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/ 1 year ago

I came on against Italy and made a difference – Lee Dickson

My Life in Rugby - Lee Dickson Enjoying life: Lee Dickson playing for Northampton Saints PICTURES: Getty Images Lee Dickson the...

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/ 1 year ago

Easson pleased with solid defence

■By DANIEL CLARKE South Africa ..31 Japan ............... 24 HOSTS South Africa got their campaign off to a strong start by...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

URC Welsh Round Up

Last weekend marked the return of the URC and our website correspondent Darren Powell fills us in on the Welsh side’s progress in...

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/ 1 year ago

South African influence on European Rugby

By Peter Ryan South Africa is a phenomenal rugby nation that is at the top of its game right now. Talent...

By Cam Stephens

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/ 2 years ago

Wales and Scotland are in the mood to prove themselves

Star: Jasmine Joyce WXV 2 FOLLOWING their bottom-place finish in the Six Nations, Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham has galvanaised his...

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/ 2 years ago

Speedster Cleaves finishes the job in Italy

■ By JOHN WILKINS Benetton...........14pts Tries: Lynagh 52, Izekor 78 Conversions: Marin 53, 79 Harlequins .......19pts Tries: Els 7, Jibulu 35,...

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Rugby Paper News

/ 2 years ago

Ranking Gareth Southgate’s best moments as England manager

Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager is over. The 53-year-old, who was appointed in 2017, changed the culture of the Three...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Good to see Adams back and raring to go

JOSH Adams’ pain last season extended beyond a run of one try in nine matches for Wales. Despite torn shoulder ligaments,...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

ELLIOTWILLIAMS HARLEQUINS & ENGLAND U20 LOCK

YOUNG GUNS England U18s enforcer Elliot Williams is hoping to reach the heights of beefy senior lock George Martin after playing...

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/ 2 years ago

Saracens agree deal for Braley

SARACENS have signed former Northampton Saints scrum-half Callum Braley on a short-term contract. The 30-year-old joins on a three-month deal to...

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/ 2 years ago

Despite everything, it all worked out pretty well in the end

RUGBY has never been good with the unintended consequences of change and the knock on effects were considerable. Let’s go through...

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Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Age of protectionism must come to an end

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Powered up: Argentina scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou celebrates victory over the All Blacks last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images...

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/ 2 years ago

Walters leaves England for Irish challenge

By SAM JACKSON ALED Walters has left his role as England’s head of strength and conditioning to take up a position...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

SHORTEST INTERNATIONAL CAREERS

90 seconds: Alexandre Albouy (France v Italy, Paris 2002) 2 minutes: Chris Pennell (England v New Zealand, Auckland, 2011); Ollie Griffiths...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Frenchman Fourcade put Italy on the right track

FRENCH coach Bertrand Fourcade, whose death at the age of 81 was announced this week, rarely gets mentioned for his contribution...

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/ 2 years ago

Haydn Thomas urges England U20s to push on to the next level

As the anticipation of the new season builds, Haydn Thomas has praised the England Under-20s squad for their impressive talent and...

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International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

England Men A to face Australia A and Ireland A

England Men A will face Australia A on November 17 at The Stoop before taking on Ireland A at Ashton Gate...

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International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Julian Salvi relishing his role as Georgia defence coach

Julian Salvi has never been one to shy away from a good challenge. Now he is relishing his job as Georgia's...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Call me The Stag – but I was stuck with Bambi

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SCOTLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND GLASGOW HAWKS/WARRIORS, WATERLOO AND BEDFORD BACK ROWER RORY McKAY IT’S been great...

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/ 2 years ago

Gatland less sure-footed on his return

WARREN Gatland has made more mis-steps in his second stint as Wales’s head coach than he did in his first 12...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Richardis goes the distance with pearler of a kick

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Delight: Spain U20 celebrate victory over Fiji PICTURE:...

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/ 2 years ago

Wales in danger of a Lions wipe out

PETER JACKSON - THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW EVER since the ‘British Isles Rugby Union Team’ became the Lions 100 years...

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/ 2 years ago

Georgia hold on to overcome Italy

■By SAM JACKSON 9TH PLACE PLAY-OFF Georgia........... 24 Italy.................. 13 GEORGIA beat Italy in difficult conditions for a second time at...

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/ 2 years ago

Young England impress as win over Ireland takes them through to final

SUNDAY WRAP ■By JAMES ORPIN LAST Sunday in the U20’s World Championship in Cape Town, England secured a long-awaited victory over...

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International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Jones facing Italy tester

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Japan v Italy Today. 6.05am EDDIE Jones will be hoping his horror start in charge of Japan...

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Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

England need to beat the big boys

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK It is intriguing to see England being touted already as serious 2027 World...

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Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

A drop of magic is just what we need

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED STRANGE as it may sound to generations of rugby lovers raised on a fizzy-drink, dopamine-heavy diet of...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Spanish youngsters show how to tackle low

RUGBY MATTERS I DON’T know if you caught any of Spain’s game against Italy at the Junior World Cup last Sunday...

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Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Flamboyant Harlequins add steel to their spine

HARLEQUINS are following the path trodden by Northampton a year ago, one that took the Saints to Twickenham and the title...

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/ 2 years ago

Cromack: We can follow path set by footballers

Women’s U20 Summer Series By PAUL EDDISON Women’s rugby can follow the example set by the growth of women’s football according...

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International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Wales show defiance but the wait goes on

PETER JACKSON All week long the Red Dragon legions had planned their regimental mobilisation with just enough military precision to let...

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International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

On-target Garbisi shows the way for Italy

International round-up Italy beat Tonga 36-14 in Nuku’alofa as the Azzurri bounced back from a shock defeat to Samoa on their...

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Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

European elite keen to exclude outsiders

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Whichever way you care to define the i-word, it was an interesting few hours for Canadian sport....

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Six Nations may stick to Saturdays

The Six Nations is considering playing all three matches in a round on Saturdays, something that has been reserved only for...

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/ 2 years ago

POOL B

By SAM JACKSON Georgia ............28 Italy .................. 17 GEORGIA claimed their first win of the tournament by edging a disappointing Italy....

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Don’t lose Six Nations bonus on a Sunday

By Brendan Gallagher There have been more reports recently about the Six Nations wanting to do away with Sunday games and...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Expect the Chiefs Mk2 to be real contenders

PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY EXETER’S DOR HAS PUT PLAYER RETENTION AHEAD OF RECRUITMENT AT SANDY PARK The most eye-catching result...

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James Harrington

/ 2 years ago

Time for players to behave properly

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN There are no ‘good’ responses to Melvyn Jaminet’s violently racist outburst on social media, or the serious...

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/ 2 years ago

Swailes gunning for revenge in Le Crunch

Women’s U20 Summer Series ■ By LUCY WILDE NIAMH Swailes has warned France they will be taking on a very different...

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/ 2 years ago

Unbeaten England get act together

■ By BEN HART ENGLAND U20s captain Steph Else hailed her side for ‘putting on a show’ after they dispatched Wales...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Champions Cup to stick with format

By JON NEWCOMBE CEO: Jacques Raynaud Fans hoping for a return to the old four-team, six pools Champions Cup format in...

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Junior International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

England U20s need one point to land semi-final spot

By BEN JAYCOCK England u20s need just a point to qualify for the Junior World Cup semi-finals but head coach Mark...

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/ 2 years ago

Wainwright stands out as Wales fail to impress

PETER JACKSON Political swings being all the rage, the sixth-best team in the Six Nations duly fell victim to one of...

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/ 2 years ago

POOL B

Ireland.............22 Georgia............. 16 By BEN JAYCOCK FINN Treacy’s late-minute try denied Georgia a historic victory over last year’s runners-up Ireland. Ireland...

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