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/ 8 years agoLambie career in jeopardy
PATRICKLambie will not play rugby again this year because of an on-going concussion issue. The 26-year-old Sharks and Springbok fly-half has...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors set to benefit from Vesty’s summer exchange
One more mighty match and these Lions could be legends By NEALE HARVEY SAM Vesty is ready to take a chunk...
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/ 8 years agoTeague itching for hands-on role with Bordeaux
NEWS EXTRA By NICK VERDIER RORY Teague is looking forward to the daily grind of club rugby after confirming he will...
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/ 8 years agoNow beat All Blacks, Noves is ordered
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES French Federation president Bernard Laporte has imposed an ultimatum on manager Guy Noves with a barelyveiled threat...
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/ 8 years agoWHEELCHAIR RUGBY EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
■GREAT Britain beat Sweden 49-41 to win the European Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Koblenz, Germany. The victory makes Great Britain the...
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/ 8 years agoNewcastle star nips over for late winner
Tonga 30 Samoa 26 TONGA celebrated their first home Test in eight years with a nail-biting win over Samoa in the...
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/ 8 years agoGelant glides in for his hat-trick
By NICK VERDIER Talent: Warrick Gelant PICTURE: Getty Images FULL-BACK Warrick Gelant scored three tries as the Bulls put in their...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
GEORGE STOKES GLASGOW FLANKER Growing up in Spain, George Stokes always faced an uphill battle to make it as a rugby...
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/ 8 years agoGeech gets the all clear
SIR Ian McGeechan is out of hospital after collapsing in Wellington ahead of Lions second Test. The four-time Lions head coach,...
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/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn joins the exclusive three-tour win club
By ROB COLE ALUN-Wyn Jones has joined the most exclusive band of British & Irish Lions after helping the tourists level...
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/ 8 years agoDennis: Proof is there, tries win you trophies!
By NEALE HARVEY Try threat: Jack Nowell elebates his try in the final against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER star Dave...
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/ 8 years ago20 QUESTIONS
JEFF WILLIAMS BATH WING Enjoying pre-season? As much as you can enjoy pre-season I guess! I’ve started earlier than most of...
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/ 8 years agoPREMIERSHIP PLAYERS BORN IN ZIMBABWE/RHODESIA
DON ARMAND (Exeter Chiefs, flanker – 59 appearances, 8 tries) Man-of-the-match in the 2017 Premiership Final and an England tourist to...
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/ 8 years agoZimbabwe’s proud production line just champion at Chiefs
Jon Newcombe catches up with Kai Horstmann, one of three teak tough Zimbabweans at Exeter Harare three: Kai Horstmann, left, with...
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/ 8 years ago2017-18 pre-season fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Friday August 4 Clermont v Exeter Saturday August 5...
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/ 8 years agoCodling: Scrapping play-offs will not deter ambition at Trailfinders
EALING head coach Alex Codling describes the RFU’s decision to scrap the Championship play-offs as a “crying shame” but insists it...
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/ 8 years agoWarden on full alert for next test of endurance
By NICK VERDIER RICHMOND retained their Championship status last season but club captain Will Warden reckons doing so again will pose...
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/ 8 years agoCavalry arrives to cover Williams
TRANSFER WRAP SCARLETS have bolstered their backline to replace Saracens-bound Liam Williams with the signing of five players including former teen...
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/ 8 years agoFord off to pursue American Dream
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler New challenge: Mike Ford MIKE FORD could be in line to become the next...
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/ 8 years agoBath join hunt for Springbok ace Kriel
BATH are believed to have held talks with Springbok flanker Jaco Kriel, who has also been linked with a switch to...
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/ 8 years agoAussies in freefall but Coetzee’s putting bums back on seats for Springboks
BACKin 2001 when the Wallabies followed their second World Cup success by coming from behind to beat Martin Johnson’s Lions, the...
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/ 8 years agoFinn’s brief encounter a lot longer than Lane’s!
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON According to official figures, Finn Russell’s fleeting role as a Lion amounted to...
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/ 8 years agoNew dawn at Cov under Winter’s rule
WHILE Wasps are basking in the success of their move to the Ricoh Arena, Jon Newcombe finds that Coventry RFC are...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WASPS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH & LONDON WELSH HOOKER BEN GOTTING To play in the 2004 Premiership final and make...
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/ 8 years agoChisholm hungry to hit England summit with Hill behind him
ALL-ACTIONHarlequins No.8 James Chisholm aims to lay down a challenge to England’s back rowers with another stellar campaign at the Stoop....
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/ 8 years agoSaili adds potency to Quins’ midfield blend
By NEALE HARVEY All Black X-factor: Francis Sailli PICTURES: Getty Images Skills: Catrakilis Experience: Roberts HARLEQUINS head coach Mark Mapletoft insists...
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/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT EVERARD, THE NOTTINGHAM AND FORMER LEICESTER & WASPS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1....
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/ 8 years agoSaffers in PRO12? I feel sorry for travelling fans
COLIN BOAG The news – as yet unconfirmed, but so widely rumoured that it’s almost certainly true – that a couple...
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/ 8 years agoWhy pander to the Press now, Warren?
SURELY Warren Gatland should have more courage behind his convictions. Why pander to the Press and fans after the event? He...














