All posts tagged "Rugby"
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/ 3 weeks agoIf I had to choose my favourite player ever, it would be Slattery
IF push came to shove and you asked me to name my favourite all-time rugby player – as opposed to the...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoYOUNG GUNS
GRACEKEEL HARLEQUINS & ENGLAND U20 LOCK Grace Keel believes the pathway from England U20s to the Red Roses is closer than...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Today’s update covers the 14-day period between Sunday 17th May 2026 through to Saturday 30th May 2026. We have just eight...
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/ 3 weeks agoOld Brodleians are helping Ghee Thompson get back on her feet
Old Brodleians vice-captain and team manager Elena Bunbury feels the response to team-mate Ghee Thompson’s horrific leg break sums up what...
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/ 3 weeks ago100 up! Burnley get set to party
By BEN JAYCOCK Standing tall: Burnley 1st XV and, below, their thriving youth set-up BURNLEY Rugby Club will have their centenary...
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoIreland head coach Andy Farrell excited about the future after signing new deal to 2031
Andy Farrell has signed a contract extension to remain as Ireland head coach until the conclusion of the 2031 World Cup.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 13 summary: Dogos clinch home semi-final amid play-off drama
In Round 13 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Dogos became the first team to secure a home semi-final with...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLast-gasp George Furbank the hero for Northampton Saints
George Furbank scored a last-minute try to defeat Gloucester and secure Northampton Saints home advantage in the Prem semi-finals.
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/ 1 month agoWilliams out to end his career on a high
> Continued from Page 1 involved in the club and the city.” Williams is proud to have played his part in...
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/ 1 month agoTrio to leave Saracens
FIRST team backs Gareth Simpson, Louie Johnson and Sam Spink will all leave Saracens at the end of the season. Scrum-half...
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/ 1 month agoMcParland to step up after Mitchell blow
ARCHIE McParland will play a key role in Northampton’s title charge with England scrum-half Alex Mitchell likely to miss the rest...
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/ 1 month agoBarker on way back to Pirates
CORNISH Pirates have resigned lock Steele Barker from Bristol two years after the 25-year-old left to join the Prem side. He...
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/ 1 month agoWelsh pair to leave Bristol
ALISHA and Jasmine Joyce will leave Bristol this summer to return to Wales. In total, 11 players are leaving the Bears....
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/ 1 month agoStevens decides to call time
CORNISH Pirates back row John Stevens – the son of former British Lions and England forward Brian ‘Stack’ Stevens – has...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoEngland and Bristol Bears wing Millie David enjoying life in the fast lane
It has been a whirlwind year for Millie David, but the Bristol Bears and England international flyer insists she is only...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoDan Murphy: Champions Gloucester-Hartpury focusing on four in a row despite star exits
Gloucester-Hartpury head coach Dan Murphy is determined to finish the season on a high despite the distraction of three of his...
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/ 1 month agoMcCall: That was a case of job done
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall felt it was a case of job done as his side gear up for a...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBristol Bears 21-19 Bath: Benhard Janse van Rensburg leads the fightback for Pat Lam’s side
Benhard Janse van Rensburg celebrated his call-up to the England squad with a stunning second-half performance to spearhead Bears to a...
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/ 1 month agoWe failed to take chances – coach
BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan saw his side miss the chance to go back to the top of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Rob Baxter – It’s going to be tough challenge for us
Leicester Tigers have lost just once in their last eight Prem games and Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter knows it will...
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/ 1 month agoFeel-good factor firing the Champ
THE uplift in the Champ, and the sense the second tier league now has greater command over its own destiny irrespective...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoSemi-finals showed quality of Tier Two
LAST weekend was a fine advert for the Champ and I must say I was thrilled by Worcester’s victory over Ealing....
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Letters
/ 1 month agoLam’s Bears show their teeth at last
IT was great to see Bristol bounce back to their best with that victory over arch rivals Bath on Friday night....
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Letters
/ 1 month agoTrailfinders are the real champs after 26-0 season
WHAT a joke that Worcester Warriors, interlopers to Champ Rugby, are just one game away from being champions. Coventry finished above...
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/ 1 month agoRobinson leads the way as Exeter take charge
■By RORY MORROW EXETER excelled at Shaftesbury Park, embarrassing Bristol with an emphatic away win. Chiefs were on it from the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoSmith’s play-off hopes on line
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning’s play-off hopes will go on the line when they host Saracens in their final PWR...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBig guys taking a cut in earnings
NOT so very long ago, we argued in this corner of the paper that England’s successes in the Test arena tend...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBedford Blues vs Worcester Warriors: Alex Day – A win would be pinnacle of my career
Bedford Blues and Worcester Warriors will battle it out for the Champ title today in front of a sold-out Goldington Road.
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/ 1 month agoWhen Newcastle broke records
Record breaker: Va’aiga Tuigamala in Newcastle colours PICTURE: Getty Images AS befitting their rock bottom status, Newcastle spent less money on...
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/ 1 month agoStudents prepare to show talents in Celestial 7s
THIS year’s University Celestial Sevens could be the most important edition yet with the tournament able to provide a pathway into...
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/ 1 month agoYOUNG GUNS
GEORGEALEXANDER GLOUCESTER PROP George Alexander jokes that once you get thrown into the front row “you can’t go back”, but the...
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/ 1 month agoRising stars will be looking to shine at Rosslyn Park 7s
By BEN JAYCOCK LUKE Mehson believes Rosslyn Park London Floodlit 7s remains one of the best shop windows in English rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 12 summary: Pampas hit back as playoff race tightens
In Round 12 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Pampas put their torrid recent run behind them in their clinical...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoLeinster’s focus turns to the URC after Champions Cup heartbreak
Despite being significantly higher in the attack statistics Leinster once again came out on the wrong side of the Champions Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoCaolan Englefield: Tomos Williams has raised my game at Gloucester
Gloucester fans are ruing another imminent big name departure from Kingsholm but Caolan Englefield is merely grateful for having the chance...
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/ 1 month agoBlackheath go up as Scottish relegated
■By ROGER PANTING BLACKHEATH will play in the Champ next season after beating London Scottish in the Accession Final yesterday. It...
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/ 1 month agoInvestment boost likely, says owner
GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton says there is “greater appetite” to invest in Prem rugby now relegation has been officially scrapped....
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoSteve Borthwick: My job is to build the best England team I can
Steve Borthwick understands criticism of his selection of South Africa-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg but says his job is to...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoAnother major award for Ellie
ENGLAND full-back Ellie Kildunne was voted the Rugby Union Writers’ Club personality of the year on Monday, a day after scoring...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoOjomoh deserves his chance to shine
I HAVE no issue with Steve Borthwick selecting Benhard Janse van Rensburg for the England training squad. The rules are the...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoEx-Wales centre Lewis dies at 84
FORMER Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Arthur Lewis has died at the age of 84. He made 11 Wales...
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/ 1 month agoMurphy happy to take the positives
DESPITE suffering heartbreak in Bilbao, Ulster boss Richie Murphy reflected on how far his side have come in 12 months. Ulster...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoJury is still out on the Red Bull experiment
RED Bull’s franchise experiment with Newcastle took a new turn this week when they announced that 26 players, some of them,...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoPicture perfect! Exeter Chiefs’ Olly Woodburn is enjoying his new vision
Olly Woodburn’s switch from wing to full-back has not been his only exposure this season – he has just published a...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBedford Blues 58-24 Coventry: Cov cut down as Blues save best until last
Bedford Blues put in a performance for the ages as they overturned a half-time deficit to completely dismantle Coventry at Goldington...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLondon Scottish 7-27 Blackheath: The Club far too strong for second-rate Scots
Blackheath returned to the second tier of English rugby for the first time since 1999 as they crushed London Scottish in...
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/ 1 month agoGrieve’s on a double quest for Richmond – and Portugal
nBy CHRIS COLLYER Positive: Callum Grieve in action for Richmond CALLUM Grieve relished Richmond’s win over rivals London Scottish in last...
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/ 1 month agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026 review: England acclaimed as ‘best ever team’
John Mitchell feels his Red Roses side can now be ranked among the greatest English sporting teams of all time after...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 1 month agoCornwall 73-14 Kent: Trelawny’s Army ready to march on
Roared on by a huge crowd Cornwall took a giant step on the road to another Twickenham final with an 11-try...
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