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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 7 years agoPremiership Rugby finally break cover over Saracens farrago
Chief executive Darren Childs says Premiership Rugby acted to protect the integrity of the league
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLyon offer an escape route to trio of Saracens superstars
What will this mean for their England careers?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNorthampton Saints strengthen front row with Nick Auterac signing
The Harlequins prop will leave The Stoop after two seasons in London
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens have ‘tainted’ their success and should ‘repent’, says Bristol owner Lansdown
Bristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown lifts the lid on his displeasure at Saracens flouting salary cap rule
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester confirm coaching restructure which will see Steve Borthwick join Tigers
What will Borthwick's arrival mean for Geordan Murphy?
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoFreddie was my main man – Burns
ULSTER out-half and man of the match Billy Burns admitted he had mixed emotions after his side secured their spot in...
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/ 7 years agoCaldy coach fears impact of cuts to travel expenses
By LUKE JARMYN CALDY director of rugby Gareth Davies fears constant RFU cuts are widening the already substantial gap between clubs...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoLewis on mission to tidy up set-piece basics
NEWS EXTRA By KASEY REES DILLON Lewis admits he must improve the basics of his set-piece work to challenge for a...
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/ 7 years agoEastmond: Ford still has best years ahead of him
By NEALE HARVEY KYLE Eastmond believes George Ford’s best form in England’s No.10 shirt is yet to come – and expects...
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/ 7 years agoVunipola determined to channel his frustration
European Champions Cup By NEALE HARVEY Focused on the job: Saracens and England star Mako Vunipola PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS will...
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/ 7 years agoBig Dom will stay with Quins
HARLEQUINS back row Alex Dombrandt has extended his contract by two years.. The 22-year-old graduate of Cardiff Met University has made...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHumphreys excited by props Leon and WillGriff
JONATHAN Humphreys believes Alun Wyn Jones can defy logic and figure at the next World Cup, but insists he will come...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBig guns return for Ospreys’ European farewell
POOL 4 PREVIEW… Munster v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, Thomond Park WALES flanker Justin Tipuric and centre Scott Williams return as...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWales lose prop Carre
SARACENS prop Rhys Carre will miss Wales’ Six Nations opener against Italy after being banned for three weeks. Carre, 21, was...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNo big-match jitters for strongman John
By STEFFAN THOMAS Rave reviews: WillGriff John is hoping to impress the Wales selectors PICTURES: Getty Images ON the eve of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoVal up for a fight against Charlie
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER prop Val Rapava-Ruskin heads into one of European rugby’s most demanding bearpits aiming to prove why he...
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/ 7 years agoStormers sign up Roberts
FORMER Wales centre Jamie Roberts has left Bath with immediate effect to join Super Rugby side Stormers. Roberts was in his...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHogg will lead Scots
STUARTHogg will captain Scotland in the Six Nations replacing Stuart McInally, who led the side during last year’s unsuccessful World Cup...
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/ 7 years agoConnacht looking to build momentum
POOL 5 PREVIEW… Montpellier v Connacht Today, Kick-off 3.15pm KIERAN Marmion returns from a back injury for Connacht’s dead-rubber Pool game...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoFresh terms for Balmain
GLOUCESTER tighthead prop Fraser Balmain has signed a new undisclosed- length deal with the club. The 28-year-old has made 57 appearances...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSexton is new captain of Ireland
JOHNNY Sexton will succeed Rory Best as Ireland captain. The Leinster fly-half, 34, is a doubt for the start of the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoTyro Randall relishing the high-octane style at Bristol
News Rising star: Harry Randall TURBO-CHARGED Bristol scrum-half Harry Randall hopes improvements in his game will enable him to complete his...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoPRL behaving like an arrogant dictatorship
Letters IN regard to the front page headline in last week’s TRP which covered comments from Lord Dyson – the senior...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNew broom Galthie has the leeway to go for broke
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Golden generation: Frace win the 2019 Junior World...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoDragons scorch into quarter-finals despite forgettable first half
European Challenge Cup By ALEX BYWATER Tyler Morgan runs in to score the bonus point try PICTURE: THuw Evans DEAN Ryan...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoJamie’s sad death brings local clubs rallying to help
SOMETIMES things happen in life that make you realise that rugby, the game we all love to play, coach and support,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoGustard says it – players train too hard!
Pedagogy: Gustard A QUINS Press release earlier this week had me reaching for the dictionary. “We have five senior centres out...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoLyon offer an escape route to Sarries trio
By NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Billy Vunipola LYON have stepped into the salary cap chaos by offering...
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/ 7 years agoOut-of-jail Scarlets enjoy their freedom by thumping the Exiles
By ALEX BYWATER No stopping him: Corey Baldwin evades the tackle of Nick Phipps to score for Scarlets PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoDoes Wray really deserve the boos?
DOES the salary cap truly benefit English rugby? Every season more and more players not qualified for England are signed by...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTompkins handed to Wales by RFU folly
SOMEBODY at Twickenham needs their arse kicking over the loss of Nick Tompkins – a star man for England at U16,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoOFFICIAL! Saracens WILL be relegated
Job well done: James Fish dives over to score Northampton’s fifth try PICTURE: Getty Images PREMIERSHIP Rugby confirmed last night that...
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/ 7 years agoKockett hat-trick completes Castres revival as Warriors suffer second half collapse
By ROGER PANTING Match winner: Rory Kockott celebrates his late try CASTRESscrum-half, Rory Kockott, scored 23 points as Worcester crashed out...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoLaw change will simply mean more kicking
Views COLIN BOAG Really? Scotland crash to Japan, but chief exec Mard Dodson, inset, sees pay soar This is the time...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoYes, the flying Falcons can stay unbeaten says Radwan
By JON NEWCOMBE Eye for the line: Adam Radwan NEWCASTLE won’t let up in their bid to make Championship history and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoChiefs turn into a mean machine after half-time
European Champions Cup By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER hit the power-pack button in the second half to destroy La Rochelle for the...
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/ 7 years agoFour-try Graham gets the job done
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND winger Darcy Graham warmed up for the Six Nations with four sensational tries as Edinburgh Rugby made...
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/ 7 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEE BLACKETT, WASPS BACKS COACH AND FORMER ROTHERHAM AND LEEDS CENTRE/WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1....
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEngland women bring big guns in for Hamilton
By SAM JACKSON Return: Ellie Kildunne ELLIE Kildunne and Sydney Gregson return to the England women sevens squad for next weekend’s...
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/ 7 years agoBaxter: Luke’s the No1 No2 now
ROB BAXTER preferred to reinforce the claims of England hopeful Luke Cowan-Dickie rather than speculate on Exeter’s chances of securing a...
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/ 7 years agoCoventry sack Walshe after their Ampthill defeat
News By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE NICK Walshe has become the second coaching casualty of the Greene King Championship season. Walshe joins...
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/ 7 years agoAmor can get England to become more instinctive
Game-changer: Simon Amor, right, talks to his England Sevens squad in Dubai PICTURE: Getty Images SIMON Amor should start his stint...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoScarlets ace Jac gets the captain’s armband
By SAM JACKSON WALES U20 head coach Gareth Williams has named a 33-man squad for the Six Nations including eight players...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoVindictive owners get their pound of flesh off Sarries
What is bitterly disappointing for any England fan is that the roof caving in on Saracens will have serious ramifications for...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoEddie right to call for Amor says 7s star Mac
By NEALE HARVEY Student of game: Amor SIMON Amor’s ascension to England’s coaching team will prove a smash-hit with the players...
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/ 7 years agoIt’s sweet sixteen for No.1 seeds Leinster
European Champions Cup By JAMES LLOYD LEINSTER battled hard to overcome a resolute Benetton side to claim a valuable home quarter-final...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDeans gets one over his old rival Hansen in Top League
FORMER All Blacks coach Steve Hansen remains winless in the Japan Rugby Top League after his Toyota Verblitz side were beaten...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoQuins bow out amid controversy at the death
European Champions Cup By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Hug it out: Clermont’s Alivereti Raka celebrates with Sitaleki Timani, left, after scoring his side’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoRodwell ‘honoured’ to be asked to step in
By ADAM ELLIS SEVENS stalwart James Rodwell believes Eddie Jones will be able to harness one of the sharpest minds in...
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/ 7 years agoFurbank and Fish hook the big one in Lyon for super Saints
By NICK CAIN GEORGE Furbank is one of the young tyros putting a spring back in Northampton’s step, and it was...













