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/ 9 years agoEngland trim squad ahead of Australia Test
England have retained 25 players to prepare for Saturday’s final Series game of the autumn internationals against Australia at Twickenham. Following...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Erik Lund – former Rotherham, Leeds and Biarritz lock
Fighting Mamuka Gorgodze on my debut may not have seemed like the best career move I could have made but it...
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/ 9 years agoWorcester statement on coaching set up
“Following a review of rugby operations at the Club and discussions with both Head Coach Carl Hogg and High Performance Director...
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/ 9 years agoElliot Daly banned for three weeks
Elliot Daly has been banned for three weeks for the dangerous tackle that saw him sent off in England‘s win over...
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/ 9 years agoRobinson comes out of retirement and joins Blues
Nicky Robinson has joined the Cardiff Blues on a short-term contract four months after announcing his retirement. The fly-half linked up...
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/ 9 years agoVunipola out for at least three months
England and Saracens have been dealt a huge blow with the news that Billy Vunipola has been ruled out for at...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoFord and Farrell can be Lions’ axis to halt All Blacks
The ultra-successful George Ford/Owen Farrell midfield axis could be the Lions special weapon against New Zealand says former Red Rose fly-half...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Marco Mama – Worcester flanker
1. Mako Vunipola – Val Rapava-Ruskin could be in the same league soon, but Mako is a hell of a player,...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Lions must find room to blood British coaches
When the Lions assistant coaches are announced on December 7 they will represent a few shoots of growth in a desert...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoHelp! We’re all being overrun by the imports
By PETER JACKSON Within the next 12 months Ireland will be free to cap several more nomadic New Zealanders. Scotland will...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLuther Burrell – I’m staying put to earn Test recall
Luther Burrell is aiming to rekindle his Test career with England after dismissing speculation linking him with a move to French...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Jack Waslh – Blackheath scrum-half
1. Scrums Scrums ruin rugby, they slow the game right down and need to be binned. Either that, or introduce Rugby...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh statement on financial situation
“London Welsh Rugby Club can confirm that the publicised investment in to the Club from a Californian-based group has unfortunately...
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/ 9 years agoInjured Warburton out of Springboks clash
Sam Warburton picked up an injury in training this week and as a result will miss Wales‘ game against South Africa...
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/ 9 years agoKruis return as Eddie Jones change four for Pumas Test
George Kruis is fit to make his England return in one of four changes made by Eddie Jones ahead tof the...
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/ 9 years agoClark banned for three weeks
Northampton flanker Calum Clark has been handed a three-week ban for striking Worcester‘s Donncha O’Callaghan with his elbow. The incident happened...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Beware, new-style Pumas have yet to bare their claws
Argentine rugby is a strange beast. It is one with a habit of never quite being what we expect, and it’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHall of Fame or a random collection of great names?
by BRENDAN GALLAGHER Like any sporting Hall of Fame – and I’m aware of at least 50 worldwide from ballooning to rodeo...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams – Wales are lucky that Boks look in even worse shape!
Wales are in serious danger of being left behind by the rest of the Six Nations if they don’t settle on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoCarl Fearns – I’m looking to tear it up at Gloucester with Ross
Carl Fearns has revealed his ambition to form an aggressive new back row partnership with Ross Moriarty to help reawaken the...
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/ 9 years agoFormer Leicester scrum-half to referee in Pro12
Frank Murphy and Mike Adamson will become the first ex-PRO12 players to referee in the competition when they pick up the...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Alex Rieder – Wasps back row
How’s your week been? Training has gone really well and everyone is keen to make a statement after Sale last week...
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/ 9 years agoBath statement on evening fixtures concerns
Following the announcement of the latest round of TV picks for the Anglo-Welsh Cup, Bath Rugby would like to address some...
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/ 9 years agoGet tested for Prostate Cancer at The Stoop this Sunday
Men attending the Harlequins vs Bath rugby game at 3.15pm on Sunday 27th November at The Stoop, Twickenham will be able to get...
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/ 9 years agoFekitoa banned but Cane walks free
All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa has been handed a one match ban by World Rugby following his dangerous tackle against Ireland‘s...
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/ 9 years agoHibbard pens new Gloucester deal
Gloucester have extended the contract of British and Irish Lions hooker Richard Hibbard. The Welshman joined the Cherry and Whites from...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoFish and chips? At times this England performance was a banquet of brilliance
Eddie Jones called for fish and chips rugby to beat Fiji – by which I take it he meant basic wholesome...
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/ 9 years agoWorcester bring in Canada fly-half
Worcester have signed Canadian fly-half Connor Braid until the end of the season. The 26-year-old who can also play in the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBlackadder: We want Ford to stay and build a dynasty
Todd Blackadder would love George Ford to be the cornerstone of Bath‘s bid to dominate English and European rugby for many...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jason White – former Scotland flanker
Kicking off with a Calcutta Cup win against England in 2009 was a fantastic way to start my international career and...
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/ 9 years agoEngland U20s announce Six Nations venues
England U20s’ fixtures for the 2017 Six Nations have been announced with home games taking place in Exeter, Darlington and Northampton....
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/ 9 years agoJoe blow for England but Kruis is back
Joe Launchbury will miss the rest of England‘s autumn internationals after picking up a two-week ban. The Wasps lock was found...
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/ 9 years agoGloucester statement on potential takeover
“Gloucester Rugby are aware of the speculation from various media channels linking the club with a potential majority shareholder interest. “The...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Olly Woodburn – Exeter wing
1. Alec Hepburn – He sits next to me in the Chiefs’ changing room and he’s a great player. He did...
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/ 9 years agoRobson banned for six weeks
London Irish second-row George Robson has been banned for six weeks for grabbing the testicles of Yorkshire Carnegie’s Ollie Stedmanon November...
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/ 9 years agoGloucester No.8 Morgan to stay put
Ben Morgan has decided to stay at Gloucester next season by signing a new contract to remain with the club. The...
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/ 9 years agoRokoduguni to wing it against Fiji
Semesa Rokoduguni will win his second cap for England against his homeland Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday. The Bath wing earned...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHave Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?
Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Shape up lads, or the Lions will pass you by
Wales’ stars need to start performing or they are in grave danger of missing out on the British Lions. Don’t get...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoI’m a victim of social media, says Tomas Francis
Tomas Francis insists he is no bad boy and reckons he was the victim of a trial by social media. The...
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/ 9 years agoWales change 10 to take on Japan
Wales will be led by Sam Warburton as they take on Japan with a side that shows ten changes from the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 9 years agoWho will get a Six Nations call up?
As we head into the November, the England team enter the Autumn Internationals and only four matches separate them from Christmas...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain deplores the continued poaching of Fijian players by world giants
Any visitor to Fiji will instantly become familiar with the word “Bula!”. The friendly local greeting, whose literal meaning is “life”,...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Stay put George, it’s your best move of all
George Ford had a weird training week as part of the England team preparing to take on South Africa. First, a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: It’s high time someone at the WRU apologised
No matter how often they fail against the big three, Team Wales never fail to trot out the same trite excuses....
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoNew Year verdict for London Irish’s London return
London Irish chief executive Bob Casey has revealed the club will discover in January if they will be allowed to ground...
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/ 9 years agoPerry Humphreys stays at Sixways
Perry Humphreys has committed his future to Worcester by signing a new deal with the club. After joining Worcester’s academy in...
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/ 9 years agoFour Week Ban for Newcastle’s Willis
ED HUTSON Newcastle Falcons back Craig Willis has been banned for four-weeks for a tip tackle in the Anglo-Welsh Cup last...
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/ 9 years agoChisholm pens new Quins contract
James Chisholm pens new contract at Quins Harlequins have announced that James Chisholm has re-signed with the club. Chisholm joined the...
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/ 9 years agoNew Gloucester deal for Billy Burns
Billy Burns has agreed terms on a new deal with Gloucester extending his current contract which was due to expire at...
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