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/ 8 years agoHere’s best of luck to the super six playing in the finals this weekend
I CANNOT believe that it is a year ago that I played my last competitive game in the WRU National Bowl...
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/ 8 years agoWe can’t wait to play Exeter now says Pirates boss Dicky
By NEALE HARVEY Ambition: Dicky Evans DICKY Evans, director of the Cornish Pirates and a driving force behind the Stadium for...
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/ 8 years agoWe’re aiming for Prem, Ealing warn ring-fencers
BEN WARD, rugby director of ambitious Ealing, has hailed the achievement of Cornish Pirates. And he has maintained his own club’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoFuture’s bright for fans in Cornwall
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoHow can Shields play for England?
NEWS that Hurricanes’ Brad Shields will be considered for England’s summer tour to South Africa defies belief. He is a Kiwi...
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/ 8 years agoTeen star Joseph lands a double to save Ealing
By JON NEWCOMBE Held: Carnegie’s Tom Bullough is tackled PETE LYDON has predicted a bright future for Reon Joseph after the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoLet’s try to ensure Horne stays a Saint
I HOPE there is enough room in your edition to include my letter offering my best regards to Rob Horne. Never...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Racing 92 v Munster
Earls returns from injury to start on the wing
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Leinster v Scarlets
Dan Jones starts at 10 as Patchell moves to full back
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJudgement Day kicks off with the Crabbie’s Challenge
The Dragons are having some fun ahead of their Judgement Day clash next week
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Cardiff Blues v Pau
Blues hoping to continue European journey to send Wilson off in style
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoUlster legend Paul Marshall to retire at end of season
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Paul Marshall has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Gloucester v Newcastle Falcons
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann has urged his Gloucester side to ‘get out of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNewcastle Falcons sign Logovi’i Mulipola
Samoan international to leave Welford Road after six and a half years
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBakewell’s got Tigers boxing clever again, says Tom Youngs
Leicester hooker Tom Youngs discloses the boxing sessions that have helped the Tigers pack find their grit
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Featured
/ 8 years agoJonathan Joseph a doubt to feature in South Africa tour with ankle injury
Bath centre left Allianz Park on crutches after heavy defeat to Saracens
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoArctic chill descends on Dorking as Sweden turn up to play 2nd XV
Michael Young tells the story of how Swedish rugby sought to rebound from European Championship North form with a trip to...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoFour Scots summoned to court after incident at train station with Eddie Jones
Quartet to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court for alleged abuse
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Featured
/ 8 years agoIsrael Folau escapes sanction by ARU for comments about gay community
Australia and Waratahs star Folau calls out ARU chief executive Raelene Castle for 'misrepresenting' his position on homosexuality
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/ 8 years agoCrane: Bristol better placed now to thrive
By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL No.8 Jordan Crane believes Pat Lam’s newly-promoted side are better equipped to tackle the Premiership now than...
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/ 8 years agoItoje agent suspended for breach of betting regulations
AGENT Matt Hart has been suspended for 22 months after placing almost 1,500 bets on rugby worldwide and depositing in excess...
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/ 8 years agoEaling building case for Premiership
By JON NEWCOMBE FIJI international prop Campese Ma’Afu will be the next Premiership player to head to Ealing Trailfinders at the...
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/ 8 years agoEmyr moves to coaching
SCARLETS hooker Emyr Phillips will retire at the end of the season after a decade with the region. Phillips, 31, has...
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/ 8 years agoRandall signs on from rivals Gloucester
FORMER England U20s scrum-half Harry Randall has signed a two-year deal to join Bristol from West Country rivals Gloucester. Randall, 22,...
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/ 8 years agoGosper predicts rugby boom in America
Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper believes this year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco could ignite interest in the sport...
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/ 8 years agoBakewell’s got Tigers boxing clever again.
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER are in with a puncher’s chance of the Premiership title after transforming their season with early morning...
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/ 8 years agoScott’s sure underdogs will seize the day in Dublin
By STEFFAN THOMAS Hoping to sign off in style: Scott Williams PICTURES: Getty Images SCOTT Williams is confident the Scarlets are...
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/ 8 years agoTough season teaching George to get physical
HOOKER Jamie George admits this has been the most challenging campaign of his career after a stellar summer with the Lions....
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/ 8 years agoDavies urges Ospreys to reclaim their place at top of Celtic league
By STEFFAN THOMAS BRADLEY Davies has challenged Ospreys to retake their place as Welsh rugby’s standard bearers after a poor campaign....
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/ 8 years agoJackson, Olding contracts revoked
ULSTER and Ireland players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been sacked. Last month, the players were cleared of rape after...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoPremiership relegation cost London Irish £3m
By NEALE HARVEY THE cost of relegation from the Premiership is starkly illustrated by London Irish declaring losses of almost £3m...
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/ 8 years agoMcGrath’s hospital pass lets Canna steal win
■ By RONAN O’BRIEN Leinster … 15 Benetton… 17 LEO Cullen’s Leinster lost at home for the first time since last...
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/ 8 years agoClifford: We must give JK a send-off
By NEALE HARVEY JACK Clifford has urged his Harlequins’ team-mates to rediscover their pride and give director of rugby John Kingston...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoQuinnell: Scarlets can do a Liverpool
By PETER JACKSON THE Scarlets are being backed to make history this week by doing to Leinster in the Champions’ Cup...
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/ 8 years agoStockdale score adds sparkle to turgid affair
■ By EOIN McINTYRE OSPREYS coach Allen Clarke had no complains after his side kept within three points of Ulster until...
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/ 8 years agoGallagher to take over from Aviva
GLOBAL insurance brokers Gallagher have been confirmed as new title sponsors of the English Premiership. Premiership Rugby have announced a multi-year...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets second XV given the runaround
■ By ROB COLE EDINBURGH closed the gap on Scarlets to a single point in the race for a home quarterfinal...
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/ 8 years agoKnee injury forces Grabham to retire
SCARLETSwinger Tom Grabham has been forced to retire due to a knee injury. The 26-year-old made one competitive appearance for the...
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/ 8 years agoElectric start secures Blues Champions Cup spot
■ By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues sealed their place in next season’s Champions Cup by thrashing a woeful Southern Kings outfit...
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/ 8 years agoSale decide not to appeal Denny ban
SALE Sharks will not appeal against the sanctions imposed on Denny Solomona for the alleged homophobic slur directed towards Worcester’s Jamie...
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/ 8 years agoFirst half blitz sets Warriors on way to semi-final
■ By RONAN O’BRIEN Glasgow…35 Connacht …22 GLASGOW sealed a home semi-final after this comprehensive triumph over Connacht. Tries from Stuart...
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/ 8 years agoHaley gets two weeks for Bassett incident
SALE Sharks full-back Mike Haley has been given a two-week suspension after being cited for striking Josh Bassett in their 28-27...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSort scrum mess before it’s too late
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/ 8 years agoDragons rue Rosser’s late effort ruled out by TMO
By STEFFAN THOMAS JARED Rosser helped himself to a hat-trick of first-half tries, and then had a potential match winning fourth...
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/ 8 years agoBaa-Baas appoint Bristol boss Lam
PAT Lam will coach the Barbarians against an England XV at Twickenham on May 27. Lam, who has just guided Bristol...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoQuins needed to bring in new blood when O’Shea left
IT’S a shame for John Kingston to be leaving his beloved Harlequins at the end of the season, but without trying...
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/ 8 years agoSupersub Murray swings it Munster’s direction
By JOHN FALLON Cheetahs … 17 Munster … 19 MUNSTER coach Johann van Graan said it was another huge team effort...
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/ 8 years agoHerbst may have to go under the knife
ULSTER have received a blow with news that Wiehahn Herbst is likely to miss the rest of the campaign with a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSurely Folau should be reprimanded
A GROUP of well educated individuals will have decided on the respective fates of Bastareaud, Solomona, Folau and others. These authorities...














