne-handed Snyman gets drop on his fellow Saffers
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............34pts Tries: O’Donoghue 40, 56; Kleyn 47, N Scannell 51, Snyman 68 Conversions: Carbery 40, 48; Healy...
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/ 5 years agoByron Bay day trip costly for Pumas
RUGBY SHORTS SIX Argentina players and two members of staff have been expelled from the Rugby Championship for breaching health rules....
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/ 5 years agoI agree – it’s not all the RFU’s fault but change is needed
JOHN Allanson, rightly points out (TRP Sep 26) that “the issue of local volunteer succession” is a major concern. He refers...
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/ 5 years agoStuart Hooper heartened by young Bath talent
BATH director of rugby Stuart Hooper was bemused by some decisions: “At some of the scrums, arms are being pulled before...
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/ 5 years agoTimoney double finishes the rout
By JOHN MULDOON Zebre ..................3 Ulster ..............36 SCRUM-HALF Nathan Doak, starting his first match for Ulster, said they were pleased to...
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/ 5 years agoGleeson aims to help England pull trigger
RUGBY SHORTS ATTACK coach Martin Gleeson says England want to be able to “create opportunities and finish them”. England’s attack was...
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/ 5 years agoWonderful welcome awaits in Barnstaple
ON returning from a holiday in Cornwall, my wife and I stopped in Barnstaple and had the most wonderful time at...
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/ 5 years agoJersey good enough for Lions but not for Prem
JERSEY Reds are top of the Championship. They have outstanding training facilities, complete with altitude training chambers, at the Strive complex...
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/ 5 years agoAce Davies desperate to break his Irish duck
By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Dragons v Leinster Today. Kick-off 2pm, Rodney Parade SAM Davies has never beaten an Irish side while...
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/ 5 years agoMolloy calls time on Ireland career
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Ireland captain Claire Molloy, 33, has retired from international rugby. The 74-cap flanker won two Six Nations and...
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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT BEESLEY, THE WHARFEDALE AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON AND EALING PROP, PICKS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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/ 5 years agoNorthampton Saints emergency call for prop
NORTHAMPTON Saints last week sent out an SOS looking to bring another tighthead prop into Franklin’s Gardens as injury cover until...
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/ 5 years agoSorry seems to be the easiest word
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW RYNO Pieterse’s horizontal hit on Bordeaux scrum-half Maxime Lucu demanded a long sentence....
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/ 5 years agoProctor keen to extend his stay as Saints near potential
By GARY FITZGERALD Hungry for silverware: Matt Proctor MATT Proctor admits the huge promise and potential to win trophies at Northampton...
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/ 5 years agoGleeson can bring new dimension to England
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Fresh thinking: Martin Gleeson with the England players at training last week PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 5 years agoLam’s chat with Ojomoh triggers transfer talk
PAT Lam was seen in a deep touchline conversation with Bath’s highly-rated inside centre Max Ojomoh after Friday’s West Country derby...
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/ 5 years agoNo one messed with this mighty Max
PETER JACKSON SOME famous players had to make do with bearing the name of one place in England’s green and pleasant...
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/ 5 years agoGeorge is in awe of ‘ridiculous’ Radwan
By PAUL REES IT WAS not that long ago that big was regarded as beautiful on the wing as teams looked...
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/ 5 years agoLeicester 13-12 Saracens: Injury-time penalty try sinks Saracens
TIGERS somehow grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat to continue their unbeaten start to the season, but even they will...
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/ 5 years agoWarriors reaping rewards of sand dune slog
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM HATHAWAY WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas took his club to the coast during pre-season as they bid...
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/ 5 years agoJourneymen Saffers won’t excite the Celtic fans
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As the first of this season’s Billionaires’ Row derbies between Bristol and Bath, two wealthy clubs separated...
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/ 5 years agoHalf-back unity helping drive Worcester turnaround
Meticulous: Owen Williams attacks for Worcester OWEN Williams is relishing being reunited with his former partner-in-crime Willi Heinz in a Worcester...
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/ 5 years agoMcCall: Players went off script
SARRIES boss Mark McCall said defeat was a big lesson for his side. “Had we won the game, we would still...
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/ 5 years agoWayne Pivac has to nail key combos for World Cup | Shane Williams
I WAS sat down watching Scrum V with a cup of tea last Sunday when Wayne Pivac made a surprise appearance...
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/ 5 years agoTethered Ryno has time for a rethink
CHRIS HEWETT YOU can do quite a lot in 12 weeks: walk the full length of the South West Coast Path...
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/ 5 years agoHavant roar their thanks to President Campkin
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS HAVANT RFC paid their respects to late President Nigel Campkin before their match against North Walsham...
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/ 5 years agoThomas: Ted Hill was kicked in face
JONATHAN Thomas claimed Ted Hill was kicked in the face before the flanker responded with a tip-tackle on Lloyd Evans which...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s team needs increased funding to compete
SHANE WILLIAMS I REALLY hope this autumn can represent a clean slate for Wales women’s side. The team has had an...
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