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English Championship
/ 4 years agoChampionship ‘deserves own TV show’
By LUKE JARMYN BEDFORD Blues skipper Richard Lane believes this year’s Championship promotion battle is one of the tightest in years...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTaylor warns of booze danger
By PETER JACKSON WALES icon John Taylor has warned the WRU about the dangers of a ‘serious accident’ at the Principality...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTigers back row Wiese banned for two games
LEICESTER Tigers back row Jasper Wiese has been banned for two matches after getting three yellow cards this season. The South...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBreach makes scoring return
Quins Women ....29 Wasps Women ....5 JESS Breach scored on her return from a broken back as Harlequins stormed into second...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSuper-charged Amps start the year in style
By ZAK CARR Ampthill ............36pts Tries: Ryan 23, Sharp 35, Dawkins 46, Dickinson 60, Crean 70 Conversions: Bennett 24, 47, 61,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIt is a bird, is it a plane? No it’s Liam on the field
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Rare sighting: Liam Williams playing for Scarlets yesterday PICTURE: Huw Evans Two years...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHero Hogg has final say as Chiefs get back on song
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................19pts Tries: O’Flaherty 13, Hill 31, Hogg 75 Conversions: J Simmonds 14, 76 Bristol ................13pts Tries: Purdy...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoKnights charge top with Boxing Day bonus
BOXING DAY WRAP By BEN JAYCOCK DONCASTER went top of the Championship after a 39-19 win over London Scottish on Boxing...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThis celestial Lions match would be too close to call
PETER JACKSON THE game they play in heaven can rarely have been more competitive than it is at the dawning of...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDiscipline will be key for Falcons to keep danger man Ford at bay
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester v Newcastle Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road In swing: Brett Connon JUST as Newcastle United had...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHartpury primed for revenge mission
Preview Hartpury v Nottingham Today, Kick-off 2.30pm HARTPURY take on Nottingham in today’s only Championship match after yet another round has...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBig-hearted Rees risked ruin for his doctor pals
PETER JACKSON FEW players could possibly have been more revered over the course of their lives than Brian Rees, from the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIt’s great start to New Year – Hogg
STUART HOGG was delighted to celebrate his decision to stay at Exeter with a man-ofthe match performance. “The smile on my...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoConnacht come out on top in feisty Irish derby
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........10pts Tries: Aki 58 Conversions: Fitzgerald 59 Penalties: Carty 15 Munster ..............8pts Tries: Conway 23 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHastings eyes big finish after patient start
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Gloucester v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm Settled: Adam Hastings ADAM Hastings has noticed a difference since...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSorry, this sleeping dog needs to be wide awake
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IT is tempting to support Alex Sanderson’s view that another salary cap scandal...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMcNicholl double downs Ospreys
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............22pts Tries: Davies 9, S Evans 52, McNicholl 65, 77 Conversions: Jones 10 Ospreys ..............19pts Tries: Webb...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWage cap minefield needs a clean slate
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At the end of the year, it’s a time to look back...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMore may follow Watson out in big Bath shake-up
By NEIL FISSLER ANTHONY Watson might not be the only big name leaving Premiership basement dwellers Bath when their contract runs...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEddie finds the C-word is big help for England
NICK CAIN THE biggest improvement in Eddie Jones‘ management of the England squad has been his recognition that competition for places,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRyan hopes derby integrity remains
DRAGONS director of rugby Dean Ryan hopes the “integrity of derby games will remain” as league organisers face the challenge of...
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Features
/ 4 years agoI’m learning new things every day, I love it here
PAUL REES talks to Stuart Hogg about how life in Devon is growing his game Stuart Hogg was voted the best...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSale’s mean machine cranks into top gear
By GARY FITZGERALD Sale ....................26pts Tries: J-L du Preez 12, Yarde 17, Van Rensburg 29, Curry 42 Conversions: McGinty 13, 30,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJumbo-sized Joe is ready for take-off to scrum stardom
NICK CAIN TALKS TO THE NEW TIGHTHEAD ON THE ENGLAND BLOCK, LEICESTER TIGERS’ JOE HEYES Making his mark: Joe Heyes on...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoA poker face, but Boyd can cut loose!
By PAUL REES AS Northampton blew an early 21-7 lead against Harlequins at Twickenham last week, returning home without even a...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIsiekwe aims to upset his Saints fans
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... Northampton Saints v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens NICK Isiekwe relishes his return to Franklin’s Gardens...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoVesty: We can’t afford to give away more cheap tries
By PAUL REES Exciting: Alex Mitchell IT is eight years since Northampton defeated Saracens in a Premiership match at Franklin’s Gardens...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoImproving Irish aim to stay the course
By GARY FITZGERALD Looking up: London Irish scrum-half Nick Phipps is hungry for trophies PICTURES: Getty Images Boxing Day blip: Ali...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSteward can succeed where Billy Whizz failed
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Famous try: Jason Robinson celebrates his try for the Lions against the Wallabies at the Gabba in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHatley yet to discuss what new role will be
NEAL Hatley is focused on ending Bath’s poor start to the season rather than his own future after the appointment of...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNew Covid rules test powers of persuasion
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN After much of the second round of European competition was called off before Christmas because of Covid-...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Bath players have to be accountable’
By PAUL REES Eager for a long run: Ruaridh McConnochie has missed most of the season with injury PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWorcester young guns prove they can step up
By BEN JAYCOCK Worcester ........27pts Tries: Clegg 28, Owen 40, Johnson 49, Holsey 68 Conversions: Searle 50, 69 Penalties: Searle 80...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoA mop-top Gower rises from the past
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Star turn: King’s 1974-75 with David Gower fourth...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoMarquee players are licence to bend cap
CHRIS HEWETT LEAVING aside Chris Whitty’s festive slideshows – ho ho ho – is there anything less amusing on the planet...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIrish are my favourites but it’s so tough to call
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Impressive: Ireland dominated the All Blacks in November PICTURE: Getty Images In 34 days’ time...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoSanderson’s right – this sleeping dog should be left
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ALEX Sanderson is a straight shooter so it was striking to hear his plea to ‘let sleeping...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHarris scores two as Gloucester take derby spoils
Bath ....................20pts Tries: Spencer 50, Fox 80+1 Conversions: Bailey 51, 83 Penalties: Bailey 3, 25 Gloucester ........40pts Tries: Penalty 20, Harris...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoThe young Jonah was majestic…and terrifying
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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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSaracens run riot in hot pursuit of leaders
Saracens ..........61pts Tries: Lewington 5, 38; B Vunipola 11, 52; Goode 14, Tompkins 21, Isiekwe 29, Earl 47, Malins 61 Conversions:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoPoets, writers war heroes, all the King’s men
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools KING’S Canterbury, save for brief periods in their sporting history, can’t...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAnthony Watson set to leave Bath
England star Anthony Watson will leave struggling Bath when his contract finishes at the end of the 2021/22 season, according to...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears preview: Record crowd for South West derby
A sold-out record-breaking crowd at Sandy Park will play host to Exeter Chiefs‘ encounter with Bristol Bears on New Year’s Day...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks v Wasps Preview: Sharks captain Ross returns
Captain Jono Ross returns to the side as Sale Sharks host Wasps at the AJ Bell Stadium in Saturday’s New Year’s...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoNew Years Day Championship Preview
Ampthill v London Scottish is the lone game to survive this New Years Day. Covid-19 infection rates continue to wreak havoc...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers investigated over historical image rights allegations
Premiership Rugby are investigating allegations against Leicester Tigers regarding historical image rights payments. On Sunday,The Rugby Paper’s Neil Fissler broke news...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps 38-30 London Irish: Wasps beat Exiles in Boxing Day high scoring thriller
A clinical Wasps attack helped them beat London Irish 38-30 in an entertaining Premiership match. Two early tries helped Wasps build...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester win with ease at Bath
Gloucester moved into the top three with a six-try victory over West Country rivals Bath. A penalty try gave Gloucester the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoUnstoppable Leicester score last gasp try at Bristol
Leicester scored an 84th-minute try with 14 men to win at Bristol and make it 10 wins from 10 Premiership matches....
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