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/ 2 years agoKieran Wilkinson, Newcastle Falcons to channel Jonny Wilkinson
Newcastle fans haven’t had much to smile about in recent years, but the sight of a Wilkinson at 10 will remind...
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/ 2 years agoDo nothing and another Prem team will collapse
THE game of rugby football in England hangs by a thread. The Rugby Football Union depends on the Premiership to provide...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoLETTER: RFU rewards failure in Premiership Cup
Following my previous letter on the subject, the RFU decision to bar Cambridge and Chinnor from the Premiership Cup now looks...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoIntense rivalry which never loses its edge
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK SOUTH Africa and New Zealand are never far away from being the top one...
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/ 2 years agoBen Youngs on way back as Leicester Tigers show class
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester .......... 31pts Tries: Liebenberg 17, 37; Clare 46, Bassett 68, Wand 80 Conversions: Volavola 17, 46, Whiteley...
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/ 2 years agoHarlequins turn it on in second-half points fest
By JAMES ORPIN Harlequins .......35pts Tries: David 41, White 57, Cleaves 63, Porter 65, 71 Conversions: Benson 41, 58, 63, 65,...
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Friendlies
/ 2 years agoLeinster make Saints pay for their errors
By Tom Vickers Northampton …26pts Tries: Ramm 4, Smith 41, Glister 57, Graham 67 Conversions: Savala 4, 41, 57 Leinster………… 54pts...
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/ 2 years agoBaxter has work to do after Scully scoots in to steal it
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................ 10pts Tries: Conversion: Bampoe-Brown 45 Hodge 46 Penalty: Hodge 17 Ospreys ............. 14pts Tries: Conbeer 20,...
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/ 2 years agoMyall swings win for Archers
By JACK RILEY Nottingham ...27 Ampthill .......... 21 LEICESTER Tigers loanee Charlie Myall scored two tries in the final 10 minutes...
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Friendlies
/ 2 years agoClassy Ealing give Bath plenty to think about
By Will Gupwell Bath ………………..28pts Tries: Coetzee 8, 42; de Glanville 15, Tuipulotu 80 Conversions: Bailey 9, 16, 43, 81 Ealing……………..36pts...
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/ 2 years agoSheedy has impact but Cardiff fail to impress
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............29pts Tries: Stephens 9, Thomas 40, Belcher 43, Martin 53, Hughes 78 Conversions: De Beer 40, Sheedy...
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/ 2 years agoSix-try Bears get in the mood for the big kick-off
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol................40pts Tries: Batley 7, Randall 10, Malins 21, Marmion 46, 72, Naulago 52 Conversions: MacGinty 8, 22, 46,...
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Friendlies
/ 2 years agoNayacalevu shows he’s going to be real deal
By Peter Murdock Sale Sharks ………………… 40pts Tries: Curry 2, Nayacalevu 8, 36; R du Preez 28, Quirke 60, Van Rhyn...
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/ 2 years agoOnyeama-Christie stars for Saracens
By DAN STOKES Bedford ............. 17pts Tries: Arthur 30, Frost 39, J Garside 42 Conversions: Matavesi 31 Saracens ......... 47pts Tries:...
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/ 2 years agoCarmarthen Q ..10 C Pirates ……..35
By IAN ROBSON WITH the Pirates gearing up for the new Championship season, many believed they may have held a little...
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/ 2 years agoAberavon …….21 Cambridge ….35
By ANDREW JACKSON CAMBRIDGE came away from Aberavon having finally found their try-scoring touch as Richie Williams’ side came out victorious...
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/ 2 years agoGloucester make the most of trip to Munster
By SAM JACKSON Munster ............19pts Tries: Coombes 6, Quinn 23, Oliver 47 Conversions: Burns 7, 48 Gloucester .......33pts Tries: Atkinson 7,...
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/ 2 years agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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/ 2 years agoIt’s time for Itoje to stand up and prove his worth
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Tough task: Maro Itoje will have to be at his best to lead...
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/ 2 years agoLousy law changes are killing the game
WORLD Rugby’s strategy to attract a new, younger, bigger audience to rugby union rests on a totally bankrupt plan currently being...
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Friendlies
/ 2 years agoSuper Holly shows why she’s No.1 for Mitchell
By Ben Jaycock England……………38pts Tries: M Packer 11, Breach 18, 49; Rowland 23, Talling 44, L Packer 66 Conversions: Aitchison 11,...
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/ 2 years agoSix-try Scotland too good for Wales
Scotland ........40 Wales...............14 SCOTLAND cruised to a six-try victory in Edinburgh to make it back-to-back wins over Wales in 2024. Wales...
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/ 2 years agoDREAMTEAM
MURRAY M cCALLUM, THE NEWCASTLE AND FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH AND WORCESTER PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH... 1....
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo much of a good thing can be overkill
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED "People might think it’s arrogant,” said Rian Oberholzer, the chief executive of the Springbok domain, just the...
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/ 2 years agoBaffled by alliances at ‘the Allianz’
THE word “succession” has taken on a different, darker hue since Brian Cox effed and blinded his way through four whole...
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/ 2 years agoPumas humble sorry Aussies
Argentina ......67 Australia.........25 AUSTRALIA looked to be cruising to victory leading 20-3 midway through the first half before the Pumas ripped...
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/ 2 years agoMarx on parade to make it four in a row
By Paul Rees South Africa ………………… 18pts Tries: Kolisi 48, Marx 73 Conversions: Pollard 49 Penalties: Pollard 31, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 54 New...
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/ 2 years agoWhen it really matters, Pollard gets the vote
Brendan Gallagher So in the week that we learnt a proper All Blacks tour of South Africa is likely in 2026,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime we stopped indulging the haka
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE is so much disingenuous hypocritical twaddle surrounding...
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/ 2 years agoI’d fear the worst for Wallabies and Pumas
SO what to make of New Zealand’s proposed tour of South Africa in 2026, in fact it’s more than just a...
