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/ 8 years agoMore danger in playground than rugby field says expert
By MATTHEW EMERY DOCTOR Sam Barke, medical director of Return2Play, a leading sports medicine consultancy, says pre-teens are more likely to...
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/ 8 years agoBank on Al to lead Ospreys back to glory days
ALUN WYN Jones remains the best captain I played under in terms of leadership. I was delighted to see Al skipper...
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/ 8 years agoPick Holley to restore order in the capital
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Good option for Cardiff Blues: Sean Holley PICTURE: Getty Images WHAT a shambles it is...
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/ 8 years agoRingmaster Henson gets Dragons flying
Power play: Elliot Dee scores for Dragons after a maul PICTURE: Huw Evans Images By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Dragons romped to...
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/ 8 years agoSpeedster Bellini adds potency to Zebre mix
ULSTER coach Les Kiss has demanded an immediate response from his men when they host Connacht next week after a shock...
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/ 8 years agoLions return for Leinster but still lack killer instinct
By DARAGH SMALL EDINBURGH out-half Jason Tovey scored all 13 points for his side, including an intercept try, but they came...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets bring home bonus but Tandy demands more
By ALEX BYWATER WAYNE Pivac challenged his Scarlets players to raise their game for Ospreys next week despite the Welsh side...
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/ 8 years agoBad week gets worse as Cardiff capitulate
By DECLAN ROONEY DANNY Wilson watched his Cardiff Blues side collapse from leading at halftime to conceding an unanswered 26 points...
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/ 8 years agoBig cats make meal of careless Ospreys
By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS coach Steve Tandy slammed his side’s high error count as they were thrashed 44-25 in Bloemfontein. The...
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/ 8 years agoJohnson try earns bonus for Warriors
Glasgow…37 Bennetton …21 Guinness PRO14 GLASGOW maintained their 100 per cent start to the season under new head coach Dave Rennie...
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/ 8 years agoAbendanon, Strettle in French talks
CLERMONT Auverge have stepped up their efforts to keep former England internationals Dave Strettle, below, and Nick Abendanon. The pair are...
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/ 8 years agoTatafu hooks some Prem interest again
Available from December: Tatafu Polota-Nau WALLABY hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is back on the radar of Premiership clubs following Western Force’s axe...
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/ 8 years agoTop 14 eye Gray and Clifford
HARLEQUINS duo Joe Gray and Jack Clifford, who are both out of contract at the end of the season, are being...
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/ 8 years agoWomen face Canada Test
ENGLANDWomen’s fixtures for the Old Mutual Wealth Series have been confirmed, with the side playing three home games against Canada this...
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/ 8 years agoSharples out ‘til Christmas
CHARLIE Sharples is set for up to three months out with a finger injury picked up against Worcester. The winger snapped...
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/ 8 years agoCharteris keeps chin up despite defensive frailty
Feeling fresh: Luke Charteris LUKECharteris knows last week’s defensive nightmare against Newcastle cannot be repeated at Wasps today if Bath are...
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/ 8 years agoSimpson desperate to kick-start season
By NEALE HARVEY FIRED-UP Wasps No.9 Joe Simpson has urged his side to “get cracking” after admitting complacency may have been...
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/ 8 years agoJohan: They blew us away
GLOUCESTERhead coach Johan Ackermann insisted that the team’s errors in the first half caused their capitulation after the break. The Cherry...
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/ 8 years agoSharks take a bloody revenge for past indignities
By COLIN NEWBOULT NOT TOO many saw this coming. Gloucester may well have a lengthy injury list but there have been...
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/ 8 years agoTop, but Richards sees only Exeter
DEAN RICHARDS glossed over the fact his team had gone top of the table – for 24 hours at least, knowing...
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/ 8 years agoShrewd Deano builds another tilt at the title
By JON NEWCOMBE Strong running: Juan Pablo Socino on the break for Newcastle to set up a try for Niki Goneva...
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/ 8 years agoLet’s get Saturday back as match day
THE Premiership’s ‘long weekend’ fixture experiment which is pushing club rugby fans from pillar to post with matches played on Friday...
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/ 8 years agoA nine-month season is long enough for everyone
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK PLAYERS and coaches in the Premiership have started to align in their resistance...
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/ 8 years agoWe need a bit of luck says Gold
WORCESTER head coach, Gary Gold accepted his side had failed to capitalise on their chances and the final score line had...
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/ 8 years agoSarries are frustrated by battling Warriors
By ROGER PANTING Into their stride: Alex Goode scores in the corner PICTURES: Getty Images Close call: Warriors wing Josh Adams...
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/ 8 years agoFearns: French lead in welfare
By NEALE HARVEY Going top: Ahsee Tuala breaks away to score Northampton’s fourth try against Quins PICTURE: Getty Images CARL Fearns...
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/ 8 years agoSinckler’s ‘gouge’ row could cost England slot
By NEALE HARVEY HOT-HEAD Harlequins prop Kyle Sinckler faces an anxious wait to see if he will be available for England’s...
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/ 8 years agoMedical Director’s blog – Concussion: back to basics
By Dr Sam Barke It’s the start of the new school year and the beginning of a new season of winter...
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Young Gun
/ 8 years agoYoung Gun: Rhys Carre – Cardiff Blues loosehead
Rhys Carre already has the size and power to play senior rugby but he is fully aware his technique has to...
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Room 101
/ 8 years agoRoom 101: Petrus du Plessis – London Irish prop
1. Over-zealous beach sellers You get four weeks off at summer to go away for a nice relaxing holiday with the...














