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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 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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Autumn Internationals
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 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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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 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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British and Irish Lions
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 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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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions leave space for Andy Farrell to join the tour
Just how desperate is Warren Gatland to have his former right-hand man on the plane to South Africa this summer?
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling 64-17 Jersey: Trailfinders crush Reds to continue their perfect run
Trailfinders score six tries in the second half to blow away Jersey Reds
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFarrell back for Sarries at Doncaster
OWEN Farrell makes his return for Saracens when they travel to Doncaster in the Championship today after recovering from a calf...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions will be motivated by pain of World Cup – McBryde
NEW British & Irish Lions forwards coach Robin McBryde says his team can use the hurt of Wales’ and England’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 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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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoCardiff date with Wales worth £1.5m to All Blacks
THE All Blacks are finalising negotiations for a Test against Wales in Cardiff this year worth up to £1.5m for 80...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGreen light for Pacific Islanders’ inclusion
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON PACIFIC islands teams Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua have been granted conditional licences to join a...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 50-26 Worcester: Danny Care shows Lions class as Quins storm on
Harlequins remain firmly in play-off contention with six rounds of the Premiership to go after putting on a clinic aganst Warriors
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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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Latest News
/ 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoParkes powers up Panasonic charge
JAPAN ROUND-UP By MATT MCILRAITH HADLEIGH Parkes took his try tally to seven for the season as Panasonic Wild Knights beat Yamaha Jubilo...
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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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGiteau’s Giltinis blunt the Arrows
MLR ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON MLR newcomers LA Giltinis continued their assault on the rest of the league with a 43-16...
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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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Latest News
/ 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Brown is mouth-watering
I DO hope Mike Brown joins Newcastle – what a signing. Brown has been playing out of his skin this season,...
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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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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSad morph into something ugly
WATCHING the rugby last weekend I was aghast when one particular slide of statistics came on screen. Collision dominance! How sad...
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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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Latest News
/ 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWho’s watching RFU watchmen?
I READ with interest that there will be a review into England’s poor showing in the recent Six Nations. However, who...
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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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Latest News
/ 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 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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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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Latest News
/ 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 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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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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Latest News
/ 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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