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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoIt’s time we made the players the main event
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The sagacious lexicographer Dr Johnson – we’re talking Samuel here, not Martin – famously caused a ruckus...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoBossing line-outs is still the key skill
Chris Hewett Rugby has always had its share of brass necks, but did the Wales U20 lock Dafydd Jenkins abuse the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBoffelli’s last minute try wins series for Argentina
By BEN JAYCOCK Argentina ........34pts Tries: Carreras 20, Tetaz Chaparro 51, Bertranou 67, Boffelli 80 Conversions: Boffelli 21, 53, 68, 80...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoA night for heroes as Irish crush All Blacks
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER They've only gone and done it! After losing the First Test 42-19, Ireland went to work like never...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFarrell: Without doubt, this is the proudest I’ve been as part of a group
Ireland coach Andy Farrell thinks a subtle change of mindset contributed to Ireland’s historic series win. “We talked about this being...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOn the road to celebrate this great sport of ours
Paul Rees finds out about Martin Bayfield’s plans to tour Britain’s theatres with his rugby show Martin Bayfield has been on...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSteward contract talks stall at Tigers
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Off? Freddie Steward Freddie Steward could become the next big name to quit Premiership champions...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLewis ready to head abroad
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER DESPITE being one of the best uncapped back rows in the game, Sam Lewis is...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints lead hunt for Worcester’s wonderkid Fin
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Northampton Saints are the early front runners to sign Worcester’s highly-rated fly half Fin Smith...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAshley set for new challenge in France
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER PROP Ashley Challenger is set to drop into the third tier of French rugby after...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoWales Sevens call for Ospreys silver star Cross
Olympic silver medallist Sam Cross has been included in Wales Sevens’ 13-man squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The Sevens will...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQuins return for Turner
England women U20s head coach Amy Turner has become Harlequins head coach. Turner, who returns to The Stoop having retired as...
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/ 4 years agoBig man Smith earns contract at Coventry
Coventry have signed second row George Smith ahead of next season. The 6ft 9ins, 19st 8lbs lock joined at the start...
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/ 4 years agoRoberts calls it a day
Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts has retired at the age of 35. Roberts won 94 Wales caps...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBrown waits for his phone to ring
ON THE BLINDSIDE - BY NEIL FISSLER Former England full-back Mike Brown looks unlikely to be turning out for either Sale...
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/ 4 years agoGrace looking to make most of return journey
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One hundred summers ago, Johnny Ring left Port Talbot on a journey of...
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/ 4 years agoKen Kennedy, a Lion whose impact on top sport lasted a lifetime
Peter Jackson The Lions have lost another of their Invincibles in former Ireland hooker Ken Kennedy. His sudden death at the...
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/ 4 years agoRed cards are now haunting All Blacks
Peter Jackson In their first 112 years of Test rugby, the All Blacks got by without any more than three players...
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/ 4 years agoThe one that got away for Roberts
Peter Jackson If Jamie Roberts could only be granted the wish of playing one match over again, he would name the...
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/ 4 years agoBaby Boks overpower Wales to clinch title
■By BEN JAYCOCK Wales ................27pts Tries: Grady 45, Westwood 63, Fackrell 73, Jones 77 Conversions: Hawkins 64, 78 Penalties: Hawkins 9...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns – Bristol Lock Charlie Rice
Bristol Bears second row Charlie Rice is living the dream playing for the club he supported as a boy and is...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoSimple way to avoid cards, obey the laws
IT IS a sad day for rugby union when a leading coach criticises referees for strictly penalising players cynically ignoring the...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoLower tackle height
LIKE many others, I’ ve become increasingly concerned by the number of head injuries and concussions in our great game. Surely...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoMore balance please
WHAT a pity Colin Boag should spoil an otherwise well argued piece on how the All Blacks tend to be treated...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBetter to be safe than sorry with concussion
COLIN BOAG Recently, World Rugby issued a statement designed ‘to help fans better understand the process of identifying and managing concussion...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Carl Fearns
Carl Fearns, the Newcastle Falcons and former Sale, Bath and Lyon no.8, chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEuro Super League is the way forward
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER All hail the Lelos for recording a famous 28-19 win over Italy last Sunday in a feisty...
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Features
/ 4 years agoItalians lift mood with double over England
Brendan Gallagher Italy’s disappointment at losing away to Georgia at senior level on Sunday will be slightly offset by a strong...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRylands delight as he heads home to Bedford
NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Met graduate Charlie Rylands will be living his childhood dream next season having signed for his boyhood club...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRob’s faith inspired a decade of dreams
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL DOLLMAN THE FORMER DRAGONS AND EXETER CHIEFS FULL-BACK/CENTRE ISUPPOSE my claim to fame is that I was...
