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/ 6 years agoRetiring Griffiths must bid farewell from afar
■ By GUY WILLIAMS CLIVE Griffiths, director of rugby at Doncaster Knights, won’t see the club again, or his players, before...
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/ 6 years agoControversy, as Scots claim victory after a knock-on
Brendan Gallagher sets the scene for the first ever Test – between Scotland and England Pioneers: Scotland’s squad for the first...
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/ 6 years agoWilliam Webb Ellis died without realising he invented rugby
Brendan Gallagher begins his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union Beginnings: The young Webb Ellis runs with...
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/ 6 years agoAll Blacks B team? Marler’s got it right
IT WOULD seem that famous old All Blacks, or one at the very least, are acknowledging Joe Marler’s fondness for the...
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/ 6 years agoTomas and Wales can’t be reunited soon enough
Least surprising headline of the week: Ireland’s Australia tour in doubt. Big loss: Tomas Francis leaves the pitch injured during World...
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/ 6 years agoAll smiles, as PC Perry’s helmet stars at Twickers
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of Rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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/ 6 years agoGareth gem for Baa-baas still sets the benchmark
Brendan Gallagher kicks off our sparkling TOP 20 series with his view of the best tries ever scored TOP 20 …TRIES...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoPremiership clubs order 25 per cent pay cuts
PREMIERSHIP sides Gloucester, Wasps and Worcester Warriors have all announced 25 per cent pay cuts because of the financial impact of...
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/ 6 years agoGame will return in a nicer form
SO rugby players in all our professional leagues will have to take pay cuts as we look to navigate our way...
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/ 6 years agoTeleni beat shoplifting rap to lead Fiji v Wales
ONE OF rugby’s more controversial characters has passed away. Former Fiji captain Esala Teleni, below, has died having first come to...
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/ 6 years agoAll our yesterdays come gloriously alive again
Party time: Peter O’Toole and Richard Harris get in the mood PICTURE: Phil Shepherd Lewis It’s amazing the rugby stuff there...
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/ 6 years agoWillie John still can’t forgive ‘cowards’ who denied Irish
Peter Jackson remembers another chaotic season that scuppered Ireland’s chance of a Grand Slam Irish Lion: The great Mike Gibson Green...
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/ 6 years agoMy 15 Kings of the North
NICK CAIN PICKS HIS INTERNATIONAL TEAM FROM THE SIX NATIONS PERFORMANCES Joe Marler Julian Marchand Tadhg Furlong Best in world: Maro...
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/ 6 years agoInvestment? Not Maro!
TALKING of France, the glitzy Parisians of Racing 92 were willing to make a handsome investment in Maro Itoje before being...
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/ 6 years agoDupont was nobbled in anyone’s language
HAD THEY been thinking outside the box, Fabien Galthie and the rest of the French hierarchy could have argued that as...
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/ 6 years agoNow, more than ever, game needs leadership
Accusation: Eddie Jones blasted referee Ben O’Keeffe for sending off Manu Tuilagi at Twickenham PICTURE: Getty Images Never let a good...
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/ 6 years agoGriffiths pledges to save Championship
By NICK CAIN Main man: Saracens CEO Edward Griffiths arrives for the Premiership final between Saracens and Northampton at Twickenham in...
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/ 6 years agoCVC cash may help struggling regions
By STEFFAN THOMAS and ROB COLE WELSH rugby’s four regions are set to call on government funding and will look to...
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/ 6 years agoThat Pumas try cost me dear but it was a beauty!
Nick Cain catches up with Exeter and England wing Jack Nowell as he relishes being fit again Dive and twist: Jack...
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/ 6 years agoJamie’s experience would be a major asset in Cardiff
JAMIE Roberts’ rugby experience is unparalleled in Welsh rugby. That is why it would be great to see him come back...
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/ 6 years agoLydiate is crucial to Ospreys’ revival
Key signing: Ospreys blindside Dan Lydiate PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Lydiate could prove to be the signing of next season for...
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/ 6 years agoBaxter delight as ‘odd-bod’ Harry signs on
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLANDtighthead Harry Williams has ended speculation that he might leave Exeter Chiefs by extending his stay in Devon,...
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/ 6 years agoLozowski opts to join Toulouse
Channel-hopper: Alex Lozowski is off to France SARACENS back Alex Lozowski is heading to play in France next season after agreeing...
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/ 6 years agoHastings ready for code switch
Man of Steel: Hastings JACKSON Hastings, who was crowned Super League’s man of steel last October, is looking to make a...
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/ 6 years agoYarde stays at Sale…with May?
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ON THE BLINDSIDE SALE Sharks winger Marland Yarde is unlikely to be heading to...
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/ 6 years agoPaywall looms for Six Nations TV
THE Government has rejected calls for the Six Nations to be given Category A listing, thereby increasing the likelihood of the...
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/ 6 years agoWales face ace Tomas staying at the Chiefs
Dilemma: Tomas Francis on the rampage for Exeter PICTURE: Gettty Images WALES prop Tom Francis fears coronavirus will force him into...
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/ 6 years agoTrailfinders: We may sue if Falcons are champs
■ By NEALE HARVEY Defiant: Ben Ward CHAMPIONSHIP challengers Ealing are preparing to take legal action in the event of Newcastle...
