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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoHat-trick for Ioane as Italy continue to build
By NICK POWELL Italy.................. 42 Japan................ 21 Italy continued their excellent preparation for the World Cup as Monty Ioane scored a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland head to France on a high
By BRYN PALMER Scotland ........................... 33pts Tries: Van der Merwe 46, 77, Darge 50, Dempsey 58, Steyn 68 Conversions: Penalties: Russell...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoNine-try Argentina take Spain to the cleaners
Spain ................. 3 Argentina ......62 ARGENTINA ended their World Cup preparation on a bright note as they saw off Spain with...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoWillemse: Credit to the forwards, they put in a hell of a shift
Damian Willemse was delighted to have got revenge for the Springboks humbling by the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoMy concerns: attack, defence and attitude
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WATCHING England now is the most frustrating thing in the world. I want them to do...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoHealy fear as Ireland battle back
Ireland 17-13 Samoa By GARY FITZGERALD CIAN Healy dealt Andy Farrell a big World Cup blow as the veteran prop sustained...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRowe confident Chiefs will be back in the black soon
By PAUL REES TONY Rowe is confident Exeter will move back into the black by the end of the season after...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoEngland heading to the Badlands
STEVE Borthwick has taken a fork in the road which has led England into the Badlands of international rugby. With two...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoBoks have the clout to retain the crown
South Africa’s record 35-7 blitz of New Zealand at Twickenham on Friday night showed that the reigning world champions have the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI’d put my faith in Mitchell to spark England
KYRAN BRACKEN NO MATTER what Steve Borthwick does he’s just getting lynched by the public. There’s a certain pool of people...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSaracens still the team to beat
KYRAN BRACKEN The Champions Cup is always a great competition but right now there’s too much of a financial divide for...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoBig cats likely to dine on minnows
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT MUST be a sobering prospect for the makeweights, travelling to a World Cup with a bunch...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoHansen’s secrets not hard to guess
There has been quite the hue and cry down there in All Black country following the latest twist in trans-Tasman affairs....
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoBeer talk: Eddie happy to stay in the headlines
Paul Rees on how the Aussie coach is creating the news - again - by talking to his old mate EDDIE...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoElvis to make his return at Taunton
Former Exeter hooker Elvis Taione has joined National 1 outfit Taunton Titans two months after announcing he was retiring from the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Andy Uren
Andy Uren, The Benetton and former Bristol Bears scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Ellis...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSarries fight to keep hold of big stars
BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are looking to head off potential interest in some of their big-name stars out of contract at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCodling needs more money
Newcastle boss Alex Codling is weighing up asking for an increase in his budget to bring in at least another player...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRFU will honour Watson contract
The RFU are set to continue picking up the tab for Anthony Watson despite the winger being ruled out of the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoNow South Africans are the team to beat
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THIS may still be the phoney war period, but what a statement the world champion...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Scotland U20 Prop Max Surry
Max Surry has completed his time in Scotland U20s and is now focused on becoming a starter for Cardiff Met University...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoParkin highlights England pathway
By BEN JAYCOCK Will Parkin says the RFU have moved towards a ‘Club England’ with a clear alignment throughout the pathway...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBig beasts need to set the right mood
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points SO where did the last four years go?...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBrothers linking arms for Chile
Chile is a minute rugby community compared with many giants of the game and is inevitably centred on geographical pockets of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEaster’s lads fire warning to Nat 1 rivals
By STEVE JACKSON CHINNOR’S Nick Easter appeared far the happier of the directors of rugby following their five tries to three...
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/ 2 years agoTapley sparks Bedford to super win over the Saints
By JAMES LOGAN Matt Worley on the attack PICTURES: KeyEyeShoots Try time: Pat Tapley scores for Bedford A BRACE from Pat...
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/ 2 years agoCoventry send 10-try reminder
By PAUL SMITH JIMMY Martin and Will Wand claimed try doubles as Coventry fired a reminder to their Championship rivals of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGlasse kicks late leveller
Sedgley P .......26 Caldy ................26 By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR OLLIE Glasse’s last minute conversion ensured Sedgley Park secured a well-deserved draw against...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLeicester L …. 45 Hinckley ……… 12
By CHRIS CAMPBELL LIONS took the spoils in a Leicestershire derby which both coaches will have gone away happy with the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDarlington ….. 45 Hull ………………. 21
By TOM BULMER DARLINGTON MP rounded off their pre-season campaign with a high scoring win over Hull. They led 40-0 at...