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/ 9 years agoTHE OFFICIAL AVIVA PREMIERSHIP MAGAZINE
The Official Aviva Premiership rugby magazine captures all the excitement of the current Premiership Rugby season and profiles all of the...
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/ 9 years agoCowan-Dickie to miss autumn Tests
England’s injury list continues to grow after Exeter Chiefs confirmed Luke Cowan-Dickie is unlikely to be fit for the autumn internationals....
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/ 9 years agoDan Carter hits out at French media
Dan Carter has hit out at the French media after he and two team-mates were cleared of the doping allegations made...
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/ 9 years agoSoon to be Irish-qualified Ludik extends Ulster stay
Ulster have secured the services of Louis Ludik until at least the end of the 2020 season after the wing signed...
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/ 9 years agoMunster v Glasgow to go ahead
EPCR have confirmed that the game between Munster and Glasgow in the Champions Cup will be played as scheduled at Thomond...
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/ 9 years agoBath v Bristol teams
Bath: Tom Homer; Jeff Williams, Jonathan Joseph, Matt Banahan, Aled Brew; Rhys Priestland, Will Homer; Nick Auterac, Michael Van Vuuren, Max...
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/ 9 years agoFrancois Louw out for ten weeks
Francois Louw has been ruled out for up to ten weeks following a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for South...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Springboks must look North to stop the rot
When Adriaan Strauss stepped onto the broadcasting plinth at King’s Park in Durban after South Africa had suffered a humiliating record...
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/ 9 years agoHeart condition caused Anthony Foley’s death
A French coroner has revealed that Anthony Foley died after a heart condition caused fluid to build up in his lungs....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoKyle Sinckler ‘destined’ to topple old king Dan Cole
Rough and tumble tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler has the potential to knock Dan Cole from his lofty perch and dominate England‘s...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Barry Everitt – former London Irish & Northampton fly-half
It was the norm to have a hurling stick in your hand, not a rugby ball, where I grew up in...
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/ 9 years agoGloucester sign Ma’afu as Thomas returns to Wales
Gloucester have signed former Northampton Saints and Australian tighthead Salesi Ma’afu from the Cardiff Blues with immediate effect. Ma’afu joins the...
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/ 9 years agoTwo uncapped players in Wales squad
Ospreys duo Sam Davies and Rory Thornton are in line to make their Test debut after being named by Rob Howley...
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/ 9 years agoGeraghty answers Bristol SOS call
Shane Geraghty will join Bristol from London Irish with immediate effect. The fly half, who has six international caps for England,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoThis Wasps team can top lot – Danny Cipriani
Danny Cipriani has sounded a battle cry ahead of his side’s trip to Toulouse by declaring the current Wasps squad can...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Carl Kirwan – Worcester flanker
1. Alec Hepburn – His work rate is phenomenal and he seems to have got his scrummaging right since we played...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Will Talbot-Davies – Dragons full-back
Will Talbot-Davies might have grown up in England and gone to Solihull school but he is as Welsh as they come...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoSarries must be humble and earn victory – Billy Vunipola
This season Saracens start the defence of their title as champions of Europe, and, as the first holders to win every...
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Top 14
/ 9 years agoI do love Lyon says Carl Fearns, but I still fancy tilt at England
In-demand No.8 Carl Fearns admits he will be torn between staying in France or returning to the Premiership when his contract...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Stefan Liebenberg – Cambridge scrum-half
1. The dive pass As a scrum-half myself I cannot understand why some nines still perform the dive pass. For one,...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Building Eddie’s white wall has a cost
Training injuries happen, and as long as Rugby Union remains a contact sport they always will. The fact that England, after...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: RPA must act over this concussion blackout
Gerry Gilpin and Ben Herring are poles apart – the former on the outer rim of Western Europe in Belfast, the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSpace man Henry Slade backed to provide England lift-off
Henry Slade is primed and ready to resolve England‘s deepening midfield crisis, according to Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher. With summer...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Perry Humphreys – Worcester wing
What a start for you this season? It’s been great so far. I ended up playing in all the games so...
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/ 9 years agoLeota hit with two-week ban
Sale will have to start their Champions Cup campaign without Jonnhy Leota after he received a two-week ban. The Samoan centre...
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/ 9 years agoGreig Laidlaw to leave Gloucester and join Clermont
Gloucester have confirmed that club captain Greig Laidlaw is to leave Kingsholm at the end of the current season and join...
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/ 9 years agoHogg pens new Warriors contract
Glasgow Warriors have received a major boost with the news that Scotland international full-back Stuart Hogg has committed his future to...
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/ 9 years agoJimmy Gopperth re-signs with Wasps
Jimmy Gopperth has joined Dan Robson, Thomas Young and Kearnan Myall in signing a new contract with Wasps. The Kiwi playmaker...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Scarlets must not lose their self-belief in Pool of Death
I want to see the Welsh teams throw off the shackles, have some ambition and really have a crack at Europe...
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/ 9 years agoLondon Irish sign Fijian back-rower
London Irish have secured the services of Fijian back-row Senitiki Nayalo on a two-year deal. Nayalo, 25, joined the Exiles on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDan Robson: My battle with Joe Simpson can help Test bid
Rapidly-maturing Wasps scrum-half Dan Robson reckons his decision to quit Gloucester re-ignited his faltering career as he targets England‘s coveted No.9...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Scully – former England Sevens scrum-half
Winning the Sevens World Cup in 1993 was the highlight of my career and my try-saving tackle on Fiji‘s Mesake Rasari...
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/ 9 years agoQuins confirm signing of Demetri Catrakilis
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on October 2, Harlequins have signed Demetri Catrakilis ahead of next season....
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/ 9 years agoAndy Powell forced to retire
Andy Powell has been forced to retire from professional rugby because of a knee injury. The 35-year-old former Wales No.8 started...
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/ 9 years agoHarlequins sign scrum-half Luc Jones
Harlequins have signed former Newport Gwent Dragons scrum-half Luc Jones on a three month deal. The former Wales U20 joins with...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoStuart Lancaster: I’d like to end up coaching in the Premiership
Stuart Lancaster admits his ultimate aim is to coach in England again one day but for now his focus is on...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ross Chisholm – Harlequins full-back
1. Joe Marler – I grew up playing with Joe at Haywards Heath where I was a year below him. He’s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHenry Thomas gunning to knock Dan Cole of his perch
Bath prop Henry Thomas believes he offers more than incumbent England tighthead Dan Cole, below – and will prove why he...
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/ 9 years agoPremiership round 6 teams
Bath v Sale Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Banahan, Brew; George Ford (c), Fotuali’i; Catt, Dunn, Thomas, Stooke, Attwood, Garvey, Ellis, Mercer...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Conor Eastgate – Wasps fly-half
Between Danny Cipriani and Jimmy Gopperth, Conor Eastgate could not ask for better mentors, but as a young fly-half playing is...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Tom Prydie return has reminded us of fame’s fickle nature
Tom Prydie came out of the shadows on Friday night after the longest ten months of his turbulent rugby life. As...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSelf-belief gave Mako Vunipola strength to beat critics
Mako Vunipola is playing with the power and confidence of a man who has silenced his critics and believes there is...
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/ 9 years agoKyle Sinckler commits to Harlequins
Harlequins have confirmed that tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler has re-signed with the club. Sinckler has made 85 appearances for the Club...
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/ 9 years agoThree players re-sign with Wasps
Three players have put pen to paper to extend their stay with Wasps this week, with second row Kearnan Myall, scrum...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Gareth Rawlings – Sale player/coach
1. Towel thieves Finding someone has used your towel prior to you using it after a game is something that gets...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWatson to miss autumn internationals
Anthony Watson is likely to miss England‘s autumn internationals after breaking his jaw in the training camp in Brighton. Watson is...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Jamie Cudmore case proves that concussion’s a real concern
Good on Jamie Cudmore for raising the issue of concussion again and throwing the onus of responsibility back at the clubs...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Premiership gets richer; others can go swing!
Salary caps are causing strife again, with dire warnings emanating from the Premiership elite as well as from clubs in National...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoEPCR boss Simon Halliday demands changes to game laws
European rugby boss Simon Halliday has called for high tackles and the clearing out of stationary players to be “immediately” banned...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: James Cordy-Redden – Ealing centre
How important was that win against Jersey? The Championship is pretty open this year with a lot of opportunities for team...
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