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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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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 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 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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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 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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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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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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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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/ 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 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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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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/ 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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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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 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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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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Champions Cup
/ 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 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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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoDragons 39-43 Northampton: Collins try gets Saints out of jail
Saints come back to win despite being reduced to 13 players, Teimana Harrison gives his reaction
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/ 5 years agoFly-halves with fancy footwork
THE fly-half merry-goround means that at least nine well-known practitioners will be seen in different colours next season. Two are heading...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBBC and ITV drive Six Nations bid to £100m
BBC and ITV have upped their bid for the Six Nations to avoid the tournament vanishing behind a paywall
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoQuins make big changes to take on the ‘favourites’
Neil Fissler previews Harlequins' Challenge Cup clash against Ulster to wrap up the European Easter weekend
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDay BBC bosses made Inverdale rage | Brendan Gallagher
SO farewell then to John Inverdale, the BBC’s main rugby anchor for much of the last 30 turbulent years during which...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLeonard: Boks will be brutal in warm-ups
British & Irish Lions chairman Jason Leonard ponders how the Springboks may prepare for the arrival of Warren Gatland's side this...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish 41-35 Cardiff Blues: Irish defy red card with late winner
Another match where Ben Loader and Ollie Hassell-Collins star for London Irish
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/ 5 years agoLelos power on their way to RWC 2023
THESE may be tricky transitional times for Georgia but, with a testing autumn of playing T1 nations to draw on, they...













