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/ 6 years agoMcCall: You don’t run away at first sign of trouble
MARK McCall is determined to forge a glorious new future for Saracens after refusing to quit after their salary cap disgrace....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJonny can lead the Scottish bid
Worker: Jonny Gray JONNYGray’s all-action displays for Scotland could earn him a British & Irish Lions call next summer according to...
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/ 6 years agoI’ve got to win back my England place says Billy
By NEALE HARVEY Last outing: Billy Vunipola is tackled by Steven Kitshoff in the World Cup final PICTURES: Getty Images BILLYVunipola...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoFrom the school of Pat Lam, Jonathan Thomas is ready to develop Worcester pack
After four years at Ashton Gate, forwards coach Thomas has moved closer to his home near Worcester
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBT Sport to broadcast all behind-closed-doors fixtures in first for the Premiership
Premiership Rugby have confirmed the 2020-21 season will begin on November 20, 27 days after the Premiership final
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoToby Booth earns big endorsement from Ospreys great
Former Wales and Ospreys prop Paul James believes the region have bagged themselves a 'big asset' in new head coach Booth
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoWallace: ‘New expectations’ at Leicester Tigers under head coach Steve Borthwick
New signing Luke Wallace says Borthwick has already been inspiring the Tigers squad with a team meeting held in the stands...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoJackson Wray wants to leave mark on Champions Cup knowing Saracens will feel two-year absence
The ever-present Saracens back row is embracing the challenge of leading a young crop of players in the second tier
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMore misfortune hits Wales star Gareth Anscombe in recovery from knee injury
Anscombe will miss the rest f the PRO14 season and is a doubt for Wales' internationals starting in October
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoIeuan Evans joins race to be the next chair of WRU
Incumbent WRU chairman Gareth Davies faces challenges from Ieuan Evans and Nigel Davies
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoPremiership ring-fencing inevitable says Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton
St Quinton is staunch in his belief that all 13 members of PRL should be in the Premiership
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJamie Roberts makes return to Wales with Dragons move
Jamie Roberts has made a sensational return to Welsh rugby by signing for the Dragons. The Wales and British & Irish...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoSenior contract assured, Bath academy star Gabe Hamer-Webb aims to be incomparable
Hamer-Webb has been thrust into Premiership and Champions Cup action this season at the Rec
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoLoss of van der Merwe and Myler doesn’t leave London Irish short of leaders, vows Ben Loader
Blair Cowan is the lone co-captain standing at the Exiles, one of the players key to driving Irish to a strong...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoGloucester re-sign Franco Marais until the end of the season
Hooker Marais is awaiting the green light to travel to Japan after signing for NTT Red Hurricanes, coached by Johan Ackermann
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHave England Shown Enough in 2020 To Suggest They Are World Cup Contenders?
The 2020 Six Nations Championship is set to resume in October, and it is England which tops the standings after four games....
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/ 6 years agoWalker: I’m back to help Blues be the best
By SAM JACKSON FORMER Wales wing Nigel Walker has been appointed to the Cardiff Blues board with immediate effect. Walker, 57,...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoThomas aims to get ‘home’ club Warriors’ pack on track
By NEALE HARVEY Impressive: Worcester’s new captain Ted Hill PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Wales back row Jonathan Thomas believes lessons in...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoRing-fence inevitable says owner of Gloucs
By COLIN BOAG GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton believes ring-fencing the Premiership is inevitable, describing the current situation of a team...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFormer Blues star Down helps Lokomotiv derail Enisei
By ROB COLE Winner: James Down JAMES Down became the first Welsh player to get back into action since rugby went...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNightmare goes on for injured Asncombe
By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe, already out of action for all 15 Wales matches over the last 12 months, is in...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSharks can smell blood now Manu’s on board
By NEALE HARVEY Top signing: Manu Tuilagi enjoys a joke with his new Sale teammates PICTURES: Getty Images Enforcer: Lood de...
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/ 6 years agoWelsh regions trying to fast-track wage cuts
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby has been plunged into an even deeper crisis with all four regions desperately trying to negotiate...
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/ 6 years agoLlanelli is breeding ground for Wales – Fisher
By ROB COLE PAUL Fisher has lost count of the number of caps won by the players who have come through...
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/ 6 years agoRFU must stop being transfixed on top level says Lewis
By JACK ZORAB BOURNVILLE director of rugby Dean Lewis has labelled the RFU ‘diabolical’ in their selection process for the women’s...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTigers will be fierce again under Borthwick
By NEALE HARVEY Getting up to speed: Luke Wallace training with Leicester this week BACK row warrior Luke Wallace has shone...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago‘Heartland’ has chance of success but boost to 14 teams
AS Jeff Probyn wrote last week, if Ed Griffiths' comprehensive proposals for the future of England’s second tier are to have...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPlaying with no crowds will be disastrous say Ponty
By ALEX BYWATER THE WRU have been warned playing Premiership matches behind closed doors would lead to financial ruin for the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNo issue with Chiefs identity
I’M A Sandy Park regular and would be a season ticket holder if I didn’t spent five months of each normal...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWray stays at Sarries to build for the future
By NEALE HARVEY JACKSONWray wants to become a leading figure in Saracens’ revival after extending his contract until 2023. Along with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPrem needs stars on show
I CAN’T wait for the Premiership to return - I just hope the league is competitive throughout. I wouldn’t blame Saracens...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWorld 7s cancel winter legs
THEDubai and Cape Town rounds of the 2021 Rugby World Sevens - due to take place in November and December this...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGriffiths’ plan is step towards ring-fencing
Welcome home! Dan Carter in action for Southbridge PICTURE: Getty Images EDWARD Griffiths’ ‘Heartland’ proposals for the Championship, as reported in...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoIrish sign Wallaby Simmons
AUSTRALIA lock Rob Simmons will join London Irish when he completes the Super Rugby season with NSW Waratahs, as revealed in...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBooth will be a big asset for Ospreys says James
By ALEX BYWATER All-rounder: Toby Booth coaching at Bath “CLASS ACT” Toby Booth has been backed to bring the good times...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago‘Cheating’ All Blacks consumed staff room
READING about the infamous Andy Haden ‘dive’ in Peter Jackson’s column took me back in time to when I really learnt...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSaint Francois pushing for England honours
By NEALE HARVEY Feeling Test ready: Francois van Wyk RENAISSANCE prop Francois van Wyk has put Joe Marler, Mako Vunipola and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby’s radio silence is deafening
I HAVE been looking at what rugby coverage is on the radio during the regular season - and there is not...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRefs’ zero tolerance makes for a spectacle
CHRIS HEWETT If there is a growing feeling across the northern rugby landscape that too many New Zealanders hold professorships in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGriffiths must bin four-year moritorium
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN THE English Championship Proposal put forward by Ed Griffiths is an intriguing 76-page...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBig Chief gets chop just like Custer
WE WILL see no more of Big Chief, pensioned off in his prime by an Exeter hierarchy so acutely aware of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTime to ‘cuffo’ time wasters
IF you think the game is being stuffed up by constant stoppages, with muscle-bound forwards constantly taking a knee before a...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoIeuan joins race to be the next WRU chairman
By ALEX BYWATER Rivals: Gareth Davies, Nigel Davies and Ieuan Evans WELSH Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies faces a threeway fight...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoScarlets can rule the club world, says Sean Fitzpatrick
The legendary All Blacks captain has joined the Scarlets board and wants to see the region's exposure expand overseas
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRawlins: Instilling confidence in players, staff and fans
Over the last few weeks, the UK has seen lockdown restrictions start to ease. From the return to school for some...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoLondon Irish close to wrapping up deal for 100-cap Wallaby
The Exiles are also poised to sign Tom Homer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPlans for conference-style system in the Championship leads to talks at RFU
Ed Griffiths is leading reform to the structure of the second tier with a 76-page document on how to revolutionise the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale Sharks owner Simon Orange blasts government over crowd size limitations
As limited crowds watch England's cricket team play the West Indies, Orange blasts the UK government for its lop-sided guidelines
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPlymouth Albion left stunned by RFU points deduction and £20K fine for administrative error
TRP has been given access to the letter written by Plymouth Albion owner Dave Venables to the RFU
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoNew Scarlets signing Johnny Williams not focussed on being ‘the next Tompkins’
"Scarlets play a really good style of rugby that’s attractive to watch, and I think I can add some value to...
International Rugby
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