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Gloucester set to sign 1-cap England centre Will Joseph
Gloucester are set to offer one cap England outside centre Will Joseph the chance to kick start his stalled career with a move to …
Neil Fissler
14 Nov 2024, 11:41
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Neil Fissler is an experienced Fleet Street hack with the Daily Star Sunday and then the Sunday Express and has been breaking most of rugby's biggest transfer stories for over 20 years for Rugby Times, The Rugby Paper and now RugbyPass. A respected historian who has written over 20 books.
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Fissler Confidential: Rugby Australia face losing centre star
Cash-strapped Rugby Australia are waiting for the new broadcast deal, but even then they might not be able to compete with clubs i…
Neil Fissler
16 Nov 2024, 4:40
Struggling Exeter Chiefs start Henry Slade after England release
England outside centre Henry Slade will make his first appearance of the season as Exeter Chiefs look to end their worst start to …
Neil Fissler
25 Oct 2024, 6:59
Ireland centre Bundee Aki in talks with Toulon
Toulon have launched an ambitious attempt to lure Ireland and Lions inside centre Bundee Aki to the Cote d’Azur when his contrac…
Neil Fissler
25 Oct 2024, 5:29
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Fissler Confidential: England and Scotland centres' future in play
With the Gallagher Premiership club tight on the salary cap, he has yet to reach an agreement amid links with Glasgow and Scotland…
Neil Fissler
19 Oct 2024, 8:28
Jack Willis is about to all but end his England career
The 27-year-old, who was a member of the all-conquering Toulouse squad that won the Top 14 and Investec Champions Cup double last …
Neil Fissler
17 Oct 2024, 8:12
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The 2 Premiership clubs targeting ex-All Black Hoskins Sotutu
The 2024 Super Rugby Pacific player of the year, who won the last of his 14 Test caps against England at Twickenham in November 20…
Neil Fissler
17 Oct 2024, 5:30
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Gloucester's Stephen Varney set for immediate effect Top 14 switch
George Skivington is well-stocked for scrum-halves after adding Wales international Tomos Williams to their ranks from United Rugb…
Neil Fissler
16 Oct 2024, 12:50
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Two Premiership clubs in the hunt to sign Glasgow's Sione Tuipulotu
The 27-year-old, who hails from the Melbourne suburbs, is also being courted by several French clubs. Top 14 strugglers Stade Fran…
Neil Fissler
16 Oct 2024, 12:21
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Major plot twist in Sam Simmonds club tug-of-war
Lyon are ready to throw a spanner in Pau’s plans to reunite former England No.8. Sam Simmonds with his younger brother Joe at th…
Neil Fissler
14 Oct 2024, 6:37
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George Ford the latest England star targeted by French clubs
George Ford is the latest England international targetted for a move to France after Clermont Auvergne launched a bid to take him …
Neil Fissler
14 Oct 2024, 5:03
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Fissler Confidential: Prem rival's failed £800k bid for Marcus Smith
Bristol Bears failed in a bid to sign England fly-half Marcus Smith despite offering him an eye-watering £800,000 a year to move …
Neil Fissler
12 Oct 2024, 6:58
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Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle lead race for Duhan van der Merwe
La Rochelle hope to end their search for a new explosive winger by making a move to take Scotland and Lions ace Duhan van der Merw…
Neil Fissler
11 Oct 2024, 12:57
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Sale Sharks No.8 Du Preez opens talks with Top 14 big boys
Top 14 pace setters Bordeaux Begles have made the recruitment of a new No.8 a priority for next season, and they have revived thei…
Neil Fissler
10 Oct 2024, 11:01
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Scotland's Alex Craig heading to Scarlets exit and back to roots
Scotland lock Alex Craig is heading towards the Scarlets exit door as he edges closer to joining Glasgow Warriors in a move that w…
Neil Fissler
10 Oct 2024, 8:00
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Exeter have sounded out Nic White about a deal to return to Chiefs
RugbyPass understand that the Chiefs, who have lost their opening three Gallagher Premiership games, have enquired about White aft…
Neil Fissler
09 Oct 2024, 11:24
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Blow for Leicester as Julian Montoya tipped to join Pau next season
The soon-to-be 31-year-old hooker, who last month became the fourth Argentine to win a century of Test caps with Los Pumas, has be…
Neil Fissler
09 Oct 2024, 9:49
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Tommy Freeman the latest England player to agree new Northampton deal
The Oxford-born 23-year-old was released from the Leicester Tigers academy when he was 16 and moved across the East Midlands to jo…
Neil Fissler
09 Oct 2024, 8:13
Exeter hint at England player gamble despite their winless start
The Chiefs have been without Greg Fisilau, Ethan Roots and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who have all been involved in a 36-man England tr…
Neil Fissler
09 Oct 2024, 7:54
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The Jack Willis news Steve Borthwick doesn't want to hear
The Reading-born 27-year-old is under contract until next June, but there is an option for another year which needs to be activate…
Neil Fissler
07 Oct 2024, 10:00
