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Latest News
/ 11 years agoJonny Sexton confirm return to Ireland
As reported earlier this week, Jonny Sexton will leave Racing Metro at the end of the season and return to Ireland....
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoYour FREE Season Preview Guide to the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro12 & the Greene King IPA Championship
The Rugby Paper, the UK’s leading Rugby publication have produced a FREE guide for the start of the upcoming season. To...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Lions must show their teeth in South Seas
Having been among those agitating for New Zealand finally to pay a debt of honour to the Samoan people and play...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Old-time All Blacks stand test of history
They could be found in Auckland on Thursday night sinking some grog and spinning old yarns worthy of the occasion –...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoNew Zealand v Argentina preview
As expected, Beauden Barrett will start at fly-half for New Zealand on Saturday as they take on Argentina in the third...
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/ 11 years agoRFU to expand women’s game
The women’s game is set for an unprecedented boost after the RFU announced plans to introduce rugby to 100,000 women and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoWatch out I’m raring to go says Alex Corbisiero
Northampton prop is fit, hungry and ready to stake a claim for an England place this autumn.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Question: Neil Mason – Moseley flanker
Been at Moseley a while? Yep, this is my tenth season. It’s gone quickly but been really enjoyable. We’ve been battling...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVIDEO: London Irish players use power to pay for food
As this Saturday’s London Double Header approaches, London Irish players Leo Halavatau, Matt Parr, Luke Narraway, Geoff Cross and Conor Gilsenan...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher – So, is Maggie Alphonsi the retiring type?
All good things come to an end but you can sense Maggie Alphonsi’s reluctance to leave the international scene. England‘s openside...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAustralia v South Africa preview
Nick Phipps and Bernard Foley will lead Australia‘s attack on Saturday as they take on South Africa for the third round...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoI’m no mercenary insists Piri Weepu
World Cup winner not here to top up his pension fund.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Alan Buzza – Loughborough Students strategy manager
I always thought I’d play for England. Growing up in Cornwall you were surrounded by rugby and I seemed quite good...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEnd of the road for Simpson-Daniel
Gloucester today confirmed that James Simpson-Daniel has had to retire with immediate effect due to injury. The 32-year-old winger had been...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tyson Keats – former London Welsh, Crusaders and Hurricanes scrum-half
1. Tom Bristow – Young buck with outstanding technique and will go far. But he’s the only man I know who...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBath announce new Managing Director
Bath today announced that Tarquin McDonald, the Club’s Finance and Strategy Director, will take the role of Managing Director with immediate...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVIDEO: Q&A with Twelvetrees, Haskell and Hartley
Gloucester captain Billy Twelvetrees on being named captain, the new Gloucester signings, his hopes for this season and England duty. London...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoDangerous Danny Cipriani should be a definite says Olly Barkley
Barkley reckons one-time party boy is back to his best and should be given a chance this autumn.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoJonny Sexton out for six weeks
Ireland will be sweating on Jonny Sexton’s fitness ahead of the autumn Tests after the fly-half broke his jaw last weekend....
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/ 11 years agoPhibbs on trial with the Chiefs
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter has confirmed Pat Phibbs is to return to the club on trial with immediate effect. The...
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/ 11 years agoNorthampton sign trialists Fisher
Northampton have announced that Jonathan Fisher has signed a full-time contract with the club after impressing during a trial period this...
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/ 11 years agoSaracens sign Eagles hooker
Phil Thiel has joined Saracens on a short-term contract. The US Eagles hooker will cover for Schalk Brits who is away...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoI want that No15 shirt back for World Cup, Ben Foden warns Mike Brown
Northampton star has set his sights on becoming England’s first choice full-back once again.
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Featured
/ 11 years agoAndy Powell’s fighting for his last chance with Wales
Revitalised No.8 wants to stake a claim for a place in the Wales squad at next year’s Rugby World Cup.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Bliss – Wasps and USA scrum-half
Tom Bliss is expected to make his Wasps debut today against London Welsh in a pre-season friendly at Adams Park. Joining...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales pay price for the pursuit of money
Gareth Edwards achieved many famous things, not least playing 53 consecutive matches for Wales. From start to finish, it took him...
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Moment In Time
/ 11 years agoMoment in Time: the 2006 Challenge Cup final
Cup finals are often tight, tense affairs decided by a mistake or controversial penalty. But not on this particular occasion as...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi’s mission to take centre stage
Manu Tuilagi wants it known that he is a centre and he intends to put the worst season of his career...
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Featured
/ 11 years ago‘Angry-man’ Owen Farrell can fire World Cup success
All Black legend Earle Kirton backs England to go all the way behind their “angry young man”
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoThe Welsh war is OVER – Statement
A £60 million Rugby Services Agreement which provides a new and positive contractual relationship between the WRU and its four Regions...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Tom Barrett – Rotherham fly-half
1. Fast Food Playing at Rotherham and living in Bingley (north of Bradford) means a lot of my day is spent...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: They think the ball’s over … it isn’t now!
Today – August 17 – is exactly 20 years since a certain George Gregan made his Bledisloe Cup debut in Sydney...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Will Fraser about Saracens’ new challenge in Europe
Will Fraser faces a new start this season, and one of the main yardsticks by which the Saracens No.7 and most...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoIRB to change name to World Rugby
The International Rugby Board will become World Rugby from November 19, 2014 as part of a major rebranding programme. The new...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoCole and Vunipola out of November Tests?
Dan Cole and Mako Vunipola are set to miss England‘s Autumn Tests having not yet recovered from injury. Cole has been...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoQ&A with Dean Ryan
Worcester Warriors DoR reflects on relegation and how they are going about putting things right.
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoOlly Robinson’s got work cut out to impress dad
Olly Robinson admits working for dad, Andy, means he must work ten times harder to win a first team place at...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Seb Stegmann – London Welsh wing
Much of a break this summer? Didn’t seem like it. We were straight back after three weeks but I managed to...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Let’s draft top young talent each season
What do Dan Cole, Billy Twelvetrees, Tom Youngs and Owen Farrell of the current England squad have in common? The answer...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Pete Browne – London Welsh and former Harlequins & Newcastle lock
1. Joe Marler – A great player, Supreme at the scrum and can also make a big impact in the loose....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Clubs in threat to play during World Cup
Simmering tensions between Premiership Rugby and the RFU over World Cup compensation set to explode.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoMcCabe retires from rugby
Australia back Pat McCabe has announced his retirement from rugby after breaking his neck for the third time in less than...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Scott Barrow – former Worcester, Orrell, Rotherham, Glasgow, Leeds & Fylde centre
If helping to keep Leeds in the Premiership in the 2010 was one of the highlights of my career getting relegated...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoTeam bases confirmed for 2015 Rugby World Cup
England Rugby 2015, the Organising Committee for Rugby World Cup 2015, has today announced the list of 41 Team Bases which...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland women turn professional
England Women’s Sevens players will be professional athletes for the upcoming season after signing full-time contracts with the RFU. On the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland U18s stay unbeaten
England U18S have beaten South Africa 30-22 in Stellenbosch to finish their season unbeaten. Tries from Rotimi Segun, Joe Batley and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoI can be the new Harlequins enforcer, says Charlie Matthews
Youngster looking to make the No.4 jersey his own in 2014-15.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Joe Marchant – Harlequins and England U18s centre
If Joe Marchant was not a rugby player he could have been in the latest Expendables movie as the action man....
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Moment In Time
/ 11 years agoMoment in Time: the 1967 County Championship final
Surrey were the draw specialists of 1967 County Championship rugby so it is no surprise that they were forced to share...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoGloucester offer James Hook route back with Wales
Fly-half looking to win trophies with club before nailing down starting place with country.
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