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Columnists
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: Northampton Saints paid the price for battling on two fronts
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Northampton Northampton Saints finished two...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoWorcester set to return with Coventry derby clash
WORCESTER Warriors’ first game back in professional rugby will be a derby at home against Coventry on the opening day of...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoLet’s go back to amateur status from Level 5
Steve Hill talks to David Warwick, below, head coach at Wigton RUFC who play in Counties 1 Cumbria What is your...
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/ 1 month agoThe Champ fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ROUND 1 Friday October 3 Nottingham v Doncaster (7.45pm)...
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/ 1 month agoRidge’s buzzing to take on challenge at Chinnor
■ By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING a standout season with Tonbridge Juddians, 21-year-old Isaac Ridge is looking forward to testing himself in...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoI’ve never seen so many smiles at any tournament
International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament Steve Hill reports from Pamplona in Spain about an event supported by the European Commission and...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoFrench Column: Top c14 lubs getting back in the swing
The Top 14 final brought the curtain down on the 2024/25 French rugby season just 15 days ago, with Toulouse lifting...
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Features
/ 1 month agoClaudia Moloney-MacDonald is back in the old routine
Claudia Moloney-MacDonald is the first to admit that she could not see a path back to an England spot in time...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 month agoBen Stevenson is the latest to leave Newcastle Falcons
Wing Ben Stevenson is the latest player to leave Newcastle Falcons after agreeing a two-year deal at RC Vannes in France,...
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/ 1 month agoDavid double leads the way for England
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND produced a remarkable second-half comeback to maintain their unbeaten record in the U20 Women’s Six Nations Summer...
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/ 1 month agoCharlie Elliott: Best head-to-head matchups of the weekend
Following some big games last week, teams playing in series now have a good gauge on their opponents, and those touring will have acclimatised to...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCharlie Hodgson: From Premiership Points King to Leadership Coach
As one of the UK’s most sought-after rugby speakers, Charlie Hodgson’s impact on British rugby is undisputed. As England‘s all-time leading...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Wales’ streak continues and George Ford makes history
With rugby‘s Summer Internationals starting throughout the weekend, there were some interesting storylines surrounding the teams and players involved. It was almost an endless...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoBritish and Irish Lions told: Beware Australian dirty tricks
Lions boss Andy Farrell warned his side to look out for Australian dirty tricks after a bizarre row over pitch-watering following...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoGeorge Ford joins 100 club in England victory over Argentina
George Ford became the eighth man to make 100 Test appearances for England in last night’s First Test victory against Argentina....
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoWill Muir makes the most of his sevens training for England
Will Muir’s journey to a first England cap in La Plata started on the sevens circuit and it was even where...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoBritish and Irish Lions 21-10 Waratahs: Double for Huw Jones but Lions fail to impress
NSW Waratahs .................10pts Tries: Lancaster 34, Dobbins 41 British & Irish Lions ......21pts Tries: Jones 11, 32; Mitchell 54 Conversions: F...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: No need to panic, but make every day count on the British and Irish Lions tour
Andy Farrell questioned whether the pitch had been watered ahead of the kick-off after a performance that dampened his mood. The...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoJac Morgan takes tips from ex-Welsh British and Irish Lions
Jac Morgan revealed urgent pep talks with former Welsh Lions told him how to make the most of the current tour...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoTadhg Beirne is making it a family affair in Australia
Tadhg Beirne, who captained the Lions yesterday against the Waratahs has no need to shell out on flights for his family...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoBritish and Irish Lions Diary: Props set up a secret society
TRP can report an early split in the Lions camp which has been instigated by Ireland tighthead Finlay Bealham. Bealham has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoCheers! British and Irish Lions supporters can drink until 2am in Canberra
The good news for Lions fans heading to Canberra for the game against the Brumbies is that bars have been given...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoBlair Kinghorn: Let British and Irish Lions run loose in France
Blair Kinghorn arrived on tour in Brisbane on Monday fresh from Toulouse’s Top 14 win and epic celebrations and joined the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: British and Irish Lions need to be firing from the first whistle
Maro Itoje says that he felt pressure to perform this week, but that’s just standard for a Lions tour, and even...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoBritish and Irish Lions 52-12 Queensland Reds: Maro Itoje proves he is the right man for the job
Queensland Reds ...........12pts Tries: Toomaga-Allen 8, Flook 26s Conversion: McLaughlin-Phillips 9 British & Irish Lions ..... 52pts Tries: Freeman 20, 60;...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoJamison Gibson-Park and Finn Russell happy as they fall into step for British and Irish Lions
Jamison Gibson-Park passed his Lions Test match audition with dance partner Finn Russell and admitted the pair had hardly rehearsed. In...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 month agoBrendan Gallagher: Drop Maro Itoje? There’s no chance that will happen
Immediately after the Western Force game, when Joe McCarthy was brilliant all night and Ollie Chessum excellent off the bench, I...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoNick Cain: Jack Willis deserves to be part of this British and Irish Lions party
It is one of the biggest travesties in this sport that Jack Willis could be destined to never pull on a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoNick Cain: Owen Farrell’s British and Irish Lions call-up shouldn’t cause discord
The furore surrounding Owen Farrell being brought into the Lions squad as a replacement for Elliott Daly has stirred the nepotism...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: Elite will have no time for Los Pumas
Phil Kearns never played a game of Test rugby against the British and Irish Lions: a stranger-than-fiction fact that bears repeating....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoLet’s hope AUNZ Invitational XV have some bite against British and Irish Lions
The best Lions itineraries are precision instruments, their component parts pieced together with meticulous attention to detail. There should be an...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 month agoBrendan Gallagher: Here’s hoping for a bit of Brumbies drama for the British and Irish Lions
The undercard, those matches away from the Test series, is usually very thin and underwhelming on a Lions tour of Australia...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 month agoBrendan Gallagher: Jack Willis makes the best of his chances in France
Has there ever been a better or impressive redemption story than Jack Willis? Two career-threatening ACL injuries, made redundant by Wasps...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSale Sharks’ Best Premiership XV: Jason Robinson leads a Shark attack
What would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoMake it enjoyable so players come
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Sam Goatley, below, head coach at Newent RFC What is your playing...
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English Championship
/ 1 month agoToby Saysell bows out after hitting his century at Richmond
After signing off with 100 appearances at Richmond, Toby Saysell is excited to be one of the fans next season. In...
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Dream Team
/ 1 month agoDream Team – Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper, the Bury St Edmunds player-coach and former London Welsh, Cambridge and Bedford Blues prop, chooses the best XV he...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoPeter Jackson: Dark day for Wales in land of rising sun
For more than an hour on Saturday in a land renowned for its courtesy, Japan overdid the welcome bit to such...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoHolmes knows what it is like to miss out
AS Europe’s supreme scrum-half of his generation, Terry Holmes had earned the right to emulate the greatest of them all as...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoRamos deserves place at the top
THE question has been asked down the decades whenever and wherever the game’s best place-kickers have been discussed: pick one to...
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Features
/ 1 month agoBordeaux & Saints are set for Cup rematch
NEWS EXTRA EUROPEAN champions Bordeaux-Begles and last season’s finalists Northampton have been drawn in Pool 4 for the 2025-26 Champions Cup....
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoExeter Chiefs decide to go Down Under as they begin their rebuilding exercise
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Exeter Chiefs Exeter quickly became...
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/ 1 month ago2025/26 National League fixtures
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoFrench Column: Mystery surronds Uzair Cassiem’s future
One-time Scarlets and Springbok back row Uzair Cassiem is at the centre of a transfer storm in France. The 35-year-old knew...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 month agoMa’a Nonu, 43, shows no sign of stopping
In other surprising – but rather more straightforward – contract news from France, it seems 43-year-old Ma’a Nonu is ready to...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoArgentina vs England Preview: Steve Borthwick says Los Pumas are ‘expected’ to beat England
Steve Borthwick has urged the new faces in his England team to prove they deserve a place at the World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCharlie Elliott: Best head-to-head matchups of the weekend
With plenty of international games on the agenda this weekend, there is set to be a good mix of household names...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoWeekend Talking Points: Huwipulotu get chance for British and Irish Lions
This weekend represents a real start to the summer international calendar, with countless tours set to begin. There will also be...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoJosh Macleod returning from injury ‘massive’ for Wales – Matt Sherratt
Wales boss Matt Sherratt has hailed the return of Josh Macleod as “massive” after selecting the Scarlets flanker for their Test...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoLeading the British and Irish Lions: Will Carling Reflects on Pressure, Pride & Performance
Will Carling OBE is one of the most iconic figures in English rugby history. Appointed England captain at just 22, he...
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