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/ 9 years agoFord not coming here says angry Vaughan
GLOUCESTER chief executive Stephen Vaughan has vehemently denied reports that Mike Ford is set to be offered a coaching role at...
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/ 9 years agoHat-trick hooker Antonio joins the big time at Wasps
By JON NEWCOMBE SCORING a ten-minute hat-trick for Nottingham has clearly done wonders for Antonio ‘TJ’ Harris’ profile as the Nottingham...
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/ 9 years agoLet George prove he’s starting Lion says Chuter
By NEALE HARVEY JAMIE George is this summer’s first choice British Lions hookerin-waiting and must be given the chance to prove...
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Features
/ 9 years agoJoy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against
Brendan Gallagher recalls the great player he knew Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWarriors can dump another millstone
NO ONE club carried as much clout during the opening round of the Six Nations than Glasgow Warriors. Of Scotland’s 23...
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Features
/ 9 years agoScrum-halves escape Six Nations cull
WHENthe Six Nations revved up on the starting grid last weekend, more than 30 players had been parked in the pits...
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Features
/ 9 years agoThis farewell to a Bok hero was fit for a king
Peter Jackson reports on the outpouring of emotion at the funeral of Joost van der Westhuizen They carried his oak coffin...
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/ 9 years agoPreview Treviso v Leinster
Today, Kick-off 1.30pm ■ HOOKER Richardt Strauss will captain Leinster for the first time today as the Irish province travel to...
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/ 9 years agoZebre are zapped by zippy Evans
Zebre 10 Ospreys 40 AN incredible 12-minute hat-trick for Dan Evans helped Ospreys to a bonus point win over Zebre on...
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/ 9 years agoThey taught us a lesson – Jones
By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Kingsley Jones is hopeful his men can get a first away win of the season when...
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/ 9 years agoConfidence trick works again for Scarlets
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN Glasgow 14pts Tries: MacArthur 15 Penalties: Clegg 2, 26, 47 Scarlets26pts Tries: Williams 21, Davies 39 Conversions: Jones...
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/ 9 years agoAnscombe: My fight for Wales recall starts here
By JAMES CANDY PREVIEW Cardiff Blues v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1.05pm CARDIFF Blues outsidehalf Gareth Anscombe is determined to reignite his...
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/ 9 years agoBattling Edinburgh comeback falls short
Ulster 24 Edinburgh 18 DUNCAN Hodge was left wondering what his side might have achieved, as Edinburgh’s brave comeback fell just...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoScots look good so why is Cotter on the way out?
Nick Cain investigates the strange case of the Scots jettisoning their ace coach SCOTLAND’s 27-22 win over Ireland was one of...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoIt’s been a while but France haven’t had it all their own way
Close encounter: Scotland edge the game in 1963 Like all the teams in the Championship, Scotland have endured long barren spells...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoIs it Scotland’s year to break the Millennium duck in Paris?
BRENDAN GALLAGHER talks to two of the heroes from Scotland’s last win over the French in Paris There have been only...
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/ 9 years agoMallinder searching for top-class No.10
NORTHAMPTON rugby director Jim Mallinder is hunting more backline leaders to augment the signing of Australia Test centre Rob Horne. Horne,...
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/ 9 years agoWoodward’s confidence is rubbing off on Bristol
By NICK VERDIER JASON Woodward has no doubt about his ability to play Test rugby for England and hpes to prove...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPlease spare us musak and lame commentary
COLIN BOAG The Six Nations is one of rugby’s biggest opportunities to increase its reach, and the broadcasters have a duty...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoThere’s a reason it’s called a Test match
AS a relative newcomer to the ‘modern’ rugby football game, I would beg to differ with Colin Boag’s assertion that the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoSimple tweaks can make the calendar run a lot smoother
FROM 2020, how best to accommodate the new rugby calendar for the Northern Hemisphere? To start with, have the Champions Cup...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoWeight limits would improve spectacle
IS there really such a need for these big players? How about introducing a weight limit in rugby? It might sounds...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoGreen light for ground share
LONDON Irish’s return to the capital moved a step closer after their application to play at Brentford FC’s proposed new stadium...
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/ 9 years agoTax office to set up special rugby unit
PREMIERSHIP and Championship clubs must sort out their tax affairs in respect of agent fees on player contracts or risk being...
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/ 9 years agoRedpath: Coaches are now under soccer-style pressure
By NEALE HARVEY YORKSHIRE Carnegie head coach Bryan Redpath has revealed why a combination of declining job security and doubts over...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoVarndell’s record run in vain as Quins cruise it
By ROGER PANTING TOM Varndell broke the Premiership tryscoring record but it was the only positive Bristol could take on a...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoGoneva’s hat-trick can’t prevent sloppy Sale from closing out tight game
By COLIN NEWBOULT Sale 26pts Tries: Solomona 32, McGuigan 40, Evans 51 Conversion: Addison 33 Penalties: Addison 7, 11, 75 Newcastle...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoPriestland holds his nerve to end Saints jinx
By TOM BRADSHAW THE signing of former Wallaby centre Ben Tapuai is starting to look like a seriously canny piece of...
