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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoNick Cain: Bruce Craig’s protectionism is not what we want
The decision by Bath owner Bruce Craig to break cover by jumping on the franchise bandwagon this week is no revelation,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 weeks agoGeorge Ford sets his heart on Australia with British and Irish Lions
George Ford admitted he would “die” for a place on this summer’s Lions tour. The Sale fly-half produced another superb display...
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Premiership
/ 3 weeks agoFord puts impressive case for a Lions spot
■By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale Sharks ..................... 25pts Tries: Ma’asi-White 2, Ford 17, Reed 27 Conversions: Ford 18, 28 Penalties: Ford 6,...
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Premiership
/ 3 weeks agoClark: We won’t hit panic button
■By JON NEWCOMBE Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm Fighting fit: Arthur Clark in action for Gloucester against...
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Premiership
/ 3 weeks agoBaxter wants strong finish with eye on next season
■By PAUL REES EXETER may be out of the running for the play-offs but Rob Baxter is expecting a strong finish...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoBen Youngs – It’s been an awesome ride and I feel privileged
Paul Rees talks to Ben Youngs as he prepares to call time on his career after 18 years at Leicester and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 weeks agoChris Hewett: If there is any justice, George Ford will be a British and Irish Lion
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed The difference between time and eternity? It’s all relative – get it? – but in...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoChris Hewett: Players moving north is no shock
If it takes at least seven years to train as an architect – and a minimum of 70 to negotiate the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoUlster 19-22 Sharks: South Africans steal it at the death
By John Evans Sharks .............22 Ulster led until the 77th minute but were left heartbroken after Jordan Hendrikse kicked a penalty...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoTaulupe Faletau leads the charge as Cardiff snatch fightback win
By Roger Panting Munster's winning run of 10 games against the Welsh regions came to a halt as Cardiff fought back...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoUnited Rugby Championship: Nine-try Ospreys demolish Dragons
By Simon Thomas The Ospreys secured the bonus point win they needed to keep their URC play-off hopes alive as they...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoLions 26-7 Connacht: South African hosts in league of their own
By David John Lions ................26 Connacht........... 7 Connacht's play-off hopes were dealt a blow with a second consecutive defeat in South...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoWarriors salvage a late bonus as Bulls power on
By BRYN PALMER BULLS flexed their muscles with a fourth straight URC win to turn up the heat on Glasgow in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoScott on target to rescue a draw
By SAM JACKSON CAMMY Scott saved Edinburgh the ignominy of being doubled by Zebre with a difficult last-kick conversion to earn...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoI’m free for Wales, says Gabriel Hamer-Webb
By Simon Thomas Ask Gabriel Hamer-Webb whether he is available for Wales this summer, and he delivers a telling answer. “I’ve...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoDan Lydiate is moving over to a coaching role at Dragons
By Sam Jackson Dan Lydiate will move into a coaching role at Dragons after yesterday playing his final game for the...
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Dream Team
/ 3 weeks agoDream Team – Jacob Fewtrell
JACOB FEWTRELL, THE BOURNVILLE AND FORMER LEICESTER TIGERS AND BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoMission Impossible: How Northampton Saints can beat Leinster
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Phil Dowson only has to press a button anytime during the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 weeks agoRhys Litterick takes high road to Scotland
By Peter Jackson Rhys Litterick, a tight-head graduate from the Adam Jones school of scrummaging, joined Cardiff from Harlequins two years...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Pathetic Nolann Le Garrec stoops to a new low
By Peter Jackson Not since Andy Haden and Frank Oliver staged their amateurish theatrics against Wales at the Arms Park in...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoRugby’s Biggest Scandals: Desire to win can end in tears
Paul Rees on what connects bloodgate, a collapsed scrum, a backhander and the dives of Le Garrec and Haden Racing 92...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoChrist Tshiunza keen to build for the future
By Mark Stevens For Christ Tshiunza, the past season has felt like somewhat of a blur of setbacks and stalled momentum...
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English Championship
/ 3 weeks agoFred aiming to add to the Tuilagi legacy
By Chris Collyer Fred Tuilagi is eager to make a name for himself with club and country rather than just ‘live...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 weeks agoBrendan Gallagher: Little good news is coming out of Africa
By Brendan Gallagher - Rugby Matters Mention recently of the late Claude Saurel and his eclectic coaching career brought back memories...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 weeks agoNorman Mbiko – A Leopard who did change his spots
Norman Mbiko is probably not a name that resonates strongly here in Britain and Ireland, but the feisty scrum-half from the...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoI’m glad to see the Lions will commemorate Swannell
THE exotic, slightly eccentric figure of Blair Swannell has appeared in this column on previous occasions and expect to hear the...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoDMP get raided by Rams to inflict more woe
■By JEAN BULL IT was a sunny afternoon in the north east as Rams were the visitors for Darlington Mowden Park’s...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoMoseley in control after first-half blitz
■By BAZ JOHNSON ON the final day of the season, Dings faced a powerful Birmingham Moseley side. The visitors started strongly,...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoEsher show grit but it’s too little, too late
■By OLLIE AUST A RAMPANT Esher dispatched Sedgley Park in an attempt to avoid relegation. The hosts started rapidly, with Sam...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoIt’s a stroll in as Titans fall the Park to defeat
■By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park swept aside Rotherham Titans at The Rock yesterday to secure a second-place finish and end their...
