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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoStuart Lancaster locates a drop of Southern comfort
Stuart Lancaster insists the ‘‘gap is closing” between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres despite another summer series wipe-out. England, Wales and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoJosh Matavesi magic means attack, attack for Worcester Warriors
After playing alongside Frans Steyn and Juan Martin Hernandez in the Racing Metro midfield, Worcester new boy Josh Matavesi is keen...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSarecens out to take the JP Morgan’s trophy back says Jackson Wray
One of the many consequences of London Welsh’s elevation into the top flight is that there will be a new champion...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoRugby League legend Keith Senior returns to rugby Union 20 years later
Talk to anyone in either code about legendary Rugby League centre Keith Senior and the soundbites are always the same. “Great...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoDean Richards’s tough love will revive Newcastle Falcons says Simon Keogh
Newcastle players had better get ready to roll up their sleeves on the field – and in training – under Dean...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPromoted London Welsh will take look at Gavin Henson
London Welsh boss Lyn Jones has been armed with a war-chest to sign eight “headline players” who will underpin the club’s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoToby Booth’s snub made Guy Armitage turn his back on London Irish
Guy Armitage has opened the door to one day playing for France after revealing that Toby Booth’s snub at London Irish...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWe’ll get Cipriani settled in – then it’s up to him
Steve Diamond is not a man for standing still. Since returning to Sale as executive director of sport in January 2011,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoLook out, Leicester Tiger Tom Croft wants his England jersey back
Tom Croft’s mild manner on the pitch might fool some but several months on the sidelines have brought out the fierce...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNew Gloucester coach Nigel Davies reckons Mike Tindall will help make Gloucester great
Nigel Davies, Gloucester’s new director of rugby, is banking on the experience of Mike Tindall to help fire the club towards...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNorthampton Saints winger Vasily Artemyev can help take Russia towards the top of world game
Henry Paul has hailed Northampton wing Vasily Artemyev as an inspiration for aspiring Russian stars and reckons the country can become...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoGive our tier-two English coaches a chance says coaching guru Kevin Bowring
The RFU’s Head of Elite Coach Development, Kevin Bowring, wants to see more English-qualified coaches follow Glenn Delaney’s example and make...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoNottingham fly-half James Arlidge plans farewell to remember
James Arlidge wants to set alarm bells ringing in opposition defences, as well as airport security. The 32-year-old Nottingham fly-half is...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Gary Gold can help make Bath great again
We hear so often about teams that ‘have potential’, but that don’t perform or develop. That is where Bath appear to...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Hidden bite of the Lions is a worry for Warren Gatland
Warren Gatland‘s pre-ordained appointment as the 2013 Lions coach leaves me with one big reservation. It is that he is currently...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Dual registration could be casualty of London Welsh triumph
So natural justice has prevailed and the winners of the Championship have finally been allowed to take their place in the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Rhys Williams faces new battle on road to recovery
Rhys Thomas will be 30 at the end of the month. There was a time earlier in the year when surgeons...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoLondon Irish new signing Shane Geraghty hoping to get back in England picture
Shane Geraghty declared he has “unfinished business” with club and country after revealing that Brian Smith’s plans for London Irish persuaded...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoNew Newcastle Director of Rugby Dean Richards is hunting for Heineken Cup Glory
The despair, the darkness, the doubts have been lifted from Dean Richards’ shoulders since his appointment as Newcastle director of rugby,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSale Sharks’ pack has bulked up and ready to front up
Sale‘s pack is ready to front up and make its mark in the Premiership next season, according to Henry ‘Meathead’ Thomas....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMiles Benjamin aims to become a Test winger with Leicester Tigers move
Leicester Tigers new boy Miles Benjamin admitted it was a wrench to cross the Midlands from Worcester but is adamant he...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLuther Burrell became a Saint for Premiership recognition
Luther Burrell reckons his move to Northampton will allow him to finally establish himself as a proven Premiership player. The imposing...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNew centre of excellence plans agreed for London Irish
London Irish chief executive Andy Martin has revealed that the successful planning application for a centre of excellence in Sunbury will...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoYellow cards are not as threatening as we think
When Israel Dagg clattered into Rob Kearney in Christchurch last weekend, Ireland rubbed their hands at the imminent prospect of binning...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoFormer Lion tourist Andy Titterrell still has what it takes
Former Lion Andy Titterrell insists he hasn’t given up hope on his playing career despite finding himself without a club in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Gucsott: A fit Manu Tuilagi can become England’s Ma’a Nonu
If the RFU and Premiership Rugby do not do something about the league, English rugby could follow in the same steps...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Lions’ roar takes on a different sound now
A Lions Test team selected at the end of the World Cup last October would have been a straightforward exercise –...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Don’t believe the spin, we still have long way to go
If the mission statement of Clive Woodward’s 2003 world champion outfit was, “To Be The Best”, then the one that comes...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s suspend relegation during World Cup years
At last, with the summer tours over, we can reflect on what has been a rollercoaster season for all. This World...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoI always wanted to be a Bok admits Australia captain David Pocock
With under 12 months to go until the Lions tour Australia, it has become abundantly clear that the tourists’ success will...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoAlistair Hargreaves excited to join old friends at Saracens
South Africa second row Alistair Hargreaves has revealed that it is the link between Saracens and his native Sharks which convinced...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoEngland legend Jonny Wilkinson still living for kicks after all these years
A campaign which began on England duty against Wales before 80,000 at Twickenham in early August ended ten months later for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNewcastle head coach Peter Russell ready to get Falcons on the attack
Kiwi Russell, an electrical engineer by trade, had hoped to start work at the Falcons on Monday when the players reported...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoChris Whitehead ready to make most of Heineken Cup
But Exeter’s all-action hooker has vowed to put the pain of rejection behind him by proving his worth in next season’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoMoment in time: Leicester and the 2002 Heineken Cup final
Leicester Tigers arrived at the iconic home of Welsh rugby seeking to complete an historic league and Heineken Cup ‘double-double’. A...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoDanny Cipriani is ‘ready for an England comeback’
O’Connor played outside the former London Wasps talisman in Super Rugby and is a self-confessed admirer of the outside-half’s full range...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Progression of sorts – but where are leaders?
In the end it was all a bit like kissing your sister; comforting but not particularly satisfying. England had the chances...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Losing England captain Chirs Robshaw will have done England some good!
This may sound odd, but the loss of captain Chris Robshaw for the final Test may have been something of a...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Bully-boy forwards win it for the Springboks
The England U20s should be green with envy following South Africa‘s 22-16 World Junior Championship final victory over New Zealand in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales Morgan Stoddart deserves to avoid scrapheap
After 20 Tests spanning 46 weeks, the curtain came down in Sydney yesterday on the busiest and longest Welsh international season....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: The spirit of braveheart England will not be broken
At no point in this Test did England look like winning. And at no stage did their spirit look like waning....
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: This should have been child’s play for England
Containment is a very dangerous game in an 80-minute sport, and the England U20s paid the price of a policy as...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Yes, winning is important, but the 2015 World Cup is the real target
Following last week’s defeat the headlines in almost every paper was about the reality check that England had faced when playing...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 14 years agoMan Behind the Match: Brian O’Driscoll and the 2000 Six Nations’ France Ireland
There are certain moments in sport when a realisation dawns that what you are watching is not run-of-the-mill; an extraordinary talent...
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Top 14
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Christopher Tolofua – France and Toulouse hooker
There are few tougher tests for a young front rower than away in Argentina but after a remarkable rise through the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Let’s all start screeching for Wales tonight
On their day off at the Junior World Cup in Cape Town, the Welsh giant-killers could be found at the top...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Dead-eye Dan Biggar can be the man for Wales again
He finished the season in thoroughbred style sith seven straight wins, running an attack responsible for averaging almost four tries a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 14 years agoJeremy Guscott: Owen Farrell must play flatter and Ben Morgan needs help
Stuart Lancaster has a dilemma going into Saturday’s second Test in Johannesburg – does he take a step back in development...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Why do we always have this hype about brutality?
As the England players are recovering from the first of their three Tests they might well be wondering what all the...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Country is divided on inflexible Heyneke Meyer
Heyneke Meyer knows that ultimately his reign as Springbok coach will be defined not on whether he produces a South Africa...
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