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International Rugby
/ 12 months agoFrance won’t play All Blacks in USA
French Column - By James Harrington The FFR has rejected a proposal from New Zealand to relocate the third Test of...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 months agoSharks vs Exeter Chiefs – Champions Cup Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports We have an action-packed rugby weekend to look forward to over the coming days as the...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 months agoChampions Cup potential breakout stars
Every year, an unexpected player rises to perform on the European stage, with it being a great place for both young and fringe talent...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 months agoBest Champions Cup matchups of the weekend
The Investec Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with the best of the Premiership, Top 14 and URC battling it out...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 months agoBath vs La Rochelle – Champions Cup Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Under the lights this Friday, we will see two European giants, Bath and La Rochelle, clash...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWill this be the year a South African club lifts the Champions Cup trophy?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The most significant competition in club rugby kicks off this weekend as the Champions Cup gets...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoWhy Tomos Williams should be a British & Irish Lion
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over recent years, some high-profile names have been joining the Gallagher Premiership. Finn Russell, Waisea Nayacalevu,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoGlobal superstar Ilona Maher joins Bristol Bears
One of the biggest names in rugby will join Bristol Bears in 2025, with USA Eagles star Ilona Maher heading to...
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All
/ 1 year agoExploring the Move from Traditional Rugby Bets to Online Casino Platforms
The face of betting has transformed over the last few years, with traditional sports betting, such as in rugby, giving way...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAutumn Nations Series grades for each team
By Charlie Elliott No one could have expected some of the results that happened over the Autumn Nations Series, with Australia...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoGallagher Premiership Team of the Week: Sale Sharks sibling duo impress in win over Leicester Tigers
By Charlie Elliott The Premiership conjured up some shocks after a long break, with unexpected players and teams performing exceptionally. With...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoThe best XV of the Autumn Nations Series
By Charlie Elliott After an Autumn filled with drama, where underperformances from home nations were compounded by Southern Hemisphere brilliance, here...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSale Sharks vs Leicester Tigers – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports To close out the return of the Gallagher Premiership, Sale Sharks will take on Leicester Tigers...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPressure builds on RFU chief to resign
By Nick Cain Tom Ilube’s tenure as RFU Board Chairman, and his financial credentials, will come under increased scrutiny with the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJoe Schmidt: We’ll give Lions a real test
By Brendan Gallagher Australia coach Joe Schmidt is optimistic about the Lions challenge next summer after pushing Ireland all the way...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJoe Hawkins linked with Wales move
By Paul Rees Exeter have yet to open talks with Joe Hawkins over a new contract as speculation mounts that the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year ago150th party nearly ends in tears for sloppy Irish
By Brendan Gallagher Ireland............................... 22pts Tries: van der Flier 23, Doris 49, G McCarthy 73 Conversions: Prendergast 50, Crowley 74 Penalty:...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoAndy Farrell: It can’t be all singing, all dancing all of the time
Head coach Andy Farrell signed off from Ireland duty with another win as he turns his attention to the British and...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSpringboks going to need a bigger trophy cabinet …
Peter Jackson looks back on a season where, once again, South Africa proved to be the best team on the planet...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoScotland must not waste potential
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... An assessment of where Scotland and England are after the autumn series,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoGreat to see Coventry doing so well
Last Saturday I went to Butts Park Arena to watch Northampton Saints edge out my team Coventry by 19-10 in the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s time for a root and branch clearout at RFU
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week In what sort of world does the wage packet of one...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe can’t compete with the big dogs, admits Steve Diamond
By Paul Rees Steve Diamond will be putting young players on long-term contracts to protect Newcastle from the greater spending power...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGuy Pepper full of praise for Sam Underhill
By Jon Newcombe Sam Underhill was one of Guy Pepper’s idols growing up and he’s now enjoying learning from him in...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoExeter Chiefs fight hard but Bath go back to top
By Paul Rees Bath...................................... 19pts Tries: Pepper 6, Reid 45, Annett 67 Conversions: Russell 7, 68 Exeter.................................. 15pts Tries: Vermeulen 19,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoRob Baxter: We can take a lot from that
Exeter's losing Premiership run continued but Rob Baxter took heart from the performance against the leaders. “What pleased me was that...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSanti Carreras class has Northampton Saints on the rack
By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints....... 17pts Tries: Furbank 6, Augustus 48 Conversions: Hutchinson 6, 48 Penalty: Hutchinson 74 Gloucester........................ 25pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson: We didn’t stand up for fight
Northampton boss Phil Dowson admitted Gloucester “had a point to prove” and that his men “didn’t stand up for the fight”....
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPat Lam puts Gabriel Ibitoye in frame for England
By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins ....................... 24pts Tries: Dombrandt 3, Murley 21, Northmore 26, Green 63 Conversion: Evans 22, 64 Bristol Bears...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoI’ve no regrets and I won’t be coming back, says Joe Marler
Joe Marler’s big send off was turned sour by Bristol but he still claimed it was the perfect time to hang...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNewcastle master misfiring Saracens
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle ......................... 17 Tries: Hearle 22, Radwan 33 Conversions: Connon 23, 34 Penalty: Connon 2 pts Saracens ..............................
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWe were not good enough – Mark McCall
Saracens boss Mark McCall showed due respect to a Newcastle side who handled the torrid conditions better. McCall admitted having the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAlex Sanderson: We need to get our bite back
By Paul Rees MATCH PREVIEW Sale v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, AJ Bell Stadium Alex Sanderson expects Sale to bear their...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWe’ll be locked and loaded for Sale trip -Cheika
■By JON NEWCOMBE WITH wins over Exeter, Newcastle and Saracens, playing away from home in the Premiership currently holds no fears...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoScotland deserve fair share of British & Irish Lions
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed We may be exaggerating here, but not by much: since the wonderful Tom Smith made...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoCardiff are too strong for spirited Dragons
■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff.................................31pts Tries: Mann 31, Millard 39, Sheedy 42, Lee-Lo 50 Conversions: Sheedy 31, 39, 42, 50 Penalties:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoZebre stun Ospreys to climb off the bottom
By Simon Thomas Zebre..................22pts Tries: Gesi 6, 25, Trulla 43 Conversions: Da Re 7, 44 Penalty: Da Re 57 Ospreys............. 17pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDuncan Weir steps up to have final say in tense affair
By Simon Thomas Glasgow............. 17pts Tries: Matthews 36, Venter 50 Conversions: Weir 37, 51 Penalty: Weir 66 Scarlets............. 15pts Tries: Macleod...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoMunster end their losing run
By Kevin Fallon Munster........... 17 Lions................. 10 Munster captain Jack O’Donoghue hopes they can build on this win heading into the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoSharks survive Stormers comeback to take derby victory
Sharks survived a stunning fightback to triumph in Durban. Sharks were cruising going into the final few minutes with a 13-point...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoEdinburgh keep Benetton at bay
By Tom Wilson Edinburgh........50 Benetton..........33 Edinburgh survived an enthralling Augustin Creevy-inspired Benetton comeback in the second half to finish on the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoConnacht are blown away by Bulls
By John Fallon Connacht.........14 Bulls..................28 Connacht, down to 14 men for almost three-quarters of the game, were blown away by the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLeinster make it seven wins in a row
By Jim Short Ulster................20 Leinster............27 Leinster's second string proved far too strong for Ulster to make it seven wins on the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJacques Vermeulen excited to visit old friends
By Paul Rees Exeter start their Champions Cup campaign away in South Africa on Saturday, but Jacques Vermeulen will feel very...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoMy body is telling me to quit, says Rob Evans
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Wales are about to be hit by another loss despite spending...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLet’s hope Newcastle Falcons can keep flying flag
As last season’s final Premiership table confirmed, Northampton and Newcastle could not possibly have been further apart: the Saints sweeping all...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTime for big guns to deliver in the Six Nations
PAUL REES ASSESSES THE FORM OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, FRANCE, WALES AND ITALY IN THE BUILDUP TO THE SIX NATIONS ENGLAND Result:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoGood to see the Eagles soaring again
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points - By Brendan Gallagher That's a wrap for the autumn...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoBruce Houston is on target to snatch it for Pirates
By Mike Sinclair C Pirates............ 15pts Tries: McNab 12, Relton 58 Conversion: Houston 58 Penalty: Houston 76 Chinnor............... 13pts Try: Feeney...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoEaling Trailfinders quick off the mark to take home the honours
By William Gupwell E Trailfinders...63pts Tries: Moore 3, 35; Reid 16, De Wee 22, Kernohan 26, Harris 30, Walker 61, 69,...
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