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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBaxter set to move on Fiji lock Nakarawa
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER Chiefs have enquired about Fijian star Leone Nakarawa as Rob Baxter scrambles to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLiddell’s values honoured by SRU
PETER JACKSON ON A sharp New Year morning at his farm in the Borders, John Jeffrey switched off the engine of...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoAleki Lutui: Tonga must welcome in Folau
Former Tonga captain Aleki Lutui believes Israel Folau should be welcomed into the Tongan rugby union set up. Folau has not...
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Latest News
/ 5 years ago‘Bath players have to be accountable’
By PAUL REES Eager for a long run: Ruaridh McConnochie has missed most of the season with injury PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBig-hearted Rees risked ruin for his doctor pals
PETER JACKSON FEW players could possibly have been more revered over the course of their lives than Brian Rees, from the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoI’m learning new things every day, I love it here
PAUL REES talks to Stuart Hogg about how life in Devon is growing his game Stuart Hogg was voted the best...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAnkle trouble will see Faletau miss start of the Six Nations
Working hard: Faletau DEFENDING champions Wales look set to start the Six Nations without topchoice No.8 Taulupe Faletau. The triple British...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoSuddenly, stability is in fashion for coaches
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It would be stretching things just a little to describe rugby’s pre-World Cup era as an age...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoA great year for Dupont but Marcus was not far behind
PAUL REES REFLECTS ON THE STAND-OUT EVENTS AND PLAYERS OF 2021 World Player of the Year: Antoine Dupont of France PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStrong start, good finish… shame about the middle!
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It’s that time of year again when everyone is handing out awards. So, I thought...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoWage bill is cutting the clubs to the bone
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME My fellow columnist Colin Boag wrote last week that the salary cap...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoNew deals depend on Six Nations silverware
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two years, or 20 matches if you prefer, is how long it has taken Fabien Galthie and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeonard: ‘Old man’ Joe good for Eddie
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND’S recorbreaking prop Jason Leonard believes Eddie Jones’ team are heading in the right direction after a successful...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHow Mr Grumpy became Mr Happy
NICK CAIN TALKS TO STEVE BORTHWICK AND FINDS A SURPRISING CHANGE OF DEMEANOR IN a week dominated by the game’s tectonic...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChampions or chumps? Cup caters for them all
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland take on All Blacks and Boks next autumn
ENGLAND will play New Zealand and South Africa in next year’s Autumn Nations Series in what boss Eddie Jones is describing...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoRugby in 2022 – Preview & Predictions
Rugby union fans have plenty to look forward to in 2022, with the calendar packed with a host of top-class events...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland men’s 2022 autumn internationals announced
England men will play four home matches at Twickenham Stadium as part of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series. England will first...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoWhy doesn’t Curry cut mustard for best XV?
CHRIS HEWETT THIS column does not make a habit of agreeing with World Rugby, but this being the season of goodwill,...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoQuins call for ref Nika to stand tall
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... Castres v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Pierre Fabre Skills: Quins hooker Jack Walker JERRY Flannery has...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPollard rejects bigger money to join Tigers
SOUTH Africa fly-half Handre Pollard says he turned down “bigger deals” to join Leicester next season from Montpellier. Pollard, 27, will...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoPollard’s all-round game will suit Tigers
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK HANDRE Pollard is a brilliant signing for Leicester Tigers to replace the Sale bound...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers sign Handré Pollard
Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of World Cup-winning fly-half Handré Pollard to the club ahead of the 2022/23 season. Pollard...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPlenty of student gems to be found says Kiss
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM HATHAWAY LES Kiss says clubs are missing a trick and flunking their homework if they don’t keep...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFifth place again for GB Sevens in Dubai
GREAT Britain men finished fifth at the second Dubai Sevens event of the season with a 10-5 win over Kenya in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoEngland career over for Mako and Billy?
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EDDIE Jones has warned outof-favour brothers Mako and Billy Vunipola that he will not...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoIrish show northern unions the way ahead
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, that’s the autumn games over and it looks like Eddie Jones...
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Features
/ 5 years agoStellar cast of Scottish champions
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools STEWART’S Melville College in Edinburgh might not be among the oldest...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoIreland prove they are World Cup contenders
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Huge talent: Caelan Doris was outstanding against the All Blacks and can become the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHogg living the dream at top of try chart
By BRYN PALMER Scotland ............29pts Tries: Van der Merwe 6, Hogg 27, Graham 40, McInally 55 Conversions: Russell 28, 40, 55...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHenshaw back as Irish target clean sweep
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Ireland v Argentina Today. Kick-off 2.15pm, Aviva Stadium ROBBIE Henshaw will make his first appearance of the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoTigers join the battle to sign Pollard
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER On the move: Pollard LEICESTER Tigers are locked in a battle to sign Springbok...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoCome back to us, Chiefs’ stars tell Nic
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER Chiefs stars with England last week were quick to sound out Wallaby scrum-half...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby should be in the dock alongside Erasmus
CHRIS HEWETT WE HAVE spent more time talking about Rassie Erasmus and his antics during the Lions tour of South Africa...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoConcussion forces All Black Hunt into retirement
NEW Zealand international Dillon Hunt is the latest player to announce his retirement from professional rugby due to concussion related issues....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoResurgent Wales aim to keep improving
Preview... Wales v Canada Today, Kick-off 5pm AFTER a revival in fortunes in wins over Japan and South Africa, Wales face...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGriffin goes out in style with gutsy try double
Ireland ............15 Japan ..............12 RETIRING Ireland captain Ciara Griffin ended her career with two tries and a win over Japan. Griffin,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSensational Irish land All Blacks hat-trick
By JOHN FALLON Ireland ..............29pts Tries: Lowe 15, Kelleher 44, Doris 51 Conversions: Sexton 52 Penalties: Sexton 56; Carbery 65, 73,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEddie’s entitled to his Emma opinion
NICK CAIN THERE is no problem with accusing Eddie Jones of double standards when he gives advice to young tennis star...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOspreys owners Y11 eye Rebels takeover
By STEFFAN THOMAS Y11 SPORTS & Media, the majority shareholders at the Ospreys, are weighing up a move to buy the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland must use width to beat Boks – Robshaw
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones could do worse than copy the Wallabies’ fast action style to stop the Springbok juggernaut in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoEngland must be at their best to beat the Wallabies
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK AUSTRALIA has always had unbelievable potential as a Rugby Union nation, because the skill-set...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSexton enjoys his gala day in Dublin
By JOHN FALLON Ireland ..............60pts Tries: Conway 11, 19, 74; Lowe 4, Gibson-Park 34, Sexton 48, Aki 55, Ringrose 70, Healy...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWallabies brains trust has the jump on Scots
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Scotland v Australia Today. Kick-off 3pm, Murrayfield GREGOR Townsend admits Australia counterpart Dave Rennie will have the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNow De Klerk eyes Oriental gravy train
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FAF de Klerk has been exploring potential future career options in Japan as the...
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Premiership
/ 5 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
/ 5 years agoI’d love to play for Samoa says Toomaga-Allen
JEFFERY Toomaga-Allen won a solitary cap for New Zealand nine years ago, coming on as a second-half replacement against Japan, but...
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Features
/ 5 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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Features
/ 5 years agoSpringbok clash will be preview of RWC 2023
THE best is saved until the end this month. The final weekend of the autumn series sees a repeat of the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFar East life rekindles Freddie’s rugby fire
By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER his career hit an all-time low at Bath, Freddie Burns says playing in Japan’s Second Division helped...
International Rugby
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