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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWarrior Sam eyes big move overseas
ON THE BLINDSLIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SAM Lewis is weighing up moving abroad as he looks for a new club and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDeano’s role is still a mystery
ON THE BLINDSLIDE BY NEIL FISSLER DEAN Richards, who stood down as Newcastle Falcons director of rugby after the final game...
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/ 4 years agoWrite off Cheika’s Pumas at your peril
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ARGENTINA under Michael Cheika will be as aware as Eddie Jones’ England of...
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/ 4 years agoHeartbreak for Ulster as Stormers steal victory
By JOHN FALLON Stormers ..........17pts Tries: Kotze 4, Roos 14, Gelant 80+5 Conversions: Libbok 80+6 Ulster..................15pts Tries: Baloucoune 19, Moore 28...
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/ 4 years agoBoks have raised the bar -Cullen
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............26pts Tries: Sheehan 9, Henshaw 33, O’Loughlin 72, Healy 82 Conversions: Byrne 10, 33, Sexton 82 Bulls....................27pts...
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/ 4 years agoIt’s time to step up or face being left behind
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It’s time for a re-think for the founding nations of the URC feast after the...
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/ 4 years agoHooky’s send-off finally put smiles back on Welsh faces
SHANE WILLIAMS I CAN officially reveal that I am available for motivational speeches, coaching clinics, TV commentary and written media work,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGlobal vision for the future takes us into a new dawn
PAUL REES ASSESSES WORLD RUGBY’S PLANS TO MODERNISE THE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC GAME The prospect of a global season has always...
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/ 4 years agoBears chief Lam looks to avoid another stuttering start
By PAUL REES PAT LAM is making sure that Bristol hit the ground running next season by arranging three warm-up matches,...
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/ 4 years agoTigers saddened as Tiffany loses battle
LEICESTER Tigers are “deeply saddened” by the death of Tiffany Youngs this week. Tiffany, the wife of former England and Leicester...
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/ 4 years agoBen’s back, ready willing and able!
Injury-hit Ben Curry tells Ben Jaycock he can finally dream of a longterm England future Fit again: Sale’s Ben Curry is...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoRennie has a healthy selection headache
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST History, we are told, is just one damned thing after another. And by way of rubbing it...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoFranchise departures remain a mystery…
CHRIS HEWETT DIDN’T take long, did it? Just a few short weeks after World Rugby – the non-governing governing body –...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLe new role for Michael
RUGBY SHORTS MICHAEL Le Bourgeois has rejoined Championship club Bedford Blues in a player-coach role after being released by Wasps. The...
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/ 4 years agoChiefs nab coach Omar
RUGBY SHORTS EXETER Chiefs have appointed South African Omar Mouneimne as their new defence coach. Mouneimne moves to Exeter after leaving...
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/ 4 years agoMorris will stay a Wasp
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS back-row forward Ben Morris has signed a new contract with the club. “He’s a player who is fully...
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/ 4 years agoKyle adds to injury list
RUGBY SHORTS BRISTOL Bears prop Kyle Sinckler will miss England’s summer tour of Australia with a back injury. The 29-year-old has...
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/ 4 years agoWilson axed by Warriors
RUGBY SHORTS DANNY Wilson has been sacked as Glasgow Warriors head coach after a humiliating 76-14 URC quarter-final defeat by Leinster....
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/ 4 years agoAce Barton is a Falcon
RUGBY SHORTS AS reported in TRP last month, Newcastle Falcons have signed scrum-half Josh Barton from Coventry on a two-year deal....
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/ 4 years agoInspired Borthwick has given back to Tigers the drive to hit former heights
Paul Rees looks at how Steve Borthwick has re-energised his Welford Road troops When Steve Borthwick took charge of Leicester in...
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/ 4 years agoKnights’ plan is Premier class
NEWS EXTRA By GUY WILLIAMS CHAMPIONSHIP highfliers Doncaster are looking to start on the front foot next seaason, starting with back-to-back...
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/ 4 years agoOmitted Conbeer can yet kick on, says Peel
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS DWAYNE Peel believes inform Scarlets wing Ryan Conbeer was unlucky to miss out on Wales’ summer...
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/ 4 years agoMy body tells me to quit, but I just can’t!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY SOANE TONGA’UIHA THE FORMER TONGA, BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON, RACING 92, OYONNAX, BRISTOL AND AMPTHILL PROP AND CURRENT PLAYER-COACH...
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/ 4 years agoWelsh fan power has shifted to round ball
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Shortly after noon on Monday, April 14, 1969, a bus joined the queue...
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/ 4 years agoIt’s clearly time for fly-halves to buzz off elsewhere
THIS year’s annual fly half merry-go-round will surely break all records. At the last count, no fewer than 18 of the...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens had to physically, and mentally, break barriers
Rocky Clark looks at how Sarries broke their Exeter hoodoo to take the 15s title After a gruelling 39-week season, Saracens...
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/ 4 years agoROCKY’S PREMIER 15S TEAM OF THE SEASON
HOPE ROGERS – EXETER Excellent ball carrier, physicality in contact, loves scoring tries. Strong scrummager and pace for a front row...
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/ 4 years agoGlad to see pride comes first in Ordizia
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Everybody, in whatever sport, should adopt a second...
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/ 4 years agoBorthwick heads list of worthy winners
SO, the Gallagher Premiership awards are done and dusted – the usual end-of-season fun – and there can be few quibbles...
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/ 4 years agoCurr y’s hot stuff as Hull pack ’em in
Now that the National 2 North season has run its course, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of the league’s directors of...
