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Premiership
/ 2 years agoIt’s a tale of mixed emotions for Baxter
When Rob Baxter sits down to carry out his final assessment of this season, the Exeter director of rugby will look...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBig win but it’s not enough for Bears
By NICK POWELL Harlequins ....................... 28pts Tries: Cunningham-South 9, 52; Dombrandt 22, Northmore 47 Conversions: Smith 10, 23, 48, 53 Bristol...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPat’s proud as his boys stoop to conquer in record style
Pat Lam was pleased with his team’s efforts in a history-making win at The Stoop despite missing out on a place...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall: ‘They wanted it more’
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall admitted his side were ‘out enthused’ by Sale. He said: “That was a really disappointing...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFalcons’ misery but hosts restore pride
By PAUL REES Gloucester ....................... 54pts Tries: Mercer 10, Harris 18, C Atkinson 20, Thorley 31, Blake 42, May 48, Hearle...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMay: My focus is only on cup final
Jonny May made sure his final appearance at Kingsholm ended on a high and is relishing his last appearance for Gloucester...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoDiamond’s rough support loses sparkle
By NICK CAIN What makes this season even more of a travesty is that Steve Diamond, Newcastle’s consultant rugby director, who...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoCrusader Scott next in line for All Blacks
The All Black captaincy is vacant following Sam Cane’s decision to sign a three-year contract in Japan with Suntory Sungoliath. Cane,...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoTop flight losing its soul, and integrity
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK GLOUCESTER’S 90-0 capitulation to Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens last weekend reflected all that...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoWarriors ripped apart by 13 Lions
By BRYN PALMER Lions ................44 Glasgow.......... 21 Glasgow's hopes of a top-two finish suffered a major blow in Johannesburg as the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHigh-five as Cardiff seal first league win of 2024
By LUKE JARMYN Sharks .............. 14pts Tries: Appollis 24, Bosch 76 Conversions: Cronje 25, 77 Cardiff ..............34pts Tries: Lawrence 14, Donnell...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDeadly Davies does Italian job for the Scarlets
By LUKE JARMYN Zebre.................. 18pts Tries: Licata 3, Hasa 51 Conversions: Montemauri 4 Penalties: Montemauri 23, 27 Scarlets ............ 22pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoMunster make it eight in a row
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ....... 26 Munster........... 29 Munster head coach Graham Rowntree insists his side have the belief to repeat...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoIceman Cooney lands late killer blow for Ulster
By JIM SHORT Ulster ............... 23 Leinster........... 21 John Cooney was the hero when his last-minute penalty secured victory for Ulster...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoBulls book home play-offs spot after Benetton battering
Bulls .................56 Benetton......... 35 The Bulls booked a home tie in the play-offs with a nine-try demolition job at Loftus Versfeld....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLibbok books spot in play-offs
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........ 12 Stormers.......... 16 Connacht coach Pete Wilkins lamented his side’s failure to fire a shot in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBest I’ve felt for six years – Roux
By JON NEWCOMBE Quinn Roux is feeling in the best shape of his life but the former Ireland international admits it’ll...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcNally to leave Rec this summer
Bath lock Josh McNally is to leave the club at the end of the 2023-24 season after five years at The...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBlues coach role for Cruse
NORTHAMPTON hooker Tom Cruse will join the coaching team at Bedford when he retires at the end of the season. The...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo many coaches taking liberties in selection
It should not be difficult to distinguish between a Premiership rugby match and a game of county cricket: one, full of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoMako reinvented job of loosehead
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Eddie Jones coached Mako Vunipola during a brief spell in charge of Saracens, and coached him again...
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Features
/ 2 years ago‘We have to manage load’
PAUL REES EXAMINES THE FALLOUT FROM GLOUCESTER’S 90-0 HIDING BY NORTHAMPTON SAINTS George Skivington has had better weeks. He knew his...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCup final is genuine clash of the giants
By PAUL REES Nearly half of the Champions Cup finals have involved Toulouse or Leinster, the two most successful sides in...
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Features
/ 2 years agoDean seeks platform
Ross Heppenstall finds out what Dean Richards has been up to since stepping down as Newcastle Falcons boss for more success...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoA tribute to unlucky Rory…
On the charge: Exeter’s Rory O’Loughlin powers forward against Munster PICTURES: Getty Images Another week ends with another player forced to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoJust listen, Leighton had ability to be rugby star
PETER JACKSON - THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Upon his death last month at the age of 71, Leighton James...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoWales star Lake looking towards a brighter future
By SIMON THOMAS It’s been a difficult season for the game in Wales with the Test team suffering a Six Nations...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoSlade extends his stay at the Chiefs
ENGLAND centre Henry Slade has agreed a new contract with Exeter. The 31-year-old has won 62 caps for England and started...
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Premiership
/ 2 years ago‘Privilege to play in Jonny’s 10 jersey’
By LUKE JARMYN Achieving his boyhood dream of replicating the highs of Jonny Wilkinson in Newcastle’s No.10 shirt has led to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMaitland to call time in summer
Saracens wing Sean Maitland, 35, will retire from rugby at the end of the season. The 53-cap Scotland flyer, who represented...


















