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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHalfpenny to have his contract terminated by Toulon?
Leigh Halfpenny’s contract with Toulon could be terminated before the Welsh star even played a single game for the double European...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoWorcester will fight Wasps plan to relocate
Warriors to lead a resistance against Wasps' plans to relocate to the West Midlands.
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Charlie Sharples – Gloucester and England wing
1. Soane Tonga’uhia – He was just awesome in 2011 when Northampton reached the Heineken Cup final. Huge in the scrum...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRugby World Cup 2015 Tickets: Everything You Need to Know
Are you prepared for tickets to go on sale for the Rugby World Cup 2015? September 12 2014 is the date...
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/ 11 years agoGeoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk
As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the...
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/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership round 2 highlights
Harlequins 0 Saracens 39 Bath 53 London Welsh 26 Exeter 20 Leicester 24 Gloucester 34 Sale 27 Wasps 20 Northampton 16...
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/ 11 years agoImpressive Wasps stun Northampton
Tries quick from Ashley Johnson and Tom Varndell helped Wasps to a 20-16 win over Northampton Saints at Adams Park on...
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/ 11 years agoLondon Scottish and Bristol win on the road.
Mark Bright scored his second hat-trick in as many weeks as table-toppers London Scottish claimed a 30-19 bonus-point win at the...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoChampionship clubs can cash in during World Cup
Championship clubs hoping for a World Cup bonanza.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSteffon Armitage has applied for a French passport
France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has revealed Steffon Armitage has applied for a French passport in a bid to represent France...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Conor Murphy – London Irish scrum-half
Sunbury is hardly a small village deep in the Munster province but Conor Murphy could not be more Irish if he...
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Moment In Time
/ 11 years agoMoment in Time: Oxford University beat South Africa in 1969
South Africa‘s 1969-1970 tour to Great Britain and Ireland remains to this day one of the most controversial in the history...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoExiles bolster back row options
London Scottish have reinforced their back-row options by signing former England U20s flanker Gregor Gillanders on a one-year contract. The 27-year-old,...
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/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership round 2 teams
Bath v London Welsh Bath: Luke Arscott; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Anthony Watson; George Ford, Chris Cook; Paul James,...
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/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 2 teams
Bedford v Rotherham Titans Bedford: James Pritchard; Pat Tapley, Mike Le Bourgeois, Ollie Dodge, Henry Staff; Steffan Jones, Darryl Veenendaal; Tom...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGuinness Pro12 round 2 teams
Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Cardiff Blues: Adam Thomas; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Gavin Evans, Dan Fish; Rhys Patchell, Lewis Jones; Sam...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoIt’s great to be a Northampton Saint after summer in solitary – Jon Fisher
Agonising summer training alone finished in joy with a “surreal” move to Premiership champions.
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Andy Saull – Newcastle flanker
1. Cutting your toe-nails After a day where you’ve been running around in training and lifting weights in the gym your...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoChristian Wade ok after car accident
Christian Wade was involved in a car accident this morning. The collision happened at a roundabout near his home but Wasps...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: We should never forget the ghosts at the feast
Relegation is a fact of life in any sport with leagues, or at least should if that league structure is to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: A friendly settlement? Don’t you believe it
Just about a fortnight ago, the warring Welsh factions were ‘miles away’ from ending their stand-off. Now that the smoke of...
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/ 11 years agoNew Zealand v South Africa preview
New Zealand have made three changes to their starting XV ahead of they top-of-the-table clash against South Africa in the fourth...
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/ 11 years agoAustralia v Argentina preview
Tatafu Polota-Nau will make his 50th Test appearance as Australia take on Argenitna on Saturday in the fourth round of the...
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/ 11 years agoThree months out for Ugo Monye
Ugo Monye is set for three months on the sidelines after suffering a groin injury in the opening round of the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoLuke Arscott: I’ll help Anthony Watson but No.15 jersey is up for grabs
Full-back thrilled about leadership role at new club to get the most out of its talented but youthful backline.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Matt Jess – Exeter winger
Enjoyed your pre-season? Massively. Think it’s about my 12th as a pro so I’ve got a few in the bank. Luckily,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: These All Blacks are just fitter, not better
With the undoubted exception of England, circa 2001-2003, I’ve always thought New Zealand, year-in year-out, look at least ten per cent...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoCanada to take on Championship XV at Sixways
Worcester Warriors’ Sixways Stadium has been selected to host the match between the Championship XV and Canada on November 2. Nottingham...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoLet’s put on the greatest rugby show in England! – Andy Robinson
Guiding Bristol back to the Premiership would match any of his previous achievements.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tom Rees – former England and Wasps flanker
During my career I had the pleasure of working with some great guys, including Warren Gatland, Brian Ashton and Sir Ian...
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/ 11 years agoEd Slater undergoes knee surgery
Ed Slater is set for several months on the sidelines after undergoing a knee surgery. The Leicester captain sustained the injury...
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/ 11 years agoAll Blacks confirm Test in Samoa
As reported in The Rugby Paper on July 6, New Zealand have confirmed they will play their first ever Test in...
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/ 11 years agoTom Homer out for eight weeks
Tom Homer has been ruled out for a minimum of eight weeks after it was confirmed last night he suffered a...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Christian Day – Northampton and former Sale & Stade Francais lock
1. Soane Tonga’huia – When at his fittest I don’t think any prop in the world could beat this guy in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoWhy big bad Brad Thorn will be roaring at 40 for Leicester Tigers
All Black legend has the same hunger for the game.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership highlights
Northampton 53 Gloucester 6 Leicester 36 Newcastle 17 Saracens 34 Wasps 28 London Irish 15 Harlequins 20 Sale 20 Bath 29...
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/ 11 years agoExeter demolish London Welsh to go top
Exeter sit at the top of the Premiership table after their 52-0 demolition of London Welsh yesterday. The Chiefs ran in...
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/ 11 years agoBristol beat Worcester in Championship opener
Bristol started their promotion bid with a last-gasp 23-19 win over direct rivals Worcester at Ashton Gate in the opening round...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoRejuvenated Sailosi Tagicakibau is hungry for new start
Revitalised wing has not joined Wasps to make up the numbers.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoChris Cusiter relishing Bryan Redpath link-up
Scotland scrum-half relishing opportunity to work with boyhood hero.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEight-try Northampton thump sorry Gloucester
George North scored a hat-trick as Northampton began the defence of their Premiership crown in sensational fashion with a 53-6 demolition...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Liam O’Neill – Nottingham winger
Liam O’Neill was keen to impress Martin Haag when he made his Nottingham debut last weekend and two tries at Welford...
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Moment In Time
/ 11 years agoMoment in Time – the Cross Code Challenges of 1996
One hundred years of animosity and bad blood were about to be forgotten and an attempt made to answer the age...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoOwen Williams making progress on his way to recovery
The Cardiff Blues have today released the following statement regarding the progress centre Owen Williams is making is his recovery from...
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/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership round One teams
Leicester v Newcastle Leicester: Niall Morris; Blaine Scully, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Seremaia Bai, Vereniki Goneva; Freddie Burns, Ben Youngs (Capt.); Logovi’i Mulipola,...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round One teams
Bristol v Worcester Bristol: Jack Wallace; Andy Short, Jack Tovey, Ben Mosses, David Lemi; Matthew Morgan, Dwayne Peel (Capt.); Jack O’Connell,...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoUfit PRO50 go the extra mile to stand out from the crowd!
In an era full of nutritious drinks, it takes a lot to stand out from the crowd but Ufit PRO 50...
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/ 11 years agoGuinness Pro12 round One teams
Connacht v NG Dragons Connacht: Shane Layden; Niyi Adeolokun, Darragh Leader, David McSharry, Danie...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoBristol’s base is strong, we must be too – Mark Sorenson
Mental baggage after three failed promotion bids still there but club captain confident they can make it fourth time lucky.
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Steve Hanley – former Sale and England winger
1. Cheese Cheese is the devil’s food, I can’t stand the sight of the stuff let alone the taste or the...
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