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Letters
/ 3 years agoFixtures clashes are reaching crisis point
WHILST living 300-plus miles from Sandy Park my support over the past decade of my beloved Exeter Chiefs has never diminished...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoBoozers blocked view
FOR so many supporters who travel long distances to watch international rugby at Twickenham the constant up and down, up and...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoAmazon is a great deal
I CAN’T agree with Michael Reay in last week’s letters, ‘Rugby has to grow its fanbase’ about the Autumn Internationals being...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoSingle pyramid is a must in England
THE leading rugby nations have a variety of domestic structures, in each case with the national team at the top. Every...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoEagles fail to keep the American dream alive
I’M so thrilled for Portugal that they managed to book their place at next year’s World Cup – but USA’s failure...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoInjustice for Red Roses
CAN anyone please explain to me why a head contact tackle by England player Lydia Thompson warranted a red card in...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Joel Matavesi
The Northampton & Bedford Centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Harrison Walsh – Former Ospreys...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoWhy the South Seas need to feel the love
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When Western Samoa surprised Wales by beating them in Cardiff during the pool stage of the 1991...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoIt’s time to look at the line-out drive
It was interesting to hear Graham Henry, the venerable New Zealand coach who ended almost a quarter of a century of...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoYou need a Plan B, Ramshaw tells other players
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Championship player Jack Ramshaw says it’s vital younger players have a plan B due to the unstable...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRees-Zammit back on the wing for Gloucester
By PAUL REES Louis Rees-Zammit has been used at full-back by Wales in their last two Tests, but he will be...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSirker’s found new lease of life in West Country
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Wasps winger Callum Sirker is enjoying his rugby again and says his difficulties with injury have made...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoAfter that shambles, AWJ must surely start
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hand up for selection: Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images By making an...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoJohn Ryan, the Wales coach who lost his stars to rugby league
John Ryan could have been forgiven had he likened coaching the Wales rugby team of the late Eighties to steering Titanic...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoIt’s all a California dream for Nonu, 40
PETER JACKSON Had its release been better timed, a news item from Southern California would have avoided burial beneath the avalanche...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoTime to stop hectoring ref
PETER JACKSON World Rugby, having acted swiftly to punish Rassie Erasmus for his latest video refereeing rant, the governing body must...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoYoung guns show the way ahead
PAUL REES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE WORLD RUGBY AWARDS WHICH ARE ANNOUNCED IN MONTE CARLO TONIGHT SELDOM has a missed conversion...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoBarbarians on back foot as Quins go on the rampage
Harlequins 73-28 Barbarians History was made at The Stoop on Thursday as Harlequins faced the Barbarians for the first time ever...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoBatley helps stop the rot for Bristol
By BEN JAYCOCK On target: Gabriel Ibitoye scores for Bristol PICTURE: Getty Images Bristol Bears 26-18 South Africa 'A' Bristol ended...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoExiles ace Parton set for Saracens
London Irish full-back Tom Parton will join Saracens at the end of the season. The 24-year-old has played more than 50...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoKvesic signs for Zebre
Matt Kvesic has signed for Italian side Zebre until the end of the season following the cancellation of his contract with...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoLos Lobos keep cool and take their place in France
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Life with Los Lobos is never dull and,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoJansen takes charge as Saracens cave in
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens.............................. 8pts Try: Elliott 20 Penalty: Elliott 35 Leicester........................... 45pts Tries: Ramage 11, Jansen 32 43; Henderson 36,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHotshot Atkinson sparkles for Tigers
Brett Deacon praised Charlie Atkinson after the ex-Wasps man sparkled in his first start for Tigers and helped engineer the easy...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWaldouck happy as Gloucester fight hard
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester........................ 38pts Tries: Morris 1, 49, Clement 21, Knight 32, Atkinson 39, Blake 72 Conversions: Barton 21, 32,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish: We threw in young players
Bristol coach Mark Irish was buoyed by his side’s competitive performance. He said: “We came with the mindset of winning and...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFerguson gets the best from Aussie duo
By TOM VICKERS Newcastle......................... 28pts Tries: Blamire 27, Kerr 36, Pepper 39, Qorowale 73 Conversions: Schoeman 27, 36, 39, Thomas 73...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints hooker Smith pleased with gritty performance
Northampton hooker Robbie Smith was proud of his side’s ‘gritty’ display in ensuring they finished strongly after giving Falcons a let-off....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBirch makes sure hard work pays off
By BEN JAYCOCK Sale..................................... 40pts Tries: Birch 15, 55; Postlethwaite 42, Caine 65, Wilkinson 71, 80 Conversions: Curtis 16, 43, 66,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe took charge in end – Harris
Sale academy coach Gareth Harris was pleased with how his side dominated physically in the second half. He said: “We’re really...
