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/ 4 years agoBeing rubbish is not an offence
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A FEW weeks ago Shane Williams of this parish was railing against those sneaky goalkickers and those...
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/ 4 years agoShining a light on the lives of King’s legends
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER DON’T you just love old school team reunions?...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBears confident for wrestle with the leaders
PREVIEW... By IMOGEN AINSWORTH Bristol Bears v Saracens Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Shaftesbury Park BRISTOL host Saracens at Shaftesbury Park today in...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoWasps score nine to condemn Sale’s woes
By SAM BYTHEWAY Sale ..................14 Wasps ............53 WASPS gained an important five points in the battle for the Premier 15’s top...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLightning denied late victory by the upright
By MATT MERRITT Loughborough..19 Gloucester-H ....19 LOUGHBOROUGH saw a late penalty strike the upright to deny them victory. The teams were...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoPlay-off hunting Exeter blow Worcester away
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ..............60 Worcester ........7 EXETER Chiefs banished the demons of last weekend’s heart-breaking late defeat to Loughborough, as...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHarlequins keep the pressure on title rivals
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP....5 Harlequins........48 Harlequins ran in eight tries to secure maximum points from their trip to the North...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players TIANA GORDON THIS WEEK... DMP DURHAM FLANKER DMP Sharks are...
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/ 4 years agoAcid test awaits to see if Eddie’s still up to the job
NICK CAIN HIGHLIGHTS THE KEY AREAS ENGLAND MUST IMPROVE TO CLOSE GAP ON IRELAND AND FRANCE BY the time England have...
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/ 4 years agoPied Piper Inga was worth his weight
PETER JACKSON AN icy wind blew in off the Tyne the day Sir John Hall interrupted a Spanish holiday to preside...
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/ 4 years agoBlack wasn’t always on sunny side in Australia
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A veritable torrent of tributes has been flowing since Steve Black’s sudden death...
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/ 4 years ago‘Stadium bans are a bit strong’
By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond will consider putting up one of his coaching team to face the media if he feels...
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/ 4 years agoGiant Scot McDonald signs for Wasps
Heading south: Glasgow forward Kiran McDonald PICTURE: Getty Images WASPS have signed giant Scottish forward Kiran McDonald for next season from...
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/ 4 years agoLate score from Sullivan seals win for Connacht
Connacht ........19 Stormers ........17 CONNACHT came from behind to claim a second victory on the bounce. Coach Andy Friend was particularly...
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/ 4 years agoURC
Zebre ..................7 Bulls ................45 ■ THE Bulls recorded a much needed bonus point win as they eased past winless Zebre to get...
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/ 4 years agoCullen’s young guns rise to big physical challenge
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..........21 Lions ................13 LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen was delighted to get the win against an improved Lions...
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/ 4 years agoURC
Benetton ……….7 Sharks …………29 ■ THE Sharks secured back-to-back wins for the first time this season as they moved up to seventh after...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoGood on Diamond for telling it like it is
CHRIS HEWETT HATS off to the straight-talking Steve Diamond, “lead rugby consultant” – aka “new boss” – at Worcester. In this...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoF-bomb was careless but Deano had a case
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some of the things Ron Atkinson said during a long and lavishly rewarded career as a football...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWoodburn relishing challenge of unfamiliar territory
By PAUL REES Motivated: Woodburn OLLY Woodburn is intent on making up for lost time after missing 24 matches because of...
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/ 4 years agoSaints are confident they’ll stop the slide
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens ALEX Mitchell insists Northampton can take their...
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/ 4 years agoBen’s England record man
SCRUM-HALF Ben Youngs set a new England men’s caps record with his 115th appearance yesterday as a second-half replacement at Twickenham....
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/ 4 years agoAsk players what they really think of 4G -Lam
By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes players should be canvassed anonymously for their views on 4G pitches after a third Bristol...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBlackett: We lost the battle up front
LEE Blackett blamed his side’s failure to front up at the breakdown as the reason for losing. The head coach admitted:...
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/ 4 years agoBears pay homage to Lam’s fallen friends
By GARY FITZGERALD Bristol ................31pts Tries: Thacker 15, Frisch 22, Adeolokun 27 Leiua 43 Conversions: Eden 16, 23, 28, 44 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDiamond: Sides at the bottom don’t get rub of the green
WORCESTER boss Steve Diamond believed his side should have got something from the game. “We didn’t get the rub of the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins ride out Care yellow to sneak win
By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........21pts Tries: Heward 18, Vailanu 39, Atkinson 78 Conversions: Smith 18, 39; Searle 78 Harlequins ........29pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoKiss rues costly lapses in discipline
LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss had mixed emotions after missing out on the win. He said: “They’ve got an imposing...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHonours even as Jackson fires wide
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale ....................27pts Tries: D du Preez 38, 55; JL du Preez 44, Reed 60 Conversions: MacGinty 45, 56...
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/ 4 years agoWe gave ball away too often -Walder
WITH Newcastle’s rugby director starting a threematch ban for criticising last weekend’s referee, the only Dean Richards on duty at Kingston...
