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Latest News
/ 1 month agoIt’s hard to make friends up north
THE seasons come and go in what used to be the Premiership now called The Prem, an abbreviation which can be...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoConvoluted world of the Cheetahs
IMAGINE a team from Africa competing in a European tournament. Then imagine said African team, from the Orange Free State, playing...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoEdwards as far away as ever
SHAUN Edwards will be 60 next weekend. It is hard to believe that he had barely turned 40 when the RFU...
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Top 14
/ 1 month agoMignoni exit puts El-Abd in the shade
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN On his way: Pierre Mignoni has stepped down as Toulon director of rugby. Inset, Joe El-Abd PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 1 month agoWRU reveals its evidence
By BEN JAYCOCK THE WRU has published evidence explaining its controversial decision to cut one of the regions, leaving Ospreys and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoBridie signs for Murphy
GLOUCESTER-Hartpury have signed Australia tighthead Bridie O’Gorman. The 27-year-old has 43 caps for the Wallaroos and played in the last two...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoMaro Itoje names George Ford as his greatest-ever teammate ahead of England and Lions stars
Maro Itoje explains why George Ford stands out as a teammate, highlighting the Sale Sharks fly-half’s consistency and ability to put...
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Features
/ 1 month agoWatch out for the Eagles! How the USA are becoming a force to be reckoned with once again
The bruising pack that is pushing the USA women’s rugby team back to the top.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoJames Pater following in George Furbank’s footsteps at Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints youngster James Pater is making his mark after taking inspiration from former team-mate George Furbank and scoring a hat-trick...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoHarvey Skinner: I hope Exeter Chiefs form can put me in England World Cup contention
Harvey Skinner is determined to force his way into Steve Borthwick’s England plans and hopes his performances for Exeter Chiefs can...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoHarlequins centre Oscar Beard sets his sights on an England return
Oscar Beard has put two surgeries behind him and is determined to force his way back into England contention after finally...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoUgo Monye: England should give Leicester Tigers wing Adam Radwan another chance
Ugo Monye believes Adam Radwan deserves another England opportunity but admits Steve Borthwick faces a major selection headache with wingers coming...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoGeorge Skivington: New-look Gloucester can compete at the top of Prem
George Skivington believes Gloucester’s summer overhaul has created a new culture at Kingsholm and given his side the platform to compete...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoFormer England international David Flatman insists rugby without scrums doesn’t work
David Flatman has dismissed claims rugby’s scrum is turning supporters away, insisting the set-piece is one of the sport’s defining spectacles...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoRevealed: What Prem directors of rugby really think about the 2026-27 season ahead
Paul Rees reports on a Prem survey which asks what the top men at all 10 clubs think the 2026-27 season...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: We need to talk about a 20-team British and Irish league
Chris Hewett explores whether a 20-team British and Irish league could offer a solution to the crisis facing Welsh rugby, with...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSale Sharks’ Alex Lozowski ‘bewildered’ by Saracens treatment
Alex Lozowski admits he was left “bewildered” by the end of his Saracens career and is determined to keep his emotions...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFerguson returns to coach England women
FORMER Northampton and Harlequins coach Matt Ferguson has returned to the England women’s set up in charge of the scrum and...
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/ 1 month agoWillis is voted the best in France
JACK Willis has retained his award as the best player in France, becoming only the second player to do so after...
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/ 1 month agoPearson plays on
TOM Pearson has extended his contract with Prem champions Northampton. The 26-year-old back rower has played more than 60 times for...
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/ 1 month agoDelay for Fineanganofo
ALL Blacks wing Fehi Fineanganofo will delay his arrival at Newcastle Red Bulls until after next year’s World Cup. The 24-year-old...
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/ 1 month agoIosefa-Scott’s France link
EXETER Chiefs prop Josh Iosefa-Scott will likely move to France when his contract ends next summer. The 30-year-old tight-head has been...
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/ 1 month agoUnderhill injury blow
BATH flanker Sam Underhill will be sidelined for “a few months” after rupturing his biceps in the opening Prem victory at...
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/ 1 month agoCurry’s new deal
TOM Curry has signed a two-year contract extension with Sale. The 28-year-old flanker, who has 71 England caps, has spent his...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoPrem bonus point system is flawed
HAVING watched Northampton Saints thump Newcastle Red Bulls 59-26 for my Friday night viewing on the box last week, a glaring...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoGood that England have competition
MARTIN Brooks makes some good points in his letter regarding the rise of Canada Women and the benefits of playing in...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoGet Willis back in
SO Jack Willis is voted the best player in the French Top 14 – the league that has Antoine Dupont, Louis...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoDefence is still key
I’M all for attacking rugby, scoring tries and creating excitement but surely defence is still the cornerstone of a successful side....
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Letters
/ 1 month agoWhy I’m going for Ellis Genge at No. 8
DREAMTEAM BEN YOUNG, THE FORMER LEICESTER LIONS FLY-HALF WHO NOW PLAYS FOR OUNDLE, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
