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Letters
/ 2 years agoI think Smith could be England’s Faf de Klerk
THEY say: ‘hindsight is a wonderful thing’... If only we could go back and NOT change the front row against South...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoNo problem with draw
I DO wish that rugby correspondents would stop whining about the current World Cup draw! Yes, it was unbalanced so why...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoKoch clearly coming in at wrong angle
Out of line: the England/South Africa final scrum I HAVE attached the aerial shot of the last scrum in the SA...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoVillage teams which gave stars their start
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN the Principality Stadium crowd rises to salute Leigh Halfpenny as he makes his final...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoIt’s time to decide who we really are
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED JUST the other day, during a sandstorm stoppage at a Cricket World Cup match, the commentators on...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDunn: I want to win stuff with Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE While the 2023/24 Premiership season is only in its early stages, for Bath stalwarts like Tom Dunn, the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years ago‘Pence’, the most humble superstar
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW When the curtain comes down on his international career next Saturday, Leigh Halfpenny...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoScotland back on course
Scotland ..........38 Japan..................7 Lisa Thomson hailed ‘a new era for Scotland women’ after helping her side complete an unbeaten WXV 2...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCurry and Creevy prepare to join forces
By PAUL REES Tom Curry and Agustin Creevy were on opposite sides last Friday night when England faced Argentina in the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoLagisquet’s effort cannot be ignored
RUGBY MATTERS World Rugby could desperately do with an injection of PR savvy not to mention a certain generosity of spirit....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEdinburgh …… 17 Lions ……………. 16
By BEN JACOBS EDINBURGH held off the Lions to make it two wins from two to start their United Rugby Championship...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoStormers too good as Scarlets suffer
By ROB COLE Stormers...........52pts Tries: Theunissen 7,12, de Wet 25, 42, Blommetjies 28, Loader 35 Feinberg-Mngomezulu 58, Skosan 71 Cons: Blommetjies...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEwers set for home debut
PREVIEW... Ulster v Bulls Today. Kick-off 5pm By BEN JAYCOCK Kieran Treadwell, who hopes to pick up where he left off...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry show how it should be done…
Paul Smith takes a look at rugby values...and which club in particular is walking the walk while England talk the talk...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoEngland missed their big chance
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I can't help thinking the disappointment that is currently being felt by...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoPendlebury: It’s about getting it right when they are still young
BEN JAYCOCK England U18s have embarked on their second training camp in quick succession as their tight five forwards group was...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRugby’s greatest rivalry back on biggest stage
The Rugby World Cup‘s two most dominant teams will meet in their first final since 1995 this Saturday as New Zealand...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoLawes left out for Curry in England’s final match of World Cup
Courtney Lawes has missed out on being selected for England‘s final game of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, with Tom Curry...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoClash of the Titans: Springboks and All Blacks Face Off in Epic Rugby World Cup 2023 Final Showdown
On October 28th, 2023, the rugby world will stand still as the sport’s two greatest rivals face off in a titanic...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoBest Host Cities for Major Rugby Competitions
The end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup means that the excitement in Paris and France’s other host cities will soon...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoPerfect England: Fiji failed to create a sensation at the Rugby World Cup
Red and Whites are the only team to win all 5 of their World Cup matches. Uzbekistan kompaniyasi Pin Up foresaw...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoThe Springboks are emotionally and physically sapped: how do they rally for the final?
When Ben O’Keeffe blew the final whistle at the Stade de France to bring to an end one of the all-time...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 14: Nick Easter on the World Cup final and what’s next for England
England so nearly pulled off a shock upset against the Springboks but it was Handré Pollard’s boot that condemned the Red...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoEngland legend Lawes to retire
England veteran Courtney Lawes has announced his retirement from international rugby, bringing to an end a 14-year career. 34-year-old Lawes, who...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoIt’s heartbreak
England go so close but Springboks steal it From ADAM HATHAWAY Owen Farrell predicted great things for England despite their heartbreaking...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoEaster: We’re worst run sport in the world
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Nick Easter has criticised the RFU’s governance of English rugby as ‘grey-haired old men who live in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGallant England cruelly denied by Boks
By NICK CAIN England ..............................15pts Penalties: Farrell 3, 10, 24, 39 Drop goals: Farrell 53 South Africa .....................16pts Tries: Snyman 69...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoEngland go with heads held high
PAUL REES England did everything but win. They were ahead after two minutes and held on to the lead until there...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoPaying the price of a lopsided draw
BRENDAN GALLAGHER And there, ladies and gentlemen, we can see the mortal danger of having such a lopsided draw. We may...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMullins called into front row
NICK Mullins, the meticulously prepared ITV commentator, was caught off guard by South African prop Frans Malherbe at the Springbok team...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFriends keen to back Ben
BEN Earl had a few friends and family coming over for last night’s semi-final against South Africa. The England back row...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWho is in charge of timetable?
THEY might have been training at an elite athletic venue, but England’s timekeeping has again been way short of Olympic standard....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoBorthwick must plot his own course
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK FOR the first time in a long time all four quarter-final games were outstanding...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoAfter Jersey, Biljon offered a chance at Rotherham
By BEN JAYCOCK Having had his world turned upside down due to Jersey Reds’ suspension from the Championship, Harvey Biljon has...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoWhy take off key players?
NICK CAIN The main factor in France being edged out by South Africa in last weekend’s quarter-final classic was that there...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoNext time, Dupont will take what is his
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED DID the spirit of rugby romance go to meet its maker in the immediate aftermath of the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDombrandt: We don’t fear anyone
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop ALEX Dombrandt is not feeling sorry for himself after...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTop teams should expand horizons
ENSURING that Tier 2 teams are more competitive at RWC is a problem that predates the origin of the tournament itself....
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Kyran Bracken
Kyran Bracken, the former England, Bristol and Saracens scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1 Os...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGatland’s decison to stay is best news of all
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE’S just a week to go at the Rugby World Cup in France and you’d...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoCurtain falls on dynamic duo
Paul Rees sees Johnny Sexton and Dan Biggar exit stage left as their epic international careers come to a close ALL...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoTop teams getting too far ahead
The World Cup kicked off to a barrage of complaints about the draw for the groups, which was made three years...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoJohnny should be OK by 2051
Sean Fitzpatrick, suitably jubilant over the All Blacks’ gigantic win over Ireland, offered Johnny Sexton some sobering advice on how long...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoScots go back-to-back
WXV 2: Scotland ..........24 USA.....................14 Three tries in nine first-half minutes fired Scotland to a second successive victory in WXV 2,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoNew signings face tough test
Preview... Bulls v Scarlets Today, ko 2pm By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Scarlets signings Ioan Lloyd, Taine Plumtree and Alex Craig make...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhy the final step is often one too many
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER If I had a fiver for every time...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoGood to see England leading northern light
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WHO would have believed it? England the only Northern hemisphere team to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Sutherland signs for Oyonnax SCOTLAND’S British and Irish Lions prop Rory Sutherland has joined Top 14 side Oyonnax on a oneyear...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoI’m going nowhere, promises Galthie
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN "I have a contract that runs until June 2028, so no.” That was France head coach Fabien...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoColes out to prove himself for Saints
By PAUL REES When Alex Coles sat down to watch England’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa last night, he thought...
International Rugby
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