Blindside - rugby transfers
Owen Farrell returning to Saracens
Owen Farrell is rejoining Saracens this summer after an underwhelming season in France at Racing 92. Saracens agreed to pay a transfer fee of around £170,000...
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Dream Team
/ 3 days agoDream Team – Kayde Sylvester
Kayde Sylvester, the Cambridge and former Northampton Saints second row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 days agoJames O’Connor looks likely to replace Handre Pollard at Leicester Tigers
Crusaders and Australia fly-half James O’Connor looks set to join Leicester on a one-year deal after turning down an offer from...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 days agoRoss Moriarty finalises move to Ospreys
Ospreys have completed the signing of Wales back row Ross Moriarty from French side Brive. The British and Irish Lion returns...
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Features
/ 3 days agoBen Curry: Eight years on from first Argentina tout, I am raring to go…
Paul Eddison talks to Ben Curry, the Sale flanker who is aiming to be a big hit on England’s summer tour...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 days agoChris Hewett: Questions at No.3 are key for Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions
Prop forwards of the tighthead variety were not put on this earth to be like everyone else, and by and large...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 days agoChris Hewett: Perhaps Paris isn’t the best of places
Can there be a rugby aficionado in the world who wouldn’t move heaven and earth to experience a weekend’s worth of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 days agoPaul Rees: British and Irish Lions get ready to roar again
Paul Rees assesses the challenges ahead as Andy Farrell's squad prepare to set off on a tour of a lifetime As...
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Features
/ 3 days agoDon’t let the Champ turn into ‘zombie
Nick Cain talks to Paul Turner as he says his goodbyes to Ampthill after 14 years in charge Taking charge: Paul...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 days agoRob Russell signs on for Gloucester
Gloucester have signed back three flyer Rob Russell from Leinster. The 26-year-old, who can play full-back or wing, has scored 18...
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Features
/ 3 days agoBordeaux winning the race for crowds, too
Peter Jackson reveals his exclusive club-by-club attendances list for the regulation season in Europe’s major leagues WHEN the sun set on...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 days agoMontauban heroes ascend the heights
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER BRAVO Montauban, a team that are the living...
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Features
/ 3 days agoSix of the best from the Toulouse globe-trotters
IT’S happened! As predicted in this column some while ago, Toulouse now have six international full-backs who have started for Le...
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Features
/ 3 days agoStu Wilson, a Rolls Royce wing with a smart swerve
THOSE of a certain age will fondly remember All Black Stu Wilson, who died suddenly this week aged 70, as a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 days agoLos Pumas will be out to take down British and Irish Lions
Joe Santamaria looks back on Argentina’s draw with the Lions in 2005 and the challenges they will face on Friday It...
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Features
/ 3 days agoLeinster’s league win in ’14 was right up there
MY LIFEIN RUGBY IAN MADIGAN THE FORMER IRELAND, LEINSTER, BORDEAUX, BRISTOL AND ULSTER FLY-HALF AND NOW PREMIER SPORTS ANALYST AS A...
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Features
/ 3 days agoYoung Guns – Jack Lightbown
Jack Lightbown’s journey into rugby didn’t begin with a thunderous tackle or try-saving turnover. It started on a rainy day at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 week agoJohann Van Graan: Chris Harris will fit in very well at Bath
Bath boss Johann van Graan has insisted that the signing of another world-class player in Chris Harris has not put any...
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Dream Team
/ 1 week agoDream Team – Tom Hughes
TOM HUGHES, THE FORMER SALE FC, LYMM AND CHESHIRE CENTRE, NOW STAFFORDSHIRE SENIORS MEN’S PERFORMANCE COACH CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...
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Features
/ 1 week agoJacques Vermeulen looking to win trophies with Sale Sharks
Paul Rees catches up with the 29-year-old back rower who is leaving Exeter Chiefs after six years to become a Shark...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 week agoChris Hewett: Without jeopardy, the game is nothing
The journey time between the sublime and the ridiculous can be speed-of-sound short: Clement Poitrenaud, the quintessence of French rugby cool...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 week agoChris Hewett: Roll up for the next circus in town, the R360 League
Here's an idea: let’s launch a new rugby tournament to run alongside…er…forgotten its name already. Ah, that’s right. R360. The one...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoPaul Rees: Big names are hitting the jackpot at No.10
It pays to be an outside-half in the Premiership. The recently published salary cap report for the 2023-24 campaign saw the...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoPaul Rees: R360 would have to find a new audience
The build-up to the Premiership play-offs was hijacked by a global franchise competition that is being planned for next year. It...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 week agoBrendan Gallagher: Calling it a day is a tough business
Sorry is traditionally the hardest word to say – or indeed sing – but I’ve always thought “Goodbye” runs it close....
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Features
/ 1 week agoLeon Brown’s Life in Rugby: Named in the Pro 12 Dream Team? Happy days…
It was only when my mate Norm introduced me to rugby that I first became properly aware of the sport as...
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Features
/ 1 week agoEaster welcomes Worcester return
Ben Jaycock talks to the former England No 8 and current Chinnor coach about the challenges playing in the second tier...
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Features
/ 1 week agoR360 plans a threat to the England team
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Sticking together: Saracen players were still selected by England despite spending the...
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Features
/ 1 week agoDiego Escobar – I’m sure Chile can get to next World Cup
Joe Santamaria talks to Chile and Racing 92 hooker Diego Escobar on his international dreams After fulfilling his dream of reaching...
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Features
/ 1 week agoSale lock Hill finalising his next move abroad
NEWS EXTRA SALE lock Jonny Hill is close to finalising a move abroad to either France or Japan for next season....
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Features
/ 1 week agoTighthead duo sign contracts at Cardiff
CARDIFF have signed tightheads Javan Sebastian and Sam Wainwright from Edinburgh and Scarlets respectively. Sebastian, 30, moved from home region Scarlets...
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Features
/ 1 week agoDragons swoop for Tonga centre Paea
TONGA centre Fetuli Paea has signed for Dragons from Italian side Zebre Parma. The 30-year-old has been capped 12 times by...
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Features
/ 1 week agoYoung Guns – George Knowles
Gloucester hooker George Knowles is one of the brightest young front rowers coming through the England age-grade system – and he’s...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoFrench Column: Fabien Galthie prepares to spring surprises for New Zealand tour
White smoke of a sort was spotted this week, heralding FFR and LNR agreement on tweaks to the player release deal...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 weeks agoOwen Farrell looks set for a return to the Premiership
Owen Farrell looks set for a return to the Premiership after expressing a wish to leave Racing 92 one year into...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 weeks agoBath tempt Chris Harris from Gloucester
Gloucester star Chris Harris will make the move to rivals Bath next season as medical dispensation for Ollie Lawrence, who suffered...
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Dream Team
/ 2 weeks agoDream Team – Rob Saunders
ROB SAUNDERS, THE FORMER LONDON IRISH, ULSTER & IRELAND SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST. 1....
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoPaul Rees: Raising funds for World Club Cup will not be easy
Paul Rees looks at the financial challenges of expanding the global game Given the problems rugby is facing across the globe,...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoPaul Rees: End of the road for six of the best
Ten years ago, England finished their World Cup campaign with a 60-3 victory over Uruguay in Manchester. There was no consolation...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoMike Brown: I never took a backward step, I never gave up
Paul Rees talks to Mike Brown, the gritty full-back who played 72 times for his country and never let his standards...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoSussex school’s growing the game
By BEN JAYCOCK KIT Claughton has enjoyed introducing rugby to a huge number of foreign students at Buckswood School and hopes...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoMike Friday: England have plenty of options at No.9
Ben Jaycock talks to Mike Friday about his son’s rise to the top and the choices Steve Borthwick has on offer...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agofrom the best coaches I’ve been lucky to learn
MY LIFE IN RUGBY BARRY MADDOCKS THE FORMER ABERAVON CENTRE, WHO HAS ENJOYED A SUCCESSFUL COACHING CAREER AT HARTPURY COLLEGE, ENGLAND...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoOSCAR TALBOT
YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER & ENGLAND U18 FLY-HALF Oscar Talbot says it’s a privilege to wear the England 10 shirt at U18...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 weeks agoGabriel Hamer-Webb to quit Cardiff
Cardiff wing Gabriel Hamer-Webb will leave the club this summer, with Leicester favourites to sign him. Welsh-qualified Hamer-Webb, 24, joined Cardiff...
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Dream Team
/ 3 weeks agoDream Team – Saope Soko
SAOPE SOKO, THE FORMER CHESTER, OLD ALBANIANS, RAMS, HENLEY, WORTHING AND ZIMBABWE CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoAnthony Watson: Bath may be favourites but it’s too close to call
Bath may be the favourites to win the Premiership after dominating the regular season, but Anthony Watson will never forget what...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoPaul Rees: Steve Borthwick’s summer crusade
Paul Rees reports as England prepare for their two tests against Argentina and one against the United States Mike Brown announced...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoDan Kelly – ‘I want to enjoy my final weeks at Leicester Tigers’
Paul Rees talks to centre Dan Kelly, who joined Leicester back in 2020 and is now heading off to play for...
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