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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSkivington calls time on playing career
George Skivington has been forced to retire from professional rugby with immediate effect due to a shoulder injury. The London Irish...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Eddie Jones turns the tables on his Aussie tricksters
England have won the Test series…and head coach Eddie Jones has won the mind games just as conclusively. Yesterday’s succes in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoShane Monahan gets cagey in search for new career
Former Gloucester and Rotherham winger Shane Monahan is to swap the rugby field for the octagon after embarking on a career...
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Guest Blogs
/ 9 years agoEngland exact revenge on Wallabies
The British public can try all sorts of things to enhance their luck; a horseshoe, ‘lucky’ underwear, and clover leaves to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRampant England U20s reach World Cup final
England are through to the World Rugby U20 Championship final after a 39-17 victory over South Africa at the Manchester City...
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/ 9 years agoProp legend Nick Wood to leave Gloucester
Nick Wood will not play for Gloucester next season after his contract with the Cherry and White was not renewed. The...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry quits to leave London Irish in turmoil
By Neale Harvey London Irish‘s plans have been plunged into turmoil following director of rugby Tom Coventry‘s decision to quit ahead...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Joe Atkinson – London Scottish and ex-Cornish Pirates
1. Alan Paver – I’ve known Paves as a player and coach and he’s got a lot of time for the...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Will Evans – England U20s openside
Will Evans thought his season was a write off when he failed to make the U20s Six Nations squad but a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Rugby has become too destructive for own good
The human wreckage of one club’s season can be gauged from some brutal facts – 30 significant injuries requiring more than...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoGloucester stint made me a better player says Stevie McColl
Two years after leaving for Gloucester, Stevie McColl says he returns to the north for a second spell with Yorkshire Carnegie...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Tom Brady – Leicester Tigers and former Sale wing
1. Grumpy neighbours Shortly I’ll be moving to Leicester and I can’t say I’ll miss the bloke who lives at the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTop rugby comebacks of all-time
Rugby is a defensive-minded game, and when a team finally breaks through their opponent’s strongholds for a try, there are few...
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/ 9 years agoEngland statement: Joe Marler
The RFU can confirm Joe Marler has been issued with a formal warning following his comments made on social media about...
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/ 9 years agoTom Wood named Northampton captain
Northampton Saints have today confirmed Tom Wood as club captain for next season. The back row has led the Saints on...
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/ 9 years ago50th cap for Robshaw as Ford and Nowell return in England XV
Chris Robshaw will win his 50th England cap on Saturday for the second Test against Australia in Melbourne with Eddie Jones...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWales change two for second NZ Test
Wales have made two changes to their starting XV for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington with Rhys Patchell...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Slave-driver Eddie Jones will whip squad into shape
Phil Kearns is no shrinking violet, and this week he launched a clever strike aimed at destabilising the England squad coached...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams verdict: Lively Liam Williams is such a joy to watch
What a game and what an effort from Sam Warburton and his boys but yet again, New Zealand showed why they...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson verdict: The All Blacks got up off the canvas
Peter The cognoscenti had been nodding all over New Zealand all week in agreement with Christian Cullen’s prognosis, that Wales wouldn’t...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDonncha O’Callaghan battles to give war-torn kids better life
Warrior Donncha O’Callaghan brought down the curtain on a gruelling first season at Worcester and then set off on a more...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Alex Gray – England Sevens forward
Do you have the Olympic buzz yet? That’s the only thing we think about now. It was like the first day...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWade to wing it for Saxons against Emerging Boks
Wasps wing Christian Wade is one of three changes to the England Saxons starting XV for their second Test against South...
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/ 9 years agoProp changes for Wallabies ahead of second England Test
Michael Cheka has decided to back the experienced James Slipper and Sekope Kepu to sort out Australia‘s trouble at the scrum...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoStuart Lancaster confirms job target
Stuart Lancaster wants to coach in the Southern Hemisphere to prove English coaches are “good enough to work there”. The former...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Andrew Small – former RFU elite panel referee
Refereeing the Army-Navy game in front of a full house at Twickenham, with my wife and kids in the crowd, was...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExiles make double front row signings
London Scottish have today added depth to their front row by completing the signings of hooker Devlin Hope, and loosehead Jonny...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWales thumped by the Chiefs
Wales were embarrassed by the Chiefs this morning losing 40-7 to the Super Rugby franchise four days before their second Test...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoMark Bennett plans rendezvous in Rio with Sonny Bill Williams
Mark Bennett is hoping to take on his boyhood hero Sonny Bill Williams at the Rio Olympics. But he has serious...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ollie Phillips- former England 7s, Gloucester and Newcastle wing
1. Nick Wood – The Gloucester loosehead is such an underestimated prop. He is so effective at what he does. So...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoStander hit with one-week ban
CJ Stander has been banned for a week and will miss Ireland‘s second Test against South Africa on Saturday. The South...
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/ 9 years agoEngland Series over for David Pocock
David Pocock will miss the last two Tests against England after fracturing his eye socket in the opening clash in Brisbane...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGeorge North ruled out of NZ tour
George North will miss the remainder of the Wales‘ tour of New Zealand after suffering a “significant” hamstring tear in the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 9 years agoEngland start strong in Australia
Heading into the first match of its summer Test series against Australia, England was boldly optimistic about a strong showing. Having...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Willis – Wasps and England U20s flanker
An ankle surgery last summer was not in Jack Willis’ plans but a sensational second half to the season means he...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoThe incredible story of Connacht sensation Niyi Adeolokun
Tony Smeeth was watching the Pro12 Grand Final from his father’s hospital bedside in Dorchester when a familiar figure flashed across...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoWide boys will worry Wallabies says Jonathan Joseph
Jonathan Joseph believes England‘s cut-and-thrust style is perfectly suited to the fast grounds of Australia as they aim for a first...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Matt Garvey – Bath loose forward
1. “You’re tall aren’t you?!” When people say that it really breaks me – as if I didn’t know I was...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMike Brown to win 50th England cap against Australia
Mike Brown will win his 50th England cap when he runs out against Australia for the first of their three Tests...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAndy Symons joins Gloucester
Gloucester have added to their back line resources for next season with the signing of Worcester centre Andy Symons. The 24-year-old...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain looks at the Wallabies’ key personel
All’s fair in love and war – and baggage searches – when England play Australia in any sport. That’s why, after...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Wales, it’s time to give All Blacks a real Test!
When Wales touched down in Auckland the other day, the All Blacks did their level best to ensure them a soft...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: That Twickenham horrow show will be a blessing in disguise
The only positive for Wales to take out of their pretty desperate performance against England last Sunday was at least that...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoWill Fraser: We can double up just like Leicester
Will Fraser says Saracens are determined to make their critics eat humble pie by becoming first side since Leicester in 2002...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ollie Thorley – England U20s wing
How’s the Junior World Cup preparation going? We’ve spent the week in camp in Newcastle and it’s been good. With Martin...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoThe positive impact of the Rio Olympics on Rugby
The inclusion of rugby in the Olympics in Brazil and the 2020 Games in Japan will have a stronger impact on...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Self-policing the salary cap wrong from the off
The salary cap “investigation” surrounding Saracens and Bath last season, and the stampede by almost every other club in the Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: England U20s open JWC with Italy win
England got their World Rugby U20s Championship off to a winning start with a six-try 48-10 bonus point victory over Italy...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWe’re backing England insist Wasps, despite foreign legion
Wasps insist they remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite falling well short of RFU targets for season 2015-16. The Coventry-based...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tom Guest – former Harlequins and London Irish back-rower
I don’t think any player is truly happy with what they have done when your days have been cut short through...
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