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/ 7 years agoEuropean season needs cutting back says Rennie
By STEFFAN THOMAS Warning: Dave Rennie DAVE Rennie has told European rugby chiefs to cut the length of the season or...
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/ 7 years agoMercer urges Premiership clubs to scrap salary cap
■By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Bath captain Guy Mercer advocates scrapping the salary cap as a way of stopping more of the...
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/ 7 years agoHow much longer can Baa-Baas last?
Crowd pleasers: Craig Millar scores the Barbarians’ fourth try against Wales yesterday COLIN BOAG The Barbarians are one of the most...
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/ 7 years agoDragons’ lads take five-try pounding
By STEFFAN THOMAS Consolation: Taine Basham breaks away to score for Dragons PICTURE: Huw Evans THE Dragons were humiliated by Zebre...
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/ 7 years agoWelsh lock Day forced to pull plug on switch to America
DOM Day has officially announced his retirement from all forms of rugby, bringing to a close a 15-year playing career. The...
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/ 7 years agoSevens star Taylor seriously injured in car crash
STEVE TAYLOR, the former Wales Sevens international and Cardiff Blues wing, is fighting for his life in a Glasgow hospital after...
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/ 7 years agoMagical Radradra can cast spell on Premiership
Serious talent: Semi Radradra picks wonderful lines PICTURE: Getty Images PAT LAM has pulled off a sensational coup with the signing...
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/ 7 years agoScarlets are destroyed by first half onslaught
By ROGER PANTING WHEN the PRO14 fixtures were released, Scarlets must have envisaged a tough trip to the Kingspan with the...
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/ 7 years agoNavy sail to victory over RAF
ROYALNavy U23s sailed to the Inter Services Championship title with a 20-10 win away at RAF helping them to a clean...
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/ 7 years agoAssault-charge Jennings gets a new chance
By NEALE HARVEY FALLEN former Sale Sharks and England U20s midfield star Mark Jennings has spoken of how the combined assistance...
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/ 7 years agoDevastating as Saints march all over Tigers
■By ROB WILDMAN End of a sweeping attack: Tom Collins scores a second half try for Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images DYNAMIC...
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/ 7 years agoSau soars highest to claim winner
By JOHN FALLON EDINBURGH coach Richard Cockerill said they wouldn’t be getting carried away with beating an understrength Munster side for...
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/ 7 years agoTeen star Kitson keeps Kingdom on his toes
By NEALE HARVEY WHEN the guy trying to pinch your jersey is nearly half your age, you know you are getting...
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/ 7 years agoAshton: Faf can spark Sale
By GARY FITZGERALD Fireball: Faf de Klerk CHRIS Ashton insists Faf de Klerk is the best No.9 in world rugby and...
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/ 7 years agoMurphy: We were blown away
GEORDANMurphy offered no excuses for the crushing defeat. Leicester’s head coach said: “Northampton were better than us in all aspects of...
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/ 7 years agoFriend left deflated despite bonus win
By DECLAN ROONEY CONNACHT coasted to a bonus point win but coach Andy Friend said it felt like a defeat. While...
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/ 7 years agoResilient Gopperth finally fit and eager for action at Wasps
NEALE HARVEY VETERAN Wasps playmaker Jimmy Gopperth says quitting never crossed his mind after a string of injuries wrecked his 2018/19...
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/ 7 years agoO’Shea takes over at RFU as Melville moves on
CONOR O’SHEA will join the RFU as director of performance to replace Nigel Melville, who leaves his position as director of...
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/ 7 years agoO’Flaherty dazzles as irresistible Chiefs cut loose
■By NEALE HARVEY WINGER Tom O’Flaherty wowed a record Sandy Park crowd with a scintillating display as Exeter handed Wasps a...
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/ 7 years agoBlues turn tables with late score by Harries
By TOM PRITCHARD Try: Jason Harries WINNINGin Italy used to be a problem for the Blues, but that seems to be...
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/ 7 years agoSchonert’s time may be coming round again
Impact: Nick Schonert charges into a tackle bag held by Charlie Ewels during England training PICTURE: Getty Images NICK SCHONERT, the...
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/ 7 years agoTom’s in the flow now says Baxter
AFTER watching Tom O’Flaherty destroy Wasps with 14 runs, ten defenders beaten, 146 metres made and a try, Chiefs supremo Rob...
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/ 7 years agoWhite: Title’s big call even without Sarries
By NEALE HARVEY Eyes on the prize: Nic White moves the ball for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER’S Nic White says...
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/ 7 years agoFerguson’s mission is to make the Saints ruthless
By NEALE HARVEY HIGHLY-RATED Northampton scrum guru Matt Ferguson says he has no intention of following Alan Dickens to the RFU...
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/ 7 years agoTe’o joins Sunwolves for their final season in Super Rugby
FORMER England centre Ben Te’o will join Japanese side Sunwolves for the 2020 Super Rugby season, as revealed by TRPin August....
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/ 7 years agoFuture’s bright for Ireland insists Rory
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Combative: Rory Best on the charge against Scotland PICTURES: Getty Images RORY Best has hit back at Ireland’s...
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/ 7 years agoThe Welsh way once ruled world – not now
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW There was a time, believe it or not, when Wales pioneered the science...
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/ 7 years agoBooth’s mission is to make Quins jump
By NEALE HARVEY REFRESHED after a summer mentoring NATO personnel and Premier League football coaches, Toby Booth aims to help Harlequins...
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/ 7 years agoHow can saying sorry excuse a gouge?
PLAYERS who commit foul acts so blatant that it leaves them without a leg to stand on have long learnt that...
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/ 7 years agoCockerill: The PRO14 needs relegation to add an edge
Enjoying the challenge: Richard Cockerill RICHARD Cockerill believes a lack of relegation is holding back the PRO14. With the fear of...
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/ 7 years agoOrtega shows France is country for old men
THE years may keep rolling by but Rodrigo Capo Ortega keeps rolling on. The second row whose longevity makes Alun-Wyn Jones...
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/ 7 years agoStudents deserve praise on their 100th
I READ with interest Brendon Gallagher’s article on Loughborough Students Centenary (November 24). I may be old-fashioned and, yes, I remember...
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/ 7 years agoNomad Te’o is off again
JONNYWilkinson played for two clubs in 17 years. Ben Te’o will soon have played for three in less than a year...
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/ 7 years agoBristol’s squad just gets better
BRISTOL will have a squad to rival the best in the Premiership next season with director of rugby Pat Lam signing...
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/ 7 years agoHardwick will make Ford fight for his Tigers’ place
Breakout: Tom Hardwick is enjoying his run By JON NEWCOMBE ICE-COOL Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick is enjoying throwing down the gauntlet...
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/ 7 years agoSaints set to move if Youngs talks fail
■By NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON Saints are ready to launch an audacious move for England scrum-half Ben Youngs if he does not...
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/ 7 years agoMore diversity still needed
I WROTE last season about diversity in the game, how the RFU could encourage more people to take up the whistle...
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/ 7 years agoSeeds of Boks multi-racial glory were sewn by student ‘yobs’
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE ‘PROTEST TOUR’ OF 1969, FIFTY YEARS ON It’s barely a month since the first truly multi-racial South...
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/ 7 years agoNot bad for one week’s work with lads, Wayne
SHANE WILLIAMS New brooms: Wayne Pivac and Sam Warburton watch the match yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images Wayne Pivac summed it up...
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/ 7 years agoAdam made a man out of me – Boyce
By NEALE HARVEY BATH prop Lewis Boyce says he will owe Welsh legend Adam Jones a huge debt of gratitude if...
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/ 7 years agoBritish League ‘coming in 2022’
By PETER JACKSON A BRITISH and Irish League could be launched in two seasons’ time. Ospreys owner Rob Davies has confirmed...
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/ 7 years agoStop baying for Wray’s blood and move on
JOHN Oakenfull (Letters, November 24) is, presumably, and like others, all too willing to have their say on the recent salary...
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/ 7 years agoTwickenham victory thrilled Duckham
Captain: Bob Hiller The Sixth Springboks will always be known as the Protest Tour but there was some rugby played –...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTEAMS: Leicester are lock, stock and barrel for Saints derby match
World Cup stars return to Premiership action for East Midlands derby
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/ 7 years agoMike Brown set to miss the rest of the season for Harlequins
Paul Gustard reveals Brown has been playing through the injury since preseason
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoTipuric: It was time for some fresh ideas at Wales
The Wales flanker tells TRP he felt it was the right time for change after 12 years of success under Warren...
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/ 7 years agoCrusaders alter identity in wake of terror attacks on mosques
The Crusaders have overhauled their identity in the wake of the Canterbury mosque shootings earlier this year, but won't change their...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoConor O’Shea replaces Nigel Melville in senior RFU post
The former Harlequins DoR left Italy last month after almost four years in charge of the Azzurri
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoI’m probably the weakest in the running backs’ room but my pro rugby career helps me, says Christian Wade
We catch up with Christian Wade and his NFL dream and discover a player determined to get a shot with the...
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/ 7 years agoWasps flanker Jack Willis aims to add spice to England’s Undercurry
Neale Harvey talks to Wasps' turnover machine Jack Willis
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