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March 14, 2021

Hogg aims to make up for Dublin howler

SCOTLAND and Ireland have become such familiar and feisty foes in recent times – today is their fifth meeting in a little over two years – that the fixture is rarely lacking spice.

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I'm backing wonderful Wales all the way in Paris

In my column last week I wrote that George North, Louis Rees-Zammit and the rest of Wales’ dangerous back-three players could cause havoc in the Italian sunshine. So it proved. Italy were as bad as I expected them to be and Wayne Pivac’s side took full advantage to move to within a game of a Grand Slam.

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Ewers gets dogged Exeter over the line

EXETER’S famous determination enabled them to cling on to second place in the Premiership table as they pulled off the great escape after trailing for 75 minutes.

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Grayson's on target as Saints close it out

SALE dominated Northampton for large chunks of this bitty encounter but it was the home team’s defence and resolution which proved decisive.

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Bath's belief shines through the storm

BATH’S group morale was key as the West Country side produced a superb six-try display to get their third victory from their last four matches to continue their resurgence in form.

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Frazzled Wasps take time out to recharge

IF EVER a game illustrated the contrasting mental states of two sides this was it – Bristol all bustle and resilience, Wasps a depleting force in need of a holiday.

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Playmaker Theo eyes long run in the middle

THEO Brophy Clews has banished his injury woe and is ready to deliver on the talent that has long marked him down as a London Irish star of the future.

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Why should Thorley pay for defending himself?

There is virtually universal support for the current clampdown on tackles involving contact with the head, but events last week must raise questions about whether the disciplinary process in the Premiership is working.

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Stopwatch away! It's quality time that counts

Thanks to the “game clock” and a scrum process best measured in light-years, top-end Rugby Union matches generally last between 85 and 90 minutes – or, to put it another way, slightly longer than an England innings on a dry and dusty turner in India.

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Daniel Gallan talks to Sale Sharks lock Lood De Jager about World Cup memories

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