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/ 8 years agoWe can keep our title insist Scarlets
Preview Benetton v Scarlets Today, Kick-off 1pm JONATHAN Evans hasn’t had much game time with the Scarlets this season, but he...
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/ 8 years agoBennett lifts Scots after bench press
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh 29 Leinster 24 MARK Bennett scored a late winner to clinch a thriller at Myreside which puts...
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/ 8 years agoKings crowned by seven-try Ulster
By RONAN O’BRIEN Ulster 59 Kings 10 CRAIG Gilroy’s hat-trick got Jono Gibbes off to a glorious start as Ulster head...
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/ 8 years agoSecond half is pointless as Dragons defend heroically
By ROGER PANTING WONDERFUL defence from Dragons in a scoreless second half prevented a third consecutive league defeat at Rodney Parade....
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/ 8 years agoBlues taken to the limit by dynamic Cheetahs
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues kept their Champions Cup qualification hopes alive with a narrow victory over the Cheetahs at the...
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/ 8 years agoWe won’t take a step back now say Ospreys
By JOHN FALLON OSPREYS displayed the new expansive template they will need to get back to winning ways according to interim...
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/ 8 years agoMunster recover poise to swamp Zebre
Munster 33 Zebre 5 By DARAGH SMALL MUNSTER kept up the pressure on runaway leaders Glasgow at the top of Conference...
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/ 8 years agoKyle’s not a bad boy – he just gets emotional
KYLE Sinckler is back. Hamstring pulled in the Portugal training camp healed, ban served, the dynamic Harlequins, England and Lions tight-head...
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/ 8 years agoFarewell to Gary, the No.8 with a golden big boot
THEY are all retired by now or close to it and the old yarns will be given another spin in Christchurch...
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/ 8 years agoNewport ensure ‘Monkey’ sits at the top of the tree at last
EVEN now virtually 100 years after his death, Arthur ‘Monkey’ Gould retains a unique place in the Welsh rugby pantheon. He...
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/ 8 years agoMagnificent seven of Wigan make their mark
PETER JACKSON Wigan won the Rugby League Challenge Cup final at Wembley for the eighth time in a row on Saturday...
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/ 8 years agoWe got kick up butt says Gaffney
NORTHAMPTON boss Alan Gaffney’s response in defeat was blunt. “That was a kick up the butt,” growled the Aussie. “We lost...
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/ 8 years agoBurns brilliance puts end to Saints revival
By NEALE HARVEY Final flourish: Hooker Ross Batty goes over for Bath’s third try FORGOTTEN England fly-half Freddie Burns produced a...
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/ 8 years agoBaxter: We didn’t deserve anything
EXETER’S director of rugby Rob Baxter admitted his side were second best. He said: “In the Premiership you get the result...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors make history with victory at Exeter
By ROGER PANTING On target: Chris Pennell lands a penalty for Worcester PICTURES: Getty Images WORCESTER pulled off the shock of...
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/ 8 years ago‘Berbatov of rugby’ resigns to give Quins a boost before big Wasps re-match
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS captain Dave Ward has hailed Tim Visser’s re-signing as a “massive boost” before a match against Wasps...
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/ 8 years agoDeano: They still had bit of stardust
MARK McCall heaped praise on his Sarries stand-ins after they put pressure on Exeter Chiefs at the top of the table....
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/ 8 years agoDepleted Sarries still too good for Falcons
By GARY FITZGERALD Victory complete: Max Malins slides over to score Saracens’ final try PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS are breathing down...
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/ 8 years agoPisi: We were going through motions at Saints
WINGER Ken Pisi admits Northampton’s players had been “going through the motions” before Jim Mallinder’s pre-Christmas dismissal. An instant revival under...
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/ 8 years agoRing-fencing is no cure-all says Bath director Hooper
By NEALE HARVEY RING-FENCING the Premiership would not provide a silver bullet for slashing the number of overseas journeymen and improving...
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/ 8 years agoKennedy: We have to beat Saints
IRISH trail Worcester by 12 points with just eight games remaining. Boss Nick Kennedy admitted: “It’s at the stage now where...
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/ 8 years agoDe Klerk keeps Sale in the hunt for a top six finish
By NEALE HARVEY SALE boosted their prospects of a top four finish with a hardfought victory in atrocious conditions that was...
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/ 8 years agoTigers find solace in case for defence
LEICESTER head coach Matt O’Connor was pleased by his side’s defensive labours, despite the loss. “The result was frustrating but the...
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/ 8 years agoAckermann: Now let’s beat our travel bug
By TOM BRADSHAW GLOUCESTER preserved their 100 per cent home Premiership record – but head coach Johan Ackermann immediately insisted that...
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/ 8 years agoCheetahs’ coach in at Worcester
PREMIERSHIP strugglers Worcester have appointed South African Rory Duncan to replace Carl Hogg as head coach when he leaves at the...
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/ 8 years agoTime I pulled my weight admits 22-stone Skelton
By NEALE HARVEY GIANT Saracens lock Will Skelton has vowed to turn up the power after admitting his contribution over the...
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/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
ROB MILLER, THE WASPS AND FORMER NEWCASTLE AND SALE FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1....
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/ 8 years agoEddie was so right to moan about Alun Wyn
COLIN BOAG Eddie Jones’ mission to provide good copy is relentless, and he starred yet again during the week when he...














