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/ 2 years agoConnacht make Harlequins fight all the way
By Sam Jackson Harlequins.......24 Connacht......... 19 Harlequins battled hard to claim a gritty win over a powerful Connacht outfit at The...
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/ 2 years agoCut bench in half to make a game of it
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The bench is damaging rugby union, and this Six Nations should...
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/ 2 years agoGeorge Kloska gets his chance to show Steve Borthwick what he can do
By Paul Rees George Kloska was one of the surprise picks in the England A squad but Steve Borthwick had been...
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/ 2 years agoGeorge Makepeace-Cubitt happy to learn in Smith’s shadow
By Paul Rees George Makepeace-Cubitt is making the most of Fin Smith’s presence at Northampton, knowing there will come a point...
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/ 2 years agoEthan Roots has been our rock at Exeter Chiefs, says Ricky Pellow
By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs flanker Ethan Roots has used the setback of missing out on England selection into a powerful...
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/ 2 years agoGeorge Skivington coup as Ross Byrne signs for Gloucester
Gloucester have signed 22-cap Ireland flyhalf Ross Byrne for next season. In his 177 games for the province, the 29-year-old Dubliner...
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/ 2 years agoSimon Easterby: I’ve had no contact with Wales
Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby says he has had no contact from the WRU about replacing Warren Gatland as head coach....
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/ 2 years agoThe time’s ripe for a summit of the egos
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Summits are all the rage right now, “rage” being the operative word, and as the...
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/ 2 years agoScrums in danger of falling off the stage
By Chris Hewett We do not yet know whether the Sabercats or the Seawolves will emerge the stronger, or whether the...
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/ 2 years agoWyrwas out to get her kicks on route to top
By BEN JAYCOCK Focus: Saracens scrum-half Ella Wyrwas ELLA Wyrwas tasted silverware in her first season with Saracens but having fallen...
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/ 2 years agoWill Joseph leaves Harlequins to sign for Gloucester
England centre Will Joseph will move from Harlequins to George Skivington’s Gloucester at the end of the season. The 22-year-old, whose...
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/ 2 years agoContinued study a must for academy graduates
Steve Hill talks to Wayne Thompson, below, the head of Gloucester academy What was your playing background and how did you...
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/ 2 years agoTwo may be better than one for Wales
MICHAEL Cheika has been around more blocks than most on the global coaching merry-go-round: Dublin (Leinster), Paris (Stade Francais), London (Harlequins),...
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/ 2 years agoIreland or nobody: Tadhg Beirne goes over for his country
To Ireland, via Llandovery PICTURE: Getty Images TADHG Beirne’s road to redemption from Leinster reject to Ireland superstar began at a...
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/ 2 years agoForward muscle puts Macc back on right path
N2W By DAVID WILKINSON Macclesfield...27 Exeter Uni.........22 TEAMS MACCLESFIELD: Birkett, Jennings, Adu, H Oliver, Harrison, Farrell, Winterburn, Rushton Longmore, Darlington, Blackburn,...
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/ 2 years agoOtley hit Bills with a seven-try blast
National 2 N By NICK DOYLE Otley.......................... 51 Billingham.............. 15 OTLEY moved up to tenth with an emphatic win over Billingham...
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/ 2 years agoAdam steers Fylde to comfortable win
By WILL JUDD FYLDE saw off Lymm in some style with a string of good scores in an entertaining game. The...
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/ 2 years agoBlack day for hosts after the visitors’ hot start
By STEPHEN BULL BLACKHEATH caught their hosts Mowden Park cold by scoring after two minutes through Cavubati, and the scores kept...
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/ 2 years agoIt’s Sale at a canter as late scores clinch win over Birmingham Moseley
By Gareth Daniels Sale got the better of their near-table rivals Birmingham Moseley with a decisive win under the lights at...
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/ 2 years agoTitans survive scare with second-half blitz
By CONOR McLARNON A DOMINANT second-half performance saw Rotherham record an emphatic victory over their hosts – but not without a...
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/ 2 years agoDorking pay the penalty for yellow
By KEVIN BEAL Old Albanians........29 OLD Albanians took a deserved win as three moments of brilliance proved to be the turning...
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/ 2 years agoColchester edge Islanders in thriller
By RORY MORROW COLCHESTER edged a thrilling match as they survived a brave comeback from Guernsey to emerge victorious. The visitors...
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/ 2 years agoHappy to be a Hornet after time with the Bears stung
News By BEN JAYCOCK Top form: Hornets flyer Josh Sheppard JOSH Sheppard believes he has found a new home at Hornets...
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/ 2 years agoEnjoying ‘fantastic fun’ as you walk
By Ben Jaycock David Garriock feared he would spend his 80s alone watching television on the sofa but the Scot has...
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/ 2 years agoAll Blacks & Wallabies return to Twickenham
England will aim to avenge last year’s narrow defeats by Australia and New Zealand when they take on both sides in...
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/ 2 years agoFin, not Finn, for Lions XV -Chalmers
The Rugby Paper Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER Scotland flyhalf Craig Chalmers believes it might be best to exclude the ageing...
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/ 2 years agoFarmer Dan returns from injury and is raring to go
By BEN JAYCOCK Still going: Dan Stockdale PICTURE: Ro Burridge DAN Stockdale rose from the Wharfedale fifth team to make over...
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/ 2 years agoDavies back to put fire into Coventry
By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING a lengthy spell on the sidelines, Steff Davies hopes to return at the tail end of this...
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/ 2 years agoWhiteman hits 300-mark for Colchester
By BEN JAYCOCK COLCHESTER stalwart Danny Whiteman made his 300th first-team appearance last weekend for his hometown club. It was a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoStart off with the ‘new’ and finish with the old
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME FIND it hard to understand why there are now so many breaks...
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/ 2 years agoNorthampton get it right this time
■By TOM JEFFREYS Northampton Saints ...... 31pts Tries: Lewis 19, 40; Barnett-Vincent 54, Lead 66 Conversions: Shields 20, 41, 55, 67...
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/ 2 years agoFour-day camp for youth
ENGLAND UNDER-18 HEAD coach Jonathan Pendlebury selected his England U18 squad for a four-day training camp at Bisham Abbey National Sports...
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/ 2 years agoSun shines on the south for finals day
Roundup FINALS day was underscored by southern dominance, with champions Northampton Saints the only northern team to win their match. It...
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/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Pacific: Highlanders add to Blues misery
By Ben Jaycock The Blues have suffered back-to-back defeats to start their title defence with 13-man Highlanders springing an almighty surprise....
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/ 2 years ago10-try Spears go on a spree
Japan Rugby League One By BEN JAYCOCK KUBOTA SPEARS ran in a season-high 10 tries to beat Shizuoka BlueRevs 62-14 yesterday....
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/ 2 years agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 2 years agoSteelmen move back up to the top
Super Rygbi EBBW Vale moved back to the top of the table as they successfully defended the ‘Challenger Shield’ for a...
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/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations best matchups of the weekend: Calcutta Cup fly-half clash crucial for Lions chances
By Charlie Elliott After fallow week, the Six Nations is back with a bang. Some eye-watering games are scheduled to take place over...
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/ 2 years agoWill Stuart: Facing Bath team mates adds extra spice to Calcutta Cup
The Guinness Six Nations is the peak moment for rugby rivalries and at the Rec, that makes the Calcutta Cup the...
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/ 2 years agoGeorge Martin out of Scotland clash as England call up Ted Hill
England lock George Martin has been ruled out of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown against Scotland. The 23-year-old Leicester player, who...
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/ 2 years agoMunster partner with Collinson Tensile for new training facility
Collinson Tensile are delighted to be working with Munster Rugby to create their new Indoor training pitch that forms part of...
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/ 2 years agoRoss Byrne’s Gloucester move: a new chapter for him, but what lies ahead for Gareth Anscombe?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Leinster and Irish rugby could be saying...
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/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas: Round One Review
By Joe Santamaria The new Super Rugby Americas season exploded into life over the weekend as South America’s premier club competition...
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/ 2 years agoPremiership Rugby Cup: Five key talking points of the weekend
By Charlie Elliott The final round of the Premiership Rugby Cup pool stage took place over the weekend, with teams battling...
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/ 2 years agoTop Five Strangest Endings in Rugby History
By Charlie Elliott Over the weekend, Major League Rugby’s opener between Miami Sharks and Old Glory DC went viral following the...
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/ 2 years agoEx-Navy chief aims broadside at ‘one-way’ RFU Roadshow
By NICK CAIN PADDY McAlpine, the chairman of Chichester RFC – a level six community club – has slammed the RFU...
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/ 2 years agoFin Smith and Ollie Lawrence happy to be back together at the top
By Adam Hathaway Fin Smith and Ollie Lawrence have been through some tough times with club and country but have finally...
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/ 2 years agoTom James: From the start, Fin Smith was destined to make it to the top
By Paul Rees Tom James realised almost instantly that Fin Smith was destined for the top when the outside-half arrived at...
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/ 2 years agoJoe Launchbury’s backing Fin Baxter for a long England Test career
By Gary Fitzgerald English rugby’s new “Babyface” can go from strength to strength on the Test stage following his try-scoring heroics...
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