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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoAlan Dickens names first squad as England U20 head coach
Alan Dickens has retained eight players who played for England U20s in 2019 in a 32-man squad
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoA wishlist for rugby in 2020: Nick Cain’s wants an England Grand Slam
Nick Cain reveals his wishlist for England and the sport of rugby in general this year
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoHepher and Pellow see Champions Cup within touching distance for Exeter Chiefs
Past winners as players, head coach Ali Hepher and skills coach Ricky Pellow see Champions Cup glory as the next step...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHull Ionians to hold minute’s silence after recent death of player Billy Hardy
Hardy was in his second season at the reigning National Two North champions
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: A strong Dragons team can help Pivac make strides
Shane Williams shares his view on how Aaron Wainwright and Taine Basham can take Wales to the next level
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGrind of club rugby is killing player numbers, says Richmond DoR Steve Hill
Hill sends a strong message to the RFU that 30-games-per-season is far too much for National League clubs
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoObituaries: The rugby players and pioneers we lost in 2019
Brendan Gallagher remembers those influenced the sport greatly
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Six Nations excitement can light up the New Year
Jeremy Guscott lends some advice for any players set to grace the Test stage for the first time in the upcoming...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeone Nakarawa to rejoin Glasgow Warriors on short-term deal
The former European player of the year had his contract terminated by Racing 92 last month
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens chairman Nigel Wray retires citing need for ‘fresh start’
Nigel Wray has retired with immediate effect two months after Saracens were plunged into a salary cap scandal
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHomecoming for Rhys Webb at Ospreys
Toulon agree to release the Welsh scrum-half a year early from his contract
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMunster team doctor fined for verbally abusing Jamie George
Munster medic Jamie Kearns given €2,000 fine for comment which sparked mass brawl during Champions Cup trip to Saracens
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoPeter Jackson’s alternative list for Winners of 2019
An alternative take on the year's events sees Peter Jackson crown Doddie Weir for his fight in defiance of MND
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoFaletau lasts the entire 80 minutes
WHILE Sale felt aggrieved, Bath’s dogged forwards matched a powerful visiting pack, winning four lineout steals and forcing crucial scrum penalties....
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWeir leads Warriors to win before toothache
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL HEAVEN knows it was not pretty, but Worcester can at least satisfy themselves with the fact they have...
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Shane Williams
/ 7 years agoA strong Gwent still makes strong Wales
Key man: Aaron Wainwright must stay with the Dragons PICTURE: Getty Images AS we head into 2020 there is a fair...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSolomons: Duncan’s lost a couple of teeth…but he’s tough
Late hit: Motu Matu’u WORCESTER fly-half Duncan Weir damaged a number of teeth in a dangerous late hit by Motu Matu’u...
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Shane Williams
/ 7 years agoTandy is great choice to help give Scots a lift
STEVE Tandy is a great guy and a good friend, but more importantly he’s a superb rugby coach and that’s why...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCarr crashes over to work a Wasps miracle
By ROGER PANTING WASPS director of rugby Dai Young missed Nizaam Carr’s last minute matchwinner as his side pulled off a...
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Shane Williams
/ 7 years agoFamily matters as Blues have proved so well
WE TALK a lot about the rugby family. It’s what makes our game what it is and the Cardiff Blues have...
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Premiership
/ 7 years ago‘They’re wolves in sheep’s clothing’
BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam had warned his side to expect a backlash from Wasps. “They are wolves in sheep’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPerfect Pooler hit half-ton to stay unbeaten
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL completed their second consecutive unbeaten calendar year in the Championship with a thumping eight-try...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCobus’ golden winter glows ever brighter
By NICK CAIN LOUIS Rees-Zammit is the hottest try-scoring property in the Premiership. Man-of-the-match: Cobus Reinach scores for Northampton But even...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHyatt hails Wizards after magic performance
By ROB COLE ABERAVON head coach Jason Hyatt reckoned his side’s six-try demolition of struggling Bridgend was among the best team...
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Top 14
/ 7 years agoToulon let Webb off extension to contract
On way back to Wales: Rhys Webb is free to leave Toulon PICTURE: Getty Images Dec 29: La Rochelle v Agen,...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe dug in and held our nerve – Boyd
NORTHAMPTON DoR Chris Boyd hit a lighthearted note when asked about the contribution of MOM Cobus Reinach during a second-half in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCraig double Lockes up Ironmen win
By IAN BLACKWELL CRAIG Locke bagged two trademark driving lineout tries as the Ironmen leapfrogged their north Wales rivals to move...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoRainbow nation got its colour from Chester
Obituaries: BRENDAN GALLAGHER PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT PLAYERS WHO DIED IN Star player: Chester Williams on the way to a...
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Top 14
/ 7 years agoO’Brien grabs chance to jump Scarlets queue
By ALEX BYWATER Man of match: Angus O’Brien ANGUS O’Brien says the pain of the past will drive him forwards as...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLate try by Veainu sees Tigers grab vital lifeline to beat drop
By GARY FITZGERALD TELUSA Veainu crossed for a late try as Tigers growled back from the brink to snatch what could...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJack’s the Lad as Drovers battle to draw
By ALEX BYWATER JACK Maynard’s 83rdminute penalty rescued a dramatic draw for Llandovery as Carmarthen Quins lost more ground on Cardiff...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoMan of steel who nurtured Baa-Baas
Grand master: President Micky Steele-Bodger visits the Barbarians dressing room after the Killick Cup match with Argentina last year MICKY STEELE-BODGER...
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Top 14
/ 7 years agoLewis-Hughes is using idol Sam as inspiration to excel
SHANE Lewis-Hughes has set his sights on reaching the very top – just like his idol Sam Warburton. Lewis-Hughes, 22, has...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard: We’ve lost five centres
PAUL Gustard fears an injury crisis has gripped Quins after Italian star Michele Campagnaro joined the crocked list. Campagnaro appeared to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSwans glide to Turks league double
By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA secured a league double over old rivals Llanelli in a hard fought win at Parc y Scarlets....
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoLochore brought true style on and off the field
SIR BRIAN LOCHORE (Wairarapa-Bush and New Zealand) Died August 3, aged 78 ALL BLACKnumber 637. One of the New Zealand greats...
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Nick Cain
/ 7 years agoMy wish for 2020: A Grand Slam and a star scrum-half
THE Rugby World Cup saw South Africa and host nation Japan emerge as the big winners in 2019. South Africa’s third...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPonty flying high as Bird downs leaders
By ROB COLE CARDIFF’S 11-match unbeaten run was finally brought to an end as they ended a decade of trying to...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Slade sidelined after double ankle injury EXETER and England centre Henry Slade is set for a spell on the sidelines with...
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Nick Cain
/ 7 years agoSalary cap? This is about forward scrap says Dennis
By NEALE HARVEY SKIPPER Dave Dennis insists Exeter are more concerned about the physicality Saracens will bring than salary cap breaches...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBainton double inspires Bridge in One East
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD NEWBRIDGE moved six points clear in One East with a 29-12 win at Risca....
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCoaches take centre stage in the New Year
Challenge: Franco Smith has taken over the Italian national team Insets: Fabian Galthie, right Andy Farrell, below PICTURES: Getty Images Making...
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Nick Cain
/ 7 years agoWigglesworth: Saracens spirit has been immense
Experienced head: Richard Wigglesworth SARACENS scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth says Exeter will provide the acid test of his side’s ability to overturn...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJOE CARPENTER SALE SHARKS FULL-BACK
Feature It takes a certain level of chutzpah to turn down the chance of joining Saracens but former Yorkshire Carnegie academy...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoEagles must hope Irish don’t poach 20st man
THE US Eagles – slightly downcast at not doing themselves justice at RWC2019 but generally on an upward curve – are...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoOne-eyed heroes defy the ravages of war
EXACTLY 100 years ago this week the Five Nations championship cranked back into action after World War 1 and it kicked...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoSix Nations excitement can light up the New Year
MY wish list for the New Year starts with the teams competing for the 2020 Six Nations title to either play...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDiamond anger over ref’s late penalty call
By NEALE HARVEY NOT for the first time this season, Sale supremo Steve Diamond was left fuming at officialdom after a...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoWhy some Premiership clubs are angling for a format change to the Champions Cup
Saracens owner Nigel Wray details how player welfare grounds affect Premiership clubs in the Champions Cup
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe most spectacular tries of the 2019 Rugby World Cup
Josh Adam – WALES v Fiji In a breakthrough year for the former Worcester Warriors wing, the highlight arguably came against...
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