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/ 8 years agoWarriors whittle it down to three
WORCESTER are believed to now have a threeman short list for their next director of rugby. Blindside understands that Jim Mallinder...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LEICESTER TIGERS are in the running to land Worcester Warriors lock Will Spencer who...
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/ 8 years agoNewcastle face fight to keep hold of Deano
DEAN RICHARDS has emerged as a potential target for Northampton with his contract at Newcastle Falcons up at the end of...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoFormer England captain Day to join RFU board
ENGLAND’S record try scorer Sue Day will join the RFU board in the spring after being appointed their new chief financial...
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/ 8 years agoWard in blast at 13-team Premiership discussion
By NEALE HARVEY BEN Ward, rugby director of high-flying Ealing, has slammed Premiership proposals for a 13-team, ringfenced Premiership and claims...
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/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Pau lead way with classy win over Agen
ROUND-UP BORDEAUX-BEGLES kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive on Friday evening as they claimed a 36-27 triumph over...
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/ 8 years agoThorley stars as Gloucester zap Zebre in 11-try romp
By STEFFAN THOMAS OLLIE Thorley scored four tries as the Cherry and Whites thrashed Zebre to keep the heat on Pool...
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/ 8 years agoBrive have no answer to Healy’s brilliant four-timer
By DECLAN ROONEY Connacht …….55 Brive …………….10 INSPIRED Matt Healy ran in four tries to help Connacht maintain their unbeaten start...
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/ 8 years agoBonus point keeps Warriors in contention
By GEORGE LAWRENCE WORCESTER managed to earn a late bonus point against Oyonnax at a freezing Stade Charles-Mathon which could prove...
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/ 8 years agoExiles fall as Stade finish with a flourish
By NEALE HARVEY TONY Ensor’s lastgasp try ended London Irish’s Challenge Cup hopes as holders Stade Francais edged a sixtry thriller...
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/ 8 years agoReferee was like Dick Turpin says Dragons boss Jackman
By ROGER PANTING NEWCASTLE virtually sealed a quarter-final spot by completing the double over Dragons but the controversial finish left the...
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/ 8 years agoKinghorn shines as Edinburgh prepare for big clash
By GARY HEATLY European Challenge Cup Edinburgh ……78 Krasny Yar …….0 AFTER thumping Krasny Yar at Murrayfield on Friday, Edinburgh captain...
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/ 8 years agoI fear Wales will struggle to cope without Faletau
I WAS already concerned last week about Wales’ Six Nations chances given the huge number of injuries they’ve been sustaining, specifically...
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/ 8 years agoWRU must reverse this talent drain
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WE’VE known for a while Danny Wilson is leaving Cardiff Blues at the end of...
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/ 8 years agoDavies banks on big result in front of the home faithful
Challenge Cup By ALEX BYWATER THE scoreboard may have looked bad, but Seb Davies doesn’t believe Cardiff Blues were too far...
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/ 8 years agoGoode’s braced for Clermont couldron
By NEALE HARVEY European Champions Cup ALEX Goode admits injuries are killing Saracens, but insists they are still capable of bouncing...
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/ 8 years agoLydiate ready for big Saints response after Mallinder exit
By STEFFAN THOMAS DAN Lydiate has told Ospreys fans he is slowly getting back to his choptackling best. The blindside flanker...
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/ 8 years agoHughes returns to bolster pack power
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS are boosted by the return of England No.8 Nathan Hughes for a match they must win to...
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/ 8 years agoBack to basics did it for us says Kiss
ULSTER coach Les Kiss said his side needed to be reminded to return to basics at half-time in order to find...
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/ 8 years agoKid Smith sparkles but Quins swamped after break
By RONAN O’BRIEN European Champions Cup JOHN Cooney scored 27 points as six-try Ulster punished Harlequins late on at Kingspan Stadium...
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/ 8 years agoRolling subs rock the boat
THE correspondence we received on rolling substitutes missed a crucial point. Namely, that those advocating them in the pro game are...
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/ 8 years agoRFU must Scotch this idea of tartan Warriors
THE notion of Worcester Warriors being bought by the Scottish Rugby Union is one that the RFU, the Premiership, and European...
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/ 8 years agoOh, for the leadership of Lawrence or Johnno
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Alack of leadership was an area that Eddie Jones identified immediately as being...
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/ 8 years agoTuilagi starts as O’Connor demands reaction
LEICESTER Tigers fullback Telusa Veainu is set to be out for at least eight weeks after sustaining a double fracture of...
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/ 8 years agoTigers told to stand up to Irish bullies
By JON NEWCOMBE Looking for response: Luke Hamilton in action against Racing 92 PICTURE: Getty Images BACK rower Luke Hamilton believes...
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/ 8 years agoImhoff’s red for headbutt can’t stop slick Racing
By STEVE EVANS European Champions Cup RACING 92 kept themselves in the hunt for a quarter-final place after overcoming Castres despite...
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/ 8 years agoRennie: We’ll be stronger for this
GLASGOW coach Dave Rennie believes there is still reason to smile despite their winless Champions Cup campaign. A run of four...
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/ 8 years agoGlasgow monstered by unstoppable Nadalo
By JAMES CANDY GLASGOW were powerless to stop Nemani Nadolo from inspiring a European Champions Cup double as Montpellier kept in...














