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/ 5 years agoWray stays at Sarries to build for the future
By NEALE HARVEY JACKSONWray wants to become a leading figure in Saracens’ revival after extending his contract until 2023. Along with...
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/ 5 years agoPlaying with no crowds will be disastrous say Ponty
By ALEX BYWATER THE WRU have been warned playing Premiership matches behind closed doors would lead to financial ruin for the...
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/ 5 years agoTigers will be fierce again under Borthwick
By NEALE HARVEY Getting up to speed: Luke Wallace training with Leicester this week BACK row warrior Luke Wallace has shone...
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/ 5 years agoRFU must stop being transfixed on top level says Lewis
By JACK ZORAB BOURNVILLE director of rugby Dean Lewis has labelled the RFU ‘diabolical’ in their selection process for the women’s...
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/ 5 years agoHero Isi wins it for Rebels in extra time thriller
By SAM JACKSON ISI Naisarani scored a try in ‘super time’ as the Melbourne Rebels sealed a 25-20 win over the...
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/ 5 years agoBattle lines drawn in star player release row
JAMES HARRINGTON “A form of squad rotation could be agreed limiting the number of internationals for which a player can be...
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/ 5 years agoTough act trying to be Leeds’ next Maradona
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALBERTO DI BERNARDO THE FORMER ITALY, CORNISH PIRATES, LEEDS CARNEGIE, BOURGOIN & TREVISO FLY-HALF Special day: Alberto di...
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/ 5 years agoLlanelli is breeding ground for Wales – Fisher
By ROB COLE PAUL Fisher has lost count of the number of caps won by the players who have come through...
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/ 5 years agoWelsh regions trying to fast-track wage cuts
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby has been plunged into an even deeper crisis with all four regions desperately trying to negotiate...
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/ 5 years agoSharks can smell blood now Manu’s on board
By NEALE HARVEY Top signing: Manu Tuilagi enjoys a joke with his new Sale teammates PICTURES: Getty Images Enforcer: Lood de...
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/ 5 years agoRocky ride at times, but rugby is the best team game in the world
Brendan Gallagher concludes his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of Rugby: PART 20 STORY...
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/ 5 years agoRFU should get grassroots playing again, not the Prem
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Scrum is danger area: Sixteen players in a tiny space breathng the...
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/ 5 years agoPremier 15s could expand into a British league
AS clubs in the top flight of women’s rugby return to ‘stage one training’ RFU’s head of women’s performance Nicky Ponsford...
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/ 5 years agoDream job has been nightmare for Susie!
By NEALE HARVEY Experienced head: Susie Appleby won 65 caps for England PICTURES: Getty Images Assistant: Amy Garnett EXETER women’s head...
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/ 5 years agoTwickenham hoodoo but Kings of the North at 7s
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools AT most schools the Covid pandemic brought an abrupt and downbeat...
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/ 5 years agoFormer Blues star Down helps Lokomotiv derail Enisei
By ROB COLE Winner: James Down JAMES Down became the first Welsh player to get back into action since rugby went...
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/ 5 years agoThomas aims to get ‘home’ club Warriors’ pack on track
By NEALE HARVEY Impressive: Worcester’s new captain Ted Hill PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Wales back row Jonathan Thomas believes lessons in...
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/ 5 years agoWalker: I’m back to help Blues be the best
By SAM JACKSON FORMER Wales wing Nigel Walker has been appointed to the Cardiff Blues board with immediate effect. Walker, 57,...
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/ 5 years agoValue for money must work both ways
THEWales squad’s squabble over pay cuts has deteriorated to the point where some felt strongly enough to discuss taking industrial action....
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/ 5 years agoSurvivor Sonny Bill finds a new payday
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON “Williams’ career earnings are close to $30m Australian (£15m, give or take a...
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/ 5 years agoGermans show growing strength with French win
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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/ 5 years agoRichard’s eye for detail can help us blaze in all weathers
JOE LAUNCHBURY Q&A Leading the charge: Joe Launchbury has been a key man for club and country for almost a decade...
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/ 5 years agoIeuan joins race to be the next WRU chairman
By ALEX BYWATER Rivals: Gareth Davies, Nigel Davies and Ieuan Evans WELSH Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies faces a threeway fight...
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/ 5 years agoPutin puts his might behind RWC2027
THE ‘news’ that Russia is to launch a bid to host RWC2027 seems to have caught some by surprise although it...
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/ 5 years agoWarrior Haden was a serial loser in Britain!
LET’S sidestep Cardiff 1978 just for once and admit that Andy Haden, who died this week, was an absolute beast of...
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/ 5 years agoBarrett boys face split in North-South divide
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Brothers in arms: Jordie Barrett, Scott Barrett and Beauden Barrett...
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/ 5 years agoRing-fence and cash flow are the big issues
Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton tells Colin Boag why change is needed Every rugby fan will have dreamt at one time...
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/ 5 years agoTigers success would propel Borthwick into the realms of super coaches
NICK CAIN TALKS TO NEW LEICESTER BOSS STEVE BORTHWICK AND SECOND ROW CALUM GREEN STEVE Borthwick is more about hard graft...
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/ 5 years agoBig Chief gets chop just like Custer
WE WILL see no more of Big Chief, pensioned off in his prime by an Exeter hierarchy so acutely aware of...














