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/ 6 years agoLead fight against racism, WRU told
By PETER JACKSON THE Welsh Rugby Union are being urged to spearhead a global movement within the sport under the banner...
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/ 6 years agoCap count is only part of World Cup success
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST England selection can be so spellbindingly bad when it comes to World Cups, it almost qualifies as...
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/ 6 years agoGarvey calls for reform to combat the ‘abyss’
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER lock Matt Garvey wants Premiership Rugby to review their transfer system in order to ease the pathway...
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/ 6 years agoPumas are set to roam in Europe again
THESE are fraught times for the aviation industry, unless you happen to be running flights out of Buenos Aires Matias Alemanno’s...
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/ 6 years agoBooth wants Manu to bolster his pack options
By ALEX BYWATER NASI Manu has emerged as a No.8 target for Ospreys head coach Toby Booth. The six-cap Tongan international...
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/ 6 years agoHas Ted got Dally touch?
SO Ted Hill is the new captain of fragile Worcester, at the swaddling-clothes age of 21. History tells us this may...
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/ 6 years agoItoje signs long-term deal with relegated Saracens
ENGLAND lock Maro Itoje has signed a new “longterm” contract at Saracens. The 25-year-old had been linked with loan moves to...
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/ 6 years agoExodus to Europe can save Pumas says Ayerza
By NEALE HARVEY Talent: Matías Orlando has joined Newcastle Rising star: Exeter signing Facundo Cordero in action against Canada PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 6 years agoDanny back at Saints and aiming for top honours
By NEALE HARVEY England hopeful: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi TOP prop Danny Hobbs- Awoyemi returns to boyhood club Northampton with a spring in...
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/ 6 years agoRugby in Hawaii? Book me in please Danno!
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points ONE of the major disappointments with American Rugby...
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/ 6 years agoBoks set to head north after Super Rugby snub
By SAM JACKSON SOUTH Africa’s big rugby franchises will likely head north from next year after New Zealand revealed their vision...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago‘Chiefs’ name not the issue, it’s use of imagery
IT’S been great to see the branding of Exeter Chiefs discussed in the last few weeks. However, it feels like the...
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/ 6 years agoLockyer delays his retirement for love of Ponty
By ROB COLE ONE OF the biggest carrots dangling in front of Pontypridd centre Dafydd Lockyer when rugby resumes is trying...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPreston Grasshoppers head of rugby Gareth Dyer proposes blanket salary cap for National Leagues
Gareth Dyer lays out the options available to National League clubs and why an even salary cap is suitable all round
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOspreys sign Stephen Myler to back-up Anscombe
Ospreys head coach Toby Booth lures Stephen Myler to PRO14 switch
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJudge me by my skill not my ethnicity, says Ashley Johnson
Johnson is now pursuing his coaching ambitions at Moseley and wants no prejudice in rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens lock in Maro Itoje with new long-term contract
"The culture at Saracens is second to none and I think that’s evident for everyone to see" - Itoje sticks by...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoPlaying regularly for England remains my lifelong goal, says Piers Francis
The inside centre missed out on appearing in the Six Nations with a head injury
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAll Black Jerome Kaino joins war against corruption in Pacific
Kaino has joined Dan Leo's fight to advocate for greater transparency in the governance of Pacific Island rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland captain Owen Farrell commits long-term future to Saracens
Farrell is one appearance away from hitting 200 for Saracens
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMitch Eadie is back at Bristol and finds a whole new look to Bears
The Bristol academy product and Rovers fan is back where it all began, which means playing at Ashton Gate
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNine more test positive for COVID-19 after latest round of Premiership testing
Premiership Rugby confirm number of positive tests from 856 screened over the past week
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoElliot Daly becomes third England star to commit to Saracens in recent days
The British & Irish Lion joins Jamie George and Mako Vunipola in re-signing with Saracens
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoBritish & Irish Lions tour to South Africa to go ahead as scheduled in 2021
The pandemic nor fixture congestion will impact the Lions tour of South Africa in 2021, as Lions announce tour to go...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby seek new referees chief as Alain Rolland moves on
The former Leinster scrum-half is leaving his role as high-performance officials manager
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewcastle centre Johnny Williams completes switch to Scarlets
Williams, 23, is eligible to play for Wales through his father
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Yorkshire Carnegie disband academy as RFU pull funding support
The likes of Stuart Hooper, Danny Care and Jordan Crane came through the academy at Leeds
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWasps starlets Jacob Umaga and Alfie Barbeary among 15 to sign new terms
Senior figures Joe Launchbury and Dan Robson also commit to playing at Ricoh Arena
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDelays on new stadium sees London Irish agree to play at Stoop
The pandemic has led to Irish's new stadium in Brentford not finishing construction on time
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDelon Armitage closing in on surprise move in England
The ex-England full-back has spent the past eight years in France with Toulon and Lyon
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers source reveals last stages of Manu Tuilagi renewal talks
Leicester had given Tuilagi and others in contract talks a July 1 deadline to agree new terms
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoIreland players agree 10 per cent wage cut for rest of 2020 with IRFU
Wage deferrals will also impact players earning over a certain wage and discussions on wage cuts reach outcome
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoIt’s official: Sale Sharks have signed Manu Tuilagi
Tuilagi keeps his England career alive by remaining in the Premiership with Sale Sharks
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoClub before country as Wales prop Tomas Francis signs for Exeter
Tighthead prop Francis is one of 30 players to agree extensions at Exeter Chiefs
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPRO14 broadcaster Premier Sports ditch core production partner
Premier Sports have cancelled their contract with production company Sunset & Vine
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGloucester add Logovi’i Mulipola to pack on short-term deal
The Samoan prop was one of two new signings announced by Gloucester over the weekend
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester target Nick Abendanon signs deal to stay in French rugby
FORMER England full-back Nick Abendanon has rejected the chance of moving back to the Premiership to stay in France next season....
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/ 6 years agoGeorge is latest Lion to commit at Sarries
SARACENS hooker Jamie George has penned a contract extension until 2023. The 29-year-old England and Lions hooker has played 226 times...
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/ 6 years agoEadie’s back and he’s found a whole new Bristol waiting
By NEALE HARVEY RETURNING Bristol hero Mitch Eadie admits to being staggered by the pace of change at the club. Academy...
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/ 6 years agoBen bids to make Tigers great again
By JON NEWCOMBE One-club man: Ben Youngs has spent 13 unbroken years at Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images Gone: Manu Tuilagi,Kyle Eastmond,Telusa...
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/ 6 years agoWelsh trio caught in rugby’s growing ‘minefield’
By ROB COLE Banned: Jesse Patton,Maredydd Francis and Mike Burgess WELSH rugby was back in the dock last week after bans...
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/ 6 years agoAshley: Judge me by my skill not my skin
By NEALE HARVEY Commitment: Ashley Johnson on the break for Wasps PICTURE: Getty images Exciting: Jack Willis Detail: Dai Young ASHLEY...
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/ 6 years agoSilence the razzmatazz,best tunes are on field
GUEST COLUMNIST CHRIS HEWETT Do stop me now: Music-free Shed at Kingsholm. Inset: Freddie Mercury When the new All Black captain...
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/ 6 years agoWarrior Richie targets Scotland return
By GARY HEATLY RICHIE Gray is aiming for a Scotland recall following his return to Glasgow Warriors after eight years playing...
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/ 6 years agoRebel Manu begs for his Tigers job back
By PETER JACKSON MANU Tuilagi made a forlorn attempt to save his Leicester career before the Tigers confirmed his departure on...
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/ 6 years agoChampions Cup final will be true opinion poll
ONE of the principal signs of club rugby madness,apart from paying silly money to players already earning a packet at international...
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/ 6 years agoClubs give full support to revised fixture schedule
PREMIERSHIP clubs will play seven games in four weeks when the league restarts in August. The first four rounds of fixtures...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoRegions fret over Welsh ban on scrums
By PETER JACKSON Ben passes loyalty test Ben Youngs is determined to finish his career as a one-club man at Leicester...
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/ 6 years agoKaino joins war against corruption in Pacific
By NEALE HARVEY Hot prospect: Auckland Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu PICTURE: Getty Images NEWLY-ELECTED Pacific Rugby Player Welfare board member Jerome...
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/ 6 years agoRediscovered – lost treasure of the Pumas
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The question “What if ?” has been described...













