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/ 8 years agoBulldozer Bothma here to put Quins in title mix
By NEALE HARVEY HARD-HITTINGNamibian back rower Renaldo Bothma aims to follow compatriot Jacques Burger into the pantheon of alltime Premiership greats...
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/ 8 years agoLions review shows touring live and well
BRENDAN GALLAGHER picks his best bits from this year’s behind-thescenes look at the Lions BRENDAN GALLAGHER The British and Irish Lions...
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/ 8 years agoMoving tribute to the legend that was Clem
BRENDAN GALLAGHER picks his must-read books of the year and remembers the great Clem Thomas BRENDAN GALLAGHER Clem by Chris Thomas...
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/ 8 years agoDamant returns to lead Richmond
Preview Connacht A v Richmond Today, Kick-off 2pm FLY-HALF and captain Rory Damant returns to the Richmond line-up for the first...
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/ 8 years agoFour-try McBurney hammers Hartpury
By JEFF RYAN Ulster A…………27 Hartpury ……….19 HOOKER Adam McBurney scored four tries as Ulster A defeated a youthful Hartpury to...
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/ 8 years agoKnight Clark helps put Blues to sword
Cardiff Blues PS.27 Doncaster ……42 By IOAN DYER DONCASTER completed an emphatic double over Cardiff Blues to stay on course for...
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/ 8 years agoCarnegie in charge after blast from boss Lowes
Dragons PS……17 York Carnegie.20 By TOM MOODY FOUR second-half tries after a half-time talking-to allowed Carnegie to complete the double over...
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/ 8 years agoCool Jersey claw back against Exiles
By JONATHAN LANDI L Scottish ….18 Jersey…………45 HARVEYBiljon lauded his Jersey Reds troops who remain firmly in control of Pool 3...
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/ 8 years agoWe’ve got to improve for derby say Ealing
By OLI SHAPLEY Ealing ……………….35pts Rotherham ……….19pts Trailblazer: Kieran Murphy scores for Ealing while, right, William Thomas makes a break for...
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/ 8 years agoFerocious start sees perfect Leinster march on
By LEE JONES Leinster A…….50 Bristol ………….15 LEINSTER took a huge step toward the quarterfinals with a fourth straight bonus point...
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/ 8 years agoDead-eye Johnston keeps Irish in hunt
By MATT WRIGHT Bedford …………12 Munster A…….16 THREE penalties by Bill Johnston helped Munster A put themselves back in contention in...
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/ 8 years agoEden’s late strike saves Nottingham
By TIFFANY JONES Ospreys PS……15 Nottingham ….17 NOTTINGHAM head coach Ian Costello believes his side got out of jail as they...
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/ 8 years agoPaver calls for reaction at home
Preview Cornish Pirates v Scarlets PS Today, Kick-off 2.30pm PIRATES still top Pool 5 on points difference despite their 18-10 away...
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/ 8 years agoGatland on Saints wish-list as they start from the top
Nick Cain talks to Keith Barwell about the search for Mallinder’s successor Keith Barwell says that Northampton will scour the elite...
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/ 8 years agoNice-guy Mallinder too loyal to his coaches
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE REASONS BEHIND THE SACKING OF JIM MALLINDER AT NORTHAMPTON If you want to know what has...
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/ 8 years agoAuthorities must clamp down on thugs ruining game
I WAS delighted to see Glasgow hooker George Turner cop a four-week ban for his ridiculous off the ball shoulder into...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Barritt’s leading candidate to do a Botia-style switch BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE...
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/ 8 years agoControversy over SAS founder Mayne
Hero: Blair Mayne BLAIR Mayne could famously start a fight in a phone box and kicked up a storm all over...
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/ 8 years agoWhen Irish paid price for having a genius like Hogan
RUGBY’S long-running fascination with military techniques continues apace with the Crusaders, the reigning Super Rugby champions, sending assistant coach Brad Mooar...
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/ 8 years agoTwelvetrees can do great job for England says Taylor
ENGLAND’S coaches should begin taking notice of Gloucester, according to Kingsholm backs guru Tim Taylor, who reckons a number of the...
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/ 8 years agoReid playing catch-up after concussion woe
By NEALE HARVEY FIT-AGAIN London Irish prop Gordon Reid has vowed to put his concussion strife behind him as he bids...
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/ 8 years agoSolomons’ attacking philosophy rubbing off on Warriors
By TOM BRADSHAW WORCESTER will attack their way to Premiership survival says Gary Gold. Director of rugby Gold says the arrival...
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/ 8 years agoSilence amid the lambs is a problem for snubbed No.7 Davies
EVENin an age where Test matches are ten-a-penny, international coaches spend most of their season like shepherds watching over their flock,...
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/ 8 years agoSuddenly iron men are starting to melt…
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One by one, the supposed indestructibles have been forced to take a knee...
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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 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...














