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/ 8 years agoThose who also manned the barricades during the 1968 Five Nations
Bernard Duprat (Bayonne): Proud Basque who made over 400 appearance for Bayonne in a 15-year career. Scored nine tries in 15...
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Features
/ 8 years agoThe class of 68 – the team that took the Grand Slam in Cardiff
I5 Claude Lacaze (Angouleme): A fixture in the French side during most of the 60s until he retired in 1969 with...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAmid all the tension and turmoil French rugby had its finest hour
Brendan Gallagher recalls the times rugby exploded in France with the 1968 Grand Slam Heroes: How the French media hailed the...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoDragons cannot deal with Scottish endgame
Dragons PS …22 L Scottish…27 ■By EMILY GILL DRAGONS were left disappointed after losing a half-time lead to go down to...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoCarnegie in limbo after roasting Reds
Carnegie …26 Jersey…19 ■By TOM INNES YORKSHIRE Carnegie’s first-half try blitz helped earn them maximum points and a possible place alongside...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoBlues blasted by Bristol’s big guns
Bristol…68 Cardiff Blues …0 ■By MIKE NICHOLS BRISTOL ran ten tries past Cardiff Blues in a match between the pool’s two...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoRed-hot Daniels the star of Ealing’s purple patch
Richmond …0 Ealing T’f …24 ■By LUKE JARMYN EALING full-back Luke Daniels showed great dynamism to score a try and set...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoAdamson’s double sends Bedford on a home run
Bedford …32pts Nottingham …15pts ■By MATT WRIGHT Timing: Dean Adamson collects a crossfield kick to score TEAMS BEDFORD: Czekaj 6, Packman...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoChamps through and the toast is Sherry
Munster …27 Ospreys…0 ■By RONAN O’BRIEN DEFENDING champions Munster waltzed into the quarter-finals as two firsthalf tries from Mike Sherry saw...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoKnights progress in game of cards
Leinster …28 Doncaster …37 ■By BILL KIELY DONCASTER director of rugby Clive Griffiths praised his side’s courage to come back and...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoMontgomery sets Ulster on their way
Scarlets PS …13 Ulster A…24 ■By TOMOS INGS ULSTER ended their campaign with victory over Scarlets to set up a trip...
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British & Irish Cup
/ 8 years agoClinical Titans shoot down Eagles
Connacht A…3 Rotherham…27 ■By DARAGH SMALL ROTHERHAM coach Nic Rouse hailed his side’s finishing power after securing an impressive bonus point...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCan Eddie find one more minor miracle with his jaded squad?
NICK CAIN TALKS TO ENGLAND’S HEAD COACH ABOUT HIS SIX NATIONS HOPES Upbeat: Eddie Jones IF Eddie Jones sees any Six...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTipuric holds key to Wales success
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IWAS delighted to see some of the new names in the Wales squad this week,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBastareaud out for Brunel, but Parra is back
FRANCE TOULON centre Mathieu Bastareaud will miss France’s Six Nations opener against Ireland on February 3 after receiving a three-week ban...
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/ 8 years agoWe’ve got lot better insists O’Shea
ITALY ITALY coach Conor O’Shea says he is excited by the direction the team is taking after picking a mix of...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLarmour has the look of adventure
Find of the season: Jordan Larmour of Leinster IRELAND SQUAD Forwards: Rory Best (Ulster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Sean Cronin (Leinster), Ultan...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoYes, we CAN win this year says upbeat Townsend
SCOTLAND GREGOR Townsend insists Scotland have a chance to win this year’s Six Nations but knows his side must win four...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoVan Velze better after ‘7-month hangover’
By TOM BRADSHAW ALMOST five months after his comeback from a concussion that came close to ending his career, Worcester linchpin...
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/ 8 years agoCup king Burrows learning from the waiting game
By JON NEWCOMBE TRANSITIONING from goto man at Yorkshire Carnegie to Newcastle new boy has been tough to take at times,...
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/ 8 years agoClermont win has set us on way says Gibson
By NEALE HARVEY IN-FORM back rower Jamie Gibson believes Northampton can salvage their season by winning the Anglo- Welsh Cup and...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNico is double trouble as Cheetahs roar in
Cheetahs …45 Kings…24 NICO LEE backed up last week’s hat-trick by scoring two tries as the Cheetahs claimed a bonus-point win...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoGritty Dragons grind out bonus point win
Early salvo: Elliot Dee scores Dragons’ first try PICTURE: Huw Evans By STEFFAN THOMAS BERNARD Jackman was delighted with his side’s...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoKunatani crosses at the death to kill off Sharks
By PAUL RILEY Toulouse …28 Sale …21 SALE fell to another late decisive try in France for the second time this...
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Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoNew breakdown laws spoil game – top ref Ed
By NEALE HARVEY RENOWNED referee Ed Morrison fears the essence of Rugby Union around the battle for possession is being lost...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoItalians earn first win
Zebre…38 Agen…30 ZEBRE recorded their first Challenge Cup win of the season, beating Agen in the Pool 5 ’dead rubber’. A...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Radwan helps Falcons finish pool unbeaten
Enisei-STM …19 Newcastle …33 By DARREN THOMPSON NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards praised his players after they comfortably saw off...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoLong wait goes on for Warrirors
Brive …33 Worcester …7 By TOM VALE BRIVE beat Worcester in a torrid rearranged game in Tulle to secure a place...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoFowlie hits double but Irish crash out
Krasny Yar …17 London Irish …24 By SAM LEWIS LONDON Irish thought they had boosted their chances of qualifying for the...
