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/ 6 years agoPaywall could kill off rugby audience
THE government’s rejection of calls from the cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee to give the Six Nations a...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJonny’s try tops lot in Six Nations
THE try of the Six Nations? Unquestionably Jonny May’s stratospheric second in Paris. The England wing looked like a Formula 1...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoRugby players in Ireland agree to IRFU pay cuts
Cuts ranging from 10 to 50 per cent will take effect among the Irish player base
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoI want to be the Bristol No.10 of the future, says Ioan Lloyd
"Pat will reward you on your performances" - Ioan Lloyd on reaping the benefits of Pat Lam's player management
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoLife in Lockdown – Italy flanker David Sisi on life in Parma
Sisi believes Italians are keeping cooler heads than Brits after seeing photos of empty shelves
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU declares end to the 2019-20 season in England
The Premiership has not been affected by the RFU's announcements
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWasps and Worcester become first Premiership clubs to cut wages
The two Premiership clubs will cut wages by a quarter
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWasps turnover king Jack Willis merges into England’s stiff back row competition
The Wasps flanker talks to Neale Harvey about his Test ambitions with England
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Mr Prickly Alun Wyn Jones leads the world for grumpy PR
Peter Jackson analyses the poker face of Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones through his years sat in front of the media
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: High time Sale Sharks got the recognition they merit
Underappreciated in the sporting hub of greater Manchester? Brendan Gallagher looks at the unheralded success of Sale
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoWhen Fran Cotton folded Paper, England’s Grand Slam was on
Brendan Gallagher recalls England's triumphant Five Nations Grand Slam in 1980
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPRO14 cancel league final and list criteria needed to return to action
The PRO14 has drawn a four-point criteria which must all be met to allow the season to resume
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWRU expects to record ‘substantial loss’ in finances
The Welsh Rugby Union reported a loss of $4.3m last year
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens forward to move on loan to Premiership rival
TRP understands the forward is the latest player to move on loan - with Northampton Saints the destination
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWales legend Jamie Roberts shows generosity to NHS staff
Roberts is away in South Africa where he has been playing for the Stormers in Super Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSean O’Brien can take the Premiership by storm, says London Irish coach
Exiles forwards coach George Skivington also tips prop Harry Elrington to push for an England place in Japan
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Nottingham winger Jack Spittle
Jack Spittle walks Neale Harvey through three of his biggest pet hates in life
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoU20 World Championship in Italy set to be scrapped by World Rugby
France's defence of their 2019 title to be put on hold - reports
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSouth African lock turns back on Leicester Tigers move
Lions lock Marvin Orie appears to have attracted interest from outside the Premiership
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoFour times Italy came close to shocking England in the Six Nations
Italy have had their fair shot at claiming a win over England over the years
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLevelling up – Regionalised leagues would strengthen the club game
A lop-sided National One leaves the North-South divide looking uncertain
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Features
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Northampton Saints prop Manny Iyogun
Leaning on the experience of the Franks brothers at Franklin's Gardens
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Llandow disaster turned triumph into tragedy
Brendan Gallagher recalls the tragedy of the Llandow Air Disaster
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath star could jump ship to fierce rivals Bristol Bears
Bath's moves in recruitment opens door for move to West Country derby opponents
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Keep the faith, Wales are showing promise
Shane Williams lends his backing to Wayne Pivac after finding new pieces to further Wales
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins prop Mark Lambert wants others to reach 250-game milestone
Through five different directors of rugby, Mark Lambert's career at Harlequins has been complex and in many ways unique
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘He deserves more time to show what he can do’ – Pat Lam on Jake Armstrong
Tighthead Jake Armstrong has signed a one-year extension, and Lam believes the best is to come
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers taken off market as hopes to sell find no suitable buyer
The Premiership club have been on the moment since last June
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoThe experimental England squad Eddie Jones could take to Japan
TRP proposes a 32-man squad we could all get excited to watch in the two-Test tour of Japan
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRob Webber to reunite with old pal Harvey Biljon at Jersey Reds
Webber and Biljon both played together at Wasps
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Featured
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former England Sevens star Christian Lewis-Pratt
Lewis-Pratt also played XVs for Northampton, Leeds Tykes and London Irish
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘The skinny lads are taking home the weights’ – how are Northampton handling the shutdown?
Saints have issued no guarantees to their squad over their salaries
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDai Young plots next coaching move after Wasps exit
The former Wasps director of rugby says he is ready to go and his batteries are recharged
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBilly and Mako Vunipola wanted by ‘several Super Rugby’ teams
The Vunipola brothers are yet to outline whether they will be playing for Saracens next season
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Manu Tuilagi ban is a travesty and insult to courage
Nick Cain says rugby risks losing its definition as a contact sport if a red card is what was warranted to...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPools panel may be created to decide final league positions
Football-style panels could convene to judge the results of unplayed matches
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExpertise of team doctor prevents Springbok star Pieter-Steph du Toit from possible leg amputation
Complications from blood clot led to the reigning World Player of the Year receiving emergency surgery
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBBC and ITV make last-ditch bid to keep Six Nations safe from paywall
Government intervention sees Six Nations become open to bid from the free-to-air broadcasters
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThe Scotland players NOT named Stuart Hogg who Jim Telfer believes should go on the Lions tour
Telfer sees two players in the Scotland team who can help the Lions against the might of the Springbok pack
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWales veteran Dan Lydiate commits future to Ospreys
Veteran Wales flanker has signed a new deal at the Liberty Stadium through to when he turns 34
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoSalaries of IT Specialists in Different Countries of the World
IT World Nowadays, the world as we know it, is to a great extent backed up by technology, and many of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPools panel may decide final league positions
By NEALE HARVEY Huge cost: Alistair Bow SOCCER-STYLE ‘pools panels’ could be convened to determine National League promotion and relegation issues...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBBC/ITV bid to keep Six Nations off paywall
By PETER JACKSON Flying Falcons: George McGuigan goes for the line to score one of his two tries as Newcastle thrash...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCook may switch to Bristol
Move: Chris Cook BRISTOL are poised to make a move for Bath scrum-half Chris Cook who is set to be pushed...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWebber to join old mate Biljon
FORMER England hooker Rob Webber, who has announced he is retiring at the end of the season, might not be out...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLion Orie says No to the Tigers
BY NEILFISSLER ON THE BLIND SIDE Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler MARVIN Orie, right, looks to have dealt Leicester Tigers a...
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Features
/ 6 years agoThe Vunipolas are wanted by Super Rugby
Going Down Under? Billy Vunipola and, inset, Mako SARACENS brothers Billy and Mako Vunipola are attracting interest from Super Rugby sides...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCharlie takes cross-Channel view
France? Matthews CHARLIE Matthews, left, is weighing up an offer to move to France next season where Thibaud Flament could join...
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Features
/ 6 years agoIsiekwe will be a Saint for a season
NICK ISIEKWE is set to become the latest Saracens player to move out on loan when the club are playing in...
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