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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoSix Nations preview: France v Ireland – Why this opener could determine who takes the crown
Rugby clubs, pubs and sitting rooms across six countries will find themselves far busier than usual next Thursday when France hosts...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: A fit Fin Smith gets my vote for the No.10 role with England
England’s 9-10 combination of Alex Mitchell and George Ford were at the heart of a strong Autumn series in which they...
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoSteve Borthwick urges his England superstars to be a team ahead of Six Nations
Steve Borthwick has told his young guns that putting a first Six Nations title for six years ahead of personal fame...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoOspreys players angered after being ‘left in the dark’ over WRU Cardiff talks
The Ospreys were informed last week that the region’s owners, Y11 Sport & Media, are in talks over a potential purchase...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoScarlets 27-22 Ulster: Ellis Mee grabs his chance to steal it for the Welsh side
Ellis Mee celebrated his selection in Wales’ Six Nations squad with a superb match-winning try for the Scarlets against Ulster in...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoNewcastle boss Alan Dickens admits uncertainty over his future amid Red Bull rebuild
Newcastle Red Bulls’ blizzard of signings for next season means a number of players will be looking for a new club.
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 months agoChris Hewett: South Africans must go big – or go home
We cannot know for sure – when it comes to honouring rugby’s code of inner-sanctum omerta, the Bulls of Pretoria have...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoBryn Bradley: I’m aiming to make a big impact for Harlequins and eventually Wales
Bryn Bradley is the big physical centre Wales need, but the 6ft 4ins, 17st midfielder will not get closer to their...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoAfter 15 years, Mark McCall decides to call it a day at Saracens
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall will step down at the end of the season after 15 years at the helm.
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPaul Williams: At last we can see signs of stability for Steve Tandy’s Wales
Have you ever had someone try to tell you something really important? But instead of taking in that information, you’re instead...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoNoah Caluori is hoping to follow in Henry Pollock’s footsteps for England
Noah Caluori relished his first experience with the England senior team and wants more of where that came from despite being...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoExeter Chiefs 3-8 Bristol Bears: Visitors ride out the storm in a battle of survival
A turbulent West Country weekend delivered two storms in quick succession: the first named Ingrid, the second wearing Bristol Bears shirts.
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoSale Sharks 29-43 Northampton Saints: Phil Dowson’s men in a rush to reclaim top spot
On this evidence, it will take a special team to stop Northampton Saints going all the way this season.
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoGloucester 26-30 Bath: Atkinson double act gives champions a real test
It wasn’t the win that Gloucester badly need but it was, perhaps, the performance to galvanise their season as George Skivington’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoHarlequins 7-34 Leicester Tigers: Jack van Poortvliet shines as Quins crash again
Geoff Parling hopes the latest injury to Jack van Poortvliet is nothing for Leicester Tigers or England to worry about after...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoSaracens 73-14 Newcastle Red Bulls: Noah Caluori on a rampage to fire up Sarries
Saracens wonder-kid Noah Caluori regained his place at the top of the try scoring charts as the north Londoners put Mark...
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Features
/ 5 months agoPaul Rees: All Blacks on the hunt for a redeemer like Rassie Erasmus
Paul Rees looks at the problems facing New Zealand rugby and why that led to Scott Robertson's dismissal.
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoBedford Blues 38-31 Coventry: Blues are on song to edge past their rivals
Bedford Blues maintained their impressive home record with a come-from-behind victory over their oldest rivals Coventry, in one of the standout...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: The Grand Slam is within reach for England
Steve Borthwick’s ship is steady as she goes as England focus on winning a Six Nations Grand Slam for the first...
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoUlster skipper Iain Henderson is left out of Ireland squad but Andy Farrell remains confident
Ulster captain Iain Henderson has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the Six Nations. The second row, 33, made his...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: Mark McCall’s record is tough to beat
Mark McCall’s decision to step down as Saracens director of rugby after this season will be the end of a 15-year...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 months agoChris Hewett: No Damien Penaud? That’s what I call bizarre
There are those who believe that Fabien Galthie, the extravagantly bespectacled head coach of France, should order himself a new pair...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoTalented duo who shared the same dream
PETER JACKSON HUGH Morris, below, grew up in the Seventies hoping to play No.10 for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPeter Jackson: The big fish that Wales let slip away
One reason why England are 1-100 to beat Wales in their opening match of this season’s Six Nations can be traced...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoCardiff on their way to place in the play-offs
■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............17pts Try: McNally 49 Penalties: Sheedy 13, 16; Lloyd 60, 80 Benetton ............. 8pts Try: Ruzza...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoSuper-sub Coombes turns match for Munster
■By SIMON THOMAS Munster ...........22pts Tries: Gleeson 39, Coombes 57, 64 Conversions: Butler 40, 65 Penalty: Butler 75 Dragons ............20pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoOspreys fail to land late winner
■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............ 24pts Tries: Ratti 23, Hopkins 33, Morse 38, Kasende 62 Conversions: Edwards 23, 38 Lions.................. 24pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoLeinster power pays in the end
■By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......23 Leinster ......... 34 LEINSTER maintained their strong momentum with victory over Connacht at a rain-soaked Dexcom...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoDouble top for Hiddleston
■By STEVE NOTHERS Gilbert again adding th Zebre ...............21 Glasgow ..........26 GREGOR Hiddleston put his Scotland Six Nations snub firmly behind...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoBulls fightback stuns Edinburgh
■By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh ......17 Bulls ................19 THE Bulls fought back to seal back-to-back away victories with sharp shooting from Springbok...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 months agoChampions Cup & Challenge Cup: Nine British teams make it through to Round of 16
Bath will host Saracens in the Champions Cup Round of 16, while Harlequins have earned a home tie against Sale Sharks...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTough win shakes as Barling’s goods are on display
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..73 Leicester L ......26 WINGER Jackson Barling claimed a hat-trick as high-fliers Rotherham Titans inflicted a...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTop-shelf Sale shift sloppy Clifton aside
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................57 Clifton .........................0 STYLISH SALE hit Clifton with nine tries, as their visitors faced a constant uphill...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoSedgley Park too good for Stortford
■By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park ........30 Bishop’s S ...............14 TWO SIDES at the wrong end of the table went head-to-head for...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoGulley follows a two-Dart finish in sharp final show
■By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ......41pts Tries: Jenkins 3, Oulton 47, Dart 55, 61; Gulley 78 Conversions: Jenkins 4, 48, 55,...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoJuddians see the full picture after Painter’s gloss
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............27 Tonbridge J ...........27 NEVER MORE than a converted score separated these two sides, as Freddie...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoClub see upside of stranger Dings
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............43 Dings Crusaders .... 7 BOLD BLACKHEATH’S seven-try slaughtering of Dings Crusaders was not without its blemishes,...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoAxel slashes Tykes with runs & poses!
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................34 Leeds Tykes ..........24 AXEL Kalling-Smith’s brought the mettle with a fabulous hat-trick to frontman Rams’ home...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoBirchall on Sale: Sitting back to relax isn’t really our cup of tea
■By BEN JAYCOCK Still going strong: Dan Birchall FOURTH at the halfway stage, seven points off top spot, and still to...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoBrankley hat-trick proves highlight for hosts
■ By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians.....37 Scunthorpe......26 HULL Ionians made hard work of it in the first half but led 19-7at...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoLate Hobson try wins it for Otley
■ By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................33 Darlington MP.......28 OTLEY secured their first league win against Darlington in what proved a tight game....
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoRodgers sticks the boot into his rivals
■ By GEORGE DAVIS Rossendale............ 17 Tynedale.................50 TYNEDALE cruised to a dominant win over Rossendale, making it five wins on the...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoBig Mac belief by savoured Davis and his boys!
■ By WILL JUDD Hot shot: Harry Oliver seals win for Macclesfield in the 78th minute and, right, Samuel Adu opens...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoDale have no answer to deadly in-form Tigers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....29 Wharfedale...............0 RAMPANT Sheffield Tigers turned on the style with a crushing five-try victory against Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoBrown tops the Bill for the victors
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham .............35 Hull............................24 BILLINGHAM produced a clinical attacking display to secure a deserved victory over Hull, with star...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoCallum helps Posa threat to the hosts
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G ................ 17 Sheffield .................54 SHEFFIELD kept their perfect record intact with a comfortable victory against Preston...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoStudents’ heart hits Chester in a spirited showing
■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........41 Chester..............12 EXETER UNIVERSITY recorded a convincing home victory over Chester, producing a composed performance to...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoScoring must get Borne for Priddey
■By HUW GRIFFIN Lymm........................24 Camborne................34 BEN PRIDDEY continued his fine try-scoring form, as his hat-trick helped his Camborne side to a...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoOld heads held up to hardened Reds
■ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Old Redcliffians.... 31 Redruth....................24 OLD REDCLIFFIANS notched their third home victory in four matches in a tight...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoTom Putts Titans in the green from tee!
■ By MIKE JAMOS Charge: Taunton’s Isaac Dalton and, below, referee signalling Taunton’s only try of the game scored very late...
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