All posts tagged "Blindside"
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoWomen’s British and Irish Lions won’t be an England-only affair, says Shaunagh Brown
By Ben Jaycock Shaunagh Brown is becoming increasingly frustrated when people claim the women’s British & Irish Lions squad will feature...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoBath v Gloucester preview: Cherry and Whites go to Somerset ‘fully loaded’
A year ago George Skivington prioritised the cup competitions with Gloucester in the bottom two of the Premiership, but he has...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoBazalgette’s on song to call the tune for Hartpury
■By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ................. 10pts Tries: Weatherby 35, Hanson 40 Hartpury ...........41pts Tries: H Short 2, Protheroe 32, Lewis 62,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoDrovers bring Cardiff down
Super Rygbi round-up By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY ended Super Rygbi Cymru leaders Cardiff ’s six-match winning streak after coming out on...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHenry Pollock must keep on pushing to front
One of the big talking points between now and the Lions tour squad being announced on May 8 is whether Henry...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoOspreys set for Scarlets repeat
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Ospreys v Scarlets Today. 5.30pm OSPREYS head coach Mark Jones has rung the changes for the last...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoURC: Darcy Graham sends Edinburgh on their way
By Luke Jarmyn Edinburgh .........38pts Tries: Harrison 15, 18; Graham 23, Schoeman 36, Venter 64, Currie 78 Conversions: Thompson 19, 24,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChampionship: Doncaster Knights take their time to get up to right speed
By Ollie Oust L Scottish .......... 5pts Try: Talbot-Davies 7 Doncaster ....... 42pts Tries: Roberts 32, Hopkinson 44, Parry 52, Strong...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTom Curry wins my Six Nations True Grit award
By Nick Cain The “True Grit” award for the 2025 Six Nations has to go to Tom Curry. I will...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: France get back their va va voom to end Ireland’s Grand Slam hopes
By Nick Cain Ireland............................... 27pts Tries: Sheehan 43, Healy 77, Conan 81 Conversions: Prendergast 44, 78, 81 Penalties: Prendergast 35, 43...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Lively Maxime Lucu steps up to guide France home
By Paul Rees It was a tale of two injuries. James Lowe picked up a knock in the warm-up with the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoU20s six Nations: Historic win for poweful French outfit over Ireland
By William Bull Ireland............... 12pts Tries: Penalty 40+5, Mangan 80+1 France................22pts Tries: Echegaray 14, Leveque 18, Akrab 33, 52 Conversion: Keletaona...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPrem Rugby Cup: Ealing Trailfinders go close but Exeter Chiefs sneak home
By Mark Stevens Exeter ................................ 28pts Tries: Hodge 26, Penalty 33, E Roots 63, Wyatt 70 Conversions: Hodge 27, 64, 71...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPremiership Cup: Jamie Blamire treble sets up Bath showdown for Newcastle Falcons
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle Falcons ...... 22pts Tries: Blamire 9, 52, 63 Conversions: Connon 53, 64 Penalty: Connon 14 Gloucester ...........................
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark quell Lions’ charge at the Rock
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park.......... 21 Leicester Lions..... 19 ROSSLYN Park eked out a narrow victory over Leicester Lions. The hosts...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoIreland or nobody: Tadhg Beirne goes over for his country
To Ireland, via Llandovery PICTURE: Getty Images TADHG Beirne’s road to redemption from Leinster reject to Ireland superstar began at a...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPremiership Cup: Hat-trick man Charlie Savala takes charge as Northampton Saints cruise home
By Luke Jarmyn Nottingham ......33pts Tries: Green 11, Graham 20, Penalty 48, Valentine 56, Threlfall 72 Conversions: Arden 12, 21; Threlfall...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoSix Nations sides singin’ in the rain – and I’m loving it
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher It was raining all over Europe...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTalling excited with her England return
■ By BEN JAYCOCK MORWENNA Talling is confident her performances for PWR strugglers Sale Sharks are enough to play a pivotal...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: George Timmins turns on the power as England’s chariot gathers pace
By James Orpin England ........................... 27pts Tries: James 11, Penalty 23, Hanson 80+2 Conversions: Coen 11, 82 Penalties: Coen 30, 55...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDad’s Army boosted by O’Mahony’s return
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Old warrior: Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony PICTURE: Getty Images WHEN it comes to hanging...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: England vs France Match Preview
By Conor McLarnon England U20s look to continue their impressive start to their Six Nations campaign as they take on France...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoStop giving No.9s so much protection
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Welcome to the 2025 Six Nations, and, unfortunately, a new abomination...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoNew captain Maro Itoje says England ‘ready to go’ for Six Nations as they target Ireland upset
Maro Itoje says England are “ready to go” as they target an upset victory over Ireland that would launch their Guinness...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoNottingham bounce back up the Championship table
Nottingham ..... 43pts Doncaster ......... 18pts Nottingham moved within two points of the top three with a bonus-point win at The...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMason Cullen leaves it late to grab bonus point for Ampthill
By Ben White Chinnor ............19pts Tries: Watson 16, Worboys 44, Stokes 52 Conversions: Worboys 18, 54 Ampthill ...........32pts Tries: Penalty 30,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBeno Obano red ends Bath hope of an upset win against Leinster
By Brendan Gallagher Leinster ............................. 47pts Tries: Henshaw 9, 15; Conan 37, Snyman 51, 76; Ringrose 60, Gibson-Park 67 Conversions: Prendergast...
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National League 2E
/ 1 year agoHawks swoop to claim derby spoils
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 17 Oxford H................... 12 HENLEY HAWKS claimed the county bragging rights, but were made to work hard...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBonymaen are quick to move out of the drop zone
Welsh Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD BONYMAEN moved out of the drop zone after a 2825 bonus-point win at bottom club...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoTime for Northampton Saints to push Bath up front
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week Northampton are the Premiership’s reigning champions, and when you are in that...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHarlequins leave it late to power past Newcastle Falcons
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle .........................14pts Tries: Radwan 32, Redshaw 65 Conversions: Connon 33, 66 Harlequins ....................... 38pts Tries: Chisholm 9, Smith...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoOllie Lawrence: We want to do double over Saints
By Jon Newcombe Match Preview Northampton v Bath – Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens For Ollie Lawrence, last year’s Premiership final defeat...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoPowell powers over to take Quins home
■By LUKE JARMYN Trailfinders .........39pts Tries: Evans 11, Beukeboom 19, Zackary 39, 69; Penalty 46, Crake 58, Laflin 66 Conversion: Leatherman...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoStrength in depth at Bath and Scotland is huge, says Josh Bayliss
By Jon Newcombe On form: Josh Bayliss Josh Bayliss enjoyed his best run in a Scotland jersey over the autumn but...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoPirates are on course to make it five in a row
PREVIEW... Ampthill v Cornish Pirates Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, Dillingham Park ■By BEN JAYCOCK CORNISH Pirates are riding a wave of momentum...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoFinn Russell on target to keep Bath at the top
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle Falcons......... 15pts Tries: Blamire 1, Lockwood 7 Conversion: Connon 8 Penalty: Connon 26 Bath..................................... 40pts Tries: Barbeary...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoRussell on target to keep Bath at the top
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons......... 15pts Tries: Blamire 1, Lockwood 7 Conversion: Connon 8 Penalty: Connon 26 Bath..................................... 40pts Tries: Barbeary...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoCenturion Mitchell goes back to where it all began
Ton up: Alex Mitchell ALEX Mitchell will mark a century of appearances in the Premiership today – against the same side...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoCenturion Mitchell goes back to where it all began
Ton up: Alex Mitchell ALEX Mitchell will mark a century of appearances in the Premiership today – against the same side...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoAlex Mitchell is taking Northampton Saints to next level
By Brendan Gallagher Bulls...................................21pts Tries: Coetzee 34, Hanekom 61, 69 Conversions: Goosen 35, 62, 70 Northampton Saints.... 30pts Tries: Hendy 31,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoCian Prendergast takes reins
By Ben Jaycock PREVIEW... Perpignan v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Aimé Giral Connacht captain Cian Prendergast returns to lead his...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSaracens bounce back in fine style
By Brendan Gallagher Saracens........................... 27pts Tries: Carre 22, George 48, Willis 56, Earl 64 Conversions: Burke 49, 57 Penalty: Burke 35...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoStade Francais’ two reds clear the way for Munster to take control
By Kevin Fallon Munster .............33pts Tries: Abrahams 16, Daly 30, Kendellen 50, Farrell 55, Coombes 79 Conversions: Crowley 16, 30, 51,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoGloucester on a roll after standing up to Edinburgh
By Luke Jarmyn Gloucester ......... 15pts Tries: Blake 10, Tuisue 64 Conversion: Carreras 11 Penalty: Carreras 45 Edinburgh ........... 10pts Try:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoMitchelow is in right place to snatch it for Ampthill
■By OLLIE AUST L Scottish ........14pts Tries: Anderson 8, Trenholm 25 Conversions: Kerr 9, 26 Ampthill ........... 15pts Tries: Sylvester 67,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoBurton back with a hat-trick to spark Trailfinders
By NATHAN JOHNS Trailfinders...... 31pts Tries: Burton 7, 32, 59; Dow 44, Taylor 40+1 Conversions: Taylor 8, 33, 40+2 Sale....................... 5pts...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoKabaya lines up to take on champs
Preview Loughborough v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. 3pm By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND international Sadia Kabeya makes her first start of the season as...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFit-again Alex Mann is planning to come back with a bang
By Simon Thomas After a year of ups and downs, Alex Mann is back bigger and better than ever and determined...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSharks vs Exeter Chiefs – Champions Cup Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports We have an action-packed rugby weekend to look forward to over the coming days as the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGuy Pepper full of praise for Sam Underhill
By Jon Newcombe Sam Underhill was one of Guy Pepper’s idols growing up and he’s now enjoying learning from him in...
International Rugby
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International Rugby
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International Rugby
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