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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWhy can I mingle in a shop but not at rugby?
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Contrast: Shoppers mix in the aisles while rugby stadiums remain empty PICTURE: Getty...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRory’s delight after epic win in All Black country
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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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoMistake-ridden Tigers are tamed by Toulon
By GARY FITZGERALD TIGERS’ European dreams were well and truly buried on a ploughed Stade Felix Mayol pitch as Toulon set...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBrighton’s become a force under Buoy
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools SUSSEX is not normally considered a hotbed of rugby in England...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoHowley signs for Kingsley’s Canada
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales coach Rob Howley has been named assistant Canada coach following his return to the sport after being...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBulls go on rampage
BULLS ran riot with a 49-28 win in Jake White’s first match in charge against the Sharks. Blitzbok 7s duo Stedman...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoQantas call time
RUGBY Australia’s finances suffered another blow as Qantas ended a 30- year partnership with the organisation. The Australian airline has been...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoScarlets will be title contenders this season
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Firepower: A fit Jonathan Davies can push Scarlets to the next level PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoThe yellow brick road comes to sad and sobering end for Sarries
By NICK CAIN THIS is the end of the road for a Saracens side that has done it all when it...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoThis is the end of an era says McCall
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall said: “In many ways it is the end of an era, but we showed all...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions 2021 kit sponsor Vodafone pay up far beyond 1997 tour’s level
Jack Zorab talks to the man who brokered Scottish Provident getting on the centre of the Lions jersey on the tour...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoLucock: Newcastle were the best team I’ve seen come down to the Championship
Jon Newcombe catches up with the new Newcastle Falcons signing who missed much of last season with a knee injury
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoFive young English players primed to break out in 2021
Already on England's radar after coming through the Under-20 programme
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: McCall sticks by the Saracens who overcame Leinster
Full teams for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals this weekend
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: All eyes in South Africa will be on the Lions
Shane Williams looks ahead to the 2021 Lions tour, and reflects on his own experiences in South Africa
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Crafty Boks try to get the best of both worlds
Nick Cain analyses looks at SA Rugby's attempts to ford a bridge between hemispheres
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoAtkinson: Dom Waldouck is obsessive when it comes to defence strategies
Did you know Gloucester defence coach Waldouck is Mark Atkinson's brother-in-law?
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBen Youngs upping his game to save England career
Ben Youngs lies on 99 caps for England, he tells Jon Newcombe why he is desperate to prove his place after...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Marathon man Stephen Myler goes clear of the field
Peter Jackson looks at the 17-year career of Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler, and hears from the man himself
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoRob Howley signs up for Canada’s Rugby World Cup campaign
Ex-Wales attack coach Rob Howley takes first steps into coaching after ban for betting
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPRO14 open discussions to add more South African franchises
Sharks, Lions, Bulls and Stormers could be joining at the PRO14 at the expense of the Cheetahs and Kings
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoWomen’s Six Nations to resume in October
While the rugby world has once again been thrown into chaos due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it looks like the Women’s...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears’ Callum Sheedy can fit Wales’ present need at No.10 this autumn
Bears director of rugby Pat Lam says he trusts Sheedy enough to know the fly-half can operate on the Test stage
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoDean Richards names Mark Wilson as Newcastle Falcons captain
19-cap England back row Wilson handed leadership duties ahead of new Premiership seaso
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoTransfer news: Bath’s search for a No.10 and a new job for Ed Griffiths
Bath turn long-winded search for a No.10 to Stormers fly-half Willemse
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPlayers will go from feast to famine, says Alan Solomons
The Worcester Warriors director of rugby is envisaging development players to bear the impact of unprecedented times in rugby
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoGovernment hits pause button on return of fans to stadiums
Fears for RFU, Premiership and Championship finances as government orders matches to be played behind closed doors
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBath are favourites but that can matter for little in derbies, says Moody
The former Bath flanker is expecting a ding-dong battle at the Rec, as Watson and Cokanasiga return
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHarrington column: London-based firm Novalpina bid for a slice of the Top 14
James Harrington collects the stories you may have missed in French rugby over the past few weeks
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoNoah Lolesio stars in Brumbies Super Rugby AU triumph
The Brumbies have ended a 16-year wait for silverware with victory in the Super Rugby AU final over the Reds
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWho will win the 2020 European Champions Cup?
With just hours until the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, all eyes are on whether anybody has what it takes...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoGoode’s very good, Saracens are superb
By NICK CAIN Immense: Vincent Koch ALEX Goode went on a three-day knees-up after Saracens beat Leinster in the European Cup...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoJacek’s stats don’t lie, drop the box kicks!
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Tedium: Ben Youngs puts up a box kick...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoDragons slayed by ‘soft’ penalties
DRAGONS centre Jamie Roberts says ‘soft’ penalties cost his side dearly. “Tactically we were very good in the first 15 minutes...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBarritt so proud of Sarries’ spirit
BRAD Barritt paid tribute to his team-mates - and looked forward to playing the semi-final in France alongside them. “This team...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEnd of the road for villainous Victor
SO rugby is bidding farewell to Clermont and Georgia flanker Victor Kolelishvili who, after struggling with concussion issues for the best...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoCaptain Tom chasing glory finish to year of progress
By NEALE HARVEY Focused: Tom Youngs LEICESTER’S quarterfinal clash with Castres today was cancelled after three of the French side’s players...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoUlster call on Cooney to shoot down Top 14 giants
By SAM JACKSON Recall: John Cooney comes in for Alby Mathewson SCRUM-HALF John Cooney has been recalled to Ulster’s starting line-up...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoGloucester fail to fire in front of the fans
■By SAM JACKSON HARLEQUINSbooked their place in next season’s Champions Cup as a 1,000- strong crowd were unable to lift Gloucester...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWasps fly up to second with nine-try demolition
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Try scorer: Jack Willis WASPS scored nine tries against a weakened Bristol outfit to move up to second...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSpencer’s try double puts Bath in control
By TIM WOODS Bonus ball: Jonathan Joseph scores the last try of the game Right: Rohan Janse van Rensburg scores Sale’s...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoLethal Lawrence hits top gear for Warriors
By JACK ROBERTS OLLIE Lawrence showed his class as Worcester scored five second-half tries to earn just their second Premiership win...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoBlanco exits the stage after an English shoeing
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What happening...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSarries kids produce the goods again for McCall
By DAVID FLEMING Control: Manu Vunipola EXETER suffered their first defeat in eight games as both sides put out much-changed lineups...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoKinghorn the latest Accies lad to excel
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Best of the best: Fraser Gillies holds the schools Cup after...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoTenacious Tigers ride out yellow card storm
By TOM WALKER LEICESTER earned only a second win in seven matches since the restart despite three yellow cards and a...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCaptain Jack expects fierce Saints riposte
By NEALE HARVEY Taking nothing for granted: Jack Yeandle PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER hooker Jack Yeandle believes his side are ready...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLudlam: Manny relishes a challenge, he’s ready
New face: Manny Iyogun ROOKIE Northampton prop Manny Iyogun has the ability to seize the day at Exeter and write his...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCrafty Boks try to get the best of both worlds
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK lished Celtic sides, the participation of those sides in the European Cup could...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoGriffiths’ plan needs the Prem to play fair
IT was a near certainty that the English Championship Proposal was not going to get unanimous approval, and two of the...
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