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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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/ 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 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 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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/ 5 years agoPhipps: Premiership is like big game of chess
Nick Phipps admits to being proven wrong about the misconceptions Down Under has of the Premiership
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/ 5 years agoRight wing’s king for Kiwis
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I WAS struck by an interesting tweet this week from respected New Zealand rugby journo Jim Keyes...
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/ 5 years agoRibbans keen to march on with Saints and England
By PAUL REES DAVID Ribbans has not been able to see his family in South Africa for 18 months because of...
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/ 5 years agoBrentford base will attract new recruits to London Irish says Les Kiss
The club's new groundshare with Brentford FC shows the Exiles are going places with its ability to attract players to help...
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/ 5 years agoHill’s happy among best of part-timers
By LUKE JARMYN Thriving: Jesse Liston offloads to Kurt Schonert in Richmond’s win over Jersey PICTURES: Dante K Photography RICHMOND director...
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/ 5 years agoPRO16 Boks will be fit and fearsome for Rainbow Cup warns Aled
Benefit: Aled Walters SOUTH Africa’s giant World Cup-winning Springboks will face the best of the Celtic nations in prime physical condition...
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/ 5 years agoWasps coach Martin Gleeson free for England call-up
What would Gleeson's appointment mean for current England attack coach Simon Amor?
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/ 5 years agoSaracen Tompkins
WALES centre Nick Tompkins has returned to Championship side Saracens from his loan spell with PRO14 club Dragons. The 26-year-old scored...
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/ 5 years ago‘Give WRU cash to regions, not hotel builders’
By STEFFAN THOMAS Low point: Scarlets thrashed by Sale SCARLETS chairman Simon Muderack has outlined a way out of the Covid-19...
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/ 5 years agoJeremy Jordaan may quit Agen for Newcastle Falcons
Dean Richards offers South African lock way out of Top 14 basement boys Agen
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/ 5 years agoExiles prop cops three
LONDON Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke has been banned for three weeks after being sent off in last week’s Challenge Cup win...
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/ 5 years agoExeter 22-34 Leinster: Chiefs falter after fast start against brilliant Irish
Leinster come from 14-0 down to keep their double hopes alive at Sandy Park
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/ 5 years agoSaracens gather all their on-loan stars back in the fold
Saracens head coach Mark McCall reveals the likelihood of having Nick Isiekwe and Ben Earl back at the club next season
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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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/ 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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/ 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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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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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 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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/ 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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/ 5 years agoGloucester 16-27 La Rochelle: Gloucester courage not enough this time
Levani Botia was the star of the show at Kingsholm, as La Rochelle progress
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/ 5 years agoWayne Smith may spark new Kiwi dominance | Chris Hewett
Wayne Smith played a bigger role in the 2015 All Blacks side than you may think, writes Chris Hewett
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/ 5 years agoGatland’s Saracens problem
WARREN GATLAND will be unable to select any Saracens players in the planned Lions warm-up game against Japan – unless the...
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/ 5 years agoWe came to target Barton, admits La Rochelle’s O’Gara
La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara says the French club came to Kingsholm with the gameplan set up to disrupt George...
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/ 5 years agoJohn Eales was the best | Chris Hewett
ANOTHER Wayne Smith, the highly accomplished rugby correspondent of The Australian, is calling it a day after half a century on...
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/ 5 years agoMunster 33-40 Toulouse: Matthis Lebel try kills Munster momentum
Munster put up a fight at Thomond Park but lose out in the battle of Europe's two giants waiting on their...
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/ 5 years agoNow upright defenders face ban of their own
By PAUL REES DEFENDERS who persistently stand upright when making a tackle face being banned under World Rugby’s campaign to minimise...
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/ 5 years agoOwens hopes buzz in Wales helps electrify the Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER KEN Owens acknowledges Wales’ four regions have struggled to trouble Europe’s elite, but he hopes the feelgood factor...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Wales ace Sheedy leads Bristol Bears into dog fight
Callum Sheedy and Matthieu Jalibert to go head-to-head at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Sunday afternoon
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/ 5 years agoFrance 53-0 Wales: Nightmare for Abrahams as Boujard lands hat-trick
A poor result for Wales on their visit to Vannes in the opening round of the 2021 Women's Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoLondon Irish aces line up for England’s call
Tom Parton, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Ben Loader have all been crucial to the Exiles' push for Champions Cup qualification in the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoImproving Sharks bite back at the death
By KATE RILEY DMP Sharks ....14 Wasps ..............27 WASPS secured a five pointer on the road to make it two victories...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins ace Danny Care switches management company
The Harlequins scrum-half makes switch to an entertainment company
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/ 5 years agoEngland 52-10 Scotland: Big win but work to do says Poppy Cleall
New tackling and breakdown adaptations result in five cards being dished out at Castle Park, as England cross for eight tries
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/ 5 years agoFekitoa: Paolo Odogwu is the vital piece for Wasps
The Wasps and New Zealand centre is expecting teammate Paolo Odogwu to get his shot with England soon on the Test...
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