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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrench eye next generation
THE French are trying to encourage a new batch of Antoine Duponts to take up the game by distributing a free...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGatland makes most of the late, late show
TIME-KEEPING has not been a strong point of teams in this tournament with most of them guilty of tardiness. Wales were...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAussie accents in the air
WALES and England fans were flooding into the Vieux Port in Marseille on Friday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s fixtures. There...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMartins: The best moment of my life
Fiji......................23 Portugal .......... 24 FIJI edged into the quarter-finals despite losing a classic encounter to Portugal, who recorded their first victory...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCarreras hat-trick subdues Japan
Japan................27 Argentina ........39 MATEO Carreras’ hat-trick helped Argentina to a thrilling victory in an exhilarating contest which set up their quarter-final...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRomania make Tonga work hard
Tonga............... 45 Romania ......... 24 TONGA had to work hard to overcome a resilient Romania side and claim their only win...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoFrance put faith in Dupont return
By TOM BRADSHAW PREVIEW... France v South Africa Today. Kick-off 8pm, Stade de France France are preparing for a game of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEngland must get best out of Smith
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick does not have a lot of choice when it comes to selecting...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSaracens keep eye on Carre
ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership Champions Saracens could re-sign out-of-favour Wales loosehead Rhys Carre for next season. Carre, 25, made eight appearances...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoEngland’s big names to get new offer
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England stars are poised to be offered guaranteed payments of between £100,000 to £150,000 by...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoGrace aiming to get back in game
ON THE BLINDSIDE Regan Grace looks set to stay in Rugby Union after turning down approaches from several Super League clubs,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoAfter Ribbans, Toulon set their sights on Ludlam
ON THE BLINDSIDE Toulon are eyeing a move for England and Northampton back row Lewis Ludlam – who is out of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSutherland on way to Oyonnax
ON THE BLINDSIDE Scotland and Lions star Rory Sutherland has joined Top 14 new boys Oyonnax, who have had a tough...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSkivington looks ahead
ON THE BLINDSIDE Gloucester boss George Skivington has already started shopping for the 2024/2025 campaign despite this new season only getting...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Barry Stewart
Barry Stewart, the former Scotland, Northampton, Sale & Edinburgh prop, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoThe twin pillars of England’s rebuild
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ollie Chessum and Marcus Smith play with such enthusiasm when they pull on...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoTime to discover if spine is strong
NICK CAIN One of the oldest methods of assessing the strength of a team is to look at the 2-8-9-10-15 positions...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRussell already one of the family – Blackett
By JON NEWCOMBE Lee Blackett has revealed how Finn Russell’s meticulous preparation has already made him part of the Bath family....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHodge: I’m ready to step up
Exeter full-back Josh Hodge is ready to step up and fill the void left by Stuart Hogg who retired in the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHodge leads the demolition squad
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ................................ 65pts Tries: Feyi-Waboso 2, Fisilau 9, Roots 13, Hendrickson 17, Slade 23, Hodge 30, 36, 56;...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall: A tough pill to swallow
Saracens DoR Mark McCall said he and his side would have to ‘lick their wounds’ in the wake of their record...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoOne Goon show we could all do without
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED It is just about possible, if you’re seriously odd, to imagine that Dan Cole might stand a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTravelling coast to coast is a delight
CHRIS HEWETT A good many moons ago, this column identified the No.14 shirt as the latest cutting-edge fashion garment in the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester score late to snatch it in a thriller
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....................... 29pts Tries: Clark 20, McGuigan 24, Ludlow 58, Ford-Robinson 80 Conversions: Barton 20, 54, 58 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSkivington: Pleased with the way we stayed in the fight
Despite a morale-boosting victory against Harlequins, Gloucester head coach George Skivington accepted that his side were not at their best. “It...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSpencer treble gives Bath a battling start
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath .................................... 34pts Tries: Barbeary 12, Spencer 22, 39, 47; Redpath 31, Muir 72 Conversions: Tries: Spencer 32,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRussell enjoys opening night
Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan was pleased with his new fly-half Finn Russell’s debut and to secure the club’s...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoIbitoye in control as Bristol get going
By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................................ 25pts Tries: Ibitoye 2, 22; Thacker 20 Conversions: MacGinty 20, 22 Penalties: Williams 38, 43 Leicester...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam: We should have gone for bonus point
Bristol director of rugby, Pat Lam, was disappointed that his side could not pick up a bonus-point by failing to score...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoA French-inspired XV to take on the world
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The ProD2 Twitter account – sorry X account...
