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/ 12 years agoEngland U18s name squad for European Championship
England U18s have named their squad to compete in the FIRA/AER European Championship in Poznan, Poland, later this month. England have...
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/ 12 years agoJoe Marler to make 100th appearance for Harlequins
Joe Marler will make his 100th appearance for Harlequins tomorrow as they face Stade Francais in the Amlin Cup quarter-finals. The...
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/ 12 years agoMarseille, Dublin or London to host Heineken Cup semi-finals
Toulon will host their Heineken Cup semi-final in Marseille if they beat Leinster on Sunday. The 41,000-seat Stade Vélodrome could become...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Saracens lock George Kruis
George Kruis believes that Saracens have an edge when it comes to the business end of the season because they know...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSize no problem for elusive Kyle Eastmond
Kyle Eastmond is confident size will not count against him as he targets a place in England’s increasingly congested midfield.
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Jake Cooper-Wooley – Wasps prop
Enjoying your first top-flight season? Loving it. Never expected to play as much but Wasps threw me in the deep end,...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJoe Marler commits his future to Harlequins
Harlequins announced today that England prop Joe Marler has committed his future to the London club until at least 2016. Marler,...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Wembley bonanaza shows the way ahead
If anyone had had the temerity to suggest 20 years ago that a game between Saracens and Harlequins would set a...
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/ 12 years agoSale and Northampton rest stars for Amlin Cup quarter-final
Sale and Northampton have rested most of their star players ahead of tomorrow’s Amlin Cup quarter-finals at the AJ Bell. While...
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/ 12 years agoLondon Irish sign lock Sean Cox
London Irish today confirmed the signing of lock Sean Cox. The 29-year-old, who has spent the last three seasons with Edinburgh,...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBen Morgan: We can storm All Blacks stronghold
Bullish No.8 Ben Morgan has backed England to send out a pre-World Cup statement of intent by beating mighty New Zealand...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Shaw – former Sale, Northampton, Newcastle and England Sevens back
I will always cherish being part of the first England 7s team to win Hong Kong in 2002. We had people...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDan Hipkiss warns England not to put Manu Tuilagi on the wing
One of the few headaches facing Stuart Lancaster after the Six Nations is one he has encountered before – how to...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Dean Schofield – Worcester and former Sale & Toulon lock
1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – I played with him at Sale Sharks and Toulon. He’s one of the most powerful props I’ve...
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/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens finish second in Hong Kong
England finished runners-up at the Hong Kong Sevens losing out 26-7 to New Zealand. In front of a packed 40,000 crowd,...
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/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Fail swan dive from Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is known for its entertainment in the stands but Japan‘s Kosuke Hashino thought he would give the...
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/ 12 years agoWorcester not dead yet after win at Newcastle
Worcester are not dead yet thanks to a late try from Josh Drauniniu which handed them a tense 17-12 win at...
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/ 12 years agoNewcastle Falcons seal Ruki Tipuna deal
Ruki Tipuna has signed a two-year deal with Newcastle Falcons ahead of the 2014-15 season. The Bristol scrum-half, 30, who has...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Aaron Morris – Bedford full-back
The England U20s are traditionally packed with Premiership elite academy talent, but Aaron Morris takes great pride in being a Championship...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Hanno Dirksen heads the new foreign invasion
France will be free to pick another South African next season and install Rory Kockott as their prospective scrum-half for the...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 18 teams
Bath v Sale Bath: Nick Abendanon; Anthony Watson, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Semesa Rokoduguni; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross...
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/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 20 teams
Greene King IPA Championship round 20 teams Bedford v Rotherham Titans Bedford: James Pritchard (Capt.); Patrick Tapley, Corey Hircock, Mike Le...
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/ 12 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 18 teams
RaboDirect Pro12 round 18 teams Cardiff Blues v Ulster Cardiff: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Isaia Tuifua, Chris Czekaj; Gareth...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoApprentice Maro Itoje ready to replace the grand master
Maro Itoje could barely pluck up the courage to speak to Steve Borthwick when the pair first met at Saracens four...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoNot a question of if Bristol are promoted, it’s when, says Sean Holley
Head coach Sean Holley says he feels “no pressure” to get Bristol promoted to the Premiership this campaign.
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/ 12 years agoDulwich latest crops have Invincibles look
Dulwich College, home of arguably the most famous English School team ever, the Invincibles. During that first term of the 1997-98...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Ed Slater – Leicester lock
1. Fish As creatures, I’ve got nothing against fish at all, I just don’t like eating – or smelling them. Even...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoBUCS Final preview: Leeds Met v Hartpury College
Leeds Met are hoping to make it third time lucky when they face Hartpury in the BUCS final at Twickenham on...
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/ 12 years agoWin Aviva Premiership Rugby tickets
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Official Breakdown and Recovery Supplier to Premiership Rugby, Green Flag, to offer fans the...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Yes, BOD was great, but not the greatest
That Brian O’Driscoll is one of the great players is undisputed. However, justice was done when Mike Brown won the 2014...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoNick Cain picks his new Lions team from the evidence of the Six Nations championship
Selecting a 2014 Lions side confirms more than anything just how long a year in rugby can be. If the Lions...
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/ 12 years agoGloucester sign fifth player
Gloucester have announced their fifth signing of the week with former England lock Tom Palmer joining them from Wasps at the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoTop ten hit Owen Farrell has climbed up to No.3
Owen Farrell can be bracketed among the world’s top three fly-halves alongside Dan Carter and Jonny Sexton, according to Wasps and...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Mark Wilson – Newcastle flanker
Enjoyed a bit of time off? Yes. Four tough league games took their toll so it was good to recharge the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGreig Laidlaw rested for five weeks ahead of World Cup
Edinburgh Rugby have agreed to rest captain Greig Laidlaw for five weeks following a request from the Scotland national team. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The sevens wonder of the world still going at 75!
Over the years camp followers have suffered from severe sunburn, hypothermia and trench foot watching the HSBC Rosslyn Park School Sevens...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoExeter aim to be Euro champs in five years
Matt Jess insists there are “no limits” to what Exeter Chiefs can achieve.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGloucester sign Tom Isaacs
Gloucester carried on their shopping spree today with the arrival of Ospreys centre Tom Isaacs ahead of next season. This is...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tim Taylor – former Gloucester, Saracens & Nottingham fly-half
Winning the LV= Cup with Glouc-ester was a great achievement in my career but the highlight has to be when I...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLondon Irish sign Geoff Cross
London Irish have bolstered their front row options for next season with the signing of Geoff Cross. The Scottish International tighthead,31,...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoNew Euro Cup ‘will be worth £100m’
The new shape of European rugby will finally be confirmed this week with the potential to generate £100m-a-year and revolutionise the...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Phil Vickery – former Lions, England and Wasps prop
1. Christian Califano – I watched him as a lad and he took front row play to a new level. His...
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/ 12 years agoSix-try win for England U18s against Wales
George Perkins scored a first-half hat-trick as England U18s demolished Wales 43-12 in Neath. John Fletcher’s side scored six tries in...
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/ 12 years agoScarlet Aled Thomas signs for Gloucester
Nigel Davies has added experience to his options at half-back for next season with the signing of playmaker Aled Thomas. The...
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/ 12 years agoLeicester thump Exeter to reamain fourth
Leicester remained in fourth place in the Aviva Premiership table with a 45-15 thumping of Exeter at Welford Road. In what...
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/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens finish third in Tokyo
England finish third in Tokyo after coming from behind to beat World Champions New Zealand 21-12 in the play-off. Tries from...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Joel Matavesi – Exeter fly-half
Joel Matavesi doesn’t just want to emulate his two older brothers – the dream is to one day play alongside them....
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/ 12 years agoMike Brown named RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship
Mike Brown has been named RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship to cap a superb tournament. The England full-back secured...
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/ 12 years agoSurgery for Richard Hibbard
Another day and another Wales star is going under the knife for a shoulder surgery, this time hooker Richard Hibbard. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: 150 years on and rugby’s oldest rivalry just as fierce
They have been knocking lumps out of each other for 150 years now so it was probably fitting that Richmond and...
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