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news from Thursday 13 December 2018

Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs (Fri) Melville warns against player wages rise Exeter Chiefs 19-27 Gloucester Exeter expect Cowan-Dickie to sta

Today at 05:28 pm - Scotland in exciting place - Skinner . Have the wheels come off the Exeter 'machine'? . From Taunton to Poland - via Facebook...

Harlequins end Exeter's unbeaten start Exeter beat Gloucester to maintain 100% run Parling's 'adventure' returns to Melbourne Exeter snatc

Today at 05:28 pm - Exeter winger Nowell out for eight weeks . White still has Australia ambitions . Hogg targets 'best season' for Glasgow finale . Dollman still has Exeter future - Baxter...

Wallabies can turn things around in 2019, says Matt Toomua

Today at 05:09 pm - Leicester Tigers and Australia centre throws his support behind Michael Cheika The post Wallabies can turn things around in 2019, says Matt Toomua appeared first on The Rugby Paper....

Beast Mtawarira honoured by The Sharks with special away jersey

Today at 03:49 pm - The Sharks have honoured one of their own via their Super Rugby away jersey next season, which will bear the name of veteran prop Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira. The 33-year-old has represented the Sharks for over a decade, making over 150 senior appearances in Super Rugby, and has recently become the first ever Springbok prop to earn 100 Test caps. On Thursday, the fr...

| WATCH: Bok duo perform as back-up dancers for Jack Parow

Today at 03:29 pm - Springboks Cornal Hendricks and Lionel Mapoe performed "Cooler as Ekke" with Afrikaans rapper, Jack Parow, at the second annual Brightrock Players Choice Awards....

The Breakdown | England's dilemma: undermine Jones or risk missing best next options

Today at 02:29 pm - The RFU may distract from a World Cup year as the scramble for coaches sees the available talent snaffled upThe start of the World Cup is nine months away, but countries are already thinking about their next head coach. Wales are already sorted, ...

Beast inspires Sharks' away jersey

Today at 01:45 pm - The Sharks’ away jersey for the 2019 Super Rugby tournament honours veteran prop Beast Mtawarira. Mtawarira is the 144th player to represent the Sharks in Super Rugby and the franchise’s most capped player (150) in the tournament. In 2019, he is set to become the most capped South African Super Rugby player in history, needing just six games to b...

| REVEALED: Ireland coach turned down All Blacks role

Today at 01:37 pm - Ireland coach Joe Schmidt reportedly turned down an offer to work under his New Zealand counterpart Steve Hansen last year....

Franco Mostert to make first Gloucester Rugby start against Exeter Chiefs

Today at 01:26 pm - Second-rower Franco Mostert will make his first start as Gloucester Rugby make half a dozen changes to their starting line-up for Friday evening's Heineken Champions Cup fixture at home to Exeter Chiefs (kick-off 7.45pm). It's the second leg of the traditional December European double-header, and Gloucester Rugby will be looking to back up last Saturday's […] The post ...

Exeter Chiefs side to face Gloucester Rugby

Today at 01:26 pm - Rob Baxter says his Exeter Chiefs side must use the disappointment of their European campaign so far to make them a better side moving forward. Hopes were high at the start of the season that the Devonians would really attack their rivals in this season's Heineken Champions Cup. However, that has not proved the case […] The post ...