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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoToulouse hit the turbos to cruise clear of Sharks
By CAM STEPHENS Toulouse ...................... 54pts Tries: Mallia 35, 56, Ramos 47, 72; Mauvaka 68, Retiere 75, Ntamack 78 Conversions: Ramos...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoItoje sets sights on toppling champions
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... La Rochelle v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Marcel-Deflandre Visit infinitysportstravel.com to view our packages or call...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoO’Gara turning to Seuteni to plug gaps
Champions Cup holders La Rochelle have looked to strengthen their midfield to face Saracens after bringing in UJ Seuteni at outside...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoMonstrous defence wins battle for Warriors
By SAM JACKSON Glasgow............ 31pts Tries: Dempsey 9, Dobie 17, Fagerson 48, Jordan 73 Conversions: G Horne 10, 19, 49, 74...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoCardiff pay price for poor discipline
By BEN JAYCOCK Benetton ......................... 27pts Tries: Smith 20, Lamaro 56, Watson 68 Conversions: Umaga 21, 57; Albornoz 70 Penalties: Umaga...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoA rout which should force Sweeney and O’Shea to go
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Those who want to turn rugby union in England into a protectionist franchise...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTaking the pizza! RFU is not fit for purpose
NICK CAIN At at time when the Community game in England needs all the help it can get, we are faced...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCountries now battling to find their place in a new world order
Paul Rees sees the Heineken Champions Cup growing in size but wonders whether that is making things better The Heineken Champions...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoCostelow grabs it for Scarlets
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets .......................... 32pts Tries: Halfpenny 8, Costelow 14, Williams 36, Conbeer 76 Conversions: Halfpenny 14, Costelow 36, 76...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoToulon have too much power for Lyon
By BEN JAYCOCK Toulon .............. 48pts Tries: Wainiqolo 26, 66; Baubigny 38, Priso 40, Vuidravuwalu 49, Ollivon 57, Luc 77 Conversions:...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCup rugby needs an injection of jeopardy
CHRIS HEWETT The Heineken Cup, as we knew and loved it when Friday nights at Sardis Road and Saturday afternoons at...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoRooster swoop is ruffling feathers
CHRIS HEWETT RELATIONS between the two rugby codes in faraway Australia are never especially cordial, so the decision of the new...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoKnights put up a fight but Reds power tells
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster........ 24pts Tries: Smith 1, Penalty 34, Margetts 46 Conversions: Dolly 1, 46 Penalty: Dolly 16 Jersey ...............52pts...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoMatthews keeps eye on the ball
By BEN JAYCOCK Ever-present fly-half Tommy Matthews has enjoyed a fine season off the tee for Hartpury University adopting a ‘less...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry bring Ampthill run to an end
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............ 21pts Tries: Harris 13, Devine 25, Finlay 55 Conversions: Hardwick 14, 26; Bragmann 56 Coventry .............
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoHawkins highlights pathway problem
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND "Don't go Joe!" That was the plaintive cry around Wales last week as news emerged...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDale hit big six to secure safety
By STEPHEN SMITH Sheffield.......... 12 Wharfedale.....38 Wharfedale secured their place in National 2 North next season by seeing off Sheffield with...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoSo where have all the fly-halves gone?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Since the last World Cup, Wales have picked eight fly-halves. By the end...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMontpellier deserve better
PETER JACKSON THE organisers of Europe’s blue riband club event had all week to make a public apology for heaping one...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoOne man who made sure he went the distance
PETER JACKSON There have been no shortage of X-certificate England-Wales matches, notably the notorious 1980 scrap at Twickenham when all manner...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoThere’s no place for jackals and crocodiles in rugby jungle
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I don't watch enough David Attenborough – frankly his droning voice is my go-to remedy for insomnia...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoIt’s not British Bulldogs … needs of the defender matter as well
RUGBY MATTERS - BRENDAN GALLAGHER As the subject de jour seems to be rugby absurdities let me highlight an instructive moment...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoKnights fighting hard despite their half rations
By JON NEWCOMBE After doing a “Leicester City” in 2021/22, Doncaster have found it tough to back up last year’s second-place...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoHard to stop the drain of players going overseas
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only one thinking that Maro Itoje is living in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoTon-up Ponty in 16-try rampage
Championship round-up By SEAN HOWE PONTYPOOL went on the rampage again as they ran in 16 tries to beat Glamorgan Wanderers...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoFish leads fightback in Cardiff’s crucial win
Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff......................32 Aberavon................. 15 DAN Fish rolled back the years on his 100th appearance for his home town...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDrovers stay on course for top spot
Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery.............52 Swansea.................24 THE Drovers did everything they needed to do to hold onto the top spot...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoQuins edge dramatic clash against RGC
Premiership By PAUL HOUSE Carmarthan............32 RGC............................. 31 CARMARTHEN Quins ended a run of fourstraight defeats, inflicting a fifth away defeat in...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoNewport homing in on play-off race
Premiership By SIMON HOGG Newport...................33 Merthyr....................27 NEWPORT made it three wins in nine days as they beat Merthyr to move closer...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoBonus-point joy propels Vale into top four
Premiership By DAVE SINCLAIR Ebbw Vale...............32 Pontypridd.............. 10 JASON Strange’s side jumped back into the top four as they pushed Aberavon...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoHarvey hat-trick sparks Ravens triumph
By NIGEL HARDY Llanelli.............. 12 Bridgend.......... 47 REPLACEMENT hooker Gareth Harvey notched a hat-trick of tries as his Bridgend Ravens side...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoNon-stop season to challenge the best
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No-one has ever denied – no-one has ever been able to deny – that the French rugby...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoEPCR Challenge Cup Quarter-Final Preview
There is no English representation left in this year’s EPCR Challenge Cup, but with three sides from France, two from Wales,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEngland response pleases Alphonsi
Former Red Roses captain Maggie Alphonsi is impressed with the way England have bounced back from their World Cup Final defeat...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoHeineken Champions Cup Quarter-Final Preview
We’re down to the final eight as the Champions Cup enters the quarter-finals stage. Three English sides, two French, two South...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHarlequins launch youth volunteer programme for ‘Big Summer Kick Off’ event
Harlequins have launched their Summer Squad competition, announcing a range of exciting roles to be filled by their young supporters ahead of and...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSeries 2, Episode 13: Red Roses resurgence and Champions Cup action with Maggie Alphonsi
Champions Cup and Women’s Six Nations action made for a fantastic weekend of rugby to say the least. To reflect on...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDow gets four as England extend winning run
England………………………….68 Tries: Breach 3, 39, 63; Dow 9, 53, 56, 72; MacDonald 17, 33; Heard 44, Packer 68, 78 Conversions: Aitchison...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPrem will keep its eight clubs in Europe
By PAUL REES The Gallagher Premiership will continue to supply eight clubs to the Heineken Champions Cup next season despite two...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFarrell can play the Jonny role, says May
By GARY FITZGERALD Owen Farrell can be the “Jonny Wilkinson figure” England will need to capture a second Webb Ellis Cup...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBrown agrees new deal with Leicester
By PAUL REES Patience finally paid off for Mike Brown two months ago when the former England full-back’s determination to show...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoEx-Ireland full-back Jones joins Borthwick
Former Ireland full-back Felix Jones will leave South Africa’s coaching set-up and join England as an assistant coach after the 2023...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoHaskell: Billy can still star for England
By BEN JAYCOCK James Haskell feels the door could be open for an international recall for his former England teammate Billy...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoKidney keeping Arundell positive as Irish aim for top four
By GARY FITZGERALD Declan Kidney showed there is no place for favouritism in his London Irish side by bringing Henry Arundell...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam dismisses Goode criticism of club spirit
By PAUL REES Pat Lam dismisses claims by former England fly-half Andy Goode that some of his Bristol players, including prop...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRegions agree six year deal
A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBlackheath delight as they go back up
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath bounced back up to National 1 last weekend with a resounding victory over Westcliff and free scoring...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoSaracens show they can thrive in adversity
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The European Champions Cup doesn’t get mentioned very much when you’re living in Bath...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoGloucester so close to stunning triumph
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER La Rochelle ...................... 29pts Tries: Bourgarit 21, Thomas 25, 77; Kerr Barlow 45 Conversions: Hastoy 23, 46, 79...
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