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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoMillard: We knew we had to dig deep
Billy Millard said Harlequins knew they would have to dig deep to reach their first Champions Cup semi-final after travelling to...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSparkling Leinster get it right this time
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster............................. 40pts Tries: Lowe 16, 60; Gibson-Park 37, Baird 42, Sheehan 56 Conversions: Byrne 18, 38, 43 Penalties:...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoDoris: Croke will be massive
Leinster's victorious squad are looking forward to their ‘home” semi-final at the 82,000 capacity Croke Park, two miles across Dublin from...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSaints on rampage as Bulls fall apart
By GARY FITZGERALD Northampton Saints..... 59pts Tries: Ramm 10, 47; Lawes 15, Sleightholme 20, Mitchell 24, 67; Coles 40, Dingwall 50,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWe won’t stop until the final whistle -Yeandle
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Toulouse v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Ernest Wallon Triumph: Exeter celebrate victory against Bath in...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoEasy to spot the fairer competition
BRENDAN Gallagher reports on Leinster’s convincing win over Leicester Tigers in the European Champions Cup last 16. The Leinster side is...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoSix minutes wasted
TO increase ball-in-play time I suggest that if a a try is scored under the posts it be an automatic seven...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoLosers survive
WITH four games to go it looks like Newcastle might go down but, I forgot there is no relegation for losing...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoA one-point ‘try’
I KNOW the ball never goes in straight at scrum or lineout, there are forward passes galore and the jackal is...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe’re ready for big finish, says Millard
By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins face the toughest run-in of the Premiership’s top four contenders and director of rugby Billy Millard knows...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoExeter confirm swoop for Ealing’s Roots
Exeter Chiefs have confirmed the signing of Ealing Trailfinders prop Jimmy Roots, as revealed in The Rugby Paper last month. The...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoDawson predicts the battle at 10 will benefit England
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The Fin Smith–Marcus Smith fly-half debate was given a good airing when Matt...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRFU needs a sense of proportion
The RFU has always maintained that promotion-relegation is sacrosanct, even though the RFU Council agreed in February 2021 to a so-called...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoAnother barmy idea from the men in suits
The Ministry of Silly Walks was a Monty Python sketch which lampooned bureaucratic inefficiency. Rugby Union requires something similar to shame...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoSharks too strong for ordinary Edinburgh
By BRYN PALMER Sharks ...............36pts Tries: Am 16, J Venter 26, Mbonambi 55 Conversions: Masuku 17, 27, 56 Penalties: Masuku 48,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoOn-target Carreras makes no mistake
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester .........23pts Tries: Blake 30 Penalties: Carreras 6, 18, 34, 49, 60, 65 Ospreys............... 13pts Tries: Giles 13...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoMurphy promises new focus after Ulster are demolished by Clermont
By JOHN FALLON Clermont...........53pts Tries: Yato 18, 68, Sowakula 36, 60, Newsome 44, Simmons 64, Jurand 80 Conversions: Belleau 19, 37,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoCoach praises efforts in defence
GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington praised his side’s defensive effort. He said: “After missing so many tackles in our league...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoConnacht know they must rise to the occasion
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Benetton v Connacht Today. Kick-off 12.30pm CONNACHT know they will have to go up a gear to...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 years agoIreland get in mood for Twickenham showdown
By SAM JACKSON Ireland...............36pts Tries: Wafer 13, Higgins 19, Jones 25, Corrigan 41, Parsons 59 Conversions: O’Brien 15, 20, 26, 42...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 years agoRed card can’t stop England rampage
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland .............................. 0pts England............................. 46pts Tries: Cokayne 6, Dow 11, Kildunne 33, 64; Kabeya 43, Breach 51, 58;...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrance predict fierce battle
Preview France v Italy Today. 12.30pm LES Bleues have recorded wins over Ireland and Scotland to leave them second behind England...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury prop Mackenzie Carson
By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: British Columbia, Canada Date of birth: 24/06/98 Community club: Abbotsford RFC Red Roses debut: vs Scotland March...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoClassy Quins on Easy Street
Leicester .........19 Harlequins ......33 By LOUIS CHAPMAN-COOMBE Harlequins' first-half dominance saw them coast to a convincing victory over competition newcomers Leicester...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWebb looking to get Bears firing
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Bristol v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. Kick-off 3pm MEG Webb makes her first start of the season as Bristol...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoSaracens cement place in cup final
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ..........36pts Tries: Cleall 5, 19; Penalty 32, Kasolo 34, Gondwe 39, Clapp 43 Conversions: MacDougall 35, 39...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDeadeye Green has Lightning in Control
Sale ...................12 L’borough ........22 By DAVID WILSON Loughborough full-back Lia Green played a starring role and barely missed a kick as...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTime for props to take their share of the glory
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED OVERMATCHED teams usually find themselves facing the music without having to listen to any. It was different...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWe need Biarrtitz back to their best
SERGE Blanco, the finest full-back ever to grace the union game, spent his entire club career at Biarritz. So did the...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates keep Hartpury at bay to stay in the race
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury RFC ...25pts Tries: Barton 4, Penalty 44, Hunt 68 Conversions: Bazalgette 69 Penalties: Bazalgette 30, 72 Cornish...
