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/ 11 years agoBath add to front row options
Grant Shiells will join Bath next season adding to their options on the loosehead side of the scrum. The 24-year-old joins...
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/ 11 years agoNathan Earle nominated for IRB Junior Player of the Year
England U20s wing Nathan Earle has today been nominated by the IRB for the Junior Player of the Year Award. The...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoEngland beat Crusaders
Second-string England score six tries to secure first win in New Zealand tour.
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/ 11 years agoGloucester sign England U20s duo
Gloucester today announced the arrival of England U20s duo Callum Braley and Henry Purdy. Currently in New Zealand at the Junior...
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/ 11 years agoEngland’s Owen Farrell out of third Test
Owen Farrell will miss the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton. The England fly-half suffered a strain to the medial...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom Guest – London Irish and former Harlequins No.8
1. Joe Marler – To be so young and doing so well as a loosehead is fantastic. He’s getting better and...
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/ 11 years agoEngland U20s thump Ireland to reach JWC final
Stunning first-half see England through to final at Eden Park where they will take on South Africa.
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/ 11 years agoEd Slater to lead England against Crusaders
Ed Slater will captain England against the Crusaders at AMI Stadium tomorrow. The Leicester lock, who led his club in the...
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/ 11 years agoCrusaders name side to take on England
Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has named his team to face England tomorrow at AMI Stadium. Munster-bound Tyler Bleyendaal will wear the...
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/ 11 years agoAll Black Conrad Smith out of third Test
Conrad Smith will miss New Zealand‘s last Test against England after breaking his thumb on Saturday. The All Blacks centre still...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun – Tom Woolstencroft – Bath & England U20s hooker
England‘s problems at hooker in New Zealand are not just limited to the senior squad, the U20s have already called up...
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/ 11 years agoScots pull out of B&I Cup
Scottish Rugby has today confirmed that its top four Premiership clubs will not take part in the 2014-15 British & Irish...
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/ 11 years agoNorthampton bring in Hodgson
Northampton Saints have bolstered their scrum-half options ahead of next season with the signing of Joel Hodgson. The 21-year-old has predominately...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Gory story of Welsh failure in South Africa
South Africa. The graveyard of Welsh rugby. Nowhere in the world, over the last 50 years, have Wales been put away...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Victor Matfield’s return can help Wales come good
Wales made their first stand in the Southern Hemisphere 50 years ago in the place they used to call the last...
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/ 11 years agoMichael Paterson called up by England
Stuart Lancaster has called Michael Paterson to joined the England tour squad in Dunedin. The Sale lock, who was already in...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoHenry Slade’s definitely in frame for World Cup says Jon Callard
Exeter starlet a viable candidate for an England fly-half berth at next year’s World Cup according Jon Callard.
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoLondon Welsh confirm four more signings
London Welsh today continued their shopping spree confirming the signings of James Sandford, Cameron Goodhue, Paul Rowley and Jesse Liston. The...
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/ 11 years agoFour changes for Scotland against Canada
Head coach Vern Cotter has made four changes to the starting Scotland side for this Saturday’s summer tour Test match against...
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/ 11 years agoIreland change eight for 2nd Argentina Test
Joe Schmidt has rung the changes head of Ireland‘s second and final Test of the summer tour against Argentina. Ireland beat...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Warren Spragg – Fylde & Lancashire utility back
1. Parent & Child space invaders I live in an area where there are loads of young families and the local...
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/ 11 years agoWales’ Adam Jones to become a centurion against South Africa
Adam Jones will win his 100th international cap in Saturday’s first Test against South Africa. The Opsreys star has been named...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to England full-back Mike Brown about his remarkable transformation
Mike Brown is England‘s torch-bearer, but one with a difference. He is the man at the back, rather than the front,...
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/ 11 years agoAnton Oliver: Where are all the All Blacks hookers?
Over the years, New Zealand have had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to picking players, but former captain Anton...
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/ 11 years agoVIDEO – England’s players diary – episode 5
England quartet Danny Care, Joe Marler, Luther Burrell and Tom Wood bring you up to date with what has been happening...
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/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi to wing it for England in second Test against All Blacks
Leicester star named on the wing as five others return to starting XV
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/ 11 years agoAll Blacks reshuffle back three for second Test
New Zealand have reshuffled their back three for the second Test against England in Dunedin on Saturday. Israel Dagg has succumbed to...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Alan Paver – Cornish Pirates prop
Pirates back in pre-season training? Yes… bizarre, isn’t it? We started last Tuesday and the thinking is they’ll give us intermittent...
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/ 11 years agoMattfield to captain South Africa against Wales
Victor Mattfield will equal John Smit’s record on Saturday after being named in the South Africa team to face Wales in...
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/ 11 years agoSchalk Brits going to Glasgow
Schalk Brits is heading to Glasgow after being named in South Africa‘s Commonwealth Games squad. The Saracens hooker will link up with...
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/ 11 years agoLondon Welsh bolster front row options
London Welsh have added to their front row options ahead of next season’s Aviva Premiership campaign with the signings of Taione...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Bravo London Welsh, now give them level playing field
London Welsh‘s against-the-odds victory in the Championship final, beating runaway league leaders Bristol by a healthy 48-28 aggregate margin over two...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNorthampton Saints fear exodus of stars unless salary cap is raised
President Keith Barwell fears Northampton may struggle to keep top stars in future unless salary cap restrictions are lifted.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPull on your boots at the ultimate rugby party
Legends Rugby is back with its South London festival, combining high quality sport with fantastic music. Taking place at Wimbledon RFC...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNew-look London Wasps give Elliot Daly licence to thrill fans
Elliot Daly looking to emulate his hero Brian O’Driscoll in a resurgent Wasps side next season.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWales start tour with Kings win
Wales began their tour of South Africa with a 34-12 win over Eastern Province Kings in Port Elizabeth last night. With...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Walder – former Newcastle, Wasps and England fly-half
It took just ten seconds for me to go from total joy to utter despair – I got a call while...
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European Rugby
/ 11 years agoChampions and Challenge Cup draws revealed
Aviva Premiership champions Northampton have been drawn in Pool 5 of the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup. Following the pool draw...
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European Rugby
/ 11 years agoEnglish clubs react to European Cups draw
Jim Mallinder – Northampton Director of Rugby “We haven’t played Racing Metro before, and going to Paris will be an exciting...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHooker test positive for bodybuilding drug
Chiliboy Ralepelle has reportedly failed a drug test for the second time in his career. The Toulouse and Springbok hooker, who...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoEngland U20s through to JWC semi-finals with Argentina win
England U20s have recorded their third win of the Junior World Championship beating Argentina to set up a semi-final clash against...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Sam Vesty – former Bath, Leicester back
1. Graham Rowntree – We went to the same school and he was always there for the younger guys – which...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoBarkley joins London Welsh
London Welsh have celebrated their return to the Premiership by announcing the arrival of Olly Barkley. The fly-half, 32, arrives from...
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/ 11 years agoCowan-Dickie returns home
Luke Cowan-Dickie will leave New Zealand and return to England this evening for further assessment on a knee injury. The Exeter...
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/ 12 years agoDavid Humphreys to take over as Gloucester DoR
Gloucester confirmed David Humphreys is to become the club’s new Director of Rugby. The 42-year-old, who won 72 caps for Ireland,...
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/ 12 years agoEngland U20s ring the changes for Pumas clash
Nick Walshe and Ian Peel have rung the changes for England U20s last group game at the Junior World Championship against...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Steph Reynolds – Gloucester wing
There aren’t many silver linings from a lacklustre season at Gloucester but the emergence of pint-sized flyer Steph Reynolds is one....
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Willie John’s Lions are dwarfed by Toulon titans
When the Lions secured their only series win against New Zealand in 1971, they did so with a pack averaging 15...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPerfect England U20s beat Australia
England U20s have made it two from two at the Junior World Championship after beating Australia 38-24 today. That is Nick...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoEuro Cup place ‘will keep’ Joe Launchbury at London Wasps
Fears that England lock Joe Launchbury could be the next Wasps star pinched by Saracens have eased now that qualification for...
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