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Danny hails departing 'Quins legend' Collier
The Rugby Paper

Danny hails departing 'Quins legend' Collier

HARLEQUINS' household names are nearing the end of their careers but scrumhalf Danny Care believes their new coaching team has built a strong foundation for the club moving forward.

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May 19, 2024
Big Ben strikes at right time for Sale
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Big Ben strikes at right time for Sale

BEN Curry is often referred to as the twin brother of Tom, the 50-cap England flanker who has missed the entire season for Sale because of a hip injury that required surgery.

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May 19, 2024
Uzokwe: Championship has got tougher to win
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Uzokwe: Championship has got tougher to win

DESPITE not getting the chance to secure promotion Premiership, to the back rower Simon Uzokwe says Ealing TrailChampionfinders' ship title win means just as much due to the increasing quality of the division.

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May 19, 2024
Sarries to hit road as Sale upset their plans
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Sarries to hit road as Sale upset their plans

SALE and Bath joined Northampton and Saracens in the Premiership play-offs after a final round yesterday full of twists and shocks.

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May 19, 2024
Army leave it late to regain trophy
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Army leave it late to regain trophy

MOMENTS and minutes change matches in equal measure, and that is exactly what happened at Kingsholm as the British Army’s men regained the Inter Service Championship trophy.

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May 12, 2024
Blues hold on in battle at the top
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Blues hold on in battle at the top

BLUES held on with their backs to their try line as they edged past the Hurricanes 31-27 to leapfrog their Kiwi rivals and move top of the table.

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May 12, 2024
Harrison leads from front to seal it for Saracens
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Harrison leads from front to seal it for Saracens

SARACENS returned to Allianz PWR action with a bonus-point win at StoneX Stadium.

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May 12, 2024
Coventry denied by powerful Pirates
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Coventry denied by powerful Pirates

SHEER pack power delivered two classic late rolling maul tries as Pirates maintained their quest for a second place Championship finish.

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May 12, 2024
Davies the leading light in Welsh quartet
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Davies the leading light in Welsh quartet

FOUR international flyhalves took flight from Wales last year, understandably so given the alternative of staying put on contracts shredded by the rugby recession.

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May 12, 2024
Rugby's holy trinity prove the difference
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Rugby's holy trinity prove the difference

SINCE time immemorial, rugby has been cloaked in its own cliches: Prince Obolensky was always “dashing”; Colin Meads lived his life as an “unsmiling giant”; Martin Johnson was rarely anything other than “beetle-browed”; and Billy Vunipola, easier to stop with an elephant gun than he is with a Taser according to recent evidence from a late-night bar in Mallorca, will forever be known as “the man who shamed the shirt he wasn’t wearing”.

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May 12, 2024
Tbilisi win was key - Skivington
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Tbilisi win was key - Skivington

GEORGE Skivington has credited the European Challenge Cup win against Black Lion in Tbilisi as the moment Gloucester turned their season around.

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May 12, 2024
Scarlets pay price for lack of discipline
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Scarlets pay price for lack of discipline

ULSTER gave their URC play-off hopes a major boost as they capitalised on indiscipline from the hosts to secure maximum points in Llanelli.

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May 12, 2024
James at his best as Sale keep in the race
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James at his best as Sale keep in the race

SAM James might be departing for pastures new but Sale’s Mr Dependable produced a nigh on immaculate performance at full-back as they continue to battle for a play-off place.

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May 12, 2024
Russell masterclass has Bath in top gear
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Russell masterclass has Bath in top gear

FINN Russell scored eight points, pulled the strings for three of Bath’s tries and barely put a foot wrong in a classy display that will send shivers down the spine of their Premiership title rivals.

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May 12, 2024
Superior Saints go on 14-try rampage
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Superior Saints go on 14-try rampage

THE good times keep on rolling at Franklin’s Gardens as Northampton put their Champions Cup heartbreak behind them to secure a home Premiership semi-final with a ruthless demolition of a Gloucester side with one eye on their Challenge Cup final later this month.

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May 12, 2024
Saracens closing in on finishing line
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Saracens closing in on finishing line

JUST like Manchester City, Saracens become remorseless when the finishing line looms into view.

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May 12, 2024
Tiueti out to make most of Cov move
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Tiueti out to make most of Cov move

INSPIRED by his old Uni mate Will Rigg, Dafydd-Rhys Tiueti is hoping that joining Coventry this summer will do wonders for his career.

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May 12, 2024
Graham: Guys were in tears after that defeat but we'll fight ba
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Graham: Guys were in tears after that defeat but we'll fight ba

SAM Graham believes Northampton can turn the heartache of losing last weekend’s Champions Cup semi-final to their advantage as they set their sights on the Premiership title.

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May 12, 2024
I want to win title before I leave Bristol - Luatua
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I want to win title before I leave Bristol - Luatua

FEW overseas signings have had a more lasting impact in the Premiership than Steve Luatua who looks like finishing his career at Bristol seven years after joining the club.

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May 12, 2024
It's been a crazy six months, says new Welsh star
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It's been a crazy six months, says new Welsh star

ALEX Mann is the first to admit his “crazy” journey over the past six months hasn’t really sunk in yet.

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May 12, 2024
New-boy Roots has his eye on NZ return
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New-boy Roots has his eye on NZ return

ONE OF England’s Test debutants this year has a big incentive to make the summer tour to New Zealand – he would be returning to his roots.

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May 12, 2024
I'm still supporter of relegation - Diamond
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I'm still supporter of relegation - Diamond

NEWCASTLE may be adrift at the bottom of the Premiership but Steve Diamond remains an advocate for promotion and relegation.

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May 12, 2024
Dominant Chiefs set up shot at the semis
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Dominant Chiefs set up shot at the semis

OVER the years Rob Baxter has unearthed some gems at Sandy Park, but none so precious as Exeter’s latest wonderkid Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.

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May 12, 2024
Game in England is good, says Ford
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Game in England is good, says Ford

GEORGE Ford feels English rugby is on the up after a testing couple of years on and off the field and has to use this season a springboard.

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May 12, 2024
Leicester have the class to rule again
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Leicester have the class to rule again

LEICESTER are not where their fans want them to be – and a minority have been warned by the club about the level of social media abuse directed at players and coaches after their home Premiership defeat by Bristol two weeks ago.

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May 12, 2024
'Play big matches at neutral venues'
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'Play big matches at neutral venues'

'Play big matches at neutral venues'

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May 12, 2024
Time to put an end to marquee players
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Time to put an end to marquee players

ARE marquee players, or coaches, worth it -- or are they just a Premiership owners’ vanity project?

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May 12, 2024
Perenara tops try list as 'Canes march on
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Perenara tops try list as 'Canes march on

TJ PERENARA became the all-time top Super Rugby try scorer as his table topping Hurricanes demolished the Waratahs.

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May 05, 2024
You lived on the edge with Scotland
The Rugby Paper

You lived on the edge with Scotland

WHENEVER I cross paths with Paul Ackford, he always shouts across the room, “he taught me everything I knew!” Both of us were called into the England squad on the back of the London division’s famous win over Australia in 1988 but he got into the Test team later that year, and I didn’t.

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May 05, 2024
Appleyard unhappy with date clashes
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Appleyard unhappy with date clashes

STAFFORDSHIRE head coach Andy Appleyard believes the RFU are ‘stealing opportunities away from quality players’ due to the opening round of the County Championship being played on the same day as the Papa John’s final.

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May 05, 2024