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Premiership
/ 2 years agoReid delighted with first victory at StoneX since 2010
Player of the match Miles Reid was delighted to have helped end his side’s curse and become the first Bath side...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoNext time, Dupont will take what is his
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED DID the spirit of rugby romance go to meet its maker in the immediate aftermath of the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoKolbe’s magic hidden from view
CHRIS HEWETT AMONG the many mysteries of this World Cup –Why isn’t Patrice Lagisquet coaching a competitive nation? Why doesn’t Ben...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester hold on to weather the storm
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle.........................14pts Tries: Penalty 67, Radwan 72 Conversions: Connon 73 Gloucester ........................18pts Tries: McGuigan 15, Morris 21 Conversions: Barton 16...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoChick: That was one that got away
Despite the torrential conditions at Kingston Park making it an unpredictable affair, Newcastle skipper Callum Chick felt their loss to Gloucester...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDombrandt: We don’t fear anyone
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop ALEX Dombrandt is not feeling sorry for himself after...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe’re happy to play without the pressure, says Skinner
EXETER’S supposed season of rebuilding started with the demolition of champions Saracens last weekend and the Chiefs intend to keep on...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTop teams should expand horizons
ENSURING that Tier 2 teams are more competitive at RWC is a problem that predates the origin of the tournament itself....
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Letters
/ 2 years agoNot enough funding
WELL, I enjoyed a few of the RWC pool matches, but the mis-matches have been eye-wateringly embarrassing. Only nine teams of...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoCall time on Farrell
IF the past and current England coaches think Owen Farrell is the current and future No 10 they are utterly deluded....
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDon’t write off Ireland. They’re phenomenal
Star: Sexton in action against New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images LOOKING at the bigger picture, Ireland lost by only four points...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWe need action to halt decline in numbers
THE figures below are from this month. Along with the three attached papers, they help to explain why England fail to...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoRFU must not hide behind English success
SO Jersey Reds have ceased trading and may very well go to the wall like the three Premiership teams, but unlike...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Kyran Bracken
Kyran Bracken, the former England, Bristol and Saracens scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1 Os...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGatland’s decison to stay is best news of all
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE’S just a week to go at the Rugby World Cup in France and you’d...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoCurtain falls on dynamic duo
Paul Rees sees Johnny Sexton and Dan Biggar exit stage left as their epic international careers come to a close ALL...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoTop teams getting too far ahead
The World Cup kicked off to a barrage of complaints about the draw for the groups, which was made three years...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoAged 24, Harding keen to lead from the front at Bears
By PAUL REES Fitz Harding is looking for Bristol to develop a harder edge this season after becoming the second youngest...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoReport says No. 10 is where money is
By PAUL REES ALMOST half the players in the Premiership earn between £50,000 and £150,000 with outside-halves the best paid and...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoPut Kolbe fast show on the big TV screen
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Seven days on, Thomas Ramos will still be kicking himself over falling victim...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoJohnny should be OK by 2051
Sean Fitzpatrick, suitably jubilant over the All Blacks’ gigantic win over Ireland, offered Johnny Sexton some sobering advice on how long...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPrice is right! End of the dream
AT A time when almost all the pundits were queueing up to predict Ireland’s entry into the semi-finals at the expense...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Meg Jones
Position: Winger, Birthplace: Cardiff - Wales, DOB: 23/10/1996, Community Club: Glamorgan Wanderers, Club: Leicester Tigers, Red Roses Debut: vs New Zealand...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoScots go back-to-back
WXV 2: Scotland ..........24 USA.....................14 Three tries in nine first-half minutes fired Scotland to a second successive victory in WXV 2,...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoGoede fires up Canada
Wales.................... 22 Canada................. 42 A virtuoso performance from Sophie de Goede saw Canada power to a win over Wales in their...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoBleues end Black Ferns run
New Zealand........17 France...................18 France turned the tables on New Zealand by ending the Black Ferns’ 16-game win streak with a...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoJones and Parsons bag braces as Ireland coast home
WXV 3: Ireland..............64 Colombia............ 3 Neve Jones and Beibhinn Parsons each crossed twice as Ireland eased past Colombia. Fresh from a...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoGloucester-Hartpury hold on to continue winning run
Gloucester-H… 19 Harlequins…….14 By SAM BYTHEWAY Gloucester-Hartpury went three from three in the Allianz Cup with a dogged victory over Harlequins....
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoBrilliant Chiefs rack up huge win
Exeter Chiefs..69 Sale Sharks….. 17 By JAMES FOWLER Exeter Chiefs put on a scintillating attacking display in an 11-try thrashing of...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoMagnificent seven boosts Sarries
Trailfinders.....10 Saracens..........45 By WILLIAM THURTLE Trailfinders fell to a defeat as Saracens piled on seven tries in a dominant display to...
