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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Yes, they’re good – but England are a way off being great
If England can make the same progress over the next 18 months that they have made in the last year then...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game
Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Moaning Robin McBryde should face all the facts
If Robin McBryde wants to know why Gethin Jenkins was sin-binned against England last weekend he does not need to go...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoFight for Dan Cole’s place won’t change Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas is the first to admit that he cannot match Dan Cole’s all-court ability in an England shirt.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoStuart Hogg banned for three weeks
Stuart Hogg has been handed a three-week ban for the red card he received against Wales last Saturday in Cardiff. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Brian O’Driscoll was never a victim again after this act of brutality
The thud and thunder of battles won and lost will never recede entirely, nor will those lightning forks of brilliance that lit...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Even Manu Tuilagi can’t step straight into this ace side
The final weekend may not have gone entirely to script for Stuart Lancaster‘s side but the England head coach should be...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoTitan Juan Pablo Socino signs for Newcastle
Newcastle Falcons have signed Argentine centre Juan Pablo Socino on a two-year contract. The 25-year-old, who currently plays for the Rotherham...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoBath want Gavin Henson to fight for his place
Bath head coach Mike Ford has revealed his desire to keep Gavin Henson as he looks to build one of Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWin a Brilliant Monster Marriott London Sevens weekend
Marriott Hotels is calling for rugby fans across the land to design their ultimate London Sevens rugby experience using #Brilliant7s. The...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSam Warburton to miss Wales summer tour
Sam Warburton will miss Wales‘ summer tour to South Africa after dislocating his shoulder in the 51-3 win over Scotland on Saturday....
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoToulouse confirm signing of Toby Flood
Toulouse have confirmed the signing of Leicester fly-half Toby Flood ahead of next season. The move had been rumoured since December and...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSix Nation previews
The 2014 Six Nations title will be decided tomorrow between Rome and Paris with Ireland, England and France still in the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVunipola replaces Marler in England XV
Mako Vunipola will start at loose-head for England in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico. The Saracene...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLeigh Halfpenny out for four months
Leigh Halfpenny will be out of action for up to four months as he requires a shoulder surgery. The Wales full-back...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoItaly v England preview
Manu Tuilagi will make his long awaited England return on Saturday after being named on the bench to face Italy in Rome....
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoFrance v Ireland preview
Louis Picamoles has been recalled by Philippe Saint Andre to face Ireland on Saturday but the Toulouse No.8 will start at blindside...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWales v Scotland preview
Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips will form a new half-back partnership as Warren Gatland makes six changes to his Wales team...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoJim Mallinder staying to finish his Leicester hunt
Jim Mallinder has revealed how the desire to break Leicester Tigers’ hegemony and establish Northampton as domestic rugby’s leading force persuaded...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPeter O’Mahony returns for Ireland
Peter O’Mahony returns to the Ireland starting XV as they chase the Six Nations title in Paris on Saturday. The Munster captain...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoDougie Fife to make Scotland debut
Dougie Fife will make his Scotland Test debut in Cardiff on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Why Barbados against mighty All Blacks will be no rum do
It’s a bleary-eyed Sunday morning on Aldershot Garrison Common where the icy wind knifes you in two and the freezing rain...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoJacques Burger: Rugby’s brutal so don’t play if you can’t take the pain
Jacques Burger, arguably Premiership Rugby’s toughest tackler, admits to being concerned over the long-term effects of professional rugby’s relentless brutality.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoCastro out but Parisse is back for Italy
Martin Castrogiovanni has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with England but influential captain Sergio Parisse returns at No.8. The former Leicester...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoJonny Bentley on board to steer Leeds through playoffs
As the sixth former Pirate to jump on board the good ship Leeds Carnegie, loan signing Jonny Bentley is already feeling...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Jacob Rowan – Leeds flanker
Enjoying the campaign? Really happy we’re doing well. We’ve been showing good form that’s got us into the top four and...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: O2 Inside Line
In this episode of O2 Inside Line, Exeter duo Tom Johnson and Jack Nowell offer their insights and analysis of the...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoRFU face legal action over league restructure
The Rugby Football Union faces court action by lower league clubs unless controversial plans to restructure the National Leagues are dropped.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoManu Tuilagi set for England return
Manu Tuilagi will make his England return on Saturday in Rome after being named in the matchday 23 to face Italy...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNewcastle sign second row
Newcastle have bolstered their second-row options with the signing of former Saracens and Plymouth Albion man Harry Spencer until the end...
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International Rugby
/ 12 years agoSave 10% On The England Rugby Silver Rose Collection!
The London Silver Company.Com is a brand new licensee to England Rugby. It has created a brand new exclusive rang of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Why we have to keep Georgia on our minds
While the rest of the rugby world would be delighted to avoid playing New Zealand in the World Cup, Georgia will...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Taller props are causing more front row injuries
Last week Nick Cain asked where are all the tighthead props – when what he could have asked is, why are...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoHenry Thomas will be ready for World Cup, says Jason Leonard
He is not the heir to Dan Cole’s tighthead throne yet but Henry Thomas has all the attributes to overthrow England’s...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoPlay-off deal ‘can fund Championship clubs’
Cornish Pirates chairman Dicky Evans believes trading away rights to automatic promotion and relegation between the Championship and Premiership would be...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Let’s hear it for the new glory boys wearing 15
For decades it was the pin-ups at half-back who always seemed to hold sway, the mercurial playmakers and distributors who were...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: No wonder stone-face Steve Hansen has a smile at last
Here’s Stuart Lancaster’s nightmare scenario. The week before England are due to play the first Test of their three Test June...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoWorcester Warriors are right for me says Sam Smith
Sam Smith has denied he was forced out of Harlequins to make room for Marland Yarde, revealing he turned down a...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoBristol sign Osprey Matthew Morgan
Bristol Rugby have beaten off competition from a host of Aviva Premiership clubs to secure the signing of Ospreys‘ fly-half Matthew...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: England must stop Jamie Roberts – and this is how to do it!
A fit Jamie Roberts is very important to Wales in a specific way. The power of his carrying gets the Welsh...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Disco kids can lead Wales a dance
Danny Care and Owen Farrell have been dancing to a new beat this season. It emerged this week that when the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Man-for-man Wales hold the edge over England
There was a time when Wales lorded it over England at Twickenham, an affluent corner of London town which they never...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoMaster spy James O’Connor is impressed by England
James O’Connor believes England are “building towards something special” and admits Australia will have their work cut out to beat them...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDefeat at Twickenham carries £2m price tag
England and Wales will be playing for high stakes in next Sunday’s Six Nations eliminator at Twickenham.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens to take on Wales at Twickenham
England will take on Wales in a one-off Sevens international staged immediately after Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations contest between the countries...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain investigates the great mystery: where have all the tight-heads gone?
Where have all the tight-heads gone? That was the question giving England fans pause for thought this week as they contemplated...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Barrie-Jon Mather’s baptism must be a warning for Sam Burgess
The fanfare that has followed the news that Sam Burgess is to play for Bath next year is once again fostering...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoCourtney Lawes left it too long to hit heights, says Simon Shaw
Courtney Lawes’ burgeoning reputation as a world-class lock has been a while in coming – indeed England legend Simon Shaw thinks...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoRoss Rennie happy to put Bristol first for now
Ross Rennie insists a Scotland recall is the furthest thing from his mind as he continues to rebuild his career at...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Yapping at the man in the middle has to stop
Having been immune from the scourge of football-style dissent and badgering, or intimidation, of match officials for the best part of...
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