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Super League Salary Cap Leveller

Embed from Getty Images   As Widnes Vikings sit proudly at the top of the Super League table and the rest of the game wonders how this has happened, do we take it as a sign that the much maligned salary cap is working? A lack of real spending power ...

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England lose Ashton for Six Nations

New England head coach Eddie Jones has been dealt the blow that Saracens winger Chris Ashton will miss the entire Six Nation’s campaign after being handed a ten week ban. The 28 year old had only just been recalled to the international line-up after an 18 month absence from the ...

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Aviva Premiership – Week 7 Round-Up

Embed from Getty Images In a round of high scoring games, the most surprising result of the weekend came when London Irish recorded their first win of the season with a dramatic 25-23 over Northampton. Following the victory, Irish have moved off the bottom of the Premiership. They have been ...

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Leicester Tigers 22-10 Newcastle Falcons

Embed from Getty Images Leicester Tigers played host to a struggling Newcastle Falcons this Boxing Day. The Tigers came into this game with high confidence, after two outstanding victories over stern European competition in the form of Munster. Newcastle also come off of the back of a convincing win in ...

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Aviva Premiership – Week 6 Round-Up

View image | gettyimages.com Gloucester and Sale kicked off week six of the Aviva Premiership. Gloucester came out on top with a 23-19, with England hopefuls Billy Twelvetrees and Danny Cipriani both scoring points for their respective sides. Exeter continued their impressive start to the season with a 47-21 victory ...

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