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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNew Gloucester coach Nigel Davies reckons Mike Tindall will help make Gloucester great
Nigel Davies, Gloucester‘s new director of rugby, is banking on the experience of Mike Tindall to help fire the club towards...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNorthampton Saints winger Vasily Artemyev can help take Russia towards the top of world game
Henry Paul has hailed Northampton wing Vasily Artemyev as an inspiration for aspiring Russian stars and reckons the country can become...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoGive our tier-two English coaches a chance says coaching guru Kevin Bowring
The RFU’s Head of Elite Coach Development, Kevin Bowring, wants to see more English-qualified coaches follow Glenn Delaney’s example and make...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoNottingham fly-half James Arlidge plans farewell to remember
James Arlidge wants to set alarm bells ringing in opposition defences, as well as airport security. The 32-year-old Nottingham fly-half is...
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Moment In Time
/ 13 years agoMoment in Time: Harlequins and the 2004 Challenge Cup Final
They enjoy dramatic finishes at Harlequins. And there was none more thrilling than the 2004 Parker Pen Cup final at Reading,...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Hidden bite of the Lions is a worry for Warren Gatland
Warren Gatland’s pre-ordained appointment as the 2013 Lions coach leaves me with one big reservation. It is that he is currently...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Andy Titterrell – former Lions, England, Sale, Gloucester and Leeds hooker
Sale became the first team to finish top of the league and win the Premiership final in 2006 and we could...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Dual registration could be casualty of London Welsh triumph
So natural justice has prevailed and the winners of the Championship have finally been allowed to take their place in the...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Tristan Roberts – Bristol fly-half
1. Nathan Williams – A good strong ball carrier. He was an important part of the pack when I was at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Rhys Williams faces new battle on road to recovery
Rhys Thomas will be 30 at the end of the month. There was a time earlier in the year when surgeons...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Gareth Evans – Gloucester No.8
Gloucester No. 8 Gareth Evans hasn’t told his Welsh father yet but he considers himself English and if things go to...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Paul Diggin – Northampton winger
Been anywhere nice on holiday? No. We had our first baby, Isla, nine weeks ago and we’ve been trying to work...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Nick Kennedy – Toulon, former England and London Irish lock
1.Short people who sit in the exit seats on airplanes. Being 6ft 8in is not good when you’re flying at the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoLondon Irish new signing Shane Geraghty hoping to get back in England picture
Shane Geraghty declared he has “unfinished business” with club and country after revealing that Brian Smith’s plans for London Irish persuaded...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoNew Newcastle Director of Rugby Dean Richards is hunting for Heineken Cup Glory
The despair, the darkness, the doubts have been lifted from Dean Richards’ shoulders since his appointment as Newcastle director of rugby,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSale Sharks’ pack has bulked up and ready to front up
Sale‘s pack is ready to front up and make its mark in the Premiership next season, according to Henry ‘Meathead’ Thomas....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMiles Benjamin aims to become a Test winger with Leicester Tigers move
Leicester Tigers new boy Miles Benjamin admitted it was a wrench to cross the Midlands from Worcester but is adamant he...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLuther Burrell became a Saint for Premiership recognition
Luther Burrell reckons his move to Northampton will allow him to finally establish himself as a proven Premiership player. The imposing...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNew centre of excellence plans agreed for London Irish
London Irish chief executive Andy Martin has revealed that the successful planning application for a centre of excellence in Sunbury will...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoYellow cards are not as threatening as we think
When Israel Dagg clattered into Rob Kearney in Christchurch last weekend, Ireland rubbed their hands at the imminent prospect of binning...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoFormer Lion tourist Andy Titterrell still has what it takes
Former Lion Andy Titterrell insists he hasn’t given up hope on his playing career despite finding himself without a club in...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Richard Hill and the 2002 November test against Australia
England victories over the Southern Hemisphere giants are cherished as rare happenings these days but a decade ago they came along...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Lions’ roar takes on a different sound now
A Lions Test team selected at the end of the World Cup last October would have been a straightforward exercise –...
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South Africa Memories
/ 13 years agoSouth Africa Memories: Mike Burton and the 1972 tour
There was a lot of pressure on us not to tour South Africa in 1972. The apartheid regime had attracted worldwide...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Don’t believe the spin, we still have long way to go
If the mission statement of Clive Woodward’s 2003 world champion outfit was, “To Be The Best”, then the one that comes...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s suspend relegation during World Cup years
At last, with the summer tours over, we can reflect on what has been a rollercoaster season for all. This World...
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Moment In Time
/ 13 years agoMoment in Time: Birmingham and the 2004 Powergen Cup quarter-final
No one gave Pertemps Bees a prayer before this Powergen Cup quarter-final. Wasps, the English champions, were well on course to...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Will Robinson – Wasps fly-half
The similarities are striking: a confident young Wasps fly-half not afraid to play what’s in front of him, schooled at Whitgift...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Jamie Lennard – Doncaster and former London Irish and Bedford fly-half
1. Tom Davies – A very mobile prop at Doncaster who has fantastic hands and is great at offloading. Solid in...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Michael Owen – former Wales captain & Saracens No.8
You start every Six Nations thinking you’re in with a chance.We were no different in 2005 but it’s still remarkable we...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago2O Questions: Andy Hazell – Gloucester and England flanker
Been anywhere nice on holiday? I went to Portugal with the wife and kids, which was nice and quiet. Then I...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Russell Earnshaw – England Sevens Assistant Coach
1. Not coaching people There’s a fantastic quote by ex-England coach Geoff Cooke (below) that ‘good coaches coach activities, great coaches...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Richard Hill – Worcester head coach
1. Dog owners As a keen walker and rambler I come across quite a few dog walkers. It really winds me...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Shaun Moulton – London Irish hooker
South African hooker Shaun Malton is a man in a hurry and wants to make his mark at London Irish in...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Peter Short – former England Saxons and Exeter lock
Bath felt like champions the day we beat Tigers Winning away at Leicester in the Heineken Cup quarter-final with Bath in...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: David Barnes – ex-Bath and Harlequins prop
Are you missing rugby? I thought I would, but I’m happy as RPA chairman. You miss the camaraderie with the guys...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoI always wanted to be a Bok admits Australia captain David Pocock
With under 12 months to go until the Lions tour Australia, it has become abundantly clear that the tourists’ success will...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoAlistair Hargreaves excited to join old friends at Saracens
South Africa second row Alistair Hargreaves has revealed that it is the link between Saracens and his native Sharks which convinced...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoEngland legend Jonny Wilkinson still living for kicks after all these years
A campaign which began on England duty against Wales before 80,000 at Twickenham in early August ended ten months later for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNewcastle head coach Peter Russell ready to get Falcons on the attack
Kiwi Russell, an electrical engineer by trade, had hoped to start work at the Falcons on Monday when the players reported...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoChris Whitehead ready to make most of Heineken Cup
But Exeter‘s all-action hooker has vowed to put the pain of rejection behind him by proving his worth in next season’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoMoment in time: Leicester and the 2002 Heineken Cup final
Leicester Tigers arrived at the iconic home of Welsh rugby seeking to complete an historic league and Heineken Cup ‘double-double’. A...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan behind the match: Lawrence Dallaglio and the 2008 Premiership Final
How do you organise a send-off for a man who has won everything? Arrange a world record crowd at Twickenham to...
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South Africa Memories
/ 13 years agoSouth Africa Memories: Paul Hull and the 1994 tour
I’d been around the England squad for four years and had been on the outer 1991 World Cup squad, but it...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoDanny Cipriani is ‘ready for an England comeback’
O’Connor played outside the former London Wasps talisman in Super Rugby and is a self-confessed admirer of the outside-half’s full range...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Jim Hamilton – Gloucester and Scotland lock
1. Cian Healy – He is everything you look for in a modern-day loosehead – he can scrummage and carry the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Losing England captain Chirs Robshaw will have done England some good!
This may sound odd, but the loss of captain Chris Robshaw for the final Test may have been something of a...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Bully-boy forwards win it for the Springboks
The England U20s should be green with envy following South Africa‘s 22-16 World Junior Championship final victory over New Zealand in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales Morgan Stoddart deserves to avoid scrapheap
After 20 Tests spanning 46 weeks, the curtain came down in Sydney yesterday on the busiest and longest Welsh international season....
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: This should have been child’s play for England
Containment is a very dangerous game in an 80-minute sport, and the England U20s paid the price of a policy as...
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