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/ 13 years agoShane Williams to carry on in Japan
Shane Williams has revealed he will be returning to Japan to play a second season with the Mitsubishi Dynaboars. Talking to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Spencer Brown – former Richmond, Bristol and England wing
The tour to Hell in 1998 should never have gone ahead. I was due to go only as back-up but ended...
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/ 13 years agoPremiership round 17: teams
Bath v Gloucester (Live) Bath: Abendanon; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Biggs; Heathcote, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Day, Attwood; Louw (Capt.), Fearns, Skirving....
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/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 17: teams
Connacht v Zebre Connacht: Henshaw ; Poolman, Griffin, Murphy, Duffy (Capt.); Parks, Marmion; Wilkinson, Harris-Wright, White; Kearney, Browne; Muldoon, Faloon, McKeon. Replacements:...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoStephen Jones to hang up the boots
After weeks of speculations about his future, Stephen Jones has announced he will retire from professional rugby at the end of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Ryan aware that Welsh armband fits loosely
Wales have changed their captain so often in recent seasons that Ryan Jones is in his ninth spell in charge. In...
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/ 13 years agoVote for your Harlem Shake Kings
The Harlem Shake craze has invaded the rugby world. Here is a selection of the best videos we have been sent...
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/ 13 years agoHealy wins appeal to play France
Cian Healy will be available to face France on March 9 for the next round of the RBS Six Nations after...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“I Kahn fight for my place”, says Northampton Lee Dickson
Lee Dickson’s starting spot at Franklin’s Gardens will come under considerable threat when Europe’s most sought-after scrum-half Kahn Fotuali’i joins Northampton...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Adam Balding – London Welsh No.8
Drea1. Trevor Woodman – Just as effective with ball in hand as he was taking apart opposition scrums. He epitomised what...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: I’m starting to believe in a Grand Slam for England
It has often been said that a week in rugby is a long time. Two weeks ago I sang the praises...
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/ 13 years agoTwo-week ban for Chris Hala’ufia
Chris Hala’ufia will miss London Irish‘s trip to Northampton on Saturday after being hit by a two-week ban following the Exiles’...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoAndy Robinson: “I could not face Scotland’s fans after failures”
Andy Robinson has revealed the deep-seated sense of frustration that led to him resigning as head coach of Scotland in November....
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/ 13 years agoWin with new Palmer’s cocoa butter formula MEN body & face lotion!
With England hosting the World Cup in 2015, the Lions Tour just around the corner, and the Six Nations having kicked...
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/ 13 years agoPremiership try of the week: round 16
Leicester’s end-to-end wonder try against Saracens on Saturday has been voted Round 16’s Premiership try of the week. With a scrum...
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/ 13 years agoLondon Welsh to appear before RFU hearing
London Welsh RFC will appear before an RFU Competitions Hearing charged with fielding an ineligible player in a number of Aviva...
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/ 13 years agoWarriors swap for Shark Richie Vernon
Richie Vernon will leave Sale at the end of the season and return to the Glasgow Warriors after signing a three-year...
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/ 13 years agoLondon Wasps snap up Jack Moates
Very active on the transfer market in recent weeks, London Wasps have signed Jack Moates who will join the Club at the end...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland tell Christian Wade to prove he’s ready
Christian Wade is still waiting for that elusive first England cap but the Wasps flyer revealed Stuart Lancaster has pinpointed exactly...
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/ 13 years agoEngland v France: highlights
On Saturday, England went a step closer to securing their first Grand Slam in ten years with a 23-13 win over...
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/ 13 years agoItaly v Wales: highlights
On Saturday, Wales kept their hopes of retaining their Six Nations trophy with a 26-9 win over Italy in Rome. Watch...
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/ 13 years agoPatrick Phipps to stay with London Irish
London Irish have signed scrum half Patrick Phibbs on a two year deal. The Australian scrum-half joined the Exiles from Leicester...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Mat Evans – Ealing captain
1. Early autobiographies Nothing engrosses me more than reading an insightful autobiography written by a credible individual who has a life...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoHuge boost for London Irish with vital win against London Wasps
London Irish have received a huge boost in their relegation battle with a vital 30-19 win against London Wasps at the...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the key areas which will decide today’s battle at the Aviva stadium, Dublin
It is a decade since England last won in Dublin in the Six Nations. In the interim there have been heartache...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Harry Sloan – Harlequins and England U20 centre
A year ago Harry Sloan was battling hard to earn a contract at Harlequins – fast-forward 12 months and he has...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLive: London Irish v London Wasps
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Irish take on London Wasps in the 16th round of the...
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TRP Live
/ 13 years agoLive: Gloucester v Worcester
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Gloucester take on Worcester in the 16th round of the Aviva Premiership...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: George Chuter – Leicester hooker
How’s Leicester‘s season looking? We’ve not fired on all cylinders yet but we’re in the Heineken quarters and putting ourselves in...
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Featured
/ 13 years ago“We expect to beat England,” France captain Thierry Dusautoir
France might be outsiders ahead of their clash with England at Twickenham tomorrow but captain Thierry Dusautoir is adamant they are...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 16: teams
Exeter v London Welsh Exeter: L. Arscott; Nowell, Naqelevuki, Shoemark, Jess; Steenson, Thomas; Rimmer, Yeandle, Tui; Hayes (Capt.), Mumm; White, Scaysbrook,...
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/ 13 years agoScotland v Ireland: teams
Geoff Cross has been named in Scotland’s starting XV ahead of their clash with Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday for the...
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/ 13 years agoItaly v Wales: teams
Sam Warburton and Alun-Wyn Jones have been named on Wales’ bench as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in...
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/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 16: teams
Cardiff Blues v Connacht Blues: Czekaj; O. Williams, Smith, Evans (Capt.), Robinson; Patchell, Jones; Filise, Dacey, Bourrust; Cook, Down; Paterson, Watts-Jones,...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Yes to bonus points, no to TV-driven fixture lists
There are so many contradictory knee-jerk spoutings about the Six Nations that you sometimes wonder whether Glenda Slagg has taken up...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland v France: teams
Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the England starting line-up to face France at Twickenham on Saturday. The Leicester powerhouse missed...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJoe Carlisle joins London Wasps
As rumoured for a number of weeks now, Worcester Warriors fly-half Joe Carlisle will be wearing the London Wasps jersey next...
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/ 13 years agoNew contracts for Sharks Miller and Braid
Rob Miller and Dan Braid have signed new contracts with Premiership Sale Sharks, it was announced today. Last year Premiership top...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoImanol Harinordoquy: “Billy Twelvetrees’ vision is bigger threat than Tuilagi’s power”
France No.8 Imanol Harinordoquy says Billy Twelvetrees is the man Les Bleus have to stop on Saturday, insisting the two-cap centre...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Geordan Murphy – Leicester and former Lions and Ireland full-back
It doesn’t get much more nerve-wracking than standing under the posts as Stephen Jones takes a kick to deny you the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Rowlands remains Top Cat of the lineout
The 50th anniversary of perhaps the strangest of all Wales matches has come and gone with scarcely a mention. Admittedly it...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFrance make seven changes for England
Francois Trinh-Duc will make his first start for France in eight months after being named in the starting XV to face...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoGeoff Parling can boss the Lions, says Aussie great Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe, one of the great Wallaby locks, believes Geoff Parling will be given the responsibility to ‘marshal the cattle’ as...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMarshall and Jackson handed Test debut
Luke Marshall and Paddy Jackson will make their Test debuts for Ireland after being named in the XV for their match...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Barry Everit – former Munster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – A fantastic scrummager who played over so many different eras and lasted an incredible amount of time...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Mutual trust is what bonds a winning squad together
Why is it that every England team have to proffer the idea that they are so different to those that have...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoStephen Myler remains a Saint
Stephen Myler has put pen to paper and will carry on with Northampton for the foreseeable future. Myler has been with...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoO2 Inside Line: Episode 3
Ahead of their clash with France, the England camp gives you a glimpse of life behind the scenes. Check out the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoStuart Hogg could grab the limelight for the Lions
When full-back Stuart Hogg made his Scotland debut as a 19-year-old last year he was following in the exact footsteps of...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoStuart Lancaster name unchanged England to face France
Stuart Lancaster has kept faith in the match-day squad that beat Ireland 12-6 in Dublin naming the same 23 players to...
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