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/ 9 years agoMighty Montpellier are team to beat
BRENDAN GALLAGHER casts his eye over the main contenders for this season’s European crown Super signing at Montpellier: Ruan Pienaar THE...
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/ 9 years agoLet’s shred selection policy that has never been used
THEWRU introduced their so-called selection policy four seasons ago on the premise that only homebased players will be eligible for Wales....
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/ 9 years agoGallaher’s gallant name lives on
The All Blacks released a video last Wednesday to mark the centenary of Dave Gallaher’s death at Passchendaele at the age...
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/ 9 years agoTime to end Scarlets’ Euro Cup heartbreaks
No contender for Europe’s blue riband trophy can have endured more heartache in their pursuit than the Scarlets, a point acknowledged...
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/ 9 years agoEx-Tiger Thorn takes over at Reds
QUEENSLAND Reds have sacked Nick Stiles after just one season in charge and appointed former All Blacks great Brad Thorn as...
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/ 9 years agoWorld Cup downer helped to raise my game says Reinach
By NEALE HARVEY New Saint: South African No.9 Cobus Reinach PICTURES: Getty Images COBUS Reinach has revealed how his disillusionment with...
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/ 9 years agoBorn-again Boks push All Blacks to the very edge
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SOUTH Africa lost a Test match but won back their self-respect in a barnstorming game that showcased the...
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/ 9 years ago3 HOOKERS ON CAPTAINCY
GEORGE CHUTER There are not many players picked for their captaincy above their playing ability. You don’t have the luxury in...
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/ 9 years agoYes, it’s time for George to become king
DYLAN Hartley or Jamie George? The selection dilemma at hooker, and its impact on the captaincy, is the burning question for...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRichmond prove they belong in second tier
By JOE BYRNE YORKSHIRE Carnegie travelled south looking to banish the ghosts of the Athletic Ground having lost to London Scottish...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoSheppard guides his Blues flock to bonus win
By MATT WRIGHT DEANAdamson continued his prolific start to the season with another two tries as Bedford ran out comfortable winners...
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/ 9 years agoLydon’s late score brings up bonus for Ealing
By TOM RILEY EALING Trailfinders scored four tries in a comprehensive victory over Jersey Reds at Vallis Way. The hosts dominated...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRandall hits hat-trick as Hartpury come of age
By ANDREW BEACHAM THIS felt like the day when Hartpury finally arrived as a Championship side. In a pulsating encounter, they...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBristol stay top but Lam knows work to be done
By SAM JACKSON TOM Varndell scored a hat-trick as Bristol ran in seven tries against London Scottish to stay clear at...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPaver tells Pirates to take their chances
Preview Cornish Pirates v Nottingham Today, Kick-off 2.30pm AFTER seeing his side come up just short 28-26 at Carnegie last Sunday,...
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/ 9 years agoSmith out to purge his Paris nightmare
NEALE HARVEY MATT Smith insists Leicester have a squad capable of lifting the Champions Cup – and will prove it during...
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/ 9 years agoParling’s protégé now punching his weight
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER lock Sam Skinner is hell bent on crowning his remarkable rags to riches story by leading the...
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/ 9 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Class: Visser celebrates with Marcus Smith Try of the...
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/ 9 years agoFarmer White scoops top prize for cattle breeding
FORMER Tigers, England and Lions prop Julian White now has a prestigious farming award to place alongside his various jerseys, rugby...
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/ 9 years agoSacré bleu! Stade have work to do…
THE steps of the Sacre Coeur – there are 270 as I painfully recall, if you don’t cheat and start at...
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/ 9 years agoKeep those eyes peeled for the lad we called Jack
NEWS this week that the rugby loving HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco – born in Zimbabwe, educated in South Africa –...
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/ 9 years agoHappy new chapter for rugby in Montevideo
SLIGHTLY to their frustration, Old Christians in Montevideo tend to always be known for the Flight 571 disaster in 1972 when...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoVan Velze calls for Griffiths to steady ship at Warriors
By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER No.8 GJ Van Velze is demanding stability at the club – and reckons former consultant Edward Griffiths...
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/ 9 years agoScarlets now have the grunt up front to match their flair
IT’S a new dawn once again with the start of Europe this weekend and as ever I’m finding it hard to...
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/ 9 years agoUnfortunate to lose one, two may be catastrophic
It all seems to have fallen apart at Ospreys and I must admit I’m seriously worried. There have been some very...
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/ 9 years agoDragons shot down in second half blitz
By ROGER PANTING Cometh the hour: Tom James touches down for Bklues after 60 minutes PICTURE: Huw Evans A FORMIDABLEsecond half...
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/ 9 years agoCockerill bewildered by PRO14 officiating
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGHhead coach Richard Cockerill slammed the officiating in the PRO14 following his side’s stuttering win over Zebre on...
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/ 9 years agoRecord man Sexton fires Leinster to derby victory
By RONAN O’BRIEN TWO tries from Rory O’Loughlin in the firsthalf helped Leinster to a fifth win of the season as...
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/ 9 years agoHarley’s try keeps Warriors winning run on the road
By JAMES HANWELL ROBHarley’s late try ensured Glasgow Warriors’ winning start to the PRO14 campaign continued with a thrilling victory over...
