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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: The Gong Show and the Goon Show 2012
It’s the season of awards, from the BBC’s Sports Personality show to the New Year Honours. Gongs are being handed out...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoBryan Habana confirms Toulon switch
As announced on our website on December 18, Bryan Habana will join the Toulon star-studded squad nest season and for the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMathieu Bastareaud gets France call-up
Toulon powerhouse centre Mathieu Bastareaud has been called-up by France head-coach Philippe Saint-André for the upcoming RBS Six Nations today. Bastareaud’s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNo end to Dan Caprice’s magical mystery tour
Dan Caprice is not one for letting the grass grow under his feet. Over the past three years he has travelled...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lewis Moody – former Leicester, Bath, England and Lions flanker
Sitting on the bench in the World Cup final in 2003 I found myself for the first time ever starting to...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPurdy and Sloan added to England U20 for 6 Nations
Henry Purdy and Harry Sloan have been added to the England U20 squad ahead of the Six Nations. The Leicester wing...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Magnificent Ospreys put life back into Wales
After the Grand Slam, the Grand Slump as befitting a nation where extreme mood swings tend to be the norm. After...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoVunipola named Game Changer of the month
London Wasps barn-storming No.8 Billy Vunipola has won the Gatorade Game Changer Award for December for his performance against Sale at...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMont-de Marsan v London Irish teams
Shane Geraghty will captain London Irish tonight when they come up against Mont-de-Marsan in the fifth round of the Amlin Challenge...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLet us help get the refs up to speed, say top clubs
Premiership Rugby want to play a more active role in the recruitment and training of referees in future. At present the...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Kris Chesney – Esher and former Saracens and Toulon lock
1. David Flatman – He was very young at the time, very raw but quite aggressive. He went on to be...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHendre Fourie ‘not required to leave England’
Ex-England international Hendre Fourie has been told that “he is not required to leave the UK” by the UK Border Agency....
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Featured
/ 13 years agoBilly Twelvetress named in England’s Six Nations squad
Billy Twelvetress has been named by Stuart Lancaster in the England Elite Player Squad for the upcoming RBS Six Nations. The...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: There’s hope, despair and the road to redemption
Now the end of the year approaches, we can reflect on the first half of the season and look forward to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 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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Latest News
/ 13 years agoToby Flood cleared of tip-tackle charges
Toby Flood will be available to face the Ospreys on Sunday in the Heineken Cup after being cleared of a tip-tackle...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoNeil Briggs banned for three weeks
Neil Briggs has received a three-week suspension and will miss the Exiles’ remaining Amlin and LV Cup games in coming weeks....
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Featured
/ 13 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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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMorgan Stoddart forced to retire
Scarlets and Wales full-back Morgan Stoddart has announced his retirement from rugby following the serious leg double fracture he sustained playing...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMcCall and Co. carry on at Saracens
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has extended his contract with the North London club until at least the end of...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoRetired Hendre Fourie faces deportation
Former Sale Sharks and England flanker Hendre Fourie is facing deportation to South Africa after being forced to retire because of a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 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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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Scott Barrow – Fylde centre
1. Poor time-keeping I hate being late for anything – for training, a party…and, by the same token, it irritates me...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 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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TRP Live
/ 13 years agoLive: Wasps v Bath
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Wasps take on Bath in the 13th round of the Aviva...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 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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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Will Hooley – Northampton fly-half
As a young fly-half there aren’t many better mentors to learn from than Jonny Wilkinson – so Northampton‘s Will Hooley admits...
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TRP Live
/ 13 years agoLive: Exeter v Northampton
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Exeter Chiefs take on Northampton Saints in the 13th round of the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 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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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Jordan Crane – Leicester No.8
Pleased with your season so far? It’s been tough coming back from a long injury but it’s going OK. It’s great...
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TRP Live
/ 13 years agoLive: Worcester v Leicester
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Worcester take on Leicester in the 13th round of the Aviva Premiership at Sixways...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPremiership Round 13: Teams
Exeter v Northampton Exeter: Arscott; Camacho, Whitten, Dollman, Jess; Steenson, Thomas; Moon, Clark, Tui; Mumm, Hanks; Johnson, White, Baxter (capt.). Replacements:...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFit-again Croft returns for Leicester
Tom Croft recovered from the serious neck injury he suffered back in April and will make his first Leicester appearance of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 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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Moment In Time
/ 13 years agoPlaying on, survivors of the Andean miracle
SUNDAY December 13, forty years ago, was the moment that a team of rugby players, who had been forced to the...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 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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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy life in rugby: Gordon Ross – London Welsh and former Scotland, Leeds and Edinburgh fly-half
I’m not sure what the fat kid who started out in professional rugby would have made of the game as it...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFourie retires but Braid signs for Sale Sharks
Sale’s former England flanker Hendre Fourie has retired because of a shoulder injury, but the Sharks have strengthened their pack by...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 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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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: John Beatie – Former Scotland and Lions No.8
1. David Sole – He was so young when he first showed up for training but already a fantastic prop. You...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 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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Latest News
/ 13 years agoShaun Edwards quits London Irish role
Shaun Edwards has stepped down from his consultancy role with London Irish to concentrate on his work with Wales. The highly-regarded...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Brett Davey – Doncaster head coach
1. Ignorant drivers People failing to acknowledge the fact you’ve given them the right of way is something that really winds...
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Featured
/ 13 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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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Max Stelling – Worcester centre
Worcester academy rookie Max Stelling admits his show-stopping debut brought him instant fame but his move to one of Britain’s furthest...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMitchell leaves Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks have announced that interim boss John Mitchell has left the club and returned to South Africa for “personal reasons”....
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Ed Jackson – London Welsh No.8
Still pinching yourself about playing in the Premiership? A little bit. You keep looking up and seeing international players you’ve only...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 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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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Richard Birkett – former Wasps lock
I spent most of my Wasps career hitting every ruck in sight so that Simon Shaw could stand out on the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 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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