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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHuw Jones to join Glasgow next season
Glasgow Warriors have signed Scotland international centre Huw Jones ahead of the 2017/18 season, subject to medical. Edinburgh-born Jones, who currently...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoRelegation play-off? That’s protectionism
I’M a supporter of Championship rugby but not the relegation proposal, and neither are other supporters whose views I have canvassed....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMapletoft defends Quins model as Test call-ups bite
By NEALE HARVEY MARK Mapletoft insists Harlequins remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite claiming his side’s trophy chances have been...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJoost in ‘critical condition’
FORMER South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen is in a “critical condition” in hospital as he continues to fight motor...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoRowlands aiming to escape the shadows
By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Wasps v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 3pm FRUSTRATED Wasps lock Will Rowlands will use his side’s final Anglo-Welsh...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWant to be a Lion? Then beat England!
NICK CAIN TALKS TO PAUL MORIARTY ABOUT HIS SON ROSS AND THE CHALLENGE WALES FACE AT TWICKENHAM PAUL Moriarty, the father...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPenberthy drops in late to wreck Knights day
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ............21pts Tries: Heaney 49, Carpenter 75 Conversions: Flockhart 75 Penalties: Flockhart 17, 65, 69 Ealing ....................29pts...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBonus points will hamper the development of Italy
Isn’t it strange how sometimes things happen that on the surface seem to be totally unrelated, but then have mind-blowing consequences?...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
LAURENCE MAY CORNISH PIRATES NO.10 Big game against London Scottish? It is but we’re prepraring it like any other game really....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoOaks continue to grow under Lynn’s guidance
Jon Newcombe looks ahead to next week’s kick-off in the Rugby Europe Championship WHILE Georgia have already qualified for the 2019...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBotica’s brilliance completes fightback
RGC 1404 25 Merthyr 24 A JACOB BOTICApenalty with the last kick of the game completed a stunning comeback for RGC...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGrieving Beddau honour tragic Tom with win
SWALEC Championship round-up THERE were emotional scenes at Beddau as the club said goodbye to 21-year-old Tom Owen, who passed away...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoDrug tests controversy puts France in turmoil
For Buddhists, the sacred lotus flower has long been a symbol of purity of the body and mind. For French rugby,...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoGiteau decides to end his career in Japan
MATT GITEAUwill leave Toulon at the end of the season and move to Japan. The Australian played a key role in...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoLaidlaw keeps his cool Scotland stay high on to ensure the Hogg
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER A PUMPED up Scotland recorded only their second opening day win in the modern day Six Nations to...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoStern Vern allows himself a smile as Scotland box clever
PETER JACKSON VERDICT Scotland 27pts Ireland 22pts Murrayfield rejoiced yesterday at catching a glimpse of a moment even more truly historic...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoFight to the end and pray for some magic
Conor O’Shea tells Brendan Gallagher how he plans to take Italy to the next level PREVIEW… Italy v Wales Today. Kick-off...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoSix Nations offers Boks a route to salvation
AS the Six Nations gets underway there is an issue that should be uppermost in the minds of its council, and...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland U20 name side for France
England U20s have named their side for of the opening game of the 2017 Six Nations against France at Sandy Park...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMercer pens new deal at Bath
Bath and England U20 back-rower Zach Mercer has signed a contract extension, which will see the academy player promoted to the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: They’re all out to derail Eddie’s English chariot
In just a few more days, the waiting will be over and the greatest rugby tournament in the world will begin....
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Wales can challenge but Ireland are my tip
I’m confident Wales can challenge for the Six Nations title. Rob Howley did well in November to get three wins on...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: RFU made Welsh survival ‘impossible’
By NEALE HARVEY London Welsh chairman Gareth Hawkins has blasted the RFU over his club’s demise, accusing English rugby’s governing body...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExiles prop joins Exiles
London Irish have secured the services of former tighthead Lovejoy Chawatama from London Welsh until the end of the season. The...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations bonus point can net £1m extra cash
The Six Nations kicking off this weekend will achieve another global first in world rugby – the £1m bonus point. A...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Nay – Saracens flanker
Jack Nay grew up watching Schalk Burger playing for the Springboks on television so to actually train with him took a...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExeter add two for next season
Exeter have strengthened their squad for next season with the double signing of Toby Salmon from Rotherham and Tom O’Flaherty from...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAlo to stay at Sixways
Worcester tighthead Biyi Alo has signed a permanent contract to remain at the club after joining from Saracens as injury dispensation...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHair Bear Adam Jones finds happy new lair at the Stoop
One of the best, most direct and honest, Rugby autobiographies written in recent years was Bomb by Adam Jones which modestly...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh statement
London Welsh are yet to decide whether they will challenge the RFU over their refusal to a licence yesterday which meant...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHarlequins bring in tighthead
Harlequins have confirmed that Cornish Pirates tighthead Tyler Gendall has signed for the club with immediate effect for the rest of...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh are no more
The days of London Welsh as a professional club are over after the RFU refused them permission to stay in the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSkills coach to carry on with England
Rory Teague will remain with the England senior side as the full-time skills coach having held the role in a temporary...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoThomas Young in Wales Six Nations squad
Thomas Young is in line to make his Test debut after being name in Wales‘ 36-man squad for the Six Nations....
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Featured
/ 9 years agoRFU under fire for failing England Saxons
England‘s failure to extend their Saxons programme could have a catastrophic effect on player development, warns former RFU performance coach Jon...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBristol fly-half loaned to Jersey
Bristol fly-half Callum Sheedy has joined Championship side Jersey on a dual-registration agreement. Sheedy has missed the majority of the 2016/17...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Rhys Oakley – Hartpury College
How about that for a start to the season? It’s been very good. There’s a great bunch of players at Hartpury...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHow ‘Turnover King’ Will Hurrell turned it around
Bristol talisman Will Hurrell has credited Welsh internationals Gavin Henson and Dwayne Peel for turning him into this season’s Premiership surprise...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLondon Irish bring in London Welsh lock
London Irish have bolstered their second-row options with the acquisition of Josh McNally from London Welsh until the end of the...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRedpath to leave Yorkshire Carnegie at the end of the season
Yorkshire Carnegie have confirmed that Head Coach Bryan Redpath will leave the club at the end of the current Greene King...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoCanadian skipper links up with Doncaster
Canada captain Aaron Carpenter has joined Doncaster from Championship rivals London Welsh. The back-row arrives from the Exiles with a wealth...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSaints sign South African lock
Northampton have signed promising English-qualified second-row David Ribbans from the South African side Western Province. The 21-year-old is 6ft 8in tall...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain’s wishes and expectations for rugby in 2017
Rugby Union in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland has a host of reasons to be cheerful in 2017. At the apex...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoIt’s too tough here to ever relax, says Ben Franks
World Cup-winning Kiwi prop Ben Franks reckons Championship forwards are every bit as physical as those at international level – a...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Callum Hunter-Hill – London Scottish lock
Callum Hunter-Hill is not sure how long he will stay in London but he is looking to make the best of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRFU statement: London Welsh
London Welsh Rugby Football Club Limited formally entered liquidation today. A new company has been given a temporary licence by the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoWorld Rugby made a mistake by picking Beauden Barrett as Player of the Year
Maro Itoje should have been World Rugby‘s Player of the Year by a clear margin ahead of New Zealand fly-half Beauden...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Germans are defying odds to climb up the rankings
So suddenly Germany are ranked 23rd in the world, hard on the heels of recent World Cup qualifiers Namibia and Uruguay...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJones joins Wales coaching set up
Former Wales fly-half Stephen Jones will join tour head coach Robin McBryde for the two-Test summer tour to the Pacific Islands,...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHaag added to Doncaster coaching staff
Doncaster have secured the appointment of former Nottingham and England U20s World Cup winning coach Martin Haag. The 48-year-old joins Clive...
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