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/ 5 years agoSouthAfricanOnlineCasinos.co.za prepare for influx as South Africa announces lockdown & closure of Land-Based Casinos
In view of South Africa going under a strict lockdown for at least two weeks, land-based casinos are forced to shut...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Wasps wing Callum Sirker lands at Cornish Pirates
Cornish Pirates have announced the signing of former Wasps flyer Callum Sirker on a one-year deal. Sirker was released by Wasps...
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/ 5 years agoWasps sign All Black back-five forward Vaea Fifita
Wasps have announced the signing of All Blacks back-five forward Vaea Fifita, who will join the club for the 2021-22 season....
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/ 5 years agoLeigh Halfpenny to reach 100 Test caps against Canada
Leigh Halfpenny will make his 100th test appearance when Wales host Canada at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, Head coach Wayne...
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/ 5 years agoIt’s all about love as Quins claim a thriller
LOUIS Lynagh had World Cup winning father Michael in tears as he emulated the Wallaby great by becoming a Twickenham hero...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoConor Murray named captain as Alun Wyn Jones drops out
CONOR Murray of Ireland was last night named as Lions captain after Alun Wyn Jones dislocated his shoulder in yesterday’s 28-10...
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/ 5 years agoTigers fan Stewart keen to star in front of mum and dad at Welford Road
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big talent: Freddie Steward LEICESTER’S Freddie Steward spent yesterday afternoon with his feet up watching the player he...
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/ 5 years agoHastings and Horn can inspire Covid-wrecked Scottish squad
By BRYN PALMER SCOTTISH Rugby performance director Jim Mallinder has challenged Scotland’s next generation to step up and show their leadership...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGatland’s call: New lock and stand-in skipper
LIONS tour boss Warren Gatland reacted calmly to the devastating loss of his captain Alun Wyn Jones. “We’ve got to make...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBiggar has made that 10 shirt his own now | Jeremy Guscott
WARREN Gatland will have been pleased with most of what he saw yesterday, but the shoulder injury to captain Alun Wyn...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBiggar will have lead role to play in Alun Wyn’s absence | Shane Williams
The last thing that Warren Gatland thought he’d have to do before flying to South Africa this week was appointing a...
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/ 5 years agoSacked Hayward back in Cardiff with Canada
BYRON Hayward will be back on the international stage in Cardiff this week eight months after losing his job with Wales....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHandre Pollard can cement his place as best ever Bok 10 | Daniel Gallan
In Handre Pollard, Morne Steyn and Elton Jantjies, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has a set of flyhalves that tick every box....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMandela’s words ring true today as ever
DANIEL GALLAN EVER since Nelson Mandela used the Springbok emblem to help heal the wounds of apartheid, South Africa’s national rugby...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoIs the rash of red cards truly making game safer? | Chris Hewett
"Brave boy,” said Ugo Monye, admiringly, as he watched his beloved Harlequins close in on their famous Premiership semi-final victory over...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoCrisis time for Boks as their lock stocks dip | Chris Hewett
PITY the poor Springboks. Three years after arming themselves with the most potent quartet of second row forwards ever seen at...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAdam Hastings aims to provide spark at Gloucester
For the second time as a rugby player Adam Hastings will be uprooting his life to move south of the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEnglish whitewash as Wales take on the All Blacks | Peter Jackson
UNTIL yesterday, the Lions had not started a Test match without an Englishman since the end of their first tour after...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCrowds or not, I just focussed on the opposition | Jeff Probyn
I WAS a little puzzled when I read Danny Care and Rob Baxter’s reaction to fans being allowed back into the...
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/ 5 years agoHawkins aims to be like Sonny Bill
TEENAGE Ospreys centre Joe Hawkins is modelling his game on Sonny Bill Williams and Jonathan Davies as he looks to make...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoOspreys announce capture of Exeter wing Alex Cuthbert
The Ospreys have completed the deal to bring Alex Cuthbert back to Welsh rugby from Exeter Chiefs. As exclusively reported by...
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/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi forced to pull out of England squad due to injury
Northampton Saints centre Fraser Dingwall has replaced Tuilagi in the England squad
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/ 5 years agoURC will reshape the global game, says Rudolf Straeuli
Daniel Gallan talks to Rudolf Straeuli about his expectations of the league replacing PRO14
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/ 5 years agoNew ‘boss’ at Harlequins told: We don’t need another shake-up
HARLEQUINS expect to announce Paul Gustard’s replacement by the end of the month and captain Stephan Lewies believes there will be...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoScotland captaincy eases pain for Jamie Ritchie
After missing out on Lions selection, flanker Jamie Ritchie has found inspiration from NRL coach Frank Ponissi to lead Scotlan
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJonathan Joseph carries £150k Toulon price tag
TOULON could be forced to pay Bath £150,000 if they want Jonathan Joseph released from the final year of his contract,...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNot a fan of Springboks joining our Six Nations | Shane Williams
I’M old enough to have played in the Five Nations before it expanded to six teams with Italy’s arrival in 2001...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFree to view games vital for rugby’s resurgence | Shane Williams
AFTER a horror year or more of Covid-19 we all know rugby has its financial challenges. We also know the way...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSpringbok props are part of my ‘woldwide front row family’ says Furlong
By ADAM HATHAWAY Making waves: Tadhg Furlong TADHG Furlong will be ‘keeping it in the family’ in the recesses of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJenkins: Jersey boys do have an edge
THE Lions’ incoming personnel will be playing catch-up in their quest to face South Africa, according to kicking coach Neil Jenkins....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLes Bleus announce themselves to the world
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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/ 5 years agoGeorgia finally get a slither of recognition
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When the great vaudevillian wit WC Fields suggested a possible epitaph for his own gravestone – “On the...
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/ 5 years agoSurely Robson’s ready for a first start now, Eddie
By NEIL FISSLER Pushing for his first start: Dan Robson takes on Paolo Garbisi during the Six Nations PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 5 years agoJohn eyes U20s springboard
By ALEX BYWATER EXETER Chiefs and Wales tyro Dan John plans on proving a point to Rob Baxter in the U20...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAs a No.8 and wing I was called McLomu
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROLAND REID THE FORMER SCOTLAND, GOLDEN LIONS, GLASGOW, LONDON IRISH,LEEDS AND EDINBURGH BACK ROW/WING Versatile: Roland Reid in action for...
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/ 5 years agoUndercooked Wales set for gruelling week of fitness work
By ALEX BYWATER Experienced head: Wales captain Jonathan Davies WALES head coach Wayne Pivac admits he fears his team will be...
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/ 5 years agoPlayers driven by their own motivation
ONE ring-fencing argument put forward was that the Premiership had remained highly competitive despite the jeopardy of relegation being removed by...
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/ 5 years agoSky talent dodge SA
WORD is that although Sky have the broadcasting rights to the 2021 Lions tour, none of their main pundits or commentators will...
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/ 5 years ago20-try Sam Simmonds crowned Premiership player of the season
Sam Simmonds has scooped the Premiership player of the season award on the eve of Exeter‘s semi-final against Sale Sharks. The...
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/ 5 years agoSouth African teams will be eligible for Champions Cup in revamped ‘United Rugby Championship’
PRO14 have unveiled a new format for next season’s expanded league which will welcome four South African franchises and be renamed...
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/ 5 years agoSean O’Brien urges Ireland to blood players in Premiership
SEAN O’Brien believes Ireland should relax their rule which all but bars players being selected for the national squad if they...
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/ 5 years ago‘Little fellow’ Bleddyn gets giant farewell from Tigers | Peter Jackson
THEY sat alone with their memories in Leicester Cathedral as the St Anne’s church choir brought Cwm Rhondda to a crescendo,...
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/ 5 years agoBoyd predicts big summer for tenacious flank Ludlam
By ADAM HATHAWAY Back in the frame: Saints flanker Lewis Ludlam LEWIS Ludlam forced his way back into the England fold...
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/ 5 years agoCuthbert: Winners’ medal would ease pain of last season
ALEX Cuthbert would love nothing more than to leave Exeter Chiefs this summer with a Premiership winner’s medal safely tucked into...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHardy eager for Peel tips
KIERAN Hardy believes the no-nonsense coaching of Dwayne Peel can help take him to the next level after a breakthrough season...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRing-fence row is claptrap as the changes will prove
MORE emotive claptrap in the TRP about socalled ring-fencing, with Nick Cain going overboard, talking of the RFU “deliberately scuppering the...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 54-26 Newcastle: Eight-try Quins tune up for their Bear hunt
NICK Evans is confident Quins can cause a major upset when they enter the Bears’ backyard next weekend after seeing them...
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/ 5 years agoInfluencer Craig White’s got Sale in rhythm
SALE SHARKS are enjoying a ‘drum roll’ end to the season, with a first Premiership title in 16 years in their...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWake-up call will be good for Kyle Sinckler says Eddie
KYLE Sinckler’s late call up for the Lions tour after the injury to Irish tighthead Andrew Porter has been give the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSpringboks have electric backs, it won’t all be route one – Sean O’Brien
DON’T be surprised if this summer’s Lions series against South Africa turns into something more captivating than an uncompromising, physical slog....
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