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/ 8 years agoJenkins knows performance must be ‘outstanding’
By ROB COLE ELLIS Jenkins will use elements of the captaincy style of three of Wales’ greatest players on next month’s...
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/ 8 years agoGareth must be fearless in the face of Bok fire
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Starter at 10: Blues fly-half Gareth Anscombe PICTURE: Getty Images I MUST admit when I...
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/ 8 years agoMcNicholl would be a star for Wales if he follows Parkes’ lead
THE ISSUE of rugby’s residency rules doesn’t seem to go away and I can’t see that changing even with the qualification...
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/ 8 years agoDaly gets his chance to play full-back in World Cup
NICK CAIN TALKS TO EDDIE JONES AND ELLIOT DALY ABOUT THE WASPS MAN’S NEW ROLE FOR ENGLAND Natural talent: Eddie Jones...
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/ 8 years agoOld-style props like me are just clinging on now says Marler
Loves a scrum: Joe Marler JOE MARLER says he feels increasingly like part of an endangered species. The bearded Harlequins loosehead...
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/ 8 years agoEngland on look out for their next tooth fairy
THE dentist’s chair has a number of sporting connotations – not least the conspicuous consumption of alcohol by Paul Gascoigne in...
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/ 8 years agoSpecial send off please for a giant of the game
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER Best of the best: Argentina legend Juan Martin...
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/ 8 years agoBeno training blow has Bath seeking prop
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ BATH director of rugby Todd Blackadder has been sent...
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/ 8 years agoWigan may beat England to deal over Edwards
Return: Shaun Edwards could be on his way back to League SHAUN EDWARDS could be set to make a return to...
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/ 8 years agoGustard looking for back rower at Quins
Recruiting: Gustard NEW Harlequins boss Paul Gustard is already looking to strengthen his squad ahead of taking over at the Twickenham...
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/ 8 years agoEvolving England on course for World Cup success says Norton
By JOE BYRNES Looking for a big finish: Dan Norton BY Dan Norton’s own admission, this year’s World Series “hasn’t gone...
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/ 8 years agoAmor needs greater depth to challenge consistently
SIMON Amor concedes a lack of strength-in-depth has hindered his side’s chances this season. England head into the London event in...
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/ 8 years agoCrusader Day on quest to give players more power
By NEALE HARVEY PLAYERS boss Christian Day has launched a crusade to modernise rugby by bridging the growing divide between players...
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/ 8 years agoU20s tackle height lowered to ‘below the nipple’
WORLD Rugby is to trial two new tackle laws at the upcoming U20 World Championship in a bid to combat risk...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Narraway to Bordeaux COVENTRY No.8 Luke Narraway has quit the club to join the coaching staff at Top 14 club Bordeaux-Begles....
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/ 8 years agoChiefs claim top spot in top team
Nick Cain picks his team of the season from the Premiership THE Premiership has a legitimate claim to being the most...
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/ 8 years agoSymons signs for the Quins
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS have agreed a deal to sign Wasps forward Matt Symons. The 28-year-old lock, who joined Wasps from London...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER SCOTLAND, MELROSE, LEICESTER AND EDINBURGH WINGER. CRAIG JOINER I got lots of good advice throughout my career but drinking...
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/ 8 years agoCarleton try snatches famous win in Tbilisi
Heroes all: England Counties U20 celebrate their famous win over Georgia By JON NEWCOMBE MATCH-WINNING hero Tom Carleton is glad to...
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/ 8 years agoLong names Counties squad for Romania tour
THREE of Cinderford’s promotion-winning side have been called up into the England Counties squad for a tour to Romania. Joe Smart,...
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/ 8 years agoKolisi’s on the brink of making Bok history
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Rationed: Johnny Sexton made limited appearances for Leinster PICTURE: Getty Images Siya Kolisi...
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/ 8 years agoIs a 5am start any way to treat the Scarlets’ Cup finalists?
WHEN the Welsh Rugby Union agreed to squeeze Washington into their congested Test schedule, they presumably took the likelihood of the...
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/ 8 years agoPride of Lions turn out to honour Top Cat
PORT TALBOT, famous for making steel as well as a trio of matinee idols in Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Michael...
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/ 8 years agoIreland face tough task of keeping Folau quiet
BRENDAN GALLAGHER sets the scene for the big Southern Hemisphere tours set to depart in June Challenge: Michael Cheika THIS summer...
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/ 8 years agoNamibia are big favourites with Bothma back to lead
AS was the case for RWC2015 the CAR African Championship will double up as the RWC2019 qualifying tournament for Africa 1,...
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/ 8 years agoNext Robinson stepping up in coaching world
By WILL CARPENTER AMBITIOUS Jersey Reds’ new assistant coach Ed Robinson is relishing his opportunity to join up with Harvey Biljon’s...
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/ 8 years agoIrish fully loaded for Australia tour
UNCAPPED pair Tadhg Beirne and Ross Byrne have been named in a 32- man Ireland squad for the three-Test series against...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBig rewards for super-charged forward pack at promoted Sale
Champions Sale take top billing but the best backs in National Two North all come from elsewehere Handful at No.8: Hinckley’s...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTonga’uiha sure Pacific franchise would be smash hit
NEWS EXTRA SOANE Tonga’uiha reckons a combined ‘Pacific Force’ Super Rugby team could quickly challenge the old order and become a...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoHurricanes outmuscled by clinical Crusaders
By JAKE JONES In the clear: Heiden Bedwell-Curtis scores for Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images THE Crusaders took a major step towards...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoLancashire clubs highlight need for level playing field
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Ambitious: Ealing Trailfinders are pushing hard for the Premiership I was not...
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/ 8 years agoCowan-Dickie ready to explode on Test scene
By NEALE HARVEY Take that: Luke Cowan-Dickie hands off Saints’ Jamie Gibson PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has vowed...
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/ 8 years agoTynedale appoint ex-Tiger Woods
TYNEDALE have appointed former England Saxons, Newcastle and Leicester flanker Ben Woods as their new head coach. Woods, a Premiership winner...
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/ 8 years agoHibbard impressed by Dee’s progress
RICHARD Hibbard is backing club rival Elliot Dee to become Wales’ first choice hooker at next year’s World Cup. The former...
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/ 8 years agoCastres unlikely lads line up tilt at the title
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Incisive: Aaron Cruden has disovered his touch just in time for Montpellier PICTURE: Getty Images TOP 14...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWizz-kid Smith in to work his magic
By NEALE HARVEY Harlequins playmaker: Marcus Smith scores against Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND SQUAD Forwards: Josh Basham (London Irish) Ben...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoCurry confident England can rule again
SALE flanker Ben Curry is determined to bring his Premiership experience to bear and prove to Eddie Jones he is worth...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JOEL KPOKU SARACENS LOCK Joel Kpoku reveals he was torn between Rugby League and Rugby Union before a chat with legendary...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWyles and Brits go out in style of champions
By NICK CAIN at Twickenham Flying low: Nathan Earle scores Sarries’ fourth Curtain call: Chris Wyles touches down for Saracens’ third...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAbsolute joke no Sarries player makes Dream XV
Forces of nature: Mako Vunipola, left, and Brad Barritt PICTURE: Getty Images BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT In the match programme at Twickenham...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEddie must unleash Te’o against the Springboks
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Explosive: At his best, Ben Te’o can tear defences apart PICTURE: Getty Images ALL three of...
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/ 8 years agoRingmaster Sexton puts Scarlets on the ropes
By PETER JACKSON at the Aviva Stadium Body blow: Leinster’s James Lowe scores just before half-time MATCH STATS… LEINSTER stripped the...
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/ 8 years agoCLOSE-UP
JOHNNY SEXTON Leinster fly-half V RHYS PATCHELL Scarlets fly-half It was just the Scarlets luck to run into Johnny Sexton on...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Exeter bid to retain Aviva Premiership title against Saracens
Battle of the brothers as both Simmonds and Vunipola brothers all start to make this a mouth watering finale at Twickenham
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Leinster come up against Scarlets in bid for Domestic and European double
Johnny Sexton returns at 10 for Leinster's bid for domestic success to go with their European triumph
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/ 8 years agoElliot Daly to start at full back in non cap game versus the Barbarians
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Elliot Daly will start at full-back for England in Sunday’s non-cap match against the Barbarians...
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/ 8 years agoAlex Dunbar ruled out of Scotland’s summer tour
Glasgow centre ruled out of Scotland tour with hamstring injury
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMatt Symons joins Harlequins from Wasps
The former Saracens youth product, Matt Symons joins Paul Gustard's Harlequins from Wasps
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