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Features
/ 5 years agoMakes no sense to relegate Saracens
COLIN BOAG Small steps forwards: Gloucester play Harlequins in front of 1,000 fans at Kingsholm Sometimes we have to push our...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoExplain the action but don’t rabbit on
I TOTALLY agree with last week’s letter from Derek Penhaligon regarding commentators speaking too much. As a rugby follower and administrator...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFuture stars giving us great show, Chris
CHRIS Hewett’s column last week was more than disappointing. He likens the young stars, future internationals mostly, to ‘polished t**ds’! Does...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoStop clock and speed up game
I SUGGEST two simple law changes to give the paying fans more rugby to watch. Stop the clock immediately a scrum...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDon’t forget Elton’s greatest hit, Peter
AN addition to Peter Jackson’s article regarding Scarlets European record since the 1996-97 season, in reaching seven quarter-finals and four semi-finals,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGive RFU a break, they have been hit hardest
AS a long-time public advocate for community rugby, I have often been critical of the RFU’s inability to lend greater support...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoValue of Lions shirt soars despite coronavirus
By JACK ZORAB VODAFONE’Ssponsorship of the 2021 Lions tour will be in the region of a staggering 1,800 per cent mark-up...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBrock plots Ospreys path back to the top
By ALEX BYWATER Man with a plan: Brock James excelled as a player, now as a coach he must help turn...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDiamond blasts council after stadium u-turn
SALE boss Steve Diamond has accused local council bosses of “bottling it” over the club’s proposed new £100m stadium. Title-chasing Sharks,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBen upping game to save England career
By JON NEWCOMBE Under threat: Ben Youngs faces stiff competition for his Red Rose jersey PICTURES: Getty Images Kyran Bracken: Give...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDom’s putting in long hours – he’s obsessed, says Atkinson
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER midfielder Mark Atkinson has explained why brother-inlaw Dom Waldouck’s slavish devotion to detail will banish any doubts...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLolesio ends Brumbies trophy drought
SUPER RUGBY AU By ADAM ELLIS BRUMBIES held off a late Reds fightback to claim the Super Rugby AU trophy, winning...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNovalpina bid for a slice of the action
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Dispute: Lock Leone Nakarawa is demanding €1million from Racing 92 With the Top 14 in temporary hiatus...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPainful memories of tackling Jonah!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TOM BEIM THE FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER AND SALE WINGER Grapple: Tom Beim gets to grips with Jonah Lomu....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBangor lead the way – when will RFU follow?
By JON NEWCOMBE THE long wait for community rugby to be played in the UK has finally come to an end...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTough calls made even harder for Fowkes as Notts go part-time
By ADAM ELLIS NEIL Fowkes says there were conversations he would much rather have had in person than over Zoom as...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFrench row may spark new schism in game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT RAW VIEW OF THE GAME Political: French rugby team are at the centre of a dispute that...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh’s links with the auld enemy run deep
WHISPER it quietly but Edinburgh Academy have some interesting links with the auld enemy across the wall, the cursed Sassenachs. Not...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoKinghorn the latest Accies lad to excel
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Best of the best: Fraser Gillies holds the schools Cup after...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHarri’s happy to learn at the feet of master Ben
YOUNG GUNS HARRIO’CONNOR SCARLETS TIGHTHEAD Being coached by one of the world’s best is a bonus for any aspiring player and...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIf we can’t have a crowd we can’t have a Championship
MARK LAVERY ON THE RECORD Q&A Motor industry executive and Ampthill director of rugby Mark Lavery tells NEALE HARVEY why the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPhil talked Lomu into becoming a cult hero
PHIL Kingsley Jones, one half of rugby’s supreme little-and-large double act, was fond of summing up his partnership with Jonah Lomu...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMarathon man Myler goes clear of the field
PETER JACKSON Evergreen: Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler in his London Irish days THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As from next...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBlanco exits the stage after an English shoeing
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What happening...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTenacious Tigers ride out yellow card storm
By TOM WALKER LEICESTER earned only a second win in seven matches since the restart despite three yellow cards and a...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSarries kids produce the goods again for McCall
By DAVID FLEMING Control: Manu Vunipola EXETER suffered their first defeat in eight games as both sides put out much-changed lineups...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLethal Lawrence hits top gear for Warriors
By JACK ROBERTS OLLIE Lawrence showed his class as Worcester scored five second-half tries to earn just their second Premiership win...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSpencer’s try double puts Bath in control
By TIM WOODS Bonus ball: Jonathan Joseph scores the last try of the game Right: Rohan Janse van Rensburg scores Sale’s...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWasps fly up to second with nine-try demolition
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Try scorer: Jack Willis WASPS scored nine tries against a weakened Bristol outfit to move up to second...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoGloucester fail to fire in front of the fans
■By SAM JACKSON HARLEQUINSbooked their place in next season’s Champions Cup as a 1,000- strong crowd were unable to lift Gloucester...














