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/ 5 years agoHad time of my life at Quins until Deano left
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WORCESTER, NORTHAMPTON, HARLEQUINS, GRENOBLE AND ENGLAND U21S SECOND ROW JAMES PERCIVAL MY experiences in rugby changed me as a...
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/ 5 years agoLaumape wages will bring salary cap queries
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Confirmation of Ngani Laumape’s long-expected move from Hurricanes to Stade Francais was – unsurprisingly – rugby’s headlinemaker of...
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/ 5 years agoIrish to enter Premier XVs bidding war
LONDON Irish intend to apply for a Premier XVs franchise when the RFU open the bidding process for the next intake...
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/ 5 years agoDe Glanville eager to send Bath pals off with a splash
By ADAM HATHAWAY TRP Probyn: RFU must source different England players >> Page 29 TOM DE GLANVILLE is determined to give Bath’s...
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/ 5 years agoSaints sign Augustus but Owen’s off
NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed South African No.8 Juarno Augustus for next season but are losing New Zealand prop Owen Franks to...
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/ 5 years agoMindset at Harlequins has brought fun back for Scott Baldwin
Baldwin has no regrets over leaving Wales behind to reinvigorate himself in south-west London with Quins
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/ 5 years agoAmor leaves as Eddie takes over as attack coach
ENGLAND attack coach Simon Amor has stepped down after 16 months in the role while skills coach Jason Ryles will also...
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/ 5 years agoUnlucky Jack’s back on Chiefs injured list
EXETER winger Jack Nowell may miss the rest of the regular season after spraining medial knee ligaments. The 28-year-old hobbled off...
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/ 5 years agoGive the game back to genuine people
SO the RFU have decided to drop the Saxons name and replace it with England A – which is fine –...
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/ 5 years agoEnglish rugby must not be hostage to top-flight cartel
PREMIERSHIP clubs have created the perfect scam at the expense of the rest of England’s clubs. Until the early 1990s, players...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRFU always led the way for diversity
I’VE known RFU Past President John about 25 years, and I know of no one as committed and pro-active to rugby...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRestrict ‘England A’ selection to players aged under 25 | Colin Boag
How best to approach using the revived England A programme for maximum benefit to the elite level
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT RILEY, THE SEDGLEY PARK AND FORMER SALE & ENGLAND U21S CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...
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/ 5 years agoLeicester 35-29 Harlequins: Determined Tigers defy the Quins fightback
Fireworks in either half as Harlequins try to counter Tigers first start at Welford Road
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/ 5 years agoBorthwick: Forget his tries, Genge is my hero in defence
ELLIS Genge is a star on an off the pitch, according to Leicester boss Steve Borthwick. “His performances in the last...
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/ 5 years agoWasps 23-19 Worcester: Robson blasts lottery over red card decisions
The Wasps vice-captain decries the decisions to give yellow or red cards for 'virtually nothing'
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/ 5 years agoSearle: We must keep our heads up
BILLY Searle urged his Warriors to keep fighting and finish the season with heads high despite enduring another defeat. Worcester have...
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/ 5 years agoRFU must guarantee loans for first time amid debts of more than £250m
Nick Cain reports on the first cracks of the RFU's financial predicament beginning to show as they lose Triple A rating
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins wait on decision from Stormers head coach John Dobson
Stormers boss John Dobson tops Harlequins' three-coach shortlist
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins confident Jack Kenningham can fill the Evans No.7 role
The Premiership's leading turnover winner broke his leg against London Irish last month
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins turning on style now shackles are off
Paul Rees discusses Harlequins' turnaround in fortune as they close in on a semi-final place in the Premiership
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/ 5 years agoTomas Francis chasing a champagne finish at Exeter Chiefs
The Wales tighthead will depart Sandy Park this summer after making the difficult decision to leave after seven years with the...
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/ 5 years agoPat Lam urges law change to eliminate ‘latching on’
Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam outlines why latching on must be kicked out of rugby
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBig mistake not picking Danny Care, insists Bracken
Kyran Bracken's reaction to the Lions squad announcement, with Conor Murray, Ali Price and Gareth Davies selected to tour South Africa
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Scarlets snare Argentina back row star Tomas Lezana
Currently in Australia with the Western Force, for whom he helped reach the Super Rugby AU knockout final against the Brumbies
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGenge tells Lions: Be wary of Jasper Wiese
The England prop believes Leicester teammate Jasper Wiese is in with a shout of playing for the Springboks this summer against...
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/ 5 years agoThomas: Ted Hill deserves next shot with England
Worcester Warriors head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ted Hill is far from the finished article and deserves a chance to grow...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Game on for top six with Jacob Umaga back from his blip
Wasps look to hit on some consistency at Harlequins as the Premiership season nears its end
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGatland: I learned from 2009 to start fast
Gatland intends to put Faf de Klerk on the back-foot in this summer's Lions tour of South Africa
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/ 5 years agoExeter 41-10 Worcester: Explosive Sam Simmonds closes on try record
Dave Ewers, Jacques Vermeulen and Sam Simmonds were all on song for Chiefs
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/ 5 years agoDiscipline killed us in the second half admits Thomas
Jonathan Thomas and Francois Venter react to Worcester's away trip to forget at Sandy Park
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/ 5 years agoRichards: It’s been long time coming
The Newcastle Falcons director of rugby gave Carl Fearns his debut against London Irish
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/ 5 years agoNewcastle 52-27 London Irish: Deano gives Falcons their licence to thrill
Falcons were devastatingly clinical in the second half, scoring five tries to blow Irish out of the water
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/ 5 years agoSale 26-10 Leicester: Sale go smashing on as Tigers rest stars
Sale record their sixth-consecutive win, with AJ MacGinty moving up the Sharks all-time points scorer list
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/ 5 years agoCaptain Ben Youngs: I’m so proud of the effort from the boys
Stand-in Tigers skipper Ben Youngs offers his thoughts on the 26-10 loss to Sale Sharks
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/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Cinderford No.8 and captain Harry Hone
The Cinderford back row select three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps to promote from within to find successor for defence coach Ian Costello
Costello will be leaving the Premiership club for Munster after three years at Wasps
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/ 5 years agoKiwi prop Josh Iosefa-Scott signs for Exeter Chiefs
A player released by the Highlanders prior to the Super Rugby Aotearoa season
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/ 5 years agoToulon want to tempt Jonathan Joseph to leave The Rec
Could England centre Joseph be set for a move to the Cote d'Azur
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/ 5 years agoHamish Watson’s inclusion for the Lions makes it a back row treble for Oakham
THE selection of Scotland flanker Hamish Watson for the Lions tour makes him the third Oakham School back row player to...
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/ 5 years agoSiya Kolisi key to uniting Boks in time says Delport
Springboks will be ready to hit full speed against the Lions, says Thinus Delport
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/ 5 years agoDavies and Halfpenny spurred by Lions snub
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ............22pts Tries: Jeffries 39 Conversions: Halfpenny 40 Penalties: Halfpenny 18, 26, 35, 44, 76 Ospreys ................6pts Penalties:...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Josh Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off
JOSH Adams has no thoughts about wrapping himself in cotton wool over the next few weeks after his selection for...
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/ 5 years agoMunster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army
Will Addison's long-awaited return for Ulster didn't go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half,...
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/ 5 years agoConnacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick
LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan...
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/ 5 years agoGlasgow 29-19 Edinburgh: Glasgow show their character to delight Wilson
GLASGOW Warriors bounced back from an awful performance against Benetton to end Edinburgh’s three-year hold on the 1872 Cup. Friday night’s...
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/ 5 years agoGatland prepares for a massive air raid
Nick Cain assesses the Lions squad of 37 selected by Warren Gatland Outstanding in the air: Dan Biggar PICTURES: Getty Images...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoOverview: The 2021 British & Irish Lions squad
Warren Gatland has named his 2021 British & Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa this summer, extending the size from...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLouis Rees-Zammit’s brother cashes in on Lions call-up
The older brother of the Gloucester & Wales flyer placed a bet four years ago that the Lions' youngest squad member...
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/ 5 years agoThese men are the pride of All the Lions for last 20 years
Chris Hewett picks, position by position, the best Lions XV from the professional era The idea of rugby selection as an...
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