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/ 1 year agoLilli out to shine for Red Roses
■By DAN ROBERTSHAW Ambition: Lilli Ives Campion hopes to become an England regular LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning lock Lilli Ives Campion is relishing...
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/ 1 year agoCheika: Ollie has the class to get back to the top
By GARY FITZGERALD a Speed merchant: Ollie Hassell-Collins scoring against Gloucester last weekend MICHAEL Cheika is backing “raw” Ollie Hassell-Collins to...
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/ 1 year agoCoetzee’s pulling his weight again
By JON NEWCOMBE Stand and deliver: Jaco Coetzee playing for Bath against Quins last week PICTURES: Getty Images WHETHER he starts...
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/ 1 year agoGloucester sign Nelson
By SAM JACKSON GLOUCESTER have signed Morgan Nelson from Cornish Pirates to cover injuries to their hooking department. With George McGuigan...
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/ 1 year agoWilliams hoping for Dragons deal
WALES centre Scott Williams is training with Dragons and head coach Dai Flanagan says it could lead to the offer of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoCall time on this pantomime ploy
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THIS 60-second shot clock twaddle. If we must...
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/ 1 year agoWhy are we making life intolerable for our refs?
I’M not sure if referees have a patron Saint – such a notion probably contravenes some obscure World Rugby regulation –...
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/ 1 year agoTom’s a jack of all trades with Goode role model
By BEN JAYCOCK PLYMOUTH Albion playmaker Tom Putt is a victim of his own versatility but through the guidance of director...
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/ 1 year agoKey cogs yet to return will make us click – Davidson
By BEN JAYCOCK Hopeful: Wharfedale’s Robbie Davidson WHARFEDALE have endured an injury nightmare across their backline and despite coming into this...
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/ 1 year agoHornets hold on after Reds rally
By DAN PHILLIPS Hornets.....................46 Old Redcliffians....40 HORNETS savoured a narrow high-scoring victory over Old Redcliffians. The home side started strongly, with...
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/ 1 year agoHarrison hat-trick is Macc highlight
By HARRY JONES Macclesfield..........47 Devonport S............35 A POSITIVE start to Macclesfield’s season has faded slightly in the last couple of weeks,...
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/ 1 year agoSnow makes sure Titans standard is never falling
By CHRIS COLLYER Experienced: Joe Snow playing for Taunton DYNAMIC scrum-half Joe Snow believes the key to Taunton Titans’ recent successful...
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/ 1 year agoRichardson leads the swashbucklers
By MO SHER Worthing..................34 Henley......................55 WORTHING’S search for a first league win of the season continues as they were swept aside...
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/ 1 year agoWalsh wins it with a last-gasp score
By MIKE MARSHALL Guernsey.................36 Bury St Eds..............35 GUERNSEY Raiders left it late to clinch victory in a thriller. Bury stung the...
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/ 1 year agoJuddians are looking good – courtesy of wing Barnes
By BEN JAYCOCK On the run: Tonbridge Juddians wing Curtis Barnes TONBRIDGE Juddians have made a statement start to the season...
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/ 1 year agoBorthwick needs to have a bigger pool
Winning feeling: Marcus Smith breaks clear during the victory against Ireland at Twickenham in last season’s Six Nations and, inset, Elliot...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoWR should fund free second opinion
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IMUST admit to being a little surprised by last week’s paper where...
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/ 1 year agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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/ 1 year agoBear keen to be a big hit Down Under
■ By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Cornish Pirates back row Bear Williams has flourished in making the difficult transition from rugby union...
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/ 1 year agoBath take the glory in late drama
BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS DEFENDING league champions Exeter University suffered their first defeat of the season this week, losing...
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/ 1 year agoHancox joins the 200 club
AFTER 10 years of donning the red, black and yellow shirt for Bournemouth, skipper Grant Hancox made his 200th appearance this...
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/ 1 year agoLawson flies the flag for Gosforth
SCHOOLS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS THE first phase of the boys RFU ACE League has just about drawn to a...
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/ 1 year ago‘Team’ should be at centre of everything
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Rob Powell, below, head coach at Richmond RFC Why did you get into coaching...
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/ 1 year agoMaverick Jalibert makes his case
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN HOW do you solve a problem like Matthieu Jalibert? The 25-year-old Bordeaux fly-half is, undoubtedly, one of...
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/ 1 year agoJoe keen to follow in family
■ By BEN JAYCOCK JOE Ford is leading the charge to take Doncaster Knights to the promised land but says they...
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/ 1 year agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 27, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 1 year agoRobson keen to make it to the top with Coventry
■ By CHRIS COLLYER COVENTRY ended the first five-match block of fixtures as the Championship’s only unbeaten side and full-back Charlie...
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/ 1 year agoSchools to reduce contact
A NON-CONTACT version of rugby union will be implemented in schools to help the RFU manage a “decline in participation over...
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/ 1 year agoIn The Rugby Paper this week
Elliot Daly has issued a rallying call to his England teammates to replicate the famous 2019 World Cup semi-final win next...
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/ 1 year agoSwansea RFC vs Pontypool – Super Rygbi Cymru Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports On Thursday, Pontypool will make the hour-plus journey to St Helens to take on Swansea RFC...
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/ 1 year agoAntoine Dupont headlines our five key talking points from the weekend
By Charlie Elliott From Antoine Dupont’s ridiculous try-assist to newcomers announcing themselves and familiar faces returning in South Africa, this weekend has...
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/ 1 year agoSteve Borthwick: We need to build a fortress
By Adam Hathaway Steve Borthwick has urged his England to pick up the winning habit and turn Twickenham into a fortress...
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/ 1 year agoNewcastle Falcons end losing run
By Paul Rees Newcastle Falcons finally brought their 25-match losing run to an end with a victory in their battle of...
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/ 1 year agoRivals driving me on – Tommy Reffell
By Simon Thomas Tommy Reffell says he is being driven on by the competition for the Wales No.7 jersey with Jac...
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/ 1 year agoNick Isiekwe finds sense of direction
By Adam Hathaway Nick Isiekwe insists the new spirit of co-operation between club and country can help him take the next...
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/ 1 year ago20-minute red gets go-ahead
Referees will have the option to show a 20-minute red card during the autumn internationals. Teams will lose a player for...
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/ 1 year agoGabriel Ibitoye can go to the next level, says Pat Lam
By Mark Stevens Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam believes in-form winger Gabriel Ibitoye is capable of playing at the next...
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/ 1 year agoGareth Davies calls time on Test career
Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies, 34, has announced his retirement from international rugby. The Scarlets half-back won 77 Wales caps and toured...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoAlex Sanderson: George Ford wants to be a player, not a coach
By Jon Newcombe George Ford returns to training next week but it has come too late for him to be included...
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/ 1 year agoOllie Lawrence happy to move in at No.12
By Paul Rees A play called The Fear of 13 opened in London to five-star reviews last week, but it is...
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/ 1 year agoRed Roses march on
England will face Australia, USA, and Samoa in the pool stages of next year’s World Cup. The Red Roses, who are...
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/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints won’t rush Alex Mitchell
By Paul Rees Northampton will not rush Alex Mitchell back into action despite missing the injured England No.9 in the opening...
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/ 1 year agoAll Blacks will have to be at their best against England
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... In some ways the New Zealand system means that they are not...
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/ 1 year agoSaracens go top in last-minute drama
By Paul Rees Bristol Bears ................... 35pts Tries: Harding 2, 35, 41; Randall 18, Fricker 43 Conversions: MacGinty 36, 42 Penalties:...
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/ 1 year agoJohann van Graan: That was a match of quality
Bath head coach Johann van Graan was impressed with what he saw. “What a rugby game,” he said. “A very high-quality...
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/ 1 year agoI’m calmer than I’ve ever been – Beno Obano
By Jon Newcombe Beno Obano has credited the calming influence of Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan for one of...
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/ 1 year agoRobbie Smith determined to be in contention for Scotland
By Paul Rees Robbie Smith’s patience paid off in the summer when he made his debut for Scotland and the Northampton...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoIt would be grand for Wasps to return
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Prize assets: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and, inset from top, Tom Willis, Gabriel Oghre, Alfie Barbeary, Asher...
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/ 1 year agoTrouble in store for the All Blacks at No.7
It's an old joke, with a touch of truth about it. When an England supporter on tour in New Zealand pops...
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/ 1 year agoTiti Lamositele’s happy to do his talking on the pitch
By Jon Newcombe Titi Lamositele is happy at being the quiet achiever at Harlequins having moved to a club full of...
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