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/ 9 years agoSaracens – 3rd
STORY OF THE SEASON: Hugely impressive when at full strength and then hanging tough when short handed. Saracens know they are...
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/ 9 years agoExeter Chiefs – 2nd
STORY OF THE SEASON: The Chiefs endured a rocky start with just two wins in their first seven Premiership games including...
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/ 9 years agoWasps – 1st
STORY OF THE SEASON: Can be summed up in one word: Attack. Wasps have gone for broke from the off and...
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/ 9 years agoChiefs to beat Saracens but Wasps for title
Brendan Gallagher sets the scene for next week’s Premiership semi-finals …and picks his winners THERE’s no guarantee a cracking regular season...
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/ 9 years agoHistory is on the side of Irish in PRO12
FOUR of the seven PRO12 Grand Finals have been all-Irish affairs, most recently Connacht- Leinster at Murrayfield last year. Nobody will...
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/ 9 years agoChampions Cup play-off farce is poor advert for organizers
WHENthe clubs wrestled control of their major European competition from the Unions they did so on the basis that they would...
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/ 9 years agoRevitalised Broncos are bucking the trend
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Local heroes: Deri Broncos celebrate their final match victory over Markham The Deri...
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/ 9 years agoPerelini blasts England for selecting Solomona
Relief: Apollo Perelini SAMOAN legend Apollo Perelini has applauded World Rugby’s decision to raise the residency ruling from three years to...
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/ 9 years agoFlutey: Lions must play keep ball to stay alive
As the only man to play for and against the British & Irish Lions, Riki Flutey gives Jon Newcombe his unique...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoExeter ‘wanted £250k’ for Blues to sign Francis
WALES have abandoned plans to sign Exeter prop Tomas Francis because his club demanded a ‘silly’ transfer fee of £250,000. The...
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/ 9 years agoHogan calls for franchise system to save the north
By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE managing director Mick Hogan believes club rugby in the north faces terminal decline unless the RFU act...
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/ 9 years agoJACK NOWELL UP CLOSE
Jack and the sea Jack Nowell’s father, Michael, is a trawlerman who runs a fleet of three boats out of Penzance....
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/ 9 years agoJack can be the lad to help swing it for the Lions say ex-England stars
NICK CAIN ASKS TWO LIONS WINGERS ABOUT JACK NOWELL – AND THEY AGREE THE EXETER STAR CAN BE A HIT YOU...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoWales must find way to overcome bogey boy Wallabies
THE 2019 World Cup might be a way off yet, but what a tournament we can expect in Japan. This week’s...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoNice squad Robin, but why no spot for Davies?
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WALES have got the squad balance right for their summer tour, but there’s one glaring omission –...
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/ 9 years agoRoberts ready to put Lions hurt behind him
By SAM JACKSON Experienced: Jamie Roberts hands off Luke McLean of Italy to score PICTURES: Getty Images JAMIE Roberts admits to...
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/ 9 years agoWeir cut adrift as Townsend opts for fresh blood at No10
By GEORGE LAWRENCE NEW Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has called up three uncapped players to his squad for the summer...
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/ 9 years agoLamb looks for French lifeline at La Rochelle
RYAN LAMB could continue to play on next season if he can secure himself a contract with Top 14 outfit La...
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/ 9 years agoAll Black Saili set to sign for Quins
HARLEQUINS are close to doing a deal that will see them sign former All Black centre Francis Saili from Munster. Saili,...
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/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■KYLE EASTMOND’S much heralded return to Super League with the Warrington Wolves has...
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/ 9 years agoCastleford accused of breaching contract
DENNY SOLOMONA will claim that Castleford Tigers ‘belittled’ him as the case over his switch to Sale Sharks heads to trial...
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/ 9 years agoGlaws rue high penalty count
WITHGloucester losing out not just on a third Challenge Cup title, but also a chance at play-off qualification for next season’s...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoPeerless Parisse leads his nearly men to glory
From NICK CAIN at Murrayfield STADE Francais have been Europe’s nearly men for so long they must have thought they were...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoBrown had to take off his passing blinkers to be a Lion
YOU would have to have an ice block rather than a heart not to empathise with Mike Brown, and all the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoWorld Cups need more pools of death
HERE are the cold hard facts. There is only one “pool of death” in the 2019 World Cup draw made in...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoAbendanon: It’s not a nice feeling but we’ll be back again
NICK Abendanon was left gutted by Saracens’ stunning finale after his side had fought their way back into the match. He...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoWe’re going to miss you Ashton, try scoring ace
BRENDAN GALLAGHER No one individual ever wins a match for Saracens, it’s not how they go about their work, but it...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoGoode: We just want to get better and better
SARACENS full-back Alex Goode praised the composure of his teammates after scoring another late matchwinning try to seal victory over Clermont....
