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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoI just had to stand up for the brothers, says 100-cap Ardie Savea
Ardie Savea revelled in becoming New Zealand’s 23rd 100-cap Test player. Savea was honoured with a silver cap and dedicated the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoBell keeps his cool to steal it at the death
■By BEN JAYCOCK Australia .................. 28pts Tries: White 23, Suaalii 47, 63; Bell 86 Conversions: Lynagh 24, 48; O’Connor 64, 87...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoHarry Wilson: We knew we could finish job against Los Pumas
Australia captain Harry Wilson hailed his comeback kings but recognised his side’s performance levels were far from their best. “Full credit...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoFiji too good for Samoa as they look to retain Pacific Nations Cup crown
Fiji underlined their tournament dominance with a commanding 29-15 victory over Samoa in Rotorua, securing back-to-back wins and tightening their grip...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoStylish Saints up and running
■By MARK DOCHERTY Bedford ..........28 Northampton .40 NORTHAMPTON Saints kicked off their 2025/26 campaign in style, running in seven tries to...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew signings give Baxter a bounce
■By MARK STEVENS Ospreys .............. 26pts Tries: Deaves 22, Moriarty 45, Cokanasiga 76, Evans 79 Conversions: Walsh 23, Erasmus 77, 79...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoGrady injury casts shadow over romp
■By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff .............71 Richmond ....... 10 WALES star Mason Grady suffered a worrying shoulder injury on his first appearance...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoQuins get an Italian lesson
■By MIKE REYNOLDS Harlequins ....19 Benetton .........33 A YOUTHFUL Harlequins side fell to Benetton at The Stoop despite racing into a...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Steve Borthwick snared in unworkable fudge with new player welfare stipulation
If international rugby union is the “shop window of the game”, the part that fires the imaginations and ambitions of young...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBritish and Irish Lions cash may tempt Mark Nawaqanitawase back to rugby union
The £60m windfall to Rugby Australia from the Lions tour has started the wheel turning for the return to rugby union...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRFU still not doing enough for state schools despite ACE Boys League remodelling
One of the stranger emails in the inbox this week was an RFU press release heralding 22 state schools and colleges...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBarton steals bruising contest
■By RICHARD PHELPS Gloucester ....14 Munster ..........12 GLOUCESTER opened their pre-season campaign with a morale-boosting win at Kingsholm thanks to a...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoArundell leads from the front
■By ROGER PANTING Bath ..................... 47pts Tries: Cuckson 6, Cowan 27, Arundell 43, 48; Butt 51, Roux 70, Carr-Smith 78 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBlamire off to a flyer at Tigers
■By BILL HASTINGS Leicester ........76 Nottingham ....26 DEBUTANT Jamie Blamire scored a hat-trick as Leicester began their pre-season action in style...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoConnacht give Sale runaround
■By DAN ANJOS Sale Sharks ..... 5 Connacht ........40 A YOUTHFUL Sale Sharks side endured a tough evening at Heywood Road...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoYoung forced off with leg injury
■By DAN LYONS Hartpury ..........12 Dragons .......... 45 DRAGONS cruised to a seven-try win but worrying saw new signing flanker Thomas...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Captains need the consent of others
There are almost as many good jokes about leadership as there are leaders who fall into the “bad joke” category. Here’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoFreddie Burns is on a rugby journey we should all admire
Rugby nomads are a tribe unto themselves, pitching up in all manner of out-of-the-way places for reasons best known to...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoStephen Varney out to build on Italy connections at Exeter Chiefs
It appears Stephen Varney has a plan – and it’s nothing short of a Premiership heist. The Italian international has set...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBath looking to defend Prem Rugby Cup title in Premiership-only contest
The Premiership Rugby Cup kicks off next weekend, with holders Bath aiming to defend their title in a restructured format that...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Four famous names facing firing squad
Only four clubs ever beat the All Blacks during their 15 European tours throughout the 20th century. How ironic that all...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoTom Pittman’s long route to American dream
Tom Pittman landed in the Test arena on the Canadian prairie the other week at the end of a leap which...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10 Do you fancy...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoWhat if England had won the Rugby World Cup back in 2015?
It comes as a surprise – shock almost – to realise that it’s ten years give or take that Rugby World...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoA midweek game would improve this brilliant Women’s World Cup
I’m enjoying just about everything to do with the Women’s World Cup thus far from the big enthusiastic crowds, the excellent...
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Features
/ 3 months agoOwen Farrell’s fiery Racing 92 send-off is par for the course
A case of sour grapes? Jacky Lorenzetti, the owner of Racing 92 since 2006 as well as four Bordeaux wine chateaux,...
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Features
/ 3 months agoNostalgia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
IN THE past the future lies, so the saying goes. Yet everything changes, from politics to sport, as time marches remorselessly...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoOsborne leads his pack to top Heath triumph
Clifton ...............17 Blackheath .... 34 ■By ROGER OPIE WITH two points separating the teams at half-time, it was Blackheath’s consistency in...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoStrong Titans start sets up success
Sale FC.....................28 Rotherham T .........43 ■By GARETH DANIELS ROTHERHAM took the honours with a solid opening-day display. The visitors started strongly...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoTigers trapped by last-gasp Clow try
Sedgley Park ........ 18 Rams ........................24 ■By TOM MARKHAM RAMS remained resilient to snatch a late win from the claws of...
