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/ 4 years agoPreview: One-club man Will Welch brings up his 250 for Newcastle
Falcons will welcome 1,750 to Kingston Park for their clash against Northampton on Monday
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoLions will no longer travel to Port Elizabeth, Durban or Nelpruit in 2021
The Lions Test and provincial matches will all be held in either Cape Town or Gauteng
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/ 4 years agoLondon Irish star Curtis Rona signs extension
The Australian is looking forward to representing the Exiles for the 'next few years'
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/ 4 years agoSimon Amor and Jason Ryles step down from Eddie Jones’ coaching staff
England head coach Eddie Jones will now oversee the team's attack for this summer's Test schedule after the departure of Amor...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoBritish & Irish Lions pre-tour clash with Japan to be broadcast live by Channel 4
The match at Murrayfield on June 26 will signal a return to terrestrial television for the first time in 28 years
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoWasps sign member of TRP’s Championship Dream Team
Skipper Robin Hislop will leave Doncaster Knights to join Wasps at the end of the season
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/ 4 years agoMike Brown red card for stamping deemed ‘not deliberate’
Charged for his red card against Wasps at the weekend involving hooker Tommy Taylor
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/ 4 years agoIreland to host Japan and USA in Dublin this summer
Only Scotland will be travelling overseas this summer out of the four home nations
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/ 4 years agoBanned Tom Dunn could still feature for England this summer
Dunn could still feature for England in their summer Test schedule despite his ban for a red card against Bristol Bears
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/ 4 years agoNewcastle Falcons speedster Ben Stevenson signs up till 2023
Stevenson, 22, pledges his future to Falcons with a new two-year deal
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish aim to join Premier 15s with new women’s team
The RFU will complete another audit before setting out a new Premier 15s cycle ready for the 2023-24 season
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/ 4 years agoTadhg Furlong allays fears of overseas move with new IRFU contract
The Ireland prop has reached a deal with the IRFU to stay with Leinster for the 2021-22 season
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/ 4 years agoStade Francais sign All Blacks star Ngani Laumape
Laumape steps in for the Top 14 club who have lost their two first-choice centres in Gael Fickou and Jonathan Danty
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/ 4 years agoBristol Bears sign Jake Kerr as emergency cover at hooker
After he was released by Leicester Tigers last month, Kerr has been on trial at the Bears
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoBowe: Gatland knows what he is leaving behind in Johnny Sexton
Two-time tourist Tommy Bowe considers why Johnny Sexton was omitted from the British & Irish Lions squad
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoLions squad announcement: Alun Wyn Jones to captain tourists
Wales captain and joint-most capped Test player Alun Wyn Jones selected as Lions captain by head coach Warren Gatland
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoFour major broadcasters turn down Lions tour documentary rights
The British & Irish Lions have not been able to reach an agreement to show their 'Living with the Lions' documentary...
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/ 4 years agoEx-England Sevens Will Muir commits to Bath until 2023
The Bath winger has signed a new two-year contract at the Rec
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins sign 61-Test Tommaso Allan to reinforce fly-half stock
As first revealed in The Rugby Paper last month, Quins have finalised an agreement to sign Italy fly-half Tommaso Allan from...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoLions: Five dark horses for selection from the Premiership
Warren Gatland will make the big announcement on Thursday
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Gun: Bath and England U20 wing Gabe Goss
The Beechen Cliff School wing has made an impact for England U20s after initially being left out of the EPS by...
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/ 4 years agoClarke hopes to bring change for Seahawks
AMID the fanfare of this week’s NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks will aim to jolt their season into life when they...
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/ 4 years agoSuper League AU: Brumbies race clear after Pulu sees red
Michael Cheika strongly disagreed with the red card to given to Force wing Toni Pulu, as the Brumbies booked their place...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoAustin Healey and Ugo Monye detail online abuse #DrawTheLine
Premiership clubs, unions and cup organisers will boycott social media this weekend in a demonstration against online abuse
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/ 4 years agoLes Kiss interested in swapping London Irish for Super Rugby move – report
The Exiles head coach could have his name added to the Waratahs head coach shortlist
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBedford Blues chairman Geoff Irvine to stand down after 20 years
David Gunner will replace Irvine, who took the chair in 2001 at Goldington Road
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/ 4 years agoWales fly-half Owen Williams to join Worcester Warriors this summer
Williams, who can also play centre, is seen as the replacement for the outgoing Duncan Weir at Sixways
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/ 4 years agoBeno Obano and Andre Esterhuizen handed bans for red cards
The Bath and Harlequins players will miss a chunk of the remaining Premiership season
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/ 4 years agoScotland and Glasgow wing Tommy Seymour retires aged 32
The 2017 British & Irish Lions says his decision has been 'made for some time'
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/ 4 years agoZoe Harrison gets her chance to shine at No.10 for England
Sarah Hunter also returns to the Red Roses starting line-up for the repeat of the 2021 Six Nations final
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/ 4 years agoJason Robinson returns to Sale Sharks 15 years after Premiership triumph
The famed England wing is back at the club with who he claimed the Premiership trophy in 2006
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years ago‘Heartbroken’ George North learns his Lions dream is over
Ospreys wing George North likely to be out for the rest of 2021 with ruptured ACL injury, ending his British &...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoNeil Fowkes to join Wasps full-time as scrum coach
Nottingham announced their head coach would be leaving earlier this month
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoJohnny Sexton ruled out of Leinster’s Champions Cup semi final
Ross Byrne is likely to play at No.10 for Leinster against La Rochelle this weekend in the Champions Cup semi-final
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoPremiership Rugby and Lions reach agreement for clubs to release players
The Lions will play a warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield on June 26
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/ 4 years agoWasps confirm worst fears on Joe Launchbury knee injury
Joe Launchbury knocked out of Lions contention with scans confirming serious knee injury
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/ 4 years agoBaxter: Dave Ewers close to return for Exeter Chiefs
Ewers missed Exeter's win over Bristol Bears last Friday due to a calf problem
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins centre Lennox Anyanwu
After stints on loan at Esher and London Scottish, Anyanwu is now benefitting from a year under new coaching arrival Jordan...
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/ 4 years agoPremiership Rugby push back mid-May schedule to allow fans to attend matches
Spectators will be allowed back into sporting stadia as of Monday May 17, making Premiership Rugby move to have fixtures rescheduled
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoDave Ward to leave Ampthill to become Bristol Bears Women head coach
Amps forward coach Ward will take over at Shaftesbury Park at the end of the season
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/ 4 years agoSimon Middleton names England squad for Six Nations final
Emily Scarratt to lead the Red Roses against France on Saturday, as captain Sarah Hunter is named on the bench
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/ 4 years agoRainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches
Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates
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/ 4 years agoDarren Childs steps down as Premiership Rugby chief executive to take CVC job
Childs will leave PRL in 'the coming weeks' after less than two years at the top of English rugby's top league
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoMark McCall among ten coaching staff to sign new Saracens contracts
Ten senior coaching staff have committed their futures to the 2024-25 season at Saracens
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoAlun Wyn Jones signs one-year deal to stay in Welsh rugby
Wales captain Jones taking things one year at a time two years out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup
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/ 4 years agoLondon Irish sign hooker Mike Willemse from Edinburgh
Willemse becomes the first new signing announced by the Exiles for the 2021-22 season
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/ 4 years agoRFU complete Six Nations review and reiterates its ‘full support’ of Eddie Jones
Bill Sweeney and the RFU have completed their review of England's poor Six Nations campaign
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/ 4 years agoBristol Bears missing key trio for Exeter showdown
Callum Sheedy set to miss 'a couple of weeks' due to a shoulder injury according to Bears director of rugby Pat...
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/ 4 years agoNo deal yet between IRFU and Tadhg Furlong
Furlong, 28, is yet to come to an agreement with the IRFU and Leinster
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/ 4 years agoSale Sharks confirm two-year deal with England centre Manu Tuilagi
Tuilagi is nearing full fitness for Sharks after injuring his Achilles in November
United Rugby Championship
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British and Irish Lions
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