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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoIntense rivalry which never loses its edge
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK SOUTH Africa and New Zealand are never far away from being the top one...
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/ 1 year agoBen Youngs on way back as Leicester Tigers show class
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester .......... 31pts Tries: Liebenberg 17, 37; Clare 46, Bassett 68, Wand 80 Conversions: Volavola 17, 46, Whiteley...
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/ 1 year agoHarlequins turn it on in second-half points fest
By JAMES ORPIN Harlequins .......35pts Tries: David 41, White 57, Cleaves 63, Porter 65, 71 Conversions: Benson 41, 58, 63, 65,...
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/ 1 year agoLeinster make Saints pay for their errors
By Tom Vickers Northampton …26pts Tries: Ramm 4, Smith 41, Glister 57, Graham 67 Conversions: Savala 4, 41, 57 Leinster………… 54pts...
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/ 1 year agoBaxter has work to do after Scully scoots in to steal it
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................ 10pts Tries: Conversion: Bampoe-Brown 45 Hodge 46 Penalty: Hodge 17 Ospreys ............. 14pts Tries: Conbeer 20,...
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/ 1 year agoMyall swings win for Archers
By JACK RILEY Nottingham ...27 Ampthill .......... 21 LEICESTER Tigers loanee Charlie Myall scored two tries in the final 10 minutes...
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/ 1 year agoClassy Ealing give Bath plenty to think about
By Will Gupwell Bath ………………..28pts Tries: Coetzee 8, 42; de Glanville 15, Tuipulotu 80 Conversions: Bailey 9, 16, 43, 81 Ealing……………..36pts...
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/ 1 year agoSheedy has impact but Cardiff fail to impress
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............29pts Tries: Stephens 9, Thomas 40, Belcher 43, Martin 53, Hughes 78 Conversions: De Beer 40, Sheedy...
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/ 1 year agoSix-try Bears get in the mood for the big kick-off
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol................40pts Tries: Batley 7, Randall 10, Malins 21, Marmion 46, 72, Naulago 52 Conversions: MacGinty 8, 22, 46,...
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/ 1 year agoNayacalevu shows he’s going to be real deal
By Peter Murdock Sale Sharks ………………… 40pts Tries: Curry 2, Nayacalevu 8, 36; R du Preez 28, Quirke 60, Van Rhyn...
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/ 1 year agoOnyeama-Christie stars for Saracens
By DAN STOKES Bedford ............. 17pts Tries: Arthur 30, Frost 39, J Garside 42 Conversions: Matavesi 31 Saracens ......... 47pts Tries:...
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/ 1 year agoCarmarthen Q ..10 C Pirates ……..35
By IAN ROBSON WITH the Pirates gearing up for the new Championship season, many believed they may have held a little...
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/ 1 year agoAberavon …….21 Cambridge ….35
By ANDREW JACKSON CAMBRIDGE came away from Aberavon having finally found their try-scoring touch as Richie Williams’ side came out victorious...
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/ 1 year agoGloucester make the most of trip to Munster
By SAM JACKSON Munster ............19pts Tries: Coombes 6, Quinn 23, Oliver 47 Conversions: Burns 7, 48 Gloucester .......33pts Tries: Atkinson 7,...
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/ 1 year agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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/ 1 year agoIt’s time for Itoje to stand up and prove his worth
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Tough task: Maro Itoje will have to be at his best to lead...
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/ 1 year agoLousy law changes are killing the game
WORLD Rugby’s strategy to attract a new, younger, bigger audience to rugby union rests on a totally bankrupt plan currently being...
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/ 1 year agoSuper Holly shows why she’s No.1 for Mitchell
By Ben Jaycock England……………38pts Tries: M Packer 11, Breach 18, 49; Rowland 23, Talling 44, L Packer 66 Conversions: Aitchison 11,...
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/ 1 year agoSix-try Scotland too good for Wales
Scotland ........40 Wales...............14 SCOTLAND cruised to a six-try victory in Edinburgh to make it back-to-back wins over Wales in 2024. Wales...
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/ 1 year agoDREAMTEAM
MURRAY M cCALLUM, THE NEWCASTLE AND FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH AND WORCESTER PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH... 1....
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoToo much of a good thing can be overkill
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED "People might think it’s arrogant,” said Rian Oberholzer, the chief executive of the Springbok domain, just the...
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/ 1 year agoBaffled by alliances at ‘the Allianz’
THE word “succession” has taken on a different, darker hue since Brian Cox effed and blinded his way through four whole...
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/ 1 year agoPumas humble sorry Aussies
Argentina ......67 Australia.........25 AUSTRALIA looked to be cruising to victory leading 20-3 midway through the first half before the Pumas ripped...
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/ 1 year agoMarx on parade to make it four in a row
By Paul Rees South Africa ………………… 18pts Tries: Kolisi 48, Marx 73 Conversions: Pollard 49 Penalties: Pollard 31, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 54 New...
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/ 1 year agoWhen it really matters, Pollard gets the vote
Brendan Gallagher So in the week that we learnt a proper All Blacks tour of South Africa is likely in 2026,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoTime we stopped indulging the haka
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE is so much disingenuous hypocritical twaddle surrounding...
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/ 1 year agoI’d fear the worst for Wallabies and Pumas
SO what to make of New Zealand’s proposed tour of South Africa in 2026, in fact it’s more than just a...
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/ 1 year agoSpringboks show why you should never give up
NEVER give up or underestimate the power of adversity. Never think a goal is out of reach and simply impossible to...
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/ 1 year agoNucifora shows the way forward
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Master: David Nucifora will start work with Scotland in December PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 1 year agoThe day one Newbridge became four
SO, UEFA deemed it necessary to hire extra security guards to protect their new AI-based draw for the Champions League from...
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/ 1 year agoPGP analysis – Borthwick given strong hand
Analysis Paul Rees looks at the new men's Professional Game Partnership Gand says it's a deal which suits the RFU more...
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/ 1 year agoLaw is happy to step in and help DMP’s crop of young talent
■ By BEN JAYCOCK GARRY Law is approaching 40, but that will not stop his duties as player-coach continuing at Darlington...
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/ 1 year ago‘Full circle’ moment for Hayes with Chester gig
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Coach: Rhys Hayes in action last season for Caldy RHYS Hayes has hung up his boots and...
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/ 1 year agoCozens can see selection headaches on Clifton horizon
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PLAYER-COACH Luke Cozens has had to make way for Clifton’s new batch of fly-halves who aim to...
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/ 1 year agoFord aiming to Bury all memories of sorry finish
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Big changes: Bury St Edmunds boss Jacob Ford JACOB Ford has overhauled his squad at Bury St...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoHard to pin the blame on unions
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS IF things in the game aren’t bad enough, the BBC’s Rugby...
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/ 1 year agoA French triumph against the odds
Brendan Gallagher on the ten-match tour which changed rugby in France for ever FRANCE’S ten-match tour and series win in South...
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/ 1 year agoWhen the butterfly, the bison, the rocket, the barker, Popeye (and a vegetarian) took control
15. Pierre Lacaze (Lourdes) Diminutive fullback, nicknamed Papillon (the butterfly) but counter intuitively commanding in the air. Snared by Rugby League...
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/ 1 year agoPirates pair looking to attack from the start
■ By MARK STEVENS In charge: Gavin Cattle and Alan Paver AS the new Championship campaign looms large on the horizon,...
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/ 1 year agoAim to help players learn and explore
Steve Hill puts the questions to Jack Gadd, below, head coach at Hornets RFC in National 2 South Power play: Pierre...
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/ 1 year agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 8, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13...
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/ 1 year agoSivivatu finds new home in Wiltshire
FORMER All Black winger Sitiveni Sivivatu has joined fifth-tier side Marlborough as a technical advisor. Sivivatu retired in 2011 having won...
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/ 1 year agoLancaster: Farrell is a huge addition for us
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Coach: Stuart Lancaster STUART Lancaster is thrilled to have reunited with Owen Farrell at Racing 92 and...
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/ 1 year agoIt’s an honour to sign for Cardiff-Mulder
■ By SIMON THOMAS SOUTH African scrum-half Johan Mulder says he is shocked and honoured to have been signed up by...
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/ 1 year agoArgentina embarrass Australia in record-breaking victory
By Joe Santamaria Just a week after a 20-19 victory appeared to reinforce Joe Schmidt’s modest Australian rebuild, they were humbled...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoMarlie Packer says England will benefit from ‘toughest’ pre-season in big year
England are ready for tough tests against France and New Zealand. Marlie Packer has no doubt that one of the toughest...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoHenry Slade ‘working doubly hard’ to return for England before autumn opener
Slade sustained a labral tear to his right shoulder during a Six Nations defeat by Scotland. Henry Slade hopes to recover...
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/ 1 year agoEngland flanker Maddie Feaunati set for first Test start against France
The Red Roses step up their preparations for WXV 1 in Canada. Exeter flanker Maddie Feaunati will make her first Test...
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/ 1 year agoQ&A: Leigh Steinberg on Louis Rees-Zammit’s NFL chances
Ben Jaycock caught up with American sports agent Leigh Steinberg to discuss Louis Rees-Zammit and his chances of making it in...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman: England will be ready for All Blacks
Tommy Freeman has November 2 circled in his diary and has urged England to make home advantage count against the All...
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