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/ 6 years agoEvergreen Wig eyes European success
By NEALE HARVEY Passionate: Ben Ward Feeling fresh: Richard Wigglesworth PICTURE: Getty Images RICHARD Wigglesworth is targeting a remarkable Champions Cup...
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/ 6 years agoSotutu inspires Blues as Crusaders kick off in style
By SAM JACKSON BEAUDEN Barrett again played a key role for the Blues as they claimed a 24-12 win away at...
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/ 6 years agoMax aims to follow Blaze’s coach trail
By NEALE HARVEY Crossroads: Max Crumpton PICTURES: Getty Images Example: Richard Blaze FORMER Harlequins hooker Max Crumpton aims to forge a...
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/ 6 years agoSevens switch has Celia dreaming big
By ADAM ELLIS CELIA Quansah is determined to realise her lifelong Olympics dream next summer after her lightning strike to the...
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/ 6 years agoThe Carling era? No, it was truly the Geoff Cooke era
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Adoration: Will Carling chaired off after England’s Grand Slam of 1991; inset...
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/ 6 years agoExeter triple-swoop on young England aces
By NEALE HARVEY Rising star: Aaron Hinkley scores for England U20s against Scotland in 2019 PICTURES: Getty Images THREE of the...
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/ 6 years agoHook takes on kicking duties for new-look Ospreys
JAMES Hook is set to extend his Ospreys career after agreeing to become kicking and skills coach at the Liberty Stadium....
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/ 6 years agoWales star Davies nearing return for Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies has handed Scarlets a positive injury update with the men from Llanelli also receiving good news...
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/ 6 years agoFurbank: I don’t plan to be 2-cap wonder
By NEALE HARVEY England rivals: Elliot Daly and Anthony Watson Ambitious: George Furbank attempts a break for Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoKirwan will add his ferocty to Nottingham cause
By JON NEWCOMBE Excited: Carl Kirwan CARL Kirwan is delighted to be back in the Championship after signing a part-time deal...
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/ 6 years agoRegrets? Robshaw bows out with a few to mention
By JON NEWCOMBE Champions: Quins lift the title in 2012 PICTURES: Getty Images CHRIS Robshaw says Harlequins’ failure to build a...
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/ 6 years ago‘Heartland’ competition will renew old rivalries
By NEALE HARVEY Realist: Jon Sharpe Proposal: Ed Griffiths COVENTRY chairman Jon Sharp says a new ‘Heartland’ competition could provide salvation...
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/ 6 years agoEx-Ospreys coach Allen Clarke joins the cast in Dallas MLR adventure
Six months on from leaving Ospreys, Allen Clarke talks Alex Bywater through his decision to head for Texas
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/ 6 years agoKristian Phillips wants rebirth of Ospreys galacticos
The Rugby Paper talks to the Wales winger tipped for the big time at Ospreys when called up by Warren Gatland
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens veteran Richard Wigglesworth agrees extension to finish Premiership campaign
The scrum-half will be able to see out the domestic and European season at Allianz Park
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoIeuan Evans states his case for a seat on WRU Council
The former Lions winger believes he can help contribute a positive impact to the governance of rugby in Wales
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers ace Telusa Veainu weighing up future
The Tonga international is interesting clubs in France and Japan
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoDates for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup confirmed by EPCR
Picture of 2019-20 season resumption now clear for Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 clubs
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMark Lambert retires after almost two decades with Harlequins
After 17 years in the Harlequins front row, RPA chairman Lambert is calling it a day
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Marland Yarde re-signs with Sale and wants Premiership to show solidarity with black community
QPR fan Yarde has been watching on as the Premier League supports the Black Lives Matter movement
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBernard Laporte’s new World Club Cup would not see Wales represented currently
The World Rugby vice-chairman has spoken about his plans for a replacement competition for the Champions Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGlobal season talks hit stumbling block as Premiership and Top 14 oppose summer shift
LNR president Paul Goze believes summer rugby would be a sacrifice made to satisfy the southern hemisphere nations
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens sign fly-half Will Hooley after leaving Bedford Blues
15-cap USA international says it was an 'easy decision' to join Saracens
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland lock Maro Itoje pledges his future to Saracens
The Saracens lock has been widely tipped to captain the British & Irish Lions next summer in South Africa
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/ 6 years agoGloucester to name George Skivington as their new head coach
London Irish forwards coach set for top job at Premiership rivals
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/ 6 years agoTed Hill signs long-term extension with Worcester Warriors
The flanker has signed a further extension to the one he agreed last December
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoA different Call of Duty takes England’s Luke Cowan-Dickie to the Warzone
Nick Cain speaks to the Exeter Chief about his appetite for streaming the first-person shooter game on Twitch
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Bath is the best place for me’ – Will Spencer returns to the Rec
Things have come full circle for lock Will Spencer, rejoining Bath after seeking a move away in 2016 after a string...
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/ 6 years agoJenkins comeback gives Blues fans needed boost
By ROB COLE Leader: Ellis Jenkins ELLIS Jenkins is set to return to action when the Cardiff Blues squad reassembles on...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoPhillips wants rebirth of Ospreys galacticos
By ADAM ELLIS Glory days: Kristian Phillips playing for the Ospreys PICTURES: Getty Images KRISTIAN Phillips hopes the takeover of the...
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/ 6 years agoKlim latest to join revamped Reds
JERSEY Reds have signed Namibia international wing Lesley Klim ahead of the 2020-21 Championship season. Klim, 25, played twice at the...
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/ 6 years agoChief Holmes heads home
PROP Greg Holmes is to leave Exeter to return to his native Australia. The 37- year-old, who played in the 2015...
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/ 6 years agoKvesic sold on prospect of re-joining mentor Matt
By NEALE HARVEY Coach: Jonathan Thomas MATT Kvesic says being reunited with the man who kick-started his rugby career is one...
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/ 6 years agoEvans states his case for seat on WRU Council
By ROB COLE IEUAN Evans admits to feeling the same tingle of excitement that greeted the first of his then record...
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/ 6 years agoMallinder has big respect for Marcus
MARCUS Rashford’s efforts to ensure children don’t go hungry during the Covid-19 pandemic is inspiring sports stars everywhere, says community- minded...
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/ 6 years agoSpeed bump
WHY are so many people banging on about quickening up the game. We have a fantastic product so stop trying to...
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/ 6 years agoRPA chief Hopley critical of ‘comical loophole’
PREMIERSHIP clubs have been scrambling to get players to sign new contracts and exploit a ‘loophole’ in new salary cap rules....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWinter rules
I CAN’T believe Jerry Guscott does not like watching rugby in the winter because it’s too wet and cold. As a...
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/ 6 years agoNow rugby men should take a knee says Yarde
By JON NEWCOMBE No swap: Jonny May WITH a new contract signed and sealed, Marland Yarde is looking forward to picking...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSuspend WR funding to force reform in Pacific
Fighting for change: PRPW CEO Dan Leo, second from left middle row, is leading the battle against corruption in Pacific Islands...
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/ 6 years agoHook plans to inspire the new generation – with his words
By NEALE HARVEY Versatile: James Hook JAMES HOOK will make it his business to inspire the next generation of Welsh playmakers...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBig guns snub call for rugby in summer
By PETER JACKSON Non! Paul Goze THE English and French clubs are refusing to sacrifice their traditional winter game on the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEssential to feed the roots to grow game
WORLD Rugby have a vision of ‘Rugby as a sport for all’ and a mission to ‘Grow the global rugby family’,...
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/ 6 years agoEarl in a hurry to make his mark with the Bears
By NEALE HARVEY Making a splash: Ben Earl scores for Saracens against Northampton Saints PICTURE: Getty Images BACK ROW dervish Ben...
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/ 6 years agoEarl eyes up Prem crown
England flanker Ben Earl is gunning for Premiership glory on loan at Bristol from Saracens Full Story: P5 PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoRadford switches codes to join the Jackals
By JON NEWCOMBE Rugby League Challenge Cup-winning coach Lee Radford has landed his first job in professional Rugby Union - as...
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/ 6 years agoWales face oblivion in new World Club Cup
By PETER JACKSON WALES will be without a single contender for the proposed World Club Cup unless all four regional teams...
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/ 6 years agoRobshaw off to USA
F0ego Legion in the MLR. The 66-cap flanker, 34, who last week agreed to stay at Harlequins until the suspended Premiership...
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/ 6 years agoClarke joins the cast in Dallas adventure
Alex Bywater talks to former Ospreys head coach Allen Clarke about his move to US Making a point: Ospreys then head...
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