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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s bubbling cauldron is troubling
There are times when the England selection alchemy seems stacked against players who bring something different to the squad. We had...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: I’m really missing all that freezing and wheezing!
World Cup training camps send a shiver down most players’ spines but I have to admit, I really miss it. It’s...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSix Nations snub made David Strettle decide to go
David Strettle admits his decision to refuse a place in England‘s World Cup training squad might have been different had boss...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Keith Robertson – former Scotland wing
When I began playing, in U19s age group rugby, at Melrose, you had to have boiled white shorts, polished black boots...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWorcester to take on Saracens in pre-season
Worcester will take on Premiership champions Saracens in a pre-season clash on Saturday October 3. Saracens will host the fixture at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPremiership plans for expansion go on hold
PRL plans to expand and impose a moratorium on promotion and relegation from 2016 are in doubt.
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tyler Hotson – Doncaster and Canada lock
1. Hubert Buydens – The Cow Head as he goes by. This guy always gets over the gain line and rumbles...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Callum Chick – England and Newcastle U18s
Callum Chick started his professional career this week but he has one assignment left as a schoolboy and that is a...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland name squad for Denver camp
Stuart Lancaster has named his 45-man England squad that will fly out to Denver tomorrow to continue their World Cup preparations....
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Featured
/ 10 years agoBen Morgan’s reaping rewards of lay-off
Ben Morgan admits he feared for his rugby future before making a Lazarus-like recovery to be included in England‘s World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLions announce 2017 tour schedule
The British and Irish Lions have announced the details of their 2017 tour of New Zealand with seven provincial games and...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Dave Fairbrother – Fylde back-rower
1. Flies I hate it when a fly touches you out of nowhere and then flies off without you being able...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBotha to lead World XV against South Africa
Bakkies Botha will captain the World XV against South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday. The 35-year-old leads an experienced side...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher meets up with Brad Barritt
By my count there are nine players in the current England long squad who could justifiably harbour hopes, albeit some much...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to Leicester captain Ed Slater
Ed Slater could be an irresistible catalyst for change. That’s because the Leicester captain’s first two main forays in an England...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Wales can’t ignore the threat of soccer
Can football overtake rugby union as the national game of Wales? It’s a question I am asking myself more and more...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMatt Kvesic desperate for trip to Denver to show he is the breakdown king
Matt Kvesic accepts he faces a huge battle to break into England‘s World Cup squad ahead of experienced campaigners like Chris...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Tom James – Cardiff Blues and Wales wing
Must be delighted to be back in the Wales camp? Definitely. It’s been five years since my last cap so I’m...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoAll Blacks overcome Samoa in historic Test
New Zealand had to dig deep to get past a plucky Samoan side overnight but won the historic Test in Apia...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoDe Villiers named on South Africa bench against World XV
Jean de Villiers will make his return to rugby on Saturday after being named on the bench for South Africa to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: A gentle boot-camp and warm-up for the Cup? Tell that to the Marines
The thing about World Cup camps is that the handbrakes come off and, especially among Tier One Nations, the notoriously tight-fisted...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Bad referees must pay the price in World Cup
It doesn’t matter if you don’t penalise crooked feeds, or if you stuff up monumentally as a 2015 World Cup referee,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoGeorge Lowe backs Jamie Roberts to hit heights at Harlequins
Harlequins centre George Lowe is desperate to hook-up with new signing Jamie Roberts, whose impending arrival he describes as a “massive...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy life in Rugby: Ben Skirving – former Bristol, Saracens, Bath and England lock
If I was asked to pick a standout moment in my rugby career I’d be hard pushed to name just one,...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Brian Mujati joins Sale Sharks
by NEIL FISSLER Brian Mujati is heading back to the Premiership to join Sale Sharks. The former Northampton Saints prop has been playing for...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Rory Clegg off to Glasgow Warriors
By NEIL FISSLER Rory Clegg who is leaving Newcastle Falcons this summer has agreed a deal to move to Scotland and...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoFiji and Canada to prepare for World Cup in Stoop clash
Fiji and Canada will play in a World Cup warm-up match at the Stoop on September 6 it was announced today....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSamoa v New Zealand teams
Samoa: Tim Nanai-Williams; Alofa Alofa, Paul Perez, Johnny Leota, Alesana Tuilagi; Tusiata Pisi, Kahn Fotuali’I; Sakaria Taulafo, Wayne Ole Avei, Census...
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Featured
/ 10 years ago‘One more blow and George North has to quit’
One of world rugby‘s leading medical figures is advising George North to retire should he suffer another head injury. The Welsh...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Paul Rowley – Uister and former London Welsh, Plymouth Albion & Munster scrum-half
1. Nathan Trevett – A great guy who reminds me of Nessa from Gavin and Stacey. He is a lot more...
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Guest Blogs
/ 10 years agoExeter Preparations for 2015-16 Season Pleases Baxter
Exeter City players appear to be determined about improving on last season’s fifth place finish. They have been hitting the training...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoZach Mercer – England U18s and Bath No.8
Zach Mercer has been a sensation at school level this year but he is about to take on his greatest challenge...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPremiership fixtures REVEALED
Saracens will open the defence of their Premiership title at home to Sale on Saturday October 17 as the 2015-16 fixtures...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain gets out his crystal ball and the form book to pick his 2017 Lions
Two years from now the Lions will be in the midst of a three Test series against a New Zealand side...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Time for Lions to show claws over intinerary
The 2017 Lions itinerary, which was due to be announced in May but is now expected later this summer according to...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoTom Youngs backed to become the best hooker in world
England man now rivals Bismarck du Plessis as the world’s best hooker according to Lee Mears.
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Will Chudley – Exeter scrum-half
1. Supermarket till etiquette I’m always conscious not to keep people behind me in the supermarket queue waiting for any longer...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGiteau, Mitchell and Mumm called up by Australia
Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and Dean Mumm have all been included in Australia‘s 40-man training squad for the Rugby Championship. The...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEliota Fuimaono-Sapolu – Let’s have a Jerry Collins rule over eligibility
The late great Jerry Collins would be best remembered by an easing of the existing World Rugby regulations to make...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Accept it, Gatland’s Law is now a nonsense
Like Mo Farah’s front doorbell when the drug testers came calling, Warren Gatland’s eponymous law has much to answer for. As...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Liam Williams’ loss gives the likely lads a chance
There’s no hiding from the fact that losing Liam Williams would be a major blow to Wales. It would have been...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher speaks to Firebrand Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu about preaching the message of alofa
As well as being a cracking Test centre and fly-half and a ‘have boots will travel’ professional for a decade or...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWhy Danny Care is gearing up for the father of all battles in pursuit of his World Cup dream
Quins star is on a mission to re-establish himself as England’s first-choice scrum-half for the World Cup.
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoPlay-offs? Not Jersey says cagey boss Harvey Biljon
Jersey rugby director has poured scorn on Justin Burnell’s belief that his side can be Championship play-off candidates next season.
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Drew Locke – London Scottish centre
Enjoying the off-season? I went to Ibiza for a few days with some friends which was nice. It’s a great place...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoVIDEO: Graham Rowntree discusses England hookers and Sam Burgess
Video credit: Nick Heath @rugbymedia.
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGloucester prop Shaun Knight joins the Dragons
Gloucester today confirmed that tighthead Shaun Knight has moved across the border to sign for the Newport Gwent Dragons. The 25...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to England captain Chris Robshaw
Chris Robshaw does not come from the Eric Evans school of England captaincy. Evans, who was captain of the 1957 Grand...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoAnthony Allen’s dazzling ride on whirlwind ends too soon
Leicester Tigers centre reflects on the ‘whirlwind’ of his rugby career that promised so much yet ultimately ended last week at...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul Dodge – former Lions, England and Leicester centre
When I first started playing for Leicester at the grand old age of 17 we were lucky to get 200-300 people...
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