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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Reducing penalty sanctions may resurrect old quick-tap BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Bag of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGlover is back for England’s Las Vegas showdown
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON SIMON Amor has named his squad for next weekend’s Las Vegas Sevens. England will face Canada,...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoHuw’s that guy? Truly a super-star in waiting
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE …EVERY WEEK Scotland thoroughly deserved their victory at Murrayfield and if you boil it down there...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAction man Browne completes epic trans-Atlantic solo mission
POWERFUL Irish lock Damian Browne travelled the world playing rugby with long spells at Connacht, Northampton, Brive, Leinster and Oyonnax and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHeat’s on for Teague as Bordeaux’s bid slumps
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Rory Teague, the English coach handed the top job at Bordeaux-Begles, is discovering just how heart-rending it...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoStockdale breaks Wales hearts as Ireland keep Grand Slam on track
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER In the corner: Jacob Stockdale dives in for the opening try under pressure from Leigh Halfpenny PICTURES: Getty...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe’re scared of losing the title admits Baxter
By MIKE SINCLAIR Held up: Luke Cowan Dickie is stopped by the Northampton defence short of the try line PICTURES: Getty...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoIrish ‘bullies’ gave us a lesson at breakdown
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Superb: Wales openside Josh Navidi PICTURE: Getty Images Powerplay: Bundee Aki crashes over for Ireland’s...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoOlly burst changed it all says Dickens
ALAN Dickens, Saints’ interim coach, lamented: “For 70 minutes we were in control. Then Olly Woodburn makes a fantastic break. “That...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoDestroyer Bastareaud waiting for England
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Wrecking ball: Mathieu Bastareaud on the rampage PICTURES: Getty Images CLOSE-UP WENCESLAS LAURET French blindside V SEBASTIEN NEGRI...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFalcons show they are really in this title challenge
By NEALE HARVEY Not to be denied: Sinoti Sinoti powers over for Falcons PICTURES: Getty Images Early hope: James Horwill scores...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoGuirado: We let eight tries slip away
ITALY coach Conor O’Shea remained defiant despite a disappointing performance from his Azzurri. “I’m destroyed right now because I hate losing...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoKingston: We have to get our pride back
HARLEQUINS boss John Kingston struggled for positives He said: “We defended manfully for long periods and it was fantastic to see...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGogs continue march towards the title by routing Swans
By DEAN JONES RGC 1404 …50 Swansea …21 RGC 1404 continued their pursuit of the Principality Premiership title with victory over...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoRassie rallies foreign legion to revive Boks
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK GIVEN South Africa’s ropey results since the last World Cup, including a record...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGopperth’s pressure kick saves the day
By JAMES LLOYD Pack power: Gloucester celebrate their first try PICTURES: Getty Images In the thick of it: Wasps ace Jimmy...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFord bags four as Quins continue fine home form
By CARL FIELD Carmarthen …34 Bargoed …10 WING Dale Ford helped himself to four tries as Carmarthen made it a perfect...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe biggest rugby players ever – literally
While rugby doesn’t have the following of football, for example – both sports that are called this, on both sides of...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoRecord-breaking ‘Rocky’ still fighting fit
Richie McCaw. Brian O’Driscoll. George Gregan. These legends will be the only three players in history that will have played more...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Round Three of the Six Nations
Rest week over, here's the all the team news ahead of this weekend's rugby
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoCan England take the Six Nations for a third consecutive year?
After a bruising and sometimes scrappy victory over Wales at Twickenham, the Six Nations title – and the Grand Slam –...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoLeicester move has taken Jonny May’s game ‘to new level’
The England international says he has no regrets about leaving Gloucester for Welford Road after bagging two game-clinching tries against Wales
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Alun Wyn’s magnificent week on and off the field
Peter Jackson reveals the good deed done by the Wales captain for an elderly man in hospital
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Featured
/ 8 years agoAllen: Unlike me, these England U20s boys will be Test ready
England U20s coach Anthony Allen profers two youngsters not far away from a senior Test berth
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Farrell is just stratospheric, a class apart from the others
Jeremy Guscott on the Saracens fly-half proving to be a cut above
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoCan England take the Six Nations for a third consecutive year?
After a bruising and sometimes scrappy victory over Wales at Twickenham, the Six Nations title – and the Grand Slam –...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDoncaster Knights prop Ian Williams dies after collapsing at training session
(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Doncaster Knights have announced prop Ian Williams has passed away, aged 27, after collapsing at...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoOne drug test a season is not enough
FIRST the good news. The RPA reports that for last season (2016-17) there was not a single anti doping violation in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoThree on spin for in-form Chester
By ANDREW SMITH Hudd’field 10 Chester 19 CHESTER’S resurgence continued with their third win on the bounce in a tight contest...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThat was pathetic admits Bath boss
DIRECTOR of rugby Todd Blackadder’s succinct appraisal of his side’s performance was “pathetic” as he said sorry to Bath fans after...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMerthyr juggernaut rolls on with 16th victory on the spin
Merthyr 30 Pontypridd 21 ■By IAN GOLDEN MERTHYR extended their winning streak to 16 games – 14 in the league –...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRichmond head north looking for the double
Preview Y’shire Carnegie v Richmond Today, Kick-off 3pm HAVING missed Round 16’s fixture against Cornish Pirates due to poor weather at...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoOAs see off local rivals in vital success
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 36 B. Stortford 17 ALBANIAN recorded a five-point victory over local rivals Bishop’s Stortford in fine...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
French break the mould with move to Marseilles BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Formidable...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLiam takes honours – and a yellow card
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Looking good: Liam Williams scores for Saracens PICTURES: Getty Images No way through: Sale’s Danny Solomona is held...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers come from behind with their fresh legs
■By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery 26 Cardiff 24 THE Drovers won their second game of the post- Christmas Premiership after a...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSickener for Titans as late penalty costs them a draw
By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAMlost in sickening circumstances as Bedford fly-half Will Hooley struck a successful penalty to clinch the points in...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoNerveless Tarrant kick seals victory
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath 29 Esher 28 BLACKHEATH snatched a dramatic late win in a match that looked to be heading...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoShehadie helped shape the game on global scale
Visionary: Shehadie THERE are 230,000 Australians who can claim Lebanese ancestry and many of the sport-minded gravitate to Rugby League. Wallaby...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMcCall: Defence was just brilliant
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall was impressed by his team’s fight in the second half. He said: “Areas of our...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBargoed battlers hang on to celebrate another big scalp
■By IWAN GABE DAVIES Bargoed 16 Aberavon 14 BARGOED took another big scalp after they beat last year’s runners-up Aberavon in...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoRampant Knights win battle of attacks
By STEVE HOSSACK Making the game safe: Doncaster’s Adam Batt scores and is congratulated by Jack Bergmanas PICTURES: Gareth Lyons DONCASTER...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPark leave it too late to beat OEs
By JON EDWARDS Rosslyn Park 29 O Elthamians 36 ELTHAMIANS survived a stunning second-half comeback by battling Park to edge a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoPower of Rams’ scrum is crucial to victory
By ANDREW JONES Barnstaple 31 Redingensian 38 BARNSTAPLE claimed two late bonus points but were well beaten by Redingensians. The visiting...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoIt’s all systems go for Mullen after injury-wrecked Autumn
NEALE HARVEY talks to Wasps loosehead Matt Mullan, desperate to make up for lost time Buzzing again: Matt Mullan PICTURE: Getty...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeys stand firm as Swansea come roaring back
■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 23 Cross Keys 30 CROSS KEYS’ unbeaten start to the year continued with a thrilling victory over...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPack power sets platform for backline fliers
By LUKE JARMYN UNBEATEN Bristol’s forward physicality and backline dynamism outclassed London Scottish to seal a try bonus-point within half-an-hour and...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoStreet struggle as Moffat makes hay
By ROB WALKER Broadstreet 3 Cinderford 36 CINDERFORD eased to victory with a five-try win. Full-back James Moffat slotted three points...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRobson expecting more fireworks in repeat of last year’s final
DAN Robson says revenge is in the air as two of England’s most entertaining sides reprise last season’s Premiership final with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoReplacement Jones emerges as late Vale match winner
■By JAY BAYFORD Bridgend 18 Ebbw Vale 21 DORIAN Jones proved to be the match winner as his late penalty gave...
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