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/ 1 year agoReferees are not free from criticism
In a country in which we are lucky to have freedom of opinion and speech as a birthright, Wayne Barnes is...
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/ 1 year agoMatt Banahan tribute to ‘superb’ Anthony Watson
By Jon Newcombe Former England international Matt Banahan has hailed Anthony Watson as the ‘ultimate team man’ and a ‘true professional’...
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/ 1 year agoI want the Red Roses to be unstoppable, says Zoe Aldcroft
By Dan Robertshaw Newly appointed England captain Zoe Aldcroft insists there is work to be done before her side can set...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoCaptains don’t have to play the full 80
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed It seems your columnist’s hotline to the England head coach Steve Borthwick has turned positively...
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/ 1 year agoBeefing up club rugby may start a trend
HERE’S a novel idea: a fresh European tournament specifically aimed at clubs based on the continent of Europe, as opposed to...
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/ 1 year agoGreg Fisilau is following in father’s footsteps
By Mark Stevens In what has been a challenging campaign for the Exeter Chiefs, Greg Fisilau has emerged as a rare...
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/ 1 year agoSouth America aiming for four teams at Rugby World Cup 2027
By Joe Santamaria After a historic 2024 for rugby in South America, former Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade is turning his...
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/ 1 year agoWhat a team London Irish could have been…
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Those disciples of London Irish pining for their lost Premiership team...
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/ 1 year agoBlack mark for the Joe Biden
And so Joe Biden leaves the White House for the last time. Whatever judgement history passes on his single term in...
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/ 1 year agoA hat-trick to beat them all
PETER Brown, born into one of Scotland’s most decorated footballing families during the Second World War, responded to the privilege by...
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/ 1 year agoSteve Borthwick needs to be brutal – and bold – this Six Nations
Paul Rees looks at the tough decisions the England coach has to make ahead of this season's Six Nations It is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoScotland’s class of 1925 fired by legends
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Scotland only have three Grand Slams...
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/ 1 year agoFarewell, Hammer of the English
SCOTLAND wins over England are ten a penny these days but there was a time when they were a rarity which...
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/ 1 year agoHarry Faulkner keeps upbeat about Esher’s chance to avoid drop in National One
By Ben Jaycock Positive feeling: Esher full-back Harry Faulkner Harry Faulkner remains hopeful Esher can survive in National One this season....
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/ 1 year agoChris Wearmouth’s top-four aim for Tynedale as he edges to 400 club
By Ben Jaycock Chris Wearmouth is approaching 400 National League appearances and hopes to help Tynedale secure a top-four finish. The...
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/ 1 year agoVeteran Jack is revelling in life as Camborne eye a title push
By BEN JAYCOCK Experienced head: Camborne lock Jack Andrew IN his first season at Camborne, experienced campaigner Jack Andrew has proven...
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/ 1 year agoFlying wing Armstrong eyes history for Islanders
By CHRIS COLLYER In form: Guernsey wing Anthony Armstrong ANTHONY Armstrong hopes his free scoring form can fire Guernsey to a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoBill’s tour depends on fame, not facts
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, it hasn’t taken long for Bill Beaumont to reveal what we...
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/ 1 year agoChamps looking to keep on top
BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS AFTER a six-week break, BUCS Super Rugby returns for round 12 as Loughborough look to extend...
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/ 1 year agoWhitgift bounce back in fine style
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS AMONG a smattering of games cancelled due to the weather in the second week back of...
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/ 1 year agoI tell them we are all in this together
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Baz Basra, below, the head coach at Letchworth Garden City RFC in Regional 1...
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/ 1 year agoHartpury aiming for top four, says Short
By BEN JAYCOCK HARTPURY University continue to punch above their weight in the Championship and influential back row Harry Short says...
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/ 1 year agoHat-trick for Griffiths as Ponty stay ahead of the field
Welsh Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD WING Iwan Griffith’s hat-trick inspired leaders Pontypridd to victory 66-28 over Llangennech in a 14try...
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/ 1 year agoSpandler hits four for Bath
England U20 By BEN JAYCOCK Bath United.................. 50pts England U20................ 28pts JASPER Spandler scored four first-half tries as Bath came out...
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/ 1 year agoKitamura stars with try double for Blue Revs
Japan League One round-up By BEN JAYCOCK SHIZUOKA Blue Revs ended Brave Lupus Tokyo’s unbeaten start to the season with scrum-half...
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/ 1 year agoDrovers make it nine on the spin
Super Rygbi Cymru LLANDOVERY are the new leaders in Super Rygbi Cymru after seeing off Pontypool 38-27 at Church Bank to...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoEncore for exiled prop star Rabah Slimani
French Column by James Harrington Last Wednesday, Fabien Galthie named six uncapped players in his 42-strong list for the first match...
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/ 1 year agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 1 year agoRob Baxter: Tom Hooper will be the first of a few big-name signings for Exeter Chiefs
By Paul Rees Tom Hooper is the first of a number of big signings Exeter intend to make before the end...
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/ 1 year agoWill Wand enjoying life as a Leicester Tiger
By Paul Rees Will Wand is living his dream with Leicester, the club he supported as a boy, having become a...
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/ 1 year agoLam on the lookout for cover at No.10
PAT Lam is looking to add an outside-half to Bristol’s squad with only one fit 10 on the books. AJ MacGinty...
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/ 1 year agoAnthony Watson announces retirement after injury struggles
England and Leicester wing Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds. The 30-year-old has had...
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/ 1 year agoDonnacha Ryan reflects on career and life coaching La Rochelle
By Brendan McGilligan There are some people that have people who look so alike you could be forgiven for thinking that...
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/ 1 year agoLevani Botia – My wife didn’t know I played rugby until she saw me on TV
By Brendan McGilligan Flicking between the channels on the television, Emele Veivuke landed on a rugby match. Not being a rugby...
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/ 1 year agoIlona Maher: Rugby union needs culture shift to create stars and grow the game
Ilona Maher says that rugby union has to shift culture and mindset if it is going to evolve as a sport....
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/ 1 year agoSimon Easterby welcomes return of Leinster quartet for Ireland’s Six Nations title defence
Interim head coach Simon Easterby believes the availability of Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Jack Conan and Jimmy O’Brien “massively increases” Ireland’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPhilippe Saint-Andre challenges Sale Sharks to win something
Philippe Saint-Andre has assessed Sale’s title prospects and declared: "It’s about time they won something again."
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoHandre Pollard: Argentina will test Steve Borthwick’s England
England have been warned to expect “tough battles” when they enter the backyard of the Pumas later this year.
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/ 1 year agoNewcastle Falcons to open player contract talks despite relegation worry
Steve Diamond is set to start contract talks this week with players he wants to retain, although the threat of relegation...
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/ 1 year agoBill Sweeney facing SGM following Six Nations
The RFU will hold a special general meeting after the men’s Six Nations with chief executive Bill Sweeney facing demands for...
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/ 1 year ago‘Je ne regrette rien’: Lewis Ludlam loving life at Toulon
Lewis Ludlam insists he will return to Northampton one day but has no regrets about leaving the town or England behind...
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/ 1 year agoSam Underhill to undergo surgery and miss Six Nations
England flanker Sam Underhill is an injury doubt for the Six Nations after Bath announced that he requires ankle surgery.
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/ 1 year agoNew signing Regan Grace out to seize his chance at Cardiff
Cardiff have revealed how the signing of Regan Grace was made possible by an injury to one of their Wales stars.
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/ 1 year agoJack Singleton on breaking into the England set-up, again
Much time has passed since Jack Singleton's leg break sustained against Northampton two years ago and the hooker is looking to...
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/ 1 year agoJames Ramm: Player rivalry is pushing Northampton to success
James Ramm believes the rivalry among Northampton’s backs off the field can help inspire the club to more silverware on it.
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/ 1 year agoDream Team – Matt Corker
MATT CORKER, THE CANTERBURY HEAD COACH AND FORMER WASPS, LONDON WELSH & RICHMOND PLAYER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Four changes to fire up England
Whoever makes the England Six Nations squad, to be announced on Tuesday by Steve Borthwick, I cannot imagine much in the...
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/ 1 year agoRampant Stormers too good for Sharks
By LUKE JARMYN Stormers ……………………… 40pts Sale ………………………………… 0pts Tries: Schickerling 21, Libbok 25, Sithole 45, Gelant 54, De Wet 63,...
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/ 1 year agoAlex Sanderson – We were taught a lesson
Alex Sanderson said his Sale side will “own it” after suffering their biggest defeat in 15 months. It’s the first time...
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/ 1 year ago11-try blitz as Chiefs suffer record defeat
By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ................... 17pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 8, 48, Hammersley 70 Conversion: Slade 49 Bordeaux Begles ........... 69pts Tries:...
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