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/ 5 years agoThe secret of youth for Richard Wigglesworth? Luck and excellent player rotation
DURABLE Leicester No.9 Richard Wigglesworth says luck allied to an insatiable appetite for self-improvement are fuelling his desire to keep playing....
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/ 5 years agoHalaholo: ‘I was involved in heavy drinking and in my last year at high school I had my daughter’
Halaholo opens up on the trials of his youth on the rough side of Auckland, his dark past with the bottle,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Ethan Waller: Player welfare is priority issue in any talks of expansion
New chairman of the RPA, Ethan Waller, talks about his vision for protecting players
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoFickou move blocks Manu Tuilagi’s hopes of Racing 92 move
Gael Fickou's switch across the Paris divide from Stade Francais to Racing 92 allays Tuilagi's hopes of a move to the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCardiff Blues want big pay-off for Dwayne Peel
CARDIFF BLUES are holding out for substantial compensation before allowing Dwayne Peel to make an emotional return to the Scarlets. The...
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/ 5 years agoRFU hunt down the furlough cheats
The RFU is investing intermidiaries who may have been claiming government cash while brokering player contract talks
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Danny Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones eye Japan’s Top League jackpot
Peter Jackson and Neil Fissler report on two more blockbuster moves potentially in the works for Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Joe Marler fronts Quins’ bid for Falcons atonement
Harlequins lineout coach Jerry Flannery points to the influence of Joe Marler as the key for Quins in the visit of...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSaracens get welcome worthy of the Championship’s resolve
Mark McCall and Juan Pablo Socino share their thoughts after Saracens tasted defeat in their first match in the Championship away...
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/ 5 years agoWorcester 23-24 Bristol: Naulago’s hat-trick denies the Warriors
Fijian flyer the standout difference between Bears and Warriors in clash at Sixways
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/ 5 years agoWorcester were very hungry for it, admits worried Lam
Pat Lam and Jonathan Thomas give their post-match thoughts after a narrow victory for the Bears at Sixways
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/ 5 years agoLeicester 33-32 London Irish: Exiles fall short after Hepetema head rush
14-man London Irish fought back to claim the try bonus and losing bonus points against Tigers
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/ 5 years agoSteve Borthwick building around his tyro Tigers
Jack van Poortvliet and Ollie Chessum impressed off the bench for Tigers in their 33-32 win over London Irish
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/ 5 years agoSale 31-16 Newcastle: World class Faf de Klerk sparks Sharks attack
Sale Sharks show fluidity in attack with Lood de Jager rounding off a cracker of a team try against Falcons
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/ 5 years agoDefence wins you titles says Sale boss Alex Sanderson
Can the Sharks end their 15-year wait to reach the Premiership semi-finals?
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/ 5 years agoAlex Coles aims to make best of bad Courtney Lawes situation
Northampton are without Courtney Lawes and David Ribbans at lock, Alex Coles explains how responsibility is now levelled at him in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Doncaster Knights hooker Will Holling
Middle lane motorway drivers are offered up for banishment to Room 101
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoGordon will swap Edinburgh for Ealing
EALING Trailfinders have agreed a deal that will see Edinburgh centre Matt Gordon move to west London. The crash ball Australian,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps in bid for Exeter Chiefs’ scrum-half Stu Townsend
A replacement for the outgoing Ben Vellacott?
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLawmakers: Take action or you will face new breakaway
AS lifelong rugby players, coaches and supporters it is criminal we’re seeing our great game going into decline. There is obviously...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCrediton deserve huge credit
IT IS always a delight to read your Dream Team articles each week and last week’s with Dan Lee was of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEngland got lesson in winning
MANY negative words have been both spoken and written regarding the two non tries Wales scored against England last weekend, although...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoKeep in perspective please, Haden deliberately cheated
I UNDERSTAND Brendan Gallagher’s frustration at refereeing decisions in Cardiff. But he engaged in petulant hyperbole in saying that: “And if...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWhen is a knock-on not really a knock-on?
IN his report of England v Wales, Nick Cain claims “the law book says that unless the ball hits the ground...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSeparate and adopt some American Football principles
LAST week’s article by Nick Cain and the letter from John Allanson shows why there needs to be complete separation between...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHave laws changed since I was playing?
HAVING had my fill of bad team and referee performances after watching Wales v England, I sulked and didn’t watch any...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGoes back centuries!
I AM reading a book of newspaper reports of Five/Six Nations matches from 1905 to the current day. The headline of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWell done Leicester!
AS a loyal Gloucester supporter, I’d never thought I’d say this! Against Bristol last Saturday at Aston Gate, Leicester played in...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAnnihilate Italy then Grand Slam beckons | Shane Williams
Two matches await Wales in their crusade for a second Six Nations Grand Slam in three years
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/ 5 years agoSione Tuipulotu targets Scotland World Cup squad
Could the current Top League player be Scotland's next centre?
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/ 5 years agoMunster 20-17 Connacht: Munster set to experiment after booking place in final
Munster are into their first final under head coach Johann van Graan
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/ 5 years agoOspreys 20-31 Dragons: Gas man Ashton Hewitt wins it for Dragons
Ashton Hewitt and Jonah Holmes score two tries each to down the Ospreys
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/ 5 years agoUlster 19-38 Leinster: Ruthless champions coast in after Warwick shown red
LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen praised his men for securing a tenth league final appearance in 12 years when they came from...
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/ 5 years agoZebre 20-31 Glasgow Warriors: Dobie try signals Warriors fightback
Danny Wilson's Warriors come out on top in ill-disciplined match in Parma
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/ 5 years agoInjury-stricken Keelan Giles finally reaches 50 for Ospreys
One of the most unfortunate players in Wales when it comes to injuries, but Keelan Giles says that is all in...
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/ 5 years agoGovernment hand RFU £45m in survival fund
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney welcomes government support after revenues totalling £140m has been lost over the last year
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/ 5 years agoMooar: Wales need their star names playing for the regions
Former Scarlets head coach Brad Mooar is still keeping a keen eye on events in Wales, while balancing his role in...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHampson: Ealing Trailfinders believe it’s mission possible
Ealing scrum-half Craig Hampson answers whether Trailfinders can be a legitimate threat to Saracens' hopes of bouncing back to the Premiership
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
SAM RODMAN, THE CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER WILMSLOW, EALING, MACCLESFIELD, JERSEY AND ENGLAND STUDENTS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH...
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/ 5 years agoWorld Cup delayed until 2022 but 7s press ahead
By SAM JACKSON THE WOMEN’S Rugby World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by New Zealand, has been postponed until 2022 because...
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/ 5 years agoJoe feels for exiled big brother Sam
JOE Simmonds admits he is frustrated at not getting a look-in with England but says it is his brother Sam he...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSonja’s tears shame odious oafs on Twitter
COLIN BOAG Target of abuse: Sonia Mclaughlan’s tweets after she was trolled following her interview with Owen Farrell What’s happening to rugby?After...
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Danny Care: I’m a glass half full guy, I dream of call from Eddie
At 34, the Harlequins scrum-half is not ready to leave the chapter on his England career unfinished
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoEngland’s eruption of joy as Billy Whizz explodes
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNo tantrums from Callum Sheedy just a focus on the team | Peter Jackson
It's been a rapid rise for Callum Sheedy to the Wales Six Nations set-up, Peter Jackson looks at the Bristol No.10's...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWill Peel still join Cardiff?
CARDIFF added the Blues bit to their name a generation ago. They have now dropped it because the new name gives...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoPullin stood in line of duty | Peter Jackson
SOME of Bristol’s grand old rugby men accompanied one of England’s most revered captains on his final journey, from the family...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoAmpthill v Doncaster: Turner gives new recruits their chance to impress
Ampthill head coach Paul Turner has named 14 debutants for the visit of Knights on opening weekend in the Championship
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPirates 25-17 Saracens: Sarries crash in wild west showdown
Cornish Pirates stun Saracens on their first match in the Championship
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCoventry 10-9 Bedford Blues: Fenner fires late winner as Blues pay for ill-discipline
Bedford Blues left to rue sin-bins to their trio of Connor Tupai, Will Carrick Smith and Lewis Bean
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