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/ 2 months agoSharks snap up Roe from Chiefs
SALE Sharks have signed scrum-half Xavier Roe on a two-year deal from New Zealand side Chiefs. Roe, 27, who is uncapped...
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/ 2 months agoDREAMTEAM
WILL GENIA, THE FORMER AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND REDS, MELBOURNE REBELS, STADE FRANCAIS AND KINTETSU LINERS SCRUM-HALF, SELECTS THE BEST HE HAS PLAYED...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoBristol’s try bonus point ‘a nonsense’
BRENDAN Gallagher, in his report of the Saints v Bears game, rightly remarked on the nonsense of Bristol earning a bonus...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoOjomoh deserves his chance to shine
I HAVE no issue with Steve Borthwick selecting Benhard Janse van Rensburg for the England training squad. The rules are the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEx-Wales centre Lewis dies at 84
FORMER Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Arthur Lewis has died at the age of 84. He made 11 Wales...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: For me, Max Ojomoh’s absence from Steve Borthwick’s England squad is strange
The selection of Bristol Bears’ South African-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg for England’s first Nations Championship training squad is a...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoBordeaux-Begles 41-19 Leinster: French giants put on another vintage show
Maxime Lucu was crowned the king of Bordeaux after his 21-point tally helped guide his Begles past Leinster who suffered further...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland’s Zoe Stratford and Tatyana Heard leave Gloucester Hartpury as champions
England captain Zoe Stratford and fellow World Cup winner Tatyana Heard will leave three-time reigning PWR champions Gloucester Hartpury at the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoMontpellier 59-26 Ulster: Billy Vunipola is enjoying his days in the sun
Billy Vunipola starred as Montpellier ended Ulster’s hopes of a first trophy in 20 years with a ruthless triumph in Bilbao...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoMurphy happy to take the positives
DESPITE suffering heartbreak in Bilbao, Ulster boss Richie Murphy reflected on how far his side have come in 12 months. Ulster...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: England are unbalanced – both on and off the field
Steve Borthwick’s England squads get stranger by the minute, whether you are looking at player selection, or that of his coaching...
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/ 2 months agoJury is still out on the Red Bull experiment
RED Bull’s franchise experiment with Newcastle took a new turn this week when they announced that 26 players, some of them,...
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/ 2 months ago“The selection of the first training squad for the new Nations Cup was all over the shop”
Dave Reddin fitness, Hardy throwing, and Sherylle Calder vision coaching. Woodward shaped the attack after Brian Ashton stepped down in 2000....
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/ 2 months agoRed Bulls let go of 26 players
NEWCASTLE will release 26 players this summer when their contracts expire including scrum-half Sam Stuart, 34, who has played 134 times...
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/ 2 months agoSteward’s thumb op
LEICESTER full-back Freddie Steward has had surgery on his thumb but boss Geoff Parling hopes to have him back in time...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPicture perfect! Exeter Chiefs’ Olly Woodburn is enjoying his new vision
Olly Woodburn’s switch from wing to full-back has not been his only exposure this season – he has just published a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: When fresh ambition takes on old rivalries
World Rugby moves at a pace best described as geological – in a footrace with continental drift, the non-governing governing body...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCardiff give us reason to cheer
IT is asking a lot, admittedly, but we should at least try to find a way of rising above the negatives...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBedford Blues 58-24 Coventry: Cov cut down as Blues save best until last
Bedford Blues put in a performance for the ages as they overturned a half-time deficit to completely dismantle Coventry at Goldington...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoEaling Trailfinders 29-34 Worcester Warriors: Slick Jake Garside grabs the glory to stun Ealing
Jake Garside’s dramatic last-gasp try sent Worcester Warriors into the Champ final with a thrilling victory over Ealing Trailfinders in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLondon Scottish 7-27 Blackheath: The Club far too strong for second-rate Scots
Blackheath returned to the second tier of English rugby for the first time since 1999 as they crushed London Scottish in...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Max Ojomoh’s mystery absence is in need of an answer
Paul Rees wonders why Bath centre Max Ojomoh is not in the England squad as Steve Borthwick opts for Benhard Janse...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoTommy Freeman among the stars nominated for major awards
Tommy Freeman has been nominated for both Prem rugby and England men’s player of the season awards.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGrieve’s on a double quest for Richmond – and Portugal
nBy CHRIS COLLYER Positive: Callum Grieve in action for Richmond CALLUM Grieve relished Richmond’s win over rivals London Scottish in last...
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/ 2 months agoSun is yet to set on England empire
THE sun, it seems, has yet to set on one section of England’s empire. Bristol’s Benhard Janse van Rensburg will be...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Flood of tries may put Noah on alert
The muggings committed in recent rounds on a multiple basis ridicule the competition’s avowed aim of being ‘the most competitive’ league...
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/ 2 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026 review: England acclaimed as ‘best ever team’
John Mitchell feels his Red Roses side can now be ranked among the greatest English sporting teams of all time after...
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/ 2 months agoLAST SUNDAY RECAP
ENGLAND sealed an eighth consecutive Women’s Six Nations title and a fifth straight Grand Slam with a thrilling 43-28 victory over...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTRP’S TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT
ENGLAND stormed to a 22nd title and historic 20th Grand Slam in front of record-breaking crowds across Europe. A staggering 279,760...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPeter Winterbottom: England can take on world’s best if they play with ambition and confidence
Former England flanker Peter Winterbottom gives his verdict on Red Rose head coach Steve Borthwick, captain Maro Itoje, and outlines how...
















