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Eight-week biting ban for Hartley |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:03:58 GMT
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England hooker Dylan Hartley receives an eight-week ban for biting the finger of Ireland's Stephen Ferris in the Six Nations.
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Jones rejects Gatland Lions bias |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:45:03 GMT
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Wales prop Adam Jones dismisses suggestions of bias should Warren Gatland coach the British and Irish Lions.
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Gatland offered Lions coach role |
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Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:56:38 GMT
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Wales coach Warren Gatland is asked to coach the Lions on their 2013 tour to Australia, BBC Sport understands.
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Play-offs out of reach - Narraway |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:41:24 GMT
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Gloucester's Luke Narraway accepts a play-off place is out of reach and they must now focus on claiming a Heineken Cup place.
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Centre Carraro confirms Bath exit |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:38:23 GMT
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Centre Matt Carraro will leave Bath at the end of the season and is expected to join French Top 14 side Montpellier.
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Blues vow on Halfpenny & Roberts |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:09:27 GMT
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Coach Gareth Baber dismisses fears that Leigh Halfpenny and Jamie Roberts will leave Cardiff Blues this summer.
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South Africans in rugby drowning |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:44:05 GMT
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A South African club rugby player drowns and five of his team-mates are missing after 21 people were swept out to sea off the country's south coast.
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London Irish 32-41 Leicester |
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Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:03:12 GMT
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Toby Flood's 26-point haul helps Leicester go third in the Premiership with a bonus-point victory over London Irish.
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Coach Hanks departs Sale Sharks |
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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:03:26 GMT
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Sale announces the departure of first-team coach Tony Hanks in the wake of Friday's heavy 9-45 defeat to Saracens.
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Harlequins 14-6 Bath |
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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:18:53 GMT
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Harlequins regain the Premiership top spot by grinding out a 14-6 win over Bath in a dull contest at The Stoop.
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Baxter hails Exeter's character |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:46:56 GMT
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Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter is delighted with the character his side showed in their 28-27 win at Gloucester.
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Williams to undergo shoulder scan |
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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:29:25 GMT
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Wales centre Scott Williams will have a scan after injuring his shoulder in Scarlets' Pro12 Welsh derby win at Cardiff Blues.
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Leinster 22-23 Ospreys |
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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:00:30 GMT
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Leinster's 20-match unbeaten run ends as the Ospreys take a deserved win in the Pro12 clash as Brian O'Driscoll returns.
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Gloucester 27-28 Exeter |
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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:01:48 GMT
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A converted last-minute Aly Muldowney try gives Exeter a 28-27 win - their first victory against Gloucester at Kingsholm.
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AUDIO: Carraro will miss 'close-knit' Bath |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:30:11 GMT
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Departing Bath centre Matt Carraro tells BBC Radio Bristol he will miss the "special" atmosphere at the Rec and the 'close-knit' team he has been part of for three years.
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VIDEO: Six Nations win delights England women |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:05:39 GMT
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England skipper Katy McLean and scrum half La Toya Mason join the BBC Breakfast team to talk about their "fantastic" Six Nations victory, which they won earlier this month.
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AUDIO: Tigers did just enough - Cockerill |
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Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:11:11 GMT
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Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill tells BBC Radio Leicester that his side did 'just enough' to earn a 41-32 bonus-point win at London Irish.
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VIDEO: Baxter happy with Naqelevuki return |
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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:14:12 GMT
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Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter tells BBC South West he is pleased that Sireli Naqelevuki is back in his squad for the trip to Worcester in the Premiership.
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VIDEO: Uys back fit for Falcons |
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:53:54 GMT
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Newcastle centre Corne Uys tells BBC Look North he is keen to play his part for the Falcons after an absence with a cracked rib.
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VIDEO: Rugby force community project |
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:56:21 GMT
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Six Nations sponsors RBS have launched a community project where local clubs can apply for funding to help improve their facilities.
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VIDEO: Diamond wants Cipriani the superstar |
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Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:06:27 GMT
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Sale Sharks chief executive Steve Diamond says that he has signed Danny Cipriani because he believes that he could be rugby union's next superstar.
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Jeremy Guscott's Q&A |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:47:36 GMT
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Former England centre on whether Warren Gatland should be given the Lions job, who should captain the Lions, plus more
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Shane Williams responds |
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Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:13:44 GMT
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The former Wales winger answers your questions and looks ahead following Wales' successful Six Nations campaign.
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Bath's Beattie retires from game |
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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:02:46 GMT
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Bath's long-serving back-row forward Andy Beattie retires from rugby with immediate effect following an ankle injury.
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Blues upbeat on keeping Cuthbert |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:05:56 GMT
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Cardiff Blues are confident Wales wing Alex Cuthbert will sign a new regional contract despite being linked with a move to France.
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Connacht 16-20 Munster |
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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:44:26 GMT
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Munster are back in second place in the Pro12 after a batling 20-16 win away to Connacht.
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Edinburgh 15-29 Dragons |
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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:22:31 GMT
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Tonderai Chavhanga scores two tries as Newport Gwent Dragons consign Edinburgh to a seventh straight Pro12 defeat.
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Mieres extends Exeter Chiefs deal |
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Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:04:04 GMT
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Exeter Chiefs fly-half Ignacio Mieres signs a new contract to stay at Sandy Park until the summer of 2014.
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Lineen targeting a play-off slot |
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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:31:29 GMT
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Glasgow coach Sean Lineen targets a home semi-final following his side's RaboDirect Pro12 29-6 win over Aironi.
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Season over for Gloucester's Wood |
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:13:49 GMT
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Gloucester loosehead prop Nick Wood will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a pectoral injury.
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Falcons trio cited by RFU panel |
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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:06:28 GMT
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James Hall, Taiasina Tu'ifua and Rob Vickers are all cited by the RFU after Newcastle's 9-9 draw with Harlequins.
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Munster v Leinster (Sat) |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:56:36 GMT
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Leinster look likely to welcome back more of their Ireland contingent for Saturday's Pro12 game against Munster at Thomond Park.
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Exiles snap up scrum-half O'Leary |
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Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:57:02 GMT
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London Irish sign Ireland and Munster scrum-half Tomas O'Leary on a three-year deal from next season.
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Northampton 32-15 Wasps |
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Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:41:01 GMT
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Northampton maintain their Premiership play-off challenge with a convincing bonus-point win over Wasps.
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Injury forces Flannery to retire |
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Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:48:00 GMT
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Ireland and Munster hooker Jerry Flannery retires from professional rugby because of a back injury.
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Worcester 19-9 Newcastle |
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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:43:47 GMT
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Alex Grove gets the only try of the game as Worcester pitch Premiership bottom club Newcastle closer to the drop.
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Dragons v Connacht (Fri) |
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Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:02:19 GMT
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Team news and preview of Friday's Pro12 fixture at Rodney Parade.
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Flanker Clark suspended by Saints |
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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:28:47 GMT
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Northampton suspend flanker Calum Clark after Leicester's Rob Hawkins suffered a broken elbow in the LV= Cup final.
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Bennett doubt for Wales tour |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:47:13 GMT
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Wales hooker Huw Bennett looks to have played his last game for the Ospreys after being ruled out for the rest of the season.
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Sale 9-45 Saracens |
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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:52:20 GMT
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Chris Wyles scores the first of five Saracens tries as they crush Sale 45-9 at Edgeley Park to go top of the Premiership.
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Saracens expect to keep Farrell |
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:26:54 GMT
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Saracens chief executive Edward Griffiths says he does not expect Andy Farrell to join England as a full-time coach.
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Ulster v Aironi (Fri) |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:46:26 GMT
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Rory Best, Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris are back in the Ulster squad for the Pro12 clash against Aironi at Ravenhill.
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