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/ 4 years agoStormers surge to easy win
Lions ................10 Stormers ........32 A MOMENT of brilliance by Stormers No.8 and former Lion Hacjivah Dayimani lit up the first half...
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/ 4 years agoAce Lealiifano leads Pasifica challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Wallaby fly-half Christian Lealiifano will spearhead Moana Pasifika’s bid in Super Rugby Pacific which kicks off on...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDouble-ton Gaskell still eager for more
By PAUL REES Impact: James Gaskell came on to help Wasps beat Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images JAMES Gaskell has joined a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCAMERON KING
YOUNG GUNS LONDON SCOTTISH No.8 London Scottish back rower Cameron King has his sights set on the Premiership after starring for...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGhiraldini: Italy need more ball carriers to give momentum
IN THE first four of Leonardo Ghiraldini’s Test appearances against England (2008-2013), Italy managed to get a losing bonus point from...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSuddenly the wonders of Rome hold perils for Eddie
NICK CAIN ASSESSES THE ANSWERS ENGLAND MUST PROVIDE AGAINST ITALY TODAY IF England stick with the excuse-ridden mindset post- Murrayfield that...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLet’s tip a top hat to Varsity showman
PETER JACKSON EXACTLY 150 years ago last Thursday, Oxford beat Cambridge in the inaugural Varsity match under the captaincy of a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIrish imports pay their way better than Welsh
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ireland showing Wales the way goes beyond what happened in the Six Nations...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoShaw: Lozowski has huge appetite to get better
By PAUL REES Hunger: Alex Lozowski SARACENS have become used to this stage of the season when they have to cope...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoArchie relishing his chance to fill big boots of Dombrandt
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins AFTER back-to-back defeats, Archie White insists defending Premiership champions Harlequins have the necessary depth...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLam in SOS for cover at No.9
PAT LAM says Bristol have begun an urgent search for scrum-half cover after third-choice nine Tom Whiteley went off injured. “It...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoA mauling for Bears as Irish put on style
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................32pts Tries: Whiteley 16, Naulago 32, Strang 77, Challenger 79, Kerr 80 Conversions: Whiteley 33, Eden 80...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoI was just glad to get on the pitch says six-club Ashton
CHRIS Ashton confessed he was just “grateful to be here” after his Leicester debut. The 34-year-old, who has now played for...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCramp-free Burns runs riot in front of full house
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........35pts Tries: Nadolo 13, 22; Montoya 31, Hegarty 58 Conversions: Burns 14, 23, 59 Penalties: 17, 43,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld 12s gather pace as Lam calls for change
By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes the game is ripe for a shake-up driven by wealthy investors as attempts to introduce...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoAllow me to leap to Eddie’s defence!
CHRIS HEWETT WHENEVER we talk of Edward I, which admittedly is not an everyday occurrence, we invariably refer to him as...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWe must make Italy offer they can’t refuse
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Hard as it is to sympathise with someone who shoots two men during dinner –a shameful waste...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBench beat us, admits Diamond
STEVE Diamond’s return to the AJ Bell Stadium ended in defeat after his old side utilised their strong bench to take...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoReturning Sharks too strong for Warriors
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sale ....................36pts Tries: James 2, Reed 21 60, Tuilagi 46, Langdon 56, Van Rensburg 68 Conversions: MacGinty 46,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHatley: Red card proved decisive
NEAL Hatley remained tight-lipped about Semesa Rokoduguni’s dismissal which proved so costly for Bath. The Bath coach, whose side have two...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBarbeary’s time must come says Blackett
By GARY FITZGERALD Wasps ................41pts Tries: Miller 2, Alo 21, Stooke 38, Odogwu 68 70; Barbeary 74, 80 Conversions: Gopperth 22,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years ago‘Players need to be smarter’
GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington was disappointed with his side’s performance as they struggled for possession and territory. “It’s a fair...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoInnard and Armand put Chiefs on track
By ROGER PANTING Exeter ................24pts Tries: Innard 26, Schickerling 49, Woodburn 65, O’Flaherty 75 Conversions: Simmonds 49, 65 Gloucester ........15pts Tries:...
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/ 4 years agoDragons part with Knoyle
FORMER Wales scrum half Tavis Knoyle has left the Dragons with ‘immediate effect’. The 31-year-old former Gloucester No.9, goes down in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWigglesworth’s age no concern for Borthwick
By PAUL REES RICHARD Wigglesworth will be on course to become only the second player to feature in the Premiership after...
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Features
/ 4 years agoProper ‘A’ League needed for youth
COLIN BOAG Whipping boys: Italy fall to France last weekend PICTURE: Getty Images I’m in danger of becoming obsessed with the...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoGlos are missing five stars as well
IN LAST week’s TRP Colin Boag made the point that during this Six Nations, both Leicester and Saracens each have five...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoAnglo-Welsh League would draw a TV deal
I READ Chris Hewett‘s article about introducing a British and Irish League. This would never work due to the Irish and...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoEddie was wrong to ignore Danny
IRELAND had 11 Leinster players against Wales, in vital positions (mainly in the pack). The result being a 22 points win...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoJones fails subs test at Murrayfield
ALL the great teams have a manager who gets his off-field decision-making correct, from long-term strategic planning and tactics to team...














