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Catt hopes Bath can spring to life after ‘massive wake-up call’

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By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND hopeful Nathan Catt denies Bath are mentally weak but admits they must work harder and be smarter to rescue a disintegrating […]

McCall: Don’t let rugby go same way as county cricket

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MARK McCall has deep misgivings about the new 11 month season that has been foisted on Northern Hemisphere clubs, and as the man at the […]

Champions stunned by basement boys

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By SAM JACKSON CONNACHT suffered a shock defeat to Zebre in Parma yesterday in what was only the Italians’ second win of the PRO12 season. […]

Furlong clear in race to be the pack pillar

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New Zealand have the highest strike rate off set piece possession in the world game. That is why it is imperative that the Lions jolt […]

Protheroe scores hat-trick but Hartpury made to work

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By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury Coll 40 L’boro S 31 IT wasn’t pretty, but Hartpury produced win 27 of their, so far, spotless season despite being […]

Kingdom comes to rescue with late penalty

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By NICK PITSON Henley Hawks24 T’ton Titans 25 A GARY Kingdom penalty in the seventh minute of injury-time gave Taunton Titans a narrow victory over […]

Mitchell and Co extend deals with England

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By SAM JACKSON ENGLANDSevens captain Tom Mitchell is one of six senior players to sign a new contract ahead of next weekend’s seventh round of […]

Be sensible about the high tackle law

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WHILE I’m all for the paramount importance of players safety, I do think that the refereeing of the high tackle law has gone too far. […]

Cohen comes out fighting in defence of Mauger axe

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By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER chief executive Simon Cohen has defended the sackings of Richard Cockerill and Aaron Mauger, claiming both decisions were “robust” and revealing […]

ROOM 101

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THE HARLEQUINS CAPTAIN TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND JAMES HORWILL 1. Plane pain Being a longer-limbed person – […]

Wilkinson: Lions will need a team full of captains to defeat All Blacks

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Been there: Jonny Wilkinson on Lions duty in 2005 By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA JONNY Wilkinson claims the Lions will need a posse of captains […]

OAs hold off a depleted Fylde

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By GALILEO SUTHERLAND Fylde 17 Old Albanian 21 WITHOUT ten senior players Fylde were unable to secure the victory over Old Albanian which would have […]

History for Chinnor in Stortford thrill ride

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By RICHARD JARVIS White line fever: Chinnor flanker Ben Manning crashes over in the first half of a hard-fought game, left, Stortford’s lock Matt Tomlinson […]

Electrifying Adams is ready for Wales tour says Gold

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NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER boss Gary Gold says Josh Adams is good enough to play for Wales this Summer. The 21-year-old has been ever-present for the […]

Martin’s so wrong about Chinnor…our club is thriving

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RE Martin Brooks’ letter (March 19) on lack of sustainability of funding within rugby clubs. He mentions our club Chinnor RFC as an example. Mr […]

’Vunipola gives you go-forward like no other in world rugby’

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BEFORE he heads home to Australia, former Gloucester head coach Laurie Fisher has been casting his eye over England’s line-up and believes barnstorming back rower […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

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BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler CARL FEARNS is unlikely to be seen in a Gloucester shirt next season despite a smoke and mirrors […]

Brothers in arms keep Kiwi sides riding high

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By NICK VERDIER THE Barrett and Ioane brothers were on fire yesterday with standout performances to hand the Hurricanes and the Blues wins over Australian […]

Ionians’ survival hopes still alive

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By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 31 Cambridge 26 HULL Ionians threw themselves a lifeline with this hard-fought five-point win over Cambridge. The visitors, inspired by […]

Bath dunks Wild Geese for vital victory

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By JORDAN DAVIES LI W Geese 5 Barnstaple 12 BARNSTAPLE edged past London Irish in a crucial relegation dogfight that saw the home side lose […]

Randall’s double helps fire Hartpury to a treble

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UNIVERSITY BUCS FINAL HARRYRandall rounded up a fine month by leading Hartpury College to BUCS glory two weeks after winning the Grand Slam with England […]

Lions seem to lack their usual stardust

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DEBATE rages as to who will lead the Lions tour with no one candidate so far clearly ahead of the field. In years gone by […]

Rowan relishing chance to realise potential

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JACOB Rowan says he owes departed head coach Laurie Fisher a debt of gratitude after ousting Matt Kvesic from Gloucester’s No.7 jersey. Rowan’s career had […]

Flood’s return in doubt with Bordeaux interested

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FORMER England flyhalf Toby Flood is a target for French club Bordeaux, who want to scupper a return to Newcastle Falcons by keeping him in […]

Wallabies set to go on strike if Force are axed

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NEWS EXTRA AUSTRALIA’S professional rugby players may go on strike early next year if one of their Super Rugby teams is axed in a shake-up […]

Stubborn Blues fall short to in-form Albion

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By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 18 Plymouth Alb 21 PLYMOUTH secured their tenth straight league win with success on the road against Macclesfield. The visitors appeared […]

Redingensians Ram past Clifton

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By MATTHEW McCRORY R’gensians 41 Clifton 26 REDINGENSIANS Rams’ formidable pack introduced themselves to Clifton with an outset of aggression and it paid dividends with […]

Golden crop triumph again at Twickenham

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By NICK VERDIER WARWICK School’s class of 2017 will long be remembered in the West Midlands after they claimed the NatWest U18s Cup at Twickenham […]

Yes, rugby is physical but it is a force for good

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COLIN BOAG The right decision: Elliot Daly comes off after suffering double vision The thing about a bandwagon is that once it starts to roll, […]

Solomona is quality, but don’t pick him

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THAT Denny Solomona has had a phenomenal start to his Rugby Union career, with 11 tries in 11 matches for Sale Sharks, is not in […]

Sale seek closure to Solomona issue

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SALE SHARKS are going into mediation with Castleford Tigers later this month in a bid to avoid a costly legal action over their signing of […]

Richards set to quit as Exiles tighten their belt

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By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA LONDON Scottish head coach Peter Richards is set to leave in response to cutbacks that will see the club employ […]

Lions ease to victory to stay in race

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By ANDY MOORE Leicester L 40 Preston G 14 LEICESTER Lions maintained their play-off hopes with a six-try salvo win over basement side Preston Grasshoppers. […]

Redruth buzzing with Raiders win

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By BILL HOOPER Redruth 33 Worthing R 29 IT WAS a proverbial game of two halves that thoroughly entertained the crowd, as Worthing Raiders just […]

England serve up a mess in Massy

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France U19s …35 England U19s …22 A SLOPPY start set the tone for England U19s yesterday as they were convincingly beaten by France in Massy. […]

DREAMTEAM

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WILL OWEN, ROTHERHAM CAPTAIN AND FORMER MOSELEY CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Robin Hislop – ‘Bomber’ has a […]

Maestri could use a history lesson

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YOANN Maestri’s £26,000 fine for bringing the game into disrepute after criticising English referee Wayne Barnes for his handling of the France v Wales clash […]

Ford set to extend his French stay

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Wanted: Mike Ford MIKE FORD is a surprise name in the running to be named as the new head coach of French Top 14 outfit […]

Chief exec Casey calls time at Irish

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LONDON Irish chief executive Bob Casey will leave the club this summer after resigning. Casey said: “The time is right for me to leave the […]

Six-try Leicester down Scunny

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By MICK McNEILL S Leicester 43 Scunthorpe 10 SOUTH Leicester beat relegation-threatened Scunthorpe, starting and finishing with some wellworked tries. It was a scrappy game […]

20 QUESTIONS

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BIYI ALO WORCESTER PROP How do you look back at that entertaining game at Wasps last Sunday? It must have been great to watch for […]

Wales rally to run out easy winners

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Wales U18s …29 England U18s …19 WALES U18s will go into the Easter International Series next weekend high on confidence after a 29-19 win over […]

Clash of Titans? No longer, but it’s still a crucial game

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Head gone: George Ford has been forgettable this season for Bath PICTURE: Getty Images THE concept of ‘The Clash’ appeals to me, with an expected […]

Watch out for Retiere

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LA ROCHELLE showed in their 32-22 Challenge Cup victory over Edinburgh why they are top of the Top 14. Unlike so many French sides they […]

Tale of two rugby cities could not be more stark

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On a wintry Friday night by the Clyde, Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons played out a 16-all draw. So few turned up that they […]

Classy Conor takes his cue to strangle Ealing

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Star turn: Munster’s Conor Oliver scores a try PICTURE: Inpho By JEREMY INSON MUNSTER A reached the British and Irish Cup final with an emphatic […]

Barrett the hero as Dale edge it

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By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 13 Sedgley Park 10 AN AFTERNOON of brutal rugby, with no quarter being given from either side, was just edged by […]

YOUNG GUNS

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AARON HINKLEY ENGLAND U18S OPENSIDE Aaron Hinkley is fully aware making it at senior level will not be a walk in the park but he […]

Farrell greatness made in ‘Heaven’

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Andy Farrell believes his son Owen’s growing reputation as one of Rugby Union’s most creative playmakers was born in ‘Heaven’. Or, to be more exact, […]

Le Roux’s splash crash sums up Wasps woe

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By NICK CAIN Leinster 32pts Tries: Nacewa 14, Conan 33, Henshaw 40, McFadden 73 Conversions: Sexton 34, 40, 74 Penalties: Sexton 5, 48 Wasps 17pts […]

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