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Letters
/ 3 years agoFarrell doesn’t need to play the full 80
80-minute man: England captain Owen Farrell PICTURE: Getty Images WHY is it not possible to substitute Owen Farrell at any point...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoThat’s the height of hypocrisy
BEN Jaycock described last week how Stourbridge RFC is being used as a means to prevent Worcester being demoted to the...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Glen Townson
The Bristol academy transition coach and former Sale, Sedgley Park, Bristol, Doncaster, Newcastle and Ealing lock, picks the best XV he's...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoPositives begin to add up for Borthwick
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Assuming that the Wales v England game in Cardiff on Saturday is played despite...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints stun Sharks after Tuilagi’s red
By PAUL REES Northampton ................... 38pts Tries: James 23, Freeman 48, Proctor 56, Penalty 65, Braley 73, Dingwall 76 Conversions: Smith...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘Ref was correct to send Manu off’
Alex Sanderson said he had no complaints about Manu Tuilagi’s red card for a forearm smash, but questioned the two yellows...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPragmatic Irish are looking in the mood
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bath ..................................... 10pts Tries: Bayliss 21 Conversions: Spencer 21 Penalties: Spencer 28 London Irish .................... 25pts Tries: Jackson...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTough Bristol test next for Bath
Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan is demanding a big improvement next week against Bristol. He said: “I have no...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCarreras artistry too much for Quins
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ....................... 28pts Tries: Blake 5, Thorley 18, Carreras 72, Rees-Zammit 74 Conversions: Carreras 6, 18, 73, 75...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBonus points could make the difference, says Matson
Harlequins boss Tabai Matson believes the two bonus points the visitors claimed could prove vital come the final reckoning. Asked whether...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoEaling poised to break up cartel
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ARE Ealing Trailfinders finally about to break the grip of an RFU-backed Premiership...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoWasps likely to be caught in a tangled web
NICK CAIN The Atlas Group’s purchase of Worcester Warriors from administrators Begbies Traynor, which includes the Sixways stadium, the site, and...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLively Randall raises Bears off the bottom
By ROGER PANTING Bristol .................................30pts Tries: Randall 9, 42; Vui 20, Harding 80 Conversions: Williams 20, 42 Penalties: Williams 40, 68...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGustard to stay in Paris
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Paul Gustard is set to slam the door shut...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFrench line up swoop for Warner
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former Worcester Warriors flanker Fergus Lee Warner, who is on a short-term deal with Bath until the end...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoCheika cuts links with Japanese outfit
ON THE BLINDSIDE Michael Cheika has parted company with Japanese outfit NEC Green Rockets, where he was director of rugby after...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoChiefs set to make a move for prop Smith
ON THE BLINDSIDE In demand: Ospreys prop Nicky Smith PICTURES: Getty Images Exeter Chiefs have sounded out Ospreys and Wales prop...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGrace’s injury woes continue
ON THE BLINDSIDE Regan Grace, above, has suffered a major setback in his bid for fitness and faces several more months...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWebb in line for Baa-Baas return against World XV
WALES scrum-half Rhys Webb is set for a Barbarians return against a World XV in May. The 34-year-old Webb is in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTougher challenges for U20s – Dickens
By BEN JAYCOCK Rapid: Rekeiti Ma’asi-White scores against Italy ENGLAND U20s have found a way through major tests from Scotland and...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcCall: We’re ready to take on rock stars
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road MARK McCALL comes across as someone who has no...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDebut for Brown as Wigglesworth looks to old guard
By PAUL REES RICHARD Wigglesworth has mobilised Dad’s Army as he looks to mastermind a repeat of last season’s Premiership final...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoTime to change rules about the driving maul
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As a rule of thumb, rugby folk do not pick an intellectual fight with the great New...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoKing of the team sports? Not from where I’m sitting
CHRIS HEWETT Later this year, when the French go tete-a-tete with the All Blacks in the opening fixture of the glitziest...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBosch guides the way for Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Lions .................. 7 Sharks ............29 Curwin Bosch inspired the Sharks to a crucial bonus-point victory over the struggling...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLibbok drops in to seal Stormers win
By SAM JACKSON Bulls ................19 Stormers ........23 The Stormers secured a narrow victory at a packed Lotus Versfield to do the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCardiff ride luck to stay in the race
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................. 30pts Tries: Lane 2, 6; Ratti 49, Thomas 80 Conversions: Thomas 49, 80 Penalties: Thomas 13,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDelight for Peel as Scarlets romp home
By ROB COLE Scarlets ........... 42pts Tries: Conbeer 5, 46; Fifita 11, Evans 30, Davies 49, James 75 Conversions: Costelow 6,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRuddock leads way for Leinster
By TOM SHEEDY Leinster .......... 43 Dragons ...........14 Leo Cullen praised his men as their second string side maintained their perfect...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWarriors move into top four
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ..........17 Ulster ............... 11 Scotland lock Scott Cummings impressed on his return after a three-month lay-off with...
