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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoSafety first has to be the mantra
I NOTED some of the comments in recent editions from the likes of Eddie Jones, Jeff Probyn, Martin Bayfield and a...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoSanzaar sets an ugly precedent
COLIN BOAG You’re off: But SANZAAR Laws don’t protect the welfare of our players PICTURE: Getty Images Sometimes things happen in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoFarrell has freed Irish to play more instinctively
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Leader: Johnny Sexton is Ireland’s No.10, captain and talisman PICTURE: Getty Images There is...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWorld Rugby urged to settle out of court over dementia
Paul Rees talks to a leading lawyer about the legal action launched by 180 former players A leading lawyer is urging...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoURC fixtures open up with Welsh derby
The fixtures for the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship have been confirmed as the Scarlets and Ospreys meet on the opening weekend...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAll Black Scott is ready, willing – and very able
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Scott Robertson has issued a come-and-get-me plea to the RFU, closing the door on a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoERL subsidy vow is keeping clubs waiting
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Premiership clubs are still anxiously waiting to find out from European Professional Club Rugby how...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoItalians not playing ball with Warriors in Franco battle
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Franco Smith Glasgow Warriors are battling to name Franco Smith as their new head...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEtete has the calibre to impress van Graan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath boss Johann van Graan is showing no sign of stopping his bid to strengthen...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCode switch would interest Jones
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Eddie Jones, still in Australia following England‘s Test series victory over the Wallabies, says he...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Glyn Hughes
The Hong Kong and former Wasps, Northampton, London Welsh, Leeds & Moseley player chooses the best XV he had played with...
