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Features
/ 3 years agoOn the road to celebrate this great sport of ours
Paul Rees finds out about Martin Bayfield’s plans to tour Britain’s theatres with his rugby show Martin Bayfield has been on...
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/ 3 years agoRylands delight as he heads home to Bedford
NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Met graduate Charlie Rylands will be living his childhood dream next season having signed for his boyhood club...
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/ 3 years agoIrish swoop for Ratuniyarawa
LONDON Irish have signed Fiji international Api Ratuniyarawa from Northampton. The 35-year-old lock made 130 appearances, scoring six tries, in six...
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/ 3 years agoPride of the Premiership
Paul Rees selects his team of the season – with a nod to those who came close FULL-BACK: Freddie Steward (Leicester)...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoThis merry-go-round is fraught with danger
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BY the time Eddie Jones selected his England team to take on a...
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/ 4 years agoScrum-half or full-back? I made the right choice
BEN FODEN - 34-capped England International SCRUM-HALF or full-back? My dad still has that debate with me every time I go...
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/ 4 years agoMy body tells me to quit, but I just can’t!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY SOANE TONGA’UIHA THE FORMER TONGA, BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON, RACING 92, OYONNAX, BRISTOL AND AMPTHILL PROP AND CURRENT PLAYER-COACH...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSteve Borthwick not getting ahead of himself in Leicester’s title bid
Steve Borthwick insists Leicester are “still very early in the journey” as his table-topping side seek to cap a remarkable turnaround...
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/ 4 years agoKiwi spell was key in educating wily Wood
By PAUL REES Learning curve: Stalwart Tom Wood benefitted from a spell playing academy playing in New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester will ‘rip into it and see what happens’ in crucial Saracens clash
George Skivington has vowed that Gloucester will “rip into it and see what happens” in their quest for a Gallagher Premiership...
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/ 4 years agoBye weekends have been crucial in easing workload, insists Boyd
By PAUL REES Bonus ball: Tom James scores Northampton’s fourth try against Saracens a fortnight ago CHRIS Boyd believes the bye...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoJoe Gray announced as London Scottish head coach
After announcing his retirement earlier this week, Harlequins hooker Joe Gray has been named the new head coach of London Scottish...
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/ 4 years agoSpeedy Segun striving to turn Eddie’s head
By GARY FITZGERALD ROTIMI Segun hopes his emergence as a key component of Saracens insatiable hunger for silverware can result in...
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/ 4 years agoLawes keen to explore options
By SAM JACKSON COURTNEY Lawes would be tempted to finish his career abroad if the money isn’t right at Northampton when...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBath surrender nothing to do with no relegation
COLIN BOAG Predictably, last weekend’s abject capitulation by Bath was seen by some zealots as evidence that with no relegation, teams...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTries kick penalties into touch
PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW THE PREMIERSHIP PRODUCT HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST DECADE When James Grayson kicked a late long-range...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoHong Kong triumph built on sand of Bali
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND NORTHAMPTON, SALE, TREVISO & CALVISANO CENTRE WHO NOW COACHES ITALY SEVENS...
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/ 4 years agoTop gun Ashton still has so much to give
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER History maker: Chris Ashton dives over to break...
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/ 4 years agoRestart offers vital help for challenges of life after rugby
PAUL REES TALKS TO PLAYERS AND COACHES ABOUT THE PRESSURES OF THE MODERN GAME Dan Vickerman was the keynote speaker at...
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/ 4 years agoCaptain Sam on the rise to life as a Saint
Jon Newcombe talks to Sam Graham about his transformation at Doncaster Knights IN heralding the virtues of the Championship as a...
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/ 4 years agoPrem clubs eye Cov No.8 Betteridge
By BEN JAYCOCK COVENTRY’S Fred Betteridge has impressed in his breakthrough year at the club and is attracting interest from Saracens...
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/ 4 years agoLam calls on Hull to bring consistency
By PAUL REES PAT Lam expects greater consistency over offences that warrant a red or yellow card when Paul Hull takes...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoMastermind Boyd ought to be top of the RFU list
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Few of the people charged with running English rugby are blessed with a sense of direction. If...
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/ 4 years agoFoden calls time
England ace: Ben Foden FORMER England fullback Ben Foden has retired from the game at the age of 36. Foden, who...
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/ 4 years agoFurbank’s fortified by new-found resilience
By PAUL REES GEORGE Furbank is a different player to the 23-year-old who won his first England cap at a noisy...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExiles line up move for Saint Api
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON lock Api Ratuniyarawa, right, is ready to play on next season despite turning 36...
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/ 4 years agoHard work’s paid off for Saint Iyogun
By BEN JAYCOCK EMMANUEL Iyogun has gone from being a ‘chubby footballer’ to a Premiership loosehead prop after a remarkable journey...
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/ 4 years agoGiant Scot McDonald signs for Wasps
Heading south: Glasgow forward Kiran McDonald PICTURE: Getty Images WASPS have signed giant Scottish forward Kiran McDonald for next season from...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoBoth of these late blooming skippers are now national treasures
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT THERE was plenty to absorb and digest at Twickenham, not least the sight of a packed HQ enjoying...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWoodburn relishing challenge of unfamiliar territory
By PAUL REES Motivated: Woodburn OLLY Woodburn is intent on making up for lost time after missing 24 matches because of...
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/ 4 years agoBoyd calls for urgent fix to Test window
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd has urged rugby’s rulers to sort out the calendar or the Premiership will...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCramp-free Burns runs riot in front of full house
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........35pts Tries: Nadolo 13, 22; Montoya 31, Hegarty 58 Conversions: Burns 14, 23, 59 Penalties: 17, 43,...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoWe’ll throw the kitchen sink at them says Boyd
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Northampton v Ulster Sunday. Kick-off 3.15pm, Franklin’s Garen CHRIS BOYD wants to leave Northampton with something to...
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/ 4 years agoEngland are true World Cup contenders warns Boyd
By PAUL REES Change? Boyd wonders if Marcus Smith will be asked to alter his approach. Owen Farrell WHEN Chris Boyd...
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/ 4 years agoTigers roar on with late bonus point
NEWS EXTRA PREMIERSHIP leaders Leicester Tigers maintained their unstoppable start to the season with a 31-0 bonus-point win over Newcastle Falcons...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoVesty: We can’t afford to give away more cheap tries
By PAUL REES Exciting: Alex Mitchell IT is eight years since Northampton defeated Saracens in a Premiership match at Franklin’s Gardens...
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/ 4 years agoDombrandt leads Quins to Big win at Twickers
By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins ........41pts Tries: Dombrandt 6, 40, 79; Murley 17, 30; Lynagh 54 Conversions: Edwards 7, 18, 31; Esterhuizen...
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/ 4 years agoMurley gets snappy for fast start to 2022
By GARY FITZGERALD CADAN Murley is finetuning his sprint skills so that he can hit the ground running in 2022...faster and...
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/ 4 years agoLynagh’s out to catch eye of Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD Better times: Steve Thompson wins the World Cup with England in 2003 PICTURE: Getty Images LOUIS Lynagh hopes...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMarshall in to cover Irish injuries
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed hooker Reece Marshall from Northampton on a short-term deal. Marshall, 27, has made 59 appearances...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoMercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JON CLARKE, THE FORMER BRISTOL, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER & LEEDS CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1....
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Features
/ 4 years agoJonny’s glowing again in Mediterranean sun
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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/ 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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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMagic MacGinty helps Sharks find their edge
By LUKE JARMYN Sale ....................30pts Tries: Van der Merwe 9, Yarde 41, Ross 80 Conversions: MacGinty 10, 42, 80+1 Penalties: MacGinty...
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/ 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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/ 4 years agoHarrison’s holiday job is now his life’s work
By PAUL REES Ten years a Saint: Teimana Harrison PICTURES: Getty Images WHEN Teimana Harrison arrived in England, he thought it...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCarey fills in for Oisín
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON have signed tighthead prop Conor Carey until the end of the season to cover the hamstring injury to...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFord is the maestro again in Tigers romp
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..26pts Tries: Skosan 40, 76; Mitchell 47, Waller 56 Conversions: Grayson 47, 56, 76 Leicester ..........55pts Tries:...
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