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/ 2 years agoLawrence ready for All Black challenge
By ADAM HATHAWAY OLLIE Lawrence revealed England’s current tour of Japan and New Zealand is the perfect tonic for his Premiership...
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/ 2 years agoBurke keen to step out of Farrell’s shadow at Sarries
By GARY FITZGERALD Star: Fergus Burke in action for the Crusaders SLIPPING into the boots of a departed club and England...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoStylish Smith passes audition at No 10
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Japan Japan.................................. 17pts Tries: Nezuka 66, Tua 69 Conversions: Matsuda 67, 70 Penalties: Seungsin-Lee 2 England ................................
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoBorthwick’s England are on the right track
PAUL REES EDDIE Jones praised Japan’s improvement in the set-pieces, and a 100 per cent record tended to back him up....
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoClassy May enjoys his day in the sun
By PAUL REES Fiji ...................... 32pts Tries: Momo 22, 26, 54, Valetini 61 Conversions: Muntz 23, 27, Valetini 62 Penalties: Muntz...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoWales show spirit but Springboks just have too much in reserve
■By ROGER PANTING Wales.................................. 13pts Tries: Lake 30 Conversions: Costelow 30 Penalties: Costelow 7, 34 South Africa .....................41pts Tries: Kriel 3,...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoGatland: I saw lots of positives out there
WELSH head coach Warren Gatland was still upbeat about his side’s performance after their defeat to the current wold champions. Wales...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoLake gives body and soul to lift Wales
PETER JACKSON Powerhouse: Dewi Lake, left, bursts over for Wales and Mason Grady, right PICTURES: Getty Images THE sixth best team...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWhy less might not be more for stars
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED MARTIN Johnson spent a rugby eternity perfecting his survival skills in the engine room of the scrum...
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/ 2 years agoMercer merited a place on tour
ZACH Mercer did not return to England with the intention of not playing for England, any more than this columnist expected...
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/ 2 years agoSensational Warriors hold on to defy Bulls
By LUKE JARMYN Bulls .................................... 16pts Glasgow Warriors .......... 21pts Tries: Van Staden 24 Conversions: Goosen 25 Penalties: Goosen 1, 14,...
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/ 2 years agoSmith: I’ll celebrate with a whisky
GLASGOW head coach and ex-Bulls playmaker Franco Smith stated he wouldn’t renegade on his “promise to have a cigar and a...
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/ 2 years agoSing is on song for a double triumph
■By MARK STEVENS Gloucester-Hartpury.... 36pts Bristol Bears ................... 24pts Tries: Hunt 25, Hendy 54, Sing 58, Venner 62, Jones 68 Conversions:...
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/ 2 years agoThis will be tricky to take – Ward
BRISTOL Bears head coach Dave Ward refused to be too downbeat despite seeing his side’s slip to defeat in their first-ever...
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/ 2 years agoClarke on rampage as Blues take gold
By LUKE JARMYN Blues...................................41pts Chiefs .................................10pts Tries: A Ioane 12, Clarke 21, 50, 61, Lam 72 Conversions: Plummer 13, 22, 51,...
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/ 2 years agoDREAM TEAM
NATHAN BONNER-EVANS, THE FORMER WALES A, NEATH, SWANSEA, OSPREYS, SALE SHARKS AND LONDON WELSH BACK-ROW FORWARD, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV FROM...
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/ 2 years agoEtzebeth puts it on the line
PETER JACKSON Rising high: Peter O’Mahony, left, competes at the lineout with Eben Etzebeth PICTURE: Getty Images EBEN Etzebeth has never...
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/ 2 years agoSpongeBob glad of his place in the Oldies XV
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW TWENTY years ago this very week on the banks of the Clyde, New...
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/ 2 years agoWhen two tribes go to war
PAUL REES SAYS IRELAND’S TWO-TEST SHOWDOWN IN SOUTH AFRICA WILL BE THE REAL THINGAND NOT A FUND-RAISER THE pick of the...
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/ 2 years agoI was offered a NFL trial but it was too big a risk
MY LIFEIN RUGBY IAN DAVEY THE FORMER BATH, BEDFORD, EL SALVADOR AND PERTEMPS BEES WINGER WHEN I was 16, in my...
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/ 2 years agoFive-day schedule will not be easy
OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U2O SECOND ROW AS A team, we’ve come off a big high of winning the Six Nations, so...
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/ 2 years agoFantastic four-timer the aim for French
FRANCE Three-time reigning champions France will be hoping to do what only New Zealand have done before and win four U20s...
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/ 2 years agoThe Baby Blacks eye return to top form
NEW ZEALAND Fresh from winning the inaugural Rugby Championship U20 tournament, six-time winners New Zealand will be desperate to make up...
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/ 2 years agoSpanish relishing their dream debut
SPAIN This year’s newcomers are Spain but the Lions face a tough task in their first-ever World Championship. Spain qualified last...
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/ 2 years agoWoodman back to fire up Wales
U20S WORLD CUP POOL A WALES By BEN JAYCOCK Wales are thankful they can call upon the services of captain Ryan...
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/ 2 years agoWallaby juniors set sights on a maiden win
AUSTRALIA Australia head coach Nathan Grey has named six fresh faces in his squad to contest the World Championship. The Junior...
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/ 2 years agoBullish Irish plan to go one better
U20S WORLD CUP POOL B IRELAND By BEN JAYCOCK New Ireland head coach Willie Faloon has continued with Munster’s Evan O’Connell...
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/ 2 years agoGeorgia to build on England victory
GEORGIA Georgia will be full of confidence going into the tournament following their big win over England this month. The Junior...
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/ 2 years agoYouthful Italians keen on fresh start
ITALY Italy go into this year’s edition under a new head coach in Roberto Santamaria who has picked 17 forwards and...
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/ 2 years agoBoks bid to improve on bronze finish in ’23
SOUTH AFRICA Captain Zachary Porthen will lead tournament hosts South Africa into battle and is one of five players who will...
