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When the French were sent packing

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BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON WHY FRANCE ENDED UP SPENDING 16 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS Brendan Gallagher looks back on ‘The Rupture’ when the four Home Unions […]

Despite everything, it all worked out pretty well in the end

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RUGBY has never been good with the unintended consequences of change and the knock on effects were considerable. Let’s go through a few. In the […]

FRANCE’S LAST STAND

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Les Blues played their last Championship game for 16 years on April 6 1931 – Easter Monday – although at the time they thought they […]

Young Guns – Ben Coen

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Young Guns – England u20 fly-half Ben Coen, by Ben Jaycock Ben Coen has enjoyed an incredible season that saw him go from a bench […]

Rae: Good to see promotion back

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By BEN JAYCOCK WITH promotion a realistic possibility for Championship clubs heading into the new season it has created renewed excitement levels across the league. […]

Northampton given tough route in cup

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PREMIERSHIP champions Northampton have been drawn alongside big rivals Leicester, Coventry and Nottingham in pool two of the 2024/25 Premiership Rugby Cup. The Premiership clubs […]

Tainton is right to highlight problems

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JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME TOM Tainton, Bristol Bears’ chief operating officer, has said that the professional game is at a […]

BBC will be covering all 32 World Cup games

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By PAUL MARTIN On top: WXV champions England are favourotes to lift the World Cup WORLD Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin believes a groundbreaking partnership with […]

Carbonel will add the flair for Stade

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James Harrington French column Last season, Stade Francais finished second in the Top 14 to qualify directly for the semi-finals – where an after-the-hooter conversion […]

La Rochelle hit lucky

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It was a while ago, now, but French rugby watchers with longer memories may recall the other Top 14 semi-final between Toulouse and La Rochelle […]

Youngsters were quick to take their chances

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Ben Jaycock caught up with England U18s assistant and backs coach Will Parkin Reaching out: Noah Caluori scores for England against Georgia PICTURE: Getty Images […]

England can’t keep South Africa at bay

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By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa…..39pts England………….. 17pts EXETER Chiefs scrum-half George Newman scored a first half wonder try but England U18s ended their summer international […]

All Blacks gear up for Springbok showdown

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NEW Zealand inflicted revenge on Argentina after last week’s disappointing show in Wellington to set up a massive clash against South Africa in a fortnight.

National League One sides show superiority in pre-season games

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Newly promoted Rotherham Titans proved they are a force to be reckoned with this season with a dominant win over Leeds Tykes.

Leatherbarrow banks on a third tier future

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Teddy Leatherbarrow’s decision to drop down to the third tier of English rugby is very much a tale of the times in rugby.

Premier Sports to cover Champions Cup

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THE Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be shown on Premier Sports in the UK next season, with tournament organisers EPCR agreeing a three-year deal with the subscription channel.

Ewers: I’m thrilled to be joining Stormers

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AS the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden hue over Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain, Dave Ewers stepped off the plane, his heart racing with a mix of excitement and nostalgia.

Matt Gallagher Foundation: Charity cricket match entertains

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Bumper crowds supported a charity all-star cricket match between The Matt Gallagher Foundation and Knowle & Dorridge Cricket Club last week.

Exeter Chiefs lose captain Dafydd Jenkins for start of Premiership

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Exeter Chiefs have been dealt a second injury blow ahead of the new Premiership season with lock Dafydd Jenkins sidelined.

Ulster CEO Hugh McCaughey says Ireland Women are evolving

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The Ireland women’s national team will be “unrecognisable” in the next three to five years says Ulster chief executive Hugh McCaughey.

13 years on and Yeandle’s fire is still burning bright

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WHEN it comes to the Exeter Chiefs’ success story, Jack Yeandle has never been too far away from the main headlines.

I’m delighted we are opening title race against Saints, says Russell

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BATH were inches away from Premiership glory despite playing almost an hour of the final with 14 men – and talismanic fly-half Finn Russell believes they are in great shape to claim the trophy this time around.

Coventry face rivals Birmingham Moseley in first pre-season game

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Coventry are only a week out from their first pre-season game against Birmingham Moseley and the pulse is starting to quicken.

Alex Lozowski, John Gallagher open rugby academy in Canterbury

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Saracens centre Alex Lowzoski and ex-All Black John Gallagher will help launch an ambitious new rugby academy at Canterbury Rugby Club.

LETTER: Twickenham name change to Allianz Stadium welcome

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I wholeheartedly agree with Chris Hewett regarding the forthcoming Twickenham name change to the Allianz Stadium.

LETTER: Premier Sports is not what rugby needs

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Once again, the powers that be in rugby have decided to reduce the potential audience for our beloved sport.

LETTER: Ten teams is perfect number in Premiership

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With the start of the new Premiership season only a month away, we are all excited to see how it will play out.

South American sides facing unfair hurdles

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AFTER World Rugby confirmed the qualification process for the 2027 World Cup, frustration among South American nations was tempered only by the fact that they were expecting nothing better.

England U20 star Zach Carr picks his career dream team

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Harlequins, London Scottish & England U20 back row, Zach Carr, chooses the best XV he has played with or against.

Aussies on a long road to recovery

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EXPECTATIONS in Australia will be pretty low after back-to-back defeats to South Africa in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship, but, given the way the Wallabies played in the 2023 World Cup, there was no reason for them to be sky high heading into the tournament.

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