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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWelsh union broke faith with fans over NZ game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Wales kicked off this autumn series of internationals last week with a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBlanco breaks the line … and Wallaby hearts
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby‘s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoUnited nations of Scotland
PETER JACKSON ALL BAR one of Scotland’s ten tries against Tonga came courtesy of players born far from Flodden Field –...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDon’t ignore Hayman
PETER JACKSON CARL Hayman’s distressing diagnosis of early-onset dementia, as revealed by New Zealand journalist Dylan Cleaver in his gripping interview...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTest match? More a cash match, Ian!
PETER JACKSON THE latest in the neverending series of mismatches between Wales and New Zealand ought to have left certain All...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHodgkinson must have a wry smile
PETER JACKSON ENGLAND players stand to collect circa £70,000-a-man from the RFU should they complete an autumn hat-trick by beating Australia...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTeen star Prydie is looking for a new club
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Youngest ever: Tom Prydie playing for Wales v Italy in 2010 PICTURE: Getty...
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Features
/ 4 years agoKnights brought out best in me
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER MUNSTER, PLYMOUTH, DONCASTER AND LEICESTER FLY-HALF DECLAN CUSACK Calling the shots: Declan Cusack playing for...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players CLAUDIA MACDONALD THIS WEEK... WASPS & ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Claudia MacDonald...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNone of this touchy feely nonsense in Spain
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHAT’S in a word? For decades those coming off the bench used to be called replacements or...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGeorgian war hero Yachvili helped forge special bond
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER FRANCE and Georgia square up on Sunday in...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoO’Donnell back for Scots
FOUR players could debut for Scotland women against Japan on November 14. Shona Campbell, Holly McIntyre, Meryl Smith and Anne Young...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoNew faces in Irish squad
IRELAND coach Adam Griggs has named six uncapped players in the squad for the Tests against USA and Japan. Leinster pair...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland hungry for Black Ferns double
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... England v New Zealand Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Franklin’s Gardens POPPY Cleall captains England for the first time...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoArms Park debut for Saracens prop Evans
Preview... Wales v Japan Today, Kick-off 5pm SARACENS hooker Kat Evans makes her international debut at Cardiff Arms Park as the...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoExeter University get top marks once more
South West Premier EXETER University continue to lead the way as they recorded a ninth straight bonus-point victory from nine –...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoThe Fishes back up their billing in routing of Boars
Midlands Premier NEWPORT (Salop) put themselves back in the title race after seeing off previous league leaders Bromsgrove 31-0. Jack Wells,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDons suffer a shock as Sutton show grit
London & South East Premier THE big shock of the afternoon was Sutton and Epsom’s 17-12 defeat of leaders Wimbledon, the...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoHenley lack any home comforts as they fall flat
By NICK PITSON Henley............... 21 Hinckley...........38 HENLEY received a wake-up call as they surprisingly lost to Hinckley. The visitors were good...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTaunton’s mid-game blip almost proves costly
By MIKE AMOS Taunton...................22 Moseley................... 19 FROM the kick-off, Taunton went through 15 phases before Moseley got hands on the ball....
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoDavies strikes late on as the Tykes get off bottom
By BEN CROPPER Leeds...................... 27 Tries: Jukes 11, Dixon 30, Valentine 39, Davies 79 Conversions: Davies 39 Blackheath........... 25 Tries: Foster...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoStourbridge teach students a lesson
By RYAN STEVENS Loughborough.......22 Stourbridge............38 LOUGHBOROUGH hosted a rearranged fixture with Stourbridge. With the wind howling, both sides opted for a...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTigers left caged by the elements
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ................24 Sheffield Tigers.... 18 TYNEDALE did just enough to claim victory in this grueling game rearranged from...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoChester hold their nerve to beat Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians......... 7 Chester...............11 A COMPOSED Chester worked doggedly to secure the winning points against a young Lucs team,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHogg out to prove Scots are among world elite
Challenge: Stuart Hogg CAPTAIN Stuart Hogg wants Scotland to prove they belong among Test rugby’s elite by beating Australia at Murrayfield...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland ready for fierce Kiwi backlash
ENGLAND expect a fierce backlash from the Black Ferns today after last Sunday’s record 43-12 win in Exeter. Head coach Simon...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFar East life rekindles Freddie’s rugby fire
By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER his career hit an all-time low at Bath, Freddie Burns says playing in Japan’s Second Division helped...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoKnights hit six after Holden’s fast start
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........37pts Tries: Holden 2, Spittle 10, Margetts 24, Best 45, Dolly 70, Evans 80 Conversions: Olver 24,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoReds pack power hooker Harris over for hat-trick
By TOM INNES Jersey ..............32pts Tries: Harris 22, 39, 54; Barnes 41, Owen 70 Conversions: Leeming 41, 54 Penalties: Leeming 56...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoRelief for Winter as young guns show their fire
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........35pts Tries: Stevenson 12, James 23, 46; Mitchell 52 Conversions: Mitchell 12, 23, 46 Penalties: Mitchell 4,...
