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/ 6 years agoFrance set to launch their third pro league
WHILE all the talk in England is of contraction and putting the financial squeeze on the Championship, the French Federation have...
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/ 6 years agoIslanders snub reeks of a new apartheid
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Shameful: Segregated crowds in South Africa The Lions...
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/ 6 years agoLions beware, thes Boks are strong
NICK CAIN PICKS HIS COMPOSITE TEAM FROM THESPRINGBOKS AND POTENTIAL LIONS Loose-head: Steven Kitshoff (SA) Hooker: Bongi Mbonambi (SA) Tight-head: Tadhg...
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/ 6 years agoKiwis prove derbies pull the crowds
CROWDS for the domestic Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament in New Zealand are more than 100 per cent up on those for...
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/ 6 years agoBradley gets out of Twitter cesspit
MOST of the rugby news on Twitter, the goto social media “platform” for anyone who enjoys flushing the English language down...
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/ 6 years agoForget protein, players need shrinking pills!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Human Bowling Ball: England’s Manu Tuilagi PICTURE: Getty Images When it comes to progress, rugby stands on...
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/ 6 years agoHogg can finally show his Lions credentials
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... FULL-BACKS Waiting his chance:...
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/ 6 years agoJohnno played through pain to get Lions over the line
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby captains Inspiring: Martin Johnson led from the front during...
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/ 6 years agoSpare a thought for the so-called pariahs of the game
I COULDN’T believe my eyes last week when I read that between them the two Welsh football clubs, Swansea and Cardiff...
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/ 6 years agoJones goes long way round to Wales job
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Pedigree: Crusaders coach Mark Jones reached the top level as a player PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoMapimpi opts for Japan over Tigers
Wing ace: Mapimpi SPRINGBOK star Makazole Mapimpi is believed to have turned down a switch to the Premiership to move to...
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/ 6 years agoWarriors enter the battle for Hastings
Offers: Hastings HARLEQUINS could miss out on signing Super League man of steel Jackson Hastings, who is starting to attract interest...
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/ 6 years agoLeicester move for powerhouse Puma Montoya
Switch: Julian Montoya is heading to Welford Road LEICESTER Tigers have signed Argentina hooker Julian Montoya who will move to Welford...
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/ 6 years agoAmbitious Beziers sound out England stars
BEZIERS have been busy seeing if England players are unhappy with their contract arrangements. The Pro D2 club are in the...
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/ 6 years agoDragons confirm deal for Tompkins
Loan deal: Tompkins WALES centre Nick Tompkins is spending next season at the Dragons, as we revealed on April 24, and...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHalliday: World Club Cup won’t harm Euros
By PETER JACKSON EUROPEAN Club Rugby chairman Simon Halliday today dismisses fears of the Heineken Champions Cup being sacrificed on the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWales look to play their matches at Twickenham
By PETER JACKSON Options: Gareth Davies WALES are looking at Twickenham as a temporary venue for their home matches in a...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A – John Inverdale: We must make NCA clubs more user-friendly to local fans
The new chairman of NCA Rugby talks about the areas where National League clubs require immediate attention
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEx-Ospreys coach Allen Clarke joins the cast in Dallas MLR adventure
Six months on from leaving Ospreys, Allen Clarke talks Alex Bywater through his decision to head for Texas
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoKristian Phillips wants rebirth of Ospreys galacticos
The Rugby Paper talks to the Wales winger tipped for the big time at Ospreys when called up by Warren Gatland
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens veteran Richard Wigglesworth agrees extension to finish Premiership campaign
The scrum-half will be able to see out the domestic and European season at Allianz Park
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLewis Ludlam interview – I was called some bad names but it never held me back
The England and Northampton flanker talks in-depth about his experience as a mixed-race British man and his education at St Joseph's
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Leinster were breaking new ground in unprecedented season
Forget Liverpool, Leinster's 2019-20 season should be considered remarkable in any team sport
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoIeuan Evans states his case for a seat on WRU Council
The former Lions winger believes he can help contribute a positive impact to the governance of rugby in Wales
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers ace Telusa Veainu weighing up future
The Tonga international is interesting clubs in France and Japan
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoDates for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup confirmed by EPCR
Picture of 2019-20 season resumption now clear for Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 clubs
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: New Zealand crowds show they back the players
Shane Williams is pleased to see barely any empty seats in the crowds in Super Rugby Aotearoa
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Tell the south to keep their hands off our jewels
Moving the Six Nations and domestic leagues towards the summer would see rugby's exposure diminish, not be enhanced, writes Nick Cain
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMark Lambert retires after almost two decades with Harlequins
After 17 years in the Harlequins front row, RPA chairman Lambert is calling it a day
