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/ 3 years ago“I learned my trade on the world’s big stages” – My Life in Rugby with Simon Hunt
The former England Sevens/U21s, Rosslyn Park, Narbonne, Perpignan, Pertemps Bees, Ebbw Vale, Newport, Bristol, Moseley & Dings Crusaders winger Playing a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoA lesson in how to build your audience
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, if ever there was a lesson for rugby to learn from...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMoment in Time: Psycho front row set platform for Sale’s return to top flight
Sale – Courage League 2 Champions 1993/94 Sale had been out of the top flight for six seasons after being relegated...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWhen Sale wanted to be Man U’s rugby team
Sale have always had one very big shadow on their doorstep. Just over four miles from their Heywood Road ground was...
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Features
/ 3 years agoArms Park undergoes radical transformation
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoToulouse spoilt for choice at full-back
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN How do you solve a problem like three current international full-backs competing for the only available 15...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMatson tweaks masterplan to keep Quins competitive
By Gary Fitzgerald Tabai Matson insists Harlequins must “get the nuts and bolts right” to ensure they stay in the top...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung guns ready to fire in South Africa
England U18s have named a 26-man squad for the tour of South Africa later this month. The three-match series takes place...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Championship Previews: Round One
So often these days sporting competitions are given a tag of the ‘most unpredictable in living memory’, but it really seems...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Five with Brett Gosper
Episode 25 of The Rugby Paper Podcast welcomes former World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper, together with host Ollie Little and columnists...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoClarke returns as All Blacks look for much needed victory in SA
Caleb Clarke returns to start for the All Blacks this weekend as Ian Foster’s heavily scrutinised side faces the Springboks at...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoEngland star Beckett joins Gloucester-Hartpury
England international Sarah Beckett has joined Gloucester-Hartpury from Premier 15s rivals Harlequins. The back rower has been capped 24 times for...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoExeter Chiefs sign Tonga international Kata
Exeter Chiefs have signed Tonga international and rugby league convert Solomone Kata on a one-year deal. The 27-year-old joins from Super...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFranco Smith appointed as new Glasgow boss
Former Italy boss Franco Smith has been appointed Glasgow Warriors head coach on a two-year deal. Smith, 50, joins the URC...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoUK rugby teams rise as All Blacks plummet
Although there is always a bit of ebb and flow to the world rugby rankings, the one constant throughout history has...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLawsuits for injuries may carry on rising
By PETER JACKSON Another acclaimed Wales international has cited his own alarming reasons for taking legal action over rugby‘s brain injury...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFarrell agrees new deal with Irish
By NICK POWELL Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has signed a two-year contract extension which will see him remain in charge...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoOffiah seeking clarity in Burrell race claims
By GARY FITZGERALD The RFU is to investigate claims from former Newcastle Falcons centre Luther Burrell regarding racism within the sport....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPremier ace Mayor banned for substance use
Former Premiership ace Chris Mayor has been banned from professional sport for four years after being found to have attempted to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSimpson happy to join the monsters
By JON NEWCOMBE Joe Simpson is looking forward to playing behind a “monster” pack after prolonging his Premiership career at Sale...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRFU vote to force out Trans women
The Rugby Football Union has banned transgender women from competing in female-only forms of the game for Under-12s and above....
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 3 years agoLethargic England fade from view
MEN’S SEVENS POOL A ROUND-UP Any hopes that England might be able to upset the predicted domination of the big four...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 3 years agoThere’s no 7s heaven for our Home Nations
Up and at ‘em: New Zealand’s Regan Ware wriggles free during the Rugby Sevens quarter-final match against Kenya PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 3 years agoExciting Scotland open up in fine style
POOL B ROUND-UP Scotland’s exciting, hungry squad were arguably the talk of the tournament on the opening day, hammering Tonga and...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 3 years agoCanada too strong for Wales
POOL C ROUND-UP Wales might have been confident of emulating Scotland’s achievement of clinching second in their group. Although they sit...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 3 years agoUganda keep Wallabies in check
POOL D ROUND-UP Australia recorded the biggest win of the entire competition in their very first game, scoring ten tries in...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 3 years agoAussies set up Fiji showdown
WOMEN’S SEVENS There will be a new Commonwealth Games gold medal winner in the Women’s 7s after Australia and Fiji reached...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 3 years agoBig guns cruise into final stages
POOL B ROUND-UP Pool B had two clear favourites and it was ultimately followed a predictable pattern, with Australia and Fiji...
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Olympic & Commonwealth Games
/ 3 years agoRed Roses fail to make the most of quick start
POOL A ROUND-UP Try scorer: Boatman Like the men, England’s women had both New Zealand and Sri Lanka in their pool,...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoTony was a Fylde hero
IT was with much interest that I read and shared the article ‘Club Of The Week’ – Fylde Rugby Club with...
