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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoVersatile Lang proving valuable in breakthrough season
Preview La Rochelle v Harlequins Today, Kick-off 3.15pm JAMES Lang aims to prove why Marcus Smith is not the only Harlequins...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDan’s the star man as Scarlets sizzle
By ROGER PANTING SEVENTEEN points from Dan Jones was just enough for Scarlets to win a thrilling Pool 5 decider and...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoWe’ll prove we’re no softies at Wasps says Gaskell
Preview Wasps v Ulster Today, Kick-off 3.15pm. Ricoh Arena JAMES Gaskell knows Wasps must sharpen their defence or forget about silverware...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSeven tries not enough for Bath to survive
By GARY FITZGERALD BATH were left with major European regrets as they slipped sadly and painfully out of the Champions Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoO’Mahoney fit for Munster’s Pool decider
Preview Munster v Castres Today, Kick-off 1pm. Thomond Park FLANKER Peter O’Mahony has recovered from an ankle injury in time to...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMontpellier outwitted as Leinster nous earns top billing
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER LEINSTER swept into the quarter-finals as top seeds with a clever win over Montpellier, changing their tactics at...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSuperb Hogg sends Six Nations warning
By NEALE HARVEY RETURNING Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg declared himself itching for Six Nations duty after delivering a superb display as...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBig guns return to help restore Tigers pride
Preview Leicester v Racing 92 Today, Kick-off 1pm. Welford Road LEICESTER’S grim season is at a crossroads and Dan Cole knows...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoEddie won’t hang about if England flop again
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HERE’S a prediction. If Eddie Jones does not win the 2019 World Cup,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny told to up his game or face axe
By PETER JACKSON LEIGH Halfpenny is being warned to raise his game as Wales full-back in the face of growing competition...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRing-fence Premiership or lose stars warns Dusty
By NEALE HARVEY MORE exceptional youngsters like Marcus Smith will be held back unless the Premiership is ring-fenced, warns frustrated Leicester...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBen Youngs pens new Leicester Tigers deal
England international commits to Welford Road to the delight of coach Matt O'Connor
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGaffney challenges Northampton Saints to earn European cup spot
Northampton's interim director of rugby praises the impression Phil Dowson has made on him since his arrival
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Blackadder must beef up front five
Jeremy Guscott reacts to Bath being overwhelmed by the Scarlets in the Champions Cup on home turf
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWatch out Robshaw, Michael Rhodes is ‘best blindside in England’ says Saracens coach
The South African flanker will become eligible for England selection in July
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoRugby Matters: Hartpury production line set for more Test success
Brendan Gallagher on why the Gloucestershire college isn't just creating international players for England anymore...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years ago‘Sort out season to end injury mayhem’ says Bath coach Toby Booth
Booth explains how the demanding physicality of Premiership rugby has changed his training programme
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoIs this the end of Rugby Union in Australia?
With the recent news that Rugby Australia struck a deal to guarantee the same base pay for men and women’s sevens and Super...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEddie Jones signs contract extension as England head coach
Australian signs on to 2021 and RFU confirm steps being taken to bed in his successor for smooth transition
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSenior Munster stars show public support for team-mate who served steroid doping ban
Irish rugby in hot debate over whether past dopers should be signed by provinces and the role of IRFU
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Featured
/ 8 years agoBarclay continues as Scotland captain despite Laidlaw’s inclusion for Six Nations
Gregor Townsend also names four uncapped players in squad expected to challenge for Six Nations title
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGatland hands Worcester wing Josh Adams Six Nations call-up
Full details of the Wales squad named by Warren Gatland
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoUlster stay afloat after riding tide of emotion
By DARAGH SMALL Ulster 20pts Tries: Best 28, Stockdale 35, Timoney 45 Conversions: Cooney 50 Penalties: Cooney 46 La Rochelle 13pts...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoYoung: Defence just not good enough
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young lamented: “We got what we deserved. We probably won that game three times and let...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoQuins shock Wasps with their double comeback
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sprinter: Nizaam Carr runs in to score for Wasps HARLEQUINS, with nothing to play for but pride, effectively...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBlackadder must beef up front five – and coaches too
JEREMY GUSCOTT Ferocious: Scarlets flanker Aaron Shingler swats away the challenge from Chris Cook PICTURE: Getty Images TODD Blackadder has some...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSense of adventure is driving Gloucester on
COLIN BOAG Revelation: Willi Heinz scores for new-look Gloucester We’re one week into the Premiership’s five-week break, with two rounds of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoScrums costing fans too much game time
I BELIEVE we are being short changed and getting only an average of 60 or so minutes of actual play, due...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIsiekwe’s the latest Haileybury old boy to hit the big time
NICK Isiekwe has enjoyed a meteoric rise since leaving Haileybury at the end of the 2016 summer term. It was a...
