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/ 7 years agoJacques on hand to snatch a draw
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlin’ton MP 17 Birm’am Mos…17 AFTER a dour game on a gloomy day in the North East, a...
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/ 7 years agoBrilliant backs set the tone in rout
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S 47 Chinnor 10 CHINNOR started strongly but faded as Bishop’s Stortford got a big win. It...
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/ 7 years agoAmps fall short of bonus to drop off the top
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 11 Ampthill 22 AMPTHILL, top of the table outright before kickoff, failed to turn possession and territory...
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/ 7 years agoExeter’s internationals putting Street on right path
Hat-trick: Marcus Street PROP star Marcus Street aims to bring his leadership qualities to bear after learning at the shoulder of...
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/ 7 years agoReffell returns to lead the charge for France
Wales WALES coach Gareth Williams has named 19 players in his 32-man squad who have not previously appeared at this level....
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/ 7 years agoPros and cons having Premiership big guns
NEALE HARVEY gets the lowdown on an England squad bristling with talent Under 20s Big game experience: Ted Hill, left, and...
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/ 7 years agoWomen’s squads
England Zoe Aldcroft, Sarah Beckett, Sarah Bern, Hannah Botterman, Jo Brown, Rowena Burnfield, Shaunagh Brown, Bryony Cleall, Poppy Cleall, Amy Cokayne,...
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/ 7 years agoLes Bleues favourites in this two-horse race
CATHERINE SPENCER THE FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN Returning from Sevens: Emily Scarratt is back for England PICTURE: Getty Images In 2008, after...
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/ 7 years agoAzzurri camp desperate to break their O’Shea duck
Sergio Parisse tells STEFFAN THOMAS Italy must get a win to show progress Italy Last win: Italy beat Scotland in the...
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/ 7 years agoNo fear for Piutau, Hughes worth his weight
WRECKING-BALL-Nathan Hughes will use the Six Nations to showcase exactly why Bristol were prepared to make him one of the highest...
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/ 7 years agoEdwards: Loss two years ago still hurts
SHAUN Edwards hopes Wales’ Six Nations opener with France will have none of the “shenanigans” which dominated their last trip to...
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/ 7 years agoCurry fired up for his Six Nations baptism
By NEALE HARVEY Physical edge: Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry PICTURE: Getty Images Openside rivals: Jack Clifford and Ben Earl TOM...
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/ 7 years agoHow Owen got a D-I-Y move to Halifax
GARFIELDO wen had broken into the Wales team during the second half of the Fifties when a report in the Daily...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoWhen Eddie’s Aussie moles undermined the Lions
WHAT Eddie Jones had to say about the art of espionage can be interpreted as a tacit admission that Martin Johnson’s...
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/ 7 years agoWales aiming to collect for their overtime
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Endurance test: France’s No.8 Damien Chouly celebrates his winning try in 2017 The...
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/ 7 years agoLosing can become a habit warns Guirado
GARY FITZGERALD asks whether France can finally rise from her slumbers France Curtain call: Wesley Fofana is retiring from international rugby...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoTownsend can cash in on his clubs’ Cup form
STEFFAN THOMAS finds Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw daring to dream big Scotland Winning mindset: Laidlaw Key man: Glasgow Warriors full-back Stuart...
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/ 7 years agoSingleton: I’m ready to take my chance
By NEALE HARVEY In the thick of it: Jack Singleton WORCESTER hooker Jack Singleton aims to pile pressure on Jamie George...
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/ 7 years agoHard-wired Farrell is too much of a risk as the captain
Nick Cain looks at problems England may cause themselves with leadership decision England Unique: Phil Bennett is the only fly-half to...
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/ 7 years agoHave a year off then help us bash the Boks
WARREN Gatland is undoubtedly the best Wales coach of all time. For me it would be a shame if his huge...
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/ 7 years agoWarren can borrow from Blues to beat Les Bleus
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Sniping threat: Cardiff scrum-half Tomos Williams PICTURE: Getty Images CARDIFF Blues haven’t been the best...
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/ 7 years agoWales fancy chances but Alyn-Wyn’s indispensable
ALEX BYWATER finds Warren Gatland in confident mood ahead of his last Six Nations Wales Can’t get injured: Wales skipper Alun-Wyn...
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/ 7 years agoEngland must find form of 2016… and then go some
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Game-changer: Eddie Jones’ new wing weapon Joe Cokanasiga PICTURE: Getty Images IF you look for...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoPreparation is secret of our success says Best
GARY FITZGERALD talks to Rory Best about the growing confidence in the Irish camp Ireland Grand Slammers: Ireland with the trophy...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoEngland Sevens knocked out by US flyer Isles
NEW ZEALAND 7s ENGLAND’S hope of a first series crown in 2019 were dealt a blow on day one in Hamilton...
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/ 7 years agoPotential ring-fence won’t stymie Sharp’s aspirations
By NEALE HARVEY Vision: Coventry chairman Jon Sharp. Right: How Butts Park Arena might look AMBITIOUS Coventry are pushing ahead with...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoEnter the gladiators for a mighty dust-up
The Rugby Paper’s brains trust reconvened for the annual Six Nations debate to thrash out all the top talking points ahead...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoSecond-half blitz sees OEs back
By JON EDWARDS Old Elths 32 Sale FC 14 OLD Elthamians moved back to the top of the table after scoring...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoBragging rights promotion tilt
By MATTHEW LONG Rosslyn Park 28pts Tries: Amesbury 8, Ellis H 18, Gash 44 Conversions: Lound 10, 45 Penalties: Lound 6,...
