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Dupont’s the best I’ve seen in pro era

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There have been many landslide victories in sport but never one like Antoine Dupont’s in London last weekend, the most commanding of performances confirming his […]

Cholley has cast his fearsome shadow over Castres

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Castres have reinforced their position as the most red-carded of clubs, a fact unlikely to surprise those who remember their most famous or infamous player […]

Holders Munster happy at home

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By JOHN FALLON Munster ………29 Ulster ………….. 24 Champions Munster will have home advantage for the duration of the defence of their URC after coming […]

Misery for Edinburgh as they fail to make top 8

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By BRYN PALMER Benetton ………. 31pts Tries: Mendy 7, Ratave 34, Albornoz 59, Izekor 62, 66 Conversions: Smyth 35, 60, 63 Edinburgh………. 6pts Penalties: Healy […]

Lewis gives the Scarlets derby win

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By ROGER PANTING Scarlets …………32pts Tries: Mathias 29, Davis 38, Lewis 44, 54 Conversions: Costelow 30, 45, Lloyd 40 Penalties: Costelow 15, 73 Dragons…………. 15pts […]

Ospreys’ Nicky just too tricky for Cardiff

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By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ……………..29pts Tries: Cabango 9, Grady 40, 85, Hamer-Webb 69 Conversions: de Beer 9, Thomas 70, 86 Penalties: Thomas 54 Ospreys ……………33pts […]

Leinster get back on right track

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By JOHN FALLON Leinster ……….33 Connacht …….. 17 Leinster coach Leo Cullen praised his men for the manner in which they hammered Connacht as they […]

Glasgow made to work for victory

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By BEN JAYCOCK Glasgow ………38 Zebre…………….26 Glasgow were pushed hard by basement side Zebre but picked up an all important bonus victory heading into the […]

Playing rugby ‘Bristol fashion’ suited me well

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MY LIFE IN RUGBY – RALPH KNIBBS THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL & CLIFTON CENTRE I spent some of my youth in Knowle West, 30-plus years […]

Pink city deserves its place at the top

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RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Anybody watching the crowd scenes in front of the big screen […]

Coventry half-backs the heartbeat with Ealing muscle to add power

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CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Now that the Championship season has run its course, Ben […]

‘Return to Rosslyn’ bid to open up new pathway

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By BEN JAYCOCK Rosslyn Park University Sevens launches on Friday and will provide a pathway for Team GB going forward with five to seven players […]

Young Guns – Reuben Logan

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YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON SAINTS & ENGLAND U20 BACK ROW Being the son of a Scotland legend can be quite daunting but England U20s back row […]

Minikin sparks a party at Twickenham for Yorkshire

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Yorkshire……….26pts Lancashire ……. 13pts By LUKE JARMYN Euphoric scenes swept around Ionians ground as Lewis Minikin dashed over to score Yorkshire’s fourth try to send […]

Hat-trick for Reading – and Oxfordshire

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Division 2 round-up By LUKE JARMYN Witney hooker Marcus Reading scored a try hat-trick to send Oxfordshire into their third county championship final in a […]

Cornwall enjoy day in the sun

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Cornwall………………48 Hampshire…………..24 By BILL HOOPER Cornwall completed their campaign scoring seven tries in the glorious Cornish sunshine to send Trelawny’s Army home happy in a […]

North Mids and Devon book spot

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Division 3 round-up By MO SHER A TRIP to HQ is every rugby player’s dream – and for those in the amateur ranks, it’s an […]

Bolger’s double sinks Lancashire

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Yorkshire……………..30 Lancashire………….. 19 By LUKE JARMYN BARNSLEY’S Lauren Bolger grabbed two tries in a classy all-round performance as Yorkshire’s women crossed the try-line six times […]

Surrey ready for Kent challenge

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Round-up UNBEATEN Surrey travel to Kent today confident they can secure a home semi-final in the Division 1 play-offs. In Pool 2, Surrey won away […]

Find a style of play you believe in

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Steve Hill talks to Peter Evans, below, the player/head coach at Billingham RFC who have just finished their first season at Level 4 Why did […]

Results

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Dowson’s right, let’s be more like French

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JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME In agreement: Mark McCall and, right, Phil Dowson PICTURES: Getty Images IT WAS interesting to hear […]

Gopperth misses out on top flight

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FRENCH COLUMN By JAMES HARRINGTON Jimmy Gopperth won’t be the oldest-ever player to feature in the Top 14 next season after all, after his Provence […]

Rebels facing tough test against ‘Canes

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Super Rugby Pacific round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Super Rugby Pacific play-off spots were confirmed this weekend, with the soon-to-be extinct Melbourne Rebels living to fight […]

Shock for Knights as Lupus snatch the title

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Japan League One round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Toshiba Brave Lupus shocked Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights to secure their first Japan Rugby Division One title for […]

Awesome! Toulouse make it a super six

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By BEN JAYCOCK at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Champions Cup final player of the match and European rugby’s biggest star Antoine Dupont revelled in captaining Toulouse […]

Ludlow: Sharks took it to Test level

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By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester captain Lewis Ludlow was dejected after the defeat to the Sharks in the Challenge Cup final but is proud of his […]

Loney fears for future of the County Champs

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By LUKE JARMYN Lancashire boss Alex Loney is fired up for next weekend’s must-win ‘War of the Roses’ against Yorkshire and believes it’s just the […]

Concern over refereeing

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By BEN JAYCOCK Chester fourth official Martin Buck was part of the elite refereeing group between 2007-12 and believes the standards of officiating outside the […]

WRU may still cut regions to three

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The WRU’S executive director of rugby Nigel Walker said the governing body hopes to offer Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets an “uplift” in funding in […]

Du Preez keeps it in family for Sale

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By PAUL REES When Sale signed George Ford two years ago, it seemed that Robert du Preez would have his time on the field rationed […]

Scott can’t wait to pull on the Hong Kong jersey

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By BEN JAYCOCK Calum Scott has put the demise of London Irish behind him and, after a season with National One side Rams, he now […]

McCall confident stunned Saracens will bounce back

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By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens have endured a tough campaign on and off the pitch as they head into the playoffs but director of rugby Mark […]

We can beat anyone now says stoked up Matavesi

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By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi knew something had changed when he joined up with Northampton after Fiji’s World Cup quarter-final exit last autumn. “Something seemed […]

Slade delighted to be presented with top award

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Exeter and England outside centre Henry Slade has picked up the 2023/24 Premiership Player of the Season award following a standout campaign. Slade bounced back […]

We will have a full deck of cards next season – McKellar

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By PAUL REES Leicester’s dejection at finishing well short of the play-off positions was compounded by the sight of their fierce rivals Northampton sitting at […]

Time to do away with bonus points

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IS it time for a review of the bonus point system? Bath acquired 15 this season to finish second in the league. Bristol, who finished […]

There’s too much dangerous play around the ruck

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AS a long-standing player and supporter of local rugby I feel like tearing my hair out when I see or hear about what is being […]

I think RFU could have opinions, too

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SO the Premiership name might have to go. Premiership Rugby now have a new “chief growth officer” called Rob Calder who has joined from the […]

Lam backs Ibitoye for England’s tour

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By NICK POWELL Bristol boss Pat Lam says winger Gabriel Ibitoye should be selected for England’s summer tour after he topped the rankings for the […]

Dream Team

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Rob Miller, the former Newcastle, Wasps, Sale, Tynedale & England U20 full-back, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Peter Southern […]

Bath and Saints to win – but only just

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JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK It’s hard to see Northampton changing the way they’ve played all season when they face Saracens in the […]

Toulouse provide a lesson in brilliance

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster……………………….. 22pts Tries: van der Flier 93 Conversions: Frawley 94 Penalties: Byrne 18, 43, 46, 65; Frawley 77 Toulouse ……………………… 31pts Tries: […]

Once again, the French wizard calls the shots

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PAUL REES Is there anything Antoine Dupont cannot do? Drop a goal with his left foot from his own half, perhaps? Wrestle a scrum penalty […]

Gloucester can’t live with Sharks

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By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester ………………….. 22pts Tries: Tuisue 58, Socino 76, Clarke 79 Conversions: Hastings 58, 77 Penalties: Englefield 23 Sharks …………………………. 36pts Tries: Buthelezi […]

Good to see the winners party like they meant it

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BRENDAN GALLAGHER Well it was good to see the Sharks celebrate on Friday night like the European Challenge Cup really meant something to them because, […]

Try tsunami sends a mixed message

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Peter Jackson looks at an increase in points scored but suggests the figures may be hiding a problem for the Premiership. Over the last seven […]

Collier fits the bill for NZ challenge

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READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK England finished the Six Nations with a resurgence, but their next destination, New Zealand, is usually a Red Rose […]

Lawes still has Lions in his sights

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Courtney Lawes was typically modest when he was presented with the Rugby Union Writers Club’s prestigious Pat Marshall Award as the outstanding Rugby Personality of […]

Diamond Dupont is surrounded by stars

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Match-winning moments, men, and money is what sets Toulouse apart. Foremost among those men is Antoine Dupont, whose brilliance earned him both man-of-the-match and player […]

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