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/ 5 years agoFekitoa: Paolo Odogwu is the vital piece for Wasps
The Wasps and New Zealand centre is expecting teammate Paolo Odogwu to get his shot with England soon on the Test...
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/ 5 years agoLondon Irish aces line up for England’s call
Tom Parton, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Ben Loader have all been crucial to the Exiles' push for Champions Cup qualification in the...
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/ 5 years agoOwens hopes buzz in Wales helps electrify the Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER KEN Owens acknowledges Wales’ four regions have struggled to trouble Europe’s elite, but he hopes the feelgood factor...
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/ 5 years agoAshton hit for six by dismissal
WORCESTER winger Chris Ashton has been banned for six matches after being found guilty of dangerous play in his side’s loss...
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/ 5 years agoFranck Azema exit confirmed, destination unknown | James Harrington
Jono Gibbes is high among the favourites to replace Azema at Clermont Auvergne, writes James Harrington
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/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Dougie Flockhart: We took Bristol to the wire in play-off
THE Dumfries Primary 4 tournament, aged six or seven, was my first taste of rugby. Up until that point I was...
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/ 5 years agoButcher praying for a big May Day turnout
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER WELSH Rugby Union chairman Rob Butcher admits he cannot be sure if the country’s rugbymad population will...
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/ 5 years agoGatland’s Saracens problem
WARREN GATLAND will be unable to select any Saracens players in the planned Lions warm-up game against Japan – unless the...
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/ 5 years agoCarlin Isles sets sights on an Olympic double at Tokyo
Adam Ellis meets the USA Sevens star who is revisiting his past as a 100m sprinter with the view of competing...
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/ 5 years agoRed-card refs made Six Nations a mockery
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A week on, with the Six Nations settled and a Scottish win in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJarrett became scourge of English
MONMOUTH’S list of star players is probably topped by Keith Jarrett, the ‘schoolboy prodigy’ who took England to the cleaners on...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMonmouth, hotbed for the multi-talented
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools HISTORY will show that the 2020-21 season is the one that...
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/ 5 years agoLelos power on their way to RWC 2023
THESE may be tricky transitional times for Georgia but, with a testing autumn of playing T1 nations to draw on, they...
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/ 5 years agoDay BBC bosses made Inverdale rage | Brendan Gallagher
SO farewell then to John Inverdale, the BBC’s main rugby anchor for much of the last 30 turbulent years during which...
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/ 5 years agoFly-halves with fancy footwork
THE fly-half merry-goround means that at least nine well-known practitioners will be seen in different colours next season. Two are heading...
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/ 5 years agoHookers earn their money
NEVER in the history of Test rugby can more hookers have scored more often than over the course of the last...
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/ 5 years agoWelsh ace Dave beat Alun Wyn to four Slams | Peter Jackson
If only the gods had stayed onside for another 30 seconds or so in Paris, Alun Wyn Jones would have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRobshaw gears up for Legion baptism
MLR ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON CHRIS Robshaw will finally become eligible to make his San Diego Legion debut next weekend after...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Brown’s boys confound Crusaders
TONY Brown’s Highlanders inflicted leaders Crusaders’ first loss of the season and got their own campaign back on track after a...
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/ 5 years agoTop League: Brilliant Beauden Barrett spears Kubota
BEAUDEN Barrett proved the match winner for the second week running as Suntory became the last unbeaten team in the red...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby AU: Tongan Thor puts hammer on Rebels
TANIELA Tupou’s two tries inspired the Reds to victory over the Rebels to set up a mouth-watering showdown with the Brumbies...
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/ 5 years agoFaletau is back to his brilliant best – with years in front of him | Shane Williams
Taulupe Faletau is stuck, for now, on 99 Test caps – let's hope he doesn't follow Mike Phillips in not reaching...
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/ 5 years agoSpotlight rightly falls on women’s game now | Shane Williams
Wasn’t it great to see the Women’s Six Nations finally kick-off yesterday. And wasn’t it interesting to see it standing alone...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoThe Ash Splash, loved by many, hated by some
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What is...
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/ 5 years agoBETH BLACKLOCK
WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS DARLINGTON MOWDEN PARK CENTRE Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... Beth Blacklock...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoImproving Sharks bite back at the death
By KATE RILEY DMP Sharks ....14 Wasps ..............27 WASPS secured a five pointer on the road to make it two victories...
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/ 5 years agoBoulton: Tier Two is ‘sleeping giant’
By BOBBY BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP stalwart Phil Boulton believes the second tier of English rugby is a ‘sleeping giant’ that requires more...
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/ 5 years agoEngland 52-10 Scotland: Big win but work to do says Poppy Cleall
New tackling and breakdown adaptations result in five cards being dished out at Castle Park, as England cross for eight tries
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/ 5 years agoFrance 53-0 Wales: Nightmare for Abrahams as Boujard lands hat-trick
A poor result for Wales on their visit to Vannes in the opening round of the 2021 Women's Six Nations
