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/ 8 years agoClass gap tells as Irish tonk Treviso
Munster 34 Treviso 3 MUNSTER coach Rassie Erasmus says they have plenty of room for improvement despite an easy win to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTuilagi starts as Tigers fire their big guns
MANU Tuilagi will make his first competitive start since January after being named in Leicester’s XV to take on Bath at...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCaptain Garvey’s out to checkmate Leicester
Leader: Matt Garvey MATT GARVEY knows he will have to play chess while he plays rugby when Bath take on Leicester...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoToomua’s aiming for new reign of terror
PREVIEW… By NICK VERDIER Leicester v Bath Today. Welford Road. Kick-off 3pm Power: Matt Toomua is tackled by Finn Russell on...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTe’o arm injury may be serious says Gold
WORCESTER director of rugby Gary Gold is concerned by the injury sustained by British and Irish Lions international Ben Te’o. Te’o,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWarriors given reality check by Newcastle
By COLIN NEWBOULT Newcastle 35pts Tries: Tait 5, Vickers 52, Cooper 62, Socino 75 Conversions: Takulua 6, 53, Willis 76 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDiamond: Ref got new ruck rule wrong
SALE boss Steve Diamond admitted his team had no answer to the invention of Wasps in a brilliant firsthalf display. But...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRampaging Robson sends 4-try message to England
By STEVE KENNY Wasps 50pts Tries: Robson 3, 13, 33, 44, Wade 16, Rowlands 70, Rieder 73 Conversions: Gopperth 3, 13,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe fought for full 80 says coach Ackermann
EMOTIONAL new Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann credited his side’s spirit after getting his reign off to the best start. He...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWoodward try rewards Gloucester’s new spirit
By NEALE HARVEY Gloucester 28pts Tries: Thrush 25, 39; Morgan 56, Woodward 80 Conversions: Burns 25, 39, 56, Twelvetrees 80 Exeter...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoSpit-spot it’s a solution!
A POTENTIAL breakthrough in the diagnosis of concussion through a simple saliva test is a note of good news at the...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoThe sweaty basics pay dividends for new-look Gloucester
JOHAN Ackermann might just be able to galvanise Gloucester judging by their cliff-edge 28-21 win over champions Exeter at Kingsholm on...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoFearns in Les Bleus? C’est un outrage!
Switching allegiances? Carl Fearns on the burst for Lyon The thought of Carl Fearns becoming a surrogate Frenchman fills me with...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThat’s no surprise insists Cowan
LONDON Irish flanker and man of the match Blair Cowan: “We weren’t surprised at that performance, we have been building for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRelegation fodder? No-one’s told Irish!
From BRENDAN GALLAGHER at Twickenham London Irish 39pts Tries: Ojo 23, Bell 30, Treviranus 58, McKibbin 78 Conversions: Bell 31, 59...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoWales clear way to pick all four of their Lions
By PETER JACKSON WALES will give all four of their English-based Lions a clear run to the World Cup by removing...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoIt’s a record as the tries pile in
We’re flying: Topsy Ojo leaps over to score London Irish’s first try against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty Images A TOTAL of 44...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoStruggling Worcester are put up for sale
EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY Takeover? Edward Griffiths WORCESTER Warriors are up for sale, with former Saracens chief executive Edward Griffiths believed...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPremiership Christmas fixtures announced
Premiership Rugby have today confirmed the Premiership fixtures for the Christmas weekend. The weekend starts at Sixways for the arrival of...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFormer Bath captain to play for Ospreys this season
Bath flanker Guy Mercer has joined the Ospreys on a season long loan. The 27-year old, who only last year was...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGeorge Lowe forced to retire from rugby
Harlequins have today announced that George Lowe has been forced to retire from the game on medical advice. Lowe made 139...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoHold Manu back until 2018 says top Tiger
England supremo Eddie Jones should resist selecting Manu Tuilagi until the 2018 Six Nations and allow the troubled centre to recapture...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoOwen Farrell pens new five-year deal
Owen Farrell has signed a long-term contract extension with Saracens that will see him stay at Allianz Park until at least...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath will need to step up for Tigers
Leinster …25 Bath …17 LEINSTER made it two from two against West Country opposition, backing up last week’s success over Gloucester...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHartpury so close to a mighty scalp
By JAMES CANDY Gloucester …41 Hartpury …33 CALLUM Braley spared Gloucester’s blushes as they escaped with a narrow win over Championship...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGloucester power tells in second half
By JAMES CANDY Gloucester…40 Scarlets …21 GLOUCESTER went through the gears to complete their pre-season programme with a convincing win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSarries may call for their Lions to bite the Saints
By NEALE HARVEY Saracens …49 Timisoara …0 SARACENS face a tough call on whether to involve any of their returning Lions...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTuilagi back with his big hits and high hopes
By STEVE KENNY Leicester…40pts Ospreys …14pts MANU Tuilagi came through his first start since New Year’s Day to give himself a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNine-try Saints go marching on to Twickers
By CALLUM DUNN Northampton…55 Ulster…15 NORTHAMPTON will head into their Premiership season high on confidence after this nine try demolition of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWarriors run out of gas at the end
By SAM JACKSON Worcester …26 Munster …35 WORCESTER leaked two tries at the death to see Munster snatch victory at SIxways...














