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Latest News
/ 3 years agoYoung: Smaller squads will affect player welfare
Cardiff head coach Dai Young has concerns over player welfare as the Welsh regions prepare to have their squads severely reduced....
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago‘Lewis’s drive has got him to the top’
By BEN JAYCOCK Following his standout performance in England’s win in Cardiff last weekend, Lewis Ludlam’s former youth coach Andy Howe...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoDelight for Grady after Xbox fantasy became reality
By ROB COLE Mason Grady has admitted he loved swapping video game idols George North and Taulupe Faletau for real live...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCare puts his faith in Smith to return
By PAUL REES Danny Care is backing Marcus Smith to win his England place back and help the side become successful...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoBorthwick will need to make tough calls
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK When England face France at Twickenham it is a two horse race, and, with...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSmith is the star as Chiefs crushed
By GARY FITZGERALD Harlequins ....................... 40pts Tries: Murley 10, Bassett 23, Riley 28, Marchant 31, 56; Lewies 65 Conversions: Smith 11,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoI’m sure Marcus will be back with England soon – Matson
Tabai Matson backed Marcus Smith to quickly regain his England spot after breathing fresh life into Quins’ play-off bid with victory...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPollard calls the shots to put Tigers in charge
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester .......................... 48pts Tries: Potter 16, Pollard 23, Montoya 26, 66; Liebenberg 38, Wells 72 Conversions: Pollard 16,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBarbeary suffers serious leg injury
Bath boss Johann van Graan confirmed that Alfie Barbeary had sustained a serious leg injury on his debut. “I don’t want...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRock stars on fire as Bears run riot
By ROGER PANTING Bristol................................ 62pts Tries: Randall 20, 34; Thacker 25, Lloyd 40, 43; Vui 51, Kloska 60, Harding 68, Heenan...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDowson: I didn’t see that coming
Northampton director of rugby, a shellshocked, Phil Dowson, admitted that he hadn’t countenanced such a heavy defeat to Bristol Bears. He...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoBorthwick’s news at 10 still signals confusion
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK If there was a fly-half in England contention who needed Premiership game-time last...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoFrance will provide true test for scrum
NICK CAIN England's attempted scrum fix resulted in small steps of improvement against Wales. Kyle Sinckler, who had a good game...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGloves off as big two get set for showdown
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Sale v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, AJ Bell Stadium Certain opponents merit special treatment and Sale Sharks’...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe’re preparing to feel Sharks at full force, says Dan
By GARY FITZGERALD Theo Dan and his Saracens team-mates are bracing themselves to feel the full force of a revenge-fuelled Sharks...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoSo, tell me, who is the dopiest one of all?
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is a fact well known to all of us: try as we might, we can’t fix...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoSeeing the appeal in land of the rising sums
CHRIS HEWETT It seems there are two ways of ending up in Japan unexpectedly. The first involves taking a flight from...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSchoeman: Fight until dying breath
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle v London Irish Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park Playmaker: Tian Schoeman in action for Newcastle PICTURES:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe can’t afford any slip ups in final matches, says Simmons
By GARY FITZGERALD On the attack: Rob Simmons going forward for Irish LONDON Irish face a crunch month in their desire...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEaling close in on Ospreys merger
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ealing Trailfinders are close to completing the paperwork for a merger with the Ospreys, which...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRees-Zammit won’t have to opt for club or country
By PAUL REES George Skivington does not believe Wales reducing the cap threshold from 60 to 25 for players leaving the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGopperth has plenty more gas in the tank
By PAUL REES Jimmy Gopperth will be 40 in June but intends to carry on playing next season, crediting his interests...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoItalian fire is starting to burn brightly
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I used to love playing against Italy. Nine tries in nine games! But I also...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 years agoIreland star Molloy keen for women’s Lions tour
By BEN JAYCOCK Ireland back row Claire Molloy feels a potential British and Irish Lions tour will massively boost the sport...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoLeaders Chiefs spoil Quins’ Big Game
By JAMES PRICE Harlequins..............25 Exeter.......................54 A magnificent second half display saw league leaders Exeter Chiefs cruise to victory over Harlequins at...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoBreach hits four to blow Sale away
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens.................62 Sale............................. 7 Jess Breach scored four tries as Premier 15s champions Saracens put in a dominant display...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoBears too strong for Lightning in try fest
By BETHAN CLARGO Loughborough.......22 Bristol.......................57 A 13-try thriller at Franklin’s Gardens saw Bristol Bears power to victory against Loughborough Lightning. Grace...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoGlos score ten to run riot up north
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks...............0 Gloucester-H.......... 60 Gloucester-Hartpury scored ten tries as they ran out dominant winners at the Darlington Arena....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoYapp rings changes for pointless Wasps
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW: Worcester v Wasps Today. Kick-off 2pm JO Yapp has made 11 changes to her starting XV as...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoHunter and Packer to be joint captains
By BEN JAYCOCK Back row duo, No.8 Sarah Hunter and flanker Marlie Packer, will co-captain Simon Middleton’s final England Six Nations...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoVenner glad to be back after 51-week layoff
By LUKE JARMYN The “practiced hands” of Jersey’s backroom team is what Toby Venner believes rescued his career after a 51-week...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCardiff get a lesson in finishing from Ulster
By ROB COLE Cardiff ...............20pts Tries: Lane 8, 63; Summerhill 68 Conversions: Evans 69 Penalties: Evans 17 Ulster ................ 42pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoNohamba boots life out of Bulls
Bulls ................25 Lions ................29 Sanele Nohamba scored 24 points as the Lions produced a shock derby win over the Bulls. The...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoStormers keep the Sharks at bay
Stormers ........29 Sharks ............23 The Stormers completed a double over their South African opposition with a hard-fought win at Cape Town...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoOspreys go close but can’t catch Benetton
By HAMISH STUART Ospreys ............................. 20pts Tries: Morgan 6, Parry 73, Morgan-Williams 80 Conversions: Walsh 74 Penalties: Myler 25 Benetton.............................21pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoAnother luckless night for Dragons
By ROGER PANTING Dragons.............20pts Tries: Wainwright 11, Rosser 42 Conversions: Reed 11, 42 Penalties: Reed 24, 47 Connacht ..........22pts Tries: Prendergast...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeinster make it 19 unbeaten
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh .......27 Leinster .......... 47 Leinster extended their remarkable unbeaten run this season to 19 matches with a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBrave fightback falls short
By JOHN FALLON Munster ......... 49 Scarlets ......... 42 DWAYNE Peel threw down the gauntlet to his Scarlets when they trailed...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHat-trick for hooker Matthews
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ..........50 Zebre .................. 8 Johnny Matthews scored a first-half hat-trick as Glasgow maintained their push for a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago190-0! Blackburn hit record v Kirkby Lonsdale
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackburn head coach Dino Radice insists his hands were tied following criticism of their 190-0 thrashing of Kirkby...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoDays when being sent off was not common
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW What happened in Paris last Sunday added an ironic postscript to a time...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBattle cry will always remind us of ‘Briano’
PETER JACKSON THE massed regiments of the Red Army will never forget Brian O’Brien. They will ensure he is remembered across...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMurrayfield showdown holds key
Paul Rees says the clash between Scotland and Ireland will decide the destiny of this year's Six Nations title Scotland against...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoChudley in charge to keep Cov in the hunt
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ........... 31pts Tries: Bainbridge 3, Chudley 15, Peters 32, Ma’asi 40, James 64 Conversions: Mitchell 3, 32,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRobson pulls the strings to guide Pirates to easy win
By LUKE JARMYN Ampthill ...........22pts Tries: White 15, Blackmore 33, Parks 77 Conversions: Hardwick 16, 34 Penalties: Hardwick 40 Cornish P...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoExcellent Ealing put Richmond to sword
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ............................ 0pts Ealing Trailfinders.........50pts Tries: Davidson 5, Hampson 8, Holmes 19, Cordy-Redden 29, 69; Walker 46, Linsell...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFrench fires Blues past poor Knights
By LUKE MARSH Bedford B......... 48pts Tries: Grayson 15, Heffernan 18, French 39, 41, 69, 75; Day 50 Conversions: Maisey 16,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRuthless Reds run in 11 tries for record tally
By TOM INNES Jersey R........... 71pts Tries: Longwell 2, Mitchell 7, Lewis 16, Clarke 23, Dun 29, McHenry 32, 48, 70,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWe should have won by 30 points says Barnes
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham...... 31pts Tries: Stronge 10, Cox 48, Williams 60, 65; Tweedy 75 Conversions: Hollingsworth 10, Bunting 49, 60...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoOn-song Sale fight back to deny Hull
By RICHARD GORE Hull..................... 12 Sale FC.............. 19 Basement side Hull came within minutes of an historic victory against third-placed Sale...












