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Is Prem rugby union turning into basketball? Nailbiters supply case for defence
Record try-glut in round one suggested all-out attack is en vogue, but maybe you can defend well an…
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Wallabies back Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii on wing for first Bledisloe Cup Test against All Blacks
Australia coach Les Kiss calls up Isaac Henry to start at Eden Park New Zealand hit hard by injury …
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Saracens’ Brendan Venter takes aim at ‘autocratic’ Prem over media duties
Technical director held court at club’s training base, comparing rugby to winemaking and claiming i…
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England hit by slump in Twickenham ticket sales for Nations Championship finals
Demand for Springboks and All Blacks outstrips hosts England lost 42-21 to Ireland in last Twickenh…
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The Breakdown | From France to Old Reigatians: the most inspiring sides in rugby history
The most memorable teams aren’t always the the most famous – and the key ingredients have remained …
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Committed Sale bounce back to beat Saracens despite Vermeulen red card
Saracens 17-21 Sale Jibulu, O’Flaherty and Bamber among Sale try-scorers It doesn’t always require …
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Newcastle have their wings clipped by Tigers but look to play the long game
Investment from Red Bull and scrapping of relegation give breathing-space for English rugby union’s…
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Louis Rees-Zammit scores two tries as Bristol defeat champions Northampton
Prem Rugby: Bristol 41-24 Northampton Bears win opening two games for first time since 2023 Bristol…
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Bath go top with Finn Russell to the fore in thrilling derby victory against Exeter
Prem Rugby: Bath 40-34 Exeter Hosts made to fight all the way in 11-try thriller Bath went to the t…
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Players liable for £2.8m in legal fees to brain injury case defendants by end of October
Costs partly due to delays caused by previous solicitors Case still ‘in crisis’, fees need to be se…
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‘They said I ran away from rucks’: Emmanuel Iyogun on going from reluctant prop to England debut
Northampton star on his tenacious rise to the international ranks – and eating ‘massive cakes’ with…
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Borthwick’s England reign remains full of contradictions with World Cup a year away
England’s identity under Steve Borthwick is not as clear as it should be this close to the tourname…
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Former Wallaby hooker Nathan Charles diagnosed with MND at 37
Charles played professional sport with cystic fibrosis Diagnosis ‘just at times quite cruel’ Former…
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Rugby union power rankings: how the teams stand a year from World Cup
There’s no ignoring the holders but what of the hosts, the All Blacks, France and even England? Her…
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Wallabies dare to dream of Rugby World Cup glory as momentum builds under Les Kiss
Lock Jeremy Williams backs hosts to end Webb Ellis Cup drought Australia sixth in world rankings af…
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‘I needed to change’: Peter O’Mahony on ditching hard-edged ritual, and his love of gardening
The former Ireland captain talks about allowing his own feelings, why every coach except Andy Farre…
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England can take vital lessons from worst defeats into Rugby World Cup, says Johnson
Former captain says losses can benefit team next year Johnson refuses to comment on Henry Pollock h…
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The Breakdown | Hong Kong China’s minnows relish a Rugby World Cup baptism of fire
Debutants will face Australia and All Blacks and full-back Paul Altier admits he and his teammates …
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‘Rugby’s in people’s blood here’: mutiny rising in west Wales as Scarlets fight WRU plan | Andy Bull
No one at Parc y Scarlets understands why they and the Ospreys are on the chopping block for the un…
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Saracens overcome adversity to battle back and edge Leicester in 12-try thriller
Leicester 38-40 Saracens Visitors hold on despite Isiekwe’s 20-minute red card Brendan Venter has h…
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