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/ 1 year agoGustard urges RFU to ditch overseas player ban
and Kieran Brookes has done really well since he has been with Toulon and now moves to Perpignan. “I think it...
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/ 1 year agoCrompton excited to sign for Harlequins
By SAM JACKSON HARLEQUINS have signed Great Britain Sevens winger Grace Crompton from Bristol Bears. The 22-year-old — who was previously...
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/ 1 year agoDevoto’s a Titan
FORMER England centre Ollie Devoto is close to agreeing a deal to join Taunton Titans in National League 2 West as...
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/ 1 year agoRapid Rebbadj has the final say for hosts
SEMI-FINALS WRAP ■By BEN JAYCOCK SPURRED on by a boisterous capacity crowd at the home of French rugby, Les Bleus booked...
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/ 1 year agoArgentina, NZ and Ireland go
QUARTER-FINALS WRAP ■By WILLIAM GUPWELL THE opening game of the quarter-finals saw a close encounter in a rematch from the Pool...
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/ 1 year agoBronze for South
3RD-12TH PLACE WRAP ■By BEN JAYCOCK Hero: Siviwe Soyizwapi lifts Sean Williams after he scored the late winner to clinch bronze...
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/ 1 year agoA golden finish for greatest showman
■By BEN JAYCOCK ANTOINE Dupont cemented himself as one of the greatest cross-code rugby players of all time as his second...
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/ 1 year agoAfrica as Williams steps up at the death
The Blitzboks overturned the deficit after Tristan Leyds raced down the sideline and offloaded to Davids to score. Australia captain Nick...
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/ 1 year agoDupont, the catalyst and the creator
BRENDAN GALLAGHER WE live in an age of superlative sports stars. Tadej Pogacar is very possibly the greatest cyclist we have...
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/ 1 year agoPOOL A WRAP
NEW Zealand finished top of Pool A with a clean sweep, while Ireland won two out of three to qualify for...
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/ 1 year agoPOOL B WRAP
AUSTRALIA won all three of their pools matches, with Argentina qualifying in second. The opening fixture of the tournament saw Australia...
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/ 1 year agoPOOL C WRAP
FIJI secured a hat-trick of wins and France qualified for the quarter-finals despite winning just one of their three pool matches....
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/ 1 year agoKildunne wants to get teeth into gold
By BEN JAYCOCK CROSS-CODE star Ellie Kildunne says Great Britain ‘would be stupid not to strive for a gold medal’ given...
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/ 1 year agoI’m sure Cheika will raise Leicester’s game
JEREMY GUS COTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK MICHAEL Cheika is a high-quality coach, and Leicester did not have to do...
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/ 1 year agoSaints kick off season with a Bath rematch
THE opening night of the new Premiership campaign in September will reflect the highs and low of last season which was...
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/ 1 year agoPremiership fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ROUND 1 Friday Sep 20 Bath v Northampton (7.45pm)...
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/ 1 year agoLeave Opoku-Fordjour where he is
ENGLAND U20 and Sale Sharks seem to have a different vision for Asher Opoku-Fordjour, their rising prop star. Last season Alex...
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/ 1 year agoYoung guns who could hit the mark
U20S WORLD CUP ANALYSIS Ben Jaycock picks out four likely stars from England’s U20s World Championship and Six Nations winning team...
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/ 1 year agoWHERE ARE THEY NOW?
ENGLAND U20s CLASS OF 2016 SPECIAL REPORT BY BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND had to wait eight years since their last U20s World...
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/ 1 year agoNATIONAL 2 NORTH
Only Jersey Reds’ expulsion from the National Leagues kept Hull Ionians up therefore there’s only one new side in the North...
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/ 1 year agoPromotion on the agenda as Chinnor move to next level
CHAMPIONSHIP ■ By BEN JAYCOCK Top dogs: Ealing Trailfinders celebrate winning the Championship last season PICTURE: Nick Phipps CHINNOR’S promotion to...
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/ 1 year agoNATIONAL 1
Having come up short in the title race last season, Rams will be desperate to go one better this time around...
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/ 1 year agoNATIONAL 2 WEST
Macclesfield are one of four new teams to enter National Two West and Matt Coleridge’s side face a season full of...
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/ 1 year agoNATIONAL 2 EAST
This season’s National Two East sees three newly promoted sides as Colchester, Havant and Oxford Harlequins join the fray. Oxford face...
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/ 1 year agoWe’ll benefit from tourTownsend
■By SAM JACKSON HEAD coach Gregor Townsend believes the successful tour of the Americas will bring huge benefits for Scotland in...
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/ 1 year agoSaints swoop to sign up Langdon Mk2
NORTHAMPTON have signed hooker Nathan Langdon from Sale FC. The 23-year-old has followed brother Curtis to Franklin’s Gardens, having impressed in...
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/ 1 year agoDREAMTEAM
MAX BODILLY, THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER EXETER CHIEFS AND CORNISH PIRATES CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH......
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/ 1 year agoDay when the Real McCoys stood up
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED THE governing bodies of the union game are not renowned for their speed off the mark –...
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/ 1 year agoI’m not with you on this one, Joe
IT IS never less than vital to know what Joe Marler thinks about latest developments in the sport at which he...
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/ 1 year agoSpain’s coming of age
ANALYSIS >> PAUL REES REPORTS ON THE CHALLENGES FACING EMERGING NATIONS TO REACH THE TOP...WHILE PROBLEMS MOUNT IN WALES Triumph: Spain...
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/ 1 year agoGatland less sure-footed on his return
WARREN Gatland has made more mis-steps in his second stint as Wales’s head coach than he did in his first 12...
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/ 1 year agoWales in danger of a Lions wipe out
PETER JACKSON - THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW EVER since the ‘British Isles Rugby Union Team’ became the Lions 100 years...
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/ 1 year agoDominguez helped Italy break into rugby’s elite
RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER TELLS HOW ITALY PLAYED THEIR WAY INTO THE TOP TIER OF EUROPEAN RUGBY Brendan Gallagher looks at...
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/ 1 year agoDavies back in the running for Wales
■By SIMON THOMAS ALED Davies is the first to admit that being barred from playing for Wales for the past four...
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/ 1 year agoNewcastle agree deal for Arnold
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed centre Sammy Arnold on a two-year contract. The 28-year-old has spent the last two seasons at Brive,...
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/ 1 year agoHeart surgery for Youngs
FORMER England scrum-half Ben Youngs had heart surgery this year after collapsing during an open training session with Leicester Tigers. The...
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/ 1 year agoReshuffle helping to bring on youth
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME NOW we are at the end of the season there is the...
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/ 1 year agoBlackheath opt for Fijian power
Ben Jaycock talks to Blackheath head coach James Shanahan about his star signings for the forthcoming season BLACKHEATH have secured the...
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/ 1 year ago14 poised to hit the ground running
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN One to watch: Owen Farrell is the next in a long line of big-name internationals who have...
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/ 1 year agoYoung players should all aspire to excellence
Steve Hill puts the questions to Dominic Brockes, below, the head coach of Dorking RFC Colts, winners of the RFU National...
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/ 1 year agoU18s will be inspired by the U20s, says Pendlebury
HEAD coach Jonathan Pendlebury has named a 26-player squad for the U18 Inter national Series. Patrick Hogg of Newcastle academy and...
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/ 1 year agoMen’s Rugby Sevens takes centre stage as Dupont’s dream takes shape
The Olympics opened with rugby sevens’ biggest names competing for a spot on the podium as some of the games’ first...
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/ 1 year agoNorthampton start new Premiership season with clash against Bath
Bristol to host Bath in first Premiership game at Principality Stadium. Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton will kick off the new domestic...
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/ 1 year agoEllie Kildunne says Great Britain can do ‘something special’ at Paris Olympics
Ciaran Beattie’s side face Ireland on July 28 in their opening pool match at the Stade de France. England full-back Ellie...
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/ 1 year agoUnleash chaos: Canterbury release new ‘Stampede’ boot collection
Heritage rugby brand, Canterbury of NZ have released their new rugby boot collection, ‘Stampede’.
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/ 1 year agoNo protection for players from dangers of rugby turning professional – claim
A detailed claim on behalf of 480 former players has been served on World Rugby, the RFU and the WRU. Rugby...
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/ 1 year agoBryan Habana expects ‘box office’ Antoine Dupont to light up sevens at Olympics
The Les Bleus captain skipped the 2024 Six Nations to focus on the shortened version of the sport. Bryan Habana expects...
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/ 1 year agoScotland see off battling Chile for third win on tour
BY JOE SANTAMARIA Chile…………………………………………………11 Tries: Escobar 50 Penalties: Videla 11, Salas 27 Scotland……………………………………………52 Tries: Bayliss 22, Rowe 29, 65; Dobie 34, 45; Currie 58, Richardson 73, Steyn 79...
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/ 1 year agoTop of the world
England U20s too strong for France in final showdown By BEN JAYCOCK Head coach Mark Mapletoft praised the England U20s as...
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/ 1 year ago2027 World Cup is closer than you think, says Borthwick
By ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick admits he faces a race against time to get England up to speed as he turns...
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