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‘It’s been seamless… I’m over the moon’: JAMES PATER, Northampton’s 19-year-old ‘Slim Reaper’ on his rapid rise into the first team, taking Jonny Wilkinson’s advice and how he’s trying to bulk up

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Inside Leicester Tigers’ three-year plan to conquer the PREM: Lessons from Sandhurst, bull-fighting trips, Geoff Parling’s coaching shake-up and the summit that offers major hint on Ollie Chessum’s future

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Former Scotland rugby star, 39, to go on trial charged with rape, controlling and abusing a woman over a 14-year period

By LUKE AUGUSTUS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Printed: 12:11 BST, 23 October 2026 | Up to date: 13:25 BST, 23...

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Stamp of disapproval! Shocked rugby fans demand lifetime BAN for Welsh player’s ‘disgusting’ violent trample

By HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER Printed: 10:24 BST, 23 October 2026 | Up to date: 14:02 BST,...

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Rocky Elsom says French legal battle has made him unemployable in rugby as former Wallabies captain fights to clear his name

Former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom claims his French authorized battle has broken his repute and left him unable to...

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‘They’ve lost that edge’: How Bath fell back down to earth thanks to stars departing and second-half woes – as bitter rivals Gloucester smell blood

‘By no means too excessive, by no means too low,’ is one in all Johann van Graan's most-used phrases....

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21-year-old son of Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh dies ‘of accidental overdose’: ‘Words cannot express our profound sadness’

By JOSH ALSTON, SPORTS REPORTER Printed: 07:37 BST, 18 September 2026 | Up to date: 08:55 BST, 18 September...

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MUNSTER CONFIDENTIAL: Why Clayton McMillan looks set for another rough season, how tension in the camp is filtering all the way down to the Academy, and the Reds stalwart who is now in the last chance saloon

The one approach is up for Munster... certainly? Final season was a tough one for the province, on and...

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PREM Rugby transfers: Bath line up Rhys Carre to replace Beno Obano, Ollie Sleightholme’s Northampton future in doubt, the truth about Bristol’s swoop for Beauden and Scott Barrett and Gloucester eye new deals for key trio, reveals NIK SIMON

The early timing of Beno Obano’s determination to depart Bathtub for France subsequent summer season has created a domino...

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‘I’m a proud Englishman and everybody wants to represent their country’: Serial Six Nations champion SHAUN EDWARDS breaks his silence after leaving France

Shaun Edwards has a message for the rugby world: ‘I’m able to go and I’m open to provides.’It’s one...

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RORY KEANE: Munster having ONLY TWO players in Ireland squad of 36 is humiliating – and now there is only one thing the province can do

Clayton McMillan’s group discuss will write itself this week. On Saturday night time, Leinster entertain Munster at Aviva Stadium...

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Tragic rugby star Hyron Andrews, 31, died from a torn main artery, autopsy confirms, after he was found in locked shower cubicle

By NIK SIMON Printed: 15:09 BST, 21 October 2026 | Up to date: 15:42 BST, 21 October 2026 The...

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An evening with Saracens’ ‘wine consultant’ Brendan Venter: His regret over title-change saga, the club’s sacking of the player involved in melee with England cricketers – and plans to replace Owen Farrell and Co

Brendan Venter, glass in hand, is holding courtroom.Saracens’ ‘wine guide’ is undoubtedly in his aspect as he paces across...

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‘Connacht treated me and my family really poorly’ – Ex-star Aly Muldowney on why he’s snubbing Pro12 anniversary party, getting stuck in Siberia and how he became hooked on painkillers

CONNACHT start the brand new season at house to the Stormers on Friday evening, and the province are utilizing...

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‘I was shocked and confused. I wondered if life was worth living’: Former Bristol star CHRIS VUI on his failed drug test, ‘putting my pride aside’ to become a truck driver and the ‘crazy’ fight to clear his name

Chris Vui’s routine could be very totally different lately. Gone are the hourly schedule and wholesome wage beforehand offered...

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‘I’d blow up the sport and change it forever’: EDDIE HEARN reveals his radical masterplan for PREM rugby – and the special clause in Henry Pollock’s new Northampton contract after England star ‘left hundreds of thousands on the table’

Over in Monaco, Eddie Hearn is already plotting his subsequent rugby transfer. The ink has barely dried on Henry...

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Louis Rees-Zammit is faster, stronger and more dangerous than ever. From special socks and 200kg squats to Marbella boot camp that burnt NFL bulk, this is how Wales flier can keep pace with an Olympic sprinter AND lift weights like a forward

As Bristol Bears celebrated and dissected their spectacular PREM win over reigning champions Northampton earlier this month, one shocking...

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So is Henry Pollock a ‘TikTok dancer who plays some rugby on the weekend’… or is he the real deal?

Even on the age of 21, and along with his profession nonetheless very a lot in its infancy, Henry...

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Lewis Moody ‘at peace’ with MND diagnosis as former rugby star reveals hope his two sons will follow him into professional sport

By ALEX BYWATER, SPORT REPORTER Revealed: 00:02 BST, 24 September 2026 | Up to date: 00:37 BST, 24 September...

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‘We want to leave a legacy, to dominate English rugby’: Inside Northampton’s ambitious plan for back-to-back PREM titles – the curryhouse heart-to-heart, the former doorman solving their achilles heel and how they’ll transform Franklin’s Gardens

Within the warmth of the summer season holidays, Henry Pollock sprang a shock on a few his team-mates in...

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Scotland and Edinburgh star Darcy Graham out for the rest of the year with bicep injury

By GRAEME MACPHERSON Printed: 18:44 BST, 24 September 2026 | Up to date: 18:55 BST, 24 September 2026 Scotland...

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The secrets of Christian Wade’s success: On brink of PREM try-scoring record, he reveals his star-studded Wasps finishing school, all-you-can-eat pizza, why defenders are just ‘obstacles’… and building ‘the best team in the world’ at Newcastle

On Friday evening, Christian Wade hopes to toast to a slice of rugby historical past with a shot of...

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There is no time for sob stories at Edinburgh… another season of mediocrity from Sean Everitt will NOT be acceptable

On the eve of the brand new season getting underneath method towards Ulster on Friday, Edinburgh have already taken...

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‘The England snub was the wake-up call I needed’: OLLIE LAWRENCE on the frustrations of last season, why he’s now raring to go, the latest on his Bath contract and how wedding season came at a good time for Johann van Graan

For a person who wasn’t away with England, Ollie Lawrence had a very busy summer season.Six of Tub’s first-teamers...

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The young star about to break out at your PREM club: From the rapid Zimbabwean signed via Instagram and an 18-year-old flying Gloucester wing, to a Scottish farmer, the 23-stone Italian and Exeter’s ‘physical monster’

The brand new PREM Rugby season kicks off on Friday, and with it comes an opportunity to shine for...

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Northampton’s 28-12 win over Cardiff saves some face for English rugby after a reality check in the Champions Cup opening weekend – and Saints have another star in the England mix, writes ALEX BYWATER

October 18, 2026

By ALEX BYWATER, SPORT REPORTER Printed: 21:08 BST, 18 October 2026 | Up to date: 21:08 BST, 18 October...

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RYAN WILSON: Franco Smith will be sitting pretty to replace Gregor Townsend in Scotland post if his Glasgow Warriors can rise again for URC challenge