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Latest News
/ 6 months agoFinn Russell: We’ve worked hard and we are not finished yet
Bath remain in the running for a treble this season with them favourites to clinch the Premiership title and the Premiership...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: The flowering of Johann van Graan’s plan at Bath
Surely the most encouraging, or ominous, aspect of Bath’s commanding win over a lacklustre Lyon on Friday night was that it...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 6 months agoSione Tuipulotu: I’ll be glad to see my old mates on the British and Irish Lions Tour
Sione Tuipulotu spent last weekend making friends with his new British & Irish Lions team-mates – then turned his attention to...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoChristian Wade will give his all for Gloucester one final time
Christian Wade promises Gloucester fans he remains fully focused on ending his short stint in the West Country all guns blazing...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: Bath need to ensure they find fifth gear
Since Bath managed to finish in first place early and qualify for the playoffs with a home semi-final, the only nagging...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoMax Ojomoh: Bath have the tools for any job
Max Ojomoh compares Bath, who in three seasons have risen from basement battlers to table toppers, to a Swiss Army knife....
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoFraser Balmain ‘excited’ to sign for Worcester Warriors
Saracens prop Fraser Balmain will join Worcester at the end of the season. Balmain previously played for Leicester, where he won...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 months agoGabriel Hamer-Webb to quit Cardiff
Cardiff wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb will leave the club this summer, with Leicester favourites to sign him. Welsh-qualified Hamer-Webb, 24, joined Cardiff...
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Dream Team
/ 6 months agoDream Team – Saope Soko
SAOPE SOKO, THE FORMER CHESTER, OLD ALBANIANS, RAMS, HENLEY, WORTHING AND ZIMBABWE CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Chris Hewett
/ 6 months agoChris Hewett: Danny Care still shines in list of the finest 9s
On the face of it, the easiest way to get noticed in big-time rugby is to bag a contract with Harlequins,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 6 months agoChris Hewett: Dangers of pushing the profit margins
According to George Orwell, who knew a thing or two about a thing or two, the “greatest cruelty one can inflict...
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Features
/ 6 months agoAnthony Watson: Bath may be favourites but it’s too close to call
Bath may be the favourites to win the Premiership after dominating the regular season, but Anthony Watson will never forget what...
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Latest News
/ 6 months ago‘I love it here’ – Chunya Munga extends deal with Northampton Saints
Chunya Munga had no hesitation in signing a new contract to remain at Northampton for another two seasons, even though he...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoThursday kick-off for Six Nations in 2026
Ireland will travel to defending champions France in the first-ever Thursday night fixture in Six Nations’ history when the 2026 tournament...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoOscar Beard sets sights on following in Jonny Wilkinson’s footsteps
The World Cup in Australia is just two years away, and Oscar Beard aims to work his socks off to try...
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Latest News
/ 6 months ago2025/26 URC fixture list released
ROUND 1 Friday, September 26 Stormers v Leinster 6pm Ulster v Dragons 8.05pm Glasgow Warriors v Sharks 8.05pm Saturday, September 27...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoJosh Macleod all set for Leinster challenge
Josh Macleod is proof positive of the virtues of patience and perseverance. It was back in 2020 that the Scarlets flanker...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoMatt Sherratt backs experience for Wales’ Summer Tour of Japan
Wales coach Matt Sherratt has revealed how the absence of recent captains Jac Morgan and Dafydd Jenkins has had a significant...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoPeter Jackson: For many big names, like Ma’a Nonu, it’s the end of the road
One by one, the long-distance men who gave Father Time a serious run for his money have come to the end...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoPeter Jackson: Mark Jones, the battler who fought for Neath, dies aged 59
When the original All Blacks dared to be the last Welsh team to go the distance with the New Zealand version,...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoPaul Rees: Steve Borthwick’s summer crusade
Paul Rees reports as England prepare for their two tests against Argentina and one against the United States Mike Brown announced...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoDan Kelly – ‘I want to enjoy my final weeks at Leicester Tigers’
Paul Rees talks to centre Dan Kelly, who joined Leicester back in 2020 and is now heading off to play for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Not such a Goode day for ref Luke Pearce
I’m a big Luke Pearce fan, but must join the consensus that he – and his team of officials – didn’t...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Six Nations on a Thursday! Has the world gone mad?
I have yet to see any adequate explanation as to why France will be hosting Ireland on a Thursday night –...
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English Championship
/ 6 months agoDoncaster celebrate anniversary in fine style
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........35pts Tries: Veainu 27, Rokoduguni 35, Smeaton 40, Mulipola 44, Olowofela 53, 70 Conversion: Dolly 40 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 6 months agoAllen: It’s hard to score 43 away from home and lose
■By STEVE JACKSON Ampthill .......... 54pts Tries Bracken 2, 27, 57, 71; Vaenuku 44, 60; Sodeke 52, Courtney 65 Conversions: Davidson...
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English Championship
/ 6 months agoRampaging Ealing get in mood to party hard
■By MO SHER Ealing Trailfinders ........ 55pts Tries: Montgomery 7, Dykes 13, 25; Reid 33, Moore 52, 63; Bezuidenhout 55, Cornish...
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English Championship
/ 6 months agoChinnor can’t resist Bedford’s battering
■By JOE STEVENS Bedford .............61pts Tries: Tuilagi 3, Worley 11, James 19, 59, 74; Howard 46, Adamson 52, Lennon 77, Garside...
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English Championship
/ 6 months agoMcMillan at the double as Scottish put on show
By OLLIE AUST L Scottish ........31 pts Tries: Wilkinson 11, Marshall 26, Bellamy 31, McMillan 37, 51 Conversions: Bellamy 12, 32,...
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English Championship
/ 6 months agoNottingham produce a comeback for the ages
By RHYS ANDERSON Nottingham ..... 54 pts Tries: Yarnell 26, Clayton 30, Graham 40, Williams 50, Cherry 53, Olowofela 59, Wright...
