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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoTom Parton off to Japan
Saracens full-back Tom Parton has left the club to join Japanese side Panasonic Wild Knights. The 26-year-old, who also plays wing,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWill Muir’s aiming to hit the target with Bath
By Mark Stevens Darts-loving winger Will Muir hopes Bath can hit the bullseye in 2025 having gone so close to Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI can’t see me returning to coaching, says Geordan Murphy
By Jon Newcombe Former Leicester boss Geordan Murphy has revealed he is still scarred by the manner of his departure from...
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/ 1 year agoGeorge Hendy in position to drive Northampton Saints on
By Paul Rees George Hendy’s career has a theme running through it – keep pushing and see where you end up....
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/ 1 year agoJack Walker’s eager to build on last year’s success with Harlequins
By Paul Rees Jack Walker has warm memories of last season when he was part of England’s World Cup squad,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPat Lam: Fitz Harding is good enough for England
By Paul Rees Pat Lam’s New Year wish is for his Bristol captain Fitz Harding to gain international recognition after a...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoTime for a root change to way we run our sport
I note that much has been written about the future of the RFU CEO Board which hopefully will be resolved in...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoWe need return to the County game
In Rugby Paper December 29, Paul Rees refers to Exeter’s Rob Baxter, whose club were bottom of the Premiership after eight...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoToo easy to blame governing body
Congratulations to Paul Rees for his piece last week offering a reasoned and balanced assessment of the risks associated with a...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoGreat to see a big match on ITV
Big game: Tommy Reffell on the attack for Leicester against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty images WELL said Peter Warren, TRP letters 29/12/2024....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoTime for Northampton Saints to push Bath up front
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week Northampton are the Premiership’s reigning champions, and when you are in that...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoBen Youngs steps up to make sure for Leicester Tigers
By Rob Wildman Leicester .......................... 28pts Tries: Cracknell 14, Henderson 33, Hassell-Collins 68, Youngs 77 Exeter ................................. 15pts Conversions: Pollard 14,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoRob Baxter baffled by Will Rigg yellow
Exeter boss Rob Baxter claimed he was “baffled” by referee Christophe Ridley sin-binning substitute wing Will Rigg in the 65th minute...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoTom Willis on a rampage to ignite Saracens
By Brendan Gallagher Saracens .......................... 35pts Tries: Willis 7, 39; Cinti 47, Burke 16, 77 Conversions: Lozowksi 8, 17 Penalties: Daly...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPat Lam: I’m pleased with the bonus
Bristol's director of rugby Pat Lam was pleased by the way his side refused to give up. He said: “The boys...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoTomos Williams in control to finish off Sale Sharks
By Paul Rees Gloucester ....................... 36pts Tries: Carreras 5, Llewellyn 20, 60; Hathaway 25, Williams 76 Conversions: Carreras 21, 26, 61,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoGeorge Skivington: That was a test of resilience and we passed
George Skivington praised his players for not letting getting on the wrong side of the referee deflect them as they recorded...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHarlequins leave it late to power past Newcastle Falcons
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle .........................14pts Tries: Radwan 32, Redshaw 65 Conversions: Connon 33, 66 Harlequins ....................... 38pts Tries: Chisholm 9, Smith...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSteve Diamond: We must go back to basics
Steve Diamond pledged that his Newcastle side will “have to go back to basics” after watching them capitulate and concede three...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoOllie Lawrence: We want to do double over Saints
By Jon Newcombe Match Preview Northampton v Bath – Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens For Ollie Lawrence, last year’s Premiership final defeat...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints ring the changes
Saints rounded off 2024 with a resounding 61-0 victory over Newcastle Falcons last weekend and director of rugby Phil Dowson has...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHybrid Hash will tie Steve Borthwick in knots
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The description ‘Hybrid Central Contracts’ does not inspire confidence. Hybrid usually...
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/ 1 year agoPressure growing for SGM changes
The heat around an SGM is building, with the motion for the removal of Bill Sweeney as chief executive, and changes...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLuke Cowan-Dickie: I’m back and buzzing
By Mark Stevens Luke Cowan-Dickie’s journey back to the pinnacle of rugby is nothing short of extraordinary. The tenacious hooker, known...
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/ 1 year agoLotte Sharp: It’s been toughest season ever at Saracens
By Ben Jaycock Lotte Sharp says Saracens are enduring the most difficult campaign since she joined the club 10 years ago...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Sam Cross
SAM CROSS, THE FORMER GB SEVENS AND NEWPORT, OSPREYS, NEWCASTLE AND TARBES FLANKER, WHO IS NOW AT MERTHYR RFC, CHOOSES THE...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoA star-studded XV that would lead by example
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Like “business ethics” and “military intelligence”, the phrase “rugby leadership” is not an oxymoron. Almost,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets in the mood as Dragons set adrift
By Simon Thomas Scarlets ............32pts Tries: Murray 8, 16, Macleod 30, Mee 43 Conversions: Costelow 9, 17, 31 Penalties: Costelow 11,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDan Edwards gives Warren Gatland a little to think about
By Roger Panting Cardiff ................... 13pts Tries: Botham 6, Hughes 54 Penalty: Thomas 70 Ospreys ................. 13pts Try: Edwards 50 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGlorious Gerald Davies, a man of true class
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Every now and then, Gerald Davies would take a stroll through...
