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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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 5 years agoBig challenge to get Team GB up to speed – Rowlands
By SAM PARKHOUSE Flat out for success: England and Loughborough fly-half Helena Rowland Insets, Alex Matthews, above, and Meg Jones, top ...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets Williams set for shoulder surgery
RUGBY SHORTS WALES centre Johnny Williams will not play again this season due to a shoulder injury. The 24-year-old suffered the blow...
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/ 5 years agoNorthampton 44-26 London Irish: Six-try Saints told to shape up for Tigers
Chris Boyd issues warning to Sainst in spite of six-try win over Irish at Franklin's Gardens
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/ 5 years agoTrolls won’t slow Nolli’s rise as expert pundit
The Channel 4 and ITV commentator and pundit is part of a new mini-documentary looking at how women can break glass...
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/ 5 years agoLong-term deal for Young at Cardiff
RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues director of rugby Dai Young has signed a “long-term contract” although terms of the deal are undisclosed. Young,...
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/ 5 years agoSale 25-22 Gloucester: Sharks’ 14 let off the hook by not so lethal Louis
Sharks win on home soil as Gloucester misfire in attack
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/ 5 years agoDeclan Kidney so proud of London Irish fighters
London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney reserves praise for the Exiles after their defeat at Franklin's Gardens
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/ 5 years agoLoughborough 29-38 Saracens: Bryony’s hat-trick can’t stop Saracens march
Saracens wrap up top spot and a home-semi-final with victory at Loughborough Lightning
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/ 5 years agoSopoaga confirms Wasps exit for Lyon
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS fly-half Lima Sopoaga will join French Top 14 club Lyon at the end of the season. The 30-year-old...
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/ 5 years agoDiscipline needs to improve says Alex Sanderson
Sale boss rues red card despite Sharks win over Gloucester
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/ 5 years agoGlo-Hartpury 20-25 Wasps: West’s late try gets battling Wasps over the line
WASPS fought until the final whistle to hold out Gloucester-Hartpury and secure a bonus-point win. Gloucester felt they had the first...
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/ 5 years agoLloyd cleared of foul play charges
RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues scrum-half Lloyd Williams has been cleared of stamping on London Irish flyhalf Paddy Jackson. The 31-year-old Wales...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 31-7 Worcester: Six-try Quins still in the hunt for their first title
Harlequins had gone behind early to an intercept try by Warriors' Canadian international Paige Farries
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/ 5 years ago‘Medical joker’ Barry joins Vannes ex-pats
RUGBY SHORTS NEWCASTLE lock Darren Barry has joined Gloucester centre Harry Trinder as a ‘medical joker’ signing at French Pro D2...
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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 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 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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/ 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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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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/ 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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/ 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 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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/ 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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/ 5 years agoPacific franchises can turn the tide
IT feels like a natural fit including Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua in Super Rugby next year, alongside the other best...
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/ 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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/ 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 agoNo good for anyone
AFTER last weekend’s 45-0 and 67-3 hammerings handed out in the Women’s Six Nations, you have to ask what is the...
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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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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
STEVIE SCOTT, THE FORMER SCOTLAND AND EDINBURGH HOOKER CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Allan ‘Chunk’...
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