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/ 5 years agoMichele off to France
ITALY centre Michele Campagnaro, 28, will leave Harlequins at the end of the season to join French Pro D2 side Colomiers....
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBaxter: We went off script and paid
EXETER DoR Rob Baxter said: “We just went off script at times and each time it hurt us. We are disappointed....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTwo more four-time English Slammers
IN Peter Jackson’s column about W.J.A. “Dave” Davies beating Alun Wyn Jones as the first Welshman to win four Grand Slams,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale miss out in pursuit of Nick Schonert from Premiership rivals Worcester
SALE SHARKS are believed to have failed in a bid to land Worcester Warriors tighthead Nick Schonert on a deal for...
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/ 5 years agoWalder: Mike Brown can be vintage for the Falcons
DAVE Walder believes the delivery of Newcastle Brown to Kingston Park next season will refresh the Falcons and ensure there is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
JOE BERCIS, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER MOSELEY OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Alexi Lutui...
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/ 5 years agoLess can be more for rugby insists Hogan
Should seismic reform to place in the Premiership? A reduction in the number of games would be a good start, says...
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/ 5 years agoHappy 90th birthday to Lewis, the first of the flying Lions
LEWIS JONES, the first player to join a Lions tour by air at a time when everyone else still went by...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHead to heads all round as Top 14 giants go toe to toe
By SAMUEL JACKSON PREVIEW... Clermont v Toulouse Today. Kick-off 4pm, Stade Marcel-Michelin Ace: Romain Ntamack CLERMONT have lost their last two...
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/ 5 years agoNow RFU must sack Eddie’s ‘yes men’, says Bracken
THE RFU must ensure Eddie Jones ditches some of his backroom staff ‘yes men’ if they do decide to stick with...
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/ 5 years agoWales 0-45 Ireland: Woeful Wales ship seven in Arms Park demolition job
Wales overwhelmed by Ireland to suffer second-successive heavy defeat in the Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoFarrell out of Sarries return
ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell’s return to action for Saracens has been delayed after he sustained a minor strain. The 29-year-old, who...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSantiago wings in for Begles shot at history
By GEORGE LAWRENCE PREVIEW... Bordeaux-Begles v Racing 92 Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, Stade Chaban-Delmas Star: Mathieu Jalibert BORDEAUX-BEGLES are in the European Cup...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions face six weeks in just one city bubble
THE Lions may be forced to spend virtually their entire six weeks in South Africa confined to the same bio-secure bubble...
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/ 5 years agoItaly 3-67 England: Nine-try England book date in final
Italy played their best rugby in years in a first half which England still managed to score two tries in, before...
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/ 5 years agoJapan is the Top League now, Quade Cooper tells Sanzaar
WALLABIES maverick Quade Cooper sees Super Rugby being turned on its head in the years to come as the growth of...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoLa Rochelle 45-21 Sale: Sharks are handed a painful French lesson
Victor Vito and Raymond Rhule show their genius to put Sale under the pump
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/ 5 years agoTeam Wales casts long shadow over regions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The newly-enthroned international champions of Europe are having to spend the weekend on their...
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/ 5 years agoGenia blown away by O’Connor transformation
Mature: James O’Connor FORMER Wallaby scrumhalf Will Genia has taken a lot of pleasure in watching James O’Connor come back from...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLeicester 39-15 Newcastle: Tigers’ too powerful for 12-man Falcons
Newcastle fall to the grunt of Tigers' forwards pack, following a chaotic finish that saw Falcons reduced to 12 men
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins get away with letting Europe down again | Peter Jackson
HARLEQUINS’ Champions Cup went belly-up from the start, a pointless sortie to Thomond Park yielding little more than three yellow cards,...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Damian McKenzie’s golden boot decides clash in Dunedin
DAMIAN McKenzie’s ‘golden point’ penalty dramatically secured three straight wins for the Chiefs to keep their Aotearoa final hopes alive. McKenzie...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoNewcastle not at the races admits Dean Richards
Dean Richards offers his thoughts on Falcons 39-15 loss to Leicester Tigers
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHartpury 15-13 Nottingham: Max is the hero for Hartpury with last-play winner
Nottingham let their lead slip in the final minute as first win of the season eludes Midlanders at the Alpas Arena
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/ 5 years agoThere’s still room for skill in the women’s game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last the women’s game has an equal platform to the men. The...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoBath 26-13 London Irish: Zach Mercer the man as Bath flex muscles
Bath remain in the hunt for their first trophy in 13 years
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCornish Pirates 10-38 Ealing: Six-hitting Trailfinders get ready for Sarries
Sin bins to Tom Duncan and Shae Tucker open up room for Trailfinders to score two tries in bonus point win
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/ 5 years agoFormer Scotland prop Gordon Reid to walk 500 miles in honour of Dad
FORMER Scotland prop Gordon Reid is taking on a mammoth charity challenge in memory of his father, Gordon, who died last...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSkelton: It’s like being at Sarries
WILL Skelton believes La Rochelle have what it takes to be crowned champions of Europe after the giant lock helped his...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoHooper: Cameron Redpath has grown so much
Redpath answered every question asked by Hooper in his comeback from injury
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoJersey 10-22 Doncaster: Knights weather the early storm to ride for victory
Steve Boden's men keep up their strong start to the Championship season, but he saw some faults in their win over...
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/ 5 years agoAttwood to stay a Bear next season
BRISTOL Bears veteran Dave Attwood has agreed to extend his contract with the Premiership club by a further year. The 34-year-old...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBenetton denied in the final frantic moments
Montpellier....31 Benetton ........25 A TREMENDOUS defensive effort in the closing minutes saw Montpellier book their place in the semi-finals after back...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoNorthampton 27-35 Ulster: Even battling Ludlam can’t drag Saints home
Nick Isiekwe and David Ribbans sin-bins cost Saints dear at Franklin's Gardens
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/ 5 years agoSix Nations’ treatment of Spain blights game
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE has been much debate this week about...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs keep hold of flier Cordero
ARGENTINA flyer Facundo Cordero has extended his contract at Exeter. The 22-year-old, who can play full-back or wing, joined last summer...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoO’Connor puts the boot into Brumbies
AUSTRALIA ROUND-UP By ADAM ELLIS THE Reds booked home advantage in the Super Rugby AU final with a late comeback in the...
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/ 5 years agoLee was the heart and soul of Sevenoaks rugby
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A BELATED hat tip and farewell to an old rugby colleague – Lee Adamson – from Reigate...
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/ 5 years agoReds bolster pack options
JERSEY Reds have boosted their forward options after bringing in Glasgow prop Adam Nicol and Worcester lock James Scott. Nicol, 23,...
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/ 5 years agoPandemic sees even champs Exeter suffer loss
By SAMUEL JACKSON PREMIERSHIP and European champions Exeter Chiefs have recorded a pretax loss of £2.26m after being “significantly impacted” by...
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/ 5 years agoCaptain Sarah Hunter returns to England starting line-up
Hunter will form a completely new back row selected by head coach Simon Middleton for the trip to Italy
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/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs turnover falls by almost £5m in published financial statement
Tony Rowe and Rob Baxter have spoken about Exeter's loss-making performance for the financial year ending June 2020
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/ 5 years agoUnattached Israel Folau offered route back to Test rugby by Tonga
Could the disgraced Wallabies full-back be on his way back to union?
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/ 5 years agoScarlets plan to prosper through New Zealand link
The Scarlets stand to net gains as part of the deal to let Brad Mooar return to New Zealand
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNorthampton Saints go shopping in Italy
Chris Boyd is looking to go talent-searching at Benetton
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/ 5 years agoTop League: Brilliant Beauden Barrett spears Kubota
BEAUDEN Barrett proved the match winner for the second week running as Suntory became the last unbeaten team in the red...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWasps 25-27 Clermont: Agony as Odogwu’s boots cost Wasps
A close call for the TMO as Odogwu's boot was deemed to be in touch in tight encounter against Clermont
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEngland’s ‘power’ scrum looks more powder puff | Nick Cain
Nick Cain looks at England's troubles at the scrum, with the same errors holding back the front row that occurred at...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Brown’s boys confound Crusaders
TONY Brown’s Highlanders inflicted leaders Crusaders’ first loss of the season and got their own campaign back on track after a...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBlackett: Gutting to lose like that
The Wasps head coach reacts to their Champions Cup exit after a narrow defeat at the hands of Clermont Auvergne
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