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Azzurre continue trend of summer

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE Eatate Italiana – Italian summer – continued with a late burst last week when the Italian...

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Features

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Coleraine’s contribution is vast, on and off field

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Coleraine graduate: Ireland and Ulster wing Andrew Trimble Coleraine’s nine Ulster...

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Features

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Molloy calls time on Ireland career

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Ireland captain Claire Molloy, 33, has retired from international rugby. The 74-cap flanker won two Six Nations and...

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Collins can boost Wales in midfield

By PETER JACKSON Tigers’ roar: Leicester players celebrate after being awarded a last minute, match-winning penalty try PICTURE: Getty Images WALES...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

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Northampton Saints emergency call for prop

NORTHAMPTON Saints last week sent out an SOS looking to bring another tighthead prop into Franklin’s Gardens as injury cover until...

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Features

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Captain Fran rides atop the sea of happy faces

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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Brendan Gallagher

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Rugby 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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Law puts Scotland nearer to World Cup place

NEWS EXTRA DARAGH SMALL Ireland 18 Scotland 20 SCOTLAND pulled off a brilliant win over Ireland to reach the next phase...

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National League 2N

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Sedgley’s Goodman secures top Marks

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 16 Sedgley Pk......32 A LATE Rhys Henderson try secured maximum points for Sedgley Park as the...

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Features

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Lions centre Mullins accused of stealing

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Ireland and Lions centre Brendan Mullin last week appeared in court charged with stealing more than €500,000 from...

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Sam 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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National League 2N

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Adlard’s double tonic for happy Hull

By CHARLIE MULLAN Hull.....................29 Sheffield T ........ 0 WINGER Mike Adlard scored twice as Hull beat Sheffield Tigers in a top...

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Features

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Bok giant Vermeulen at Ulster

RUGBY SHORTS ULSTER have signed South African World Cup winning back-row forward Duane Vermeulen, who will join the club following the...

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Features

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Wales Women can’t thrive in current set-up

Former Wales Women’s coach Sam Dodge tells Alex Bywater things are badly wrong in the camp ASA MAN who made a...

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Guest Blogs

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How rugby is the latest hit with bingo

Bingo has been a decent hobby for people for centuries chiefly in the UK when this game is considered to be...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

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Tomas is a Cardiff lad on his wife’s orders!

By ROB COLE TOMAS Francis has come home to Wales to play for the Ospreys, but one of the stipulations in...

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Features

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Scots’ brains trust restoring Uppingham’s former glory

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BACK in the dawn of rugby history Uppingham played their own...

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O’Brien brings know-how to Park

■By WARREN MUGGLETON LONDON Irish flanker and former Ireland international Sean O’Brien has joined National League 1 Rosslyn Park as a...

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Columnists

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Ronan O’Gara’s diamonds can come up trumps | James Harrington

James Harrington previews the new Top 14 season and sees promise in La Rochell's hopes of banishing heartbreak in the final

By James Harrington

Latest News

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Surgeon warns: Act on head peril NOW

■By PETER JACKSON Risk: Prof Fairclough AN eminent surgeon has sent World Rugby a grim warning over the brain-bashing controversy: “Act...

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Features

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The magnificent men of England’s swinging 20s

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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Columnists

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I can’t wait for Gareth Anscombe to return, but go slowly! | Shane Williams

The Wales fly-half is back in full training at the Ospreys ahead of the autumn

By Shane Williams

Chris Hewett

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Joke isn’t on fun figure Cockerill any more | Chris Hewett

Richard Cockerill in as England's forwards coach? Chris Hewett on a bullish Midlander transitioning into coaching

By Chris Hewett

Wales and Cardiff flanker Shane Lewis-Hughes

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Shane Lewis-Hughes pushing for Cardiff recall after surgery

The Wales flanker is nearing a return after five months sidelined by a shoulder injury

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Anscombe agony will finally end next month

■By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe is scheduled to start his longawaited come back next month after a two-year fight to save...

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Features

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Walter’s old England shirt could fetch £40k

A SHIRT from one of England’s earliest international matches will go under the hammer this week and is expected to make...

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Features

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My Life in Rugby – Jeremy Davidson: Beating the Boks was pinnacle of my career

Now running things up at Brive, Jeremy Davidson reflects on his time as a Lion

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Jeff Probyn

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Lions should have put pressure on Boks’ backs

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What we hoped would be a successful Lions series turned into a...

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Features

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Belvedere specialise in producing truly greats

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BELVEDERE College, like all Leinster schools, have always operated in the...

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Features

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Lion king Tony learnt how to be a winner by losing at Belvo

IT’S a close-run thing but Belvo’s most famous rugby alumni is probably still Sir Anthony O’Reilly. O’Reilly was a staggering schoolboy...

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Guest Blogs

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Can Jones Cultivate Winning Mentality with England?

England have put their faith in Eddie Jones to steer them towards the 2023 World Cup, despite their poor campaign in...

By Sam Emery

Blindside - rugby transfers

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IRFU put block on move for one of Andy Farrell’s assistants

Dwayne Peel had hoped to bring Ireland forwards coach Simon Easterby back to the Scarlets

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Latest News

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Wolfpack landlords Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles say cheers to Saracens

Life after rugby for Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles involves a few beers. Some two million of them after the former...

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Brendan Gallagher

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ROG ends Ireland’s long wait for Slam

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...

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James Harrington

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Fighting talk from Galthie should put fear in rivals | James Harrington

How Fabien Galthie is building depth with France whilst also being '90 per cent' sure of his squad for the 2023...

By James Harrington

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Lions have blind spot for English flankers in Test series openers | Peter Jackson

How the each of the four unions have contributed to first Test selection on Lions tours going back to 1971, and...

By Peter Jackson

Brendan Gallagher

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Rugby Matters: Wolves poised for World Cup return

Portugal appear to be on the brink of qualifying for their first Rugby World Cup since 2007

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Autumn Internationals

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All Blacks tell Wales: We’re still coming OK

A major boost for the WRU as the All Blacks reiterate their commitment to the autumn Test at the Principality

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The Rugby Paper

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Fiji favourites but anything can happen

Jon Newcombe looks ahead to the men’s rugby Sevens competition at the Olympic Games which gets underway in Tokyo on Monday,...

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Simon Amor’s Tokyo Olympics verdict on the Men’s Sevens

The former Team GB Sevens coach previews the action in Japan

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Blues power up the front row

BEDFORD Blues have bolstered their options at loosehead with the former Ireland U20s international Joey Conway. Conway, 23, was part of...

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Features

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Young Guns: Gloucester lock Arthur Clark

The England U20 lock talks about his journey through the team's Grand Slam triumph and combining his rugby with farming life

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The Rugby Paper

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Gritty England grind way to Grand Slam

By ADAM ELLIS England ............27pts Tries: O Bailey 5, Bates 15, Relton 43, 70 Conversions: Mathews 6, 16 Penalties: Mathews 10...

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The Rugby Paper

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Bielle-Barrey spins in to quell Irish uprising

Ireland ............28 France..............34 FRANCE recorded their fourth-straight win against Ireland to secure second place in the table, with a well-executed try...

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