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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoHow one coach cut through the silence
Saracens coach Joe Shaw back in his playing days at Newcastle in 2003 CHRIS HEWETT English club rugby at the top...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoUlster hold off fightback
Lions ......................37 Ulster ....................39 ■ By JOHN FALLON ULSTER full-back Michael Lowry said they had to use every ounce of energy...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoTime for Pivac to put faith in Keelan
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND This week Wayne Pivac will name his squad to take on New Zealand, Argentina, Georgia,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoStaying in the game is what matters most
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Like all of you out there, I have...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGeorge: It’s been tougher than I expected
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DAN George has been surprised by the competitiveness of National Two East, admitting that he was...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoYoung focuses on leadership after claims players threw eggs in pub
By STEFFAN THOMAS Dai Young has urged his Cardiff players to take more responsibility on and off the field and admits...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago‘I’ll stop before I’m 40, but not just yet’
By PAUL REES Dan Biggar does not see himself emulating Jimmy Gopperth and playing professional rugby in his 40th year, but...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBaxter still keen for Nowell to carry on
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter admits they have opened talks with...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTigers have Shillcock in their sights
Wanted man: Jamie Shillcock Leicester Tigers have opened talks with Jamie Shillcock as the bun fight to sign up former Worcester...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoCardiff are crying out for more leadership
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There's never a dull moment in Welsh rugby, and this week has been no different....
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoStars of the Seventies kept us all informed
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Even now, five decades after their time ran out, the most celebrated European...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPortugal looking good for final spot
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S all been a bit doom and gloom...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 3 years agoIn this Sunday’s Rugby Paper: Alphonsi, Worcester, and Red Roses opener
It’s been a dark and painful week not just for Worcester Warriors fans, but for English Rugby in general, as part...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoRemember these rugby moments from Six Nations
The Guinness Six Nations, or Six Nations, is the most well-known competition in men’s rugby worldwide. This monumental annual event gathers...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoJapan, NZ & France looking at Tuilagi
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler England and Lions star Manu Tuilagi is attracting interest from...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGray has Brive in his sights
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER VETERAN Scotland and Lions lock Richie Gray is preparing to move back to France at...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoCole shows us how to survive life at the front
CHRIS HEWETT Welcome to the age of the anti-scrum. We wait whole half-hours for a set-piece only to find none coming...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoWhy a global season could help manage game’s woes
Paul Rees looks at England’s training camp squad and asks why the professional game is not working The Premiership has never...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoIt’s a new generation of Welsh coaches
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Home-grown coaches have always been a big topic of debate in Wales. It could be...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoWhy Club World Cup must fit into calendar
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Ideas like the Club World Cup get my support if they encourage rugby of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBath chase Sutherland to cover for Obano
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Prop star: Sutherland Bath are ready to join the hunt for Worcester and Scotland loosehead...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNowell set to join Chiefs mate Sam in France
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER French suitors: Jack Nowell Lions and England winger Jack Nowell looks set to follow his...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoTime to give Louis a run at 15 against All Blacks
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was bitterly disappointing to see Liam Williams leave the field injured on his Cardiff...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoGiles’ double in vain as Walsh fires wide
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............27pts Tries: Giles 12, 16; Webb 33, Lake 53 Conversions: Walsh 13, 17 Penalties: Walsh 61 Lions...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSteyn steals it for Bulls
By BRYN PALMER Bulls ......................33 Edinburgh ............31 Morne Steyn’s late penalty broke Edinburgh’s hearts as the Scottish side fell agonisingly short...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoThe Butler did it! Day Eddie was in the dock
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT the crack of dawn on Thursday, September 6, 2001, the highest-powered disciplinary...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTime for Argentina to host World Cup
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sometimes the obvious just stares you in the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCrusaders pinch it at the death over Bourn
By JOHN WHITE Dings.................. 45pts Bournville......... 41pts Dings made it four wins in a row, thanks to a hard-fought victory over...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoWhites the party-poopers on Owens’ return
By ROB COLE Carmarthen............10 Swansea.................24 Ken Owens came through his first half of rugby since October 2021 unscathed, although a second-half...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 3 years agoIn Sunday’s Rugby Paper
It’s a huge weekend of rugby, as the Rugby Championship reaches its conclusion, and there are some big games in the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoTitle-chasing Boks change two for Pumas clash
South Africa have made two changes to the side that beat Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday, as they return home...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoOwens in line for Baa-Baas challenge
By PETER JACKSON Ken Owens is to be offered the chance of breaking new ground on his long-overdue return to the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago‘Wonderful wordsmith’ Butler dies on charity trek in Peru
By SAM JACKSON FORMER Wales captain and broadcaster Eddie Butler died in his sleep on a charity trek in Peru on...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoOdendaal has point to prove after Boks snub
By PAUL REES Burger Odendaal joined Wasps after accepting that his chances of winning a South Africa cap had gone, but...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago14-man Sharks too good for slack Bath
By DELME PARFITT Bath ....................20pts Tries: Cokanasiga 42, De Glanville 72 Conversions: Francis 43, 73 Penalties: Francis 9, 28 Sale ....................37pts...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLawrence on wanted list at Sharks
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted man: Ollie Lawrence Sale Sharks have put Worcester Warriors and...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoWales can grow into a real force under Ioan
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was a tough night at the office for the Wales Women side earlier in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWilliams injury blow overshadows Cardiff win
By MATT LLOYD Cardiff ................20pts Tries: Llewellyn 3, Dacey 37, Summerhill 77 Conversions: Evans 37 Penalties: Evans 69 Munster ............13pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDismal start to Franco era
By BRYN PALMER Benetton ..............33 Glasgow ................11 Scotland scrum-half Ali Price insisted Glasgow are only at “the start of their journey”...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoEight brothers who cared for one game
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The eight sons of Arthur Williams from Taff’s Well shall forever hold a...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRolling back the years … Defying time to stay at the top
PAUL REES LOOKS INTO THE SECRET OF HOW PLAYERS ARE MANAGING TO KEEP GOING FOR LONGER WHEN the Tonga back rower...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCampbell proud of progress shown at Hinckley
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK CHRIS Campbell has made the step up to director of rugby at Hinckley and in and...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 18, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoI’m aiming for World Cup, says Davies
By STEFFAN THOMAS Jonathan Davies says he wants to represent Wales at the World Cup next year but his priority this...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoFour musketeers who can light up the game
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Henry Arundell, Louis Rees-Zammit, Anthony Watson and Joe Cokanasiga are four wingers who can...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago£500m debt could bury 13-club cartel
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK If Premiership owners had made the same mistakes in the multi-million pound enterprises...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDon’t waste golden generation – Watson
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ambition: Hamish Watson in action against England PICTURE: Getty Images Hamish Watson insists Scotland must start delivering results...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoIt’s time for WRU and the clubs to sort this mess out
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The United Rugby Championship kicks off this coming weekend and I sincerely hope the campaigns...
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Features
/ 3 years agoNo certainties in the race for glory in Paris
If the attraction of a sport is measured in terms of unpredictability, international rugby has never been as compelling. Ever since...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoThis is one crazy gang I wouldn’t want to miss
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER So once more into the breach. Another Premiership...
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