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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoBack: Ireland are there to be shot at
By GARY FITZGERALD Andy Farrell and his Ireland stars head into a vital autumn campaign on top of the world –...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSkivington: Players will have to take big pay cuts
By TOM BRADSHAW The “brutal reality” of Worcester entering administration will be big-name players having to take massive pay cuts at...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam: Attacks are taking us by storm
By TOM BRADSHAW Leaders of the pack: Saracens, in action against Gloucester, are showing us how to attack, says Pat Lam...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoManu the barista has Beaumont bouncing
By JON NEWCOMBE Sale Sharks’ Josh Beaumont is full of beans again thanks to the coffee-making skills of rehab partner Manu...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMaddock urges Bath to find the space to play
Joe Maddock was instrumental in helping Bath to their last piece of silverware – and the club’s new attack coach wants...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoWrite All Blacks off at your peril, warns Pollard
By PAUL REES Handre Pollard says that anyone writing off New Zealand for next year’s World Cup after their struggles this...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoWe need a sustainable model to save the game
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Worcester's situation is very sad for everyone involved in the club, and to most...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoI feel I’ve got an extra suit of armour, says Snowsill
By ROB COLE Key figure: Elinor Snowsill About 18 months ago Elinor Snowsill was told by one of her then Welsh...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDazzling Daly the star for Saracens
By ADAM HATHAWAY Saracens ..........51pts Tries: Lozowski 14, Earl 22, Malins 30, Van Zyl 38, Daly 60, McFarland 68, Maitland 79...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe were blown away, admits Leicester chief Borthwick
Steve Borthwick, the Leicester head coach, admitted his side had been blown away by Saracens and his old club were still...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoChiefs cut down as Sale get into groove
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale Sharks......28pts Tries: B Curry 36, van der Merwe 46, Carpenter 68 Conversions: R du Preez 37, 47...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoAll the work pays off for Joe
Sale’s Director of Rugby Alex Sanderson said: “Joe Carpenter was brilliant today. We have seen all those skills and talent in...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHat-trick duo prove too quick for Bath
■By ROGER PANTING London Irish ....47pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 4, 28, 39 Loader 15, 23, 55 Jackson 80 Conversions: Jackson 4, 15,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGraan: Simply not good enough
Bath's head coach, Johann Van Graan said after his side’s fourth consecutive Premiership defeat: “It's another loss so I'm not proud...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoNewcastle too good for shambolic Bears
By NICK POWELL Newcastle ........30pts Tries: Carreras 17, 80+4; Collett 22, McGuigan 31 Conversions: Schoeman 33, 80+6 Penalties: Schoeman 64, 77...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam: We made far too many mistakes
Pat Lam was struggling to hide his disappointment in his own side’s performance after their nightmare at Kingston Park. Lam said:...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoAmnesia in rugby’s corridors of power
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Then there were 12. Less than a month into the new season, the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDingwall expects a points fest with Quins
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Northampton Sunday October 2. Kick-off 3pm, The Stoop THE trend of high scoring matches in...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoCole shows us how to survive life at the front
CHRIS HEWETT Welcome to the age of the anti-scrum. We wait whole half-hours for a set-piece only to find none coming...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoEasson goes for even split of Scottish first-timers
By BEN JAYCOCK Skipper: Rachel Malcolm again captains Scotland Scotland are playing in their first World Cup in 12 years and...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoLionesses have inspired us to live the moment says Middleton
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND A year later than advertised, the 2021 Women’s World Cup gets underway in New Zealand next weekend...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoAll-rounder Brown has set her sights on the top prize
By ADAM HATHAWAY Versatile: Shaunagh Brown is used to the big stage SHAUNAGH Brown has packed plenty into her first 32...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoNo stone is unturned for Welsh coach Cunningham
By BEN JAYCOCK Influence: Siwan Lillicrap leads the Welsh charge Head coach Ioan Cunningham believes this Wales team head into the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHeartache for Dragons as Sharks fight back
By TIM LEWIS Dragons ............19pts Tries: Dee 46 Conversions: Reed 47 Penalties: Reed 11, 14, 27, 40 Sharks ..............20pts Tries: Williams...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoOspreys take it as Giles puts on a show
By ROB COLE Ospreys ............32pts Tries: Giles 29, 49, North 72, Morgan-Williams 78 Conversions: Anscombe 30, Walsh 50, 78 Penalties: Anscombe...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoHalfpenny and Owens can’t stop Benetton
By STEFFAN THOMAS Benetton ..........34pts Tries: Albornoz 29, Padovani 57, Menoncello 76 Conversions: Albornoz 31, Smyth 58, 80 Penalties: Albornoz 5,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoChamps leave it late for flurry
By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ........34 Edinburgh ......18 The Stormers were forced to call on their champion qualities before they beat down...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFirst win in Rowntree’s rule
By PHILLIP SMITH Munster ................21 Zebre ........................5 Munster captain Peter O’Mahony said the win was all that mattered as they finally...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoConnacht stay pointless
By JOHN FALLON Bulls ......................28 Connacht ..............14 Connacht captain Jarrad Butler lamented another error-strewn performance as they fell to their third...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoUlster’s reign ends in the rain
By KEVIN FALLON Ulster ....................13 Leinster ................20 Leinster may face some upheaval next summer following the confirmation earlier in the week...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDetermined Lions pounce on foolish Cardiff errors
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................18pts Tries: Botham 37, Lewis-Hughes 67 Conversions: Evans 37 Penalties: Evans 9, 25 Lions ..................31pts Tries: Penalty...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWray: I don’t want to leave Saracens
By GARY FITZGERALD One-club man: Jackson Wray wants to finish his career at Saracens PICTURES: Getty Images Jackson Wray has set...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHow losing a finger didn’t stop Bennett
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At the last count, Alexander Zverev’s tennis earnings had topped $32 million, enough...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoJones will be looking for instant impact
Quite how the US Navy SEALS’ mission to obliterate Osama Bin Laden can be related to the green fields of France...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoRaynal is my referee of the year
By Peter Jackson Mathieu Raynal ought by now to have turned the Referee of the Year award into a foregone conclusion....
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPirates are all at sea as Reds obtain gritty victory
By TIM PRYOR Jersey Reds..... 21pts Tries: Penalty try 34, 40, 73 C Pirates............ 10pts Tries: Andrew 45, Penny 54 A...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoNottingham stun Knights with Boden giving credit
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham.....30pts Tries: Olowofela 15, 33, Graham 21, 39 Conversions: Hollingsworth 21, 33 Penalties: Hollingsworth 7, Bunting 76 Doncaster............
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoQuality of Holmes is too much for Cov!
By PAUL SMITH Coventry.............................. 5pts Tries: Nayalo 50 Ealing Trailfinders....... ...50pts Tries: Bodilly 4, Holmes 13, 43, Bird-Tulloch 23, Willis 31,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAmpthill cut loose to banish the Exiles
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill.............59pts Tries: Montgomery 4, Cambriani 6, 10, Ryan 33, Gallagher 38, White 50, Beckett 65, Finlay 77, Rankin...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRavers are left feeling the Blues after Bedford rout
By ALEX WILKINSON Bedford.............52pts Tries: Adamson 2, 18, Tapley 10, Taylor 26, Grayson 31, Garside 35, 41, Day 57 Conversions: Maisey...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRichmond’s comeback has Hartpury disbelieving
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond.......... 19pts Tries: Litchfield 31, Watson 71, Bright 74 Conversions: Johnston 32, 72 Hartpury Uni..... 15pts Tries: Smith...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoWhy a global season could help manage game’s woes
Paul Rees looks at England’s training camp squad and asks why the professional game is not working The Premiership has never...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoIt’s a new generation of Welsh coaches
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Home-grown coaches have always been a big topic of debate in Wales. It could be...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTournament brimming with standout moments
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT was after round two from memory that...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSam’s the man for victorious Moseley
By DAVID LAWRENCE Moseley........... 43 Hull.....................26 SUPERCHARGED Sam Pointon claimed a hattrick as Moseley took the spoils in this enthralling clash...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoIn-form Cambridge end top Sale start
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge..............32 Sale FC..................... 19 CAMBRIDGE ended Sale’s unbeaten record – and extended their own – in a superb...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoDavies denies late winner for Chinnor
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes...........2 7 Chinnor.....................24 LEEDS Tykes put in a gutsy performance to make it back-to-back league wins with...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSmith secures last-gasp win in thrilling encounter
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park....33pts Tries: Marfo 3, Walker 10, Spencer 23, Penalty try 49, Smith 80 Conversions: Holland 4, 11,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHarry the hero as Albion savour home success
By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A.............45 Esher.........................29 Harry Wilkinson who scored four tries, all from close range but all that needed finishing....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCole stokes top triumph for Rams
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams.........................40 Darlington MP....... 15 RAMS maintained their perfect start to the season with a comfortable home success against...
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