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/ 6 years agoSotutu inspires Blues as Crusaders kick off in style
By SAM JACKSON BEAUDEN Barrett again played a key role for the Blues as they claimed a 24-12 win away at...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoSedbergh had full set of England captains
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Champions: Ed Smith and his Sedbergh side won the Open title...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWAVELL WAKEFIELD
Leader: Sedbergh 1916, with captain Wavell Wakefield WAVELL Wakefield was known for his cutting edge training methods during his time with...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACKFORSYTHE WORCESTER BACK ROW Worcester are all about youth right now and as one of eight new recruits into the senior...
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/ 6 years agoMax aims to follow Blaze’s coach trail
By NEALE HARVEY Crossroads: Max Crumpton PICTURES: Getty Images Example: Richard Blaze FORMER Harlequins hooker Max Crumpton aims to forge a...
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/ 6 years agoSevens switch has Celia dreaming big
By ADAM ELLIS CELIA Quansah is determined to realise her lifelong Olympics dream next summer after her lightning strike to the...
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/ 6 years agoThe Carling era? No, it was truly the Geoff Cooke era
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Adoration: Will Carling chaired off after England’s Grand Slam of 1991; inset...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMum’s verdict wins captaincy of Lions for ‘honest’ son Martin
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union Champions: Rob Andrew and Tony Underwood of...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJOHN BENTLEY, THE BOLTER WHO MADE GOOD
Bentos-time: John Bentley celebrates Lions’ victory in the second Test against South Africa HEROES comes in many shapes and sizes and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWages soar as John Hall enters Premiership fray
NOBODY can accuse rugby’s transition from amateurism to professionalism of being smooth and trouble free. Indeed nearly 25 years on many...
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/ 6 years agoExeter triple-swoop on young England aces
By NEALE HARVEY Rising star: Aaron Hinkley scores for England U20s against Scotland in 2019 PICTURES: Getty Images THREE of the...
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/ 6 years agoHook takes on kicking duties for new-look Ospreys
JAMES Hook is set to extend his Ospreys career after agreeing to become kicking and skills coach at the Liberty Stadium....
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Features
/ 6 years agoResurgent Vikings forge an outpost fortress
NEWS EXTRA By JEREMY BLACKMORE NORTH Walsham boss James Knight says the club’s remote location has helped forge a strong bond...
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/ 6 years agoWorld Cup run put Samoa on the map
MY LIFEIN RUGBY APOLLO PERELINI THE FORMER SAMOA AND SALE SHARKS BACK ROWER AND ST HELENS RL PROP Double handed: Apollo...
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/ 6 years agoTakeover soap opera rumbles on at Beziers
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Rivals: Christophe Dominici and, inset, former Toulouse president Rene Bouscatel Alot can happen in a month. A...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWill sets sights on Goode’s roving role at Saracens
Jeff Probyn: Carling era was really the Geoff Cooke era TRP By JON NEWCOMBE WILL HOOLEY sees himself serving Saracens in...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSaints partner up with Blues
BEDFORD Blues say they have been ‘given a lifeline’ by Northampton. The new partnership will see the clubs cooperate on a...
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/ 6 years agoWales star Davies nearing return for Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies has handed Scarlets a positive injury update with the men from Llanelli also receiving good news...
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/ 6 years agoFurbank: I don’t plan to be 2-cap wonder
By NEALE HARVEY England rivals: Elliot Daly and Anthony Watson Ambitious: George Furbank attempts a break for Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoKirwan will add his ferocty to Nottingham cause
By JON NEWCOMBE Excited: Carl Kirwan CARL Kirwan is delighted to be back in the Championship after signing a part-time deal...
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/ 6 years agoRegrets? Robshaw bows out with a few to mention
By JON NEWCOMBE Champions: Quins lift the title in 2012 PICTURES: Getty Images CHRIS Robshaw says Harlequins’ failure to build a...
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/ 6 years ago‘Heartland’ competition will renew old rivalries
By NEALE HARVEY Realist: Jon Sharpe Proposal: Ed Griffiths COVENTRY chairman Jon Sharp says a new ‘Heartland’ competition could provide salvation...
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/ 6 years agoKerrod’s in from the cold and feeling good at Quins
By ADAM ELLIS Learning curve: Simon Kerrod SIMON Kerrod finally feels settled on his career path after a year under the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSalary cap cuts? Sadly they’re just an illusion
COLIN BOAG Mr Loyalty: Mark Lambert was a one-club man at Quins Remember the temporary cut in the salary cap that...
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/ 6 years agoLam has the ability to turn his Bears into champions
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Spectacular: Semi Radradra playing for Bordeaux PICTURE: Getty Images Iwouldn’t underestimate anything about Pat...
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/ 6 years agoTyro No.10 McBryde ready for battle with the Knights
NEWS EXTRA BILLY McBryde is using Josh Adams as his inspiration as he keeps on working his way north to try...
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/ 6 years agoRobshaw shows rugby’s heavy toll
Letters CHRIS Robshaw, who is leaving English rugby to join San Diego Legion, predicts more senior players could follow him to...
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/ 6 years agoExpand the Prem to 16 clubs and PRO14 to 20
Expansion: Let the Jaguares join a new PRO20 PICTURE: Getty Images ■ HAVING a global season is all well and good....
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/ 6 years agoShould it really be a ‘Wild West’ shootout?
THEREis no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed much in our lives as well as the sports arena. Rugby has...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRugby fans have been left in dark
ENGLISH football has returned along with other sports such as horse racing and snooker. Sadly, I am still unable to see...
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Features
/ 6 years agoClubs hold aces in global power game
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK “What is wrong about having two international windows rather than a two-month block?”...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBiased Booy must step down
THE administrative shortcomings at the professional end of the game in England have been highlighted by the failure of the Professional...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWhat a waste of Beauden
BEAUDEN Barrett being picked at full-back for the Blues, rather than fly-half is one of the riddles of Super Rugby Aotearoa....
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Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A – John Inverdale: We must make NCA clubs more user-friendly to local fans
The new chairman of NCA Rugby talks about the areas where National League clubs require immediate attention
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEx-Ospreys coach Allen Clarke joins the cast in Dallas MLR adventure
Six months on from leaving Ospreys, Allen Clarke talks Alex Bywater through his decision to head for Texas
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoKristian Phillips wants rebirth of Ospreys galacticos
The Rugby Paper talks to the Wales winger tipped for the big time at Ospreys when called up by Warren Gatland
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoThe four biggest rugby events for betting
Rugby is one of the most popular sports around and there are dozens of events for you to enjoy. Rugby is...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens veteran Richard Wigglesworth agrees extension to finish Premiership campaign
The scrum-half will be able to see out the domestic and European season at Allianz Park
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLewis Ludlam interview – I was called some bad names but it never held me back
The England and Northampton flanker talks in-depth about his experience as a mixed-race British man and his education at St Joseph's
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Leinster were breaking new ground in unprecedented season
Forget Liverpool, Leinster's 2019-20 season should be considered remarkable in any team sport
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoIeuan Evans states his case for a seat on WRU Council
The former Lions winger believes he can help contribute a positive impact to the governance of rugby in Wales
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers ace Telusa Veainu weighing up future
The Tonga international is interesting clubs in France and Japan
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoDates for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup confirmed by EPCR
Picture of 2019-20 season resumption now clear for Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 clubs
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: New Zealand crowds show they back the players
Shane Williams is pleased to see barely any empty seats in the crowds in Super Rugby Aotearoa
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Tell the south to keep their hands off our jewels
Moving the Six Nations and domestic leagues towards the summer would see rugby's exposure diminish, not be enhanced, writes Nick Cain
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMark Lambert retires after almost two decades with Harlequins
After 17 years in the Harlequins front row, RPA chairman Lambert is calling it a day
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Marland Yarde re-signs with Sale and wants Premiership to show solidarity with black community
QPR fan Yarde has been watching on as the Premier League supports the Black Lives Matter movement
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBernard Laporte’s new World Club Cup would not see Wales represented currently
The World Rugby vice-chairman has spoken about his plans for a replacement competition for the Champions Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGlobal season talks hit stumbling block as Premiership and Top 14 oppose summer shift
LNR president Paul Goze believes summer rugby would be a sacrifice made to satisfy the southern hemisphere nations
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