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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years ago… Bath rejoice at seven-figure loss
‘BATHRugby’, the headline on the club’s website proclaimed, ‘announces improved financial performance for the 2015-16 financial year.’ At face value it...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoIrish give Champions Cup a six-figure boost…
NOWthat the Irish have brought the crowds back to the Champions Cup, the semi-finals are likely to reach 100,000 for the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoJPR’s a Wales legend but was Price even better?
Anniversaries have been all the rage of late, from the 25th of England’s last Grand Slam double under Will Carling to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLions humbled by best side ever
Brendan Gallagher looks back on the harsh reality of Clive Woodward’s 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand Broken ankle: Lawrence Dallaglio...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMaiming of O’Driscoll was cynical, the cover-up was simply shameful
Anatomy of an assault: Long after the ball has gone Tana Umaga and Kevin Mealamu spear tackle Brian O’Driscoll, who is...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoJudgement Day – for the regions … and Wales
Wales can’t afford to let this summer’s tour pass without blooding some youngsters – and that’s why Judgement Day is going...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMugford aims to prove Sale were wrong to dump him
FRUSTRATED fly-half Dan Mugford insists he still has a Premiership future despite the disappointment of being deemed surplus to requirements by...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEvans: These backs can test my All Blacks
Nick Evans tells Neale Harvey the areas in which the Lions can dominate Harlequins flyhalf Nick Evans never bets against the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMalins on Farrell trail thanks to mentor Shanahan
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND U20s and Saracens fly-half Max Malins has hailed the influence of Old Albanians head coach James Shanahan...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEaster tuition puts Mat back on track
By GARY FITZGERALD MAT Luamanu has thanked Nick Easter for helping to get his career back on the straight and narrow...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWe’re locked and loaded in forwards
THE giants of the second row have always loomed large in the folklore of the Lions as the driving force behind...
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Features
/ 9 years agoHopper jumps ship for sojourn in France
FORMER England Saxons centre Matt Hopper, 32, is set to leave Harlequins at the end of the season and move across...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSpringbok star on Diamond wish list
SALE SHARKS are lining up a move for Springbok scrum half Faf De Klerk and his fellow countryman Stade Francais back...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWarriors step up pursuit of ace Steyn
WORCESTER have held more talks with Stade Francis fly-half Morne Steyn in an effort to persuade him to move to Sixways...
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS are in talks with former South Africa centre Juan de Jongh about moving...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBiljon fury as Jersey face Friday night Cup fiasco
By NEALE HARVEY FRUSTRATED Jersey rugby director Harvey Biljon has blasted B&I Cup organisers for turning what should be his club’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMunster make it six in row over Scots
By DARAGH SMALL MUNSTER kept pace with leaders Leinster as they backed up their Champions Cup form with their fourth win...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWarburton limps off as Ulster strike late blow
By RONAN O’BRIEN Ulster …24pts Tries: Jackson 11, pen try 28, L Marshall 69 Conversions: Jackson 12, 29, 70 Penalties: Jackson...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDragons complete a year of misery on the road
By ROB COLE Zebre…29pts Tries: Ruzza 14, Minnie 30, Padovani 50, Meyer 52 Conversions: Canna 30, 50, 52 Penalty: Canna 5...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoIt’s Byrne’s night after Biggar kick flies wide
By JAMES CANDY Ospreys …19pts Tries: Davies 5, Tipuric 61 Conversion: Davies 62 Penalties: Biggar 8, 40 Leinster …20pts Tries: Cronin...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoScarlets do enough to keep playoff dream alive
By ROB COLE Scarlets …51pts Tries: Van der Merwe 5, 16, 67, S Evans 9, 36, Owens 25, Price 43, Davies...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoValiant Edinburgh fightback falls short
Edinburgh…19 Connacht …22 CONNACHT just about held off a brave comeback from Edinburgh to edge a tight victory at Myreside. Having...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLockwood looking forward to Falcons reunion with Graham
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE prop Sam Lockwood has backed Gary Graham to shine among the Premiership’s big-hitters. Like Lockwood the year...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoChiefs thrive on defying the odds says Steenson
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER fly-half Gareth Steenson reckons Rob Baxter’s ability to outwit bigspending Premiership rivals in the transfer market is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoItaly should stage finals
NOBODY is keener than me to see rugby gain an even firmer foothold in Spain and I don’t doubt that next...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoThere’s never been another like England fly-half Karen
THIS week marked the 30th anniversary of the first women’s rugby international between Wales and England which was staged at Pontypool...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoWillie wasn’t a wonker – he just got it wrong
Don’t blame Willie Le Roux or Danny Cipriani for that matter. Wasps’ humbling defeat at Leinster went much deeper than an...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoPlay-off bid still alive insists Dickens
BACKS coach Allan Dickens insists Northampton can still reach the Premiership semi-finals but they must win all their games to do...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoGopperth demands a big reaction to Dublin fiasco
By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Wasps v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm. Ricoh Arena FRUSTRATED Wasps centre Jimmy Gopperth is desperate to exorcise...
