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Guest Blogs
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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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Latest News
/ 9 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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/ 9 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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Latest News
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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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/ 9 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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Latest News
/ 9 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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/ 9 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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Latest News
/ 9 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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Latest News
/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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Latest News
/ 9 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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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFrom hero to zero in less than six months
PETER JACKSON Six months ago Leigh Halfpenny found himself under a veritable bombardment of offers on an ever-escalating scale over his...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoStringer hands off Father Time
EVENfrom this distance, Worcester’s home match against London Irish on December 23 is worth ringing in red ink. There is every...
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/ 9 years agoShame on Erasmus after messy exit from Munster
WHENSaracens knocked them out of the Champions’ Cup in Dublin three months ago, Munster found comfort in assurances that Rassie Erasmus...
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/ 9 years agoFox Jnr falls just short
THERE was always the possibility, however remote, that one of the All Blacks’ coaching hierarchy would get his own back for...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBaxter 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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Features
/ 9 years agoIt’s folly to block investment … but we do need Euro wage cap
Q&A MARTIN ST QUINTON ON THE RECORD Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton tells NEALE HARVEY why he believes Premiership Rugby’s rejection...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MATT CORNISH EALING TRAILFINDERS HOOKER There are many roads to professional rugby but Matt Cornish has taken it to the extreme...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGatland switches focus to going out on top in Japan
By ALEX BYWATER WARREN Gatland says he’s already planning for the 2019 World Cup with Wales after leading the Lions to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMulchrone aiming to capitalise on Karl’s retirement
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone reckons improvements in his gamemanagement will give him the best chance of applying heat to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEx-goalie Heyes is new prop blueprint
Neale Harvey talks to Peter Walton, the man who has helped shape England’s new batch England U18s forwards guru Peter Walton...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYou’ve got to be a big noise now, Demetri!
ANDY GOODE The fly-half merry-goround has been in full swing throughout a frenetic last few months with a host of No.10s...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCoaching set-up at Exiles can keep them up
LONDON IRISH may be the bookies’ favourites to go down but only a fool would under-estimate their coaching team. I really...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMuch activity but who has really prospered?
Matthew Emery runs an eye over the big names joining the Premiership action this season Bath Underhill IN: Sam Underhill (Ospreys),...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
MATT WILLIAMS WORCESTER HOOKER Enjoyed the off season? Very much so. It was quite a weird one as we had five...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLions set for another epic with the Kiwis
SUPERRUGBY By SAM JACKSON A LATE long-distance penalty from wing Ruan Combrinck helped the Lions edge the Sharks 23-21 in the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCheika wants axed Cooper to enjoy playing again
AUSTRALIA coach Michael Cheika has left Quade Cooper out of an extended pre-Bledisloe Cup training squad and cast major doubt over...
International Rugby
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