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/ 9 years agoCooper-Woolley chasing hard for Sinckler’s spot
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS tight-head Jake Cooper-Woolley is ready to turn up the heat on Kyle Sinckler as he looks to...
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/ 9 years agoOtley on rise after Luffman dismissal
■ By JON NEWCOMBE OTLEY chairman Nick Girling says the National Two North club will wait until the summer to find...
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/ 9 years agoEnglish backs must pay more attention
HAVINGread many extensive Wales v England match reports, I am astonished to see no analysis of Liam Williams’ try for Wales....
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/ 9 years agoWheeler lined up by RFU
EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England hooker Peter Wheeler is to become president of the Rugby Football Union in 2019, The...
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/ 9 years agoTest moved from Tonga
WALES’ summer Test against Tonga will be staged in another country after Welsh Rugby Union concerns over the suitability of the...
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/ 9 years agoCain’s right, sort scrum mess or risk league-style farce
NICK Cain was 100 per cent correct in his column about raising the issue of crooked feeds in the scrum and...
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/ 9 years agoCarberry crosses for two on return
FLY-HALF Duncan Weir says next Friday’s home clash against Cardiff Blues is a must-win for Edinburgh after they suffered their third...
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/ 9 years agoCracknell battling to avoid the scrapheap
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Fiji 7s coach Chris Cracknell fears he may have to quit rugby after failing to find work...
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/ 9 years agoAnyone else had enough of Butler?
YET another year goes by with the BBC continuing to regard biased Eddie Butler as the best commentator for the big...
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/ 9 years agoStockdale hits double to top off bonus win
By RONAN O’BRIEN NEWman Marcell Coetzee starred as Ulster soaked up the pressure to emerge with all five points in Belfast....
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/ 9 years agoMontpellier boss must wait for Gloucester ruling
MOHEDAltrad faces a further wait to find out if his proposed takeover of Gloucester will be allowed to go ahead. The...
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/ 9 years agoTandy left fuming by refereeing anomaly
By ALEX BYWATER STEVE Tandy hit out at referee Marius Mitrea after seeing his side’s 13-match unbeaten run brought to an...
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/ 9 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Racing Metro lock given his France debut v Argentina last year (4) 3. Bath’s ex-London Irish prop with experience...
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/ 9 years agoDragons put frighteners on
By DARAGH SMALL REIGNING champions Connacht kept their top six hopes alive but crucially failed to secure a bonus point in...
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/ 9 years agoTrophy success is priority for one-club man Myler
By NEALE HARVEY STEPHENMyler insists personal milestones are way down his priority list as he battles to lift Northampton back to...
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/ 9 years agoBlues back to winning ways with Cuthbert a late try hero
By JAMES CANDY CARDIFF Blues attack coach Matt Sherratt admitted emotions were running high as Alex Cuthbert left a bad week...
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/ 9 years agoCONFIRMED: Newcastle bring in Maxime Mermoz
As revealed in the Fissler Files on January 22, Newcastle have added title-winning credentials and proven international experience with the signing...
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/ 9 years agoScotland captain Laidlaw out of Six Nations
Scotland have been dealt a huge blow to their Six Nations hopes with the news that captain Greig Laidlaw will miss...
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/ 9 years agoCuthbert released from Wales squad
Wing Alex Cuthbert was the only starting player from Wales defeat to England to be released back to his club for...
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/ 9 years agoGlasgow sign Stormers loosehead
Glasgow have signed Stormers prop and Huw Jones’ housemate Oliver Kebble ahead of the 2017/18 season. The move is subject to...
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/ 9 years agoSorenson to call it a day at Bristol
Bristol stalwart Mark Sorenson has announced that he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 37-year-old...
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/ 9 years agoDwayne Peel to join Ulster as assistant coach
Ulster have added to their backroom staff for next season by acquiring Bristol backs coach Dwayne Peel. Peel’s arrival as an...
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/ 9 years agoChiefs pick up Bristol half-back on loan
Exeter have brought in Bristol and former Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts on a loan deal to provide urgent injury cover. The...
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/ 9 years agoBristol to bring in All Black Luatua
Bristol have pulled off a massive coup by signing All Blacks flanker Steven Luatua ahead of next season. The 25-year-old will...
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/ 9 years agoCardiff Blues secure Leicester centre
Leicester’s Welsh centre Jack Roberts will join the Cardiff Blues next season after agreeing a long-term deal with the Pro12 outfit....
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/ 9 years agoBennett, Strauss and Reid to leave Glasgow
Glasgow have announced that Mark Bennett will join Edinburgh and Gordon Reid and Josh Strauss will leave the Warriors at the...
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/ 9 years agoHarlequins sign former London Welsh captain
Harlequins have signed former London Welsh captain Ryan Hodson on a short-term deal with immediate effect. The move, which was first...
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/ 9 years agoFord and Burns switch Leicester and Bath role
Leicester have completed the signing of George Ford from Bath ahead of next season in a move which will also see...
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/ 9 years agoWatson, Hill and Genge in squad to face Italy
Eddie Jones has called up Anthony Watson and Paul Hill to a 25-man training squad ahead of England’s clash with Italy...
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/ 9 years agoGreen light for ground share
LONDON Irish’s return to the capital moved a step closer after their application to play at Brentford FC’s proposed new stadium...
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/ 9 years agoFrance move off as Smith pens new deal
BEN SMITH will not be moving to France next season after he decided to pen a new deal to stay in...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoO’Connor thinking of a return to Oz
JAMES O’Connor is hoping to play in the 2019 World Cup and he has revealed he is already talking to teams...
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/ 9 years agoWoodward’s confidence is rubbing off on Bristol
By NICK VERDIER JASON Woodward has no doubt about his ability to play Test rugby for England and hpes to prove...
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/ 9 years agoB sample clears All Black lock Tuipulotu
All Black Patrick Tuipulotu has been cleared of any wrong doing after the results of an anti-doping test came up negative....
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/ 9 years agoMallinder searching for top-class No.10
NORTHAMPTON rugby director Jim Mallinder is hunting more backline leaders to augment the signing of Australia Test centre Rob Horne. Horne,...
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/ 9 years agoExeter’s Lewis in at Stoop as cover for Care
By ED HUTSON HARLEQUINS have this week confirmed the signing Dave Lewis from Exeter ahead of next season. As revealed in...
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/ 9 years agoBattling Edinburgh comeback falls short
Ulster 24 Edinburgh 18 DUNCAN Hodge was left wondering what his side might have achieved, as Edinburgh’s brave comeback fell just...
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/ 9 years agoThrush confident Cherries will be in title mix
By NEALE HARVEY KIWI general Jeremy Thrush reckons Gloucester are on course for a first Premiership title by following the development...
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/ 9 years agoAnscombe: My fight for Wales recall starts here
By JAMES CANDY PREVIEW Cardiff Blues v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1.05pm CARDIFF Blues outsidehalf Gareth Anscombe is determined to reignite his...
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/ 9 years agoLudlam vows to give Sam run for his money
By NEALE HARVEY BURGEONING flanker Lewis Ludlam hopes the impending departure of Calum Clark will give him a chance to become...
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/ 9 years agoConfidence trick works again for Scarlets
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN Glasgow 14pts Tries: MacArthur 15 Penalties: Clegg 2, 26, 47 Scarlets26pts Tries: Williams 21, Davies 39 Conversions: Jones...
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/ 9 years agoExiles’ demise leaves Maggs bitter
By NEALE HARVEY OUTGOING Birmingham Moseley rugby director Kevin Maggs admits London Welsh’s demise has intensified his frustration over losing his...
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/ 9 years agoWeight limits would improve spectacle
IS there really such a need for these big players? How about introducing a weight limit in rugby? It might sounds...
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/ 9 years agoEddie: We’ve used up all our get out of jail cards
From GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones hailed his “gritty, never say die heroes” after Elliot Daly’s late, late try kept England’s remarkable...
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/ 9 years agoThey taught us a lesson – Jones
By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Kingsley Jones is hopeful his men can get a first away win of the season when...
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/ 9 years agoSimple tweaks can make the calendar run a lot smoother
FROM 2020, how best to accommodate the new rugby calendar for the Northern Hemisphere? To start with, have the Champions Cup...
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/ 9 years agoHowley: We’ll use this to beat Scotland
By ALEX BYWATER WALES head coach Rob Howley vowed his team will use the heartbreak of their last-gasp defeat to England...
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/ 9 years agoZebre are zapped by zippy Evans
Zebre 10 Ospreys 40 AN incredible 12-minute hat-trick for Dan Evans helped Ospreys to a bonus point win over Zebre on...
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/ 9 years agoThere’s a reason it’s called a Test match
AS a relative newcomer to the ‘modern’ rugby football game, I would beg to differ with Colin Boag’s assertion that the...















