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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAngry young man Alfie just wants to play
By GARY FITZGERALD Wasps v London Irish Boxing Day. Kick-off 3pm, Coventry Building Society Arena LEE Blackett expects a much less...
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/ 4 years agoGriffiths offers Bath fans better future
NICK CAIN THE decision by Bath owner Bruce Craig to pick Ed Griffiths as his successor as chairman is the most...
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/ 4 years agoMacron’s pique opens way for national cup
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE chances of a new variation of Covid coming through was as predictable...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDeano: I made Pig’s Nose of big match!
BIG Boxing Day games bring back special memories for Dean Richards who used to embrace the spirit of Christmas in every...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCurry’s back where his troubles began
By JON NEWCOMBE Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks Boxing Day. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park WITH injuries and the impact of Covid...
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/ 4 years agoLynagh’s out to catch eye of Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD Better times: Steve Thompson wins the World Cup with England in 2003 PICTURE: Getty Images LOUIS Lynagh hopes...
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/ 4 years agoO’Driscoll slams the dementia ‘insults’
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby’s claim that early dementia can be caused by smoking, drinking and other lifestyle choices has been...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoFrance fancied as 2022 Six Nations favourites, but England Grand Slam odds bring the value
More than a decade removed from their last Six Nations championship, France are once again back in the saddle as early...
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/ 4 years ago2022 Under-20 Six Nations: England’s fixtures confirmed
England’s 2022 Under-20 Six Nations home fixtures will be played at Castle Park and StoneX Stadium with tickets now on sale. In...
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/ 4 years agoPat Lam: Decision by Premier League to keep going important for rugby
Bristol boss Pat Lam has voiced concerns for the Gallagher Premiership if another national lockdown happens. Lam described the Premier League’s...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBath Rugby appoint Edward Griffiths as new Chairman
Bath Rugby has announced Edward Griffiths will take the role as Chairman from 1st January 2022. Owner, Bruce Craig has decided...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLate Leicester Tigers try downs spirited Connacht
Leicester Tigers continued their flawless campaign with a European win over Connacht. The fixture at Welford Road was the only game...
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/ 4 years agoBaxter: Scary how we lost ball
EXETER boss Rob Baxter said: “The amount of ball we gave up was scary really. “Credit to Glasgow, a lot of...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMisfiring Chiefs get lost in Glasgow fog
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ............22pts Tries: Matthews 79 Conversions: Weir 80 Penalties: Thompson 14, 49, 53, 60, 76 Exeter ..................7pts Tries:...
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/ 4 years agoWe have to beware the curveballs now warns Matson
QUINS might be sitting pretty in Europe but head coach Tabai Matson has warned his team they must be ready for...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoQuins aces trump the brave lads of Cardiff
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins........43pts Tries: Care 10, Smith 18, Dombrandt 57, 62, Marchant 67, Esterhuizen 78 Conversions: Smith 11, 19, 58,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoDupont has the world at his bewitching feet
JEREMY GUSCOTT I EXPECT Antoine Dupont’s world-class credentials to last in much the same way as they did for Dan Carter...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoBristol-boy Genge can be a home town hero
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S not surprising that Ellis Genge has made a success of being captain of...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
MIKE DODDS, THE FORMER GALA, NORTHAMPTON, OTAGO AND SCOTLAND WING/FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe salary cap cuts can only do our game good
COLIN BOAG Assuming we getthrough this one, next season is going to be very different for the Premiership. For years the...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoGame needs greater terrestrial exposure
AMONG programmes shown on terrestrial TV last week were horse racing, women’s football, Formula One and Rugby Union (Cardiff v Toulouse...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoLaw changes are needed to make rugby field safer
SOME memorable international matches, but 2021 proved a traumatic year for rugby. While Covid disrupted sport worldwide, rugby faced its own...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoRefs must blow for unsporting gestures
IN last week’s paper, Jeff Probyn congratulated Luke Pearce for penalising Saracens for their back-chat. I do wish that referees would...
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/ 4 years agoEngland take on All Blacks and Boks next autumn
ENGLAND will play New Zealand and South Africa in next year’s Autumn Nations Series in what boss Eddie Jones is describing...
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/ 4 years agoAfeaki: Tonga can shake world order
By STEFFAN THOMAS TONGA have been tipped to make a seri- ous impact at the 2023 World Cup by beating tier...
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/ 4 years agoMcElroy switches to Irish
LONDON Irish have completed the loan signing of former Irish U20 international Tadgh McElroy for the rest of the season. Hooker...
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/ 4 years agoPyrgos: There are different ways to bring tempo at 9
By BRYN PALMER EDINBURGH scrumhalf Henry Pyrgos won’t change his game to keep pace with younger rivals as he adapts to...
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/ 4 years agoMaddocks faces big French test
By STEFFAN THOMAS BARRY Maddocks has worked at the cutting edge of professional rugby for 20 years, and now faces one...
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/ 4 years agoO’Gara won’t be filling Van Graan role at Munster
FORMER Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has ruled himself out of the Munster head coach job. South African Johann van Graan will...
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/ 4 years agoYoungs is fired up to keep Tigers on the run
By PAUL REES LEICESTER are one match away from going into the new year with an undefeated record in the Premiership,...
