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/ 1 year agoSteven Luatua: I’d be happy to move up to lock
By Jon Newcombe Given the way that Bristol love to run the ball from deep and play at high tempo, their...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoJapan will be latest destination for Richie Gray
By Bryn Palmer Scotland lock Richie Gray will link up with World Cup winners Pieter-Steph du Toit and Aaron Smith when...
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/ 1 year agoI’m enjoying the buzz of Bath, says Ross Molony
By Gary Fitzgerald European glory days came thick and fast for Ross Molony during his love affair with his boyhood club...
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/ 1 year agoWilliams available for Wales
WALES full-back Liam Williams will be available for the autumn internationals in November. The 33-year-old was absent for Wales’ 2024 Six...
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/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
RHYS HAYES, THE CHESTER HEAD COACH AND FORMER CHESTER, CALDY, CHESHIRE & ENGLAND COUNTIES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman can take charge of England’s defence
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week Tommy Freeman is one of those players who, when he gets the...
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/ 1 year agoLineout woes are top of my list to fix, says George Skivington
George Skivington admitted his side needed to become smarter after blowing the lead in another try drenched West Country derby that...
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/ 1 year agoWill Collier shows what England are missing
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Will Collier’s command performance for Castres against Toulouse in the Top...
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/ 1 year agoPhoenix clubs locked in madhouse
THE RFU decision to invite expressions of interest from the three “Phoenix clubs” – Wasps, Worcester, and London Irish – to...
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/ 1 year agoStruggling Chiefs close to clicking, says Baxter
By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE suffering the worst start to a domestic season in 15 years, Rob Baxter believes his Exeter Chiefs...
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/ 1 year ago10k run to training pays off for Temo Mayanavanua
By Jon Newcombe Every time Temo Mayanavanua sits down to watch the children’s TV show Cocomelon with his young son Elnathan,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoWorldwide Springboks still get it together
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Assuming those with their ears to the ground haven’t gone deaf, Handre Pollard, the Springbok...
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/ 1 year agoBorthwick struggling to find unifying spirit
CALL it a “Sue Gray moment” in rugby boots – yet another one, to go with all the other instances of...
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/ 1 year agoVictor Matfield: Eben Etzebeth can reach 150 caps
By Grant Shub Victor Matfield, who played 127 Tests for the Springboks and recently relinquished his record to Eben Etzebeth, believes...
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/ 1 year agoFalcons will be taking a simpler approach, says Diamond
By BEN JAYCOCK Boss: Steve Diamond STEVE Diamond says Newcastle Falcons will operate with a simplistic game plan moving forward which...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoMark Ella & Co were the true pass masters
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Nineteen eighty four might have been...
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/ 1 year agoStop this 20-minute red card nonsense
CAN those at World Rugby who now insist the 20-minute red card experiment is to be extended worldwide please identify themselves....
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/ 1 year agoMitchell: We’ve got another gear to go
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... England v Canada Today. Kick-off 3am, BC Place, Vancouver THE Red Roses head into their final Test...
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/ 1 year agoWales breeze past drained Japan
By BEN JAYCOCK On the attack: Wales winger Nel Metcalfe Wales ............... 19 Japan .............. 10 WALES survived the threat of...
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/ 1 year agoWXV2
S Africa ..........19 Italy ............... 23 ITALY saw off tournament hosts South Africa, who rued their ill-discipline. Harlequins tighthead prop Babalwa...
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/ 1 year agoScotland secure place in 2025 World Cup
By SAM JACKSON Australia ......... 31 Scotland ........ 22 AUSTRALIA were crowned champions of WXV2 after a late flurry of tries...
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/ 1 year agoIreland cash in on USA errors to finish on a high
By BEN JAYCOCK Ireland.............26 USA....................14 IRELAND came from behind to round off an impressive WXV1 campaign with a win over an...
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/ 1 year agoSpain delighted to take top spot
ROUND-UP SPAIN concluded an incredible WXV 3 campaign as champions after conceding just eight points in three games. The champions will...
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/ 1 year agoHat-trick for Breach as England stun New Zealand
By BEN JAYCOCK Style: Jess Breach scores against New Zealand JESS Breach scored a hat-trick as England produced an attacking masterclass...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoNancy returns after lay-off
Preview Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 3pm ENGLAND hopeful Nancy McGillivray returns to action today against Leicester following a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoFran has hit ground running
Preview Trailfinders v Loughborough Today. Kick-off 12.45pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning’s new signing Francesca Goldthorp makes her second club debut today. The England...
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/ 1 year agoHigh ticket prices for All Blacks cast dark shadow
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW WHEN the RFU finished doing their sums for the autumn series of Twickenham’s...
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/ 1 year agoLoyalty paying off for Alex Lozowski
Short of borrowing Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and strumming his way through a few chords of O Sole Mio, Conor O’Shea could...
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/ 1 year agoBack Jnr is finding his footballing feet
IT’S not every day that a surname synonymous with England’s World Cup triumph appears among the goalscorers for a Premier League...
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/ 1 year agoBiljon brings Championship experience to Titans’ squad
■By CIARA FEARN Boss: Harvey Biljon ROTHERHAM Titans director of rugby Harvey Biljon is enjoying the challenges and excitement that come...
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/ 1 year agoProud Tyke Brady looking to lead club’s new glory bid
■By HANNAH BOYLE Taking charge: Tykes star Jake Brady WHILE all players wear their club shirts with pride, there are few...
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/ 1 year agoJoe knows there’s no Luc in his side’s rise
■By OLLIE AUST Strong man: Luctonians prop Joe White LUCTONIANS maintained their unbeaten start to the season last weekend with a...
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/ 1 year agoSam is the man now the breaks go his way
■By CHRIS COLLYER Full of running: Old Albanian fly-half Sam Jones DESPITE breaking both legs in 2022 and missing the rest...
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/ 1 year agoToo much card confusion
IT seems World Rugby has woken up to the fact that their increasing interference with tackle laws and other elements of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoSorry to say, but it’s their own fault
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THERE is something I always admired about the RFU, it has always...
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/ 1 year agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
Welcome to the first update of this new season of TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Saturday September 7,...
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/ 1 year agoHartpury launch fightback to down Gordon’s
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT was a thrilling round in the ACE League as the southern group continued to produce...
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/ 1 year agoRedpath: Quins link is working well
By DAN ROBERTSHAW DoR: Bryan Redpath LONDON Scottish director of rugby Bryan Red-path has commended the positive impact made by loan...
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/ 1 year agoMake your mistakes and learn from them
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Simon Culley, below, head of rugby at Durham University How and why did you...
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/ 1 year agoTuipulotu hat-trick steers Bath to victory
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS KEPU Tuipulotu announced himself on the senior stage with a 23-minute hat-trick in Bath’s win over...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoManu Tuilagi makes mark for Bayonne
French Column, by James Harrington While the focus of French rugby attention is on Stade Ernest Wallon and the return to...
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/ 1 year agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 13, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 1 year agoEx-Wales coach Bowring dies
Thinker: Kevin Bowring FORMER Wales coach Kevin Bowring has died at the age of 70. Bowring, who became Wales’ first full-time...
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/ 1 year agoLudlow back in the fold
By BEN JAYCOCK GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington recalled his captain Lewis Ludlow for yesterday’s derby with Bath having dropped...
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/ 1 year agoJohnson: I’m still upset by Wasps demise
By MARK STEVENS ALMOST two years to the day since Wasps went into administration, former fans’ favourite Ashley Johnson admits it’s...
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/ 1 year agoHarri Deaves – Wales’ next backrow superstar?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports At a time when the national team is looking for world-class talent across the pitch, the...
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/ 1 year agoDo Wales have a chance at landing young gun Cameron Hanekom?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over the past decade, there has been a trend of players coming from overseas to compete...
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/ 1 year agoMark Mapletoft to lead England A against Australia A
England U20 Men’s head coach Mark Mapletoft will lead the England Men A squad against Australia A this autumn as the team’s...
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/ 1 year agoBristol Bears rule in Bath’s back yard
Bristol inflicted a first defeat of the season on Bath yesterday at a sold-out Rec. The Bears raced to a 19-point...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoLuke Cowan-Dickie tipped for an England return
By Jon Newcombe Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson has backed hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie to play a prominent part in England’s autumn,...
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