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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: Workload too heavy? Get players to lose bulk
Super Rugby Aotearoa format gives an idea of Northern Hemisphere rugby's fast and furious calendar structure, writes Nick Cain
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Features
/ 5 years agoWhy won’t Eddie pick Alex Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to Winterbottom
England and Harlequins great Peter Winterbottom deliberates why Dombrandt is being overlooked by the England head coach
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Ed Griffiths must bin four-year promotion-relegation moratorium in proposal
The 76-page Championship revamp proposal drafted by Ed Griffiths would see promotion to the Premiership offset for four years
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Features
/ 6 years agoCueto and Hodgson believe Manu Tuilagi can banish any doubts over Sale’s staying power
Sale Premiership winners Mark Cueto and Charlie Hodgson offer their two cents on the boost Tuilagi offers the Sharks
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Sotutu for England? Has Eddie Jones forgotten Dombrandt?
Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu has been one of the breakthrough players in Super Rugby Aotearoa, and Eddie Jones has been watching
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Features
/ 6 years agoOllie Devoto the new Will Greenwood? There is still time to find out
The Exeter Chiefs centre's blighted England career doesn't have to be remembered as such, writes Nick Cain
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Kiwi knives are out for ‘dud’ Gatland
The Chiefs remain winless in Super Rugby Aotearoa, faring little better than before lockdown
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Features
/ 6 years agoThe multiple talking points of Gloucester’s summer so far
Nick Cain looks at the change in direction taken by the Gloucester boardroom over the summer
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Features
/ 6 years agoExclusive: ‘Iron Mike’ Teague cuts ties with Gloucester
Mike Teague shares how he has become disenchanted with the change of core values at Gloucester
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Features
/ 6 years agoLions contenders RANKED – Stuart Hogg can finally show his credentials
The Scotland captain can fulfill what was taken away from him by injury in 2017
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Shielded Childs leaving a long wait for Premiership’s return
Nick Cain looks at the many questions arising from the Premiership's plan to return to rugby
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Clubs hold the aces in global power struggle
EPCR have long be banging the drum for a seat on World Rugby's council – not unreasonable, but is it realistic?
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Features
/ 6 years agoLions contenders RANKED – Adams and May lead the way for wing combination
Nick Cain offers the five wings ready to make life difficult for the Boks' defence in 2021
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLewis Ludlam interview – I was called some bad names but it never held me back
The England and Northampton flanker talks in-depth about his experience as a mixed-race British man and his education at St Joseph's
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Tell the south to keep their hands off our jewels
Moving the Six Nations and domestic leagues towards the summer would see rugby's exposure diminish, not be enhanced, writes Nick Cain
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoTell the south to keep hands off our jewels
WHERE World Rugby’s plans for a global season are concerned there is a growing sense that the tail is wagging the...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoWill RFU use snatch squads over Swing Low?
THE decision by the RFU to launch a review of the historical context of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot shows how inept...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLions contenders RANKED – Jon Davies can still ruffle Bok feathers
Nick Cain pins Wales centre Jon Davies as the main man for the Lions No.13 shirt
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Features
/ 6 years agoShaun Edwards interview – Coming to France has probably taken me out of the Lions job
In such little time, Shaun Edwards has helped France deal with the intensity of sporting cauldrons
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: 2023 Rugby World Cup draw can’t be held amid the chaos
Set to be held in November 2020, Nick Cain explains why it wouldn't be moral timing to hold the RWC2023 draw
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Tuilagi has the power to trouble de Allende
Irish duo in tow for battle of Lions No.12 shirt for tour of South Africa
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Features
/ 6 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie interview – Hooked on being the best for England
Is the gap closing on Jamie George after the Exeter hooker's form this season?
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Sam Burgess gets his own back in the end
Nick Cain reacts to Sam Burgess finally giving his account of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, after staying silent until last...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU facing new round of staff cuts in cash crisis at Twickenham
The financial accounts for 2019 show the RFU have next to no reserves
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoExclusive: I’ll never be like Beauden but I’m a bloody-minded winner, says Dan Biggar
Wales and Northampton fly-half Dan Biggar hasn't looked back since arriving at Franklin's Gardens. The same applies to his Lions 2021...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Owen Farrell has the game to replace Sexton and stay ahead of Biggar
Owen Farrell can live up to the challenge of Dan Biggar and Johnny Sexton on the 2021 Lions tour
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Eddie Jones on touchline is a recipe for a riot
Nick Cain on Eddie Jones' suggestion that international coaches should be allowed to stalk the touchline
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Tomos can put pressure on Conor Murray
Nick Cain ranks the scrum-halves available to Warren Gatland for the 2021 tour of South Africa
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSam Underhill goes back to his roots during lockdown, but embraces future with Bath, England and as a possible Lion
The England flanker recalls working with his painter/decorator Grandad, and the grind required to bring success to Bath and a Lions...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Most marquee players just aren’t worth the money
The Premiership has been a two-team preserve for too long. But Nick Cain questions Steve Lansdown's route to dethroning Saracens
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoMost marquee players just aren’t worth the money
THE marquee player debate highlights the dilemma that most Premiership owners face in terms of how to reconcile rampant self-interest with...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Faletau is a step ahead of Vunipola
Nick Cain's rankings for the tour of South Africa reaches the final spot within the pack – No.8
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJack Willis hopes the Day of the Jackal will bring a new England call
After signing a new deal with Wasps, Jack Willis tells Nick Cain how England's back row is where he feels destined...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Myners report gives sage clarity salary cap has been lacking for years
Nick Cain receives the publishing of the Myners report with acclaim, but says it will do little to address wage inflation
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Gatland has such riches in key No.7 role
England flanker Sam Underhill leads the way in area where Wales, Scotland and Ireland are also all strong
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWhat has gone wrong with the once-mighty Leicester Tigers?
The Premiership's most successful team are still well supported, but their DNA has changed
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Bill’s right, Six Nations owe Sanzaar nothing
Nick Cain slams the revolutionary-styled bid of Agustin Pichot, geared towards a Sanzaar bias borne out of envy
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Courtney Lawes can win showdown with du Toit
Nick Cain explains why Lawes fits what Warren Gatland needs from his No.6
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJonny Hill: I’m my worst critic, when I watch myself on TV I cringe
With a Premiership title and Champions Cup knockout stage to fight for, Exeter lock Hill is full of optimism
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Steve Hansen still sucking sour grapes over Lions
Reversal of penalty against Ken Owens in the third Test still rankles with the Kiwis three years on
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTen of Premiership Rugby’s 13 member clubs consider breakaway
BT Sport's deal with PRL is up next year and has hastened talk of a breakaway to allow club's outright control...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Itoje can compete with Bok giants
Nick Cain ranks the locks who can form a formidable second row to unsettle the Boks in 2021
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoPicking a greatest England team from the four World Cup squads to have reached finals
Nick Cain selects a composite XV mined from the four England teams to have reached a Rugby World Cup final
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Our Golden Goose is an endangered species
Nick Cain says rugby can come through its most precarious challenge if it becomes more transparent
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Featured
/ 6 years agoSpecial report: Question time at Twickenham
The RFU has been accused of showing 'disrespect' towards Championship Clubs by a former chair of the management board
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoAnalysis: So, how do you fix this mess called the scrum?
TRP's mailbag is teeming with letters regarding the scrum every week. Nick Cain examines what's wrong and how it can be...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – test of strength at tighthead could sway series
Nick Cain looks at the depth available to Warren Gatland at tighthead for the Lions
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: The hustings buzz with the promises of Agustin Pichot
Nick Cain says the campaign to become World Rugby chairman is verging on ageism
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions Tour contenders RANKED – Jamie George faces challenge from bolters
Nick Cain ranks the five hookers leading the way to start for the Lions against the Springboks in 2021
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Thinking cap back on please, Laporte!
Bernard Laporte made some outlandish claim to ditch the Champions Cup without any evidence of its limitations
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