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/ 5 years agoEdwards takes on skills role as Rachel Taylor resigns at Wales
WALES Women skills coach Rachel Taylor has resigned ahead of their 2021 Six Nations campaign. The former Wales captain, 37,...
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/ 5 years agoDMP 7-38 Glo-Hartpury: Ellena Perry marks England call up with early try
GLOUCESTER-Hartpury recorded their third-successive win in the Premier 15s by taking away the maximum number of points from their trip...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHow the Crusaders built greatness to conquer Super Rugby
The Crusaders are approaching the 25th anniversary of their foundation, with silverware rarely eluding their grasp in their trials of combat...
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/ 5 years agoFrance 23-27 Scotland: Scots joy as Six Nations classic goes right to wire
Brendan Gallagher reports on the showstopper in Paris
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Tigers will fight to the death for Borthwick
Leicester full-back Freddie Steward looks ahead to Sunday afternoon's visit of Newcastle Falcons to Welford Road
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/ 5 years agoSarah Hunter back to lead England’s challenge
Previewing the Red Roses hopes of defending their Women's Six Nations title
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/ 5 years agoLydia Thompson’s return is boost for Worcester
WORCESTER have been buoyed by the return of former Women’s World Rugby player of the year nominee Lydia Thompson to their...
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/ 5 years agoWill Welch at full gallop again for trip down memory lane
Will Welch was back in a Falcons shirt last week and is looking to take another stride forward in his comeback...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 5 years agoIreland Women head coach Griggs goes for 7s speedsters
AMEE-LEIGH Murphy Crowe, the top try scorer in the 2019 World Rugby Sevens, joins Sevens teammates Stacey Flood, Eve Higgins, Emily...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys chasing Crusaders star Havili
Havili is not the only Crusaders player the Ospreys are exploring bringing to Wales
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/ 5 years agoRachel Malcolm heads Scots’ charge
WINGER Elizabeth Musgrove and scrum-half Jenny Maxwell return to the Scotland squad after long-term injuries. Evie Gallagher, Shona Campbell, Coreen Grant...
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/ 5 years agoFreddie Burns knows what it means to be a Tiger says Neil Back
Neil Back has his say on what the signing of Freddie Burns can do for Steve Borthwick's plans at Leicester Tigers
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJono Gibbes favourite for Clermont Auvergne job
Richard Cockerill has also been linked with a move away from Edinburgh to the Top 14 giants
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoText-book Worsley, the tackle machine
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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears star Ratu Naulago excites Eddie
BRISTOL BEARS flyer Ratu Naulago could become the next South Sea Islander to be given a chance to impress by England coach...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSt Peter’s learned how to take on the big boys
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools NO sooner had I mentioned recently that Campion were the only...
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/ 5 years agoOlympic medallist Phil Burgess calls time for family
ENGLAND and GB Sevens player Phil Burgess has called time on his rugby career and will not be part of this...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish are keen to keep Wallabies star Adam Coleman
LONDON IRISH have opened talks with former Wallaby lock Adam Coleman about extending his stay in West London. Currently sidelined with...
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/ 5 years agoBristol 35-33 Harlequins: Ice-cool Callum lands late winner for Bears
Despite the valiant efforts of Danny Care, Harlequins fail to come away with victory in a shootout with Bristol
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/ 5 years agoDanny Care is in running for Lions place, says Harlequins coach Jones
ADAM Jones is backing Danny Care to be in Warren Gatland’s thoughts ahead of selection for the Lions. Scrum-half Care excelled...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCredit Pivac, he made big calls and they paid off | Shane Williams
What a brilliant finish that was to the 2021 Six Nations! Scotland were superb and deserved their victory in France. Even...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoJoe Simmonds says Exeter Chiefs won’t freeze on the big stage
Exeter Chiefs fly-half Joe Simmonds says the reigning champions will draw on their experiences against Toulouse and Racing 92 ahead of...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: Ben Ward wants big response after first-half failings at Coventry
EALING Trailfinders are looking to end the first block of league matches on a high and continue their fine start to...
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/ 5 years agoWasps 19-20 Sale: Even four yellows can’t bend Sale steel
Sale manage to secure victory at Wasps despite a slew of yellow cards
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTen Welsh will make the Lions squad now | Shane Williams
THE British & Irish Lions have confirmed they intend to tour South Africa this summer. If it does take place, there...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoDoncaster 17-15 Cornish Pirates: Knights go top with fourth win on the spin
DONCASTER’S stellar start to this Championship campaign gathered pace at Castle Park with their fourth successive victory – and their first...
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/ 5 years agoBlackett: We’re too anxious right now
LEE Blackett admitted his Wasps team were becoming too anxious after another demoralising home defeat. Wasps have won once at the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoOh no, the Beast has made a twit of himself! | Chris Hewett
Rugby has a new law – as if the game needed another one – and the way things are going, it...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoCardiff Blues in talks over Dai Young extension
CARDIFF BLUES have offered Dai Young a two-year contract to turn his interim appointment as director of rugby into a...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNottingham 24-36 Coventry: Nayalo’s quickfire double gets Coventry off to flier
COVENTRY shrugged off two enforced changes in the warm-up to just about retain control of this ninetry thriller at...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish 36-33 Bath: It’s a hooley for Irish on St Patrick’s party day
Three minutes of madness cost Bath victory in west London, as Exiles hold onto the sixth sport in the Premiership table
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAdrian can’t believe the Wales’ Euro wait goes on | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson meets the fly-half who was key to Cardiff's Heineken Cup push in 1996, the only Welsh region to reach...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWhy such MI6-style secrecy over Eddie’s RFU judging panel? | Nick Cain
Bill Sweeney told the media some of the people involved on the panel overseeing the RFU's debrief of England's Six Nations...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Exeter Chiefs back row Ebony Jefferies
The Exeter flanker discusses the Chiefs' desire to reach the Premier 15s semi-finals in their first season in the competition
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/ 5 years agoJeremy Guscott tells Eddie Jones where he went wrong
JERRY Guscott, English rugby icon and now TV pundit, today launches a stern critique of Eddie Jones’ performance during the Six...
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/ 5 years agoLeinster 16-6 Munster: All-powerful Leinster seal fourth straight title
Leinster rule the roost to keep Munster waiting for their first taste of silverware in over a decade
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBedford 20-25 Jersey: Blues’ yellow fever sets up Reds first win of the season
A DOMINANT display by the Jersey forwards saw the islanders end their nine-game winless drought in style against ill-disciplined Bedford. A...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMcNally: Going down to 12 men was a big part of the game
Stuart Hooper and Josh McNally dissect Bath's narrow defeat to London Irish, hindered by ill-discipline
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCarnage for England the last time they achieved the Triple Frown | Peter Jackson
THOSE England players bruised by their beatings at the hands and feet of the Celts, the first such triple whammy since...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: England’s summer tour of USA switches to UK
Neil Fissler reveals changes to England's intended tour of America this summer
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGatland’s Lions will give the pride of place to Six Nations Celtic warriors
Nick Cain selects his British & Irish Lions tour XV to face the Springboks, after the Six Nations put form into...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaracens 17-17 Harlequins: Zoe Harrison penalty keeps Big Two all square
HONOURS were even between the Premier 15s two juggernauts as Zoe Harrison’s late penalty undid all of Harlequins’ backs-to-the-walldefence to snatch...
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/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby to fund two Pacific Island teams’ inclusion in Super Rugby
£1.2m made available for two teams to be included in Super Rugby from Pacific Island nations
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/ 5 years agoDanny Cipriani is back in the Premiership with Bath
Bath have announced the signing of fly-half Danny Cipriani on a contract that will begin in May. The England playmaker, capped...
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/ 5 years agoEngland wing Joe Cokanasiga signs Bath extension
Cokanasiga was in the final three months of his contract at the Rec
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/ 5 years ago‘It’s game-changing’ – new test can detect concussion through saliva
The University of Birmingham has had its study into a new concussion detection test published in the British Journal of Sports...
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/ 5 years agoJoe Batley extends Worcester Warriors contract to 2023
A new deal at Warriors for the player Jonathan Thomas knows well from their time at Bristol
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years ago2021 British & Irish Lions tour will take place in South Africa, not UK
A major development for the Springboks' desire to host the Lions on home soil
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRFU will seek input from England players on whether Eddie Jones should remain
Bill Sweeney and Conor O'Shea will oversee a review into England's fifth-place finish in the 2021 Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers confirm the return of Freddie Burns
As reported in The Rugby Paper on March 14, Burns will return to Welford Road from his stint in Japan ahead...
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