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/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Why I’m rooting for Alex Cuthbert and Tom James this season
Alex Cuthbert is making a fresh start at Exeter and Tom James is back in training with Cardiff after battling depression
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Chris Ashton’s unique finishing ability still sets him apart
Jeremy Guscott feels Chris Ashton's appetite for tries can be fed by Faf de Klerk at new club Sale Sharks
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/ 8 years agoSteve Hansen’s moan shows Lions effects still linger
Nick Cain looks at how New Zealand have progressed one year on from that epic series against the British & Irish...
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Rugby still a long way off going global
There's a FIFA World Cup going on and everyone knows it...
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Lack of TV coverage makes referees the fall-guy
Peter Jackson uses the recent aerial incidents involving Israel Folau and Benjamin Fall to show how referees are sometimes tied up...
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/ 8 years agoGoode column: Fine having two alphas, but they must be in sync
Andy Goode discusses whether a Cipriani-Farrell combination could be the right formula for England going forward in the November Tests
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: England’s pack has gone backwards for 12 months
Jeremy Guscott takes a look at England's problems among the forwards
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Dean Ryan could give Eddie Jones a shoulder to lean on
Nick Cain reflects on recent comments by RFU chairman Andy Cosslett about the future of head coach Eddie Jones
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/ 8 years agoEddie’s pack has just gone backwards for 12 months
EREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK The England pack has shown an incredible drop-off between the intensity when Eddie Jones first came...
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/ 8 years agoFine having two alphas, but they must be in sync
ANDY GOODE GUEST COLUMN FROM THE FORMER ENGLAND FLY-HALF Dominant voice: Owen Farrell leads a post-match team talk The third Test...
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/ 8 years agoYoungs played like a general, De Klerk led from the front like a fireball
NEIL DE KOCK EX-SARACENS AND SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF Controlling influence: Ben Youngs The first-choice scrumhalves for England and South Africa, Ben...
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/ 8 years agoSlade deserves to keep the 13 jersey for Autumn series
WHILEOwen Farrell and his Saracens mates head off to Hvar in Croatia for his stag weekend and the rest of the...
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/ 8 years agoBarnes column: The golden generation give hope to Bernard Laporte
David Barnes reacts to Les Bleus Under-20 World Championship victory on home soil
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Eddie Jones has a plan for life without Billy Vunipola
Any coincidence that England's 2018 losing streak came when Big Billy was out injured?
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Dylan Hartley will be back as captain for the autumn
Jeremy Guscott gives his verdict on England's tour of South Africa
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/ 8 years agoDe Klerk puts mighty spring into the new South Africa
By Brendan Gallagher I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that Sale’s Faf De Klerk could well have been the Premiership...
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Surely Bok reserves don’t merit cap status
By Peter Jackson Charlie Faulkner will never forget his international debut, how he stood toe-to-toe against the All Blacks and slugged...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: We missed Joe Launchbury, Le Roux boosted Boks
Jeremy Guscott's viewpoint on where things went wrong for England in the first Test
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/ 8 years agoEngland know it’s make or break for them in Johannesburg Test
Nick Cain summarises what's at stake between England and their hosts South Africa – and looks at the new players on...
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/ 8 years agoGallagher column: Hero pathfinders fought the cause of black players in Apartheid-era South Africa
Brendan Gallagher looks at the trailblazers who paved the way for Siya Kolisi to become the first black Springboks captain 24...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Elliot Daly is in many ways England’s best back
Jeremy Guscott says Ben Te'o should be key to England's plans for victory in South Africa
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Ever-improving Anthony Watson is my player of the season
Jeremy Guscott looks at the past 12 months for the Bath, England and B&I Lions full-back
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Danny Cipriani can be the catalyst for England to cut loose
The Gloucester-bound fly-half is on the plane to South Africa, read what Jeremy Guscott thinks of his inclusion
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/ 8 years agoNew Zealand are hypocrites for their fuss over Brad Shields
Pacific Islanders and their occasional route into New Zealand rugby...
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Greatest? No way, but Dylan Hartley has had his moments with England
Nick Cain examines Dylan Hartley's career after Eddie Jones' claim the hooker is England's greatest captain
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Straight-talking Johan Ackermann has Gloucester on track
Nick Cain writes how Ackermann's arrival has been timed perfectly with the breakout seasons by Jake Polledri and Lewis Ludlow
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Rhys Thomas’ plight puts injury into perspective
By Peter Jackson Rhys Thomas began the season waiting for a heart transplant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. He...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: No need for gimmicks, just sort out the breakdown issues
Fix the breakdown and and sort the scrum and our game will be one hell of a spectacle
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/ 8 years agoRugby Matters: Drugs… the stories that keep on coming
From playing through the pain with painkillers to straight up steroids, why it's worrying that players are self-medicating
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/ 8 years agoSchalk Brits feature: Erasmus will fire the Springboks and gear them up for the World Cup
Saracens legend Schalk Brits talks about how the new Boks chief can win the challenges facing South Africa by holding dual-roles...
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Fans bring the glory days back to Pooler
Pontypool's unbeaten season is being celebrated with a trophy tour after winning 22 games out of 22
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/ 8 years agoWilliams column: George North can bring good times back to Ospreys
Shane Williams believes the incoming signing can lift the mood at the Liberty Stadium
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Pat Lam knows what it takes but he’s got a tough job
Jeremy Guscott picks two soon-to-be-out-of-contract players who can help Bristol stay up next season
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/ 8 years agoProbyn column: If this is how pros run our game, give me amateurs
Jeff Probyn takes at look at how the PR machines of national governing bodies and player Unions haven't got things right...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Yes, I’d let Brad Shields face the Boks, Eddie needs him!
Jeremy Guscott argues the Hurricanes flanker is the right man at the right time for England ahead of the tour to...
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/ 8 years agoHeroic Harrison had spirit of St George
TOMORROW – St George’s Day – is the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Arthur Leyland Harrison, the only...
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/ 8 years agoDon’t block Cornwall’s rise with ring-fencing
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Pirates in control: Alexander Day puts his backs away...
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/ 8 years agoCommonwealth bosses got it wrong with Sevens competition
THE recent Commonwealth Games Sevens produced one game for the ages – New Zealand’s epic win over Australia to take the...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Exploit the weak link in Leinster midfield
Shane Williams talks tactics for Leinster v Scarlets in the Champions Cup semis
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: RFU may need to pay to get more English coaches
Is it time for the RFU to offer incentives to Premiership clubs when it comes to English representation among coaches?
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Saracens badly need Billy Vunipola back at his world class best
Jeremy Guscott says Brad Barritt's side are missing their cloak of invincibility in Billy Vunipola
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Crying shame that Danny Wilson’s magic will be lost to Wales
Peter Jackson asks if Cardiff Blues can give their Wasps-bound coach the send off his deserves
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/ 8 years agoHopefully I’ll be given a luckier break this time! England 7s captain Tom Mitchell talks Commonwealth Games
The last Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was a mixed experience for me. It was massively exciting and the build-up was amazing...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Only Wasps magic can deny Chiefs and Saracens
Jeremy Guscott says Wasps are the only team who can prevent a Exeter v Saracens Premiership final
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/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Shame Cardiff Blues didn’t go for home-grown option
Shane Williams questions why Wales looks set to have no Welsh head coaches in charge of the regions next season
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Cut the number of subs to see the game improve
Jeremy Guscott outlines why reducing the number of replacements will make professional rugby an even better watch
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/ 8 years agoTongans backtrack over girls’ rugby ban
A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER TONGA, with their incredible players worldwide, hold a special...
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/ 8 years agoSedbergh deny Cranleigh’s triple glory bid
WINNING three major titles on the trot is incredibly difficult – witness England in the Six Nations – and Cranleigh fell...
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/ 8 years agoStranger and stranger, this tale of Spanish defeat
Controversy: Belgium beat Spain ONE of the saddest aspects of events in Brussels last Sunday when Belgium beat Spain 18-10 in...
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/ 8 years agoTahiti find players are ineligible – five years after they started!
WORLD Rugby so reluctant to get involved in the controversial World Cup qualifier in Brussels, acted decisively enough this week to...
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