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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoHold Manu back until 2018 says top Tiger
England supremo Eddie Jones should resist selecting Manu Tuilagi until the 2018 Six Nations and allow the troubled centre to recapture...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoO’Connor aims to be great again
Brendan Gallagher looks at James O’Connor’s challenge Stade Felix Mayol or the AJ Bell Stadium? The dazzling Med or misty Manchester?...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBedford strength tells but Club show their spirit
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …21 Bedford…38 THE pace and physicality of the Championship side succeeded in the end as Bedford scored...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoReigning champions given a scare as Jarvis holds nerve
By CALLUM EVANS Merthyr.31 Cross Keys.29 TWO tries in the final five minutes grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat for...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoFrance find they are shut out by great white wall
SEMI-FINAL England…20 France…3 THE Red Roses put in huge defensive shift to beat France on Tuesday and book their place in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWORCESTER
Director of Rugby: Gary Gold Captain: Donncha O’Callaghan Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 There is a reluctance to write off a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEven Luatua can’t save Lam’s return
By JOHN FALLON Connacht …24 Bristol …14 STEVEN Luatua made his Bristol debut, but not even the presence of the All...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBedwas open season in fine style with five tries
By JAMES CANDY Pontypridd.27 Bedwas. 39 BEDWAS sent out a statement of intent to their league rivals after they overcame Pontypridd...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoRed Roses wilt against Black Ferns onslaught
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NEW ZEALAND, shocked at their failure to reach the 2014 final, finally erased that stain from their memories...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoIt’s Saracens for me if they can avoid distractions
JEREMY GUSCOTT’S VERDICT The competitiveness of the Premiership is what gets me excited every year and this season is no different....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCruse launches Wasps’ comeback
By JOE REES Wasps…40 Connacht …22 WASPS completed their pre-season with a victory over Connacht, but it took a rousing comeback...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWizards continue where they left off with try-scoring fun
By ROB COLE Aberavon. 40 Bridgend.15 ABERAVON scored more tries than any other team in the league last season, and they...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoHigh tempo rugby was just too much for our girls to handle
CATHERINE SPENCER Former England captain Fine tournament: Sarah Bern hands off the Black Ferns I am so gutted for England but...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBATH
Head Coach: Todd Blackadder Captain: Matt Garvey Ground: Recreation Ground Capacity: 14,500 Bath are the Premiership’s great pretenders, having not won...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAgony of final loss will help us next time says Haskell
Nick Verdier talks to a Wasps player eager to help end the club’s trophy drought Lessons learned: James Haskell believes Wasps...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWe’re ready now says Kennedy as Irish run riot over brave Richmond
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish supremo Nick Kennedy declared his promoted side ready for Premiership duty after a convincing victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWarren into Llandovery record books with a try
By TIM LEWIS Llandovery … 31 RGC 1404 … 10 LLANDOVERY began their campaign with a storming triumph over RGC 1404...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCheekie chappie Jack set to learn
NEALE HARVEY looks at the tussle for the No.9 spot at Exeter Chiefs Big future: Jack Maunder clears the ball for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWedlake injury overshadows Plymouth pluck
By MARTIN WOOLLATT Pirates …22 Plymouth …14 ALTHIOUGH it was a pre-season friendly, this first cross-Tamar derby since March 2015 brought...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoConbeer shows his skills as Llanelli back-three sparkle
By JAMES LLOYD Llanelli.24 Carmarthen Q.8 LLANELLI kicked off their season with a thumping victory over West Wales rivals Carmarthen Quins....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEXETER
Director of Rugby: Rob Baxter Captain: Jack Yeandle Ground: Sandy Park Capacity: 12,600 Having won the crown for the first time...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarries’ first try downs Falcons
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh …14 Newcastle …10 EDINBURGH posted a victory in their final preseason friendly before the PRO14 season begins,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHowley the star as Neath swamp their old rivals
By SAM JACKSON Neath. 39 Swansea.16 A BLISTERING first-half got the season off to a flying start for these two rivals,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGLOUCESTER
Director of Rugby: David Humphreys Captain: Willi Heinz Ground: Kingsholm Capacity: 16,500 The arrival of tightheads Fraser Balmain and Gareth Denman...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHumberstone puts the boot in
Doncaster …35 Newcastle …26 DONCASTER ended preseason on a winning note, beating a youthful but competitive Newcastle Falcons side. On what...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBig try count is worry for Jackman
Dragons …16 Glasgow…40 ITlooks like a long season is ahead for new Dragons head coach Bernard Jackman after his side shipped...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHARLEQUINS
Under John Kingston there’s been tilting of the tactical axis at the Stoop, with more emphasis on the systematic and less...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRichmond set for the drop. Sorry!
Former England scrum-half and London Scottish coach Pete Richards looks ahead to the Greene King Championship season Super talent: Bristol signing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChiefs’ maul strikes but Blues hit back
By ROB COLE Cardiff Blues…21 Exeter …20 IF anyone is going to strip the Chiefs of their Premiership title this season...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLEICESTER
Director of Rugby: Matt O’Connor Captain: Tom Youngs Ground: Welford Road Capacity: 25,800 Leicester have assembled one of the most potent...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHeald hopes his Lions can roar louder
NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 NORTH PREVIEW Leicester Lions are hoping to challenge for promotion after finishing on the podium last season but...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWarriors run out of gas at the end
By SAM JACKSON Worcester …26 Munster …35 WORCESTER leaked two tries at the death to see Munster snatch victory at SIxways...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLONDON IRISH
Director of Rugby: Nick Kennedy Captain: TBA Ground: Madejsk Stadium Capacity: 24,200 Brendan Venter’s coaching record is a warning that promoted...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIt won’t be a cakewark for Cov’s cash warns Brightwell
NICK VERDIER previews the battle for promotion from National One where big-spending Coventry start as favourites Birmingham Moseley back-rower Chris Brightwell...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNine-try Saints go marching on to Twickers
By CALLUM DUNN Northampton…55 Ulster…15 NORTHAMPTON will head into their Premiership season high on confidence after this nine try demolition of...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNEWCASTLE
Head Coach: Dean Richards Captain: Will Welch Ground: Kingston Park Capacity: 10,200 Newcastle were the surprise package of the last campaign,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSamoan Test star Leo buys into Stortford’s low-budget values
By ANDY LINES THEY will have the smallest budget of any club in National League Division One, but newly-promoted Bishop’s Stortford...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTuilagi back with his big hits and high hopes
By STEVE KENNY Leicester…40pts Ospreys …14pts MANU Tuilagi came through his first start since New Year’s Day to give himself a...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoBrilliance of Barrett settles epic as Australia find pride
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NEW Zealand and a rejuvenated Australia said farewell to Colin Meads by serving up one of the great...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSaints counting on their No.8s
NEALE HARVEY talks to Saints about the loss of Picamoles Northampton coach Phil Dowson has challenged his No.8s Teimana Harrison and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSquad depth holds the key for Chinnor
NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 SOUTH PREVIEW Chinnor boss Matt Williams is fully aware logic makes his side favourites to go up this...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSarries may call for their Lions to bite the Saints
By NEALE HARVEY Saracens …49 Timisoara …0 SARACENS face a tough call on whether to involve any of their returning Lions...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoSpringboks maintain their revival to cage Pumas hit by Lavanini’s red card
By NICK VERDIER SOUTH Africa made it five from five in Salta as Argentina saw red in the second round of...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNORTHAMPTON
Director of Rugby: Jim Mallinder Captain: Dylan Hartley Ground: Franklin’s Gardens Capacity: 15,500 Saints rugby director Jim Mallinder will be hoping...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWallabies fire out a warning to Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WROTE last week how Wales must look at this year’s Rugby Championship and take...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGloucester power tells in second half
By JAMES CANDY Gloucester…40 Scarlets …21 GLOUCESTER went through the gears to complete their pre-season programme with a convincing win over...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSALE SHARKS
Director of Rugby: Steve Diamond Captain: Will Addison Ground: AJ Bell Stadium Capacity: 12,000 Sale have strength-indepth after making some choice...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIt’s Munster for the title with Scarlets chasing them
AFTER a long summer of negotiations, the Guinness PRO14 begins on Friday and I’ve nailed my colours to the mast with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHartpury so close to a mighty scalp
By JAMES CANDY Gloucester …41 Hartpury …33 CALLUM Braley spared Gloucester’s blushes as they escaped with a narrow win over Championship...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSARACENS
Director of Rugby: Mark McCall Captain: Brad Barritt Ground: Allianz Park Capacity: 10,000 The reigning European Champions want a hat-trick of...
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