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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHeavy artillery rolls through to give Harrison armchair ride
By COLIN NEWBOULT Leicester …47 Treviso …12 THIS convincing seventry victory set an ideal benchmark for Matt O’Connor’s troops to build...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGrayson junior states his case at Saints
By SAM JACKSON Northampton…32 Nottingham …21 NORTHAMPTONkicked off their busy two-game week with a win against Nottingham on Thursday at Franklin’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoBenefactor set to offer Red Roses contracts
By NICK VERDIER INVESTOR Simon Pennock will fly to Belfast on Tuesday to present the England Women squad with an ambitious...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoPremiership planning for 22-match A-League
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER chief Simon Cohen says he would welcome plans to revamp the Premiership A-League by making it a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoEngland tour was just what I needed after Lions setback
England lock and Wasps captain Joe Launchbury tells NEALE HARVEY how he has overcome his Lions disappointment and is targeting silverware with...
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Young Gun
/ 8 years agoYoung Gun: Billy Scannell – Munster hooker
This year will live long in the Scannell household’s memory with Niall and Rory making their international debut for Ireland and...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLions prop commits to Harlequins until 2021
Harlequins have today announced that England and British and Irish Lions prop Joe Marler has committed his long-term future to the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson: Cricket lost out in battle of tortoise and Hare…
Had everything gone the way he and others planned it, Dusty Hare would never have played rugby for England. He would...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: Quest for Autumn success starts now
The Rugby Championship is a tournament I’ve always enjoyed watching. Its brilliant rugby, played in great conditions and it involves some...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 8 years agoJeff Probyn: Jones must show courage of convictions this autumn
There is that certain ‘something’ about the last remaining days before a new season that always brings a feeling of anticipation...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLondon Welsh double act with a five-year masterplan
The John Dawes suite at Old Deer Park is adorned with memorabilia from the bygone age when London Welsh were the...
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Room 101
/ 8 years agoRoom 101: Ross Grimstone – Richmond hooker
1. Slow golfers I play quite a bit of golf, off 14, and I struggle being on the same course as...
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Guest columnists
/ 8 years agoGary Gold: Time now for Boks to unleash wonderkid
The wave towards the 2019 World Cup is gathering pace and while the wily old veterans will be in situ for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Will All Blacks be fresh to go again?
New Zealand have lost only two of their 27 Rugby Championship matches to date – there was also a draw against...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain: Lack of common sense could kill Aussie rugby
The Aussies are used to baking hot temperatures and droughts, but as sporting meltdowns go they do not come much worse...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoContest for No.10 will help keep Chiefs at the top
Exeter hero Gareth Steenson has revealed he is fighting for a new contract just months after leading the Devon outfit to...
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20 Questions
/ 8 years ago20 Questions: Matt Protheroe – Bristol full-back
How’s the move to Bristol going? Really well thanks. I’m getting used to everything around the club especially with a new...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoHow Henley helped make England Women great
Rochelle Clark and Tamara Taylor are seasoned world champions who will play a crucial role in the Red Roses’ bid to...
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Guest columnists
/ 8 years agoCatherine Spencer: Stop judging us by the scorelines, men’s game had mismatches, too
In front of a not-so full crowd (arguably due to tournament format) England secured a fairly straightforward ten-try victory over Spain....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Now it’s down to George to pull this show together
George Ford will feel a bit like the street magician ‘Dynamo’ when he looks at his Leicester backline options before selecting...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoWilliams plots route to Cardiff via Gloucester
Owen Williams believes his summer switch from Leicester to Gloucester will enhance his prospects of leapfrogging Dan Biggar and Sam Davies...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 8 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jan Webster – former England and Barbarians scrum-half
After all these years, I’d like to put the record straight – I did not decline to play over in Ireland...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMeehan glad to be clear of ‘shocking’ Aussie mess
Livewire London Irish scrum-half Ben Meehan has set his heart on impressing England boss Eddie Jones after escaping the “disgraceful” events...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoGive Manu new chance – O’Driscoll urges Jones
Brian O’Driscoll reckons “world-beater” Manu Tuilagi is too good to go on England‘s black list just yet. But the Irish legend...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Arthur Ellis – Ealing Trailfinders openside
1. Joe Marler – I played with him for England U20s. His work rate in attack and defence is what made...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDogged Coventry make it tough for Islanders
By TOM INNES Jersey 26 Coventry 17 JERSEY were made to work hard by a team who have their sights set...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoClinical Tigers capitalise after Ospreys hit by late yellow card
By ROGER PANTING Binned: Rowan Jenkins Winner: Jake Kerr Ospreys 14pts Leicester 21pts A LATE yellow card to young Ospreys prop...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens just short of getting ton up in Caribbean
US Islanders 92 Saracens 0 SARACENS kicked-off their pre-season calendar in style, running in 14 tries against the USA Islanders invitational...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSheffield 0 Rotherham 61
ROTHERHAM kicked off their pre-season campaign with a comfortable 61-0 victory over Sheffield on Friday evening. The Championship outfit scored nine...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHyatt’s Wizards all at sea after shipping points in Penzance
C Pirates 64 Aberavon 7 THE PIRATES proved too hot to handle in the Penzance sun as the Championship side romped...














