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/ 8 years agoJoseph has to reinvent himself now says Mears
Critic: Lee Mears LIONS flop Jonathan Joseph must take a leaf out of Brian O’Driscoll’s book by re-evaluating his game in...
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/ 8 years agoSarries rocket helps Nick hit new heights
By NEALE HARVEY Impressive start: England boss Eddie Jones congratulates Nick Isiekwe after his debut against the Barbarians PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoO’Connor: Sale culture can get me back to top
By JON NEWCOMBE Trust: Steve Diamond STAR signing James O’Connor says he wants to follow in the footsteps of good mate...
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/ 8 years agoWallaby skipper steps down
AUSTRALIA captain Stephen Moore has decided to call time on his 12-year international career at the end of the season. Moore,...
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/ 8 years agoSmith taking a breather
ALL Blacks star Ben Smith is set for a sabbatical following next month’s back-to-back Bledisloe Cup Tests against the Wallabies. Smith...
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/ 8 years agoWales still a target for new Scarlet Prydie
TOM Prydie is relishing the start of a new chapter at the Scarlets after joining the PRO12 champions from Newport Gwent...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWhatever the price, they aren’t machines
DAVID Short’s letter about Premiership club owners is rehearsed at every gathering of supporters. Whatever they get paid, the players are...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoMy rugby SOS: Save our Scrums from annilihation
I WRITE in support of Colin Boag’s piece from July 21 regarding crooked feeds in to the scrum. This is an...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIt’s called Premiership Sevens for a reason!
PREMIERSHIP rugby has to rethink the rules of the Premiership Sevens and force Premiership teams to actually pick Premiership players. The...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCall me a misogynist but I’m backing RFU stance
COLIN BOAG Thuggery: Sonny Bill Williams hits Anthony Watson The furore over the RFU’s decision not to renew contracts to the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRFU: Players knew their contracts would end
IN relation to the article ‘World Cup stars left high and dry by RFU’ there are a number of points we...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoOnly world beaters will get tickets for this ride
THIS week heralds the announcement of the 45- strong England EPS squad and it feels like a big staging post, the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoAbington celebrates the life of Saints hero Mobbs
THE 100th anniversary of Edgar Mobbs’ death at the Third Battle off Ypres falls tomorrow and the town of Northampton will...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFreestyle Wasps are cut above the rest
By NICK VERDIER Back-to-back: Wasps lift the Premiership Sevens trophy for the second year running PICTURES: Getty Images WASPS will once...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLivewire Randall presses case for first team action
PLATE ROUND-UP A BLISTERING start handed Gloucester a 22-12 win over Saracens to win the Plate at the Premiership Sevens in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLate Collins try earns local bragging rights for Saints
BOWL ROUND-UP NORTHAMPTON won the first East Midlands derby of the season as a late try from Tom Collins helped them...
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Guest Blogs
/ 8 years agoThe History of the Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations is an annual competition in the sport of rugby union that is contested between six teams, England, France,...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain: Baxter must join Eddie’s team if he’s to succeed
One of the most vexing issues that all four Home Unions have had to face over the last eight years is...
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Guest columnists
/ 8 years agoAndy Goode: You’ve got to be a big noise now, Demetri!
The fly-half merry-go-round has been in full swing throughout a frenetic last few months with a host of No.10s switching clubs in...
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Guest columnists
/ 8 years agoDan Leo: Samoa left with mountain to climb after All Blacks error
After a brutally long season the ever-dwindling holiday period is finally upon us. Four weeks to rest those aches and pains,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoSigning winners shows Falcons mean business
says that Newcastle‘s ambition to be a real force in English rugby was one of the main factors in persuading him...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: Leigh needs future sorted double fast
I really feel for Leigh Halfpenny. What a situation he’s in. To be without a club at this stage isn’t ideal...
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Guest columnists
/ 8 years agoGary Gold: Boks reborn with Venter working for the defence
The fact that the All Blacks drew the three-match series with the British and Irish Lions would have been of concern...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoWhy Peter Stringer is rugby’s answer to Roger Federer
Gary Gold says Irish scrum-half Peter Stringer is rugby’s equivalent to Wimbledon champ Roger Federer – inspirational proof that age is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoLongbottom returns to Saracens with unfinished business
Returning Saracens prop Kieran Longbottom insists his England ambitions remain alive after fully recovering from a foot injury that was so...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSuper Rugby lock on his way to Premiership champions
Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their squad ahead of the new season with the acquisition of South African lock Wilhelm...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain: Without doubt, Ford’s found fresh gears since Bath exit
Welcome to the new, improved, Ford. In this case, however, the model is called George rather than describing the latest product...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson: How Leigh Halfpenny went from hero to zero offers in less than six months
Six months ago Leigh Halfpenny found himself under a veritable bombardment of offers on an ever-escalating scale over his next move....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoSaili eyes silverware after turning his back on All Blacks
Gifted centre Francis Saili believes his unique brand of passing skills, embellished by gainline-busting, off-loading qualities reminiscent of Sonny Bill Williams...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoLydon plots route to Ireland, via Ealing
Peter Lydon still dreams of playing Test rugby for Ireland and he believes switching from London Scottish to Ealing Trailfinders will...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBath and Canterbury to donate £10,000 worth of kit to local clubs
Bath and Canterbury are donating up to £10,000 to 10 grassroots clubs in the Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire area throughout the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLondon Irish sign Gloucester hooker
London Irish have bolstered their front-row with the signing of hooker Darren Dawidiuk ahead of the 2017-18 Premiership season. Dawidiuk, 29,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRFU statement over Women’s contracts
The RFU has released the following statement through its director of professional rugby Nigel Meville following the news that most of...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWorld Cup stars left high and dry by RFU
Rugby Football Union bosses have taken a sledgehammer to England Women’s hopes of winning next month’s World Cup after informing stunned...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoWorld Cup stars left high and dry by RFU
By NEALE HARVEY RUGBY Football Union bosses have taken a sledgehammer to England Women’s hopes of winning next month’s World Cup...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoYoung rules out move for Halfpenny
By PETER JACKSON WASPS have abandoned plans to sign Leigh Halfpenny, citing the Welshman’s ‘indecision’ as the reason why he finds...
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/ 8 years agoArtemyev: Russian Bears will bite back in 2019
TRAILBLAZING ex- Northampton wing Vasily Artemyev reckons Russia have thrown off the shackles of failure and will be a force at...
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/ 8 years agoFamiliar faces helping Freeman feel at home
By NEALE HARVEY AMBITIOUS flanker James Freeman has expressed his delight at being reunited with Matt Kvesic at title holders Exeter...
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/ 8 years agoGold: Evergreen Stringer is rugby’s answer to Roger
By TOM BRADSHAW GARY Gold says Irish scrum-half Peter Stringer is rugby’s equivalent to Wimbledon champ Roger Federer – inspirational proof...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoClandestine ‘agreement’ highlights Ritchie’s flaw
IAN Ritchie has brought stability during his tenure at the RFU, as well as presiding over a healthy commercial balance sheet....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWithout doubt, Ford’s found fresh gears since Bath exit
WELCOME to the new, improved, Ford. In this case, however, the model is called George rather than describing the latest product...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
Anglo-Welsh battle for wantaway Moriarty BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Hot property: Ross Moriarty BRITISH LIONS flanker Ross Moriarty...
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/ 8 years agoSaints leading charge for Biggar
NORTHAMPTON SAINTS are ready to spend out around £600,000 a season to tempt Welsh No.10 Dan Biggar to Franklin’s Gardens for...
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/ 8 years agoHaskell has last laugh with trolls on Twitter
FORMER England internationals Will Carling and Brian Moore, below, have been involved in a week- long spat with Piers Morgan on...
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/ 8 years agoLeigh needs future sorted double fast
I REALLY feel for Leigh Halfpenny. What a situation he’s in. To be without a club at this stage isn’t ideal...
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/ 8 years agoExpansion is so exciting but don’t mess with the format
THE expansion of the Guinness PRO12 to include South African sides Cheetahs and Southern Kings is a gamble. I can’t deny...
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/ 8 years agoContinuity key for Nottingham when they use dual-reg stars
By JON NEWCOMBE Young talent: Will Stuart NOTTINGHAM head coach Ian Costello says the Green & Whites will take a more...
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/ 8 years agoLydon plots route to Ireland, via Ealing
By NICK VERDIER Fleet-footed: Peter Lydon attacks the line for London Scottish last season PETER Lydon still dreams of playing Test...
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/ 8 years agoOlver: Give kids a chance or risk losing them
By NEALE HARVEY DEPARTED fly-half Sam Olver has warned Northampton that more of their potential young stars could leave if denied...
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