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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoCastres 20-43 Bath: Johann van Graan’s side find their feet and race to the top
Bath made a reassuring return to top form in the south of France to take charge of their pool and, with...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoSaracens vs Toulouse: Sarries putting their faith in youth
Mark McCall has backed his current crop of Saracens kids to emulate the Class of 2008 and take the club back...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoHarlequins flanker Jack Kenningham – ‘Prepare to face a storm at The Stoop’
Jack Kenningham has told the Stormers to be prepared for a storm at The Stoop this afternoon, with Harlequins set on...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeicester Tigers getting ready to strike, says Adam Radwan
Adam Radwan insists the claws are sharpened and the intent is clear as Leicester Tigers stalk the second half of the...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoTommy Freeman: I just want Northampton Saints to keep on winning
Tommy Freeman has yet to taste defeat this season for Northampton Saints and is looking to keep it that way today...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoExeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter says Newcastle Red Bulls rebuild will take time
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter expects it will take Red Bull three years to turn Newcastle into a Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoHavant RFC 32–21 Esher RFC: Back-to-back wins for Hav with bonus-point triumph
A solid, muscular performance saw Havant recapture early-season form and gain a bonus-point home victory against mid-table Esher.
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 26-19 Perpignan: Christian Wade has his side running at full power
Newcastle Red Bulls marquee signing Christian Wade has proved anyone who doubted that he’s still at his best wrong as the...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoBulls 49-61 Bristol Bears: Nine-try visitors vanquish Bulls
Bristol Bears hit the heights at altitude against the Bulls. It sounds crazy to say in a game of 16 tries...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster 25-24 La Rochelle: Harry Byrne comes on to win it with last kick of the match
Substitute Harry Byrne kicked a last-gasp penalty for Leinster against La Rochelle to settle a thriller that will take some beating...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoEdinburgh 26-24 Gloucester: Ewan Ashman keen to get one over his Scottish mates
Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman insists Edinburgh will head to The Rec on Friday intent on “throwing some punches” against Bath and...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoSale Sharks 26-10 Durban Sharks: Northern outfit give their southern rivals a lesson
South African Sharks owner Marco Masotti may have to eat a tuna-lined humble pie after Sale confirmed there’s only one true...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRowe bullish about Exeter future
TONY Rowe insists Exeter Chiefs will be back challenging for major honours within “two to three years” – even as the...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoProp Millar Mills the latest Newcastle recruit
NEWCASTLE Red Bulls have agreed a deal to sign Northampton prop Elliot Millar Mills on a two-year contract from next season....
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEdwards stays put
WALES fly-half Dan Edwards has signed a new deal with Ospreys. The 22-year-old, who started all four of Wales’ autumn internationals,...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEx-Exeter coach Pellow’s new role at Camborne
By MARK STEVENS CAMBORNE have underlined their long-term ambition with a major off-field appointment, bringing in highly respected coach Ricky Pellow...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Mark McCall’s challenge – to create another dynasty
We don’t often hear Mark McCall making comments about a lack of “attitude and application” in the Saracens squad, and especially...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBattling Warriors get off to a flyer and stay on course for home tie in last 16
By BRYN PALMER Clermont ...........21pts Tries: Moal 32, penalty 51, Simone 62 Conversions: Plummer 32, 62 Glasgow ............33pts Tries: Ferrie 9,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoToulon vs Munster: Red Army looking to get things back on track as they prepare to enter the French cauldron
Having started the season as the URC’s pacesetters, Munster enter today’s Pool 2 clash in Toulon after suffering disappointing back-to-back defeats.
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeicester Tigers 57-14 Bayonne: Billy Searle hat-trick puts Geoff Parling’s side on the right track
Billy Searle was red hot for Leicester Tigers on a freezing night as returning Bayonne centre Manu Tuilagi endured a miserable...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: One area where Ealing Trailfinders leave Bath in the shade
You have got to admire Ealing Trailfinders. The staying power that has seen them go 19 matches unbeaten in the Champ,...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBells are ringing out for Bath
BATH put down an impressive six-try European Cup marker with a rattling 43-20 bonus point victory over Castres in south west...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRobertson is the boss – without doubt!
THERE was a bit of pass the parcel following New Zealand’s three 2025 losses against Argentina, South Africa (a 43-10 record),...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Why we need to see more of referee Luke Pearce
Alfie Barbeary turned in an eye-catching performance as Bath squeaked their way past Exeter at a rapt Recreation Ground last weekend....
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoToulon did the game no favours
PAOLO Garbisi loves his rugby and so he should, standing as he does on the brink of a Six Nations during...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoScarlets go close but Pau make sure in end
■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............38pts Tries: Macleod 22, 37; Hughes 40, Plumtree 43, Hawkins 51 Conversions: Hawkins 23, 38, 41, 44,...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Wales head coach Steve Tandy is facing a mountainous task
The Welsh Rugby Annual of 1991 appeared in the form of a death notice, its front cover etched in a rectangle...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoThe choice for Yorath: Rugby or football?
AS A ferociously competitive component of Don Revie’s Leeds United, Terry Yorath, below, achieved the distinction of being the first Welshman...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoThomas on song to put Cardiff in pole position
■By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............32pts Tries: Bowen 6, Thornton 40, Assirrati 45, Thomas 74 Conversions: Sheedy 6, 45; Beetham 74 Penalties:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoChiefs set the pace but Stade snatch it at the death
■By BEN JAYCOCK Stade Francais27pts Tries: Melikidze 51, Motassi 59, Penalty 65, Laloi 68 Conversion: Barré 60 Penalty: Barré 77 Exeter...
