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Columnists
/ 4 years agoLet the Lions play Australia instead of Springboks | Jeremy Guscott
As cases rise in the UK, Ireland and South Africa, Jerry Guscott says the show must go on – even if...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSaracens scrum-half Tom Whiteley to make Bristol switch
A former Millfield School teammate of Bristol fly-half Callum Sheedy
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/ 4 years agoUS firm Silver Lake in talks with NZ Rugby
Is the southern hemisphere set to get its own CVC?
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/ 4 years agoEdinburgh raid Harlequins for two of their first-team stars
James Lang and Glen Young will both move north to Edinburgh at the end of the season
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/ 4 years agoEngland prop Kyle Sinckler cited for use of profanity at referee in Bristol match
Sinckler will appear before a disciplinary panel on Tuesday after directing abuse towards referee, Karl Dickson
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Premiership
/ 4 years ago16 Premiership players test positive for coronavirus
Premiership Rugby has released the results from the latest round of testing, with a total of 19 positive cases recorded
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/ 4 years agoDai Young returns to Cardiff Blues as interim director of rugby
Ex-Wasps director of rugby returns to Arms Park with a view to a longer stay potentially in the offing
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSaracens, Ealing and Doncaster to take part in Triangular Cup competition
Trio of Championship clubs to contest pre-season Trailfinders Challenge Cup, with January 16 kick-off date
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 4 years agoUS consortium adds financial weight to Sharks
PRO14-bound Sharks agree takeover by US consortium MVM Holdings, who hold ties with Jay Z's Roc Nation
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/ 4 years agoPaul O’Connell joins Ireland coaching group ahead of the Six Nations
Ireland and Munster great Paul O'Connell will work with forwards coach Simon Easterby
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/ 4 years agoJonathan Thomas promoted to head coach at Worcester
"The time is right for us to implement the next stage of the strategic plan which we have in place for...
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/ 4 years agoScotland flanker Hamish Watson agrees new Edinburgh deal
Edinburgh head coach Cockerill hails Watson's committment to PRO14 club
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoThere are echoes of my great Bath side in Baxter’s Exeter | Jeremy Guscott
'Good enough for England, but not for Bath' used to be an old saying of Jack Rowell's – can the same...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMidlands derby between Northampton and Leicester called off
Chris Boyd airs frustration after having back-to-back matches cancelled due to separate coronavirus outbreaks
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/ 4 years agoGloucester bolster lock ranks with Andrew Davidson
Ex-Newcastle lock Davidson to leave Edinburgh in the summer and head to Kingsholm
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoJalibert in box seat to replace injured Ntamack | James Harrington
James Harrington reviews the week that was in French rugby, as Fabien Galthie faces up to being without star fly-half Romain...
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/ 4 years agoWorcester secure major coaching coup in signing Crusaders coach Mark Jones
Welshman Jones was not able to return to New Zealand due to Covid-19 restrictions
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/ 4 years agoHead coach John Mulvihill calls it quits at Cardiff Blues
Australian Mulvihill was in the final year of his contract at Cardiff Blues, who lie fourth in Conference A
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/ 4 years agoScotland winger Duhan van der Merwe signs for Worcester
As exclusively revealed by The Rugby Paper last month, the winger will leave Edinburgh for Sixways
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/ 4 years agoBenetton 15-24 Zebre: Bigi brace secures big win for Zebre
Zebre edge rivals Benetton in Treviso for only their sixth-ever win over their Italian counterparts
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/ 4 years agoLeinster 24-35 Connacht: Champions stunned by stone cold Carty
Connacht come away from the RDS with bonus-point win, as Jack Carty stars
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/ 4 years agoWhat Are the Rugby Union Tournaments Bettors Can Look Forward to in 2021?
What’s not to love about rugby? The aggression? The excitement? The gentlemanly conduct that you don’t see in other sports? It...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks may stick with Paul Deacon for the rest of the season
Premiership club may hold off on bringing in a permanent replacement for Steve Diamond until next summer
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/ 4 years agoWasps join race to sign Bath lock Elliott Stooke
Lee Blackett is set to lose one of his options in the second row to a Premiership rival, and has identified...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoExclusive: Saracens looking to arrange friendlies with incoming South African franchises to PRO14
Neil Fissler reports on Saracens seeking to prepare for the Championship's kick off in March with a series of friendlies against...
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/ 4 years agoEngland prospect Alfie Barbeary faces race to be fit for Six Nations with ankle injury
Barbeary was called up to England's squad by Eddie Jones during the Autumn Nations Cup
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/ 4 years agoRomain Ntamack likely to miss the start of the Six Nations
France fly-half Ntamack fractures his jaw in two places while in action for Toulouse in the Top 14
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoUnbeaten Harlequins get a Worcester Warriors warning
Harlequins travel to Sixways looking to uphold their perfect record in the Premier 15s on Sunday
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoLightning fade after dazzling start stuns Sarries
Marlie Packer inspired Saracens to overturn a 24-12 deficit on the brink of half-time to storm back to victory over Loughborough...
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/ 4 years agoRFU Council votes in significant format changes to National Leagues and below
League structures to undergo radical change to help the community game survive and prosper
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/ 4 years agoEngland legend Katy Daley-Mclean announces international retirement
Red Roses fly-half takes decision to end her England career on 116 caps
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoBath’s trip to La Rochelle cancelled due to Covid-19
12 players at Bath forced to self-isolate following match against Scarlets, who had one positive test confirmed on Thursday
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/ 4 years agoWales captain Alun Wyn Jones to miss start of 2021 Six Nations
A huge concern for Wales head coach Wayne Pivac, who is already counting the cost of injuries to senior personnel
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/ 4 years agoSix more ex-pros join legal fight against World Rugby, RFU and WRU
Former centre Adam Hughes, 30, and Neil Spence, 44, among those to back the traumatic brain injury lawsuit against rugby's governing...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGeorgian centre Giorgi Kveseladze signs for Gloucester
George Skivington welcomes new recruit who impressed in the Autumn Nations Cup to Kingsholm
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoScotland fly-half Adam Hastings agrees Gloucester move in 2021
Hastings will leave Glasgow Warriors when his contract at Scotstoun expires next sum
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/ 4 years agoGloucester confirm Danny Cipriani has left the club with immediate effect
Danny Cipriani's stay at Kingsholm is cut short in the final year of his contract, as Adam Hastings is set to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoTEAMS: Will Butler returns from injury for start of Worcester’s Challenge Cup campaign
Selection news for all of the Challenge Cup's opening round of competition, as Worcester Warriors travel to Pau
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoNigel Owens announces international retirement after hitting 100-Test landmark
Welsh referee Nigel Owens ends his Test career at the age of 49 after hitting an unprecedented record in the Autumn...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoTEAMS: Malins, Sheedy and Earl all back for Champions Cup opener
Bristol Bears and Clermont kick off Saturday's action in Round 1 of the new Champions Cup season
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMunster have everything in its right place to re-emerge on the European scene
Two-time Heineken Cup winner Peter Stringer previews Harlequins clash at Munster, where the hosts are favourites at fortress Thomond Park
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoTeams will be at full strength for Champions Cup, says Lawrence Dallaglio
The Champions Cup remains the pinnacle of the European club game and a bigger prize than domestic success
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Leicester Tigers wing Steve Hackney
Steve Hackney reflects on his rugby career that spanned across spells with Loughborough University, Leicester Tigers and Waterloo
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/ 4 years agoGregor Townsend signs new Scotland deal to 2023 Rugby World Cup
The Scotland head coach has inked a two-year extension with Scottish Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHarlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen hit with four-week ban
The Springbok will be unavailable for the next month after catching Gloucester fly-half Lloyd Evans with an elbow
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Features
/ 7 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former England and Bath No.8 Dave Egerton
Dave Egerton reflects on his career with England & Bath, where motivation was borne out of a desire to be considered...
United Rugby Championship
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British and Irish Lions
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