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/ 7 years agoSt Ives on the rocks after Rowe resignation
THE immediate future of 130-year-old Cornish club St Ives is in jeopardy following a mass summer exodus of coaches and players...
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/ 7 years agoDaniels building on Barcelona template
By STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS general manager Jon Daniels is confident the region’s ‘commitment culture’ with an emphasis on home grown talent...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoLedesma blames ref for French survival
From ADAM HATHAWAY Early promise: Gael Fikou scores the first French try PICTURES: Getty Images Fightback: Julian Montoya celebrates scoring Argentina’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoEngland’s Pool of Death suddenly carries a deadly threat
NICK CAIN VERDICT SINCE Eddie Jones took over as England coach, there has been an assumption that the ‘Pool of Death’...
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/ 7 years agoWe must improve warns Brunel
FRENCH coach Jacques Brunel breathed a huge sigh of relief after his side scraped home after blowing a 17-point halftime lead....
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/ 7 years agoWallabies comeback dodges banana skin
By GARY FITGERALD Revving it up: Samu Kerevi scores Australia’s fifth try PICTURE: Getty Images Breakaway: Waisea Nayacalevu puts Fiji 21-12...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMcKee: Hodge deserved a yellow
JOHN McKee claimed the decision by fellow Kiwi Ben O’Keeffe not to punish Reece Hodge for a no-arms tackle was crucial...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoJapan gets its sense of proportion just right
THERE is a strong appreciation of detail and proportion in Japanese culture, as well as a deep sense of tradition, and...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoDump the penalty kick-off farce
WHEN it comes to over-complicating the tiebreaker in the event of a drawn World Cup final – semi-final, or quarter- final...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoJapan’s not quite so perfect!
WORLD Rugby kicked off the tournament on Tuesday with an opening Press conference and a reminder of what have been. The...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoRoll up for £34 scarves
THE World Cup Megastore in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district was doing a roaring trade on Friday afternoon as fans flocked into the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWhen the Beast met Mickey
SOME of South Africa’s players visited Tokyo Disneyland, situated next to their hotel, but Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira gave it a miss....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoPiano man Patchell gets in tune
Musical: Rhys Patchell CHOIRMASTER Rhys Patchell couldn’t contain his joy after finding a piano at Wales’ team hotel in Toyota. The...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBogey-man Burgess is gone but not forgotten
THE ghost of Sam Burgess continues to haunt England as their former centre features on promotional posters for the World Cup....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoOpen or closed roof? Luckily it’s not a matter for debate
WALES face Georgia at the City of Toyota Stadium on Monday and the venue is eerily similar to Cardiff ‘s Principality...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWilliams is Wales’ card sharp
AFTER a tumultuous week and the departure of attack coach Rob Howley for alleged betting breaches, Wales turned to online games,...
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/ 7 years agoNeil has a break
JAPAN provides a unique cultural and gastronomic experience – so Wales skills coach Neil Jenkins took matters into his own hands...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoStay young with rugby
TOSHIO Yasuda, 88, is the oldest of the 13,000 World Cup volunteers chosen from 38,000 applicamts. “I get a lot of...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoTownsend powers up as injury hits Irish backline
By SAM JACKSON Strengths and weaknesses: Jordan Larmour JORDAN Larmour starts at full-back for Ireland after Rob Kearney was ruled out...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoHosts plot Scottish slaying
BLAIR Cowan fears his old Scotland team-mates are being lured into a Japanese World Cup trap, claiming the hosts have manipulated...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoRugby World Cup facts you must know
Rugby World Cup records billions of viewership every time it is held. The upcoming Rugby World Cup is set to be...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: World Cup is the ultimate test of mental toughness
Jeff Probyn shares how the 1987 Rugby World Cup still rankles with him to this day
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland name team for Rugby World Cup opener
Eddie Jones chooses to go with Ford, Farrell and 'kamikaze kids' Tom Curry and Sam Underhill
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoItaly can shock the world, warns Conor O’Shea
Can Italy give Sergio Parisse the fairytale farewell he deserves before retiring?
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWhat you need to know about the Rugby World Cup 2019
The Rugby World Cup 2019 is slated to kick off from September 20, and will last till November 2. This is...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoDarcy Graham can prove small is dangerous for Scotland and Townsend
The Edinburgh wing has high hopes for Scotland in a Pool where Ireland, Japan and Samoa are their rivals
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Japan needs sumos who can play in the front row
Nick Cain questions whether have kept pace with the bulk and physicality of other Tier 2 nations
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCross-coder Curtis Rona aims to excite London Irish fans
Rona spoke to Sekope Kepu and a number of League players about life in England
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoHard graft paying off as Marland Yarde nears comeback for Sale Sharks
Yarde is making tremendous progress on his way back from a catastrophic knee injury
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoGatland: Rob Howley is devastated by the allegations
Wales coach Warren Gatland has for the first time after Rob Howley's betting allegations went public
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: French refs see red more often than most
Peter Jackson analyses the tendency of French officials to dig out the red card
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWales coach Rob Howley sent home on the eve of the Rugby World Cup
A huge bombshell for Warren Gatland and the Wales camp to deal with
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoI’ll prove Eddie was wrong to drop me, says Nathan Hughes
“You train all your life for a big goal like the World Cup and sometimes you have obstacles put in your...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Hadleigh Parkes will know when the time is right to by risky
Shane Williams pinpoints Hadleigh Parkes as the man central to Wales' backline
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Featured
/ 7 years agoProfile – Russia: How the Bear came in from the cold at last
Brendan Gallagher charts Russia's tortuous path to the World Cup
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Featured
/ 7 years agoJapan will go ballistic if Blossoms bloom at Rugby World Cup
Nick Cain sets out the teams who are likely to be in the quarter-finals, and pegs Japan and Fiji to be...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoRoom 101: Cornish Pirates hooker Tom Channon
It's safe to say, the Cornish Pirates hooker hits the nail on the head with these selections for Room 101
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWarburton: Curry will prove to be world class
By JAMES CANDY Belief: Sam Warburton SAM Warburton believes England flanker Tom Curry will prove himself one of the premier sevens...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoAddison waiting in the wings for Ireland
By SAM JACKSON Final touch: Charlie Watson scores the last Saracens try to see off Wasps in the Premiership 7s final...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoScottish export McRorie batting for Canada
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND will hope to progress from the World Cup Pool stages to take on New Zealand or South...
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/ 7 years agoCross-coder Curtis aims to excite the Irish fans
By NEALE HARVEY Bringing X-factor from Oz: Curtis Rona PICTURES: Getty Images POWERHOUSE centre Curtis Rona says he is determined to...
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/ 7 years agoI’m frustrated, it’s been a tough period says Robson
By GARY FITZGERALD DAN Robson admits the heart-breaking thumbs down from Eddie Jones was a terrible end to what had been...
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/ 7 years agoWanted: Sumos who can play in front row
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK EVERY four-year cycle World Rugby have renewed their vow to promote second tier...
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/ 7 years agoPolice the offside rule for thrilling matches
THERE are fears that defences could be the dominant factor in Japan at the expense of attacking cut-and-thrust. Humid, wet conditions...
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/ 7 years agoBasketball’s rigid reffing is a big lesson for rugby
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Fallen giants: Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Greek team...
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/ 7 years agoMy angry XV could take on the world
ALL the World Cup squads have arrived in Japan and are plugging into the electricity of a World Cup tournament so...
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/ 7 years agoSo lucky that Shiggy was such a bad Kamikaze pilot!
Spared: Shiggy Kono THE late and much lamented Shiggy Kono – a lifelong rugby tragic and a driving force behind Japanese...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoChampions Sarries begin season where they left off
By GEORGE LAWRENCE First silverware: Saracens celebrate title defence SARACENS defended their title with a thrilling 35-19 triumph over Wasps at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoDon’t have boots, Cips’ mum must travel
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SOS: Danny Cipriani DANNY Cipriani had to make an emergency SOS call to...
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