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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTime must be called on endless game breaks | Nick Cain
PERPETUAL stoppages have become the scourge of international rugby. The biggest culprits in this regard are South Africa. The world champions...
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/ 5 years agoJersey good enough for Lions but not for Prem
JERSEY Reds are top of the Championship. They have outstanding training facilities, complete with altitude training chambers, at the Strive complex...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHogg’s back and so is the Exeter ‘edge’
Paul Rees talks to Henry Slade and Rob Baxter about Exeter’s stumbling start to the new season PREVIEW... Sale v Exeter...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy fortunes changed under Alec’s tutelage
MY LIFE IN RUGBY JON HUMPHREYS THE FORMER WALES, CARDIFF AND BATH HOOKER AND CURRENT WALES FORWARDS COACH GROWING up watching...
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/ 5 years agoWayne Pivac has to nail key combos for World Cup | Shane Williams
I WAS sat down watching Scrum V with a cup of tea last Sunday when Wayne Pivac made a surprise appearance...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish aim to break into Eddie’s England clique
LONDON Irish were the only one of the Premiership 13 who were not called on by England for last week’s training...
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/ 5 years agoBulls suffer second slaughter in Ireland
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..............34 Bulls ..........................7 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend wants his men to build on their impressive first home...
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/ 5 years agoSharks crash to another defeat
By SAM JACKSON Glasgow ................35 Sharks ....................24 THE Sharks showed their bite in the second half but still came up short...
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/ 5 years agoOne-handed Snyman gets drop on his fellow Saffers
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............34pts Tries: O’Donoghue 40, 56; Kleyn 47, N Scannell 51, Snyman 68 Conversions: Carbery 40, 48; Healy...
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/ 5 years agoSorry seems to be the easiest word
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW RYNO Pieterse’s horizontal hit on Bordeaux scrum-half Maxime Lucu demanded a long sentence....
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoJourneymen Saffers won’t excite the Celtic fans
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As the first of this season’s Billionaires’ Row derbies between Bristol and Bath, two wealthy clubs separated...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoTethered Ryno has time for a rethink
CHRIS HEWETT YOU can do quite a lot in 12 weeks: walk the full length of the South West Coast Path...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Rugby’s rich Jewish ancestry runs deep
Mention of Jewish rugby players last week, in connection with the forming of the Tel Aviv Heat franchise, centred mainly on...
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/ 5 years agoGeorge is in awe of ‘ridiculous’ Radwan
By PAUL REES IT WAS not that long ago that big was regarded as beautiful on the wing as teams looked...
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/ 5 years agoWalker begins work to address inequality
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE NEW WRU performance director Nigel Walker plans on getting Wales women’s side back on their feet...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoJantjies strikes to silence Bok critics
By DANIEL GALLAN South Africa ....31pts Tries: De Allende 6, Mapimpi 52 Penalties: Pollard 12, 24, 40, 45; E Jantjies 58,...
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/ 5 years agoJoyce hat-trick seals title for GB
By SAM JACKSON Rapid: Jasmine Joyce GREAT Britain’s women are World Rugby Sevens Series champions after back-to-back final victories in Canada....
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/ 5 years agoEli’s loving Tigers life after catching Borthwick’s eye
By PAUL REES ELI Snyman found himself in Leicester after impressing at their East Midlands rivals Northampton. The Zimbabwean second row...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks pick up £2m fee in Cardiff
THE All Blacks will break all box-office records in Cardiff next month by collecting around £2m just for turning up. Their...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI fear Eddie will revert to old guard in autumn | Nick Cain
BETTER late than never. Eddie Jones has finally rattled the cage in selection, at last making changes that should have happened...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoIrish fired up after Worcester setback
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... London Irish v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Stadium ROB SIMMONS expects Sale to be a “dangerous”...
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/ 5 years agoBattle begins for most coveted jersey in Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE hairs are standing up on the back of my neck at the prospect of...
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/ 5 years agoBenetton hit back to down wasteful Stormers
By SAM JACKSON Benetton ........22 Stormers ........18 BENETTON stormed back from 18-7 down to upset the Stormers’ URC welcome party. The...
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/ 5 years agoRuthless champions put Bulls to the sword
By JOHN FALLON L einster..............31pts Tries: Van der Flier 7, Porter 13, Tracy 57, R Byrne 70 Conversions: Sexton 8, 14,...
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/ 5 years agoPlucky Zebre give Lions second half scare
By LUKE NASH Zebre ..............26 Lions ................38 ZEBRE’S stunning four-try blitz in the second half was not enough to complete a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoExciting ride goes on alongside Pat
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE BRISTOL BEARS RECRUITMENT MANAGER AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF AND SAINTS AND BEDFORD COACH PAUL LARKIN Saints...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEuropean Super Cup can help bridge divide
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHE THE FIRA-run European Super Cup is up and running and although it’s very early days it could...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoAnalysis: Eddie decides to go the way of Harlequins, not Saracens in autumn training squad
Paul Rees looks at the winners and losers from Eddie Jones' autumn international training squad
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National League One
/ 5 years agoRosslyn ride high after away victory
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ........17 Rosslyn Park ......... 28 ROSSLYN Park made it four wins out of four with a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEngland’s piggy-back routine beats All Blacks
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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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoDo England have so many coaches to spread blame?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As Eddie Jones takes a first look at some of the hopefuls...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEsterhuizen extends his deal with Quins
RUGBY SHORTS SOUTH Africa centre Andre Esterhuizen has signed a contract extension with Premiership champions Harlequins. The 27-year-old, who has won...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWales star North aims to back for Christmas
RUGBY SHORTS OSPREYS three-quarter George North hopes to return from a serious knee injury during the festive period this season. The...
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/ 5 years agoSam will handle England pressure – Baxter
NEWS EXTRA By JOHN ROBERTS EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter says No.8 Sam Simmonds has taken big steps forward and...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoBarrett late kick denies the Boks
By DANIEL GALLAN New Zealand....19pts Tries: Jordan 3 Conversions: J Barrett 4 Penalties: J Barrett 31, 36, 61, 78 South Africa...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoWallabies go three from three
Australia ..........27pts Tries: Hodge 5, Kerevi 19, Kellaway 69 Conversions: Cooper 6, 19; O’Connor 70 Penalties: Cooper 32, O’Connor 60 Argentina...
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/ 5 years agoJoyce hat-trick helps Britain claim Sevens title
Flyer: Jasmine Joyce JASMINE Joyce scored three tries as Great Britain won the Fast Four final at the World Rugby Sevens...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI don’t see Smith-Farrell working as 10-12 combo | Jeremy Guscott
THE names just keep coming when Eddie Jones selects his England training squads, and his latest 45-man selection is full of...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 35-29 Worcester: Lynagh shows Eddie just what he can do
LOUIS Lynagh would be ready to light up the international stage if Eddie Jones chooses to pick him for the Twickenham...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoGeorge Ford and the Vunipolas omitted from England training squad
England head coach Eddie Jones has omitted five senior players including George Ford and the Vunipola brothers from his squad. Billy...
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/ 5 years agoPaywall threat to Welsh Tests
Roaring: Nic Dolly Tigers celebrates scoring Leicester’s fourth try PICTURE: Getty Images LAST-DITCH attempts are being made to save Wales’ stellar...
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/ 5 years agoWallabies are threat to Eddie’s RWC future
EDDIE Jones’ autumn agenda took a more challenging turn yesterday when Australia – the team that have been whipping boys for...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys have the talent to head regions’ challenge
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND So, a new season of club rugby is finally upon us and it’s a new...
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/ 5 years agoLam: Every season we must aim a rung higher
By PAUL REES PAT LAM has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Bristol until 2028 and having turned...
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/ 5 years agoWord Cup every two years is just madness
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Keep it special: South Africa win the World...
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/ 5 years agoQuiet man Hanro Liebenberg happy to back up Genge
LEICESTER vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg has revealed he is the quiet one in Tigers new nerve centre. The back-rower was made deputy...
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/ 5 years agoBassett can’t wait to join the party
By GARY FITZGERALD Buzzing: Josh Bassett can’t wait to get started this season PICTURES: Getty Images WASPS have been left kicking...
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Features
/ 5 years agoStars of genius from school of diligence!
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools THE school motto of Fettes, the famous Edinburgh school, is –...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMaverick brothers who just excelled
FETTES has always been a sanctuary for the talented allronder and there were two prime examples during the school’s early history...
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