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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDowson: Things are going to get better
By PAUL REES Premiership clubs get their season underway this weekend with Northampton’s director of rugby Phil Dowson looking confident that...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Rensburg ready to rumble for Bristol
By PAUL REES When Benhard Janse van Rensburg became available after London Irish folded in June, Pat Lam wasted no time...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWillis aiming to be the local villain
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jack Willis headed back to France on Thursday with England aiming to go from local hero to villain...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWarburton: Ball in play time ‘crucial’ in France
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Warburton believes fitness and management of ball in play time could be the difference in this World...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFlying Fijians ready to take on the world
By NICK POWELL Fiji winger Jiuta Wainiqolo says his side are not feeling any pressure as they prepare for their critical...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoLondon Irish trio reunite in Brisbane
Former London Irish boss Les Kiss is getting the band back together in Brisbane after taking two of the Exiles’ coaching...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSuitors line up for Sarries star Isiekwe
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England international Nick Isiekwe is being lined up by a trio of clubs interested in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNeild on road to Scotland
Cover: Cam Neild Former Sale and Worcester flanker Cameron Neild is moving back to Scotland on a short-term deal at Edinburgh....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaints trial for Moore
Back row Izzy Moore, who has been looking for a new club since the demise of London Irish, has joined Northampton...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBurgess makes Bath switch
Former agent and England team manager Rob Burgess, who was head of recruitment at the Dragons, is leaving to take up...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTeague goes back to his roots
Former England attack coach Rory Teague has become head coach at his local club, Tewkesbury, who are playing in the Counties...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoBorthwick seems set on rewarding failure
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AS England limped into Le Touquet after being beaten by Fiji, the preparations...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoMy England team to challenge Argentina
The wishful thinking that if England beat Argentina it will be a cakewalk from Pool D into the knock-out stages took...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoShould we care about the world rankings?
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED THE way Clive Woodward saw it back in 2003, the International Rugby Board’s new-fangled ranking system was...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoDiamonds on the soles of his shoes
Siya Kolisi? What a man. If rugby is built on the stories it tells about its finest practitioners – the fables...
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Features
/ 3 years agoI was rescued by trip to Sri Lanka
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath flanker Chris Cloete on how he saved his rugby career ROCKED by a badly broken leg,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoMixed reviews on opening nights…
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NOT long now ... but first comes the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTricky to get the message
So apparently we will be watching something called the Investec Champions Cup this season – all mention of Europe now seems...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago22 teams raring to go in new-look Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK THE Premiership Cup returns on Friday in the new-look format involving Championship clubs for the first time. Exeter...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoHealy sorry to be joining Crocks XV
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW After 14 years at the sharp end of Test combat, Cian Healy never...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoSpringboks flick the power switch
South Africa beat everyone to the punch by having the nerve to turn their substitute bench into virtually a complete auxiliary...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoTeague’s TV block
Mike Teague, a Lion among Lions during the series victory in Australia, says he has no intention of watching the World...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWhen Deans & Co enjoyed free beer
When the Scottish and Welsh pioneers landed in New Zealand for the first World Cup, they saw an advertisement that made...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoIce cool Warren seals win for super Sedge
By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley P ........32 Richmond ........ 31 NEWLY-PROMOTED Sedgley Tigers hosted recently-relegated Richmond in what turned out to be...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoWinfield wins it with vital late kick
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............28 Cinderford.............. 30 CINDERFORD were quicker in thought and action for much of the first half and,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoIssy so busy in big back row battle
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor....................22 Darlington MP....... 10 THIS was a contest which emerged into a battle between two strong back-rows. Among...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoKoroiyadi powers over to give promoted Lions a dream start
By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L .......23pts Tries: Stubbs 17, Koroiyadi 76 Conversions: Lewis 18, 77 Penalties: Lewis 27, 51, 56 Sale...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLate Rams blitz seals victory in
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................ 50 B Moseley ..............36 THE impressive Rams weathered an early storm before coming back to beat...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoMiracle worker Capuozzo can make difference
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER ITALY Coach: Kieran Crowley Captain: Michele Lamaro Resurgent Italy may have landed the toughest of groups but they...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoDupont’s in mood to prove he is the best
By JAMES HARRINGTON FRANCE Coach: Fabien Galthie Captain: Antoine Dupont Fly-half Romain Ntamack, loosehead Cyril Baille, centre Jonathan Danty and, now,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoLos Teros will be looking to add to their famous victory over Fiji
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER URUGUAY Coach: Esteban Meneses Captain: Andres Vilaseca Uruguay are beginning to shed upstart status. This will be their...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoWelwitschias still looking for their first win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NAMIBIA Coach: Allister Coetzee Captain: Johan Deysel INDEPENDENCE from South Africa, in 1990, came a little too late...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoAll Blacks are still the team to beat
By PAUL REES NEW ZEALAND Coach: Ian Foster Captain: Sam Cane This year’s World Cup is unusual in a number of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoMillions set to enjoy all of the razzmatazz
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK RUGBY World Cups are an exciting time because they are the biggest shop-window for...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoCotter hopes the Oaks will not be easy to cut down
By BEN JAYCOCK ROMANIA Coach: Eugen Apjok Captain: Christian-Marian Chirica ROMANIA return to the World Cup after missing out four years...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoFarrell’s men on edge of history
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND Coach: Andy Farrell Captain: Johnny Sexton IF not now, when? Not only are Ireland the number one...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoDarge: We’ve got to down the big dogs
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND Coach: Gregor Townsend Captain: Finn Russell IF Scotland are to cause a sensation on the opening weekend...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoKefu building a side set to battle out of the group
By BEN JAYCOCK TONGA Coach: Toutai Kefu Captain: Sonatane Takulua TONGA are one of the biggest benefactors out of the change...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoHolders looking good for a repeat
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SOUTH AFRICA Coach: Jacques Nienaber Captain: Siya Kolisi The bookies may still marginally favour hosts France and Rugby...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoJones is backing his young bucks
By PAUL REES AUSTRALIA Coach: Eddie Jones Captain: Will Skelton EDDIE Jones does not stay down for long. England’s former head...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoRaiwalui’s men chasing third quarter-final spot
By BEN JAYCOCK Coach: Simon Raiwalui Captain: Waisea Nayacalevu After stunning Twickenham last weekend, Fiji will be confident of making their...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoGatland has another chance to prove his final credentials
By PAUL REES WALES Coach: Warren Gatland Co-captains: Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake One of the more interested spectators at England’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoNiniashvili and Tabutsadze are poised to hit the ground running
By BRENDAN GALLGHER GGEORGIA Coach: Levan Maisashvili Captain: Merab Sharikadze Georgia have become a permanent fixture at the Rugby World Cup...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoLagisquet’s speedsters ready to fire
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER PORTUGAL Coach: Patrice Lagisquet Captain: Tomas Appleton AS you might expect from a team coached by the Bayonne...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoWales must be at their best to take on Fiji
SHANE WILLIAMS THERE will be a few nervous players from the Home Unions getting on planes and heading to France today....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoPumas in prime position to give big guns a run for their money
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER ARGENTINA Coach: Michael Cheika Captain: Julian Montoya Conventional wisdom has it that the Pumas, at least in modern...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoLos Condores are on a hiding to nothing but will fight hard
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER CHILE Coach: Pablo Lemoine Captain: Martin Sigren RUGBY can be a game of soaring highs and lows, especially...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoTime to seize the moment and aim high
By PAUL REES ENGLAND Coach: Steve Borthwick Captain: Owen Farrell Never mind swinging low, those steering England’s chariot are aiming low...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoIslanders keen to make some noise
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SAMOA Coach: Seilala Mapusua Co-captains: Chris Vui and Michael Ala’alatoa ARE SAMOA about to make some noise again?...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoBrave Blossoms are facing a ‘massive challenge’
By BEN JAYCOCK JAPAN Coach: Jamie Joseph Captain: Michael Leitch Japan are appearing at their 11th tournament, with their best ever...
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