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/ 7 years agoAcademy boys key to OE’s success
I READ with interest in the July 22 edition that Old Elthamians are putting in place a plan to challenge for...
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Features
/ 7 years agoClubs must heed this RFU warning on costs
COLIN BOAG Well-paid: Charles Piutau is said to be the Premiership’s first £1m player Remember that television advert ‘There might be...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAsh is back but he’s got big competition on wing
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT But how’s his defence? Chris Ashton is a world-class try scorer PICTURE: Getty Images GIVEN...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLe Bourgeois has his big shot at long last
BRENDAN GALLAGHER talks to Wasps centre Michael Le Bourgeois about the challenge ahead WASPS have earned the reputation in recent years...
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Features
/ 7 years agoChampionship conveyor belt
Pace and power: Wasps winger Josh Bassett Josh Bassett (Wasps): The big, fast, powerful Wasps wing looks such a consummate performer...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoSpencer column: Forget the Olympic dream or Red Roses will wither
By Catherine Spencer San Francisco, home of the Golden Gate Bridge and this year’s Sevens World Cup, was not so Golden...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘It’s the worst injury I’ve ever had’ says Jonathan Davies
The Scarlets & Wales centre explains the difficulty of overcoming his foot injury and what he wants to win most
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: The PRO14 say ‘bah, Humbug’ to festive rugby fans
No Boxing Day fixture to come this winter...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMatt Kvesic admits his England days are numbered with Eddie Jones at the helm
Once touted as the next big thing for England at 7
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoChris Ashton gets the call from Eddie Jones for pre-season England camp
Michael Rhodes is also included are qualifying for England on residency
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMako and Billy Vunipola commit to Saracens
"It was a straightforward decision"
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWhy Jersey is an island of rugby dreams
Brendan Gallagher takes a trip to the Channel Islands to find the Reds are in success
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoLeo column: Give Charles Piutau a reprieve after early capture by All Blacks
If an issue affects one Pacific Island, it affects all...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMidfield merry-go-round at Leicester as Eastmond joins and Toomua to leave
Matt Toomua to leave Welford Road at the end of the season to move back to Australia
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoScotland hand head coach Gregor Townsend contract extension
Three more years at Murrayfield
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPRO14 final to be hosted by Glasgow
Could the PRO14 be set to break its attendance record for a fifth-straight final?
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoEngland to play Wales in Japan warm ups
By PETER JACKSON ENGLAND and Wales are finalising plans for a pre-World Cup double header with the potential to gross £10m....
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWoodward worries over new tackle law
By GARY FITZGERALD SIR Clive Woodward has voiced his concerns over the new tackling laws being proposed amid fears they could...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoSwitch to 13 earns Neal his chance in top-flight
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA POWERHOUSE Wasps centre Ross Neal believes spending last season at London Scottish has put him in...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoDragons need a flyer before their daunting task in Dublin
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Champs: Leinster celebrate winning the 2018 final THE beginning of the new PRO14 season looks...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoContact area has to be next on the list
CONCUSSION is one of the biggest problems in the game right now and any attempts to minimise the number of incidents...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoKinghorn must play for Scots says Southwell
Talent spotter: Southwell SCOTLAND young gun Blair Kinghorn is only going to get better during the upcoming season and a place...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLion Haydn dies at 81
FORMER Wales and British and Irish Lions flanker Haydn Morgan has died at the age of 81. Morgan won the first...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEx-Saint Elliott joins hometown Bedford
BEDFORD have strengthened their back line options with the capture of local lad Jamie Elliott. Capable of playing wing and centre,...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoNew half-back pairing key to Saints’ revival
JEREMY GUSCOTT Bath IN: Jackson Willison (Worcester Warriors), Lucas Noguera Paz (Jaguares), Victor Delmas (Colomiers), Darren Atkins (promoted Academy), Ruaridh McConnochie...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoAspiring Addison bidding for Test call
By SAM JACKSON WILL Addison is confident he can break into the Ireland set-up after moving to Ulster from Sale. Addison,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWeir plotting his route to World Cup via Warriors
By NEALE HARVEY Returning: Jono Lance HAVING survived an horrendous injury experience last season following a botched steroid injection in his...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTigers turning Exiles into masters of deception
LONDON Scottish are ready to sink their claws into the Championship after gearing up for the new campaign with the aid...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoJohnson ban should set warning light blazing
WASPS flanker Ashley Johnson is the latest rugby player to be banned for doping and although his case is very particular...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoIt’s life, but not as you normally know it
Response: Harinordoquy YOU must be careful with the prickly PC brigade these days but it was hilarious at the Tour de...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTen out of ten for those wonderful San Fran Sevens
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS Touch of class: England’s rising star Harry Glover...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCan Lee light blue touch paper?
NICK CAIN TALKS TO WASPS ATTACK COACH LEE BLACKETT ABOUT HIS STAR-STUDDED BACK LINE INTERVIEW Right fit: Lima Sopoaga puts the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDavies feeling fresh after injury horror
STEFFAN THOMAS sits down with Wales centre Jonathan Davies ahead of Scarlets return Fit again: Jonathan Davies was injured playing against...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThe PRO14 say ‘Bah, Humbug’ to Festive fans
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Festive fun: Dragons take on the Blues The pioneering American showman, Phineas T...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThis Fox will find Sir Clive and Co are no rabbits
IN GOLFING terms this has been the summer of the Fox, one rewarding enough for a whole family of the species...
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Features
/ 7 years ago’Gutted’ Alex could always have stayed!
ALEX CUTHBERT gave a strange interview the other day in which he made it clear that no tears were shed over...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoPackman out to prove Saints missed a trick
By NEALE HARVEY Ambitious: Howard Packman EALING’S new dasher Howard Packman insists he is one of many players with a point...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoGosper admits over-reliance on TMOs
WORLD Rugby are considering whether an overhaul of the way the television match official is used is necessary. The governing body...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoNew Zealand crank up the power to cut England down
By SAM JACKSON So close: Dan Norton is stopped on the line Back-to-back champions: New Zealand celebrate their win in San...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoGutted to lose the final but Kiwis were too strong
England 7s captain Tom Mitchell looks back on on a tumultuous World Cup Proud moment: England see off USA in extra...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoIreland finish with win over Australia
CHALLENGE ROUND-UP CAPTAIN Billy Dardis was among Ireland’s try scorers as they beat Australia 24-14 in the Challenge final to cap...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoVerschae’s double helps Chile defend title
BOWL ROUND-UP CHILE won the Bowl for the second RWC Sevens running after two tries from Pedro Verschae helped them beat...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoFrance feel full force of the double champions
By AMY JONES Big talent: Megan Jones scores against Spain DEFENDING champions New Zealand produced a sublime display of attacking rugby...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoForget the Olympic dream or Red Roses will wither
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN World class: Nolli Waterman helped England to a second-place finish in the Six Nations after chopping...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoJoe will help his Lions muscle in
Lift off: Joe Tarrant in a strongman competition BOURNEMOUTH have signed Richmond strongman Joe Tarrant to their squad. Tighthead Tarrant has...
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Features
/ 7 years agoOn-pitch seizure forced me to quit
DAVE JACKSON THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM WINGER/FULL-BACK Mullet man: Dave Jackson in action for Nottingham against Munster MY LIFEIN RUGBY I was...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBig step in right direction, but doesn’t go far enough
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Clamp down: Shoulder high hits will be banned in this season’s Championship...
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