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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDombrandt driven to prove success last season was no fluke
By ADAM HATHAWAY ALEX Dombrandt believes Harlequins have already made a statement and shown last season’s title was no flash in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTurner-Hall joins Quins mate Gray at London Scottish
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS academy coach Jordan Turner-Hall will join Joe Gray in the London Scottish coaching team. Quins hooker...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeinster dominate top player shortlist
THREE Leinster players have made the five-man shortlist for for the 2022 European Player of the Year award. Back row pair...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoLaw makers should read Nick’s column
NICK Cain’s comprehensive argument about laws (May 15) enabling high scoring hookers should be read by all of rugby’s law makers....
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Letters
/ 4 years agoSorry Joe, TV viewing figures say different
JOE Marler recently spoke out in an interview suggesting that rugby is shrinking but I don’t really see where he’s coming...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoPrem Cup must stay
I CANNOT understand why there are calls for the Premiership Cup to be ended, this season’s competition has been fantastic! The...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEuropean mediocrity is a price worth paying
COLIN BOAG There won’t be any English representation in either of the European finals, and I’m not overly-bothered about that. It...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JOSH SKELCEY, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON, BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY AND PLYMOUTH WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoOnly way is up for Bath, but culture must change
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANYONE coming into Bath in a senior management or coaching role at the moment...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMarchant seals it for the comeback kings
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........28pts Tries: Dombrandt 17, Marchant 49, 60; Murley 70 Conversions: Smith 18, 50, 60, 70 Gloucester........24pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMatson glad to survive ambush
HARLEQUINS senior coach Tabai Matson was impressed by side’s second half display. “Gloucester were way too good for us in the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSaracens and Saints set fair for semis
By ROGER PANTING Saracens ..........42pts Tries: Tompkins 41, Lewington 45, McFarland 50, 60; Goode 68 Conversions: Farrell 41, 45, 60, 68...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMcCall happy to be at home
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall said his side needed to bounce back after last Saturday’s European exit at the hands...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDolly blow as Tigers head for top spot
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Newcastle ..........5pts Tries: McGuigan 50 Leicester ..........27pts Tries: Nadolo 13, Porter 69, Steward 79 Conversions: Ford 14, 70,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBorthwick: We had to play for 80 minutes to get that win
STEVE Borthwick paid tribute to his players after they ultimately outclassed Newcastle at Kingston Park. The Falcons, playing in Dean Richards’...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBaxter: We’re well off where we need to be
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol ................40pts Tries: Sheedy 21, Piutau 32, 48; Leiua 52, Fricker 63, Morahan 77 Conversions: Sheedy 22, 33,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSix-try Bears showed no fear
BRISTOL D oR Pat Lam was proud that his sixtry Bears played without fear. He said: “Well done to the boys,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBailey calls the shots as Bath subdue Irish
By GARY FITZGERALD Bath ....................27pts Tries: Williams 34, Spencer 36, Muir 64 Conversions: Bailey 35, 37, 65 Penalties: Bailey 57, 74...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoKidney: It’s been tough for the boys
DECLAN Kidney spoke of his disappointment at the end of a tough week losing the Premiership Cup Final and then seeing...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEddie has to find the answers …and fast
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IT was Eddie Jones’ first faceto-face press conference with the rugby media for...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoScrappy Sharks keep play-off hopes alive
By ROGER PANTING Wasps ..................7pts Tries: Oghre 24 Conversions: Gopperth 24 Sale ....................16pts Tries: Van der Merwe 46 Conversions: R du...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBlackett: We paid for scrum penalties
WASPS director of rugby Lee Blackett accepted that his side were out-muscled. “It was a frustrating evening as if you don’t...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoLeinster are taking Europe to next level
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is often argued, usually by politicians reneging on a manifesto promise, that “the perfect is the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoHow Rassie helped pull the plug on water boys
CHRIS HEWETT UNINTENDED consequences? You can’t move for them in the Union game. World Rugby has just announced another of its...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExeter enter the race for Wade
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Return: Christian Wade EXETER Chiefs have emerged as surprise contenders in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWarriors keen on Nakawara
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER WORCESTER are in the market for a new second row and Fiji star Leone Nakawara –...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEngland look to lure flyer Grace into code switch
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Hot property: St Helens winger Regan Grace ST Helens try-scoring machine Regan Grace is being lined...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRacing change mind on Eddie
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER RACING 92 are no longer considering a move for England coach Eddie Jones when his contract...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSharks could be in for a fight to buy AJ Bell
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER SALE Sharks’ bid to buy the AJ Bell Stadium, which has stalled in recent months, could...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSimmons has faith Irish can bridge gap in consistency
By PAUL REES Test centurion: London Irish lock Rob Simmons ROB Simmons says consistency is the ingredient London Irish need if...
