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/ 5 years agoAdios super fan Diego
THE late Diego Maradona – and what a fly-half he would have made – became a big supporter of the Pumas...
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/ 5 years agoMyth-busting Pumas show Lions the way
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points PERHAPS it’s the boredom of lockdown but I’ve...
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/ 5 years agoDREAMTEAM
FRANCOIS VAN WYK, THE NORTHAMPTON AND FORMER WESTERN PROVINCE AND WESTERN FORCE PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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/ 5 years agoBower hits 50 after ten years at crease
By JON NEWCOMBE RYAN BOWER finally achieved a landmark appearance when he came on as a secondhalf replacement in Leicester’s moraleboosting...
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/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
OLLIE STONHAM SARACENS BACK ROW With the Championship slated for a mid-January start, Ollie Stonham is among a battery of young...
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/ 5 years agoDominici, so strong on pitch, so fragile off
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Shortly before three o’clock last Tuesday afternoon, Christophe Dominici climbed some 20 metres...
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/ 5 years agoThe southern hemisphere Six Nations…
NOW that Edinburgh stand-off Jaco van der Walt is eligible to play for Scotland, it is possible to pick two complete...
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/ 5 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 5 years agoOwens gets ton up in what will be his final season
NIGEL Owens became the first referee to officiate 100 Tests last night when he took charge of France v Italy in...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoChampionship consider return to playoff system
NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow says he would welcome plans for a shorter, conference-based Championship season with the title decided by play-offs....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoDuckham in full flight was a sight to behold
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful David Duckham...
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/ 5 years agoMarshall struck by new injury setback
ULSTER are unsure if Luke Marshall will return this season after suffering a knee ligament injury in Sunday’s 26-24 win over...
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/ 5 years agoWork in progress: Dewi Lake
By STEFFAN THOMAS Dewi told to focus on his set-piece to make grade DEWI Lake has been tipped to make the...
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/ 5 years agoCockerill: I’d love a squad like Ulster’s
Preview Edinburgh v Ulster Monday. Kick-off 8.15pm @therugby RICHARD Cockerill believes Edinburgh’s shot at redemption against Ulster may have to wait as the...
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/ 5 years agoCrucial we keep winning run alive says Rowntree
PREVIEW... Munster v Zebre Monday. Kick-off 8.15pm, Thomond Park MUNSTER scrum coach Graham Rowntree has drummed into his troops the significance of keeping...
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/ 5 years agoWarren fights for his future at Dragons
By ROB COLE ADAM Warren admits this has been the most challenging season in his professional career. The ultra-reliable Dragons centre...
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/ 5 years agoRyan calls for fast start to shake off quarantine rust
PREVIEW... Benetton v Dragons Today. Kick-off 4pm, Stadio Comunale di Monigo By ROB COLE THE DRAGONS are back after a two week period...
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/ 5 years agoBradley earns first start after meteoric rise under Gethin
PREVIEW... Cardiff v Glasgow Date. Kick-off 7.35pm, Rodney Parade By ALEX BYWATER GWILYM Bradley has only been with the senior Cardiff Blues squad for...
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/ 5 years agoPhillips: We need fans back to boost players
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER THE first real test for chairman Rob Butcher and interim chief executive Steve Phillips – the new management...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAndre the giant sets sights on the Lions
Daniel Gallan talks to Harlequins massive centre import from South Africa Andre Esterhuizen is a long way from home. The 26-year-old...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFive-try All Blacks wreak vengeance
■ By SAM JACKSON Argentina ..................0pts New Zealand........38pts Tries: Coles 12, Savea 52, Jordan 68, 70, Tuipulotu 80 Conversions: Mo’unga 13,...
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/ 5 years agoFacundo following in big brother’s footsteps
■ By NEALE HARVEY ARGENTINIAN flyer Facundo Cordero says taking baby steps in England’s land of the giants is the way...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHistory’s on Falcons side
IN THE opening round of the inaugural Premiership in 1997-98, a newly-promoted Newcastle made the long trip to Bath, won against...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoJiffy makes a lot of rucking sense
JONATHAN Davies – that’s “Jiffy”, not “Foxy”– the cross-code creator from decades past rather than the Lions centre from the here...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoThe Lone Ranger rides again with Gorgadze
CHRIS HEWETT Watching Beka Gorgadze play England and Wales on his own was an interesting experience, the young Georgian No.8’s carrying...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoExiles aim to write a winning first chapter in Brentford
In on the flank: Blair Cowan starts for Irish LONDON Irish make three changes from the side that narrowly lost at...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoCole relying on Wigglesworth to drive Tigers standards
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER prop Dan Cole is backing veteran scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth to help his side surge to their best...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCoach Ray helped Lyndon rule world of business
ONE of the world’s most successful businessmen believes much of his success is down to his years playing for Ray Prosser....
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/ 5 years agoPooler were Pross’ great gift to the local community he loved
BRENDAN GALLAGHER WITH HIS PERSONAL MEMORIES OF THE INIMITABLE RAY PROSSER WHO HAS DIED AT 93 SOMEHOW I always imagined Ray...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoDiamond: We went into panic mode
STEVE Diamond was not a happy man and told his players to sort out their discipline and keep cool heads. Diamond...
