By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh………. 43ptsTries: Goosen 18, Van der Merwe 44, Currie 61, Schoeman 67, Bennett 72, Mata 76 Conversions: Healy 18, 45, 61, 68, […]
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Brown: £3m grant will help bridge gap
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Bath agree three-year contract for Pepper
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Tigers demolished by Saints fireworks
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Barbeary leads the revenge mission
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Saracens get back in the old routine
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We need to be more consistent for longer, says McCall
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Sanderson: We can’t fall in closing stages
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Wilson: Our test is to back up victory over Bordeaux
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De Chaves: We need to be ruthless
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Lam knows Diamond’s Newcastle will be tough to crack
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England must take Quins pair to NZ
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Ban teams who pick reserves for knock-out stages
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Richards set for debut as Cunningham rolls the dice
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Rampant England on target for slam
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Scotland break Italian duck to boost World Cup hopes
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Red Roses: Exeter Chiefs prop Liz Hanlon
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Stop tinkering with laws
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Jeff’s right, we must protect the grassroots
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So which is the fairer?
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Champ teams must hold on to players
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I’m loving every single minute
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Robertson will cash in on Barrett move
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Try-fest with big issues below the surface
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Long wait for away win goes on for Dragons
By SIMON THOMAS Benetton………..36pts Tries: Smith 7, Lucchesi 30, Uren 35, Ratave 45, Iachizzi 71, Lamaro 75 Conversions: Albornoz 8, 36, Umaga 76 Dragons………….19pts Tries: […]
Goosen red card is game changer
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Faletau injured again in gutting defeat to Ulster
By SIMON THOMAS Ulster ……………..19pts Try: McCann 58 Conversion: Cooney 59 Penalties: Doak 28, 35, Cooney 65, 79 Tries: Cabango 11, 42 Conversions: De Beer […]
Leinster seconds suffer a mauling
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Warriors miss out on bonus point
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Morgan at the double for Ospreys history boys
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Livewire Devine the star of show
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Outsiders aiming for a place in the final
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Esher waste no time in bouncing back up
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Worboys repays Easter’s support
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Lion who enjoyed a taste of Italy
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The Sheriff will be sorely missed
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Flyer Hutler haunts old Blues mates with hat-trick
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