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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoTom Youngs in pledge to bring back glory days at Leicester
New Leicester captain Tom Youngs reckons the pain of three successive Premiership semi-final defeats will drive his side towards next season’s...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: England’s U20 stars would thrive at Rio Olympics
Here’s hoping that the GB Sevens side for the Rio Olympics which was announced last week come back from Brazil with...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoThree more years at Sale for Bryn Evans
Former All Black lock Bryn Evans has agreed a new three-year deal with Sale Sharks. The 31-year-old from Biarritz before the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHarlequins sign Connacht No. 8
Harlequins have secured the signing of Connacht No.8 George Naoupu for the forthcoming season. During his two spells at the Sportsground...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBath reveal new coaching structure
Bath have today confirmed the appointment of Todd Blackadder as director of rugby and Tabai Matson as head coach. A former...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoJames Haskell: I’d risk my career again to beat the Aussies 3-0!
James Haskell has revealed he needed complicated surgery on his big toe to save his rugby career and now faces up...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain talks to Nigel Wray and Simon Halliday about the Club v Country crisis
When the new club-country accord between the RFU and the Premiership is announced on Monday, unless there is a cast-iron clause...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSale sign Chief Byron McGuigan
Sale Sharks have secured the signing of Byron McGuigan from Exeter Chief on a two-year deal. The Namibian-born full-back has previously...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoTeam GB ‘too small to match big guys’ in Rio
Mike Friday, head coach of USA 7s, believes Team GB’s Olympic medal chances have been damaged by not picking more stars...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoClubs face meltdown in spite of cash boom
Gloucester chief executive Stephen Vaughan fears Premiership clubs face financial meltdown unless steps are taken to curb rampant wage inflation. Vaughan’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHarlequins confirm US pre-season tour
Harlequins has today confirmed they will travel to San Francisco later this week for a pre-season training camp to prepare for...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNew Sale contract for Mike Haley
Sale Sharks have announced that Mike Haley has signed a new three-year deal with the club. The 22-year-old full-back started playing...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGeorgian international joins Bristol Rugby
Bristol have secured the signing of Georgian international Giorgi Nemsadze ahead of the new campaign. The experienced lock has made over...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRFU & Premiership Rugby sign new Professional Game agreement
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Premiership Rugby Limited (PRL) have agreed a progressive new partnership for the next eight years...
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Features
/ 9 years agoJenkins reminisces about Lions battles
By Matt Lloyd His displays against New Zealand last month suggest evergreen prop Gethin Jenkins could yet make a remarkable fourth British...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoKay: Tigers can roar again with Toomua and Tuilagi
World Cup winner turned BT Sport pundit Ben Kay talks to NEALE HARVEY about how he anticipates the new season unfolding...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: Somme hero Williams was the perfect wing
By Peter Jackson Some of the biggest names in the game have given it their best shot at the most elusive...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJones column: Visionary Venter can rebuild Irish
By Chris Jones Brendan Venter has never owned a pair of rose tinted glasses. The 1995 World Cup-winning Springbok centre, who...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSchmidt and Cotter in talks on Lions tour
By Peter Jackson The Lions are to interview Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter as well as Warren Gatland for the job...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSteve Smith: Phillips can continue long line of Sale’s magic No.9s
By John Newcombe SALE legend Steve Smith has backed Mike Philips to add his name to the club’s long roster of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWood among six to sign new Saints deals
Club captain Tom Wood is among six players to renew their contracts at Northampton Saints. Wood is joined by new England...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTreviranus opts for two-year Exiles extension
Experienced London Irish flanker Ofisa Treviranus has extended his stay at the Madejski Stadium by signing a two-year contract extension. The...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoPaul James extends Ospreys deal
Wales prop Paul James has extended his contract with the Ospreys to 2018. The loosehead will be 36 by the time...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Parton – England U18s full-back
This season could not have gone much better for Tom Parton but he is hoping for more and an unbeaten tour...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoLions Tour: Nick Cain selects his starting XV
ONE of the messages for the 2017 Lions that reverberates loudest from the 2016 England tour of Australia was don’t write...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: We need success to win back fans from football
By Shane Williams Welsh rugby has a very real battle on its hands next season and I don’t just mean from all-conquering...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: Burgess effect still rumbling through Bath
By Nick Cain THE saying, “be careful what you wish for” is tailor-made for the wreckage left at the Rec after...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLet Schmidt and Johnno lead the Lions in New Zealand
England‘s World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson should join forces with Ireland’s Joe Schmidt to form an inspirational British & Irish Lions...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGoromaru: France should open doors to Japanese players
New Toulon signing Ayumu Goromaru is hopeful that he will be the first of many Japanese players to ply their trade...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Dan Seal – Cambridge prop
1. Ice baths I had my first ice bath for a good few years on the recent England Counties tour of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWaldouck joins Falcons on trial
Former Wasps and Northampton Saints centre Dominic Waldouck has joined Newcastle on a month’s trial. The 28-year-old has been playing in...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoArdie Savea signs new ‘Canes deal
Flanker Ardie Savea has re-signed with the NZRU and Hurricanes for a further two years. The 22-year-old made his All Blacks...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle full-back
How’s pre-season going? The first week was pretty testing for everyone but we got into the swing of things and have...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBarritt: Schalk can lead us to treble
Saracens skipper Brad Barritt reckons the arrival of South African back-rower Schalk Burger will take his side to the next level...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHaskell to miss six months with foot injury
Wasps and England international James Haskell is set to spend six months on the sidelines after requiring reconstructive surgery on his...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy life in Rugby: Brett Sturgess – former Exeter prop
I came from a football family and didn’t play rugby until about 15 when I became too big to play centre...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBoudjellal dismisses Dominguez rumours
Rapidly growing rumours of Toulon coach Diego Dominguez exiting the club have been played down by Mourad Boudjellal. Toulon’s owner has...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing
1. Sam Lockwood – Offers a lot whether that’s at the set-piece or in the loose. The standout loosehead in the...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations can’t ignore Georgia’s tour glory
Georgia were back home in Tbilisi this week being lauded by one and all after their inaugural Pacific Island tour resulted...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Max Wright – England U20s wing
Max Wright thought he would be watching the Junior World Championships from his sofa but things can change quickly in rugby...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoCharlie Hodgson: It’s all so fierce now but guys like Owen Farrell can keep us on top
How did it feel to finish your playing career as a Premiership and Champions Cup ‘double’ winner? It’s what dreams are...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Brett Beukeboom – Cornish Pirates and Canada lock
1. Donald Trump I went back home for three to four months in May and had to put up with the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: European scales look finely balanced at last
Where’s the ‘pool of death’? That’s the first thought that struck me when looking at the European Cup draw announced this...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain marks the England touring party
Test players Dylan Hartley (c) Top-quality leadership. Attended impressively to the core skills of hooking, and the longer he stayed out...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Scarlets are on a hiding to nothing in Europe
I fear Welsh interest in next season’s European Champions Cup will not last past Christmas. It is bad enough that Wales...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoJamie George reveals secrets of England revival
Victorious hooker Jamie George has identified the belief installed by Eddie Jones, Steve Borthwick’s coaching and the leadership qualities of Dylan...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock
Back in pre-season yet? We had some physical and medical tests last week but the fitness and weights started this week...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWill Hurrell makes Bristol switch
Will Hurrell has agreed terms to join Bristol ahead of the upcoming Premiership campaign. The centre, who was Doncaster’s stand out...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Now England must strive for sustained excellence
If outside praise makes you as weak as Eddie Jones says, then England are in grave danger of shuffling out on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: The Welsh Lions face mauling by England
The last Lions Test team contained ten Welshmen and two English. The numbers for the next one could very easily turn...
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