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Letters
/ 3 months agoLaw makers have stuffed up scrum
JEREMY Guscott’s contribution in The Rugby Paper last week expressed what I have been trying to understand, and failing miserably for...
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/ 3 months agoDREAM TEAM
MALIQ HOLDEN, THE FORMER DONCASTER KNIGHTS, HARTPURY UNIVERSITY AND CORNISH PIRATES WING WHO IS NOW HEAD OF RUGBY AT HULL IONIANS,...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: England are buzzing and ready to have a go
The reboot of the international season starts for England when they face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday, and they go into...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBath 40-15 Bristol Bears: Prem champions take their time to get into right gear
This was only Bath’s fourth victory in their last 14 against close rivals Bristol Bears in the league, but despite the...
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/ 3 months agoWe should have won by more, says coach van Graan
JOHANN van Graan felt Bath’s two late tries gave the scoreboard a realistic look in a one-sided West Country derby. Bath...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeicester Tigers 36-35 Sale Sharks: Battling Tigers hold on to keep Sharks out
Leicester Tigers edged a madcap encounter against Sale Sharks to record a third win from five in the opening set of...
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/ 3 months agoChalk & cheese, says coach
SALE boss Alex Sanderson was bullish afterwards despite his team’s third defeat of the season. “It was chalk and cheese,” he...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints 43-31 Saracens: Fantastic Tommy Freeman keeps Saints on top
Tommy Freeman, undoubtedly aware of the long queue of wings old and new pressing for England starting spots, chose the perfect...
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/ 3 months agoMcCall pleased to see fightback
SARACENS DoR Mark McCall was proud of his side’s fightback but admitted they were blown away in the first quarter. “The...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoExeter Chiefs 39-12 Gloucester: Henry Slade shows why he is still the class act
Henry Slade duly reminded everyone why he has been the heartbeat of Exeter Chiefs for nearly a decade against Gloucester.
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/ 3 months agoSkiv: We must roll up our sleeves
GLOUCESTER boss George Skivington admits his side are in a ‘tough spot’ after this defeat left them winless after five rounds....
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Luke Cowan-Dickie’s reprieve smacks of inconsistency
Luke Cowan-Dickie’s exoneration by an RFU disciplinary panel on Tuesday for a potentially dangerous high tackle on Tom Willis in last...
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/ 3 months agoEngland’s front row fraternity must power up
ENGLAND have a costly habit of taking their eyes off the ball when it comes to the scrum, and they cannot...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoHarlequins 52-14 Newcastle Red Bulls: Marcus Smith masterclass puts Quins in clear
Marcus Smith signed off for England duty in typically inspirational, dazzling fashion as Harlequins put the suffering Newcastle Red Bulls to...
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/ 3 months agoDickens: One step forward, two back
NEWCASTLE head coach Alan Dickens admitted there were “hard words” exchanged in the Red Bulls dressing room as they slumped to...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Too much talent can be a problem
We have heard much wailing and gnashing of teeth over Tom Willis, largely from those who assumed the France-bound Saracens forward...
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/ 3 months agoWhen numbers add up to the wrong result
THE gazillionaire tech bros across the pond may think they’re ahead of the curve, but fuddy-duddy rugby leaves them for dead....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoScarlets put in the hard work but still prop up table
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks ..............29pts Tries: Tshituka 5, 19, Mazibuko 28, Kolisi 49 Conversions: Smith 20, 29, 50 Penalties: Smith...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoLloyd keeps his nerve to snatch it for Cardiff
■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............20pts Tries: Mulder 6, Adams 14, Sebastian 42 Conversion: Lloyd 15 Penalty: Lloyd 73 Edinburgh .........19pts...
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/ 3 months agoWe should have won that, says Wainwright
■ By LUKE JARMYN Dragons ............... 19pts Tries: R Williams 37, Coghlan 59, Burrows 75 Conversions: De Beer 38, 60 Ospreys...
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/ 3 months agoMunster made to fight all the way
By TOM RICHARDS Munster ..........17 Connacht.........15 JACK O’Donoghue’s late try helped unbeaten Munster see out a hard-fought victory over their Irish...
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/ 3 months agoLeinster youngsters deliver for Cullen
By JIM CASEY Leinster............50 Zebre.................26 JOSHUA Kenny and Alex Soroka scored two tries apiece as a youthful Leinster returned to winning...
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/ 3 months agoThat was hard to take, says Murphy
By PETER STRONG Lions................ 49 Ulster................31 LIONS produced their best performance of the season to stun Ulster at Ellis Park. It...
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/ 3 months agoBattling Warriors come from behind
By GARY WRIGHT Glasgow...........21 Bulls..................12 GLASGOW Warriors moved top of the URC temporarily on Friday after a hard-fought victory at Scotstoun....
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/ 3 months agoMatthee stars as Stormers power up
Benetton..........16 Stormers..........31 STORMERS claimed a bonus-point victory to maintain their strong start to the season. In a contest dominated by penalties...
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/ 3 months agoBedford hit ten to leave Ampthill on the floor
■ By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............12pts Tries: Sylvester 68, Jackson 72 Conversion: Grimoldby 73 Bedford Blues ..66pts Tries: Benson 3, Fish...
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/ 3 months agoCambridge stumped by the Caldy power show
■ By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................41pts Tries: Hearn 6, 16; Ene 20, Kilcourse 25, 45; Robinson 32, Logan 73 Conversions: K...
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/ 3 months agoOlowofela steps up to take glory and shock Warriors
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ........ 34pts Tries: Edwards 33, Rokoduguni 72, Olowofela 79 Conversions: Bennett 33, 72 Penalties: Bennet:...
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/ 3 months agoSullivan hits four but Cov can’t stop Ealing marching on
■ By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ...........36pts Tries: Sullivan 4, 17, 22, 75; Thomas 80 Conversions: Thomas 4, 17, 75, 80 Penalty:...
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/ 3 months agoPirates head back home with a full bag of swag
■ By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS L Scottish ......... 10pts Tries: Bellis 46, 79 C Pirates ...........38pts Tries: Cambriani 15, 26; Relton 31,...
