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/ 1 year agoJones to miss out on WXV
MEG Jones has been ruled out of England’s September internationals and the WXV tournament after sustaining a significant ankle injury which...
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/ 1 year agoMove to Glasgow suits Schickerling
By Mark Stevens It wasn’t all that long ago that Patrick Schickerling was being ear-marked as a potential England bolter, a...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – JJ Hanrahan
JJ Hanrahan, the Munster, Northampton, Clermont, Dragons, and Connacht fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoFarrell in danger of being lost in France
Jeremy Guscott Outspoken and unmissable... Every week Finn Russell’s statement about how much he’d like to reunite with Owen Farrell for...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCambridge fall to surprise defeat
CAMBRIDGE fell to a late and unexpected defeat to National One near-neighbours Bishop’s Stortford in a typically harem-scarem encounter between the...
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Friendlies
/ 1 year agoCanny Baxter looks like he’s found another gem
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ………… 46pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 13, 36, 38, Vermeulen 26, Wimbush 29, Woodburn 32, Rigg 57, Dorrell 71...
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/ 1 year agoCoventry are quick to get in the swing
COVENTRY reclaimed the Harry Walker Memorial Trophy with a nine-try demolition against Birmingham Moseley.
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/ 1 year agoLogan double puts Blues on the right track
REUBEN Logan’s double ensured Bedford Blues made a victorious start to their pre-season schedule in a battling contest against Blackheath.
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/ 1 year agoSemesa puts on a power display
SEMESA Rokoduguni, Doncaster’s new star signing, made an impressive debut at Castle Park, threatening to cause havoc each time he had...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoCaldy make Sharks work hard for their victory
By John Lyon Caldy ................ 24pts Tries: Penalty 20, Rushton 31, Mitchell 44, Booth 46 Conversions: Barker 44 Sale Sharks ......
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/ 1 year agoYeandle shows he’s still the man
JACK Yeandle marked his return from injury by scoring twice as Exeter Chiefs kicked off their pre-season programme with victory over...
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/ 1 year agoRosslyn Park show Barnes how it’s done
By Ben Jaycock National One Rosslyn Park illustrated their league superiority by dispatching their London rivals Barnes 52-12. Park took the...
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/ 1 year agoPre-season fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Chinnor v Rams (3pm) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoIt’s time to call for three-man scrum
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Uncontested scrums are a blight on the fifteens game, and my solution to...
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/ 1 year agoContepomi shouldn’t have changed his winning pack
ARGENTINA are full of surprises when it comes to the Test arena, and nothing changed in the week between their epic...
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/ 1 year agoArrogance which saw two clubs excluded
THE arrogance of the Premiership in its dealings with other parts of the English club game knows no bounds. Nothing illustrates...
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/ 1 year agoSaracens agree deal for Braley
SARACENS have signed former Northampton Saints scrum-half Callum Braley on a short-term contract. The 30-year-old joins on a three-month deal to...
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/ 1 year agoNo time to chat at Leicester
LEICESTER are desperate to make ground on the top Premiership Women’s Rugby clubs after finishing bottom of the table in their...
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/ 1 year agoNew pair join Chiefs
EXETER have signed centre Tamati Tua and loosehead prop Kwenzo Blose. Tua, 26, joins from ACT Brumbies but the New Zealander...
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/ 1 year agoOspreys are improving every season -Booth
By Rob Cole Toby Booth has his eyes on a prize for his ever-improving Ospreys this season and if he achieves...
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/ 1 year agoMarler to miss start of the season
HARLEQUINS prop Joe Marler will miss the start of the Premiership season because of a broken foot sustained during England’s summer...
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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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Features
/ 1 year agoI want that winner’s medal this time around
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath back rower Miles Reid as he prepares for the new Prem season Miles Reid is saving...
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/ 1 year agoEveryone’s on a different journey – so enjoy yours
Steve Hill puts the questions to Fred Pierrepont, below, the head coach at Worthing RFC Why did you get into coaching...
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/ 1 year agoWhen the French were sent packing
BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON WHY FRANCE ENDED UP SPENDING 16 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS Brendan Gallagher looks back on ‘The Rupture’ when...
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/ 1 year agoDespite everything, it all worked out pretty well in the end
RUGBY has never been good with the unintended consequences of change and the knock on effects were considerable. Let’s go through...
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/ 1 year agoFRANCE’S LAST STAND
Les Blues played their last Championship game for 16 years on April 6 1931 – Easter Monday – although at the...
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/ 1 year agoRae: Good to see promotion back
By BEN JAYCOCK WITH promotion a realistic possibility for Championship clubs heading into the new season it has created renewed excitement...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoTainton is right to highlight problems
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME TOM Tainton, Bristol Bears’ chief operating officer, has said that the professional...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBBC will be covering all 32 World Cup games
By PAUL MARTIN On top: WXV champions England are favourotes to lift the World Cup WORLD Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin believes...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoCarbonel will add the flair for Stade
James Harrington French column Last season, Stade Francais finished second in the Top 14 to qualify directly for the semi-finals –...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLa Rochelle hit lucky
It was a while ago, now, but French rugby watchers with longer memories may recall the other Top 14 semi-final between...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoFinn Russell: I’d love to forge creative axis with Owen Farrell on Lions tour
The rivals butted heads for years as influential playmakers for Scotland and England but struck up a friendship during the 2021...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoDan Biggar sees promising signs with Warren Gatland’s Wales rebuild
Wales are on a run of nine successive Test match defeats. Dan Biggar believes Wales have something to build on after...
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/ 1 year agoAll Blacks gear up for Springbok showdown
NEW Zealand inflicted revenge on Argentina after last week’s disappointing show in Wellington to set up a massive clash against South...
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/ 1 year agoNational League One sides show superiority in pre-season games
Newly promoted Rotherham Titans proved they are a force to be reckoned with this season with a dominant win over Leeds...
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/ 1 year agoLeatherbarrow banks on a third tier future
Teddy Leatherbarrow’s decision to drop down to the third tier of English rugby is very much a tale of the times...
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/ 1 year agoPremier Sports to cover Champions Cup
THE Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be shown on Premier Sports in the UK next season, with tournament organisers EPCR...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoMatt Gallagher Foundation: Charity cricket match entertains
Bumper crowds supported a charity all-star cricket match between The Matt Gallagher Foundation and Knowle & Dorridge Cricket Club last week.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoExeter Chiefs lose captain Dafydd Jenkins for start of Premiership
Exeter Chiefs have been dealt a second injury blow ahead of the new Premiership season with lock Dafydd Jenkins sidelined.
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/ 1 year agoUlster CEO Hugh McCaughey says Ireland Women are evolving
The Ireland women’s national team will be “unrecognisable” in the next three to five years says Ulster chief executive Hugh McCaughey.
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoCoventry face rivals Birmingham Moseley in first pre-season game
Coventry are only a week out from their first pre-season game against Birmingham Moseley and the pulse is starting to quicken.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAlex Lozowski, John Gallagher open rugby academy in Canterbury
Saracens centre Alex Lowzoski and ex-All Black John Gallagher will help launch an ambitious new rugby academy at Canterbury Rugby Club.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSouth American sides facing unfair hurdles
AFTER World Rugby confirmed the qualification process for the 2027 World Cup, frustration among South American nations was tempered only by...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland U20 star Zach Carr picks his career dream team
Harlequins, London Scottish & England U20 back row, Zach Carr, chooses the best XV he has played with or against.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoAussies on a long road to recovery
EXPECTATIONS in Australia will be pretty low after back-to-back defeats to South Africa in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTitans hit six ahead of return to National One
By BEN JAYCOCK Run in: Gethin O’Callaghan scores for Dings Crusaders PICTURES: Baz Johnson FOLLOWING their enthralling National Two North title...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoPre-season: Premiership, Championship, National League fixtures
A pre-season fixture list involving teams from the Premiership, Championship, National Leagues, and Regional Leagues.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAn age-old problem for Farrell and Lions
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ‘Dad’s Army’: Bundee Aki will be 35 when the Lions arrive in Australia....
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/ 1 year agoPoor terrestrial coverage is doing the game no favours
NICK CAIN THE NFL has infiltrated free-to-air broadcast channels in the UK, such as the BBC and ITV, using weekly content...











