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/ 6 years agoKnife in the back from Gloucester still so raw
DAVE SIMS THE FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER, EXETER & LAUNCESTON LOCK MY LIFEIN RUGBY Proud moment: Dave Sims in action for...
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/ 6 years agoWe’re still a few years behind Exeter says Diamond
By JON NEWCOMBE SALE Sharks boss Steve Diamond reckons it will be “two to three years” before his side can call...
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/ 6 years agoKing plots new ‘Wasps’ dynasty with Cips at helm
By NEALE HARVEY ALEX King is banking on Danny Cipriani’s leadership and a bit of hard-nosed Wasps DNA to bring glory...
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/ 6 years agoSweeney’s legacy will depend on Prem talks
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Rich pickings: Players are paid more to represent England than any other...
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/ 6 years agoTwinkle toes Vasily danced a merry jig at Blackrock
ONE of Blackrock’s more exotic recent products is Russia’s captain Vasily Artemyev, who made such a big impression at RWC2019, first...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoNo place for BOD in Rock’s ‘96 all-stars
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Starter at 10: Brian O’Driscoll playing fly-half for Blackrock College in...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACK BATES BRISTOL WINGER As a four-year-old peering over the fence at the Blackthorn End of the Memorial Stadium, Jack Bates...
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/ 6 years agoSuper Rugby exit won’t stop Pumas being competitive
LES CUSWORTH ON THE RECORD Q&A Former England and Leicester fly-half Les Cusworth has spent the last 16 years living and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoNapoleonic air of disdain from diminutive Dominici
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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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSarries hit Exiles academy boys for six
By TOM WALKER SARACENS continued to build towards their Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster on September 19 with a comfortable win...
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/ 6 years agoBonus point boosts Quins’ play-off bid
By SAM JACKSON Making a splash: Chris Ashton scores Quins’ fourth try Early try: Rory Hutchinson CHRIS Ashton’s bonuspoint try helped...
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/ 6 years agoOutstanding Ollie catches Tigers cold
By PAUL ROGERS OLLIE Thorley scored four first-half tries but Gloucester were eventually made to work hard for the win by...
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/ 6 years agoInjury-hit Wasps land late stinger
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Binned: Sam Underhill WASPS edged a thriller at The Rec with a penalty try five minutes from time...
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/ 6 years agoHard work from Chiefs impresses Hepher
ENGLAND hopefuls Jonny Hill and Sam Simmonds scored hat-tricks as Exeter cruised to a nine-try win. The Chiefs had the bonus...
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/ 6 years agoThankfully the Lions will keep their spin purely for their passes
THOSE of us granted the dubious privilege of reporting on the worst Lions tour of the professional era will have been...
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/ 6 years agoHow could the mighty Ospreys fall so far?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Glory days: Ospreys beat Leicester Tigers to win the 2008 Anglo-Welsh Cup Ospreylia...
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/ 6 years agoLeo’s champions are a class above
By DECLAN ROONEY Pointing the way: Cian Healy celebrates as Rónan Kelleher scores the game’s only try TEAMS LEINSTER: Larmour 6...
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/ 6 years agoMadigan’s magic boot puts Ulster into the final
By BRYN PALMER ULSTER staged a stunning second-half fightback at Murrayfield to become only the second team after Scarlets to win...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoUnpaid Tier 2 players may have contracts cancelled
By NEALE HARVEY Lucky: David Williams ON-LOAN Leicester wing David Williams claims Championship players are going unpaid as tier two clubs...
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/ 6 years agoItalian powerhouse Pierluigi was a man of many talents
Lock star: Camiscioni ONE of the more colourful Italian internationals of recent years, Pierluigi Camiscioni, has passed away aged just 67....
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/ 6 years agoRugby’s looking at rocky ride to Tokyo
AND it was all going so smoothly! The reintroduction of rugby, in the form of Sevens, to the Olympic movement has...
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/ 6 years agoRosslyn Park 7s will be even more prestigious
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Team to beat: Sedbergh won back-to-back Rosslyn Park...
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/ 6 years agoLuke may try XVs to keep dream alive
By ALEX BYWATER LUKE Treharne refuses to give up on his Olympic dream but has called on Wales to contract their...
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/ 6 years agoEdinburgh talking to Blue Bull Ferreira
ANDRIES Ferreira, the Blue Bulls lock and former South Africa A international, is looking to move to the United Kingdom. Ferreira,...
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/ 6 years agoSharks bide time to sign Manu long-term
New Shark: Manu Tuilagi DRAGONS have signed prop Greg Bateman, who will join Dean Ryan’s side after leaving Leicester. Newcastle have...
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/ 6 years agoLuther could opt to play semi-pro
Exit: Luther Burrell FORMER England international Luther Burrell is set to leave Super League outfit Warrington Wolves just over a year...
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/ 6 years agoWarriors look south for new lock
BY NEILFISSLER ON THE BLIND SIDE Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WORCESTER Warriors are looking to strengthen their squad for the...
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/ 6 years agoNew season, new format for European tournament
SUCH are the strange times that we live in that next season’s European Champions Cup will get underway on December 11,...
