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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoAlex Cuthbert to leave Chiefs and join Ospreys
ALEX CUTHBERT is set to leave Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs when his contract ends in the summer, with the Ospreys set...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFan power caused TV U-turn on Six Nations
THE salvation of the Six Nations from vanishing behind a television paywall is being acclaimed as another victory for people power....
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Features
/ 5 years agoPremiership duo banned
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS flanker Ben Morris and Gloucester lock Matias Alemanno have been given three-week bans for dangerous tackles. Morris was...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCrowley steps up for Azzurri
RUGBY SHORTS BENETTON coach Kieran Crowley has replaced Franco Smith as Italy’s coach. Smith had been in the role since 2019...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrown in battle to play again for Quins
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS full-back Mike Brown will appeal against the length of the ban handed to him following his sending-off against Wasps...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoO’Gara dismay over the ‘clear’ penalty call that never came
Rather than the red card to Levani Botia, O'Gara was incensed by Luke Pearce's decision not to award La Rochelle a...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoToulouse 22-17 La Rochelle: Heavyweight collision lacks real sparkle but Toulouse won’t care
All the action from Twickenham as Toulouse lifted a fifth Champions Cup trophy to become the undisputed kings of Europe
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRecord man Sam Simmonds reminds me of my old pal ‘Backy’ | Jeremy Guscott
WHAT Sam Simmonds did this week in breaking the Premiership try-scoring record for a season is pretty exceptional. The Exeter Chiefs...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Former Ireland and Sale Sharks hooker Bernard Jackman
Bernard Jackman picks a dream XV based on the best he has played with or against
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Features
/ 5 years agoEngland system is OK, just pick right players!
COLIN BOAG In his column last week, Jeff Probyn bemoaned the deals struck by the RFU and the Premiership to allow...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFeel for Ealing, big ask to beat Test XV
WITH Alex Goode and Nick Tompkins bolstering the ranks, Saracens surely cannot be beaten again this season. Only the most romantic...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRadical solution to the everlasting scrum problem
SCRUMS currently take too long with too many restarts, but any attempt to alter the laws runs the risk of fundamentally...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFord can drive new era of Tigers glory
I REMEMBER watching the 2012 Challenge Cup final at The Stoop, cheering Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon in a losing cause against Biarritz....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeeds Tykes off and running with stronger University links
Jon Newcombe discovers how Leeds Tykes are being rebuilt ahead of kick-off in National One in September
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/ 5 years agoShed’s roar will spur Gloucester’s Euro bid
GLOUCESTER hooker Jack Singleton is relishing the chance to hear the roar of the Shed again when crowds are let back...
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/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith is ‘world class’ in all areas – Goode
MARCUS Smith is just as physical as Owen Farrell and a better defender than George Ford. Now it is time to...
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/ 5 years agoRob Howley keen for Regions job after stay with Canada
Howley will arrive in Wales this summer with the Canada squad
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/ 5 years agoBlacker pushing for Wales Test bow
Wales call? Dane Blacker PICTURE: Getty Images IN-FORM Scarlets scrumhalf Dane Blacker is in the running for a Wales bow this...
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/ 5 years agoAmbitious Orrell in bidding for Edge Hall Road return
By JON NEWCOMBE TRP Probyn: So good to have fans back at Twickenham >> Page 29 Chairman: Tony Havlin ORRELL are looking...
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/ 5 years agoAustralian quarantine puts clamp on Galthie
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Seven weeks after France’s Six Nations’ campaign ended with that late, late loss to Scotland at Stade de...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Aled Brew: Ko’d by Burger after my World Cup try
After my time at Bath ended, I still had a little bit of fire left in the belly, as they say,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPirates hooker Frost has big boots to follow
NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR THE Cornwall conveyor belt is the place to go if you are looking for a hooker. Dan...
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/ 5 years agoWillie John blasts tour plans for Lions as ‘nonsense’
By PETER JACKSON WILLIE John McBride has condemned the Lions’ decision to proceed with this summer’s Test series behind closed doors...
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/ 5 years agoTrinder: Ex-Gloucester stalwart set for Pro D2 semi-final with Vannes
HENRY Trinder could have been forgiven for getting the first flight home after starting his French adventure with ProD2 promotion hopefuls...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSo good to be back with the fans at Twickenham
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last we had a meaningful weekend of rugby with two European Cup...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSmall numbers, but big success at Bryanston
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BRYANSTON is not a venerable institution, it was only founded in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoOne point ends Bulls hopes of unbeaten season
SOUTH AFRICA RAINBOW CUP By ADAM ELLIS A GUTSY performance from the Lions ended the Bulls’ pursuit of an invincible season, as Jake...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoKruis looks to get Savage in Japan
TOP LEAGUE FINAL PREVIEW THERE are 5954 miles between London and Tokyo, yet two Englishmen hold the key to today’s Top League...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby TT: Hurricanes blow hot for Savea to break the record
NEW Zealand’s Aotearoa sides continued to dominate as they whitewashed the AU sides for the second week. The Kiwis are ten...
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/ 5 years agoSaracens 28-24 Loughborough: Cleall girls power in
POPPY and Bryony Cleall proved to be a lethal double-act for Saracens as their two tries apiece edged the hosts past...
