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/ 1 year agoEmanuel puts in double shift
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales U20.................... 42pts Welsh Academies......21pts IOAN Emanuel scored two tries as Wales U20s continued their preparations for the...
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/ 1 year agoTakezawa treble gives Eagles extra thrust
Japan League One round-up By BEN JAYCOCK MASAYOSHI Takezawa scored a hat-trick for Yokohama Eagles in a 53-35 win over Shizuoka...
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/ 1 year agoBonymaen are quick to move out of the drop zone
Welsh Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD BONYMAEN moved out of the drop zone after a 2825 bonus-point win at bottom club...
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/ 1 year agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoFabien Galthie’s Six Nations dilemma: Who gets the vote at 10?
French Column - By James Harrington There are bigger rugby weeks to come in 2025, but the Wednesday between January’s twin...
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/ 1 year agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, January 12, 2025 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 1 year agoAldcroft takes over at helm for England
■By BEN JAYCOCK In charge: New captain Zoe Aldcroft PICTURE: Getty Images GLOUCESTER-Hartpury lock Zoe Aldcroft has been installed as England...
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/ 1 year agoWingers taking the faster lane
■By CAMERON STEPHENS TAQELE Naiyaravoro believes that speed is becoming an increasingly important attribute of the modern winger and that powerhouse...
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/ 1 year agoHansen’s comments proved the final straw for Chris Busby
Ireland and Connacht winger Mack Hansen has provided guaranteed entertainment to the game of rugby by means of his exciting style...
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/ 2 years agoAnge Capuozzo at scrum-half: Is the bench about to be changed forever?
Italian full-back/ winger Ange Capuozzo played as the replacement scrum-half for Toulouse in their defeat to La Rochelle and did not look out of place one...
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/ 2 years ago2025 Predictions: More Antoine Dupont dominance + The British & Irish Lions to win down under
2025 has begun and a year of rugby excitement awaits. With it being a World Cup year for the Women’s game...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoStick with Marcus Smith, he’s the best in England
By Paul Rees Steve Borthwick has put three outside halves on hybrid contracts and he has less than a month to...
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/ 2 years agoLeicester Tigers chasing dream double
By Gary Fitzgerald Nicky Smith insists Leicester Tigers will not be content unless they complete a “dream double” as Michael Cheika’s...
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/ 2 years agoSteve Borthwick and England facing historic USA test
EXCLUSIVE By Jon Newcombe England’s summer tour will include a historic Test against the USA, as well as the already announced...
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/ 2 years agoComputer games annoy Alex Sanderson
By Mark Stevens Angry Alex Sanderson has vowed to channel the perceived lack of respect for his Sale Sharks side into...
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/ 2 years agoRob Baxter: Fixture schedule hurting us
By Mark Stevens If tackling the elite of English and European rugby was not enough for Exeter Chiefs to contend with,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoTom Parton off to Japan
Saracens full-back Tom Parton has left the club to join Japanese side Panasonic Wild Knights. The 26-year-old, who also plays wing,...
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/ 2 years agoWill Muir’s aiming to hit the target with Bath
By Mark Stevens Darts-loving winger Will Muir hopes Bath can hit the bullseye in 2025 having gone so close to Premiership...
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/ 2 years agoI can’t see me returning to coaching, says Geordan Murphy
By Jon Newcombe Former Leicester boss Geordan Murphy has revealed he is still scarred by the manner of his departure from...
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/ 2 years agoGeorge Hendy in position to drive Northampton Saints on
By Paul Rees George Hendy’s career has a theme running through it – keep pushing and see where you end up....
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/ 2 years agoJack Walker’s eager to build on last year’s success with Harlequins
By Paul Rees Jack Walker has warm memories of last season when he was part of England’s World Cup squad,...
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/ 2 years agoPat Lam: Fitz Harding is good enough for England
By Paul Rees Pat Lam’s New Year wish is for his Bristol captain Fitz Harding to gain international recognition after a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoTime for Northampton Saints to push Bath up front
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week Northampton are the Premiership’s reigning champions, and when you are in that...
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/ 2 years agoHybrid Hash will tie Steve Borthwick in knots
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The description ‘Hybrid Central Contracts’ does not inspire confidence. Hybrid usually...
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/ 2 years agoPressure growing for SGM changes
The heat around an SGM is building, with the motion for the removal of Bill Sweeney as chief executive, and changes...
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/ 2 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie: I’m back and buzzing
By Mark Stevens Luke Cowan-Dickie’s journey back to the pinnacle of rugby is nothing short of extraordinary. The tenacious hooker, known...
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/ 2 years agoLotte Sharp: It’s been toughest season ever at Saracens
By Ben Jaycock Lotte Sharp says Saracens are enduring the most difficult campaign since she joined the club 10 years ago...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team – Sam Cross
SAM CROSS, THE FORMER GB SEVENS AND NEWPORT, OSPREYS, NEWCASTLE AND TARBES FLANKER, WHO IS NOW AT MERTHYR RFC, CHOOSES THE...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoA star-studded XV that would lead by example
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Like “business ethics” and “military intelligence”, the phrase “rugby leadership” is not an oxymoron. Almost,...
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/ 2 years agoGlorious Gerald Davies, a man of true class
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Every now and then, Gerald Davies would take a stroll through...
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/ 2 years agoJosh Hathaway can follow Louis Rees-Zammit -George Skivington
By Jon Newcombe George Skivington has backed Josh Hathaway to continue to go from strength to strength as the young winger...
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/ 2 years agoWhen the Pontypool front row became a hit
It’s pretty much 50 years ago to the day that the Pontypool front row became a thing, well sort of....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoA Tier Two XV to have you out of your seat
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points By Brendan Gallagher You won’t ever see my 2024...
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/ 2 years agoClow keeps Rams in touch at the top
■By BEN JAYCOCK RAMS’ inward approach is paying dividends with the club involved in another title race thanks in part to...
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/ 2 years agoClifton are in the Nat Two West promotion mix, says Jay Evans
By Ben Jaycock Clifton took a while to get going this season but after winning eight in a row, 19-year-old back...
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/ 2 years agoAdam Brown: We all love the Friday night lights
By Ben Jaycock Leeds Tykes hooker Adam Brown has urged National League clubs to put on more Friday night fixtures following...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoYamasawa’s boot steers killer Knights past Rams
JAPAN RUGBY ■ By BEN JAYCOCK LAST season’s finalists Saitama Wild Knights are up and running with three wins from three...
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/ 2 years agoHow Ireland inspired one man’s dream
By Brendan McGilligan As Ireland ran World Cup holders Australia close in the final Pool A match of the 1999 World...
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/ 2 years agoTrust players to put their own twist on things
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Rosslyn Park DoR Kieran Power, below Why did you get into coaching rugby and...
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/ 2 years agoCentury of highs for La Rochelle
FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON AN IMPRESSIVE milestone at Stade Marcel Deflandre was reached last night, where La Rochelle hosted their 100th...
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/ 2 years agoMark McCall: That was horrible and ugly
By Adam Hathaway at The Rec Thunderstruck Mark McCall urged his Saracens side to get off the canvas after they were...
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/ 2 years agoCool Handre Pollard levels it up for Leicester Tigers
Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard’s last-minute conversion rescued a draw for Leicester Tigers against Harlequins at Twickenham in front of 78,000 fans....
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/ 2 years agoSteve Diamond is happy to stick with Newcastle Falcons
By Paul Rees Steve Diamond has committed himself to Newcastle long-term, as long he is wanted by the new owners when...
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/ 2 years agoDafydd Jenkins excited to be back
By Mark Stevens By his own admission, it’s been a ‘painful’ watch for Dafydd Jenkins so far this season. Sidelined after...
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/ 2 years agoAJ MacGinty out for four months with knee injury
Bristol fly-half AJ MacGinty is to miss the next four months due to a knee injury that requires surgery. The United...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoGeorge Ford set to follow family line and take up coaching
By Ross Heppenstall George Ford admits he sees himself following in the footsteps of his father and two brothers by moving...
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/ 2 years agoFreddie Steward prepares new plan of attack
By Paul Rees Freddie Steward has the safest pair of hands in the Premiership and is now set on finding his...
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/ 2 years agoStrength in depth at Bath and Scotland is huge, says Josh Bayliss
By Jon Newcombe On form: Josh Bayliss Josh Bayliss enjoyed his best run in a Scotland jersey over the autumn but...
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/ 2 years agoDanny Wilson backing Rodrigo Isgro to create havoc for Harlequins
By Gary Fitzgerald Rodrigo Isgro is a “physical specimen” who will become an even more destructive weapon for Quins once he...
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/ 2 years agoSides are coming after us – Phil Dowson
By Gary Fitzgerald Phil Dowson concedes his Saints are still struggling to cope with being targeted by rivals desperate to stick...
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