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Club Rugby

/ 9 years ago

Big task ahead for Ackermann

By NEIL FLEMING Leinster …50 Gloucester …14 IT might have been only a pre-season game but Johan Ackermann saw what he...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

England tour was just what I needed after Lions setback

England lock and Wasps captain Joe Launchbury tells NEALE HARVEY how he has overcome his Lions disappointment and is targeting silverware with...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

Contest for No.10 will help keep Chiefs at the top

Exeter hero Gareth Steenson has revealed he is fighting for a new contract just months after leading the Devon outfit to...

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Club Rugby

/ 9 years ago

Leinster let it slip late on

Perpignan 42 Leinster 32 A LATE try in Perpignan condemned Leinster to a narrow defeat in their opening game of their...

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Shane Williams

/ 9 years ago

Regions can fly in low and then rise for prizes

THE closer it gets to the launch of the PRO14, the more I think the Welsh regions are going to go...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

England tour was just what I needed after Lions setback

Q&A JOE LAUNCHBURY ON THE RECORD On the charge for Wasps: Joe Launchbury England lock and Wasps captain Joe Launchbury tells...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

2017-18 pre-season fixtures

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Thursday August 17 Northampton v Nottingham Ulster v Wasps...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Scarlets wait on Beirne decision

By ALEX BYWATER TADHG Beirne is at the centre of a tug of war between the Scarlets and Ireland. Lock Beirne,...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Cheetahs will be competitive but Kings facing check mate

IT’S interesting that the Cheetahs and Southern Kings have joined an expanded PRO14 competition by default rather than design in as...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Halfpenny will help us to emulate Leinster – Parkes

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SCARLETS Kiwi centre Hadleigh Parkes is loving life in Wales and has set his sights on...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 9 years ago

Ruthless Crusaders march into final with Tamanivalu at double

By NICK VERDIER Match-winner: Seta Tamanivalu scored twice to give the Crusaders the win Out: Brodie Retallick picked up the only...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

2017-18 pre-season fixtures

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Thursday August 3 Leicester Lions v Coventry Friday August...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Wallaby win shows Scots way forward

Gregor Townsend turned down the opportunity to help coach the Lions to ensure he was available to start his career in...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

2017-18 pre-season fixtures

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Friday August 4 Clermont v Exeter Saturday August 5...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Saffers in PRO12? I feel sorry for travelling fans

COLIN BOAG The news – as yet unconfirmed, but so widely rumoured that it’s almost certainly true – that a couple...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Madigan eyes route back to Test scene via Bristol

By NEALE HARVEY FLY-HALF Ian Madigan has revealed his twin targets of steering Bristol into the Premiership and reclaiming a place...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Tobin brings in debuties

GLOUCESTER have added two new members to their strength and conditioning coaching staff. Tom Turner is reunited with Dan Tobin, the...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Bad boy Pape signs off in inimitable style

PETER JACKSON reveals his exclusive table of Europe’s saints and sinners Leaving his mark: Stade Francais second row Pascal Pape PICTURE:...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Great eight rule in the rain as Lions get confidence lift

From NICK CAIN at Rotorua International Stadium Maori All Blacks 10pts Try: Messam 12 Conversion: McKenzie 13 Penalty: McKenzie 22 British...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Six changes for Ireland in Japan this weekend

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has announced six changes for the team to face Japan in Shizuoka on Saturday in the...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

HowScarlets boxed clever with Byron in their corner

PETER JACKSON Before the Scarlet champions could go out on the town in Dublin last Saturday night, Munster sent a congratulatory...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Exiles signal Premiership intent with Nalaga signing

By NICK VERDIER LONDON Irish have celebrated their return to the Premiership with the capture of Top 14 try-scoring machine Napolioni...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Schmidt calls up Reidy for Irish tour

ULSTER flanker Sean Reidy has been drafted into Ireland’s squad for the USA and Japan tour after Tommy O’Donnell pulled out...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Gardener Sam makes Lions look weedy in tour opener

From NICK CAIN at Toll Stadium, Whangarei Pick of the pack: Taulupe Faletau charges forward FIRED-UP country boys, home town referees,...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

How come the back row didn’t suffer jet-lag?

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Will and commitment: Ross Moriarty THE post-match interviews from Warren Gatland and his players were just...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Quartet on their way to Leicester

Leicester have announced the signings of Dominic Ryan, Sione Kalamafoni, Joe Ford and Jonah Holmes. As revealed in TRP back in...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Munster are buried in a magnificent blizzard of fabulous tries

From PETER JACKSON at the Aviva Stadium THE scintillating Scarlets turned a leaden Dublin sky into more than 40 shades of...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Breathtaking, now let’s hope all regions can build on success

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHAT A win, what a performance, what a team! Hats off to everyone at the...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Value of try currency on the rise in Europe

PETER JACKSON reveals how two clubs have pushed try-scoring rates to new heights PETER JACKSON There was a time not that...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Greenwood: Owen is key man, not Sexton

Opinion: Will Greenwood PERMUTATIONS for the Lions back line are pretty extensive but Owen Farrell must be given a jersey regardless...

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Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Nick Cain’s Premiership of the Year

Saracens’ exceptional European Cup double explains why they have almost half the starting line-up in my 2016-17 Team of the Season....

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Scarlets grit it out after first half red for Evans

By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster 15pts Tries: Ringrose 24, Conan 64 Conversions: Nacewa 25 Penalties: Nacewa 19 Scarlets 27pts Tries: S Evans...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Bath figures swell with move to HQ

PETER JACKSON consults his stats book to reveal a big climb in Europe’s attendance numbers PETER JACKSON Thriller: Bath’s Anthony Watson...

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Champions Cup

/ 9 years ago

We’re going to miss you Ashton, try scoring ace

BRENDAN GALLAGHER No one individual ever wins a match for Saracens, it’s not how they go about their work, but it...

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Premiership

/ 9 years ago

Gopperth: Ending drought will prove selectors wrong

By NEALE HARVEY WASPS will head into the play-offs fuelled by a burning sense of injustice over their international exclusions, according...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: Crusading Clermont are closing in on their Holy Grail

It possibly won’t surprise you that Clermont – who took 99 years to land their first French Championship and who are...

By Brendan Gallagher

Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Picamoles has stood out despite Saints’ struggles

It is no real surprise that there are three Wasps in the RPA Players’ Player of the Year shortlist – and...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Irish ace McKinley stars again for Treviso

Zebre 3 Treviso 19 IAN McKinley celebrated his Test call-up with a stand out performance as Treviso downed Italian rivals Zebre...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Ospreys grounded without Alun-Wyn

Scarlets 40pts Tries: Boyde 35, S Evans 38, Shingler 60, McNicholl 72, J Davies 75 Conversions: Patchell 37, 40, 61 Penalties:...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Departing heroes sign off in style from Ulster

Ulster 17pts Tries: Wilson 9, Trimble 55 Conversions: Jackson 10, 56 Penalties: Jackson 41 Leinster 13pts Tries: Penalty try 62 Conversions:...

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National Leagues

/ 9 years ago

McKinley’s spirit forces IRFU to take the goggles off at last

PLAYERwelfare are the two most overworked words in the rugby lexicon, spouted parrotfashion by those whose organisations make increasing demands. But...

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