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/ 8 years agoO’Mahony snubs new Ireland deal
GLOUCESTER are in the race to land Munster captain Peter O’Mahony, who has rejected the Irish Rugby Union’s offer of a...
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/ 8 years agoPremiership clubs ready to swoop on Edinburgh
SAM HIDALGO-CLYNE is ready to leave Edinburgh at the end of the season after Gregor Townsend’s autumn Test snub. Scrum-half Hidalgo-...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler HARLEQUINS are in the running to lure former Wallaby centre Ben Tapuai into leaving...
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/ 8 years agoBarrett adds golden boot to ‘double’ world crown
PETER JACKSON consults his stats book to illuminate the Test year in numbers PETER JACKSON Beauden Barrett finishes way out in...
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/ 8 years agoAt least Fuller will forever have one claim to fame
ONE of Herbert Fuller’s two claims to fame will disappear at Twickenham on Thursday when Cambridge prop Will Briggs – barring...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Varsity war heroes to be honoured at Twickenham BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points A...
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/ 8 years agoTwo more full internationals emerged
Capped: Brian Barley MARK Nelson, once of Sale and now coaching at Rossendale, has been in touch regarding last week’s feature...
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/ 8 years agoWhy does rugby get such little love from SPOTY?
THERE was much groaning and cursing in rugby circles earlier in the week at the complete lack of rugby representation in...
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/ 8 years agoForgotten Billy is leading from front
GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackerman was delighted with the win. He said: “We lacked intensity and accuracy at times but to...
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/ 8 years agoPaice’s reckless red scuppers his team
By NEALE HARVEY ANGRY London Irish supremo Nick Kennedy slammed his captain David Paice after the former England hooker was red-carded...
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/ 8 years agoSuperb character, but poor discipline
A BEAMING Sale attack coach Paul Deacon was delighted at how the Sharks neutered Worcester’s attacking intent, but disappointed by his...
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/ 8 years ago14-man Sale earn first away win in 14 months
By TOM BRADSHAW Match-winner: Mark Jennings scores Sale’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images Rising star: Josh Adams celebrates scoring Worcester’s try...
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/ 8 years agoWard wants stronger backbone in defence with Test spine returned to lineup
By NEALE HARVEY MISFIRING Harlequins must shore-up a leaky defence or face ruin against “ruthless” Saracens, according to hooker Dave Ward....
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/ 8 years agoFalcons’ will to win impresses Richards
NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards believes there is still far more to come from his charges after they ended a...
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/ 8 years agoSaints silenced by Latu’s late stunner
By COLIN NEWBOULT AT the end, there was just silence. No boos, little angst, just mere acceptance of a Northampton side...
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/ 8 years agoTodd in awe of Chiefs back row
TODD Blackadder warned the rest of Europe to beware of Exeter who entertain Leinster in the Champions Cup next Sunday. “If...
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/ 8 years agoBath blitz is too late to trouble runaway champs
By MIKE SINCLAIR CHAMPIONS Exeter moved ten points clear of third-placed Bath at the top of the Premiership – and for...
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/ 8 years agoWe had bottle to win it says Dai
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young said he felt his side always had the win in them. “There was not much...
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/ 8 years agoRip-roaring as Cipriani returns to fire Wasps
By NICK CAIN THIS WAS the Premiership at its best, with Wasps and Leicester serving up a feast of rugby for...
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/ 8 years agoDrop these quick drops
THE ruse of taking a quick drop-goal conversion after a try to put the kibosh on a TMO review is sharp...
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/ 8 years agoAre Game Board now plotting a ten-team Premier?
WE could be heading back into the shadowlands of clandestine decisionmaking, with the idea being floated that the Premiership could be...
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/ 8 years agoRolling subs would make mockery of the game
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN ROLLING substitutes would be a disaster for Rugby Union, and the siren call...
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/ 8 years agoHit and miss campaign but some stunning tries
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMSVERDICT Master controller: Wales key man Dan Biggar, and new openside contender Josh Navidi PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoWales in good place insists Gatland
WARREN Gatland insists he’s happy for Wales to go into the Six Nations under the radar after his side sealed a...
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/ 8 years agoHadleigh comes across the world to fulfil his rugby dreams in Cardiff
By PETER JACKSON at Principality Stadium Pace to burn: Elliot Daly scores for Wasps in their tight win over Leicester PICTURE:...
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/ 8 years agoManu back and aiming for a big Six Nations
By GARY FITZGERALD MANU Tuilagi can make up for lost time this Christmas and prove he has lost none of his...
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/ 8 years agoYoung Guns: Leicester Tiger scrum-half Harry Simmons
The Tigers youngster talks to TRP about his work with mentor Ben Youngs
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoThe Ella brothers: the pop stars of Aussie rugby
Brendan Gallagher remembers the wonderful Junior Wallaby side that boasted a fabulous trio...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoJackson: North’s good for Wales but what about the region?
(Picture: Getty Images) By Peter Jackson George North arrived at Franklin’s Gardens from West Wales one year after Chris Ashton left...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoCain column: Chatty refs have aided the growth of dissent
By Nick Cain Dissent is an evil genie that was always going to escape from the bottle when Rugby Union referees...
