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/ 4 weeks agoCoaches are to blame
Letters INSTEAD of publicly criticising the players which is bad for morale, Harlequins boss Jason Gilmore should look closer to home...
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/ 4 weeks agoWales need to take risks
IN light of the mauling by South Africa and last season’s under-powered debacle against England, Wales should go big for the...
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/ 4 weeks agoSynchronise your watches, please
WHY are games played in the Championship not using synchronised time keeping with the referee as in the Premiership. I’ve attended...
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/ 4 weeks agoSaints, the entertainers
NORTHAMPTON’S constant search for space was a pleasure to watch last week – it ran the legs off the Bath pack...
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/ 4 weeks agoBarbeary: We were fired up after loss
ALFIE Barbeary said Bath’s players were fired up after losing a home match in the Premiership for the first time in...
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/ 4 weeks agoDowson: We must keep on driving
SAINTS boss Phil Dowson demanded his team kept their “foot on the throttle” after this impressive win. “We’ve won nothing yet...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoBristol Bears 19-17 Sale Sharks: Kalatevi Ravouvou leaves it late to sink Alex Sanderson’s side
Sale Sharks narrowly failed in their bid to win at Ashton Gate against Bristol Bears for the fourth consecutive season and...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoLam: We’re decimated by injuries but carved out a winner
BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam hailed his team’s spirit to overcome their continual injury problems. “We set out to treat...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoNewcastle Red Bulls 25-19 Gloucester: At last! Alan Dickens’ side find their wings
Newcastle Red Bulls, the team that had forgotten how to win, remembered just in time as they clung on against Gloucester...
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/ 4 weeks agoDickens: We’ve waited a long time
NEWCASTLE head coach Alan Dickens was a relieved man at full-time and urged his Red Bulls to develop their killer instinct....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoLeicester Tigers vs Saracens: Jack van Poortvliet back in starting line-up
Jack van Poortvliet returns to Leicester Tigers’ starting XV to face Saracens today for the first time since the visit to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoDan Cole quits Leicester Tigers for ‘personal reasons’
Dan Cole will leave Leicester Tigers after 18 years due to personal reasons.
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Columnists
/ 4 weeks agoNick Cain: England can bank on speed merchants
Speed could be England’s greatest asset as the Red Rose squad contemplate a New Year in which a Six Nations Grand...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 weeks agoMunster left at gate by Ulster
■ By SAM JACKSON Ulster ..............28 Munster ............ 3 ULSTER dominated the second half to run away with a resounding victory....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 weeks agoEdinburgh hold on to deny Benetton
■ By BILL WRIGHT Benetton ........14 Edinburgh .......15 EDINBURGH held on for a gritty win at Stadio Monigo to ease the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 weeks agoWeir signs off with a win for Warriors
■ By DOMINIC HUNTER Glasgow ........ 47 Zebre ................ 10 GLASGOW Warriors moved second in the United Rugby Championship with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoDragons 28-5 Scarlets: There’s no stopping Filo Tiatia’s resurgent side
Having not won a single game in 13 months, resurgent Dragons have now won three games in less than three weeks,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 weeks agoOspreys stung into action as they power up table
■ By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys .............33pts Tries: Giles 14, Hardy 25, 51; Parry 42, Hopkins 69 Conversions: Edwards 15, 43, 52,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoLeinster 52-17 Connacht: Leo Cullen’s side turn on the style to dispatch Connacht
Leinster ran in seven tries to destroy Connacht and make it a clean sweep in their festive derbies.
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 weeks agoMchunu lands killer blow
Stormers .........13 Bulls ................... 8 A LATE try from replacement prop Ntuthuko Mchunu sealed victory for the Stormers – their eighth...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 weeks agoPead snatches it for Lions
Sharks .............22 Lions.................23 HAASHIM Pead pounced from close range to snatch victory for the Lions in Durban. After racing into a...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoPaul Rees: Battle of the airways puts coaches in the cross-fire
Paul Rees looks at how one law tweak by the game’s authorities can have unintended consequences.
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks agoBordeaux-Begles will be a tough test says Northampton Saints prop Emmanuel Iyogun
Northampton Saints face a repeat of last season’s Champions Cup final when they travel to Bordeaux-Begles next Sunday, with Emmanuel Iyogun...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoKyle Hatherell insists promotion is still Ealing Trailfinders’ goal
Back row Kyle Hatherell insists Ealing Trailfinders feels like a Premiership club day-to-day and are pushing hard to make that a...
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/ 4 weeks agoTownson moves in at Chiefs
EXETER Chiefs have appointed Glen Townson as their assistant forwards coach. The 39-year-old former second row left his role as Bristol’s...
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/ 4 weeks agoLloyd signs new deal at Ospreys
PROMISING hooker Lewis Lloyd has signed a contract extension to remain with Ospreys beyond the season. The 22-year-old has signed on...
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/ 4 weeks agoAugustus ruled out by ankle injury
ULSTER’S Springbok back row Juarno Augustus will be sidelined “for a number of weeks” because of the ankle ligament injury he...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 weeks agoBut you’re part of the problem, Beirne
CHRIS HEWETT TADHG Beirne is one of the quiet marvels of the rugby age, so it is worth listening especially hard...
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/ 4 weeks agoBellamy on target to make sure for Scottish
■ By CÓILÍN DUFFY Richmond .........26pts Tries: Jones 32, Goffey 56, 74; Schmid 66 Conversions: Grieve 32, 66, 74 L Scottish...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoEaling Trailfinders 34-33 Worcester Warriors: Craig Hampson comes to the rescue
In a thrilling one-point match, Ealing Trailfinders extended their unbeaten league streak to 19 matches against a battling Worcester Warriors side...
