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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoLate sin-binning lets Malins in for his shot at glory
By NICK VERDIER MAX Malins kicked a penalty one minute from time to deny Australia at the death and ensure England...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoRampant Kiwis put Ireland under pump
GROUP B ROUND-UP NEWZealand secured top seed at the end of the pool stages by piling more misery on Ireland on...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoSpeedster Ibitoye confident champs can find top gear
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND are 80 minutes away from reaching yet another World Rugby U20 Championship final – but flying wing...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoBaby Boks finish in style
GROUP C ROUND-UP SOUTH Africa left nothing to chance against Argentina with an 11-try 72-14 thumping to ensure they topped Pool...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoMitchell cashes in the bonus to bank a perfect ten for England
ROUND 2 ROUND-UP Held: Max Malins looks to break against Wales ENGLAND U20s maintained their perfect ten from ten start last...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MARCUS STREET ENGLAND & EXETER TIGHTHEAD Marcus Street is still only 18 and making his Exeter and U20s debut by February...
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/ 8 years agoSpain win earns stay of execution
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING beaten one of the top 20 ranked sides in the world, veteran Dan Seal hopes England Counties...
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/ 8 years agoSpain 28 E Counties 45
ENGLAND Counties had to resist a late fightback from Spain to end their tour undefeated last Monday. Jack Preece got England...
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/ 8 years agoEuskarians 19 E Counties 61
THE tour of Spain kicked off with a convincing victory over the Basque side Euskarians in San Sebastian on June 1....
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/ 8 years agoCollege rugby set for lift off predicts Morris
By NEALE ARVEY UNIVERSITIES and colleges will have a greater say in the development of Premiership players in future, according to...
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/ 8 years agoPhase two can begin now they’ve all had game time
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Just a week in and already it’s a disaster, or that is...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLions will need George to be roaring – Kirwan
From ALEX BYWATER in Christchurch FORMER All Blacks wing John Kirwan says George North can deliver the X-Factor the British &...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoFarrell: We have to be together for 24/7
OWEN Farrell was upbeat after the Lions great win over the Crusaders in Christchurch yesterday. “We caused them some problems at...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoBlues defence guru open to Welsh offers
ALISTAIR ROGERS was part of the the All Blacks’ coaching team to seal backto- back World Cup glory and has already...
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Features
/ 8 years ago20 QUESTIONS
BENO OBANO BATH LOOSEHEAD Enjoyed your breakthrough season? I wouldn’t call it a breakthrough season but it’s the beginning of something...
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Features
/ 8 years agoToulon marooned without Halfpenny
PETER JACKSON reveals his exclusive table of Europe’s most prolific points scorers PETER JACKSON Leigh Halfpenny stands today at the top...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCudmore tells North: See brain specialist
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Jamie Cudmore, one of the toughest players the game has known, used to own a bar in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER ORRELL, BRISTOL, LONDON IRISH, HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND PROP MIKE WORSLEY Iwas born in Warrington and my uncle, Ken Gill,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoRampaging Lions breathe fresh life into their quest
From NICK CAIN at AMI Stadium Christchurch THE 2017 Lions have found their road to resurrection. Under growing pressure to deliver,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoMagnificent Mako leads the Christchurch charge
Outstanding: Mako Vunipola PICTURE: Getty Images NICK CAIN’S LIONS RATINGS 1. MAKO VUNIPOLA Immense work-rate. Top tackler with 11, overshadowed Crusaders...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoFarrell 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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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoIron-man Meades goes bronze
SIR Colin Meads, the great All Black lock voted as New Zealand’s Player of the Century in the 1999 NZRFU Awards,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoThis rugby’s not so Super
ONE of the benefits of playing in a Super Rugby competition in which there is no price to pay for losing...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoTe’o can fit that Gatland mould as a big No.12
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT IT was crucial for the Lions to bounce back and get the victory yesterday and it...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoBoring? Reality is Lions will have to chisel out the wins like ‘71
COMMENT BRENDAN GALLAGHER Happy camp followers: Lions fans When you are surrounded by hype and experts real or selfappointed – as...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWonderkid Sam ready for big Test to prove solution at No7
Sam Underhill, the most talked about player yet to be capped by England, is determined to prove he has substance to...
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Young Gun
/ 8 years agoYoung Gun: Josh Bayliss – Bath flanker
Making his first team debut seemed an unachievable goal for fresh-out-of-school Josh Bayliss at the start of the season, but his...
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/ 8 years agoChampionship FIXTURES confirmed
Bristol will resume life in the Championship with a clash against National One champions Hartpury College on the first weekend of...
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/ 9 years agoSale youngster to make England history in Argentina
Tom Curry will become the youngster player to make his England debut since Jonny Wilkinson in 1998 on Saturday after being...
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/ 9 years agoWATCH: SENSATIONAL finish from England U20s wing at JWC
England U20s booked their place in the World Rugby U20 Championship with a last-gasp 20-19 win over Australia. They trailed 16-3...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Billy Johnson – Old Albanians lock
1.The maul ‘tackle’ This is the main thing that really winds me up on the pitch. The attacking player takes the...
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/ 9 years agoSaracens and Clermont in Champions Cup pool of DEATH
The pool stages of next season’s Champions Cup will feature a remake of the last final with holders Saracens and Clermont...
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/ 9 years agoInjured Coles and Read in All Blacks squad
Injured All Blacks hooker Dane Coles was named alongside three Barrett brothers in Steve Hansen’s All Blacks squad for the three-Test...
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/ 9 years agoJones captain and Farrell at fly-half for Lions
Alun Wyn Jones will lead the British & Irish Lions into their third Tour match against the Crusaders at on Saturday....
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/ 9 years agoNine All Blacks in Crusaders team to face Lions
The Crusaders have picked nine All Blacks in their matchday 23 to face the Lions in Christchurch on Saturday. The Super...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Harry Randall – England U20s scrum-half
How’s preparation going for the Junior World Cup in Georgia? Very well. We had a tough camp in Guildford last week...
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/ 9 years agoEngland U20s side named for last JWC pool game
England U20s have named their side for the final pool game of the 2017 World Rugby U20 Championship against Australia in...
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/ 9 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: Blues v British & Irish Lions
The Lions suffered their first defeat of their tour of New Zealand as a late Ihaia West try handed the Blues...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoREPORT: Lions suffer 22-16 defeat against the Blues at Eden Park
The Lions suffered their first defeat of their tour of New Zealand as a late Ihaia West try handed the Blues...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Ravenscroft – former England centre
Looking back on my playing days I feel incredibly fortunate to have been at a club like Saracens, at such a...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoVermeulen meets with specialist ahead of series opener against France
South Africa number 8 Duane Vermeulen will not play a part in the three-Test home series against France this month. Vermeulen...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoBig doubts over Dane Coles’ chances of featuring in Lions series
Dane Coles appears unlikely to feature for All Blacks during the British & Irish Lions tour, claims Hurricanes assistant coach John...
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/ 9 years agoRebels confirm signing of Parling
The Melbourne Rebels have confirmed the signing of Geoff Parling for the 2018 Super Rugby season. As revealed in Blindside on...
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/ 9 years agoBath hand new deals to three youngsters
Bath Academy prop Beno Obano has been promoted to the senior squad ahead of next season with Darren Atkins and Rory...
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/ 9 years agoLeroy Houston signs with Bordeaux-Begles
Former Bath fan favourite Leroy Houston has signed for Top 14 side Bordeaux-Begles after requesting his Reds contract be terminated with...
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/ 9 years agoLondon Irish sign Toulon prop and two other Test stars
London Irish are continuing to build their squad for their return to the Premiership next season with the signing of Toulon‘s...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoHartley is focused on England not Lions SOS
Captain Dylan Hartley will lead England out against Argentina on Saturday fully focused on the job at hand claiming missing out...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years ago‘If people can’t put it behind them they never will’ says Umaga on 2005 BOD spear tackle
Twelve years on from the spear tackle which ended Brian O’Driscoll’s Lions tour to New Zealand, Blues head coach Tana Umaga...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLions Tour 2017: The NZ Danger Men
The infrequency of New Zealand tours makes 2017 an exciting chapter in British rugby, but history is firmly on the side...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Tommy Bell – London Irish fly-half
1. Simon McIntyre – A very big lad who can carry hard and knows how to run a line off his...
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