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/ 5 years agoBoks must find right balance in back row
DANIEL GALLAN SOUTH AFRICAN COLUMN Last week Conor Murray described his appointment as British & Irish Lions captain as “unbelievable”. The...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoIreland edge home for World Cup pay-back
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland ..............39pts Tries: Farrell 8, McCloskey 26, Bealham 40+1, Van der Flier 48, Stockdale 51 Conversions: Carberry 8,...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWhat carnage as All Blacks hit a century against the troubled Tongans
■By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand..102pts Tries: McKenzie 2, Papalii 5, 37; Weber 7, 16, 50; Jordan 9, 20, 47, 55, 68;...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa 40-9 Georgia: Boks unleash flyer Fassi in warm-up win
IT TOOK a while, almost an hour in fact, for the Springbok machine to splutter into life but once...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTry-machine Josh just can’t stop scoring | Shane Williams
I GOT more and more nervous as the second half of the British & Irish Lions game went on. It was...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI fear it looks quite serious for Leigh | Shane Williams
THERE is no other way for me to start other than by wishing Leigh Halfpenny all the best. For his 100th...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoPivac: Pumas so much tougher
WAYNE Pivac was happy with the performance of his Wales side shorn of 12 front line players due to injury and...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWales 68-12 Canada: Halfpenny injury takes the gloss off Wales’ ten-try romp
DESPITE a ten-try thrashing of Canada, an injury to Leigh Halfpenny marred the afternoon for Wales. On his 100th...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBig Joe back after finding his confidence
By PAUL REES JOE Cokanasiga is ready to put two wasted years behind him when he resumes his Test career against...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoJet-heeled Josh Adams gives lift-off to the Lions
JOSH Adams bagged four tries as Warren Gatland’s British & Irish Lions got off to a flyer against Sigma Lions in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTEAM: Lewis Ludlow to captain England against USA
England head coach Eddie Jones has stuck with Lewis Ludlow as his captain for this weekend’s clash against the USA. The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins conclude six-month search for new head coach with Tabai Matson
Harlequins will have a new head coach oversee the team’s defence of their Premiership title, after confirming Tabai Matson as the...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEngland interim assistant coach Ed Robinson to leave Jersey Reds
Jersey Reds have confirmed backs coach Ed Robinson will be leaving the Championship this summer to join an unnamed Premiership club....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Falcons confirm signing of ex-Harlequins wing Nathan Earle
Nathan Earle has joined Mike Brown in leaving Premiership winners Harlequins behind to move to Newcastle Falcons. As reported in The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIreland include several senior players for Japan clash
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named an experienced squad to take on Japan, with captain James Ryan cleared to play....
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Wasps wing Callum Sirker lands at Cornish Pirates
Cornish Pirates have announced the signing of former Wasps flyer Callum Sirker on a one-year deal. Sirker was released by Wasps...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoStuart Hogg to captain Lions in tour opener
Stuart Hogg will lead the British & Irish Lions in their first match of the tour of South Africa, as they...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland U20 name team out to deny Irish the Triple Crown
England U20 head coach Alan Dickens has made four changes to the starting line-up that will face Ireland on Thursday. For...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps sign All Black back-five forward Vaea Fifita
Wasps have announced the signing of All Blacks back-five forward Vaea Fifita, who will join the club for the 2021-22 season....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeigh Halfpenny to reach 100 Test caps against Canada
Leigh Halfpenny will make his 100th test appearance when Wales host Canada at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, Head coach Wayne...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRFU approves 14-team Premiership expansion and voids relegation for further two seasons
Relegation from the Premiership has been suspended for two further seasons after the RFU, in collaboration with Premiership Rugby, approved plans...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNizaam Carr cuts short Bulls deal to sign for Wasps
Wasps have signed Nizaam Carr for a third time in a move designed to ease the loss of Jack Willis to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWill Skelton will end his career in France
WILL Skelton has closed the door on a return to the Premiership after signing a four-year contract extension with La Rochelle....
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Features
/ 5 years agoOyonnax coaching job for Alex Codling
ALEX Codling is set to return to the game with a move across the Channel in time for next season. The...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBok star Marcel agrees a deal with the Exiles
ON THE BILND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Free agent: Marcel van der Merwe playing for Toulon LONDON Irish have agreed a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDorian West could leave as Sale Sharks plan changes
SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is looking to re-shuffle his coaching staff this summer, and whispers are that Dorian West could...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins will name Tabai Matson as new head coach this week
BILLY Millard says Harlequins will unveil their new coaching setup later this week, with former London Irish and Fiji centre Tabai...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMARTIN GILLINGHAM
ROOM 101 THE EXPERIENCED RUGBY COMMENTATOR TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FORM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Ref abusers...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
RUSSELL EARNSHAW, THE MAGIC ACADEMY COACH AND FORMER ENG- LAND 7S, BATH, WEST HARTLEPOOL, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER & PERTEMPS BEES FLANKER, CHOOSES...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNo doubt Sarries will get some abuse next season | Colin Boag
The totally unsurprising news that Saracens slaughtered Ealing Trailfinders in the two-leg Championship final doesn’t seem to have provoked the strong...
