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Premiership

/ 4 years ago

White keen to prove he’s good enough for Scotland

By GARY FITZGERALD Ben White has set his heart on a dream trip to France next year and he hopes turning...

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Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

World Cup carrot will inspire us – George

By GARY FITZGERALD Jamie George admits it will be “difficult” pushing thoughts of France to the back of his mind but...

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Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Relton returns home to take the Pirates route

Arthur Relton is returning to his Cornwall rugby roots this season keen to follow a well-trodden path into a Premiership career....

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Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Dombrandt urges Quins to aim high

By ADAM HATHAWAY No.8 Alex Dombrandt admits Harlequins did not set the bar high enough last season and got trapped into...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Polledri confident he’ll be better than ever

Gloucester flanker Jake Polledri is confident he can perform “even better” than before after returning from almost two years out with...

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Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Salary cap is forcing clubs to invest in youth policy

PAUL REES Worcester’s plight at a time when the salary cap has been reduced by some 20 per cent to £5m...

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Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Financial grief puts sport in a sorry state

CHRIS HEWETT A few days ago, the proposed transfer of the Senegalese footballer Ismaila Sarr from Watford to Aston Villa disappeared...

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Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Ludlow: Three ops and I’m good to go

By PAUL REES Lewis Ludlow feels like a new man. The Gloucester captain had three operations in as many weeks after...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Delight for Wales as Tipuric is fit again

By PETER JACKSON Justin Tipuric has finally been given the all-clear to begin playing again after a 14-month fight to save...

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Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Bates looking to get Bears back to the sharp end

By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol born and bred outside back Jack Bates is hoping his ability to play centre and wing will...

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Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Top four finish is the target for White

By PAUL REES London Irish are in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first time in 10 years, but scrum-half Ben...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

It’s time we introduced brain injury passports

KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Floored: Wales tighthead Tomas Francis, right, is knocked out in Six Nations Rugby Union has been...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Eddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’

Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images...

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Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Talent everywhere you look in URC

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the United Rugby Championship season fast approaching I’ve been having a good look at...

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Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Jack’s authority shows he’s the lad for England

KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF It's interesting that, in England, scrum-half has traditionally been considered less influential tactically than fly-half, with...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Youngs Guns: Bath and Scotland U18s scrum-half Murdoch Lock

Having represented the U18s earlier this year, Bath academy scrum-half Murdoch Lock has set a clear goal to become the first...

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Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Hare’s world record keeps on growing

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dusty Hare retired more than 30 years ago and yet his world points...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

How I loved my journey to the top of the world

ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER After a long and illustrious international career, I’ve seen and been part of countless tournaments,...

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Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 4 years ago

England star Beckett joins Gloucester-Hartpury

England international Sarah Beckett has joined Gloucester-Hartpury from Premier 15s rivals Harlequins. The back rower has been capped 24 times for...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Pearson: BUCS gave me perfect grounding

By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish’s Tom Pearson credits Cardiff Met University for getting him to where he is today – and...

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Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Pivac has riches when it comes to the back three

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With Wales’ tour of South Africa at an end I’ve had a chance to reflect...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Don’t get carried away with Ireland series win

COLIN BOAG In last week’s letters page a Mr Ireland (!) accused me of being curmudgeonly about Ireland beating the All...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

France top power rankings ahead of Ireland

NEIL DE KOCK The July fixtures concluded with two series wins for the north and two for the south. In terms...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Matt Powell: Call-up was a case of mistaken identity

The former Saracens, Worcester and Harlequins scrum-half Unstoppable: Matt Powell charges through the Bucuresti Oaks defence for Worcester PICTURE:Getty Images Twice...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Eddie has to decide what style he wants

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now the tours are over, there is a time to rest and...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Back tells ‘fickle’ England fans to give Eddie a break

By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones may have been targeted by an irate compatriot in Sydney but Neil Back has called for...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Pivac: We have much to build on

Wayne Pivac insists Wales are heading in the right direction despite getting battered into submission 30-14 by South Africa in Cape...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Lawes the enforcer as England take series

By NICK CAIN Australia............17pts Tries: Wright 25, Fainga’a 66 Conversions: Lolesio 26, 67 England ..............21pts Penalties: Lolesio 31 Tries: Steward 40+1,...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Brilliant to win series but far from perfect

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK England are clearly in a better place now than they were when they started...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Wales fall at the last but head for home with pride restored

By PETER JACKSON South Africa ....30pts Tries: Pollard 14, Mbonambi 38, Kolisi 53 Conversions: Pollard 16, 39, 54 Penalties: Pollard 5,...

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Shane Williams

/ 4 years ago

Return of the old guard should drive Wales on

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND In the end, Cape Town was a step too far but, for a team so...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Euro Super League is the way forward

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER All hail the Lelos for recording a famous 28-19 win over Italy last Sunday in a feisty...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Italians lift mood with double over England

Brendan Gallagher Italy’s disappointment at losing away to Georgia at senior level on Sunday will be slightly offset by a strong...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Rylands delight as he heads home to Bedford

NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Met graduate Charlie Rylands will be living his childhood dream next season having signed for his boyhood club...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Contracts alone will not plug the gap – McMahon

■By BEN JAYCOCK The IRFU have promised to have women’s contracts in place in time for next year’s Six Nations, but...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Top eight to follow in Spring’s footsteps

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Young Racing 92 fullback Max Spring earned careful praise from France head coach Fabien Galthie after a...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Jones will make Farrell his captain again, says Cueto

■By GARY FITZGERALD MARK Cueto believes Eddie Jones will reinstall Owen Farrell as captain in the runup to the World Cup....

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Summer Tours Week 4 Preview: Deciders for all Home Nations as series’ reach climax

Few could have predicted that all four Home Nations would hit back to win in the manner that they did last...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

/ 4 years ago

France finish with a flourish against flat Georgia

Georgia U20s 17 (10) Tries: Kuntelia 8, Tsikhistavi 54Conversions: Khutsishvili 9, 55Penalties: Khutsishvili 23 France U20s 44 (17) Tries: Masse 27,...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Pivac sets sights on historic series win

Wayne Pivac has warned South Africa his team will fight tooth and nail to win the series next Saturday after becoming...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

All square as England bring down Wallabies

By NICK CAIN Australia............17pts Tries: Tupou 37, Kerevi 48 Conversions: Lolesio 39, 50 Penalties: Lolesio 54 England ............25pts Tries: B Vunipola...

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