All posts tagged "Blindside"
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoUSA 12-55 England: Nine-try Red Roses get back on track
Claudia Moloney-MacDonald crossed four times on her return to the starting XV, while Mia Venner and England’s replacements also impressed in...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoRotherham’s Biljon aiming to take down his old club
■By BEN JAYCOCK Today. Kick-off 4pm, Clifton Lane Rotherham v Cornish Pirates ROTHERHAM director of rugby Harvey Biljon is relishing a...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoHendy proves to be a handful but
■By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..35 Camborne ...............40 Hendy proves to be a handful but CAMBORNE secured a win over Dings...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoRussell leads the way for Weston
News By JOHN HARDING VETERAN second row Ashley Russell played his 462nd game for Weston-super-Mare’s 1st XV yesterday in the Regional...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoTyro sensation Siyaya stars as Cardiff hit for six
By LUKE JARMYN Cardiff ...............21pts Tries: Adams 10, Botham 46, 58 Conversions: Evans 11, 46, 59 Sharks ...............36pts Tries: Hooker 2,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 weeks agoGloucester 36-36 Bordeaux: Cherry & Whites’ brave warriors hold off the champions
Will Trenholm scored twice off the bench as Gloucester matched the reigning European champions, with a late turnover helping the Cherry...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoFaletau and Adams are back in action for Cardiff
■By SAM JACKSON WALES veterans Taulupe Faletau and Josh Adams will make their first appearances of the season when Cardiff return...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoWorcester Warriors 49-24 Nottingham: Second-half surge wins it for Matt Everard’s side
Worcester Warriors extended their unbeaten start with a bonus-point 49-24 victory over Nottingham at Sixways.
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoWillemse back in for Ealing
■By BEN JAYCOCK Today. Kick-off 4pm, Trailfinders Sports Stadium Ealing Trailfinders v Hartpury EALING Trailfinders will be determined to bounce back...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoNewcastle Red Bulls 19-24 Leicester Tigers: Adam Radwan’s return has Geoff Parling’s men on front foot
Adam Radwan scored against his former club as Leicester Tigers held off a late Newcastle Red Bulls fightback to claim a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoSaracens vs Sale Sharks: Nick Isiekwe to start at blindside after red card rescinded
Nick Isiekwe is in the Saracens starting line-up against Sale Sharks after having his red card rescinded, while Alex Sanderson wants...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoIreland look to get back on track
Ireland v Japan Today. 12.45pm IRELAND have made six changes for today’s clash with Japan as Scott Bemand’s side look to...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoAlo: That Worcester defeat spurs us on
■By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Ealing Trailfinders v Richmond Today. Kick-off 2pm, Trailfinders Sports Club LAST season’s table toppers Ealing Trailfinders face...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFlanker Verling makes Ireland debut
Preview Ireland v USA Today, 1.45pm By BEN JAYCOCK IRELAND will hand Jemima Adams Verling her Test debut when they open...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoPirates set for tough opener
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Doncaster Knights s Today. Kick-off 4pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates will target a flying...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoArundell leads fightback as rusty Bath are caught cold
■By SAM JACKSON Forward drive: Blindside Kayde Sylvester gets Bedford moving PICTURES: Bedford Blues BATH overturned a 19-point deficit to run...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSanderson to let his new boys run loose
By BEN JAYCOCK Old hand: Courtney Lawes starts on the blindside for Sale PICTURES: Sale Sharks PREVIEW... Sale Sharks v Bath...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoAustralia 26-42 France: The French too strong for Wallabies
France overturned a nine-point half-time deficit with a ruthless second-half display to beat Australia in Brisbane and hand the Wallabies a...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: England still making the same mistakes
Nick Cain says England’s drab defeat to France exposed the same flaws that derailed their Six Nations campaign, leaving Steve Borthwick...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: The rise of Bath is down to Roger Spurrell
The respect and affection for Roger Spurrell that has poured out since it was announced the inspirational former Bath captain and...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 months agoPride at stake in final derby showdown
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Loughborough Lightning Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Welford Road LOCAL pride is the main prize on...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPeter Jackson: Stewart McKinney recalls his great old pal Fergus Slattery
Peter Jackson shares Stewart McKinney’s poignant memories of Fergus Slattery and the devastating toll dementia took on the Ireland and Lions...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Rob Baxter – It’s going to be tough challenge for us
Leicester Tigers have lost just once in their last eight Prem games and Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter knows it will...
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Features
/ 5 months agoYOUNG GUNS
TAYOADEGBEMILE SARACENS LOCK/BLINDSIDE TAYO Adegbemile says his focus is firmly on pushing closer to senior rugby at Saracens after a breakthrough...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoKarl Dickson’s scrum calls could be crucial factor in Champions Cup final
When Bordeaux Begles and Leinster go head-to-head in Bilbao on Saturday, the refereeing of the scrum is going to be scrutinised...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoFit-again Van der Merwe is quickly back in his old routine
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Dragons .............15pts Tries: Lewis 28, Keddie 45 Conversion: O’Brien 29 Penalty: O’Brien 7 Edinburgh ........ 24pts Tries: Ashman...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoCrusaders keep the pressure on leaders
CONVERTED flanker Leicester Fainga’anuku inspired Crusaders to a 36-20 win over Blues to maintain their perfect record at One NZ Stadium...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 19-52 Bristol Bears: Tom Jordan on target but injuries mount for Pat Lam’s side
Fly-half Tom Jordan produced a pinpoint perfect performance as Bristol Bears scythed through Newcastle Red Bulls to put themselves back into the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoRotherham Titans 34-25 Sale FC: Left, right and good fight sparks Titans’ title-lifting
Unbelievable scenes swept around Clifton Lane as the final whistle rung out and hundreds of Rotherham Titans fans ran onto the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoSale Sharks vs Saracens: Olly Hartley urges Sarries to make a statement against Sharks
Olly Hartley is under no illusions about the significance of Saracens’ return to Prem action today against Sale Sharks.
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoErnst van Rhyn commits to Sale Sharks as Courtney Lawes joins up
Ernst van Rhyn has committed himself to another three years with Sale Sharks, having found his second home in Manchester.
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National League 2W
/ 7 months agoNational 1 still in sight for top-class Hinckley
By WILLIAM HEAVER Exeter Uni.........31 Hinckley...........77 RELEGATION fears deepened for Exeter University as they were thrashed by third-placed Hinckley, in an...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoRuthless Lions prove too strong for Dragons
■By LUKE JARMYN Lions.................. 42pts Tries: Mahashe 5, Kriel 26, Smith 50, Steyn 55, 63; Cronje 67 Conversions: Smith 27, 51,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Five summary: Dogos avenge Peñarol defeat as Selknam bounce back
In round five of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas, Dogos avenged last season’s defeat in the final with a convincing 32-22...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoBath 62-15 Saracens: Champions stir up a storm to blow away Sarries
Bath, playing like millionaires and why not with Sir James Dyson now on board, dismissed Saracens from their presence with a...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoOllie Chessum: Six Nations performance in Paris gives England belief for the future
Ollie Chessum feels that, for all the frustration England felt at losing to France with the final kick of the match...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoMenin double has Chiefs firing
■By BEN SHEARD Leicester T ......... 0pts Exeter Chiefs .. 43pts Tries: Menin 15, 31; Feaunati 17, Robinson 19, Buchanan 24,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 8 months agoRace to the top heating up
PREVIEW... Saracens v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, StoneX NEARLY a year on from Gloucester-Hartpury’s PWR final triumph over Saracens, the sides...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months ago2026 Six Nations analysis: Who takes the crown in this Saturday’s finale?
Three games, three teams in contention, but only one winner of the Six Nations. That is the prospect of this year’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Three summary: Tarucas stay perfect and Pampas bounce back
Round Three began with an all-Argentine clash in Buenos Aires, where hosts Pampas were able to bounce back from their defeat...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoWales’ Joe Hawkins admits that any head contact in rugby leaves you ‘in bother’
Joe Hawkins has admitted it was “squeaky bum time” following his sin-binning in last weekend’s Six Nations clash with Scotland.
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 8 months agoKabeya beefs up Lightning
PREVIEW... Loughborough v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning return to Franklin’s Gardens determined to protect their formidable home...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoSix Nations news: Sam Prendergast dropped by Ireland ahead of clash with England
Sam Prendergast has been left out of Ireland’s matchday squad for Saturday’s Six Nations clash away to England, with Jack Crowley...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoPaul Rees: When roosters turned to feather dusters
A week is a long time in sport. Henry Arundell and George Ford enjoyed the plaudits after the opening round romp...
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News Extra
/ 9 months agoThunder helps Sale storm to top triumph over Lions
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC...............52pts Tries: Robins 1, Dixon 9, Green 20, Thunder 22, 43, 67; Boxall 76, Walsh 79 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoTrees standing tall as Dale take victory at the death
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians......29pts Wharfedale......31pts TEAMS HULL IONIANS: Watts, Burn-hill, Holden, Minikin, Hotchen, Smith, Pocklington, Edwards, Stephenson, Melhuish, Makin, Khalil,...
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News Extra
/ 9 months agoTshiunza may join Cardiff
WALES forward Christ Tshiunza could leave Exeter this summer with Cardiff interested. The 24-year-old’s contract expires at the end of the...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoFriday on alert to lead the England fightback
By SAM JACKSON England ............................19pts Tries: Tonga’uiha 44, Staples 50, Worsnip 74 Conversions: Davidson 45, Pater 75 Wales ................................16pts Try: Emanuel...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 12-35 Saracens: Sarries enjoy a double over their opponents
Saracens put in a dominant second-half display to make it two wins over Newcastle Red Bulls within six days and put...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoMissing from big kick-off
EIGHT props will be missing from the starting grid for the Six Nations. All will be back, some later than sooner,...
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