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Features
/ 6 years agoDismal England needed radical shake up and Carling delivered
TIME offers up perspective and what has become known as the ‘Carling era’ looks ever more important with the passing years,...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoKvesic sold on prospect of re-joining mentor Matt
By NEALE HARVEY Coach: Jonathan Thomas MATT Kvesic says being reunited with the man who kick-started his rugby career is one...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEvans states his case for seat on WRU Council
By ROB COLE IEUAN Evans admits to feeling the same tingle of excitement that greeted the first of his then record...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMallinder has big respect for Marcus
MARCUS Rashford’s efforts to ensure children don’t go hungry during the Covid-19 pandemic is inspiring sports stars everywhere, says community- minded...
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Features
/ 6 years agoEveritt puts faith in kids for pyramid climb
NEWS EXTRA By JEREMY BLACKMORE NORWICH boss David Everitt says the club are rising like a phoenix from the ashes after...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDriven by desire for Bristol’s champagne!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY HAYDN THOMAS THE FORMER EXETER CHIEFS, GLOUCESTER & BRISTOL SCRUM-HALF THE other day we had a 10th anniversary...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoAltrad’s run for mayor hit by third cap scandal
FRENCH COLUMN Billionaire Mohed Altrad is running to be mayor of Montpellier - a position which would mean giving up the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoBeauden gets a dig from his old mate Coles
SUPER RUGBY By SAMUEL JACKSON NEW Zealand playmaker Beauden Barrett enjoyed victory over former side the Hurricanes on his Blues debut...
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/ 6 years agoRPA chief Hopley critical of ‘comical loophole’
PREMIERSHIP clubs have been scrambling to get players to sign new contracts and exploit a ‘loophole’ in new salary cap rules....
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/ 6 years agoNow rugby men should take a knee says Yarde
By JON NEWCOMBE No swap: Jonny May WITH a new contract signed and sealed, Marland Yarde is looking forward to picking...
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/ 6 years agoHook plans to inspire the new generation – with his words
By NEALE HARVEY Versatile: James Hook JAMES HOOK will make it his business to inspire the next generation of Welsh playmakers...
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/ 6 years agoEarl in a hurry to make his mark with the Bears
By NEALE HARVEY Making a splash: Ben Earl scores for Saracens against Northampton Saints PICTURE: Getty Images BACK ROW dervish Ben...
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/ 6 years agoRadford switches codes to join the Jackals
By JON NEWCOMBE Rugby League Challenge Cup-winning coach Lee Radford has landed his first job in professional Rugby Union - as...
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/ 6 years agoRobshaw off to USA
F0ego Legion in the MLR. The 66-cap flanker, 34, who last week agreed to stay at Harlequins until the suspended Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWalker rides 50k a day to be up running for Trailfinders
By NEALE HARVEY Italian adventure: Charlie Walker DETERMINED former Harlequins wing Charlie Walker is clocking up the bike miles in a...
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Features
/ 6 years agoThe laws already work, refs need to apply them
COLIN BOAG Pinged: Hurricanes scrum-half TJ Perenara complains to referee Mike Fraser At last the rugby famine is over, with New...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoRugby must not go soft on the true red card offences
Winning start: Beauden Barrett helped Auckland Blues to victory over his old side the Hurricanes PICTURE: Getty Images ALL those supporters...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBright: If you are in good shape age is just a number
By JON NEWCOMBE Veteran: Mark Bright is still going strong aged 41 EVERGREEN No.8 Mark Bright has plenty of examples to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSpeed bump
WHY are so many people banging on about quickening up the game. We have a fantastic product so stop trying to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWinter rules
I CAN’T believe Jerry Guscott does not like watching rugby in the winter because it’s too wet and cold. As a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSuspend WR funding to force reform in Pacific
Fighting for change: PRPW CEO Dan Leo, second from left middle row, is leading the battle against corruption in Pacific Islands...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEssential to feed the roots to grow game
WORLD Rugby have a vision of ‘Rugby as a sport for all’ and a mission to ‘Grow the global rugby family’,...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoTell the south to keep hands off our jewels
WHERE World Rugby’s plans for a global season are concerned there is a growing sense that the tail is wagging the...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoWill RFU use snatch squads over Swing Low?
THE decision by the RFU to launch a review of the historical context of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot shows how inept...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby anthems countdown: 5-1
Brendan Gallagher reaches No.1 in the countdown and tells the stories behind how the five on this list originated
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Features
/ 6 years agoLions contenders RANKED – Jon Davies can still ruffle Bok feathers
Nick Cain pins Wales centre Jon Davies as the main man for the Lions No.13 shirt
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Features
/ 6 years agoShaun Edwards interview – Coming to France has probably taken me out of the Lions job
In such little time, Shaun Edwards has helped France deal with the intensity of sporting cauldrons
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Rugby has benefitted from ill-gotten gains
Colston College has been one of rugby's strongest schools in the country, but play under an infamous name
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Keith Lyons, the bushfire hero who blazed a trail in rugby analytics
Lyons' influence and keen eye for breaking down rugby helped the likes of Alan Davies, Alec Evans and Kevin Bowring
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby anthems countdown: 10-6
The national anthems of Italy and Scotland appear next in the next phase of our countdown
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: I shudder at the way Dan Carter destroyed the Lions ’05
Carter's return to New Zealand has cast Shane Williams back to the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour when the fly-half...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHeavy-hearted Ben Spencer on why Bath move meant cutting Sarries ties
Why the England scrum-half averted going on loan to pursue a permanent move away from Allianz Park
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoHard as nails Des Seabrook was the scourge of All Blacks
Obituary: Brendan Gallagher writes on the life of Orrell, Lancashire and North rugby figure, Des Seabrook
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPRO14 eyes August 22 restart with shortened season
Two rounds of the regular season will be held before 2019-20 season knockout stages take place
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSA Rugby and Western Province face £8.5m lawsuit for unlawful conduct
SA Rugby deny they withheld Test match allocations from WPRU to the detriment of advertising agency, Aerios
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAaron Cruden in for the Chiefs as they host Blues
The All Blacks fly-half starts for the Chiefs in Hamilton for Round Two of Super Rugby Aotearoa
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Departing Wales and Scarlets centre Hadleigh Parkes
The Japan-bound centre chooses a team loaded with Welsh and Kiwi talent
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: 2023 Rugby World Cup draw can’t be held amid the chaos
Set to be held in November 2020, Nick Cain explains why it wouldn't be moral timing to hold the RWC2023 draw
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens’ Alex Lozowski aims to conquer England after Montpellier stint
The Premiership and Champions Cup winner talks to TRP after securing his future at Saracens but agreeing a loan to Montpellier
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhere Chris Robshaw will be playing rugby in 2021
Robshaw announced in February he would be leaving Harlequins, sparking speculation of a move to the US
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTuilagi brothers agree Championship moves to London Scottish
The Tuilagi family's influence to English rugby grows further as Brian and Fred agree deals with Exiles
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPRL have strung us along says RPA chief executive Damian Hopley
Players union CEO Hopley explains the different variables at play between the RPA and Premiership clubs
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Fight the good fight but beware disaster in wage cut negotiations
Jeff Probyn believes young players shouldn't be impacted by the push to reduce wage bills
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCardiff Blues face £6m black hole in finances despite CVC investment
CVC's investment in PRO14 aside, the Welsh regions are still set to struggle gravely with lost finances
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoWondering How to Advance Your BI Career? MCSA: BI Reporting and Exam Dumps for 70-778 Test Are the Way Out
Out of all the technologies that exist in the world currently, BI Reporting is among the most advanced solutions for businesses...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale Sharks become first Premiership club to make pay cuts permanent
Sale Sharks agree reductions in big step towards financial sustainability
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby anthems countdown: 15-11
The passionate national anthem of Argnetina features on Brendan Gallagher's countdown
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale’s Marland Yarde set to stay after Leicester move doesn’t materialise
The Sale Sharks winger had been approached by Leicester after Jonny May's departure in March
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Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A – Dan Leo: We won’t be silenced in our fight to weed out corruption
Pacific Rugby Players Welfare chief Dan Leo talks in-depth about Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and World Rugby's governance
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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