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/ 7 years agoTwelvetrees driving Gloucester’s chase
■By JON NEWCOMBE Pushing forward: Billy Twelvetrees takes on Bristol’s George Smith PICTURES: Getty Images MADDENINGLY inconsistent is a term that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoTop player but he’s not a captain
OWEN Farrell is a player with a huge heart, but in the heat of ‘battle’ good captaincy requires the ability to...
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/ 7 years agoCarty’s late cameo seals bonus point
■By DARAGH SMALL Connacht........29 Benetton........14 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend praised new Irish international Jack Carty for securing a crucial bonus point...
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/ 7 years agoBlues swoop for two of Wales’ speed machines
Boy Blue: Josh Adams CARDIFF Blues have snapped up Wales wing Hallam Amos for next season. Amos, 24, joins the Blues...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBrown still best bet to start World Cup
SO Eddie Jones thinks that a psychologist is needed to sort out England’s mental problems? He should attend these sessions himself...
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/ 7 years agoLong wait over as Barclay stars on debut
■By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh......28 Leinster............11 EDINBURGH’S forwards bullied Leinster to record a bonus point win and keep their play-off hopes alive....
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/ 7 years agostandards in for playoffs
People think he is slow because his nickname is sausage legs, but everyone at Gloucester know how good he is and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoEddie’s mind games backfired… now sort him out or sack him
NOWthat the euphoria of the Six Nations has subsided certain people in the game should look at themselves in the mirror....
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/ 7 years agoPhillips: £5b sounds good but it breaks down small
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Warning: Martyn Phillips WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips has warned the Six Nations board to think twice before...
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/ 7 years agoSimpson aims for flying finish to life at Wasps
■By NEALE HARVEY Ambitious: Joe Simpson LONG-SERVING Wasps No.9 Joe Simpson believes his best years are still to come after revealing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoHammer can’t be the only tool in the box
IF your plan does not have the ability to change direction then any unconsidered hazards and associated risk has a high...
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/ 7 years agoDon’t back CVC, says Gosper, keep money in game
WORLD Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper has urged the Six Nations unions to consider the good of the global game and...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoBudgetary demands too great to save Sunwolves
NEWS EXTRA THE Japan Rugby Football Union have disputed SANZAAR’s claims that they were not willing to underwrite the Sunwolves. The...
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/ 7 years agoGlasgow have faith superior fitness will be telling
■By GARY HEATLY GLASGOWskipper Callum Gibbins believes his side can use the way Scotland exposed England fitnesswise in the second half...
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/ 7 years agoTaufete’e aims to extend his scoring spree in survival fight
■By NEALE HARVEY Eagles sharp shooter: Joe Taufete’e USA hooker Joe Taufete’e will have England on full alert in Japan this...
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/ 7 years agoKoch convinced Boks good bet for hat-trick
■By NEALE HARVEY Boks prop star: Vincent Koch is back in Springbok reckoning under Rassie Erasmus PICTURE: Getty Images VINCENT Koch...
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/ 7 years agoBiggar relishing role as back seat driver
■By GARY FITZGERALD Finisher supreme: Dan Biggar DAN Biggar claims Wales have not yet peaked in their pursuit of world domination...
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/ 7 years agoPocket rocket primed for European explosion
SCOTTISHrugby’s man of the moment Darcy Graham feels his tries against Wales and England will count for little if he cannot...
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/ 7 years agoDREAMTEAM
JON GOODRIDGE, HARTPURY COACH AND EX-GLOUCESTER, LEEDS AND BRISTOL FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Mike...
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/ 7 years agoItaly proved professional status isn’t everything
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN The Grand Slam performance of the Red Roses was head and shoulders above the rest. The...
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/ 7 years agoPivac will need AWJ to drive Wales on
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It’s about time everyone woke up to the fact that Alun-Wyn Jones is a true...
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/ 7 years agoItoje is not the answer to captain conundrum
THEmen’s tournament has fewer worries about sponsorship or such one-sided games but England have a few worries all the same. If...
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/ 7 years agoBig game by Lyttle puts Ulster second
■By RONAN O’BRIEN Ulster..............33 Kings................19 ROB Lyttle sparkled as Ulster ran in five tries and moved into second place in Conference...
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/ 7 years agoBoyd’s ultimate warrior building case for recall
■By NEALE HARVEY Leading the fight: Teimana Harrison scores Saints’ first try in Premiership Cup final win over Saracens PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 7 years agoAnother bonus win keeps Warriors top
■By GARY HEATLY Glasgow..........35 Cheetahs........17 GLASGOW stayed on top in Conference A with this relatively comfortable bonus point victory. Warriors scored...
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/ 7 years agoBlues confident of keeping Anscombe
CARDIFF Blues boss John Mulvihill is optimistic Gareth Anscombe will stay at the region despite big money offers from abroad. The...
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/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby are ‘turning the game into a joke’
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby stand accused today of turning the international game into ‘a laughing stock’ by allowing too many...
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/ 7 years agoDeadly Evans keeps Ospreys in playoff hunt
■By STEFFAN THOMAS ALLEN Clarke praised the character of his Ospreys side as they overcame a stubborn Dragons outfit to keep...
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/ 7 years agoFrench test to kick off next year’s Six Nations
ENGLANDwill begin their next quest for Six Nations glory against France in Paris on Sunday, February 2. They then travel to...
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/ 7 years agoTigers in relegation fight warns Youngs
LEICESTER Tigers captain Tom Youngs warned his team were in a serious relegation fight after their defeat by Northampton. Newcastle and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn Jones to stay in Wales with Ospreys
The Ospreys record appearances holder to carry on in Swansea
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath, Bristol and Harlequins ready to pounce for Danny Cipriani
Premiership clubs still making moves in the fly-half market
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/ 7 years agoVereniki Goneva back fit for Newcastle Falcons
The Fijian is back for The Big One at St James' Park
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/ 7 years agoPeter Lydon signs new contract with Ealing Trailfinders
130 points in the Championship so far this season
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/ 7 years agoRichard Cockerill gives John Barclay first Edinburgh selection
Almost 12 months out recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland stars to face no action after apologising to teammates for late night drinking session
Billy Vunipola and Ben Te'o stayed out until the early hours of Sunday morning after Twickenham shock
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarlequins week of recruitment continues with signing of Tom Lawday
The Exeter Chiefs no.8 will leave Sandy Park at the end of the season
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/ 7 years agoDean Richards changes stance on ring-fencing the Premiership
Dean Richards has argued the ring-fencing of the Premiership would be the ‘best thing’ for English rugby, after putting England‘s shortcoming...
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/ 7 years agoWasps hooker Tom Cruse commits to Black and Gold
Wasps front row continues to take shape for the 2019-20 season
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoSix Nations fixtures announced for 2020 and 2021
There are no Friday matches, but England open their 2020 Test year in Paris on a Sunday
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSunwolves to be dumped out of Super Rugby
Introduced to Super Rugby along with the Jaguares as part of the expansion to 18 teams three years ago
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLondon Irish forward Mike Coman forced to retire at 31
The Exiles' player of the year in 2016
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNew Zealand’s sports minister supports calls for Crusaders name change after terror attack
New Zealand MP would welcome discussions after last week's Christchurch terror attack
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps centre Michele Campagnaro makes Premiership switch
Making the move to Twickenham Stoop next season
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/ 7 years agoDREAMTEAM
JOHN AFOA, BRISTOL AND FORMER NEW ZEALAND, BLUES, ULSTER AND GLOUCESTER PROP, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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/ 7 years ago2005 Slam? Mike had more fun at Swansea
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Done it! Welsh scrum-half Dwayne Peel celebrates at the final whistle as Wales...
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/ 7 years agoFrench props go walkabout
IN DUBLINlast Sunday afternoon a pair of French props would have needed a sophisticated piece of sat-nav gadgetry to let them...
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/ 7 years agoSaints suddenly become sinners
AT THE start of the month, Northampton were in serious contention for the honour of finishing the season with the cleanest...
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/ 7 years agoFarewell to two great generals
ANOTHER Six Nations has come and gone and the tournament will never be quite the same again. Two of its finest...
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