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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Josh Caulfield – England U18s and Exeter lock
Representing England was always Josh Caulfield’s dream but to do so next to his best friend Curtis Langdon made it even...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoJackson Wray to stay at Saracens
Back rower Jackson Wray has committed his future to Saracens signing a new long-term deal to stay at Allianz Park. The...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLondon Welsh sign Drauniniu, Thomas and Armitage
London Welsh today announced the signings of Josh Drauniniu, Martyn Thomas and Guy Armitage for next season. Wing Drauniniu, who spent...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership round 20 teams
Bath v London Irish London Irish: Andrew Fenby; Topsy Ojo, Eoin Griffin, Fergus Mulchrone, Alex Lewington; Chris Noakes, Darren Allinson; Tom...
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/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 22 teams
Bedford v Nottingham Bedford: Steffan Jones; Pat Tapley, Mike Le Bourgeois, Ollie Dodge, Dean Adamson; Jake Sharp, Darryl Veenendaal; Camilo Parilli-Ocampo,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years ago‘Kick up the bum’ puts Marland Yarde back on track
harlequins wing will leave no stone unturned to regain his England place.
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Brett McNamee – Old Albanians hooker
1. Pre-match scrum chat from refs It annoys me when referees come in to the changing room just before kick-off and...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHarlequins sign Samoan international Winston Stanley
Harlequins have confirmed that Samoan international Winston Stanley will join the club from next season. The Australian-born, 26, will arrive at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Can’t blame Callum Sheedy for keeping his options open
Callum Sheedy is already eligible to play international rugby for Wales and Ireland. Soon the teenaged fly-half will be further spoilt...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoJames Simpson-Daniel to officially become a Gloucester Legend
James Simpson-Daniel is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest talents to grace Gloucester‘s Kingsholm turf and that will be...
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams: Judgement Day will act as Warren Gatland’s World Cup trial
Warren Gatland might not be there in person but next week’s Judgement Day could be just that for so many Wales...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLee Byrne to hang up his boots
British and Irish Lion Lee Byrne will retire from professional rugby on medical grounds. The 34-year-old full-back, who had been at...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoDon’t write off Chris Ashton for England, says Mark Cueto
Former Test star reckons Jack Nowell and Anthony Watson are in pole position for England wing shirts.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Charlie Amesbury – Bristol wing
Enjoyed your weekend off last week? It was good not to have a game but we had a pretty tough training...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBrad Barritt extends stay with Saracens
Brad Barritt has committed his future to Saracens signing a long-term deal with the Allianz Park outfit. The 28-year old England...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVickerman announces retirement
Former England Sevens captain and Yorkshire Carnegie centre Rob Vickerman has announced that he has had to make the decision to...
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/ 11 years agoAustralia change selection rules for overseas-based players
Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and George Smith could represent Australia at the upcoming World Cup following a ground-breaking announcement from the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGordon Ross to join Worcester coaching team
Worcester Warriors today announced that former Scotland international Gordon Ross will become the Club’s Academy Transition Manager. The 37-year-old will move...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: John Liley – former Leicester, Moseley, Worcester and Doncaster full-back
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back I should never had left Leicester for Moseley in the late Nineties. I’d had...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAaron Cruden to miss World Cup?
New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden could miss the Rugby World Cup after suffering a knee ligament injury. The 26-year-old, capped 37...
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/ 11 years agoOwen Farrell sign new long-term Saracens deal
Owen Farrell has signed a long-term contract extension at Saracens. The England fly-half, 23, has made 109 appearances for Allianz Park...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoQuade Cooper joins Toulon
Quade Cooper has agreed to leave Australia and join Toulon next season. According to French reports, the Wallabies and Reds fly-half...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: GJ van Velze – Worcester Captain & former Northampton and Bulls No.8
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – Played with him at North-ampton and he was a great bloke to have a beer with after...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoThomas Waldrom is on target to outgun the wing men
‘The Tank’ is on course to become the first forward to top the Premiership scoring charts since former England flanker Neil...
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/ 11 years agoLeicester agree move for Chiefs lock Fitzgerald
Leicester Tigers have agreed a move for second-row forward Mike Fitzgerald from the Chiefs in New Zealand. The Auckland-born, 28, has...
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/ 11 years agoLeicester Tigers agree move for Phil Betham
Leicester Tigers confirmed that Australia international back Peter Betham has agreed a move to Welford Road next season. The 26-year-old, who...
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/ 11 years agoLondon Irish sign Saracens lock
London Irish have today announced the signing of Eoin Sheriff from Saracens. The second row, who joined Sarries for the 2011/12...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: George Perkins – England U20s & Saracens wing
George Perkins used to be the fast kid running around people but he has had to find new tricks since joining...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoNorthampton snatch England U20s prop Hill
As revealed by Jon Newcombe in The Rugby Paper on February 8, Northampton Saints have signed England U2s0 tighthead prop Paul...
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/ 11 years agoAndy Saull signs for Yorkshire Carnegie
As revealed by Jon Newcombe last Sunday, Andy Saull has signed for Yorkshire Carnegie for the season ahead. The flanker will...
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/ 11 years agoEuropean Cup semi-finals teams
Champions Cup Clermont v Saracens Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; Brock James, Ludovic Radoslavjevic; Vincent...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 21 teams
Bristol v Jersey Bristol: Jack Wallace; Jack Tovey, Gareth Maule, Gavin Henson, Charlie Amesbury; Matthew Morgan, Craig Hampson; Ellis Genge, Ross...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Lyn Jones is happy to foster home-grown Dragons
Lyn Jones and his home-grown Dragons start the most challenging week of their lives today. By the end of it, nobody...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoForget Steffon Armitage, Red Rose needs Matt Kvesic
Matt Kvesic is overdue an England call-up, according to Gloucester legend Andy Hazell, who believes the in-form openside has the potential...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Ryan Westren – Cornish All Blacks fly-half
1. Mobile phone signals Okay, being born and living in Cornwall clearly has its plusses, including appreciation of the county’s beautiful...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s column: Clermont reap benefits from hunting cleverly
Money invariably encourages envy and bad-mouthing but money per se has never guaranteed success in any sport. Winning is much more...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: Can Saracens exploit scars of 2014?
The two stand-out performances in European Cup history have both come within the last 12 months and on Saturday the two...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoExeter Chiefs bring in Williams from Jersey
Exeter are continuing their busy period of recruitment for next season with prop Harry Williams the latest name added to the...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoGeorge Ford and JJ have given us a cutting edge – Chris Robshaw
England captain Chris Robshaw has welcomed the introduction of George Ford and Jonathan Joseph into England’s backline saying the Bath duo...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Joe Simpson – Wasps scrum-half
Ready to take on the European Champions Toulon? Yes and it’ll be an interesting proposal. We know it’ll take a lot...
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/ 11 years agoGeorge Kruis commits to Saracens
George Kruis has put pen to paper to a multi-year contract extension to remain at Saracens. He follows in the footstep...
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/ 11 years agoEngland Sevens star Jeff Williams to join Bath
England Sevens player Jeff Williams will join Bath Rugby next season. The 26-year-old has scored 36 tries in his 20 tournament...
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams’ column: Here’s to next 125 years of Barbarians wizardry
The Barbarians have celebrated their 125th anniversary and are possibly more important to rugby now than ever. People may think that...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher looks back at five gems from the European Cup semi-finals
1999: Ulster 33 Stade Francais 27 The English clubs weren’t involved in the 1998-9 competition but frankly nobody really missed them...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBilly Vunipola free to face Clermont
Billy Vunipola has been cleared of head-butting Matthew Tait last night making him free to play against Clermont in the Champions...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Andy Gomarsall – former Wasps, Bedford, Gloucester, Quins, Leeds & England scrum-half
I’ll never forget getting the phone call telling me I was in the final squad of 30 for RWC 2003. I...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoRed-hot Freddie Burns targets World Cup warm-ups
Fly-half believes he could yet earn him a place in England’s World Cup training squad – if he can steer Leicester...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLeicester to play ground-breaking fixture in USA
Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host the Independence Cup fixture between Leicester Tigers and the National Rugby Football League’s Rough...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoPlymouth Albion statement on James Shanahan
Plymouth Albion and head coach James Shanahan have parted company with three games remaining in the Championship season. The news follows...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom James – Exeter and former Cardiff Blues wing
1. Cian Healy – The Leinster and Ireland loosehead has an awesome work rate. He loves a carry but he is...
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