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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoJack van Poortvliet confident that Leicester Tigers can deliver Prem success next season
Jack van Poortvliet has had a whirlwind summer but is back with Leicester Tigers determined to turn last season’s semi-final heartbreak...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoRugby bosses welcome idea for Welsh clubs in the expanded Prem
West Country rugby bosses have welcomed the idea of Welsh clubs joining an expanded Prem.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoRob Baxter urges Exeter Chiefs to continue fighting after takeover finalised
Exeter Chiefs’ finances were eased thanks to Black Knight riding to the rescue but boss Rob Baxter now wants his stars...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBristol Prop Max Lahiff re-elected to RPA role
Bristol prop Max Lahiff has been re-elected as chair of the RPA’s Men’s Rugby Board, with Bath captain Ben Spencer appointed...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCaluori played through the pain
■By SAM JACKSON SARACENS wing Noah Caluori has revealed that he spent the back half of the season playing with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoNewcastle Red Bulls wing Christian Wade still gunning for Chris Ashton’s try record
Christian Wade is targeting Chris Ashton’s Premiership try record once again.
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoObano on his way to France
ENGLAND loose-head Beno Obano will leave Bath at the end of the season to join Top 14 side Pau. His departure...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBaxter backing Quins to shine
■By ADAM HATHAWAY Fit again: Fin Baxter RETURNING prop Fin Baxter is bullish a new-look coaching team can haul Harlequins out...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoDEAR READER…
IN THESE challenging times for print media, and as an independent family-run company, we are not immune to ever increasing cost...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: South Africa and New Zealand in a class of their own? I don’t think so…
Jeremy Guscott rejects the idea that South Africa and New Zealand are in a class of their own, while praising their...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoThacker’s injury mars Bristol’s winning start
■By ROGER PANTING BEARS’ star hooker Harry Thacker was stretchered off in the 52nd minute but his impressive performance, including a...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoYoung centres impress coach
GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skiving-ton was disappointed with certain areas of his side’s game. He said: “They scored at least...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBracken on fire as Saracens run show
■By GARY FITZGERALD JACK Bracken played the starring role in this try-scoring Cup circus as the StoneX Stadium crowd was treated...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDowson: We took a hiding out there
NORTHAMPTON DoR Phil Dowson admitted his side were very much second best at the StoneX. He said: “You have to do...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDriscoll’s quick to get Quins motoring
■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Harlequins .......................45pt Tries: Driscoll 6, 29; Johnson-Holmes 13, Povey 21, 62; Walker 44, Bellamy 73 Conversions: Slevin 7,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoWe need to be a lot sharper, admits coach Parling
LEICESTER Tigers head coach Geoff Parling lamented his side’s performance but insisted nothing changes in his side’s defence of the Prem...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSanderson to let his new boys run loose
By BEN JAYCOCK Old hand: Courtney Lawes starts on the blindside for Sale PICTURES: Sale Sharks PREVIEW... Sale Sharks v Bath...
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/ 1 month agoBattling adversity inspires me, says Ford
■By GARY FITZGERALD SALE set out on their Premiership Cup hunt today with George Ford claiming his illustrious playing career will...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoOne player who could bounce Billy Vunipola
DREAMTEAM MAX NORTHCOTE-GREEN, THE FORMER BATH, COVENTRY, ROSSLYN PARK, LONDON IRISH, EXETER CHIEFS AND EALING TRAILFINDERS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoWe all know the risks of playing game
BRENDAN Gallagher’s article in last week’s TRP regarding the group claim being brought by former players for damages for head injuries...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoFar too much time is being wasted
AFTER watching the recent set of internationals I was impressed by the overall standard of officiating except for timekeeping. There is...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoGive Ospreys a place in the PREM
IT’S in our DNA with Shane Williams, Alun Wyn Jones and Jac Morgan, the Ospreys are here to stay. Here’s the...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoRefs are not there to listen to players
LOBBYING was not once mentioned by Paul Rees in his otherwise excellent review of Matt Carley and his refereeing of the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoSuperman Nche puts All Blacks to the sword
THE scrum battle in the first two Tests of the series between South Africa and New Zealand has been fascinating, as...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoMadness of World Cup draw
THE idea of a 2027 World Cup in which the two leading teams in the world, South Africa and New Zealand,...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoSouth Africa 29-24 New Zealand: Springboks turn on the power to snatch the glory
South Africa overpowered New Zealand in the final 20 minutes to claim a 2-1 series lead, with Pieter-Steph du Toit and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoBlack Ferns run riot as South Africa taken apart
■By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Zealand continued their impressive form with an eight-try victory in their first Test meeting on South African...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCardiff find their feet to edge out Worcester
■By BILL JENNINGS Worcester ........26pts Tries: Antsee 31, Miell 40, Reed 60, Taylor 79 Conversions: Reed 40, 60; Twelvetrees 79 Cardiff...
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/ 1 month agoPage puts Scarlets on right road
■By JAMES CROUCH SCARLETS made an impressive start to their pre-season campaign as six tries secured a commanding victory over Exeter...
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/ 1 month agoHansen impresses as Connacht cruise past Ealing
■By PETER CLARKE Connacht ..........26pts Tries: Van Wyk, Moose, de Buitlear, Treacy Conversions: Naughton (2) E Trailfinders ..14pts Tries: Hyde (2)...
