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Warren Gatland’s facing a big day at the office

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By Simon Thomas Match Preview Wales v Fiji Today. Kick-off 1.40pm, Principality Stadium Warren Gatland has known plenty of huge fixtures during his coaching career […]

We blew so many chances, says Lam as

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■By ROGER PANTING Bristol Bears … 10pts Try: van Rensburg 47 Conversion: Worsley 47 Penalty: Worsley 37 Australia A ……. 10pts Tries: Anderson 7, 79 […]

Townsend: We’ll have to be at our very best

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■By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW… Scotland v South Africa Today. Kick-off 4.10pm, Murrayfield GREGOR Townsend may have several wins over South Africa on his CV as […]

Bears can’t stop last-minute try

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In addition there were very few players in their ranks who put their hand up for promotion to the first-choice squad apart from strong-running three-quarters, […]

What we can learn from other sports

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HAVING watched round one of the Autumn Internationals I revelled in the copying of NFL style referee announcements so the thousands in the ground all […]

Give Joe Cokanasiga a run on the wing

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Steve Borthwick has proven during his career that he is a great coach and he is starting to show that he is a good selector […]

The game was ours to lose – and we did

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HISTORY really does repeat itself, England’s team selection is proof of that. Why take Marcus Smith off ? He was having a terrific game kicking […]

Dream Team – Donovan O’Grady

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DONOVAN O’GRADY, THE SWITZERLAND AND BLACKHEATH SCRUM-HALF WHO WORKS FOR THE RPA, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… Forwards 1. Simon […]

England a licence to thrill

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JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Key man: Ollie Lawrence should be able to inject more pace into England attacks PICTURES: Alamy SOUTH Africa […]

Young gun half-backs lead Northampton Saints fightback

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By Tom Vickers Northampton … 31pts Tries: Scott-Young 8, Cousins 52, McParland 56, Brown 59, Wright 68 Conversions: Makepeace-Cubitt 52, 56, 59 Nottingham ……29pts Tries: […]

Four tries for Obi Ene puts Sale Sharks on road to take down Caldy

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By Luke Jarmyn Sale ……………………………….40pts Tries: Ene 4, 10, 20, 39, Wills 56, McElroy 65 Conversions: Curtis 5, 11, 21, 40, 66 Caldy ………………………………. 7pts […]

Josh Hodge to the fore as Exeter Chiefs finally begin to find their feet

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By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs .. 54pts Tries: Fisilau 9, 26, 42, Hodge 21, 51, Frost 39, Rigg 55, Skinner 75 Conversions: Hodge 11, 22, […]

Non-stop Bath give Bristol the runaround

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By SAM JESS Bath ………………..78pts Tries: Staddon 5, Parry 12, 49; Hennessey 17, 69; Tuipulotu 22, Carr-Smith 38, 52; McConnochie 46, 56; Green 78, Offiah […]

James Hadfield hits London Scottish for six to lead Sarries rout

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By Mo Sher Saracens ……….99pts Tries: Eke 5, Hadfield 11, 27, 30, 48, 51, 58, Michelow 17, Jackson-Richard 23, Braley 40, Moore -Aiono 61, Hall […]

High-class Coventry turn back the clock

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By ROB WILDMAN Leicester …………………….19pts Tries: Wand 6, Kata 54, van der Flier 65 Conversions: Threlfall 54, 65 Coventry ……………………. 33pts Tries: Hinkley 14, Poole […]

Gutsy Gloucester have to fight all the way to see off Pirates

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By ROGER PANTING Gloucester……….36pts Tries: Thorley 23, Knight 36, Adderly-Jones 55, Nelson 60, Reeves 68 Conversions: R Taylor 23, 55, 60, 69 Penalty: R Taylor […]

Ealing make Quins work hard to take the honours

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By DAN ROBERTSHAW Harlequins …….38pts Tries: Lawday 7, Anderson 14, Benson 29, Penalty 48, Hammond 51 Conversions: Benson 8, 20, 30, 51 Penalty: Benson 78 […]

Falcons know Doncaster will be tough test

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By BEN JAYCOCK In: Oli Spencer scores for Falcons against Caldy PREVIEW… Newcastle v Doncaster Falcons Knights Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park NEWCASTLE Falcons will […]

‘I want to prove my worth to Bath’ – Ruaridh McConnochie

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By Jon Newcombe Out-of-favour Bath winger Ruaridh McConnochie is hoping to use the Premiership Cup to lay down a challenge to Johann van Graan and […]

Townsend ready to leave the dark days behind him

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By MARK STEVENS STU Townsend says he’s ready to put the ‘dark times’ behind him and help ignite a new charge with the Exeter Chiefs […]

Steve Borthwick’s bench policy needs work

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By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week The bench miscalculations cooking England’s goose in the final quarter of matches is coming full […]

Hard to find out the truth about Eddie’s ‘reign of fear’

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ONE of the realities of rugby union in the pro era is that players who criticise a coach who kept them as part of his […]

‘My school tour to SA changed me’ – Christ Tshiunza

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Simon Thomas talks to Christ Tshiunza about his personal journey from Africa to Wales From Kinshasa to Cardiff, from Exeter to the international stage, it’s […]

Evan Lloyd making the most of his late switch to hooker

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By Simon Thomas It’s safe to say Evan Lloyd’s story is pretty unique. Not only did he play for Wales before he had started a […]

When value for money is not part of the deal

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CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED ENGLAND’S bench strategy against New Zealand – goodbye “bomb squad”, hello “squib squad” – has been investigated, psychoanalysed, convicted on all […]

Priceless memories from across the union landscape

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Masterly: Steve Bale MORE often than not, guests on this paper’s weekly podcast are subjected to a quickfire round of 15 personal questions, the last […]

Chicago will be Devoto’s kind of town

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By MARK STEVENS On the move: Ollie Devoto EXCITED Ollie Devoto says he’s ready to embark on his own ‘American Dream’ after signing a deal […]

Angus Scott-Young keen to follow his father

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By Jon Newcombe Typical of most Australians, Angus Scott-Young has a fairly sunny disposition and the loose forward is confident that Saints can soon start […]

Fitz Harding wants to join England pals

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By Paul Rees Bristol’s strong start to the season has been rewarded with five players selected in England’s two senior squads – and skipper Fitz […]

Cian Healy keeps rolling the years away

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By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know Just when the All Blacks thought they had finally seen the back of him, an […]

The one-man choir whose class shone like a beacon

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STEVE Bale had more, far more than a voice worthy of the Albert Hall on the Last Night of the Proms or any other night […]

Duty of Danny Care: How Eddie Jones rates

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Paul Rees examines the record and reputation of the ex-England coach who divides opinion wherever he goes A man apart: Eddie Jones took charge of […]

Konkel brings up half century

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Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins v Sale Today. 2pm HARLEQUINS captain Jade Konkel makes her 50th appearance today as her team take on the league’s […]

Four-try David calls the shots for Bears

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■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Leicester ………………….7pts Try: McGhie 25 Conversion: Feury 26 Bristol ……………………. 62pts Tries: David 3, 34, 38, 53; Hesketh 5, J Joyce-Butchers 18, […]

Trailfinders make champions fight hard

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■By TOM JOHNSON Trailfinders ….. 19pts Tries: White 55, Beukeboom 73, Clarke 77 Conversions: Taylor 56, 78 Tries: Sing 11, Rugman 21, 36; Matthews 48, […]

Table toppers draft in Cramer

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Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Chiefs v Lightning Today. 3pm AUSTRALIA full back Lori Cramer returns to action for unbeaten Exeter, who host a Loughborough Lightning […]

Let’s get truth on Eddie’s regime

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RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Trying times: Eddie Jones coaching England PICTURES: Alamy THIS Eddie Jones stuff. […]

Farewell Baler, the dedicated driver of our gang of misfits

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SO farewell then Baler – Steve Bale – a prince among men as well as a most talented versatile wordsmith mainly with the Neath Guardian, […]

Mose fail to spark as Jones leads by example

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■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ……. 42 B Moseley ……. 14 CONFIDENT Richmond ran up another six tries in a lively Friday game against Birmingham Moseley. […]

Park withstand a late Stortford rally

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■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ……… 18 Bishop’s S …………… 15 A PHYSICAL affair at The Rock on Friday saw Rosslyn Park come away with […]

Hayes holds his nerve at the death

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■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham …………. 18 Plymouth ……………. 17 A LAST-GASP penalty from Lloyd Hayes snatched an unlikely victory for Rotherham against a shell-shocked Plymouth. […]

Club hammer down Sale door to climb to fourth

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■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath …… 31pts Tries: Harding 9, 23, Hennessey 13, Burns 31, Fielding 56 Conversions: Ffitch 13, 23, 56 Sale FC……………27pts Tries: Walsh […]

DMP enjoy being in the winning circle at long last

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■By TOM EASTWAY Darlington MP …….36 Leicester Lions ….29 IN a game that almost felt like a must-win fixture for a Darlington Mowden Park side […]

Esher save their best until late on

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■By RORY MORROW Esher……………………. 51 Dings…………………….32 ESHER entertainingly defeated Dings Crusaders for a crucial victory. Joshua Thorne struck first blood for Esher, Thomas Walker converting. […]

In-form Rams run rings around Park

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■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams…………………….40 Sedgley Park………22 RAMS overcame a dreadful opening half-hour to make it nine league wins from nine with a home success against […]

Bouchier sees only positives in local link with top-flight Tigers

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■By BEN JAYCOCK Cool head: Leicester Lions fly-half Luke Bouchier LEICESTER Lions feel fortunate to be beneficiaries of their partnership with local Premiership giants Leicester […]

Minikin’s landmark feat gets capped by victory

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■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians…..25 Harrogate………23 HULL Ionians’ defence and the goal kicking of Lewis Minikin, on his 150th appearance, saw them gain victory over […]

Richards hat-trick cages lowly Tigers

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■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers….24 Tynedale……………..29 CHARLIE Richards’ hat-trick of tries propelled battling Tynedale to their first win of the campaign in a bottom-of-the-table […]

Hoppers rally with fine 34-point blitz

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■ By TOM KELLY Preston…………………48 Billingham…………..22 PRESTON Grasshoppers scored 34 unanswered points in a brilliant second half that saw them overcome Billingham yesterday. Ewan Lydiatt […]

Unbeaten Lymm put the Tykes on a leash

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■By BEN CROPPER Lymm……………… 30pts Leeds Tykes…..26pts LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign, taking the major scalp of Leeds Tykes and ending the […]

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