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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Red card rules out Irish lock

IAIN Henderson will miss the remainder of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign after receiving a three-match ban for his red card against...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Tyro Italy scrum-half Varney self-isolating

GLLUCESTER’S uncapped Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney is isolating having tested positive for Covid-19. Welsh-born Varney, 19, who is asymptomatic, joined the...

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Women's Premier 15's

/ 6 years ago

Go-ahead for six Tests but under restrictions

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Weeks of posturing, fingerpointing and metaphorical chest-beating ended with something approaching a temporary detente earlier this week,...

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Los Lelos bolster coaching team for Cup run

FORMER Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys will take on a high performance consultant role with Georgia for the Autumn Nations...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Crucial bubble doesn’t burst before Six Nations

We’ve just seen the 2020-21 club season kick-off in Wales, Ireland and Scotland and already we are moving into international mode....

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Women's Premier 15's

/ 6 years ago

Schmidt takes on new role in Dublin

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt will start a new role next month as World Rugby’s director of rugby...

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Cooney’s left out in the cold by Farrell

ULSTER scrum-half John Cooney has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the final two rounds of the Six Nations. Connacht’s...

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Columnists

/ 6 years ago

Williams column: Don’t kill the Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’

Cheetahs could pay the price for the PRO14 wants to expand its broadcast revenue

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Brian got two passes, then was dropped!

BRIAN Davies survived a stormy debut for Wales at Lansdowne Road in a draw against Ireland marred by an Arctic wind...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Glorious party amid a sea of red and white

SIMON MASON FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER, ORRELL, RICHMOND, TREVISO & STADE FRANCAIS FLY-HALF MY LIFEIN RUGBY Getting the party started: Simon Mason...

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Aki exploits porous defence to leave Wilson frustrated

By JOHN FALLON GLASGOW Warriors coach Danny Wilson blamed illdiscipline and some poor defending for their opening round loss in Galway....

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Leinster up and running but Sexton limps out

By DECLAN ROONEY DEAN Ryan’s Dragons got little change from a trip to face the PRO14 champions as Ashton Hewitt’s wonder...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Don’t kill Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’

SHANE WILLIAMs WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Facing extinction: Cheetahs, with Nico Lee on the charge, playing against Southern Kings PICTURE: Getty...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 years ago

Parisse defies the odds… and gravity

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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Columnists

/ 6 years ago

Cain column: Why can I mingle in a shop but not at rugby?

It's time for Bill Sweeney to rattle the government's cage, writes Nick Cain

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Hastings aims to be more than just Finn’s stand-in

NEWS EXTRA By BRYN PALMER ADAM Hastings has warned Finn Russell he is not ready to give up the Scotland No.10...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Humble beginning but Heineken dreamt big

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO now, in this most unusual and mind-bending season, we finally have the two finalists for the...

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International Rugby

/ 6 years ago

Bristol Bears’ Callum Sheedy can fit Wales’ present need at No.10 this autumn

Bears director of rugby Pat Lam says he trusts Sheedy enough to know the fly-half can operate on the Test stage

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Bangor lead the way – when will RFU follow?

By JON NEWCOMBE THE long wait for community rugby to be played in the UK has finally come to an end...

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Champions Cup

/ 6 years ago

TEAMS: Johnny Sexton captains Leinster in Champions Cup showdown with Saracens

Leo Cullen and Mark McCall have named their line-up for the repeat of last year's Champions Cup final

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Brian O'Driscoll came through at Blackrock College

Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 years ago

Blackrock’s class of ’96 is a story of future Ireland stars and hidden gems

Leo Cullen and Brian O'Driscoll both came through the corridors of Blackrock College

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Featured

/ 6 years ago

Ben Curry happy to play waiting game at Test level

Ben Curry says his job involves so much more than being just a 'jackaler'

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Autumn Internationals

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England to face Georgia as eight-team Autumn Nations Cup confirmed

November and December dates confirmed for Autumn Nations Cup involving Georgia and Fiji

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Columnists

/ 6 years ago

Guscott column: Is there a role for Scott Robertson with the Lions?

Jeremy Guscott puts across the argument to have Scott Robertson involved as a specialist coach on the 2021 Lions tour

By Jeremy Guscott

Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 years ago

Napoleonic air of disdain from diminutive Dominici

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

/ 6 years ago

No place for BOD in Rock’s ‘96 all-stars

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Starter at 10: Brian O’Driscoll playing fly-half for Blackrock College in...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Twinkle toes Vasily danced a merry jig at Blackrock

ONE of Blackrock’s more exotic recent products is Russia’s captain Vasily Artemyev, who made such a big impression at RWC2019, first...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers centre Dan Kelly

Kelly fielded a call from an unknown number last year where Geordan Murphy was on the other end when he picked...

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Let Lions play on without travelling supporters

THE suggestion by Jurie Roux, the South African rugby chief executive, that the 2021 Lions tour could be postponed if coronavirus...

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Premiership

/ 6 years ago

Scott’s excited to develop his all-court game under Flannery

■ By JON NWCOMBE Evolving: Harlequins hooker Scott Baldwin WALES hooker Scott Baldwin is embracing the all-court game he is being...

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Columnists

/ 6 years ago

Jackson column: Champion Bill Shankland showed Jacklin how it was done

Warrington RLFC's Shankland possessed an expertise that spanned more than just one sport, as Peter Jackson recounts

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English Gallagher Premiership

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Exclusive: The club which tried to sway Jack Willis to play for Ireland and not England

An offer was made to the Wasps flanker this summer to lay on the chance to play for Andy Farrell's team

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 years ago

Day the towering red army tasted epic defeat

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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Premiership

/ 6 years ago

Radradra shows his class but work to do for Bristol

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Unstoppable: Ben Earl goes over for Bristol’s fifth try PICTURES: Getty Images BRISTOL, and in particular Semi Radradra,...

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Jersey Reds director of rugby Harvey Biljon

Features

/ 6 years ago

Q&A – Harvey Biljon: I’m proud to see so many of my players in the Premiership

Neale Harvey surveys long-term Jersey director of rugby Harvey Biljon on the state of affairs in the second tier

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Proud to see so many of my players step up to Premiership

Q&A HARVEY BILJON ON THE RECORD Proactive: Harvey Biljon Former Wasps No.9 Harvey Biljon has forged a successful career in coaching...

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Zac wants to make a late splash in England

Neale Harvey talks to former All Black wing Zac Guildford about a Premiership switch High point: Zac Guildford scores for the...

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Hume worked miracles at Ampleforth

Star: Basil Hume in Ampleforth 1st XV, 1940 IT’S a funny thing but in the 850 odd years since Britain last...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Nick calls it a day after six clubs

Success: Nick Williams celebrates after retaining the Ranfurly Shield for North Harbour in 2007 PICTURE: Getty Images ONE of his brothers,...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Quins boost prop options

HARLEQUINS have signed Scotland U20 tight-head prop Mak Wilson. The 20-year-old moves to London from Scottish Super 6 side Southern Knights...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Rocky ride at times, but rugby is the best team game in the world

Brendan Gallagher concludes his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of Rugby: PART 20 STORY...

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Features

/ 6 years ago

Battle lines drawn in star player release row

JAMES HARRINGTON “A form of squad rotation could be agreed limiting the number of internationals for which a player can be...

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Ruddock takes on new role at Ospreys

MIKE Ruddock has been appointed Ospreys development director on a three-year contract. The former Wales coach became the Welsh region’s performance...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 years ago

Sam’s triple winners rivalSherri’s mean machine

Brendan Gallaghercontinues his series looking at rugby’sgreat schools WINNING trophiesand reaching finalsisn’t everything inschools’ rugby butit’s nice when it hap-pens and...

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