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/ 7 years agoAgen trip holds key for slick Harlequins
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS head to Agen this Friday knowing a win will send them into the quarter-finals after edging a...
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/ 7 years agoHat-trick for Fenton-Wells as Bears run riot in Russia
By JAMES CANDY BRISTOL Bears ran in 11 tries to maul Enisei-STM and keep their hopes of reaching the European Rugby...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoTigers bring Blake back as their defence coach
LEICESTER Tigers have appointed former Rugby League player Phil Blake as defence coach, as forcast by The Rugby Paper two weeks...
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/ 7 years agoBlues must find £1m before new PRA deal can be signed
By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues have called an emergency meeting for Monday following crunch talks between the WRU and their four...
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/ 7 years agoPivac faces Welsh exodus
WALES coach-elect Wayne Pivac could be handed a massive headache before he even starts work with a host of players being...
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/ 7 years agoPollard move to Bath looks to be over
BATH look set to fail in their bid to lure Springbok fly half Handré Pollard to the Rec following the World...
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/ 7 years agoWorth wanted to replace Le Roux
Wasps target: George Worth WASPS are plotting a move for Leicester Tigers full-back George Worth to replace Springbok star Willie le...
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/ 7 years agoDeano could call for South African saviour
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler ON THE BLINDSIDE DEAN RICHARDS has sent out an SOS for injury replacements in a...
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/ 7 years agoDREAMTEAM
MITCH LEES, EXETER AND FORMER EASTWOOD AND LONDON WELSH LOCK, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Cian Healy...
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/ 7 years agoCourtney: Bit more to come but I’ll get there!
By NEALE HARVEY FRUSTRATED England enforcer Courtney Lawes candidly admits his form is not yet where it needs to be going...
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/ 7 years agoAsquith delighted to sign on with the Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER HIS ARRIVAL in Llanelli went under the radar and in a Scarlets squad which contains Leigh Halfpenny, Jonathan...
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/ 7 years agoWRU must get future of game sorted out quickly
THE ONGOING talks between the Welsh Rugby Union and Wales’ four regions are a big concern. I must admit the fact...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoGatland has to give Thomas his chance now
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Thomas Young is playing well enough to get in any side right now, so why...
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/ 7 years agoDeano: It was too hot for us
DEAN Richards admitted his Newcastle youngsters found it hard to deal with the heat Montpellier delivered on the field as well...
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/ 7 years ago‘World class’ French show their firepower
By ALEX BYWATER DEAN Richards saw Newcastle’s European dream end as he admitted the Falcons were blown away by “worldclass” Montpellier...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBrilliant Mata adds gloss to epic Edinburgh win
By ROB COLE Star man: Bill Mata RICHARD Cockerill refused to get carried away with his side’s historic win at Stade...
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/ 7 years agoStockdale’s supershow keeps Ulster dream alive
By LEE JONES TWO bonus points in defeat could be crucial for Racing 92 as they chase a home quarterfinal, but...
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/ 7 years agoPivac: That was more like our style
AFTER some recent poor performances Scarlets’ head coach Wayne Pivac said his side were back to somewhere near their best. He...
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/ 7 years agoHumbled Tigers finish bottom of their pile
By ROGER PANTING IN THE deadest of dead rubbers, Leicester showed how much the mighty have fallen as the twice winners...
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/ 7 years agoLooks aren’t everything in rugby you know, Bernie!
BERNIE Ecclestone reckons the private equity firm CVC will be on a mission to “tartup” rugby, and rather than making do...
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/ 7 years agoStand up, Pro Game Board men
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN NIGEL Melville made it clear just before Christmas that there would be promotion...
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/ 7 years agoFootball boss Dyche gets Billy in the mood for a battle
BILLY Vunipola hopes an emotional speech words from Sean Dyche can help him get back into World Cup form and fitness…and...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoWe’re going to France to win insists fit-again Liam
Gary Fitzgerald talks to Liam Williams about Saracens’ Champions Cup game with Lyon LIAM Williams believes Saracens can still improve enough...
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/ 7 years agoRees: Young bloods need to stand up
By ALEX BYWATER Courage: Matthew Rees has called on his Blues to show their spirit PICTURES: Getty Images MATTHEW Rees has...
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/ 7 years agoWe want to be the ones dominating says Lees
By NEALE HARVEY CHIEFS talisman Jack Nowell returns as Exeter embark on a revenge mission against Castres to keep their Champions...
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/ 7 years agoJohan: We need action not words
GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann was critical of his side’s inability to match words with actions after a collapse against Munster...
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/ 7 years agoCarbery’s masterclass dismantles Gloucester
By NICK CAIN ‘CASTLE Grim’ is the Gloucester nickname for Kingsholm. It stems from the old estate the ground was built...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoThomas deserves Wales slot says dad
By PETER JACKSON THOMAS Young’s long fight to break into the most competitive back row in world rugby ought to be...














