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/ 7 years agoBold move but Eddie’s got to go for broke
BRENDAN VENTER FORMER SARACENS DOR AND CURRENT SPRINGBOK ASSISTANT COACH Experienced head: Bulls boss John Mitchell PICTURE: Getty Images After suffering...
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/ 7 years agoWallabies will pose real threat in Bledisloe opener
THE current All Blacks are a very talented team and boast the ability to go unbeaten during the Rugby Championship. Their...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 7 years agoMario must stop this Pumas freefall
BRENDAN GALLAGHER runs his eye over the Rugby Championship contenders ahead of next weekend’s big kick-off Big job on: Argentina coach...
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/ 7 years agoHansen right to decide that Beauden’s still tops
GLENN DELANEY, defence coach at the Highlanders and former London Irish and Nottingham coach, runs his expert eye over the Rugby...
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/ 7 years agoWasps have signed a winner in Sops
Star signing: Lima Sopoaga has joined Wasps from the Highlanders PICTURE: Getty Images LIMA Sopoaga, our fly-half at the Highlanders, has...
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/ 7 years agoRoberts is my dark horse for selection
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Wants the ton: Jamie Roberts PICTURE: Getty Images THE start of the new season is...
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/ 7 years agoWales have 12 months to replace the irreplacable
I’M gutted Shaun Edwards won’t be staying with Wales after next year’s World Cup. Now the Welsh Rugby Union and new...
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/ 7 years agoButton for the nuclear option may be pressed
Jeff Probyn brings his distinctive view to the row over RFU finances Twickenham under attack Financial problems: RFU HQ at Twickenham...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoExiles’ nose is pointing up with Kidney at the controls
Q&A DECLAN KIDNEY ON THE RECORD Perfect fit: Star fly-half signing Stephen Myler PICTURES: Getty Images Former Ireland and Munster head...
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/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
DEWI CROSS OSPREYS WING It’s been quite a year for fledgling Osprey Dewi Cross, who made his senior debut in the...
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/ 7 years agoMorgan has his mojo back after injury woe
By ALEX BYWATER World Cup hope: Tyler Morgan PICTURES: Getty Images DRAGONS centre Tyler Morgan has his mojo back after a...
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/ 7 years agoSeniloli signs for Doncaster as Bedford turn to Sarries
DONCASTER Knights have signed Fiji scrum-half Henry Seniloli on a oneyear deal. He joins from Romanian side Timisoara Saracens, who won...
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/ 7 years agoRFU miss the boat again for Edwards
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hot property: Shaun Edwards has decided to re-join Wigan And so England are...
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/ 7 years agoAnother All Blacks win puts Sam top of the ton pile
AFTER New Zealand have finished with the neighbours in Sydney next Saturday night (Eastern Standard Time), Sam Whitelock will probably have...
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/ 7 years agoOspreys still have a way to go admits Davies
ALED Davies has warned Ospreys fans to expect a bumpy ride this season with silverware unlikely. The Liberty Stadium outfit produced...
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/ 7 years agoChiefs wing armoury has Pellow purring
By NEALE HARVEY Gem: Alex Cuthbert in action for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Santiago Cordero Olly Woodburn Tom O’Flaherty James Short...
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/ 7 years agoHenson’s still hungry for perfection at Dragons
GAVIN Henson missed much of last season with a hamstring injury and is determined to make sure this isn’t his last...
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/ 7 years agoUnearth the root causes to end off-field violence
EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS DAN LEO Players of Pacific Island heritage have a long and rich association with the physical...
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/ 7 years agoFlanagan adds steal to Blues’ pack
By NEALE HARVEY Premiership experience: Mark Flanagan RETURNING lock Mark Flanagan is convinced Bedford will be a “force to be reckoned...
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/ 7 years agoSam’s the man to lead Ealing’s bid for top flight
By NEALE HARVEY New captain at Ealing: Sam Dickinson EALING hooker Alun Walker believes newly anointed skipper Sam Dickinson can lead...
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/ 7 years agoGrayson ups physicality to meet Biggar challenge
By NEALE HARVEY Big talent: Saints fly-half James Grayson ROOKIE Northampton fly-half James Grayson intends to put his full weight to...
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/ 7 years agoConnacht extra to Euro champ
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PETER BRACKEN FORMER CONNACHT, WASPS, BRISTOL, QUINS, DRAGONS AND IRELAND A PROP Peter Bracken in action for the...
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/ 7 years agoTigers confirm front row cover for Genge
By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER announced the signing of Fijian Campese Ma’afu, as revealed in TRP, and fellow international prop David Feao...
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/ 7 years agoBristol’s pocket rocket ready for explosive start
Desperate to play: Harry Thacker HOOKER Harry Thacker is hungry for a big role in Bristol Bear’s Premiership return after being...
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/ 7 years agoExiled Davies closing in on fourth World Cup
By ROB COLE PHIL Davies admits there is not much chance of a return to Welsh rugby despite leading Namibia to...
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/ 7 years agoNew Scotland cap Lang eyes big Quins future under Gustard
By GARY HEATLY CENTRE James Lang is confident of a Quins revival insisting new head of rugby Paul Gustard has lifted...
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/ 7 years agoDavidson lets rip at Bordeaux’s ‘Lucky
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Tough stance: Bordeaux coach Rory Teague Bordeaux-Begles coach Rory Teague is preparing for the most important campaign...
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/ 7 years agoSarries start with battle at Waterloo
By SAM JACKSON Champions: Saracens won the title last season SARACENS Women will begin their defence of the Tyrrells Premier 15s...
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/ 7 years agoWOMEN’S PREMIER 15s 2018-19 FIXTURES
ROUND 1 - 8 SEP Loughboro Lightning v Richmond Gloucester-Hartpury v Harlequins Bristol Bears v Wasps Darlington MP Sharks v Worcester...
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/ 7 years agoPre-season fixtures
August 17 Edinburgh v Bath 7.45pm Cornish Pirates v Exeter 7.30pm Benetton v Leicester 7.30pm Dragons v Northampton (TBC) Leinster v...
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/ 7 years agoNew arrival at No.9 turns up heat on Cook
By NEALE HARVEY Playing for his future: Bath scrum-half Chris Cook Winner: Will Chudley STALWART Bath scrumhalf Chris Cook says the...
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/ 7 years agoCipriani out to get the Shed singing
By TOM BRADSHAW Still improving: Danny Cipriani PICTURE: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani arrived at Kingsholm via a surfing holiday in Malibu...
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/ 7 years agoSorrell excited to see how far Alex can go
ENGLAND Saxons wing Alex Lewington has been challenged to increase his workload to break into the Saracens first team. With Sean...
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/ 7 years agoCodling backs Care to lead the charge
By NEALE HARVEY Well rested: Danny Care has enjoyed his first summer off in years EDDIE Jones’s decision to rest livewire...
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/ 7 years agoSam pins his Scotland hope on Scarlets move
SAM Hidalgo-Clyne believes he has taken his career to the next level by swapping Edinburgh for last season’s PRO14 finalists Scarlets....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoHow can Mitchell be defence coach?
I’M totally at a loss as to why England would look to bring in John Mitchell to replace Paul Gustard when...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoOld guard let you down Eddie, now leave them out!
I READ with total dismay that Eddie Jones is going to recall the old guard. Surely the old guard crashed and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoLack of pool stage spoilt World Sevens
MOST people seem to agree the recent Sevens World Cup was a great success, but there was one element that caused...
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/ 7 years agoAll Blacks must lose Rugby Championship
COLIN BOAG Kings again: All Blacks are crowned last year The Southern Hemisphere’s Rugby Championship starts next weekend, and unlikely though...
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/ 7 years agoMitchell’s got the means to increase England’s intensity
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Loud and clear: John Mitchell gets his point across in England training 1998 PICTURE: Getty...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoVenter eyes lead role to boost bid for Boks
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER midfield general Francois Venter believes last season’s PRO 14 experience with the Cheetahs can help...
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/ 7 years agoHigh-flying Falcons pick up where they left off
By DAVID RICHARDS JOHNNY Williams impressed on debut as Newcastle ran out comfortable winners over their Championship counterparts. Dean Richards’ side...
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/ 7 years agoTigers’ tyro speedster Olowofela off to a flyer
By ROGER PANTING Eyes on the line: Jason Harries on his way to the opening try for Blues PICTURES: Huw Evans...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPack power proves the difference
Richmond ….21 Blackheath …14 RICHMOND took the bragging rights as the oldest club rugby game in history went the way of...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoOne-way traffic in midlands derby
By TOM BRANSTON Coventry ………62 Moseley ……….14 COVENTRY cruised to a 62-14 victory over fierce Midlands rivals Moseley to win the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDream start for Christian
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Worcester Warriors forward Christian Scotland-Williamson made his first appearance for Pittsburgh Steelers in a pre-season victory over the...
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/ 7 years agoRugby players and their love for poker
At first, poker and rugby seem to be polar opposites. One involves sitting quietly and studying cards and facial expressions, the...
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/ 7 years ago10 Championship players who have gone on to become Premiership stars
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the conveyor belt...
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