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Jeffries glad to be back after four-year absence

NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN BRISTOL back row Sam Jeffries is hoping to take a leaf out of Boks great Juan...

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/ 4 years ago

Wallabies to review selection policy post-Tour

NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA coach Dave Rennie says the Wallabies will review their selection criteria after fly-half Quade Cooper became the third...

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/ 4 years ago

World 12s organisers confident event will go ahead

NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby has refused to sanction the proposed World 12s tournament after opposition from unions and domestic competitions. Launched...

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/ 4 years ago

Boks are not invited

NEWS EXTRA THERE are no plans to add South Africa to the Six Nations, according to the tournament’s chief executive Ben...

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/ 4 years ago

Pirates consider short term stadium solution

NEWS EXTRA CORNISH Pirates chairman Paul Durkin says there are alternative plans to build a smaller Stadium for Cornwall should the...

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/ 4 years ago

Keswick’s volunteer army rally to battle flooding

NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN A NUMBER of clubs in Cumbria had their plans thrown up in the air this week...

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Sam will prove why he’s best – Armand

NEWS EXTRA DON Armand believes Exeter teammate Sam Simmonds will show why he’s the best No.8 in England this autumn. Simmonds...

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/ 4 years ago

Biggar’s kindness is fillip for young Fin

NEWS EXTRA WHEN Fin Smith was wondering what to do with himself after Worcester’s 66-10 defeat to Northampton in the last...

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/ 4 years ago

Sinfield going the extra mile in 24 hour challenge

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER defence coach Kevin Sinfield is to undertake another mammoth run for Motor Neurone Disease research...

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/ 4 years ago

RFU set to join France in bidding for 2025 World Cup

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON THE RFU aims to submit a bid to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2025....

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/ 4 years ago

Swords at ready for Quins fight with Sharks

NEWS EXTRA By MATT MERRITT NEXT week sees the launch of the Allianz Cup, a new womens’s competition that sits alongside...

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/ 4 years ago

‘Lucky’ day for Ealing forward Fenlon

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON A FRIENDLY rugby match on October 8 nearly turned to tragedy when, early in the second...

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/ 4 years ago

Regions arrange A-team games to fill gap

NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS THREE of the four Welsh regions will play A-fixtures over the next four weeks. The United...

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News Extra
/ 4 years ago

Boks U20 back row called for Scotland training

NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND have selected South Africa-born Sharks back row Dylan Richardson for a two-day training camp before their first Autumn...

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/ 4 years ago

Road warrior Tunnicliff eyes final hundred

NEWS EXTRA FORMER prop Tim Tunnicliff is on the final leg of a mammoth 500 mile run to help raise funds...

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/ 4 years ago

Sonny Bill: Boxing gave me massive thrills

NEWS EXTRA By TRP REPORTER SONNY Bill Williams says winning the New Zealand heavyweight boxing title was as good as anything...

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/ 4 years ago

Nagy on winner at Ospreys after axe by Saints

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE MAX Nagy has used the BUCS Super Rugby route to get himself into professional rugby, despite...

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/ 4 years ago

Family affair at Ystalyfera as Gareth goes top

NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS YSTALYFERA playercoach Gareth James celebrated a significant milestone two weeks ago when he became the first...

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/ 4 years ago

Ealing are still team to beat say Pirates

NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR EALING are still red-hot favourites to win the Championship title despite their shock 15-12 defeat to...

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/ 4 years ago

Rennie relaxes rules for Wallaby exiles

NEWS EXTRA FRANCE-BASED stars Will Skelton, Rory Arnold and Tolu Latu have been named in the Wallabies squad for the Autumn...

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Features
/ 4 years ago

England women call up 11 debutants

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON Impressed: Middleton SIMON Middleton has included 11 uncapped players in his 40-woman England squad for the...

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/ 4 years ago

Carwyn will follow cousins’ footsteps to the top

NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS SIONE Kalamafoni has firmly established himself as the Scarlets’ first-choice No.8 but he believes he will...

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/ 4 years ago

RWC kit swap to tackle colour blindness

NEWS EXTRA WALES and Ireland may have to change their traditional shirt colours at the 2027 Rugby World Cup if facing...

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/ 4 years ago

Clubs act to curb powers of Union hierarchy

NEWS EXTRA By PETER JACKSON WELSH rugby’s rank-andfile clubs are being asked to back a radical plan devised to prevent the...

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/ 4 years ago

Havant roar their thanks to President Campkin

NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS HAVANT RFC paid their respects to late President Nigel Campkin before their match against North Walsham...

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/ 4 years ago

Walker begins work to address inequality

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE NEW WRU performance director Nigel Walker plans on getting Wales women’s side back on their feet...

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/ 4 years ago

Warriors reaping rewards of sand dune slog

NEWS EXTRA By ADAM HATHAWAY WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas took his club to the coast during pre-season as they bid...

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/ 4 years ago

Battle on for Welsh students’ bragging rights

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE CARDIFF Arms Park will be the scene of a Welsh capital derby on Wednesday night when...

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/ 4 years ago

Davies states his case for new-look Wales

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SEB Davies has told Wayne Pivac his ballplaying and handling ability can make him a standout...

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/ 4 years ago

Saracen Watson to lead Light Blues into battle 150

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE CHARLIE Watson has already won caps for England U20 and made his Saracens debut in the...

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/ 4 years ago

Law puts Scotland nearer to World Cup place

NEWS EXTRA DARAGH SMALL Ireland 18 Scotland 20 SCOTLAND pulled off a brilliant win over Ireland to reach the next phase...

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/ 4 years ago

Champs Sale face tough trip to Tigers first up

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON KINGSHOLM will host Bath in the first match of this season’s Premiership Rugby Cup as the...

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/ 4 years ago

Sam will handle England pressure – Baxter

NEWS EXTRA By JOHN ROBERTS EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter says No.8 Sam Simmonds has taken big steps forward and...

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/ 4 years ago

Enisei top in the east as Super Cup starts in style

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON THE Rugby Europe Super Cup delivered some great action on the opening weekend with Enisei-STM taking...

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Features
/ 4 years ago

Alun Wyn: More left in tank and I’m enjoying it

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones says he will continue playing until his form and enjoyment decline....

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/ 4 years ago

Channon answers SOS from Pirates

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON CORNISH PIRATES have had their SOS calls answered by Tom Channon after hooker Tom Cowan- Dickie...

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/ 4 years ago

Navy set course for Cornwall

NEWS EXTRA CORNISH Pirates are gearing up for their visit from the Royal Navy on Friday night. Various representative service teams...

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/ 4 years ago

Kelly subs for Oskar

NEWS EXTRA BEDFORD have signed centre Frank Kelly from Luctonians after Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas suffered a potential season-ending Achilles injury. Kelly, 25,...

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/ 4 years ago

Hill excited by his new recruits

NEWS EXTRA RICHMOND have confirmed their new signings for the forthcoming season. The new players include: Ntinga Mpiko, Will Carrick-Smith, Cameron...

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/ 4 years ago

Dai fears more will follow Hill to riches in Japan

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF director of rugby Dai Young admits he is concerned more players could follow Cory Hill...

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/ 4 years ago

Walker wings in to drive Wales success

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FORMER Wales winger and Olympic hurdler Nigel Walker has been named performance director at the Welsh...

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/ 4 years ago

Heineken Cup tiers revealed ahead of pool draw

NEWS EXTRA THE ROAD to next season’s Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille will begin to be mapped out when the...

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/ 4 years ago

Thomas’ rapid rise can inspire Cardiff lads says Law

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE NEW Wales squad member Ben Thomas is set to become the pin-up boy at Cardiff Arms Park...

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/ 4 years ago

Kessell returns in Pirates half-back exchange

NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR IT’S all-change at No.9 for the Cornish Pirates with Tom Kessell returning after six years away...

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Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Red Roses World Cup bid begins against Fiji

ENGLAND Women will open their Rugby World Cup campaign next year against debutants Fiji at Eden Park in New Zealand. With...

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/ 4 years ago

Pirates hooker Frost has big boots to follow

NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR THE Cornwall conveyor belt is the place to go if you are looking for a hooker. Dan...

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/ 4 years ago

Fowkes vacancy attracts top quality applicants

NEWS EXTRA NOTTINGHAM’s reputation as a launchpad for coaches seeking to move to a higher level has resulted in a mountain of...

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/ 4 years ago

Tier 2 in Wales set for crunch talks over funding

Reduced funding set to be a fierce area of debate in meeting between Welsh Premiership clubs this week

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/ 4 years ago

Halaholo targeted in racist post on Ponty site

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER WALES centre Willis Halaholo has found himself at the centre of yet another racism storm. Halaholo, who...

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/ 4 years ago

Speedster Regan stays with League

NEWS EXTRA REGAN Grace, the highest-scoring Welsh wing in either code over the last four seasons, is to extend his contract with...

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