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/ 9 years agoBath sign Welsh fly-half
Bath have secured the signing of fly-half Josh Lewis from Ebbw Vale ahead of next season. The 25-year-old’s form in Ebbw...
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/ 9 years agoLewington still hopes Eddie will come calling
By NEALE HARVEY How it was: Alex Lewington holds off Newcastle’s George McGuigan PICTURE: Getty Images FORGOTTEN London Irish wing Alex...
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/ 9 years agoKey vows to get Titans playing ‘with heart and gut’ again
By JON NEWCOMBE INCOMING Rotherham head coach Andy Key wants to put the pride back in the Titans jersey and let...
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/ 9 years agoLions ban clubs from using their branding
By NICK CAIN THE Lions are not making friends among the broader rugby community as their commercial team prevent other clubs...
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/ 9 years agoWarriors sign up ex-Brumbie scrum-half
By SAM JACKSON WORCESTER Warriors have completed the permanent signing of English-qualified scrumhalf Michael Dowsett. Dowsett, who celebrated his 25th birthday...
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/ 9 years agoDragons’ sale will hit backers for £5m
By PETER JACKSON THE two oldest benefactors in British rugby are resigned to a loss of up to £5m as their...
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/ 9 years agoWage cap plan ‘will harm potential England players’
By NEALE HARVEY ROSSLYN Park managing director Shaun Justice fears the development of England players will be stymied by new proposals...
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/ 9 years agoDom wants to become Tigers’ Don in the future
By NEALE HARVEY AMBITIOUS Leicester lock Dom Barrow insists he is ready for a crack at Test rugby – and will...
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/ 9 years agoWe’ll come straight up predicts Bristol boss
By SAM JACKSON BRISTOL chairman Chris Booy says that the Premiership strugglers will “walk promotion” back to the top flight if...
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/ 9 years agoMavinga can add heft to Falcons
By SAM JACKSON NEWCASTLE Falcons have strengthened their forward pack for next season with the signings of Lyon prop Sami Mavinga...
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/ 9 years agoPressure almost led me to suicide admits Kitto
By NEALE HARVEY Passing on staying silent: Jono Kitto is urging players to talk about their problems PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER...
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/ 9 years agoFreddie delivers trophy to Leicester
By SAM JACKSON Exeter 12 Leicester 16 FREDDIE Burns made sure he will leave Leicester at the end of the season...
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/ 9 years agoHougaard in a hurry to take Warriors to the heights
TALISMANIC Worcester scrum-half Francois Hougaard has a warning for those who doubt the Six ways outfit will ever crack the Premiership:...
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/ 9 years agoRonan is tops in finishing school
Zebre 14 Munster 50 RONAN O’Mahony surged to the top of the Pro12 scoring charts with two tries taking him to...
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/ 9 years agoWarren so wrong on Sam’s loss as skipper
PETER JACKSON Confusion: Sam Warburton was given mixed messages PICTURE: Getty Images Warren Gatland has found the oldest scapegoat under the...
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/ 9 years agoFalcons prove gap can still be bridged
RE Stephen Rodgers letter titled Gap between top tiers getting wider. He states that since Exeter in 2010 no other Championship...
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/ 9 years agoPivac hails ‘complete’ first half by his Scarlets
Scarlets 26pts Tries: Patchell 3, 31, W Jones 20, Ja Davies 24 Conversions: Patchell 21, 25, 32 Edinburgh 10pts Tries: Burleigh...
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/ 9 years agoNow you see them…Six Nations flyers!
PAUL FLAVINmade a late entrance into the Test arena for Ireland against France one day 20 years ago, so late that...
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/ 9 years agoStop these bench players from rushing into the in-goal area
■ HOW much longer are referees going to allow tries when sides have 19 or 20 players on the field of...
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/ 9 years agoLate try foils Blues as Irish eye Wasps
Leinster 22pts Tries: Leavy 5, McGrath 33, Molony 67 Conversions: R Byrne 6, 33 Penalty: R Byrne 55 Cardiff Blues 21pts...
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/ 9 years agoBarnes takes the big heat
ONE name seemed to be missing from the roll of honour for the 2017 Six Nations, that of Wayne Barnes. His...
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/ 9 years agoFrench coaches should face a ban
AS AN England fan you wouldn’t think I’d be worried, but seeing Wales blatantly cheated out of a match by the...
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/ 9 years agoOspreys are humbled in Italy to stay out of top two
Treviso 13pts Tries: Sgarbi 19 Conversion: Tebaldi 20 Penalties: Tebaldi 58, McKinley 73 Ospreys 5pts Tries: Giles 41 By ROB COLE...
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/ 9 years agoTwickenham rout ‘will cost Scots their Lions places’
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Scotland lock Jim Hamilton fears his countrymen’s 62-21 Six Nations thrashing by England has dashed any hope...
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/ 9 years agoDistraction of takeover is getting to Dragons
Dragons 17pts Tries: Landman 48, Griffiths 67 Conversions: O’Brien 50, 67 Penalty: O’Brien 13 Ulster 27pts Tries: Gilroy 8, Payne 59,...
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/ 9 years agoBrookes: I’m battling to get X-factor
KIERAN Brookes has revealed how a rocket from Eddie Jones over fitness levels is underpinning his bid to win an England...
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/ 9 years agoGlasgow grit too much for Connacht
Glasgow 35 Connacht 24 CONNACHT’S hero to zero season continued at a sun kissed Scotstoun as the reigning Pro12 champions fell...
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/ 9 years agoFarrell would make a great leader of Lions says Mako
By NEALE HARVEY MAKO Vunipola reckons ‘world-class’ Owen Farrell would make a fantastic job of captaining the British & Irish Lions...
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/ 9 years agoOur backs and pack must get it together
SHANE WILLIAMS When I look back on Wales’ Six Nations campaign, my overriding emotion is confusion. How can we play with...
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/ 9 years agoHaskell’s determined to learn from mistakes in Dublin
JAMES Haskell is not one to dwell on the past but he will be able to have a second bite at...
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/ 9 years agoIs another run-out at home of Welsh rugby just one game away?
IT’S Welsh Cup, Plate and Bowl action this weekend, and I’m hoping to be involved with Amman United against Cardigan in...
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/ 9 years agoPlayers’ boss warns over new 11-month season
By NEALE HARVEY CHRISTIAN Day, chairman of the Rugby Players Association, fears Premiership Rugby plans for an extended domestic season are...
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/ 9 years agoA strong Dragons can only be good for Wales
THE WRU’s takeover of Newport Gwent Dragons has been all but confirmed, and I think any move that makes them a...
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/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Rotherham to appoint Andy Key as head coach
By JON NEWCOMBE Rotherham Titans have wasted no time in lining up a successor to Justin Burnell with former Leeds boss...
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/ 9 years agoAcademy duo sign new Harlequins contract
Harlequins academy players Sam Aspland-Robinson and Calum Waters have committed to the club. Both players will remain in the Harlequins Academy...
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/ 9 years agoMauger sacked as O’Connor returns
Matt O’Connor is to return to Leicester Tigers as head coach with the Australian set to take over from Aaron Mauger...
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/ 9 years agoNorthampton bring in Francis
Northampton Saints have signed Piers Francis ahead of next season from Super Rugby side the Blues. Francis who is originally from...
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/ 9 years agoDon’t call it a comeback: Four of the best Rugby comebacks
We all love a comeback victory. There is no better pleasure in sport than coming from behind to cause a massive...
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/ 9 years agoBrian Ashton: Daly is a must for regular place on Eddie’s teamsheet
No man is indispensible but one member of the England backline is starting to prove as close to undroppable as any...
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/ 9 years agoDoor ajar for Kruis to play his way into Lions contention
Warren Gatland says it is not too late for George Kruis to force his way into Lions reckoning for this summer’s...
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/ 9 years agoEngland outsider Goode focused on Saracens trophies
ALEX Goode insists he will see out the remaining three years of his contract with Saracens and has rubbished talk he...
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/ 9 years agoIbanez on the move
RAPHAEL Ibanez will step down as director of rugby at Bordeaux-Begles at the end of the season. The 98-cap French hooker...
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/ 9 years agoBow: Premiership must take control of tier two
By NEALE HARVEY Struggle: Nottingham in action against Cornish Pirates NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward...
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/ 9 years agoChanges at Grenoble
GRENOBLE have parted ways with Irish head coach Bernard Jackman. Jackman took over in the summer from Fabrice Landreau but the...
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/ 9 years agoFylde hit out at ‘farcical’ attempts to cap wages
RFU plans to introduce wage caps into the lower leagues have been branded as “farcical” by Fylde board member Mike Brennand....
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/ 9 years agoEddie’s lionhearts must now dispel the myth of supermen
As this year’s Six Nations finishes with more of a fizz than a bang, with everything decided last week, have we...
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/ 9 years agoGrandparents play big role in identity
ALTHOUGHI disagree with the three-year residency qualification, I believe that where you are born should not be the only qualification to...
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/ 9 years agoWarriors rejuvenated after Gold makeover
By TOM BRADSHAW GARY Gold has revealed he discovered a Worcester squad training poorly and unprepared for the physical intensity of...
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/ 9 years agoI thought RFU were there to grow the game at all levels
I READwith dismay that the RFU are seriously considering cutting the England Counties side and the County Championship deeming them ‘an...
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/ 9 years agoMitchell: Lions should go with co-captains
By JON NEWCOMBE THE Lions captaincy will be the key debate now the Six Nations has concluded, but John Mitchell believes...















