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/ 1 year agoMercer merited a place on tour
ZACH Mercer did not return to England with the intention of not playing for England, any more than this columnist expected...
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/ 1 year agoSensational Warriors hold on to defy Bulls
By LUKE JARMYN Bulls .................................... 16pts Glasgow Warriors .......... 21pts Tries: Van Staden 24 Conversions: Goosen 25 Penalties: Goosen 1, 14,...
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/ 1 year agoSmith: I’ll celebrate with a whisky
GLASGOW head coach and ex-Bulls playmaker Franco Smith stated he wouldn’t renegade on his “promise to have a cigar and a...
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/ 1 year agoSing is on song for a double triumph
■By MARK STEVENS Gloucester-Hartpury.... 36pts Bristol Bears ................... 24pts Tries: Hunt 25, Hendy 54, Sing 58, Venner 62, Jones 68 Conversions:...
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/ 1 year agoThis will be tricky to take – Ward
BRISTOL Bears head coach Dave Ward refused to be too downbeat despite seeing his side’s slip to defeat in their first-ever...
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/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
NATHAN BONNER-EVANS, THE FORMER WALES A, NEATH, SWANSEA, OSPREYS, SALE SHARKS AND LONDON WELSH BACK-ROW FORWARD, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV FROM...
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/ 1 year agoEtzebeth puts it on the line
PETER JACKSON Rising high: Peter O’Mahony, left, competes at the lineout with Eben Etzebeth PICTURE: Getty Images EBEN Etzebeth has never...
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/ 1 year agoSpongeBob glad of his place in the Oldies XV
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW TWENTY years ago this very week on the banks of the Clyde, New...
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/ 1 year agoFive-day schedule will not be easy
OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U2O SECOND ROW AS A team, we’ve come off a big high of winning the Six Nations, so...
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/ 1 year agoFantastic four-timer the aim for French
FRANCE Three-time reigning champions France will be hoping to do what only New Zealand have done before and win four U20s...
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/ 1 year agoThe Baby Blacks eye return to top form
NEW ZEALAND Fresh from winning the inaugural Rugby Championship U20 tournament, six-time winners New Zealand will be desperate to make up...
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/ 1 year agoSpanish relishing their dream debut
SPAIN This year’s newcomers are Spain but the Lions face a tough task in their first-ever World Championship. Spain qualified last...
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/ 1 year agoWoodman back to fire up Wales
U20S WORLD CUP POOL A WALES By BEN JAYCOCK Wales are thankful they can call upon the services of captain Ryan...
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/ 1 year agoWallaby juniors set sights on a maiden win
AUSTRALIA Australia head coach Nathan Grey has named six fresh faces in his squad to contest the World Championship. The Junior...
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/ 1 year agoBullish Irish plan to go one better
U20S WORLD CUP POOL B IRELAND By BEN JAYCOCK New Ireland head coach Willie Faloon has continued with Munster’s Evan O’Connell...
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/ 1 year agoGeorgia to build on England victory
GEORGIA Georgia will be full of confidence going into the tournament following their big win over England this month. The Junior...
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/ 1 year agoYouthful Italians keen on fresh start
ITALY Italy go into this year’s edition under a new head coach in Roberto Santamaria who has picked 17 forwards and...
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/ 1 year agoBoks bid to improve on bronze finish in ’23
SOUTH AFRICA Captain Zachary Porthen will lead tournament hosts South Africa into battle and is one of five players who will...
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/ 1 year agoEngland’s hopes are high after Six Nations
U20S WORLD CUP POOL C ENGLAND By BEN JAYCOCK Six Nations winners England go into the tournament as one of the...
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/ 1 year agoProud Argentinians flying flag for Americas
ARGENTINA Argentina have confirmed a 30-man roster for the upcoming World Rugby U20 Championship, with Los Pumita the only Americas representative...
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/ 1 year agoExciting Fiji know tough task awaits
FIJI Fiji head coach Ifereimi Rawaqa has named an exciting 30-member squad for the World Rugby Championship. Rawaqa said it has...
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/ 1 year agoWest are best as Joe settles historic clash
North West........35pts North East..........28pts By MIKE BROWN On the charge: North West make a break PICTURES: Paul Cooke IN what is...
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/ 1 year agoHonesty is best policy, says Old Reds’ Cox
Coach to Coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Dan Cox, below, head coach at Bristol-based club Old Redcliffians Why did...
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/ 1 year agoWe’re all heading in different directions
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Sunday Mixed signals: The Championship is being seen as development tool –...
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/ 1 year agoIt’s double delight for Devon on final day
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS DEVON and Hampshire claimed the honours in the second day of the County Championships final weekend at Twickenham last...
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/ 1 year agoAn explosion of young talent…
BRENDAN GALLAGHER LOOKS BACK AT THE 1974 ENGLAND SCHOOLS TEAM’S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA Over the coming weeks, Brendan Gallagher will be...
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/ 1 year agoNtamack makes sure for Toulouse
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN RONAN O’Gara must be wondering what he has to do for his La Rochelle side to beat...
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/ 1 year agoJamison Gibson-Park and Jack Conan to miss Ireland Tests against South Africa
Scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park and back-rower Jack Conan will miss Ireland’s two-Test series against world champions South Africa, whilst head coach Andy...
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/ 1 year agoDogos claim maiden Super Rugby Americas Title
By Joe Santamaria A superb performance from Dogos saw them finally clinch their maiden Super Rugby Americas title against fellow countrymen Pampas. After falling...
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/ 1 year agoEddie Jones’ mind games will not unsettle England against Japan – Jamie George
Jones’ seven-year Twickenham stewardship ended 18 months ago because of an ongoing decline in results and he is now back in...
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/ 1 year agoMarcus Smith given the keys as Borthwick goes all guns blazing
By Tom Jeffreys Steve Borthwick has decided there is no room for experimentation as he names his strongest squad for this...
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/ 1 year agoDevon and Hampshire claim county glory at Twickenham in style
By LUKE JARMYN Devon and Hampshire claimed the honours in the second day of the County Championships final weekend at Twickenham...
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/ 1 year agoDeadlock broken as promotion restored
By NICK CAIN Promotion and relegation between the Premiership and Championship has been restored from next season after the Championship clubs...
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/ 1 year agoBattling Glasgow grab final chance
By SAM JACKSON Glasgow stunned champions Munster 17-10 at Thomond Park last night to secure a place in the United Rugby...
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/ 1 year agoCov’s chief: We’ll drop to Nat leagues
By LUKE JARMYN Coventry chief executive Nick Johnston says the Championship club remains prepared to drop down to the national leagues...
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/ 1 year agoFresh calls to get rid of the caterpillar ruck
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury’s director of rugby John Barnes has called for the eradication of the caterpillar ruck – and for...
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/ 1 year agoCarpenter looking to make his mark
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Japan Sale's Joe Carpenter is aiming for a cap with Steve Borthwick’s Red Rose touring side but...
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/ 1 year agoWinters leads brutal ride across USA in aid of Doddie
By NICK CAIN Even for men as mentally and physically durable as former England Grand Slam back rowers Peter Winterbottom and...
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/ 1 year agoMay on his way to play in France
Former England winger Jonny May is to join French second division side Soyaux Angouleme on a two-year deal, starting next season....
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/ 1 year agoFour-match Obano ban
BATH prop Beno Obano has been given a four-match ban after being sent off during last Saturday’s Premiership final defeat by...
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/ 1 year agoBorthwick: We want to get kids engaged
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Japan Steve Borthwick has urged his side to help youngsters in England fall in love with rugby...
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/ 1 year agoSaints chief confident they will build on title triumph
NORTHAMPTON chief executive Mark Darbon is confident Saints can build on their Premiership title and be a force for season to...
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/ 1 year agoTownsend targeting four wins out of four
By BRYN PALMER Scotland will have a target on their backs this summer but Gregor Townsend has urged his squad to...
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/ 1 year agoWebber to run the Hounds
By JON NEWCOMBE Former England hooker Rob Webber has been appointed interim head coach of Chicago Hounds for the remainder of...
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/ 1 year agoThomas keen to make things happen
By SIMON THOMAS To get an idea of what Ben Thomas will offer as he returns to the Wales fold, it’s...
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/ 1 year agoTuima: I have to move up the ladder
By MARK STEVENS Even by his own expectations, it’s been quite the year for Exeter Chiefs forward Rusi Tuima. Handed his...
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/ 1 year agoWard and Hunt both delighted by Mitchell’s impact
By MARK STEVENS With just over a year to go until the start of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, excitement is...
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/ 1 year agoBorthwick should go with Marcus first up
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It will be a choice between Harlequins’ Marcus Smith and Northampton’s Fin Smith at...
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/ 1 year agoBulls hold firm to keep Leinster out
By SIMON THOMAS Bulls ................................... 25pts Tries: Goosen 30, Petersen 42, 67 Conversions: Goosen 31, 43 Penalties: Goosen 40, 61 Leinster..............................20pts...
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/ 1 year agoHanekom praises ‘amazing support’
MAN of the match Cameron Hanekom paid tribute to the Bulls supporters following the victory at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld. “The fans...
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