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/ 5 years agoTom Wood expects reaction after disappointing Saints season
VETERAN flanker Tom Wood says tough times at Northampton can get the Saints marching in again like they did in the...
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/ 5 years agoChris Pennell deserved send-off | Peter Jackson
SET against the Covid cruelty suffered by untold millions on a global scale, Gloucester’s inability to fulfill their fixture at Worcester...
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/ 5 years agoEddie calls back as Josh Bassett hits 150 for Wasps
JOSH BASSETT is set to become the oldest England winger to make his Test debut for 70 years after getting a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWayne’s got a way to put Wales out in front | Shane Williams
IN the northern hemisphere we have always been one or two steps behind teams in the south. That’s just a fact...
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/ 5 years agoWhirlwind year for ex-Quin Harry Barlow, now starting anew with the Free Jacks
HARRY Barlow thought his rugby career was over last season following his release from Harlequins, with the country in lockdown. So...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoEuropean Boks have inside gen on the Lions | Chris Hewett
Modern Springbok coaches fall into two camps: far-sighted progressives like Kitch Christie, Jake White and Rassie Erasmus – people who...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWasps 31-38 Leicester: Wasps pay for their spirit of adventure
LEICESTER outstayed Wasps in an all-action finale to clinch a European Champions Cup place next season and reward Steve Borthwick’s squad...
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/ 5 years agoHarry Wells is the epitome of Borthwick’s new Tigers
HARRY Wells has enjoyed his breakthrough season at the age of 27, an almost ever-present in an improving Leicester side the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Malakai Fekitoa sprinkles his stardust on Monaco
WHAT with Covid doing its worst for the last 15 months or so, Sevens has rather disappeared off the radar with...
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/ 5 years agoWe learned a lot from Ricoh thrashing says Borthwick
BOSS Lee Blackett praised Wasps for how they had “scrapped and worked” to salvage their season. After reaching the Premiership final...
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/ 5 years agoCuthbert: Winners’ medal would ease pain of last season
ALEX Cuthbert would love nothing more than to leave Exeter Chiefs this summer with a Premiership winner’s medal safely tucked into...
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/ 5 years agoRhys Webb counts cost of that Toulon pay-day | Peter Jackson
At the end of the last Lions tour when the entire cast posed for a team photograph, Rhys Webb appeared to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoInspirational Bentos puts Lions on road to glory
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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/ 5 years agoBath 30-24 Northampton: Bath stars take final curtain in real style
RHYS Priestland delivered his parting gift to Bath by inspiring the victory which ensures European Champions Cup rugby at...
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/ 5 years agoExeter 20-19 Sale: 14-man Chiefs secure semi-final advantage
EXETER booked their sixth Premiership home play-off on the trot but the reigning champions had to dig deep against a Sale...
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Columnists
/ 5 years ago‘Little fellow’ Bleddyn gets giant farewell from Tigers | Peter Jackson
THEY sat alone with their memories in Leicester Cathedral as the St Anne’s church choir brought Cwm Rhondda to a crescendo,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones interview: England captain’s role for ‘other’ Curry?
EVER since Eddie Jones became England head coach the question of leadership among the country’s elite players – or the lack...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoMount are on the climb again under Campbell
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE influence of the big rugby playing Catholic schools in England...
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/ 5 years agoThat was such a buzz says happy Tom de Glanville
FULL-BACK Tom de Glanville, delighted to give Bath’s departing contingent a winning farewell, said: “It was a big emotional feeling and...
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/ 5 years agoSanderson: We ‘had the game but blew it’
SALE director of rugby Alex Sanderson was accentuating the positives despite insisting his side blew the chance of winning at Sandy...
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/ 5 years agoBig Joe Cokanasiga must seize his England chance this time | Jeremy Guscott
JOE Cokanasiga on top form is quite simply a lethal rugby player. That is why it is so good to see...
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/ 5 years agoBeware social media blunders, England told
WHEN the newly minted England squad gathers tomorrow for a five-day training camp ahead of the summer internationals, players will be...
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/ 5 years agoWorcester legend Chris Pennell to depart after 14 seasons
The 34-year-old will be 'exploring other opportunities' once his contract expires at the end of the month at Sixways
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/ 5 years agoEddie Jones names England squad for summer training camp
The England head coach has included 21 uncapped players in his 34-player squad for the summer Tests
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoJames Stokes driven by imposter syndrome at London Irish
The ex-Nottingham and Coventry back didn't feel worthy of being in the Premiership when he first joined the Exiles, but that...
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/ 5 years agoPat Lam ‘welcomes’ inquiry into fiery Leicester-Bristol climax
The RFU have not yet confirmed details of an inquiry but Lam has said he is 'over the moon' there will...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins list players who will be leaving this summer
Nathan Earle, Ben Tapuai and Tex Cavubati among the names who will leave the Stoop at the end of June
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/ 5 years agoBenetton qualify for Rainbow Cup final after Ospreys match cancelled
Unbeaten Benetton advance to the final where they will face South African oppposition on June 19
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/ 5 years agoMatt Banahan posts farewell to rugby after Gloucester’s final game is cancelled
The Gloucester and ex-Bath wing announced back in November that this season would be his last in rugby as a player
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/ 5 years agoSaints wing Ollie Sleightholme leads charge for Vesty’s young guns
OLLIE Sleightholme has the mental strength as well as the blistering speed to thrive on the top international stage. Northampton may...
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/ 5 years agoExeter scrum-half Patricia Garcia signs new deal and takes on management role
Olympian Garcia will become academy manager for Exeter Chiefs' women's programme
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/ 5 years agoSeason finale between Gloucester and Worcester cancelled due to Covid-19
This weekend's match at Sixways has been called off
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby confirm referees to take charge of Lions tour Tests
Australian Nic Berry will take the reins for the first Test between the British & Irish Lions and the Springboks on...
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/ 5 years agoEngland hopeful David Ribbans banned for three weeks after red card
Ribbans, if selected by England, will now miss two of their three summer internationals
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Saints flanker Ben Nutley announces retirement at Coventry
The Coventry back row explains his feelings around making his retirement call at the age of 29
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/ 5 years agoJonathan Davies leads new-look Wales into battle
JONATHAN Davies will captain Wales in their summer Tests against Canada and Argentina. Coach Wayne Pivac has named five uncapped players:...
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/ 5 years agoRFU will get backing for 14-club Premiership
The Premiership looks set to have a three-year moratorium on relegation to the Championship
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond in range of Gloucester and Bath
The former Sale director of rugby is planning a move down south
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/ 5 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Lions duo Dan Biggar and Courtney Lawes wanted by Toulouse
EUROPEAN champions Toulouse are looking to make a double swoop on Northampton Saints to take Lions pair Dan Biggar and Courtney...
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/ 5 years agoRugby league ace Kevin Sinfield may join Leicester Tigers
Could the Leeds Rhinos director of rugby join Steve Borthwick's staff at Welford Road?
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoPreview: Sam Matavesi lies in wait for his Lion pal Luke
Sam Matavesi will go head-to-head with Luke Cowan-Dickie at Franklin's Gardens on Sunday
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/ 5 years agoHigh-tempo Quins’ better fit for Luke Wallace than Tigers
LUKE Wallace rejoined Harlequins from Leicester last week and reckons the mood at the Stoop hints at a return to...
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/ 5 years agoEddie wants extra Currys to keep England on the boil
EDDIE Jones has already marked the card of his young guns telling them to gain inspiration from Tom Curry as their...
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/ 5 years agoShaunagh shines in captivating contest | Chris Hewett
The best rugby action was on show in last Sunday's Premier 15s final, not in the Premiership's non-contest between Exeter and...
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/ 5 years agoEdinburgh 31-34 Ulster: Deadeye Madigan smashes winner for Ulster
ULSTER centre Stuart McCloskey said it was a neat way to finish the season as Ian Madigan landed a penalty at...
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/ 5 years agoLeicester 23-26 Bristol: Tempers fray as Bears thwart Tigers’ big finish
A late sin-bin to prop Nahuel Chaparro leads to controversy around contested scrums and allowing John Afoa back onto the field...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup just isn’t worth injury risk | Shane Williams
The Rainbow Cup gives no reason for players who received Lions call-ups to go all-out and risk injury
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoChampionship is sinking: RFU won’t rescue it! | Nick Cain
Nick Cain's column focusseses on the apparent lack of resistence to ring-fencing the Premiership
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Gloucester-Hartpury scrum-half Natasha Hunt
CHANGE has surrounded the league this season but not all in a bad way. Last Sunday’s Premier XVs final, in which...
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/ 5 years agoBulls 31-27 Stormers: Bok plans hit by injury to Duane Vermeulen
Ankle injury to No.8 Duane Vermeulen deals injury concern for Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber
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