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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSimmons treble helps Reds to best ever finish
By CIARAN THOMAS Coventry ..........38pts Tries: Nayalo 8, Stanton 12, Ma’asi 22, Tyas 48, Owen 64, Martin 73 Conversions: Mitchell 8,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoAdamson grabs four as Blues hit turbos
By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ..........21pts Tries: Anderson 3, Tuilangi 30, Dawes 40 Conversions: Nutton 3, 30, 40 Bedford ..............62pts Tries:...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTry-happy Brownlie’s hooked on first place
By BEN JAYCOCK Prolific: Ben Brownlie has 21 tries from 22 games CAMBRIDGE hooker Ben Brownlie has scored a remarkable 21...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeones licked wounds and came back fighting
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF at first you don’t succeed... roll up...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LANA SKELDON THIS WEEK... WORCESTER HOOKER LAST month Worcester and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld class duo return for England
By BEN JAYCOCK REIGNING Grand Slam champions England go into this year’s tournament bolstered by the returns of stars Emily Scarratt...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTop-flight wings set to fly for the Army at HQ
NEWS EXTRA By PIERS DUNHAM COME kick off on the April 30 it will have been three long years since the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEvans set to pump in extra £2.5m
CORNISH Pirates jointhead coach Gavin Cattle says Dicky Evans’ decision to carry on funding the Championship club for three more years...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoGibson-Park guides Irish to Triple Crown
By PAUL REES Ireland ..............26pts Tries: Sheehan 16, Healy 27, Van der Flier 59, Murray 78 Conversions: Sexton 17, 28, 60...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoDay a little man stood tall in land of the giants
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Little magician: Ange Capuozzo beats Kieran Hardy on his way to setting up the try...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoEngland’s attack has not evolved under Gleeson
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THIS Six Nations has been competitive, with its usual share of brilliance and letdowns,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JAMIE LENNARD, THE FORMER WORCESTER, LONDON IRISH, BEDFORD AND DONCASTER FLY-HALF AND CURRENT HEAD OF RUGBY AT OUNDLE SCHOOL CHOOSES THE...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoEastern Counties widening the net
LIKE Mark Nelson and his Lancashire colleagues, Eastern Counties RU believes in the future of county representative rugby and hopes to...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoJones makes bold call as Furbank returns for Le Crunch
George Furbank starts at full-back in a surprise tactical switch for England‘s Six Nations finale with Grand Slam chasing France. Leicester‘s...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoOut of form Russell dropped for Ireland Clash
Scotland fly half Finn Russell has been dropped to the bench with Blair Kinghorn taking over the 10 jersey for their...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCharlie Ewels given three game ban following Ireland red card
Charlie Ewels has been handed a three game ban after being sent off in the Six Nations defeat to Ireland at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers are fined for salary cap breaches but avoid points deduction
Leicester Tigers have avoided a points deduction after Premiership Rugby found that they had failed to comply with salary cap regulations....
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoPlayers To Keep Your Eye On During The Six Nations
With the Six Nations underway, we’ve already seen plenty of talent on the pitch. With the handful of great nations battling...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoPlayers To Keep Your Eye On During The Six Nations
With the Six Nations underway, we’ve already seen plenty of talent on the pitch. With the handful of great nations battling...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoTop 5 Rugby Players of All Time
Rugby union is one of the most exciting sports on the planet, with competitions such as the World Cup, Six Nations,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoDenying promotion wasn’t RFU decision
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I was surprised last week that so many people whom I thought...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoTable toppers Newport thrash Cardiff
Premiership By DELME PARFITT Newport ................38 Cardiff......................6 NEWPORT extended their lead at the top of the Welsh Premiership with a six-try...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoBiarritz’s top-flight dream all but over
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Promotion and relegation matters returned firmly to the forefront of Top 14 rugby minds, after bottom side...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGRIFFYDD EVANS
YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF UNI / LLANDOVERY FLANKER Cardiff University student Griffydd Evans is eager to step up to Scarlets first team...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoJones: We weren’t allowed to compete
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones defended Charlie Ewels over his second-minute red card agony after England’s title dream was left in...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoWales must learn to nail crucial moments
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Letting it slip: Antoine Dupont of France steals the ball off Jonathan Davies of Wales...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScotland crash to a fourth defeat
By BEN JAYCOCK Italy ................27 Scotland ..........13 ITALY secured their second win of the tournament with a dominant performance over Scotland...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoDisillusioned with this tier two sham
LAST week I paid £25 to watch a sham match, as Ealing thumped London Scottish 81-0. As the Championship reaches its...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHammersley yet to commit on Sale deal
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks could be in the market for a new full-back this summer with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFiji giant Nadolo keen for return to Super Rugby
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Homeward bound? Nemani Nadolo PREMIERSHIP are facing the prospect of losing Fijian superstar winger...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoStade put Warrior Kyle on wanted list
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STADE Francais are close to securing a deal to buy Worcester second row Kyle...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoChamp star in national spotlight
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER Rotherham, Plymouth and Esher forward James Waterhouse has found himself in the national...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMark Nelson: Thriving county scene is beneficial to all
By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Fylde and Lancashire coach Mark Nelson is furious about the RFU cutting the County Championship’s funding and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGeorgia seal top European spot in RWC qualifying
GEORGIA secured first place in European qualifying for next year’s World Cup with victory over Romania last night. Georgia had been...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCups galore but there’s room for one more
PETER JACKSON FOR decade after decade, the old fogies responsible for running the world’s oldest annual international sporting event steadfastly refused...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAndre offered me a route back from sea
MY LIFE IN RUGBY CARL KIRWAN THE NOTTINGHAM FLANKER, FORMERLY OF ROTHERHAM, LONDON WELSH, WORCESTER & CHINNOR Mixing it with the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIberian derby is key to the race
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE qualifying process for RWC from Europe is rarely a straightforward process and this time round is...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGB rugby league star Ward joins staff at Park
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON Experience: Danny Ward NATIONAL One promotion hopefuls Rosslyn Park have appointed former Great Britain rugby league...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoDoncaster on top with one match left to play
By NATHAN EDWARDS Doncaster ........22pts Tries: Edgson 12 40; Kelly 27, Smith 36 Conversions: Olver 40 C Pirates ............15pts Tries: Bolwell...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRussia banned from World Cup qualification
World Rugby have suspended Russia from international and cross-border competition following the country's invasion of Ukraine. As a result, Russia will...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoA right mess entirely of the RFU’s making
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE minority who support ring-fencing can wail and gnash their teeth as much...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoPirates may go part-time
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CORNISH Pirates were due to have talks with benefactor Dicky Evans and his family...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTrailfinders are early suitors for veteran Brown
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted man: Mike Brown EALING Trailfinders have inquired about former England fullback Mike Brown...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoShaun’s turned Achilles heel into French strength
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There was always a chance whenever I played against France of finding a gap or...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoDupont is heading for greatness like Gareth
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It has been reported with a high degree of certainty that Aaron Smith, an undeniably brilliant New...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGriffiths blasts RFU for denying promotion bid
By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN Doncaster Knights were denied promotion in 2016, it came down to what happened on the pitch, and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoScotland ticket was too good to resist
MY LIFE IN RUGBY MICHAEL CUSACK Leading the fight: Michael Cusack in action for Leeds against Leicester FORMER SCOTLAND, LEEDS, DONCASTER,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRugby’s big boys show bullying side
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER No contest: Italy hooker Hame Faiva is sent...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland need to find some extra spice besides Curry
PAUL REES TALKS TO LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO ABOUT THE KEY AREAS ENGLAND MUST IMPROVE TO DEFEAT IRELAND England pre-empted the start of...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoFrustrated Knights will keep fighting
By BEN JAYCOCK Heartbroken: Doncaster flanker Thom Smith PICTURES: Getty Images DONCASTER flanker Thom Smith described the RFU denying them a...
International Rugby
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