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/ 8 years agoWorld Cup star retires
FORMERAll Blacks halfback Piri Weepu, 34, announced his retirment this week. The 2011 World Cup hero, who won 71 Test caps,...
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/ 8 years agoCostly ban for Wilson
DONCASTERKnights winger Curtis Wilson has been banned for four weeks for a tip-tackle on Hartpury’s Harry Cochrane. The incident occurred in...
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/ 8 years agoFortnight off for Socino
JUANPablo Socino of Newcastle Falcons has been suspended for two weeks after striking Ian Whitton of Exeter Chiefs last weekend. The...
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/ 8 years agoTiger Ryan stood down
LEICESTER Tigers flanker Dominic Ryan has been stood down for 12 weeks following repeated concussions. The 27-year-old has missed Leicester’s last...
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/ 8 years agoLawes tops September
NORTHAMPTON Saints forward Courtney Lawes has been named Premiership Player of the Month for September 2017. Lawes has been instrumental in...
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/ 8 years agoBurns gets three weeks
BATHfly-half Freddie Burns has been given a three-week suspension following his red card for a dangerous tackle on Worcester’s Josh Adams....
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh can be sure of a warm welcome in Russia
■By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH face a trip into the unknown this coming weekend when they head to Russia to face European...
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/ 8 years agoStop moaning and enjoy game says heroic Ed
Neale Harvey meets a former player who is defying the medics after a cruel accident Today’s fighter: Ed Jackson Former Dragons...
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/ 8 years agoLedesma has strong claim to be the greatest Puma ever
MARO LEDESMA has been appointed coach to the Jaguares Super Rugby franchise and is keen to keep on a couple of...
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/ 8 years agoItaly helps restore careers of striken half-back talents
Return: Brive fly-half Florian Cazenave ITALIAN rugby can be proud of the part it has played in the rehabilitation – physically...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Star of the future: Jacob Stockdale Try of the...
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/ 8 years agoWho knew Jan Ellis was such a dainty dish?
Delicious: Jan Ellis sponge NOT many rugby stars have had a culinary dish named after them but that was the high...
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/ 8 years agoStack had his own way of playing the game
STACK Stevens – a Cornish legend who helped England to Test wins in South Africa and New Zealand and toured with...
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/ 8 years agoDylan’s out to derail Jamie’s juggernaut
DYLAN Hartley says he is not taking questions on the England captaincy ahead of his European Cup head-to-head with Jamie George....
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/ 8 years agoTuohy relishing his stint with Leicester
ON-LOAN Leicester lock Dan Tuohy says he has an open mind over his future after joining the Premiership giants from hometown...
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/ 8 years agoSavage: Cure travel bug and we’ll soar
■By NEALE HARVEY SOLVINGGloucester’s abysmal away record holds the key to challenging for a Premiership play-off place, according to lock Tom...
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/ 8 years agoBath prop Auterac a target for Quins
Wanted: Auterac HARLEQUINS are believed to be heading a queue of clubs interested in signing loose-head prop Nick Auterac from Bath...
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/ 8 years agoScottish RFU could step in to boost Worcester
WORCESTER Warriots could find an unlikely saviour in the form of the Scottish Rugby Union according to Blindside sources. We understand...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■VETERAN Western Force prop Pek Cowan appears to be unlikely to be heading to...
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/ 8 years agoIs art of post-match interview disappearing, like objectivity?
PLAYERS have been taking umbrage at post-match questions almost ever since Billy Webb Ellis ran off with the football at Rugby...
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/ 8 years agoAlun-Wyn’s whingers put rugby morality to shame
IN SWANSEA last weekend, rugby surrendered another piece of the moral high ground they like to think separates them from football....
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/ 8 years agoWhy no one is quite able to wing it like the All Blacks
Of all the assembly lines in all the world, there is none to compare with New Zealand’s mass production of Test...
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/ 8 years agoYouthful Exiles are roasted by Rasolea
■By JAMES LLOYD Final blow: Edinburgh back row Luke Crosbie breaks the tackle of Ben Ransom to score PICTURE: PA Images...
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/ 8 years agoTe’o injury takes gloss of hat-trick by Taufete’e
■By STEFFAN THOMAS WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg was delighted with his side’s first win of the season and their bonus...
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/ 8 years agoWage inflation for top players is shrinking squads says Hare
■By NEALE HARVEY Concerns: Dusty Hare FORMER Northampton academy boss Dusty Hare insists England player development can be improved and has...
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/ 8 years agoFive-try Connacht put on style in France
■By DECLAN ROONEY CONNACHT claimed an impressive bonus-point win as two Matt Healy tries helped them past a poor Oyonnax outfit...
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/ 8 years agoSale miss big chance to hit weakened French giants
■By COLIN NEWBOULT THIS Challenge Cup pool was never going to be a stroll for the Sharks and, despite a creditable...
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/ 8 years agoBig shock as Stade killed off by Krasny
ROUND-UP KRASNY YARproved they will be a match for everyone in this season’s competition after running in five tries to beat...
