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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoDavid Ellis – “I can turn Danny Cipriani back into an England star”
Defence coach Dave Ellis says he can help Danny Cipriani get back into the England side. Gifted Sale Sharks playmaker Cipriani...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoJoel Tomkins states his case for England defence
The defensive prowess of Joel Tomkins makes him a genuine contender for an England call-up, says Saracens team-mate Dave Strettle. With...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoLondon Wasps outplay and dominate Bath to go fourth
London Wasps made their way into the Top 4 with a dominant 29-15 win over Bath at Adams Park today. What...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain talks to Dean Richards about his remarkable return to rugby
Dean Richards has no peers in the English club game when it comes to building champion teams, and he is at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoSaints and London Irish claim big wins at Exeter and Gloucester
Northampton confirmed their new-found form with a comprehensive 30-19 win over Exeter at Sandy Park today. A try from Ken Pisi...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 14 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions place is Sexton’s to lose in Six Nations
Jonathan Sexton is in pole position to be the Lions first pick for the Test No.10 shirt now that his main...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoLeicester go top of Premiership with win against Worcester
Leicester went top of the Premiership table following their narrow 19-14 victory over Worcester at Sixways tonight. David Lemi with a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years ago“Christian Wade must add to his X-factor” – Joe Rokocoko
Joe Rokocoko admits he sees plenty of his younger self in Christian Wade, but the former All Black insists the Wasps...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Toulon are a triumph for French TV as well
The most startling statistic to come out of Round 4 of the Heineken Cup was not so much Toulon‘s nine try,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Let’s hear it for these Ospreys heroes!
Toulouse had been to Wales many times before last week, losing the odd game by the odd point here and there....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: No guarantee that artificial pitches will boost scrum
Some time ago I wrote about my doubts concerning Saracens‘ ambitions to play on an artificial pitch and whether it would...
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Featured
/ 14 years ago“England can’t ignore me forever” – London Wasps Tom Varndell
Premiership top-try scorer Tom Varndell says he has unfinished business with England and is desperate to had to his four caps....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 14 years agoJeremy Guscott: Farrell can bring fresh ideas for the Lions
The Lions are about the integration of the coaches as much as the players, and Warren Gatland has made good choices...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Heineken Cup needs refreshing for the fans
Another Heathrow hotel meeting, and another Heineken cup impasse. That was the outcome from the battle of the suits this week...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales may rue Gatland snub for Edwards
Shaun Edwards spent the week keeping a profile low enough as to be positively subterranean over Warren Gatland’s decision to make...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Heineken Cup row could damage the Six Nations
The Heineken Cup, despite all the trials and tribulations is rumbling along in its usual fashion, with all but one group...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoSale Sharks still alive with bonus-point defeat at London Wasps
Sale secured a last gasp losing bonus-point against London Wasps to keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive this afternoon. While...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain says the best coaches never believe they cannot improve a winning team
England will not be de-railed this season by skidding on the media and blog froth that has surrounded his squad since...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 14 years agoJeremy Guscott casts an expert eye over where England go from last week’s tumultuous victory
Despite the importance of the Heineken Cup mid-pool round, it’s still hard to forget England and New Zealand because last weekend’s...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoJosh Lewsey is backing Ben Foden to win battle of No.15s
Ben Foden has seen his full-back throne usurped by two younger pretenders but England’s World Cup winner Josh Lewsey believes the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoLondon Wasps flyer Tom Varndell firing on all cylinders
When it comes to spare time, tweeting and playing video games rank pretty high on most rugby players’ list of hobbies....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoPremiership round 11: preview and predictions
Bath v Saracens Bath Rugby have made six changes to the starting line-up that beat Calvisano in the Amlin Challenge Cup...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoJet-heeled Carlin Isles aims to be America’s darlin’
‘I want to be great and show the world what I can do – I want to be one of the...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Group of Death can deal mortal blow to 2015
Forget all the flannel following the nightmare RWC 2015 draw that England and Wales have to beat everyone of note to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Halfpenny finds his currency on the rise
The battering taken by Wales during a troubled month threatens to have long-term consequences even for those who managed to stay...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoTop 14 giants vie to shower riches on Dan Carter
Toulon have entered the race to sign Dan Carter with the battle against fellow moneybags Racing Metro set to make the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Lions tour could damage Lancaster’s World Cup bid
Last week’s surprise win against the current world champions was thoroughly deserved as the players delivered on all counts and it...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoJames Percival looks to Wales for Test spot
Worcester second row James Percival has had talks with Warren Gatland about switching allegiances from England to Wales. Despite being part...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoNick Cain talks to Warren Gatland about the 2013 tourists to Australia
When Warren Gatland held court at Cardiff Castle this week to do an early 2013 Lions stock-take with the autumn series...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Robshaw got it wrong but so did Lancaster
The debate over Chris Robshaw‘s late penalty call against South Africa has raged all week, and nothing has been added to...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoLouis Deacon’s aiming to get back on England’s radar
Louis Deacon refuses to concede his England days are over despite the emergence of youngsters like Joe Launchbury. Rising star Launchbury,...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoHeineken Cup round 4: Preview and Predictions
Pool 1 Edinburgh v Racing Metro After over a year on the sidelines, Edinburgh welcome Ben Cairs back in their starting...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 14 years agoAmlin Cup round 4 preview
Gloucester v London Irish Gloucester’s Nigel Davies has rung the changes for the return visit of Irish to Kingsholm tomorrow, despite...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 14 years agoLive: Wasps v Bayonne
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Wasps take on Bayonne in the fourth round of the Amlin...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Shameful, this waste of Hook’s huge talent
James Hook will have returned to France last weekend wondering about his future with Wales after a month in the margins....
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years ago“A loss would see us wave the Heineken Cup goodbye” – Julian Salvi
Securing away points is crucial for any team looking to make it out of the Heineken Cup group stages but for...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoKeep Manu and me on centre stage says Brad Barritt
England hero Brad Barritt believes his burgeoning centre partnership with Manu Tuilagi could be the start of something special. Not since...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoHow a phone revamped Harlequins’ coaching
Never afraid to explore new ways of training, Harlequins have been making giant strides in recent weeks using…a 5.5”-screen mobile phone....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoAndy Farrell and Graham Rowntree confirmed as Lions coaches
As expected, England duo Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree have been confirmed as Warren Gatland‘s Lions assistants for next summer’s tour of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Lancaster’s balancing act is crucial for World Cup hopes
Balance is something that every successful team must have and from before my glory days to England‘s World Cup winning team...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoManu Tuilagi has Mike Tindall’s Lions vote, but not everyone’s impressed
Manu Tuilagi’s display against New Zealand makes him a certainty for next year’s Lions tour of Australia, according to former England...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoWallabies veto Cardiff for Wales in World Cup
The Wallabies have called on the 2015 World Cup organisers to impose a blanket ban on Wales playing in Cardiff at...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoInvincible Clermont battle past Leinster
Clermont claimed a very hard-fought 15-12 win over Leinster at the Stade Marcel Michelin in the third round of the Heineken...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoBrave 14-men Cardiff Blues fall short against Montpellier
Cardiff Blues suffered a 35-24 defeat to Montpellier at the Arms Park in the third round of the Heineken Cup today....
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoLive: Clermont v Leinster
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Clermont take on Leinster in the third round of the Heineken Cup...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain assesses how to halt the all-round might of the all-conquering All Blacks
If this autumn series has taught us anything as England attempt to turn the tide against New Zealand, it is that...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoUlster ease past Northampton with bonus-point win at the Gardens
Ulster remained undefeated this season with a convincing 25-6 bonus-point win at Northampton tonight. But more important than the win, their...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Grayson stricken by Midlands fly-halfitis
Paul Grayson’s exit from Northampton after being at Franklin’s Gardens as an assistant coach and player for 19 years suggests that...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 14 years agoJoe Launchbury named England’s Man of the Autumn Series
London Wasps lock Joe Launchbury 21 was today named England‘s QBE Man of the Series following the Autumn Internationals. 21-year-old Launchbury,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoBrian Mujati is brewing up a storm at Saints
These are hectic days for Northampton‘s former South Africa prop Brian Mujati. Aside from agreeing a move to Paris moneybags Racing...
International Rugby
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