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Columnists
/ 3 years agoWorld Rugby should jump start on MND
Cheered home: Ed Slater completes his 350-mile cycle challenge this week COLIN BOAG I wanted to avoid mentioning concussions this week,...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIt’s time we introduced brain injury passports
KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Floored: Wales tighthead Tomas Francis, right, is knocked out in Six Nations Rugby Union has been...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoAt last! All Blacks snatch it in thriller
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER South Africa....23pts Tries: Am 37, Mapimpi 59 Conversions: Pollard 38, 60 Penalties: Pollard 42, 46, 68 New Zealand....35pts...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoI don’t know about the future but I’ll enjoy tonight – Foster
New Zealand skipper Sam Cane fired a warning to their rivals to never doubt the character of his All Blacks side...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoPumas go top with their record win over Australia
By BEN JAYCOCK Argentina ........48pts Tries: Imhoff 2, Gallo 6, 64; De la Fuente 24, Gonzalez 31, Boffelli 78, Albornoz 80+2...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWasps chief denies administration fears
Premiership clubs were phoning the agents of some of Wasps’ top talent this week amid rumours that the club had filed...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoJones blaming others for his own failings
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Eddie Jones pressed the class-war button this week with a blanket criticism of...
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/ 3 years agoWe need the figures on schools
NICK CAIN Before the 2015 World Cup, when most aspects of English rugby union looked rosy, the RFU launched a scheme...
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/ 3 years agoBest packs dominate
NICK CAIN The pick of the forwards on show over the course of the season has underlined the primacy of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoStortford show they are a class above
■ By DAVID HAIGH Canterbury ....21 Bishop’s S ......38 BISHOP Stortford’s pace and accuracy proved key as they kick started their...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoExeter Uni…………..36 Plymouth …………..42
■ By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO IT was Plymouth Albion who came out on top in a 12-try thriller against Exeter University at...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBroadstreet …………5 North Walsham….45
■ By SIMON SKENE NORTH Walsham began their pre-season campaign with a dominant away victory over a toothless Broadstreet. Broadstreet asserted...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRochford H …………10 Tring……………………17
■ By BEN JAMES TRING began their preseason fixtures with a hard-earned victory over East Anglian rivals Rochford Hundred in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRichmond too strong in battle of old foes
■ By DARA KANE Blackheath ......12pts Richmond ........45pts CHAMPIONSHIP side Richmond scored nine tries as they eased past London rivals Blackheath...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWilson stars as Clifton show their ruthless streak
■ By MICK NICHOLSON Clifton ..................38 Taunton ................19 NATIONAL 2 West side Clifton made a victorious start to their pre-season campaign...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRGC get past tier two new boys Caldy
■ By JORDAN WILLIS Caldy ................21 RGC....................36 CALDY’S first preseason outing as a newly promoted Championship side ended in defeat at...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTynedale…………….21 Luctonians …………29
■ By BRIAN TILLEY THE long trip from Hereford proved worthwhile for Luctonians as they outgunned Tynedale in a pre-season encounter...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoThompson’s late intercept swings it Merthyr’s way
■ By SAMUEL JACOBS Coventry................29 Merthyr ..................36 GARETH Thompson scored a 77th minute interception winner as Welsh Premiership side Merthyr secured...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoHenley ………………….0 Camberley …………14
■ By NIGEL DUDDING CAMBERLEY kicked off their preseason campaign with an emphatic victory over National 2 East side Henley courtesy...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBlood & Sand prove too good for rivals
■ By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge......37 Bury St Eds ....21 CAMBRIDGE served notice that they’ll be looking to improve upon last season’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPRE-SEASON FIXTURES
August 18 Caldy v Birkenhead Park Biarritz v Ealing Trailfinders (8pm) Cinderford v Matson (7.30pm) August 19 Caldy v Sale Sharks...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFoster-Smith’s intercept seals cross-border win
■ By PETER RILEY Dings......................33 Newport................40 WELSH Premiership side Newport secured an away victory over National Two West’s Dings Crusaders courtesy...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSuperior fitness tells as Park cruise home
■ By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ......84 Worthing ..............33 ROSSLYN Park’s preseason opener against Worthing delivered on all fronts with the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFylde’s potent attack clicks to bring up half ton
■ By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................50 Blackburn ............29 FYLDE ramped up their pre-season preparations with a comfortable win over Blackburn. The home...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoHooper deserves support from us all
CHRIS HEWETT We are not sure how many of the New Zealand starting line-up actually read the anonymous fax sent to...
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Features
/ 3 years agoEddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’
Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoIkey fights to save life of his only daughter
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In his line of duty for Wales and the Lions, Ian ‘Ikey’ Stephens...
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/ 3 years agoSullivan, the soccer player …
PETER JACKSON THIS column’s plaintive cry for the city 0 Cardiff to recognise Jim Sullivan has prompted admirers to delve into...
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/ 3 years agoOne day,two defeats for All Blacks
PETER JACKSON THAT New Zealand once lost six international matches in a row is a fact but there is more to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTalent everywhere you look in URC
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the United Rugby Championship season fast approaching I’ve been having a good look at...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoOmanyala enjoys golden finale after leaving Sevens
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Triumph: Ferdinand Omanyala celebrates after winning the gold...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoTake time to polish leaders, Eddie
RUGBY MATTERS I HAVE absolutely no problem with Eddie Jones having his less than complementary say on the influence of our...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoWe need to get more alternative opportunities
Former Hartpury College DoR Alan Martinovic joins the debate EDDIE Jones has had opprobrium heaped on him after his claims that...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoEdgerley to run for friend’s cancer charity
NEWS EXTRA FORMER England Sevens star Sam Edgerley is set to run 100 miles in 24 hours down the Thames Path...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTonita connects with his new ‘Taswegian’ friends
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 3 years agoPrivate schools vital to the survival of the game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EDDIE Jones drew a sharp rebuke from the RFU following his comments...
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Features
/ 3 years agoTide has turned on overseas galacticos
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IT is a truth long universally accepted that the Top 14 is a pension-liner for big-name overseas...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRennie rings changes as O’Connor comes in
Test match veteran James O’Connor features in a much-changed Australian line-up as they prepare for their second match against Argentina in...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoExperienced Imhoff in as Pumas re-shuffle backline
Experienced winger Juan Imhoff is one of four players to come in for Argentina, as they look to bounce back from...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFoster makes four changes for must-win game against Springboks
Ian Foster has made four changes to his All Black starting XV, as he prepares his team for a match which...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years ago‘University of Worcester Warriors’ announced as new club name for 2022/23 season
Worcester Warriors Women have become the third club in the Allianz Premier 15s to form a partnership with a university, with...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoIRFU follows RFU into ban on transgender women
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have become the latest governing body to ban transgender women from playing women’s rugby at...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoDMP Durham Sharks’ Crowdfunder passes halfway mark
Darlington Mowden Park Durham Sharks‘ (DMP Sharks) Crowdfunder has passed 50% of its target, as their bid to stay in the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSouth Africa make five changes for second match against All Blacks
South Africa have changed a third of their starting team for this Saturday’s second match up against New Zealand, as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCharlie Matthews returns to increase Quins’ lock options
Harlequins have looked to a former player to fill in one of their gaps at second row, as Charlie Matthews returns...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFalcons preparing to relive the glory days
By PAUL REES The Premiership celebrates its 25th birthday later this month and the inaugural champions, Newcastle, are so determined to...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoShortfall in funding may force Sharks to pull out
By BEN JAYCOCK Premier 15s side DMP Durham Sharks are in danger of having to pull out of next season’s competition...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLoader out to put his injury woe behind him
By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Loader is hoping to put last season’s injury-ridden season behind him and help London Irish make a...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWilliams: Some people may think I’m crazy but switch to Scarlets feels right
By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Williams is comfortable he has made the right decision leaving the Wales coaching team and is confident...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMarines help O’Loughlin get in shape for Exeter
By PAUL REES When Rory O’Loughlin met Exeter’s director of rugby Rob Baxter earlier this year to discuss moving from Leinster...
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