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Featured
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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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Latest News
/ 10 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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/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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
/ 10 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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Latest News
/ 10 years agoVIDEO: Meet Virimi Vakatawa – the Fijian who plays for France
*Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘CNN World Rugby”, sponsored by DHL
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Championship playoffs set to be scrapped
By NEALE HARVEY The controversial Championship play-offs are set to be discarded as part of a new £220m, eight-year agreement between...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoMallinder to captain England U20s in JWC opener
Harry Mallinder will captain England U20s against Italy in their opening game of the Junior World Championship at the Manchester City...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle Falcons full-back
1. Rob Vickers – Known as Mr Reliable in the Falcons squad. A very good player who just scores too many...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoVincent Koch and Sean Maitland join Saracens
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper in recent weeks, Saracens have secured the signings of South African prop...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGB Royals lift Plate in Moscow
The Great Britain Sevens training squad got their first taste of silverware as GB Royals beat Georgia 15-12 in the Plate...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSpeed king Marcus Watson on track to claim prized Rio Olympics spot
Marcus Watson returned to the World Sevens circuit last week, and although it was a shock to the system, the Newcastle...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Harry Randall – England U20s scrum-half
Harry Randall is used to punching above his weight but next month he will take it to a new level at...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSecond row Whetton joins Yorkshire Carnegie
Yorkshire Carnegie have added lock Jack Whetton to their squad ahead of next season.The 24-year-old son of All Blacks legend Gary...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Fans flock to watch match with no meaning
England against Wales at Twickenham last autumn resulted in the hosts being ejected from the World Cup with indecent haste. The...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLydiate to undergo shoulder surgery
Dan Lydiate will undergo surgery this weekend on the shoulder injury that saw him ruled out of Wales‘ summer tour to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPlayoff pain will work in our favour long term says Dai Young
Dai Young believes Wasps‘ double dose of semi-final heartache will strengthen their bid to recapture the cub’s glory days. Defeat in...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJonny Sexton ruled out of South Africa tour
Jonny Sexton has been ruled out of Ireland‘s tour of South Africa due to injury. The Leinster fly-half picked up a...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Tom Biggs – Worcester winger
1. Roadside litter It drives me insane when I see McDonalds bags and used coffee cups discarded on the roadside when...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: It’s another dangerous Maverick manoeuvre
Chris Ashton is a maverick. Ever since he crossed codes by leaving Wigan for Northampton he has never been far from...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSigns pointing up for Sale after tough ten years
Sale legend Dean Schofield believes his former club are on course to challenge for domestic silverware again ten years after they...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Johnny Williams – London Irish centre
Congratulations on a great first season – surely you didn’t expect to play so much? If you’d have told me I’d...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoVIDEO: Ben Ryan – Fiji’s secret weapon
*Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘CNN World Rugby”, sponsored by DHL
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSBW to stay in New Zealand until 2019
Sonny Bill Williams will remain in New Zealand after the Rio Olympics after signing a new three-year deal with the NZRU...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s Team of the Year
When Saracens became the first Premiership side to win the European Cup for eight years in Lyon a fortnight ago, they...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDean Ryan looking to flick the power switch at Worcester
Worcester boss Dean Ryan has called on his home-grown stars to step up physically and match the power game of their...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Bleddyn Jones- former Leicester fly-half
I was named after Bleddyn Williams, the Prince of Welsh centres when I was born in 1948, in a mining village...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoFive players extend Wasps contacts
Jake Cooper-Woolley, James Gaskell, Alex Lundberg, Simon McIntyre and Will Rowlands have all signed new contracts with Wasps. Cooper-Woolley joined Wasps...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHarlequins sign Super Rugby winner
Harlequins have confirmed that Highlanders lock Mark Reddish will join the club ahead of next season. Reddish, 29, made his Super...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBurrell called up as Tuilagi’s replacement
Luther Burrell has been called up to the England squad to tour Australia. The 28-year-old Northampton Saints centre replaces Manu Tuilagi...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoSRU pulls out of London Scottish partnership
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) Board has ended the Development Partnership they had been operating with London Scottish since January. However,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNew boys backed to spark Freddie Burns’ Test bid
Freddie Burns still has an England future according to Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger, who reckons the summer arrivals of Test...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Nick Royle- Caldy and former Fylde, Sale & England 7s wing
1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – ‘Fridge’ is a massive man. I’ll never forget that pre-season match in Perpignan with him flying across...
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