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/ 3 years agoNadolo to leave Leicester during season
Leicester winger Nemani Nadolo will leave the Premiership champions midway through the season to join the Waratahs in time for the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFlynn deal confirmed
SARACENS confirmed the signing of prop James Flynn from Championship side Jersey, as revealed in last week’s TRP. The 28-year-old loosehead...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWoodward returns to Premiership at Sale
Experienced head: Jason Woodward in action for Gloucester Sale Sharks have signed former Gloucester fullback Jason Woodward ahead of the new...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoGame is crying out for proper direction
WHEN Rugby Union made its decision to go professional in 1995 if one of the factors was to grow the game...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoPrem XVs needs to be competitive
IT’S great news that DMP Durham Sharks have managed to raise funds to continue playing in the Premier XVs this season....
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Letters
/ 3 years agoQuantative easing is not the answer
I WAS intrigued by Colin Boag’s recommendation that, in a nutshell, squad sizes should be increased to cater for all the...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoEddie’s right, players need independence
EDDIE Jones has a point, well worth consideration and with ramifications reaching into areas wider than just sport. Good teaching and...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoAct now to ensure rugby has a future
RUGBY faces an almighty battle to attract youngsters amid the publicity surrounding ex-players’ brain injuries and the early onset of dementia....
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoWorld Rugby should jump start on MND
Cheered home: Ed Slater completes his 350-mile cycle challenge this week COLIN BOAG I wanted to avoid mentioning concussions this week,...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIt’s time we introduced brain injury passports
KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Floored: Wales tighthead Tomas Francis, right, is knocked out in Six Nations Rugby Union has been...
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/ 3 years agoRed card laws are turning fans toward League, claims Botica
By JON NEWCOMBE Gone: Angus Ta’avao sent off against Ireland Critic: Frano Botica Former dual code star Frano Botica has blamed...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoAt last! All Blacks snatch it in thriller
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER South Africa....23pts Tries: Am 37, Mapimpi 59 Conversions: Pollard 38, 60 Penalties: Pollard 42, 46, 68 New Zealand....35pts...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoI don’t know about the future but I’ll enjoy tonight – Foster
New Zealand skipper Sam Cane fired a warning to their rivals to never doubt the character of his All Blacks side...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoPumas go top with their record win over Australia
By BEN JAYCOCK Argentina ........48pts Tries: Imhoff 2, Gallo 6, 64; De la Fuente 24, Gonzalez 31, Boffelli 78, Albornoz 80+2...
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/ 3 years agoGloucester keen to keep Singleton
GLOUCESTER are in advanced discussions with Jack Singleton about extending his stay at Kingsholm beyond the end of the season. England...
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/ 3 years agoSaracens want Isiekwe cover
SARACENS boss Mark McCall is set to make another move in the transfer market before the start of the season and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFalcons hope new deal will tempt Chick
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted man: Calum Chick Newcastle Falcons are close to agreeing to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSale set to open talks with Raffi
Sale Sharks are keen on sitting down with England international scrum-half Raffi Quirke, below, to discuss a new deal, according to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWasps chief denies administration fears
Premiership clubs were phoning the agents of some of Wasps’ top talent this week amid rumours that the club had filed...
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/ 3 years agoDream team with Greg Goodfellow
The Chinnor player/coach and former Scotland U21, Cornish Pirates & Redruth scrum-half chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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/ 3 years agoJones blaming others for his own failings
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Eddie Jones pressed the class-war button this week with a blanket criticism of...
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/ 3 years agoWe need the figures on schools
NICK CAIN Before the 2015 World Cup, when most aspects of English rugby union looked rosy, the RFU launched a scheme...
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/ 3 years agoBest packs dominate
NICK CAIN The pick of the forwards on show over the course of the season has underlined the primacy of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoStortford show they are a class above
■ By DAVID HAIGH Canterbury ....21 Bishop’s S ......38 BISHOP Stortford’s pace and accuracy proved key as they kick started their...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoExeter Uni…………..36 Plymouth …………..42
■ By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO IT was Plymouth Albion who came out on top in a 12-try thriller against Exeter University at...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBroadstreet …………5 North Walsham….45
■ By SIMON SKENE NORTH Walsham began their pre-season campaign with a dominant away victory over a toothless Broadstreet. Broadstreet asserted...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRochford H …………10 Tring……………………17
■ By BEN JAMES TRING began their preseason fixtures with a hard-earned victory over East Anglian rivals Rochford Hundred in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRichmond too strong in battle of old foes
■ By DARA KANE Blackheath ......12pts Richmond ........45pts CHAMPIONSHIP side Richmond scored nine tries as they eased past London rivals Blackheath...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWilson stars as Clifton show their ruthless streak
■ By MICK NICHOLSON Clifton ..................38 Taunton ................19 NATIONAL 2 West side Clifton made a victorious start to their pre-season campaign...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRGC get past tier two new boys Caldy
■ By JORDAN WILLIS Caldy ................21 RGC....................36 CALDY’S first preseason outing as a newly promoted Championship side ended in defeat at...
