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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBristol 12-20 Exeter: Bears tranquilized by cold-blooded Chiefs
A glimpse into what may await Premiership followers at Twickenham in June?
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFalcons are antithesis of flying Chiefs
AFTER a flakey start, Stuart Hogg showed almost super-human stamina when he scored Exeter’s 77th minute try against Wasps, last weekend....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoDwayne Peel looks destined for the very top like Stephen | Shane Williams
WHEN we used to have backs’ meetings with Wales during my career there were always two men who were very vocal...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup loses its meaning without Bok monsters | Shane Williams
IT’S a real shame the PRO14 Rainbow Cup began this weekend with confirmation the four South African teams won’t be coming...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoOnly threat to AWJ hitting high five is AWJ himself
I’M FED up of blowing smoke up Alun Wyn Jones’ you-know-what, but I’ve got no doubt he can go on and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoUgo Monye spearheads the fight for rugby diversity
FORMER England wing Ugo Monye hopes that as chair of a new RFU advisory group he can help make rugby more...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSix Nations triumph can spur us on now vows Tipuric
JUSTIN Tipuric admits Wales’ Grand Slam heartbreak in Paris still haunts him, but he believes that Six Nations title win can...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoCould fan power stop Super League in rugby? | Chris Hewett
After a bitter week in football fuelled by greed, Chris Hewett considers whether fan power in rugby bears any weight against...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBig win soured by injury blow to North
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............36pts Tries: Phillips 8, 49; Williams 31, Aubrey 40, Cross 68, Parry 80 Conversions: Thomas 32, 40,...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRichmond 12-40 Doncaster: Rampaging Knights put Richmond to slaughter
Two tries for centre Howard Packman sees Knights back to winning ways after their mauling by Saracens a week ago
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Features
/ 5 years agoThrowing to Kruis has got Sakate on form
ATSUSHI Sakate believes the decision of the Lions to invite Japan to play them ahead of the tour to South Arica...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years ago10 Highest Paid Players in Rugby Union
Most players in the Rugby Union do not begin their careers aiming to be the highest paid player in the game....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches
Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones signs one-year deal to stay in Welsh rugby
Wales captain Jones taking things one year at a time two years out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNo deal yet between IRFU and Tadhg Furlong
Furlong, 28, is yet to come to an agreement with the IRFU and Leinster
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks confirm two-year deal with England centre Manu Tuilagi
Tuilagi is nearing full fitness for Sharks after injuring his Achilles in November
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoForget Six Nations form, Maro Itoje can rattle the Boks | Jeremy Guscott
Itoje is so good that he will rise to the occasion in South Africa as a standout player for the Lions,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRed card experiment erodes player welfare
COLIN BOAG Let me remind you of the mantra that player welfare is paramount to World Rugby and its Unions. Virtually no announcement...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi England career saved as he signs for Sale Sharks
Tuilagi stays and one more South African import coming in at Sale Sharks
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTandy has the talent to muzzle Springboks | Shane Williams
Shane Williams and Lions defence coach Steve Tandy go way back to when both were apprentices at Neath
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Features
/ 5 years agoGeorge Kruis interview – Don’t panic! It would be madness to boot Eddie
The England lock reflects on his excursion to the Top League and how it may impact his Lions chance, in discussion...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland summer schedule still up in the air
England are 12 weeks out from their scheduled tour of the Americas, but travel restrictions leave certainties far from being formalised
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: London Irish hooker Joe Vajner
The captain of London Irish U18 talks to Adam Ellis about his hopes of representing England at age-grade level this summer
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoDwayne Peel saga demands an apology to the fans | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson charts the timeline of a sorry saga involving an emerging coach and two Welsh regions
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoBaa-baas out of lockdown ahead of Samoa date | Peter Jackson
THE charisma of the Barbarians is alive and well, none the worse for long months of lockdown. Tickets for the touring...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEnjoy the game was John Dawes’ golden rule
A striking captain whose nerve held up in the chaos of a frantic Test match, Peter Jackson pays tribute to John...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins hooker Sam Riley
Few up-and-coming players can claim to have such a rich abundance of coaching nous available to them to the degree of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMaybe clubs are reason England failed, not Eddie
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The European Champions Cup has reached the quarter-final stage last weekend with a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Chris Czekaj: I won Challenge Cup after leg break horror
FOUR years after I’d scored on my Wales debut in 2005 against Canada, I did so again in the same corner...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJantjies jets in after Pau secure Top 14 survival
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This was supposed to be derby weekend in France’s Top 14. The usual celebrations were already out of...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoWhy do Gambling Companies Sponsor Rugby Teams?
You’ve probably heard of sports ambassadors and sportsbook sponsorships. However, one of the current trends in the gambling industry is sponsorships...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTime to get the rules right over TV replays | Nick Cain
THE confused protocols surrounding camera angles, TV match directors, referees, and TMOs have been a contentious area throughout the professional era....
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoNewcastle not at the races admits Dean Richards
Dean Richards offers his thoughts on Falcons 39-15 loss to Leicester Tigers
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTeam Wales casts long shadow over regions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The newly-enthroned international champions of Europe are having to spend the weekend on their...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPRO16 Boks will be fit and fearsome for Rainbow Cup warns Aled
Benefit: Aled Walters SOUTH Africa’s giant World Cup-winning Springboks will face the best of the Celtic nations in prime physical condition...
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Latest News
/ 5 years ago‘Give WRU cash to regions, not hotel builders’
By STEFFAN THOMAS Low point: Scarlets thrashed by Sale SCARLETS chairman Simon Muderack has outlined a way out of the Covid-19...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBaxter: We went off script and paid
EXETER DoR Rob Baxter said: “We just went off script at times and each time it hurt us. We are disappointed....
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoThat Rome weekend puts block on Georgia | Chris Hewett
If Italy are not all washed up as a permanent member of the Six Nations elite –a sporting society so exclusive,...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFaletau is back to his brilliant best – with years in front of him | Shane Williams
Taulupe Faletau is stuck, for now, on 99 Test caps – let's hope he doesn't follow Mike Phillips in not reaching...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWelsh ace Dave beat Alun Wyn to four Slams | Peter Jackson
If only the gods had stayed onside for another 30 seconds or so in Paris, Alun Wyn Jones would have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMonmouth, hotbed for the multi-talented
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools HISTORY will show that the 2020-21 season is the one that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJarrett became scourge of English
MONMOUTH’S list of star players is probably topped by Keith Jarrett, the ‘schoolboy prodigy’ who took England to the cleaners on...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRed-card refs made Six Nations a mockery
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A week on, with the Six Nations settled and a Scottish win in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGatland’s Saracens problem
WARREN GATLAND will be unable to select any Saracens players in the planned Lions warm-up game against Japan – unless the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRevert to Five Nations over four weekends
COLIN BOAG Inconsistent: Scotland lose at home to Wales in Six Nations As the Six Nations ground to an end in an even...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTough to find dead certs but Taulupe one of them | Jeremy Guscott
The Wales No.8 is the first name on the Lions teamsheet at this point in time, writes Jeremy Guscott
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLeonard: Boks will be brutal in warm-ups
British & Irish Lions chairman Jason Leonard ponders how the Springboks may prepare for the arrival of Warren Gatland's side this...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWarren Gatland Signs With Firma Stella
New Zealand coach Warren Gatland has signed a memorabilia partnership with Worcester based sports autograph company Firma Stella. One of the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPivac: We will keep fine tuning
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac says he will get over the agonising loss to France in good time
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI’d tell Eddie – you’ve got until Christmas to get it right | Jeremy Guscott
RUGBY coaches do not change dramatically in terms of personality – even if they have life-changing moments. So, it is unlikely...
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