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Newcastle Falcons swoop on 18-year-old League prospect whose father played flyhalf for Wales

5 years ago by Rugby Dump

Leeds Rhinos rugby league prospect Iwan Stephens has switched codes to join Newcastle Falcons’ senior academy. 

Bruising montage highlights the disruptive nature of England star Maro Itoje

5 years ago by Rugby Dump

England star Maro Itoje is notorious for being a menace to the opposition around the breakdown with his disruptive ability.

Ford's goal kicking percentage leaves a number of Test players in his wake

5 years ago by Rugby Dump

England and Leicester Tigers fly-half George Ford has the best goal kicking success rate in the Gallagher Premiership this season, according to website goalkickers.co.za. 

An understandable explanation as to why flyhalf Marcus Smith was in the scrum last weekend

5 years ago by Rugby Dump

Harlequins players Marcus Smith and Will Evans, as well as head coach Paul Gustard, have discussed the brief positional switch that occurred in their match with Northampton Saints on Sunday.

Leinster And Munster Name Teams For Semi Final

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Leinster and Munster served up an all action return to rugby in Aviva Stadium two weeks ago and the stage is set for the repeat encounter in Friday’s Guinness Pro14 semi final. Leinster have rung...

Doris Ready To Renew Back-Row Battle With Ireland Team-Mates

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

An Inter-Provincial derby under Friday Night Lights with a place in the Guinness PRO14 final on the line does not require any further billing, but there is also the small matter of international team-mates...

WATCH: North and South sides in training as teams get announced for historic clash

5 years ago by Rugby Dump

The two teams for the eagerly-anticipated North v South match in Wellington on Saturday 5 September have been named, featuring a whole host of stars from both the domestic and All Black rugby.

IRFU PCR Testing Negative in Leinster, Munster and Ulster

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

The IRFU (Irish Rugby Football Union) can confirm that the PCR testing of players and staff at Leinster, Munster and Ulster has produced zero positive results. 234 players and staff have been tested across...

Munster’s De Allende Relishing Second Taste Of ‘Physical’ Derby

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

It has, in many ways, been an extraordinary introduction to life in Ireland for Damian de Allende, and the fact his first two games in a Munster jersey have been high-octane derbies only adds to the unfamiliar...

Chris Ashton reviews his 'terrible dive' in classic Harlequins try

5 years ago by Rugby Dump

Chris Ashton took another step closer to being the leading try-scorer of all time in the Premiership, as he scored against his former club as part of a 30-17 Harlequins win over Northampton Saints.