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/ 12 months agoSkiv: I’ve got no answer to injuries
GLOUCESTER DOR George Skivington admitted he was in ‘dire straits’ now on the injury front after the loss of another three...
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/ 12 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 19-36 Northampton Saints: Alex Coles puts on a show as Saints get a grip
While England are well stocked in most areas, one position where the shelves are fairly thin is second row, but Alex...
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/ 12 months agoDickens: I was pleased with the way the lads stuck together
NEWCASTLE head coach Alan Dickens rued his side’s slow start but was impressed at how they found a way back into...
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/ 12 months agoPutting Fasogbon in the fast lane was the right decision
HAVING said above that too many of the Premiership’s potential England prospects are over-hyped, some might argue that my call for...
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/ 12 months agoA 12-try thiller? More of a farce…
IT was hailed by TV pundits as a 12-try West Country thriller, but a Prem match in which Gloucester slid to...
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/ 12 months agoExeter Chiefs v Harlequins Prem preview: It’s going to be top four for us – Harvey Skinner
Harvey Skinner personifies the change in Exeter this season, playing on the front foot and with confidence as the Chiefs plot...
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/ 12 months agoExeter Chiefs v Harlequins Prem preview: Kieran Treadwell keen to make an impact second time around
Kieran Treadwell ignored the saying never go back and is relishing his second stint at Harlequins having returned from Ulster in...
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/ 12 months agoGlad that Ford has no time for R360
HATS off to George Ford. Again. It’s reaching the stage where there’s no point putting on the hat in the first...
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/ 12 months agoLeinster 14-31 Munster: Jack Crowley bosses it for Munster
Jack Crowley laid down a marker in the battle to be the starting Irish out-half as he inspired Munster to a...
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/ 12 months agoA win is on the cards, says Pirates boss Cattle
By LUKE JARMYN C Pirates ...........15pts Tries: Price-Thomas 7, Hiscocks 22 Conversion: Robson 23 Penalty: Robson 36 Doncaster .........15pts Tries: McNab...
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/ 12 months agoScottish manage to break their duck
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......................15pts Tries: Qorowale 24, Nearchou 72 Conversion: Annand 25 Penalty: Annand 11 London Scottish ........... 38pts Tries:...
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/ 12 months agoBedford get themselves into gear to sink Hartpury
By THEO RICHMOND Bedford .............38pts Tries: Benson 24, Sylvester 27, Worth 51, Heffernan 63, Conway 74, Adamson 80 Conversions: Price 25,...
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/ 12 months agoWe weren’t at the races, admits sorry Cov chief
By ALEX GREGGOR Chinnor ............. 47pts Tries: Carter 27, 77; Slevin 36, 46; Hardwick 43, Walker 54, Bourton 61 Conversions: Chamberlain...
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/ 12 months agoTrailfinders open up in style to sink Richmond
By TIM FORRESTER @therugbypape Richmond .........12pts Tries: Cardew 22, Nugent 75 Conversion: Grieve 76 E Trailfinders . 43pts Tries: Campbell 2,...
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/ 12 months agoTrewin leads way as Warriors get it right
By PADDY WARNER Worcester ........56pts Tries: Spandler 5, 23; Kvesic 35, 80; Trewin 40, 53; Eden 42, Anstee 50 Conversions: Eden...
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/ 12 months agoTudor snatches it for Caldy
By WILL PERRINGWOOD Nottingham ..... 24pts Tries: Theobald-Thomas 4, Mitchell 6, Graham 59, Mercer 73 Conversions: Parks 6, 59 Caldy ..................31pts...
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/ 12 months agoRichmond culture is key for us – Monson
By BEN JAYCOCK Finding space: Richmond lock Jake Monson RICHMOND lock Jake Monson believes the blend of home-grown depth and tight...
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/ 12 months agoLost art of the drop goal is back in vogue
On target: George Ford scores a drop goal against Argentina in the summer BREAKING news…. dramatic enough to indicate that one...
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/ 12 months agoHarding’s so happy to be at The Club’s house of fun
By BEN JAYCOCK BLACKHEATH captain Billy Harding believes his side’s balanced, adaptable game plan can keep them among the front-runners this...
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/ 12 months agoPositive start giving Grant confidence with the Dale
By BEN JAYCOCK Front runner: Tynedale fly-half Cameron Grant TYNEDALE fly-half Cameron Grant says confidence is high at Corbridge after the...
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/ 12 months agoRawlinson on a mission to repay the Dorking faith
By BEN JAYCOCK United: Olly Rawlinson and, inset, Lucia Schifano DORKING’S homegrown hooker Olly Rawlinson is relishing life in the first...
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/ 12 months agoA fresh name will be on the trophy for U18s
By JOSEPH TERRY THE latest champion of the St Joseph’s College Rugby Festival will have been crowned by close-of-play today as...
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/ 12 months agoBig crowd cheer Exeter to victory over Bath
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY EXETER powerfully handed Bath their first loss of the season 38-35, as a deafening 8,000 strong...
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/ 12 months agoPerpignan fighting for life at the basement
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tough times: Perpignan skipper Jamie Ritchie and, inset, fly-half Tristan Tedder PICTURES: Getty Images IN HIS fifth...
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/ 12 months agoPremiership Women’s Rugby preview: Matt Banahan – It’s going to be highly competitive
Ben Jaycock talks to the new coach at Gloucester-Hartpury about what he expects of the coming season
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/ 12 months ago2025/26 SQUADS
Bristol Bears Head coach: Scott Lawson Co-captains: Amber Reed/Abbie Ward Forwards: Nicola Beet, Sarah Bern, Hannah Botterman, Elliann Clarke, Elizabeth Cook,...
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/ 1 year agoPat Lam: Bristol Bears’ injury crisis the worst I’ve ever seen
Pat Lam is looking to boost his Bristol squad after suffering more injury problems during yesterday’s victory over Exeter at Ashton...
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/ 1 year agoEd Slater calls for more research into MND
Ed Slater has urged the government to increase funding for research into motor neurone disease after England 2003 World Cup winner...
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/ 1 year agoInjury problems are mounting out west
■ By PAUL REES BRISTOL’S early season injury crisis meant that they were without 15 backs at a training session last...
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/ 1 year agoUnions make stand against R360
EIGHT of rugby’s leading unions released a shared statement insisting any player who joins rebel circuit R360 will be banned from...
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/ 1 year agoIt’s retirement for me, says wing Hewitt
FORMER Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt has retired from rugby. The 30-year-old, below, left Dragons at the end of last season after...
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/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman: I’m going to push to play at 13 with Northampton Saints
Tommy Freeman’s helter-skelter summer with the Lions and then in America on a deserved break may be over. But now he...
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/ 1 year agoFrankie Nowell splits time between Australia and Camborne
When Frankie Nowell decided to head for a new rugby life Down Under, little did he realise the impact the switch...
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/ 1 year agoGleeson replaces Blackett at Bath
BATH have appointed former Warrington assistant coach Martin Gleeson as their new backs and attack coach to replace Lee Blackett who...
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/ 1 year agoLen Ikitau: I’m in search of a new beginning at Exeter Chiefs
Listen to Len Ikitau talk for a few minutes and it’s clear he hasn’t come to England to make up the...
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/ 1 year agoAlex Sanderson: Byron McGuigan to stick with Sale Sharks – for now
Alex Sanderson has backed Byron McGuigan to become an international coach – but not just yet.
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/ 1 year agoJoe Batley aiming to be on England’s radar
Joe Batley is putting the frustration of last season behind him as he looks to fulfil his ambition of playing for...
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/ 1 year agoI’ve still got a lot to learn, admits Ospreys’ Dewi Lake
Wales star Dewi Lake insists he has only reached 70-80 per cent of his potential as he outlines the areas of...
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/ 1 year agoRadford accepts chance to coach Scotland
Quality: Lee Radford NORTHAMPTON defence coach Lee Radford will be seconded to Scotland for this season’s international windows and then take...
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/ 1 year agoJames O’Connor: I’m out to reinvent myself again at Leicester Tigers
James O’Connor is eager to show Prem fans the best version of himself after failing to hit peak form in two...
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/ 1 year agoDu Preez to quit Sale for Bayonne
SALE Sharks back Rob du Preez will leave the club at the end of the 2025-26 campaign to join Top 14...
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/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
WILL GOODRICK-CLARKE, THE EXETER CHIEFS AND FORMER RICHMOND, LONDON IRISH AND EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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/ 1 year agoThe whole team were outstanding, says happy Van Graan
BATH boss Johann van Graan was full of praise for his champions, especially Finn Russell. He enthused: “It was a very...
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/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints 32-26 Leicester Tigers: Alex Mitchell’s zest puts Saints in the zone
A second-half surge settled this fluctuating East Midlands derby in favour of Northampton Saints by five tries to Leicester Tigers’ two.
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/ 1 year agoDowson concern for injured Freeman
NORTHAMPTON boss Phil Dowson reported England wing Tommy Freeman had suffered a bruised hip which forced him off after half-time. Dowson...
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/ 1 year agoBaxter: We had Zombie mentality
ROB Baxter blamed a Zombie mentality when Exeter enjoyed a player advantage for the defeat at Ashton Gate. The Chiefs led...
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/ 1 year agoTownsend says he’ll flag up any conflict of interest
SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend has defended his link with Newcastle Red Bulls after agreeing a new consultancy deal with the club,...
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/ 1 year agoBravery and modesty of the ultimate team player
LEWIS Moody’s courage in talking publicly on television this week about being diagnosed with MND was typical of a man who...
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/ 1 year agoO’Connor will need to get act together
JAMES O’Connor will have to make some important adjustments to his recent performances at fly-half for the Wallabies if he wants...
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/ 1 year agoFranchise men have work to do
THE franchise men extolling the virtues of a closed shop Premiership as the most riveting and competitive of leagues will have...
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