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Chris Hewett
/ 9 months agoChris Hewett: Danny Care still shines in list of the finest 9s
On the face of it, the easiest way to get noticed in big-time rugby is to bag a contract with Harlequins,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 9 months agoChris Hewett: Dangers of pushing the profit margins
According to George Orwell, who knew a thing or two about a thing or two, the “greatest cruelty one can inflict...
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Latest News
/ 9 months ago‘I love it here’ – Chunya Munga extends deal with Northampton Saints
Chunya Munga had no hesitation in signing a new contract to remain at Northampton for another two seasons, even though he...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoThursday kick-off for Six Nations in 2026
Ireland will travel to defending champions France in the first-ever Thursday night fixture in Six Nations’ history when the 2026 tournament...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoOscar Beard sets sights on following in Jonny Wilkinson’s footsteps
The World Cup in Australia is just two years away, and Oscar Beard aims to work his socks off to try...
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Latest News
/ 9 months ago2025/26 URC fixture list released
ROUND 1 Friday, September 26 Stormers v Leinster 6pm Ulster v Dragons 8.05pm Glasgow Warriors v Sharks 8.05pm Saturday, September 27...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoJosh Macleod all set for Leinster challenge
Josh Macleod is proof positive of the virtues of patience and perseverance. It was back in 2020 that the Scarlets flanker...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoMatt Sherratt backs experience for Wales’ Summer Tour of Japan
Wales coach Matt Sherratt has revealed how the absence of recent captains Jac Morgan and Dafydd Jenkins has had a significant...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoPeter Jackson: For many big names, like Ma’a Nonu, it’s the end of the road
One by one, the long-distance men who gave Father Time a serious run for his money have come to the end...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoPeter Jackson: Mark Jones, the battler who fought for Neath, dies aged 59
When the original All Blacks dared to be the last Welsh team to go the distance with the New Zealand version,...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoPaul Rees: Steve Borthwick’s summer crusade
Paul Rees reports as England prepare for their two tests against Argentina and one against the United States Mike Brown announced...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoDan Kelly – ‘I want to enjoy my final weeks at Leicester Tigers’
Paul Rees talks to centre Dan Kelly, who joined Leicester back in 2020 and is now heading off to play for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Not such a Goode day for ref Luke Pearce
I’m a big Luke Pearce fan, but must join the consensus that he – and his team of officials – didn’t...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Six Nations on a Thursday! Has the world gone mad?
I have yet to see any adequate explanation as to why France will be hosting Ireland on a Thursday night –...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoDoncaster celebrate anniversary in fine style
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........35pts Tries: Veainu 27, Rokoduguni 35, Smeaton 40, Mulipola 44, Olowofela 53, 70 Conversion: Dolly 40 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoAllen: It’s hard to score 43 away from home and lose
■By STEVE JACKSON Ampthill .......... 54pts Tries Bracken 2, 27, 57, 71; Vaenuku 44, 60; Sodeke 52, Courtney 65 Conversions: Davidson...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoRampaging Ealing get in mood to party hard
■By MO SHER Ealing Trailfinders ........ 55pts Tries: Montgomery 7, Dykes 13, 25; Reid 33, Moore 52, 63; Bezuidenhout 55, Cornish...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoChinnor can’t resist Bedford’s battering
■By JOE STEVENS Bedford .............61pts Tries: Tuilagi 3, Worley 11, James 19, 59, 74; Howard 46, Adamson 52, Lennon 77, Garside...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoMcMillan at the double as Scottish put on show
By OLLIE AUST L Scottish ........31 pts Tries: Wilkinson 11, Marshall 26, Bellamy 31, McMillan 37, 51 Conversions: Bellamy 12, 32,...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoNottingham produce a comeback for the ages
By RHYS ANDERSON Nottingham ..... 54 pts Tries: Yarnell 26, Clayton 30, Graham 40, Williams 50, Cherry 53, Olowofela 59, Wright...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoFive-star David Opoku-Fordjour’s in the record book
Record-breaking Coventry winger David Opoku says the deafening roar from the crowd of “get one more David!” spurred him on to...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoJeff Probyn: An uphill battle for Championship winners
Am I the only person who thinks the idea of the Championship setting up a new idea of multiple play-offs to...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 months agoResults
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoBiarritz made to pay price – again
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN HISTORIC French rugby side Biarritz were relegated from the ProD2 on Monday for financial reasons, just over...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 months agoCharlie Elliott: Best head-to-head matchups in the European Finals
The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals will both take place this weekend in Cardiff, providing an opportunity to determine the European champions. Both will see Premiership...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoCharlie Elliott: Analysing England’s 33-man training squad for Summer Tour to Argentina & USA
Steve Borthwick announced a 33-man training squad for a two-day England camp, ahead of the summer tour to Argentina. While it is not...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 months agoJohann van Graan wants Bath to enjoy the moment in Challenge Cup final
Johann van Graan wants Bath to “enjoy the moment” when they continue their quest for a possible trophy treble in Friday’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 months agoChampions Cup Final Preview: Can Northampton Saints pick up their second star?
“It’s not an individual sport, it’s a team sport, and we need everybody, and that includes support staff and everybody on...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 months agoLawrence Dallaglio: Race for British and Irish Lions spots starts in European Finals
The race for British & Irish Lions Test places begins in Cardiff this weekend as Northampton Saints’ quartet of tourists get...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoMike Brown announces retirement and calls for unity in rugby leadership
Mike Brown has announced his retirement at the end of the season with a call to rugby‘s leaders to set aside...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoMatt Sherratt to resume Wales interim head coach role for Japan tour in July
Matt Sherratt will resume interim head coach duty for Wales’ two-Test Japan tour in July. Cardiff boss Sherratt took charge for...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 months agoBritish and Irish Lions Watch: Snubbed pairing Darcy Graham and George Ford produce statement performances
Andy Farrell has already named his 38-man squad for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, with the selected players...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoPremiership Round 17 Team of the Week: George Ford helps Sale Sharks secure crucial win over Bristol Bears
The penultimate round of Premiership rugby played host to some of the biggest games of the season, with so much on...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoLeon Brown – A player who gave everything to the cause
“To pull wild mountain thyme, all around the bloomin’ heather.” The lyrics of this age-old Scottish stanza give you a real...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 months agoNorthampton Saints in race to get stars fit for Champions Cup final
Northampton's last-minute victory over Saracens yesterday came at a cost, with four players left on the treatment table ahead of Saturday’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoGive George Ford respect he deserves, says Ben Curry
Sale captain Ben Curry says in-form George Ford deserves more respect after making another mockery of his Lions snub. Fly-half Ford,...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoGeorge Skivington playing it smart at Gloucester
Gloucester are losing 19 players next month, but George Skivington expects to have a bigger squad next season for the same...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoEnglish second tier gets rebrand to ‘Champ Rugby’
The Championship will be rebranded as ‘Champ Rugby’ from next season and with a six-team playoff system to determine the league...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoCadan Murley intends to prove he’s no one-cap wonder
Cadan Murley is hoping to build on his superb performance against Gloucester and play himself back into the England squad, touring...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoFriday lights don’t scare Bath in Premiership play-offs
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has every confidence that a Friday night or Saturday afternoon semi-final will make no...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoFin Smith’s found a soulmate in Northampton Saints guru Sam Vesty
Fin Smith and his Northampton teammates will sit down tomorrow as coaches Sam Vesty and Phil Dowson unveil their plan to...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 months agoBordeaux have a point to prove in Champions Cup final says Adam Coleman
Adam Coleman believes Saturday’s Champions Cup final in Cardiff between Bordeaux Begles and Northampton will be a meeting of like minds....
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoJoe Batley eyes England tour to cap frustrating season
Joe Batley’s frustrating season can be summed up by a week in November when he turned up for training with England...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 months agoBilly Twelvetrees backs British and Irish Lions for series win
Billy Twelvetrees is backing the British and Irish Lions to roar to success in Australia this summer, fired up by the...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 months agoJeremy Guscott: Northampton Saints need team effort to stifle ‘electric’ Louis Bielle-Biarrey
Northampton and Bordeaux-Begles are great attacking sides, and that is what makes the European Cup final on Saturday at the Principality...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoBath 43-15 Leicester Tigers: Bath turn on power to secure top spot
Bath .................................... 43pts Tries: Spencer 4, Obano 20, Roux 37, Dunn 47, Stuart 66, Cokanasiga 76, Butt 80 Conversions: Russell 21,...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoIt wasn’t a perfect display – Johann van Graan
Johann van Graan is not getting carried away as the prospect of the treble grows larger. Bath have won the Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoNorthampton Saints 28-26 Saracens: Saints fightback hits Sarries play-off hope
By Brendan Gallagher Northampton Saints ..... 28pts Tries: Kemeny 8, Haffar 59, 80; Penalty 71 Conversions: Smith 9, Hutchinson 59, 80+1...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoMark McCall: Saracens didn’t deserve to win
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall refused to make any excuses after their controversial defeat. He said: “We didn’t deserve to...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoAnother masterclass by majestic George
■ By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale Sharks ......................41pts Tries: D du Preez 23, McElroy 36, Hill 54, Ma’asi-White 64, Quirke 72 Conversions:...
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