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Shane Williams
/ 2 years agoI expect Wales to make semi-finals
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS JOB done for Wales in Nantes, but no cigar! Six tries, five points and a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEpic match in store as Ireland sharpen claws
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK An Ireland v New Zealand quarter-final is a mouthwatering prospect, especially after Andy Farrell’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoItaly crushed by rampant France
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER France.................................60pts Tries: Penaud 2, 37; Bielle-Biarrey 12, Ramos 21, Jalibert 46, Mauvaka 53, Moefana 63, 75 Conversions: Ramos...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCodling’s happy to keep faith with youth
By PAUL REES Alex Codling has given his young players exposure in the Premiership Cup and that trend will continue when...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBanking analysis causes uproar
Santander, the Spanish-owned British banking giants, has caused fury among leading Championship clubs after producing a report to attract investment for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoItoje is too expensive for French
French clubs have gone cold on signing England and Lions lock Maro Itoje when his contract with Premiership champions Saracens runs...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRacing 92 will fight to keep Arundell
BY NEIL FISSLER Racing 92 will fight any attempts by Gloucester and Bath to lure England international Henry Arundell back to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoChampionship clubs look to Cohen to raise profile
Championship clubs have asked former Leicester Tigers chief executive, players agent and legal eagle Simon Cohen to help them maximise their...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBiarritz offer deal to Petch
Former Exeter and Northampton tighthead Alfie Petch is heading to France after joining Biarritz as a medical joker on a contract...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLeicester’s new launch
Leicester have announced that they will launch their first-ever Down Syndrome rugby team later this month to mark awareness month for...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Alex Dolly
Alex Dolly, the Doncaster Knights and former Fylde, Rotherham, Jersey & Nottingham scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoMagic money tree can’t last for ever
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BILL Sweeney does not much care for accountability. It is why his first...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPellegrini shows the depth of talent
Pat Pellegrini’s beautifully taken chip-and-chase try for Tonga against South Africa in last weekend’s World Cup clash in Marseille was a...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSaracens go on rampage to cut down Hartpury
By MO SHER Saracens ..........68pts Tries: Segun 16, 32; Hartley 47, Adejimi 51, 58, Davies 54, Knight 61, 78; Stonham 73,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoImpressive Bath start to show their worth
By MARK STEVENS Bath .................................. 34pts Tries: Annett 4, De Glanville 15, Francis 36, Muir 39, Ojomoh 76 Conversions: Francis 5,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAnderson hits the heights to steer Quins home
By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham...... 21pts Tries: Valentine 26, Tiueti 38, Stronge 41 Conversions: Hollingsworth 27, 39, 42 Harlequins ...... 45pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBlues tame the Tigers for first time in over 40 years
By DAVID THOMPSON Bedford ............ 47pts Tries: Litchfield 3, Howard 13, Adamson 47, Worley 49, King 60, Conway 70, French 80...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe need to hit ground running, says Waller
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Northampton Saints v Doncaster Knights Today. Kick-off 2.15pm, Franklin’s Gardens Hard work ahead: Northampton prop Ethan Waller...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoClinical Pirates are too strong for Scottish
By MO SHER London Scots ..14pts Tries: Mehson 61, Panday 77 Conversions: Haydon 62, 78 Cornish P ..........50pts Tries: Dugmore 8,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSharks pack just has too much bite for battling Mob
By KEVIN MILLER Sale ................... 64pts Tries: James 2, Dugdale 11, 24, 30, 61, Taylor 15, Bedlow 40, 67, Carpenter 69,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGalloping Reeves races in to steal it for Gloucester
By PAUL SMITH Gloucester ........................32pts Tries: Hillmann-Cooper 7, Hearle 14, Clement 34, 58; Reeves 79 Conversions: Hastings 14, Barton 58 Penalties:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years ago16-try Bristol go on a spree to demolish Cambridge
By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................98pts Tries: Thacker 4, 19, 35, Lane 10, 47, Bradbury 12, Caulfied 15, Thomas 24, 51, 60,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFalcons call up young guns for Caldy clash
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Newcastle v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Kingston Park Ready to go: Ben Douglas makes his first start...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoSacrificial lambs who took one for the team
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED RUGBY being a hard old game even when things are going your way, the willingness to suffer...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoBunker mentality makes it easier for refs
Where football leads, rugby inevitably follows. So when can we expect the equivalent of a VAR cock-up to lord it over...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Ellie Kildunne
RED ROSES Birthplace: Keighley, Yorkshire, DOB: 08/09/1999, Community Club: Keighley RFC, Club: Harlequins, Red Roses Debut: Canada, November 2017, Caps: 36...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoRed Roses set for revenge mission
By BEN JAYCOCK England return to New Zealand for the first time since their ‘devastating’ loss to the Black Ferns in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoKeep Portugal in game
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Portugal might have become the surprise package of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoAustin’s bite would add to the show
I miss Austin Healey. There, I said it. I miss his eagle eye spotting stuff I have missed; I miss him...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoTime for the mind games to take centre stage
Paul Rees wonders whether a demanding run-in for the favourites will open the door for England and Wales THE World Cup...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoBunker system may expand to other contests
It was always going to be a World Cup in which discipline would be crucial with a zero tolerance on head...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoToo many matches that don’t matter
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW FROM my lofty perch in Block D, Row 11, Seat 8 of the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBath bank on Russell class
Premiership team-by-team previews: Bath Bath finished last season with four consecutive victories, their best run for three years. They scored 175...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam puts his faith in Vakatawa to fire Bears
Premiership team-by-team previews: Bristol Bears HOW do you replace Semi Radradra? By signing Virimi Vakatawa, the France centre who was forced...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter out to rebuild again
Premiership team-by-team previews: Exeter Chiefs The summer marked a reset for Exeter following the departure of a number of players who...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMercer the man to power Gloucester
Premiership team-by-team previews: Gloucester Gloucester started last season in the fast lane and finished it spluttering along in the hard shoulder...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoQuins hope to keep it smooth
Premiership team-by-team previews: Harlequins When Quins won the title in 2020-21, they finished the season strongly to make up for a...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcKellar’s putting pieces into place
Premiership team-by-team previews: Leicester Tigers The Tigers did well to reach the play-offs last season after losing head coach Steve Borthwick...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCodling knows it will be tough
Premiership team-by-team previews: Newcastle Falcons ALEX Codling knew what he was taking on when he agreed to become Newcastle’s third director...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaints have to nail it away from home
Premiership team-by-team previews: Northampton There was a point last season where Northampton looked as if they could qualify for the play-offs...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSale need to seize the day
Premiership team-by-team previews: Sale Sharks Alex Sanderson has pushed his players to their physical and mental limits this season after they...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens will still be the team to beat
Premiership team-by-team previews: Saracens THE champions have been denuded by the World Cup and will start their Premiership campaign with nine...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoDMP hit ground running to see off hosts
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ....... 24 Darlingtn MP . 34 DARLINGTON Mowden Park were good value for their excellent win at...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSix of the best for Rams pacesetters
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................26 Bishop’s S ............... 10 RAMS ground out a hard-fought home success against Bishop’s Stortford to make...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoAlbion’s fast start too much for Sale
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ............36 Sale FC..................... 10 PLYMOUTH Albion kept up their recent run of fine form as they...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoStar Merrick leads way in Chinnor’s Park push
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ... 21pts Tries: Piper 24, Marfo 52, Jardine 74 Conversions: Wilstead 25, 53, 75 Chinnor............. 48pts...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions languish at basement after Moseley defeat
By NATHAN EDWARDS B Moseley ..............25 Leicester Lions .... 18 BIRMINGHAM Moseley bounced back to form as they handed Leicester Lions...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoSeven-up Club cruise to victory
Blackheath.............52 Cinderford............... 12 By GRAHAM COX A MAGNIFICENT seven tries helped Blackheath dominate from start to finish against Cinderford. Bill Harding,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTigers cling on for big Titans triumph
By TOM MARKHAM Matt Arm Sedgley Park.........32 Taunton T................28 SEDGLEY Park managed to hang on for a much-needed win over Taunton...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHoney tastes sweet success after stepping up to new level
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Fraser Honey has made the step up to Rams in National One and is thriving under director of...
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