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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson: McGeechan warned of Lions meltdown 24 years ago
Long before they knighted him for services to the game, Sir Ian McGeechan raised an issue serious enough to threaten the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years ago‘All Blacks’ Maori All Blacks team named to face Lions
The Maori All Blacks will give the British and Irish Lions their biggest test yet on Saturday having named nine Test...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPlenty of changes for Scotland for Australia Test
Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has named eight personnel changes to his starting XV to face Australia at Allianz Stadium. Townsend...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoJames Haskell – I’m not here to drink coffee
James Haskell is a Lion who, in his own words, “got in through the back door”, but after hearing him hold...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoThomas Young handed Wales debut
Thomas Young will make his Test debut on Friday after being named in the Wales starting XV to take on Tonga...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWallaby hooker ready for “ugly stuff” at London Irish
New London Irish hooker Saia Faing’a has opened up on his move to the club and has told the fans he...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoUPDATE: Leicester get closer to build hotel at Welford Road
Leicester’s plans for the development of a new hotel complex at Welford Road are moving closer with club now close to...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGloucester Statement – Carl Fearns
Gloucester have confirm that Carl Fearns will be staying in France to continue playing his rugby in the Top 14 with...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoLove him, loathe him, SBW is deadly – Lions legend John Taylor
New Zealanders are still not sure about Sonny Bill Williams. Mention his name and, immediately, you are guaranteed a reaction –...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain: Farrell has become Mr VIP for the Lions
Owen Farrell is the embodiment of the ‘all for one, one for all’ ethos that is the foundation for winning Lions...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: Highlanders 23 Lions 22
Marty Banks kicked a late penalty as the Lions have suffered their second defeat of their New Zealand tour going down...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoREPORT: Lions go down to the Highlanders in Dunedin
Marty Banks kicked a late penalty as the Lions have suffered their second defeat of their New Zealand tour going down...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEnd of Lions tour for Stuart Hogg
Stuart Hogg has been ruled out of the remainder of British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand because of injury....
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoLions will be brutal, Kruis warns the All Blacks
From NICK CAIN in Christchurch Friendly rivals: Owen Farrell, left, and Jonathan Sexton celebrate the Lions victory PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEddie’s young cubs put bite on Pumas
By WILL SAMPSON DENNY Solomona scored a sensational solo try to land England a stunning 38-34 first Test victory over Argentina...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLove him, loathe him, Sonny Bill is deadly
John Taylor, one of the 1971 Lions heroes, looks at the way Sonny Bill Williams divides NZ New Zealanders are still...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoPUB TALK
Breakfast in the local… a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country It was Wander Woman, not Gal Gadot,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLiam bounced back in champion style
SHANE WILLIAMS Up and down week: Liam Williams PICTURES: Getty Images LIAM WILLIAMS’ week summed up life as a professional rugby...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoFurlong: I’ve dreamt of this since nappies
HAVING had to wait until the third game of the tour to get the ball rolling, Ireland tighthead Tadgh Furlong was...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoSloppy Lions must learn their lessons – and quickly
From NICK CAIN in Auckland THE Lions snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in their second outing against an eminently...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years ago’Punch in the face’ can be blessing in disguise
CJ STANDER believes the loss to the Blues could be the “punch in the face” the tourists need to kick start...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoI’m restless as ever to achieve says Haskell. I’m not here to drink coffee
Nick Cain talks to James Haskell abut his ambition that burns so intensely to succeed for the Lions. Nick Cain JAMES...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoCruden ‘likely to be fit’ after medial strain
By SAM JACKSON Aaron Cruden in action against Hurricanes AARON Cruden will likely be available for the All Blacks Tests against...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoPlay hard and party hard… the Maori way is so exciting!
Brendan Gallagher traces the history of the great Maori team the British Lions will face on Saturday. New Zealand Maori take...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoAll Time Maori XV
1. Billy Bush William Kingita Te Pohe to give the Napier and Canterbury prop his full name. Wild looking, heavily bearded...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoChampions Cup kicks off with re-run of final
By SAM JACKSON EUROPEAN champions Saracens will resume battle with Top 14 winners Clermont Auvergne in next season’s Champions Cup pool...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoScarlets ‘baffled’ by Wales snub for ‘Cubby’
THE Scarlets admit they are ‘baffled’ by Wales’ decision to exclude Olympic Sevens silver medallist James Davies from their two-Test South...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoPRL still far from finding a sponsor
PREMIERSHIP Rugby Ltd appear no nearer to finding a title sponsor for the Premiership next season according to an email sent...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBotham star quality clear from the start
PETER Jackson’s piece on James Botham as well as his grandfather Ian and Dad Liam sparked a few memories for me...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoMaynard’s view on salary cap is insult to many great clubs
I TAKE issue with Coventry MD, Phil Maynard’s contention that salary cap proposals are splitting the game. As he says, wealthy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoMistake to dismiss Exiles so hastily
COLIN Boag’s article on the June 4 was in my opinion a little hasty in summing up London Irish’s potential in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoStill one Italian team too many in Euro Cup
COLIN BOAG The Lions tour has somewhat overshadowed what is usually one of the highlights of the early part of the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
JOE MUNRO, THE EALING AND FORMER NOTTINGHAM CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Max Lahiff...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHouston back on French trail
FORMER Bath forward Leroy Houston will return to France next season after signing a two-year contract with Bordeaux-Begles. Wallaby Houston has...
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Features
/ 8 years agoChiefs eye Wallaby Simmons
EXETER CHIEFS have been linked with a move for Queenland Reds forward Rob Simmons who is being released by the Super...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTigers set to dump JP and four more
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■WALES autumn international campaign is set to cost the Principality Stadium the chance of...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBath lose Fruean but Irish keep building
TRANSFER WRAP ROBBIE Fruean will leave Bath this summer after agreeing a two-year deal with Edinburgh. As revealed in Blindside on...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHunt stars on debut as slick Wallabies run in five
Australia 37 Fiji 14 KARMICHAEL Hunt impressed on his first outing to help the Wallabies cruise to an easy victory in...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoDenny darts over to grab famous win for new breed
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER A BEST-EVER performance from George Ford in an England shirt and a sensational last minute try by debutant...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew-look Springboks consign horrible year to history
By GEORGE LAWRENCE SPRINGBOKS coach Allister Coetzee was pleased to take the first of the three- Test series but warned his...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoJapan 33 Romania 21
■JAPAN’S pace got the better of Romania’s brawn at a packed Egao Kenko Stadium. With Michael Leitch and Fumiaki Tanaka showing...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoTownsend tenure off to a flier as Italy self-destruct
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN SCOTLAND opened their summer tour in style with a dominant performance over Italy in Singapore. Tries from Ali...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWilliams relishing challenge in land of the giants
SCOTT Williams believes his PRO12 final midfield duel with Francis Saili was the ideal way to prepare for Wales’ summer tour...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoMcGeechan warned of meltdown 24 years ago
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Long before they knighted him for services to the game, Sir Ian McGeechan...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny and Sexton time out
HADthe French initiative on clocking goalkickers been transferred to New Zealand, the Lions would have been in even more of a...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoLife with Lions not the same without scribe Bale
FOR the first time in more than 30 years the Lions are on the road without a scribe whose knowledge and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMcKenna hits treble to set tone for tour Down Under
By SAM JACKSON SARAH McKenna scored a hat-trick as England got their international series in New Zealand off to a winning...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLancashire take crown off Surrey
SURREY’S hopes of winning consecutive Division One finals in the Gill Burns County Championship ended with a 25-13 defeat to Lancashire...
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