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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoMarcus Smith Could Be Set To Be A Star For England
Marcus Smith has made an excellent start to his international career for England and the Harlequins fly-half could be set to...
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Features
/ 4 years agoVunipola ruled out for a month
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS No.8 Billy Vunipola will be out for a month following minor damage to his knee ligaments in last...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGUY PEPPER
YOUNG GUNS NEWCASTLE FALCONS FLANKER GUY Pepper is the latest member of the Barnard Castle School production line who hopes to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMarcus gets fans’ cheers, but why keep him waiting?
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham England ............69pts Tries: Radwan 3, George 13, 70; May 29, Itoje 33, Youngs 40, 51; Smith...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoQuins want loosehead Boyce to come back
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Return: Lewis Boyce BATH are fighting to hang on to highly-rated loosehead prop Lewis...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoInjury-ravaged Wasps must stop turnovers
Paul Rees talks to Wasps boss Lee Blackett about his gameplan for Quins PREVIEW… Wasps v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 4.30pm, CBS...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMatson brings the Wayne Smith tackle technique to Quins
By JON NEWCOMBE Working on defence: Tabai Matson FOR all their attacking credentials, defence remains a massive focus at Harlequins as...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTalented Ford ‘overshadowed by Owen Farrell’
By PAUL REES SIR ALEX Ferguson’s success at Manchester United was based partly on the manager’s knowing when it was time...
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Features
/ 4 years agoKerevi’s a big loss, but what we all want to see is Marcus set free
PAUL REES TALKS TO TV PUNDIT DAVID FLATMAN ABOUT ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA David Flatman believes the absence of Semu Kerevi will...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAndre the giant can win back Bok place
By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS attack coach Nick Evans believes blockbusting centre Andre Esterhuizen has all the tools to work his way...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCroft: I’d love to be playing in new Tigers
By PAUL REES IT IS four years since Tom Croft retired after spending 12 seasons with Leicester, winning 40 England caps...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQuins run riot with 11 tries against Sharks
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ............0 Harlequins ..........73 HARLEQUINS made the perfect start to the cup with a thumping victory over...
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Features
/ 4 years agoKnee agony for Obano
RUGBY SHORTS BATH prop Beno Obano is facing a long spell on the sidelines after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEWIS BOYCE, THE BATH AND FORMER LEEDS, HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND U20s PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins out to prove title run was no fluke
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop SECOND in the table meets third at The Stoop...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIsiekwe chasing his dream of England recall
Progress: Nick Isiekwe NICK Isiekwe has not played for England since the summer of 2018 when he was substituted 35 minutes...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAshton suspended after bust-up
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Better days: Chris Ashton scores for Worcester against Northampton CHRIS Ashton faces an uncertain...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoPerfect match for Eddie to unleash his new generation
NICK CAIN SAYS ENGLAND MUST BLOOD THEIR NEW BOYS AGAINST TONGA IF England were playing Tonga’s top team of players at...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players JENNY MAXWELL THIS WEEK... LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND SCOTLAND SCRUM-HALF Loughborough...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoBears’ toothless attack at the heart of disappointing form
Bristol Bears have had a less than ideal start to their Premiership campaign. Pat Lam‘s team reached the play-offs last season,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBlackett: Dan is best running nine in the Premiership
By JON NEWCOMBE Overlooked: Wasps scrum-half Dan Robson ENGLAND discard Dan Robson has been backed to bounce back from his surprise...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRichmond boss fears excessive dual reg system will spell doom
By PAUL REES STEVE Hill has called for the number of dual registration and loan players Championship clubs are allowed to...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLeaving Tigers was a mistake
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SPRINGBOKS, SWD EAGLES, PUMAS, BULLS, CATS, BOLAND, FREE STATE CHEETAHS, TREVISO, LEICESTER, LEEDS, WASPS AND SHARKS...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoBlistering Morgan fires Welsh
All Blacks Championship Cup round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS NEATH ran riot at the Gnoll scoring six tries on their way to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld Cup could help make Pugh’s US prediction reality
By PAUL REES USA Rugby will in January formally submit its proposal to host either the 2027 or 2031 World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQuins win put Sanderson in a spin
By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson admits that downing champions Harlequins last week had him dancing for joy – in the kitchen...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLynagh got his start at Athletic Ground
THE latest players produced by Richmond who have attracted the attention of England this year are wing Louis Lynagh and flanker...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoEddie musn’t load Smith down with tactical data
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE England squad of 35 picked by Eddie Jones for the autumn series is...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIt’s that man Smith to rescue for Quins
By PAUL REES Harlequins ........31pts Tries: Esterhuizen 4, 16; Smith 47, Marchant 73, 77 Conversions: Smith 5, 48, 74 Bath ....................17pts...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIrish go on warpath to shock the Chiefs
By SAMUEL JACKSON LONDON Irish have been promising a big result for some time – and yesterday they delivered, beating mighty...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEddie’s delay could prove deadly for England
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK EDDIE Jones has become the rugby equivalent of a shape-shifter, being hailed in...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoToo much of Wales has become a rugby wasteland
CHRIS HEWETT The Rhinogydd range, rough and remote; the micro-breweries of Gwynedd; RS Thomas, the fierce preacher-poet of the Llyn Peninsula...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie stirs the pot and comes up with new recipe for success
PAUL REES TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE LATEST ENGLAND SQUAD SIGNALS Eddie Jones is like a Michelin star chef...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSwords at ready for Quins fight with Sharks
NEWS EXTRA By MATT MERRITT NEXT week sees the launch of the Allianz Cup, a new womens’s competition that sits alongside...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMarler hopes for battle alongside his Quins mates
By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler is relishing two huge Autumn confrontations with some old southern hemisphere rivals. He especially expects the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoWill Jones’ ruthless calls bring about bold changes for England
England were embarrassed in their last outing in the Six Nations, putting forward one of their worst performances in the history...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNo panic for Lam, second chapter can salvage story
Belief: Pat Lam PAT LAM divided Bristol’s season into four parts before the start of the campaign and with the second...
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Features
/ 4 years agoConquerors of Bath were mugged by Quins
MOMENT IN TIME WATERLOO 1992-93 - PILKINGTON CUP QUARTER-FINALISTS NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO FORMER PROP NOW CLUB DIRECTOR MARK BECKETT WATERLOO...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMarcus and Alex are musts for England says Esterhuizen
By GARY- FITZGERALD ANDRE Esterhuizen insists Marcus Smith and Alex Dombrandt would be two of the first names on his team...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoBig question is who does Eddie play outside Smith
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Marcus Smith first broke through as an apprentice I saw him as having...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSaturday slot for Sale
SALE’s attendance of 8,214 for Friday night’s visit of champions Harlequins to the AJ Bell was disappointing, and shows just how...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland can win World Cup if Eddie takes off the shackles
Paul Rees talks to Newcastle full-back Mike Brown about his hopes for club and county World class potential: Marcus Smith in...
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Features
/ 4 years ago‘Some agents go missing when players need them the most’
MIKE Brown was never going to use the lockdowns as a chance to take it easy. Concerned that players were having...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDu Preez seeks another gear
Daniel Gallan talks to Sale No.8 Daniel du Preez about his batttle for Springbok honours Daniel du Preez is not a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEarly bird Baxter got some giant pickings
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One day more than two years ago, Rob Baxter got up at four...
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Features
/ 4 years agoErasmus delay dreadful says RFU president Jeff
Colin Boag talks to RFU president Jeff Blackett about the state of the game RFU president Jeff Blackett says he shares...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
RICHARD MAYHEW, THE FORMER NORTH HARBOUR, NEWCASTLE, ESHER AND YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoFord’s not as sharp as Smith but he’s still class
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK GEORGE Ford is a player I’ve always admired, and I would call him a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGloucester 33-32 Sale: Sharks late bite back just fails to prove fatal
WITH the last kick of the match, Sale replacement Tom Curtis missed a touchline conversion as his side just failed to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIt’s bad for my nerves – George
GLOUCESTER’S head coach, George Skivington, was relieved to have held off Sale’s stunning comeback. “My nerves are shot but I’m used...















