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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoBarrett has too much class for Wallabies
By GARY FITZGERALD Command performance: Beauden Barrett dives over for the All Blacks PICTURES: Getty Images BEAUDEN Barrett produced another breathtaking...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLewis at double as Knights ring the changes
By TOM JAMESON Doncaster ……47 Sale FC …………21 THE Knights won their first home pre-season fixture in style. Four second half...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoWe had to dominate up front says Read
KIERAN Read claimed the All Blacks ferocious set-piece was the key to regaining the Bledisloe Cup. The outstanding No.8 and his...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGlaws finish with a flurry as old boy Burns hobbles off
Ulster ………………..17 Gloucester ……….29 GLOUCESTER put the Danny Cipriani saga to one side to record a fine victory in Ulster. Two...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoDe Klerk gets Boks rolling in second half rout
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SOUTH Africa, with Sale’s Faf de Klerk at the helm, turned up the wick after the break with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFast start from Tigers but Italian pack power swings it
By SAM JACKSON Benetton ……..26 Leicester ……..10 LEICESTER Tigers suffered a set-back to their pre-season campaign with a four tries to...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoErasmus critical of sub-par display
SPRINGBOKS coach Rassie Erasmus was in surprisingly downbeat mood after what appeared to be a decent start to South Africa’s campaign....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSpittle scorches in as Titans capitulate
By ROB WILDMAN Power play: Nottingham No.8 Josh Poullet crashes over from short range PICTURE: Phil Hutchinson TEAMS NOTTINGHAM: Robinson; Spittle,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHeadache time for Harvey
Jersey ……….35 Old Elthamians ..7 JERSEY claimed five tries with a comfortable win over National One opponents Old Elthamians built on...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMunster highlight areas for Kidney’s attention
Munster ……….32 L Irish …………..28 DECLAN Kidney said he and Les Kiss have a huge job on their hands to secure...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCurious Pulu case gets special treatment
TRYING to follow World Rugby’s tortured, self-serving logic on captured players can send you quietly insane. After the high profile expulsions...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Championship: All Blacks looking for fifth title in six years
New Zealand take on the Wallabies tomorrow morning in Sydney
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: John Mitchell’s got the means to increase England’s intensity
Jeremy Guscott would not be surprised to see John Mitchell look further than being a defence coach while at the RFU
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMark Flanagan adds steel to Bedford Blues’ pack
It's been a summer of impressive recruitment by Mike Rayer at Goldington Road
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoLeo column: Unearth the root causes to end off-field violence
Dan Leo highlights the skirmish between Amanaki Mafi and Lopeti Timani as one instance of how Pacific Islander physicality can take...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Championship: Australia seek to shore up scrum while blooding in new caps
Continuing our team profiles ahead of the 2018 Rugby Championship, we look at the Wallabies
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRead and Retallick back for the All Blacks, as Australia turn to Hodge to fill midfield problem
Sam Whitelock will earn his 100th Test cap for New Zealand in the Bledisloe Cup clash
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJustin Tipuric named as Ospreys captain, as Alun Wyn Jones heads into World Cup year with Wales
Alun Wyn Jones' record of 115 appearances as captain is more than double of any other Ospreys player
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDanny Cipriani attends Jersey court and is fined following arrest outside nightclub
Gloucester signing Cipriani pleads guilty to two charges
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath confirm Guy Mercer will leave before the start of the season
Francois Louw is back fit, but it's another fans' favourite leaving the Rec
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Championship: A look at the Springboks
Is it still a matter of rebuilding under Rassie Erasmus for South Africa?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarlequins can reap the rewards of England resting Danny Care this summer, says coach Alex Codling
The Quins forwards coach also talks making the pack a force to be reckoned with
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoVenter column: Bold move going for John Mitchell but Eddie’s got to go for broke
The former London Irish technical director and Springboks coach shares his views on what Eddie Jones needs to do to get...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTyler Morgan has his mojo back after battle with injury and diabetes
The Dragons centre unloads on missing large parts of last season after being a part of Warren Gatland's plans
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoShaun Edwards to work with Ospreys
"Shaun is a world class coach" - Allen Clarke
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Championship: Argentina team profile
Who else is on the Ledesma hype train?
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoTwickenham under attack: Button for the nuclear option may be pressed
The RFU have a sizeable debt stacking up
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoJohn Mitchell waits in the wings for RFU and Bulls to agree compensation fee
The former All Blacks coach is wanted by Eddie Jones to be England's defence coach
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Featured
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson column: RFU miss the boat again for Shaun Edwards
England miss another chance to join forces with a coach who has won everything there is to win in Union bar...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTigers’ tyro speedster Olowofela off to a flyer
By ROGER PANTING Eyes on the line: Jason Harries on his way to the opening try for Blues PICTURES: Huw Evans...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPack power proves the difference
Richmond ….21 Blackheath …14 RICHMOND took the bragging rights as the oldest club rugby game in history went the way of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoOne-way traffic in midlands derby
By TOM BRANSTON Coventry ………62 Moseley ……….14 COVENTRY cruised to a 62-14 victory over fierce Midlands rivals Moseley to win the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDream start for Christian
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Worcester Warriors forward Christian Scotland-Williamson made his first appearance for Pittsburgh Steelers in a pre-season victory over the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAshton dots down at the death on his Sharks debut
By SAM JACKSON SALE got their pre-season campaign off to a flyer on Friday night with star signing Chris Ashton scoring...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDragons’ big guns catch Ealing cold
By JONATHAN LANDI Flat out: Rhodri Williams dives over for the Dragons PICTURE: Patrick Khachfe Strong arm: Ben West of Ealing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoReds show resilience to slow Quins’ march
By TOM INNES Jersey ……….14 Harlequins …33 HARLEQUINS late surge was enough to seal an eventually comfortable win over a plucky...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoMario must stop this Pumas freefall
BRENDAN GALLAGHER runs his eye over the Rugby Championship contenders ahead of next weekend’s big kick-off Big job on: Argentina coach...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens offer a lot more than just money –Velani
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA SARACENS chief executive Mitesh Velani says the club’s commitment to treating players “unbelievably well” enables them...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeinster’s young guns blitz early French test
By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER got their season up and running with a decent workout in France against a Montauban side who...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSleightholme’s solo effort starts Boyd off with a win
By ROB COLE Bright spark: Ollie Sleightholme picks his way through the defence NEW ZEALANDER Chris Boyd will have been pleased...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLate winner makes debutant Honey toast of the town
Plymouth ……21 Bedford ……….19 Big match: Fraser Honey PLYMOUTH Albion kicked off their pre-season campaign with an intense battle against Bedford...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoShillcock holds his nerve to land the late winner
By WILLIAM RILEY Benetton……….12 Worcester ……14 WORCESTER made a solid start to their pre-season campaign with a 14-12 victory over fast-improving...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFirst round defeats for England and Wales
U18 International Series in SA Denied: Jac Morgan ENGLAND were defeated 41-21 by France in their opening game of the U18...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVenter eyes lead role to boost bid for Boks
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER midfield general Francois Venter believes last season’s PRO 14 experience with the Cheetahs can help...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHigh-flying Falcons pick up where they left off
By DAVID RICHARDS JOHNNY Williams impressed on debut as Newcastle ran out comfortable winners over their Championship counterparts. Dean Richards’ side...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years ago10 Championship players who have gone on to become Premiership stars
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the conveyor belt...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Ashton is back but he’s got big competition before he can wing it for England
Jeremy Guscott's take on Eddie Jones' pre-season training squad – will we see Ashton and Michael Rhodes in the autumn?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoZach Kibirige’s back to stake his claim at Newcastle
The Falcons back is ready to challenge the 'top quality' wings standing in his way
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoQuality bristles through this improving league
SHANE WILLIAMS Great signings: From left, Blade Thomson, Ross Moriarty and George North PICTURES: Getty Images SLOWLY and quietly, the PRO14...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoAce Mo’unga has frustrated Lions chasing his shadow
By NICK CAIN On their way: David Havili dives over to score Crusaders’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images Show time: Crusaders...
Autumn Internationals
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