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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NEALE HARVEY RUS TUIMA EXETER NO.8 At 6ft 5ins (1.96m) and 19st (121kgs), Rus Tuima cuts an imposing figure. Little wonder...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMaule’s loving life now he’s mentor
ALEX BYWATER talks to centre-turned-agent Gareth Maule about life on the other side Playing prowess: Gareth Maule scores a try for...
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/ 8 years agoUnfair that some National One clubs can call up stars
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Reinforcements: Leicster’s England U20 flier Jordan Olowofela helped Loughborough stay up last...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWe need respect for refs and good sportsmanship
IT’S GOOD to read that ‘Fearless’ Fred Howard has weighed into the dissent row given that referees all have microphones and...
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/ 8 years agoAuterac hits back after nightmare stint at Bath
By NEALE HARVEY Rivals: Joe Marler, Mark Lambert and Lewis Boyce PENT-UP prop Nick Auterac has launched a broadside at the...
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/ 8 years agoBlues bid for Eagles ace No.8
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues are understood to be front-runners to in the race for the marquee signing of Toulon No.8...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBoudjellal: Bastaraud has become a big head!
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Mr Big: Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal loves to have fun at the expense...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoWales set to unveil Pivac as new boss
■ By PETER JACKSON WALES are close to putting the future of their national squad in the hands of their dream...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoFaz is best bet to lead England – Sanderson
EDDIE Jones has been urged to dump Dylan Hartley and keep Owen Farrell as his captain right up to the World...
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/ 8 years agoBanahan: Sorry Jonny, but Ashton gets my pick
By NEALE HARVEY MATT Banahan is convinced Chris Ashton can roar right back into England contention following the ace winger’s decision...
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/ 8 years agoMacGinty holds the key to unleashing Sharks’ incredible backline – Cueto
By JON NEWCOMBE Box office signing: Chris Ashton in action for Toulon PICTURE: Getty Images SALE legend Mark Cueto believes Chris...
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/ 8 years agoNo need to panic, Eddie’s still the man
MARK CUETO came within a fraction of an inch of potentially winning a World Cup when his ‘try’ in the 2007...
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/ 8 years agoRetired Rimmer lucky to be alive
EXETER prop Carl Rimmer says he feels grateful to still be here after revealing how a stroke suffered in January has...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAshton return will up heat on Brown
GREAT to see Chris Ashton sign for Sale and open the door for an England return. Unlike with Steffon Armitage four...
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/ 8 years agoRFU must nurture grassroots before they wither away
JEFF Probyn is bang on regarding the scandal of RFU junior staff and grassroots rugby being squeezed following apparent incompetence in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoDual-registration system is a mess
IT is totally unfair that some National League sides can benefit from close ties with Premiership clubs while others simply cannot....
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Features
/ 8 years agoRolling subs will make the game less safe
COLIN BOAG The French Top14 is already dominated by powerful packs, and the latest set of proposals from the FFR suggest...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoAshton’s unique finishing ability still sets him apart
Test pedigree: Chris Ashton scores one of his hat-trick of tries for the Barbarians against England PICTURE: Getty Images CHRIS Ashton...
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/ 8 years agoVeteran Saints must earn their shirts says Vesty
NEWS EXTRA SAM Vesty insists youth will be given a chance at Northampton and says there are no sacred cows as...
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/ 8 years agoCrane confident Lam’s assembled a pack that can go toe to toe with the Premiership’s best
By NEALE HARVEY All Black wrecking ball: Steven Luatua JORDAN Crane reckons Bristol’s back row can be the foundation of a...
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/ 8 years agoIrish lifeline rescues Tom from the rugby wilderness
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS hooker Tom Woolstencroft is ready to fight Lions star Jamie George for his place after being handed...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Lack of TV coverage makes referees the fall-guy
Peter Jackson uses the recent aerial incidents involving Israel Folau and Benjamin Fall to show how referees are sometimes tied up...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRichie Vernon brings Test pedigree to London Scottish
By Neale Harvey Marquee signing Richie Vernon is ready to spearhead London Scottish‘s charge for a top six Championship place after...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGoode column: Fine having two alphas, but they must be in sync
Andy Goode discusses whether a Cipriani-Farrell combination could be the right formula for England going forward in the November Tests
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTim Visser vows allegiance to Harlequins revolution under Paul Gustard
The Harlequins wing is focussed on things at the Stoop under the new lead of Paul Gustard rather than Murrayfield
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Dean Ryan could give Eddie Jones a shoulder to lean on
Nick Cain reflects on recent comments by RFU chairman Andy Cosslett about the future of head coach Eddie Jones
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChris Ashton leaves Toulon to sign for Sale Sharks
Heading 'home' to play his rugby in the North-West
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCrusaders reveal the special way they will honour veteran prop Wyatt Crockett
Super Rugby side will rename their stadium in honour of the loosehead against the Highlanders
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Featured
/ 8 years agoInternational team sleep rough in the street ahead of World Cup qualifier
They also were held at the airport for six hours
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSimon Easterby steps in for Ulster until McFarland’s arrival
The Ireland forwards coach will provide support to the province
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/ 8 years agoEngland grab their first win in South Africa since 2000
England recently ended their five test losing streak, delivering a highly controlled performance, thereby saving face and grabbing their first win...
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/ 8 years ago‘Fearless’ Fred warns dissent will wreck game
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby are being urged to take a tougher stand against dissenting players who threaten to drag the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoBradley wanted back at Cardiff
By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues hope to bring Bradley Davies back to the Welsh capital and the giant lock is keen...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoEddie’s pack has just gone backwards for 12 months
EREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK The England pack has shown an incredible drop-off between the intensity when Eddie Jones first came...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years ago‘No guts’ Samoa answer their PM with ten-try rout
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SAMOA virtually guaranteed their place at RWC2019 with a thumping 66-15 home win over Germany in Apia yesterday...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoFine having two alphas, but they must be in sync
ANDY GOODE GUEST COLUMN FROM THE FORMER ENGLAND FLY-HALF Dominant voice: Owen Farrell leads a post-match team talk The third Test...
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/ 8 years agoYoungs played like a general, De Klerk led from the front like a fireball
NEIL DE KOCK EX-SARACENS AND SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF Controlling influence: Ben Youngs The first-choice scrumhalves for England and South Africa, Ben...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoSlade deserves to keep the 13 jersey for Autumn series
WHILEOwen Farrell and his Saracens mates head off to Hvar in Croatia for his stag weekend and the rest of the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoOld stagers set to return as England stumble on
NICK CAIN gives his thoughts on where the South African tour has left England preparations THE leading question following England’s twoone...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMay’s electric but Eddie’s in dark
NICK CAIN GIVES HIS ENGLAND MAN-BY-MAN RATINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA THIS was a tour in which only five players – Jonny...
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/ 8 years agoNagusa takes new signings up to ten
FIJI back rower Nemani Nagusa has become Newcastle’s latest signing. The 30-year-old helped Fiji win their fourth consecutive Pacific Nations Cup...
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/ 8 years agoBruzulier puts French nightmare behind him
By JON NEWCOMBE Top level experience: Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier in action for Clermont NEW Yorkshire Carnegie scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier comes with a...
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/ 8 years agoEaling call Buckland back from rugby wilderness
JAMES Buckland has vowed to make the most of a ‘fantastic opportunity’ after being summoned from the coaching wilderness to lead...
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/ 8 years agoSummer rugby way forward for the minis
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND AS a parent I read with interest the Welsh Rugby Union’s plan to trial mini...
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/ 8 years agoWelfare is still key but refs need more empathy
I’VE watched a lot of rugby this summer and I have to raise my concern over players competing for the high...
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/ 8 years agoNational One clubs hit out at dual registration snub
By NEALE HARVEY ANGRY National One clubs have accused the RFU and Premiership Rugby of ‘damaging the integrity’ of their competition...
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/ 8 years agoRecord win in Argentina salvages Scots’ pride
SCOTLAND wrapped up their summer tour with a record 44-15 victory over Argentina last weekend. Scrum-half George Horne scored the first...
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/ 8 years agoVernon brings Test pedigree to Exiles
By NEALE HARVEY MARQUEE signing Richie Vernon is ready to spearhead London Scottish’s charge for a top six Championship place after...
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