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/ 8 years agoOlding stay extended by a year
FORMER Ireland and Ulster centre Stuart Olding has signed a new deal with Brive which will keep him at the French...
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/ 8 years agoAnscombe class paves the way for Blues late surge
By ROB COLE GARETH Anscombe put his hand up for the Wales No.10 jersey next month with a masterful performance to...
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/ 8 years agoTime to let Liam wreak havoc from full-back
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND LIAM Williams is on fire with Saracens this season so now is the time for...
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/ 8 years agoEwers feels the pain for stricken pal Sam
By NEALE HARVEY DAVE Ewers is ready to noise-up Exeter’s forward pack as they absorb the loss of talismanic No.8 Sam...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors capitalise on Meyer yellow
By SAM JACKSON Glasgow…36 Zebre …8 GLASGOW scored five tries to cement their place at the top of Conference A with...
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/ 8 years agoHigh injury toll may scupper Scarlets chances of a repeat
EUROPE is on the horizon and, as a player, that’s what gets your juices flowing. Test rugby aside, the Champions Cup...
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/ 8 years agoBig final month can set Simmonds up for World Cup – Baxter
SAM Simmonds faces an uphill battle to feature at next year’s World Cup but Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter is...
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/ 8 years agoO’Brien leads way to famous victory
By RICHARD O’NEILL Ulster…15 Connacht …22 IT COULD get confusing soon on the international scene if Connacht’s Sean O’Brien gets an...
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/ 8 years agoTyro back row ace Benjamin begins his transition
By ALEX BYWATER Switch: James Benjamin THE man described as “probably the best rugby player” at the Dragons is set for...
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/ 8 years agoCrowley impressed by calibre of Italy kids
By STEFFAN THOMAS KIERAN Crowley insists Italy’s young stars are better than their Celtic equivalents. And the experienced coach believes the...
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/ 8 years agoSopoaga wants to book place as a double agent
By NEALE HARVEY Buzzing: Lima Sopoaga takes on Leicester’s Adam Thompstone PICTURES: Getty Images WASPS fly-half Lima Sopoaga has vowed to...
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/ 8 years agoMorahan braced for war now honeymoon is over
By NEALE HARVEY AUSSIE wing wizard Luke Morahan says Bristol are braced for a Premiership backlash as they aim to prove...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams still believes Tigers can dominate Europe
LEICESTER’S wavering league form will have no bearing on their ability to mount a Champions Cup challenge, says defiant pack leader...
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/ 8 years agoLudlam on mission to be Saints answer to Savea
HAVING endured injury and illness that stymied his early career, Northampton No.7 Lewis Ludlam is aiming to add his name to...
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/ 8 years agoBajans gear up for a big day out at the Oval
BARBADOS may bat a very modest 83rd in the world rankings – just ahead of India and below Serbia – but...
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/ 8 years agoBerwyn paid price for putting family first
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Berwyn Jones used to run like the wind, so much so that not...
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/ 8 years agoScene set for Hesketh to star again
Jango: Temeura Morrison SO Kiwi actor Temuera Morrison – Jango Fett in Star Wars – is to play Eddie Jones in...
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/ 8 years agoDominic ends Castres’ clean sheet
CONNACHT had gone more than 300 matches without a red card until a New Zealander left a dirty mark on the...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
International opposition getting Blues battle-hard BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points History boys: Oxford University line...
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/ 8 years agoMay gives Eddie an injury scare over Autumn
By SAM JACKSON Flying Tiger: Jordan Olowofela scores Leicester’s second try to defeat Saints at Twickenham PICTURE: Getty Images JONNYMay has...
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/ 8 years agoTime for Wales to ease those 22 years of hurt
WALES have been missing out on Europe’s big prize since its creation, an unbroken run of failure dating back to a...
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/ 8 years agoThomas on the attack to claim Cole’s jersey
By NEALE HARVEY Hard yards: Henry Thomas trucks the ball up into heavy traffic against Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images AMBITIOUS England...
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/ 8 years agoAmos set to get his Wales wing place back
By PETER JACKSON HALLAMAmos plans to be back on Wales duty next month for the first of 13 internationals leading to...
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/ 8 years agoPremiership exiles remain in the frame for World Cup
By ALEX BYWATER THOMAS Young and Owen Williams had their Wales World Cup hopes boosted this week after they were among...
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/ 8 years ago…but Doran-Jones backs the old king to return
DISCARDED scrum ace Dan Cole will ensure England’s titanic battle of the tight-heads intensifies this autumn, according to former Red Rose...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors stick on Sixways
WORCESTERWarriors have been taken over by a consortium led by finance specialist Errol Pope and the new owners are keen to...
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/ 8 years agoMore stars may follow Joe’s lead – Horwill
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Australia captain James Horwill believes more top players will follow Joe Marler into Test oblivion unless an...
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/ 8 years agoOjomoh suffers stroke
FORMERBath and England flanker Steve Ojomoh is in intensive care in hospital after suffering a stroke. Ojomoh, 48, who won 12...
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/ 8 years agoSexton would welcome Autumn tours Down Under
By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHNNY Sexton believes the proposal for rugby’s new global season can take the game’s entertainment to a new...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoWoodburn craving solid return after soup diet
By JON NEWCOMBE Traget: Olly Woodburn at the Champions Cup launch LIFE has sucked in the past month for Exeter Chiefs...
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh survive scare to kill off Cheetahs
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Edinburgh …37 Cheetahs …21 EDINBURGH survived a late scare to extend their unbeaten home run to three matches...
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/ 8 years agoBlackadder feels Bath on brink of bright new chapter
TODD Blackadder admits he is “desperate” to deliver some silverware to Bath’s success-starved fans before his time at the Rec is...
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/ 8 years agoCipriani top player for September
GLOUCESTER fly-half Danny Cipriani has been named Premiership player of the month for September. Cipriani was in stellar form for Gloucester...
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/ 8 years agoFormer Ulster star signs extension with Brive
Former Ireland and Ulster centre to remain in France
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/ 8 years agoJapan’s 2015 World Cup upset over the Boks to be made into movie
Heroics of 2015 pool match to be turned into a film called 'The Brighton Miracle'
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/ 8 years agoThe flame still burns for Bismarck du Plessis and his hopes of a Springboks return
Incumbent South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx won the team's Player of the Year award last year
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/ 8 years agoSix Nations cash will drop to just £6m as rugby’s sponsorship market shows signs of decline
Peter Jackson looks at the state of title sponsorships in Europe's international and club tournaments
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/ 8 years agoCornish Pirates bring in Worcester back rower
Just back from an arrangement which saw him play club rugby in New Zealand
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/ 8 years agoSaracens captain Brad Barritt to have facial surgery
The centre took a boot to the face during Saracens' 50-27 win over Bath
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/ 8 years agoThomas must grab Wales chance if he gets it
IT’S NOW or never for Thomas Young as far as Wales is concerned. That might seem a bit over the top,...
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/ 8 years agoElias can’t wait to oust Owens at Scarlets – and Wales
Frustrated: Ryan Elias RYAN Elias has had enough of warming the bench and admits he hopes there will soon be a...
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/ 8 years agoMunster run riot in 9-try mauling of Ulster
By DARAGH SMALL Munster …64 Ulster…7 JOEY CARBERY scored 18 points as Munster secured their biggest ever PRO14 victory against Ulster...
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/ 8 years agoNew training base gets local support
WASPS have moved a step closer to building a new permanent training base in the West Midlands. The Premiership club currently...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys prove Clark philosophy was right
By STEFFAN THOMAS ALLEN Clarke was a happy man after his Ospreys side recorded a comfortable victory over Zebre in Italy....
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/ 8 years agoKriel targets October debut for Gloucester
GLOUCESTER summer signing Jaco Kriel is targeting a return to action at the end of October. The flanker hasn’t played since...
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/ 8 years agoJonathan shows his class is permanent
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies showed Wales head coach Warren Gatland he’s as good as ever as he scored two tries...
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/ 8 years agoPirates strengthen front row stocks
CORNISHPirates have signed prop Jack ‘Owl’ Owlett on dual-registration from Exeter. The London-born former Scotland U20s player, now 23, featured for...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors put Dragons to the Scotstoun sword
GLASGOW made amends for last weekend’s embarrassing defeat to the Southern Kings with a bonus-point victory over the Dragons. Dave Rennie...
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/ 8 years agoAtkins on board to assist fly-half crisis
BEDFORD have brought in London Irish flyhalf Jacob Atkins on a short-term loan deal. Atkins, 21, has spent time with Rosslyn...
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