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/ 13 years agoWorcester name side to face Scarlets
Worcester have named their team to face Welsh side Scarlets at Sixways tomorrow. England prop Matt Mullan will captain the Warriors...
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/ 13 years agoBath’s Heathcote out for six weeks
Bath fly-half Tom Heathcote will miss six weeks of action after injuring his knee against London Welsh last weekend. It was...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoCipriani and Gray to make Sale debuts
Danny Cipriani and Richie Gray are set to make their Sale debuts after being selected among the replacements for tomorrow’s friendly...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWaldouck handed first Saints start against Leinster
New Northampton Saints signing Dominic Waldouck has been selected to make his home debut for his new club in tomorrow’s pre-season...
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/ 13 years agoAnother Scot captains a Premiership club
Following Hugo Southwell yesterday at Wasps, Gloucester has today named Scottish international second row Jim Hamilton as their captain for the...
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/ 13 years agoLions out of Super Rugby, long live the Kings
The South African Rugby Union confirmed today that the Kings will replace the Lions in the 2013 Super Rugby competition. Despite...
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/ 13 years agoFive debuts for Edinburgh against Falcons
Edinburgh Rugby have handed five debuts for tomorrow’s friendly game against Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park (KO 8pm). New faces on...
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/ 13 years agoWasps’ Palmer and Wentzel pair up to face old club Leeds
England international Tom Palmer and newly appointed vice-captain Marco Wentzel will form London Wasps‘ lock partnership to face their old club...
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/ 13 years agoOspreys name team for Bath’s friendly
Steve Tandy has named the Ospreys team to play Bath at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday (KO 3pm) Even though both...
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/ 13 years agoScot Hugo Southwell named as Wasps captain
Hugo Southwell has been named as London Wasps‘ captain for the upcoming season. The 59-times capped Scottish fullback – who captained...
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/ 13 years agoNew Shark Shepherd suing Saints
New Sale signing Cameron Shepherd is suing Northampton Saints for pulling out of a deal to sign him. A three-year deal...
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/ 13 years agoSBW named in All Blacks team to face Australia
Sonny Bill Williams has been named in the All Blacks team to play Australia in the opening Investec Rugby Championship match...
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/ 13 years agoHaskell relishing return to England and Wasps
England back-row James Haskell is relishing his return to English rugby as he settles back into life at London Wasps. Haskell...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGary Gold and Bath look at tie-up with Super Rugby side
Bath are considering forming an alliance with a Super Rugby side in a groundbreaking move which could involve trans-hemisphere player swaps....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoReformed Shark Andy Powell is the new ‘Sebastien Chabal’
Sale Sharks are to extend Andy Powell’s contract in recognition of the Welshman’s emergence as ‘the new Sebastian Chabal.’ The Premiership‘s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoElliot Daly’s rise means Dai Young won’t miss Dominic Waldouck
The emergence of Elliot Daly as a star for Wasps this year made director of rugby Dai Young‘s decision to let...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoRetiring prop Matt Stevens gave quitting England ‘lot of thought’
Saracens boss Mark McCall insists Matt Stevens’ decision to retire from international rugby was not made on the spur of the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoStep aside you Brownlees rugby has the Claassens
The Brownlee brothers have provided no shortage of excitement with their Olympic triathlon exploits but rugby will be able to enjoy...
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/ 13 years ago‘El Mago’ returns for Pumas’ Championship debut
Argentina fly-half Juan Martin Hernandez will make his first Test appearance in three years for their historic Rugby Championship debut against...
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/ 13 years agoSouth Africa name team for Argentina opener
South Africa centre Frans Steyn will play in his 50thTest for the Springboks when they face Argentina on Saturday at Newlands...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLondon Welsh: “We’ll stick to our principles”
Ed Jackson believes the culture at London Welsh this season will not change despite the arrival of a host of foreign...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLet me wing it like Alesana says new Tiger Adam Thompstone
Alesana Tuilagi racked up more than a half-century of tries for Leicester at an average of better than one every three...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoWe know we’ll get thumped says Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi
Argentina‘s record points scorer Felipe Contepomi drew parallels with Italy‘s entrance into the Six Nations ahead of the Pumas’ debut in...
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/ 13 years agoDeacon injury blow for Tigers
Leicester Tigers have been dealt a huge blow ahead of the new season with second-row Louis Deacon suffering a shoulder injury....
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/ 13 years agoLock of ages? French turn back clock for Brits
The burgeoning British colony in France hurls itself into Top 14 action next weekend, an assault force headed by surely the...
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/ 13 years agoSale sign Shepherd and Uys
Sale Sharks have announced the signings of Cameron Shepherd and Corne Uys. Shepherd, 28, has played for the Waratahs and Western...
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/ 13 years agoSpies to miss out entire Rugby Championship
South Africa’s injury problems have worsened after Pierre Spies was ruled out of the entire Rugby Championship campaign with a finger...
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/ 13 years agoEngland U18 defeated by France in SA
England U18 were outdone by northern hemisphere rivals France in George, South Africa, losing 20-13 at Outeniqua Park Stadium in a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: The Welsh cavalry ride to rescue of Wasps
When Stephen Jones turned down an offer to join Leicester in 2004, Wasps had just superseded the Tigers as champions of...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Rob Andrew and the 1995 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final
England went into the 1995 World Cup quarter-final in Cape Town having seen many highs since the desperate low of losing...
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/ 13 years agoBarnes at No.10 for Wallabies, Cooper out
Berrick Barnes has been named at fly-half for Australia‘s clash against New Zealand in Saturday’s opening game of the Rugby Championship...
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Moment In Time
/ 13 years agoMoment in Time: Sale Sharks and the 2002 Parker Pen Shield
Lift-off for Sale Sharks. This was the day when chairman Brian Kennedy’s vision of creating a powerhouse team in the north-west...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Rugby should be backing the war against drugs
Isn’t it funny how those at the top of sport believe that only what affects them is of any importance or...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Danny Care – Harlequins and England scrum-half
Enjoying pre-season at Quins? Loving it! It’s great to be back around all the boys again. It is hard work but...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Tom May – Northampton and former England centre
1. Warm ups I don’t know if it’s because I have been playing for what seems like a long time now...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Luke Treharne – Exeter and Wales U18 full-back
A contemporary of George North in the Scarlets academy, Luke Treharne and the giant Welsh winger made a ferocious midfield combination...
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/ 13 years agoSBW cleared to play for the All Blacks
Sonny Bill Williams was today cleared by his new Japanese club to play in the All Blacks’ opening Rugby Championship matches...
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/ 13 years agoOspreys’ Ryan Jones back in six weeks?
Ryan Jones will miss the start of the new RaboDirect Pro12 season after undergoing keyhole surgery to his knee. The 31-year-old...
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/ 13 years agoHuge blow for Ulster’s Paddy McAllister
Ulster prop Paddy McAllister will be sidelined for the majority of the season after picking up a significant knee injury in...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ollie Smith – former Leicester, England and Lions centre
Making the British and Irish Lions tour in 2005 was an achievement I couldn’t really comprehend. The squad was announced on...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Scott Barrow – Fylde and former Leeds centre
1. Simon Emms – Very fast for a chunky fella. One of the most athletic props I’ve played with, including Premiership...
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/ 13 years agoOspreys name side to face Clermont
Ospreys Head Coach Steve Tandy has named his team to face French giants Clermont Auvergne at Issoir on Friday night (KO...
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/ 13 years agoKellock carries on as Warriors captain
Lock Al Kellock was today confirmed as Glasgow Warriors captain for the seventh consecutive season. He has made 76 appearances in...
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/ 13 years agoUlster name team to face Bayonne
Mark Anscombe has named his first match day squad for the pre season friendly against Bayonne at the Parc des Sports...
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/ 13 years agoLondon Welsh confirm Ion and Kulemin signings
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, London Welsh have added some muscle to their pack ahead of the club’s...
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/ 13 years agoFixtures unveiled for 2012-2013 LV= Cup
Saracens will kick off the 2012-13 LV= Cup season against current title holders Leicester Tigers in the opening round of the...
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/ 13 years agoSpringboks return for Botha?
The Springboks are considering calling back hard man Bakkies Botha to cover a locking crisis for the Rugby Championship. Botha’s 76-test...
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/ 13 years agoEngland U18 squad named for SA tour
England Under 18 coaches John Fletcher, Pete Walton and Ian Peel have named their squad for the summer tour to South...
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/ 13 years agoCockerill confirms Thorpe arrival at Tigers
Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has confirmed that his side have recruited back-row Richard Thorpe from London Irish. Thorpe made 135...
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/ 13 years agoStuart Hooper retains Bath Rugby captaincy
Bath Rugby confirmed that Stuart Hooper will continue to captain the West country club for the forthcoming season. An injury ravaged...
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