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/ 2 days agoMarky Mark adds to eligibility mess
THINKING ALLOWED CHRIS HEWETT On the run: Mark Nawaqanitawase playing for the Wallabies at the 2023 World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 2 days agoTime for Prem to listen
YOGI Berra, one of baseball’s stone-cold greats on and off the diamond, was a reluctant master of the unwitting witticism: “I...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 days agoResilient Leinster roll over Munster
Leinster ......... 24 Munster ..........18 ■By JOHN WILSON LEINSTER launched a stunning fightback to take the spoils at the Aviva Stadium...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 days agoHat-trick for Roberts as Scarlets go down fighting
■By LUKE JARMYN Stormers ..........52pts Tries: Porthen 11, Pead 15, Mchunu 27, Senatla 33, Fourie 40, Reid 54, Ahmed 73, 80...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 days agoTyro sensation Siyaya stars as Cardiff hit for six
By LUKE JARMYN Cardiff ...............21pts Tries: Adams 10, Botham 46, 58 Conversions: Evans 11, 46, 59 Sharks ...............36pts Tries: Hooker 2,...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoOspreys 31-14 Dragons: St Helens homecoming celebrated in style
Reuben Morgan-Williams marked Ospreys’ long-awaited return to St Helens with a brace, as Dragons’ errors and three yellow cards helped the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 days agoHector’s the hero as Scots press on
By PAUL ROGERS Edinburgh ......31 Lions................. 10 HECTOR Patterson scored twice and created two more tries as Edinburgh maintained their perfect...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 days agoCoetzee delivers against old mates
By DAVE FRANCIS Bulls ............... 34 Ulster .............. 26 MARCELL Coetzee scored twice as Bulls won a bruising encounter to leave...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 days agoWarriors hit back to stun Benetton
By NICK FLEMING Benetton ........20 Glasow ...........24 GLASGOW pulled off a spectacular second-half comeback to triumph at Stadio Comunale di Monigo...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 days agoFive-star first half secures a bonus
By TOM CLEMENT Connacht ...... 48 Zebre ................27 DAVE Heffernan marked his first start of the season with two tries as...
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Letters
/ 2 days agoGreat day at The Gardens
I READ with interest the comments of all your correspondents about the Northampton Saints v Bath game which I attended. I...
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Letters
/ 2 days agoDallaglio deserves far more support
I KNOW people should be careful with their finances but it was sad to read about Lawrence Dallaglio selling his rugby...
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Letters
/ 2 days agoArgentina should host World Cup
SPAIN are a coming force in world rugby and I welcome their bid to host the World Cup. However I think...
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Letters
/ 2 days agoToo many want to kick at Saracens
IN the last few weeks, Saracens have been attacked in certain parts of the rugby press for their attendances, their artificial...
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Letters
/ 2 days agoLimits of headguard protection should be made clear
I’M a rugby supporter with a keen interest in concussion in the game. I started looking into headguards because I was...
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Letters
/ 2 days agoNorthampton are the real entertainers
BEING an avid Northampton Saints fan, I couldn’t believe what I was reading in last week’s paper. Whichever game/sport you watch...
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/ 2 days agoElias leads Toulouse home
TOULOUSE had lost nine injured internationals before last Sunday’s match against Exeter. They lost a tenth, Rodrigue Neti, to a red...
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/ 2 days agoChampions Cup has lost its winning formula
The Champions Cup cheerleaders were at it again last weekend, united parrot-fashion in their acclamation of ‘rugby’s greatest knockout club tournament’....
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/ 2 days agoGrass is greener in Ireland for Ulster new boy Benson
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Jamie Benson playing for Ulster PICTURES: Getty Images JAMIE Benson signed off at...
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Features
/ 2 days agoCavaliers and Roundheads
PAUL REES INVESTIGATES THE BIG DIVIDE SPLITTING THE GAME: HIGH-SCORING ROMPS OR A FEAST OF DRIVING MAULS IN THE run-up to...
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/ 2 days agoMitchell: TMO standard needs to be improved
HEAD coach John Mitchell was critical post-match saying the referee Aurélie Groizeleau did not have a connection to the TMO. Heading...
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/ 2 days agoBraxton stars for Black Ferns
By KATE RILEY France ..............12 New Zealand.. 31 TEENAGER Braxton Sorensen-McGee scored a stunning solo try as New Zealand celebrated their...
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/ 2 days agoCanada 31-22 England: Sophie de Goede leads the way as Red Roses lose again
Sophie de Goede’s hat-trick helped Canada seal a historic series win as England’s attacking struggles and defensive frailties were exposed again.
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/ 2 days agoMalcolm’s brave Scots fall short in Canberra
By ALEX WOODS Australia ...........38pts Tries: Whitaker 3, Stewart 12, Moleka 44, Duck 51, Palu Sekona 61 Conversions: Wood 4, 12,...
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/ 2 days agoDjougang scores two as Ireland turn on the power
■By JAMES NEVILLE South Africa ....27pts Tries: Hele 20, Ubisi 28, Tshiremba 38, Makua 68, Arries 79 Conversions: Cilliers 29 Ireland...............40pts...
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/ 2 days agoLockwood try double seals win for Wales
SEREN Lockwood scored twice as Wales battled past Japan in difficult conditions in Tokyo to secure their second victory of the...
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/ 2 days agoLosing now could be best thing for England
VICKY MCQUEEN MBE FORMER ENGLAND AND SARACENS FULL-BACK, AND EX-LEICESTER TIGERS HEAD COACH ENGLAND’S defeats to Canada this month were disappointing,...
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/ 2 days agoBarrington braced for big month
■By BEN JAYCOCK RICHARD Barrington believes Ampthill’s impressive attacking start to the Champ season has laid the foundations for a successful...
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/ 2 days agoDee enjoying life as he puts rugby in perspective
■By SIMON THOMAS FOR try-machine Elliot Dee, rugby these days is all about enjoyment and not overthinking things. The Dragons hooker...
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/ 2 days agoChristian’s try-scoring feats are so impressive
I’VE been really impressed with Christian Wade this season and, as somebody who knows what it’s like to hold the Premiership...
