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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Ironman’s meteoric rise stands test of time
The eighth World Cup will generate more money than the previous seven. It may even produce a Six Nations winner but...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoOpenside duo key for Wallabies says George Smith
Breakdown master George Smith has backed Australia to cause England and Wales no end of trouble in the ‘Pool of Death’...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Scott Steele – London Irish scrum-half
How’s pre-season going? We’ve just started our second block of training and it’s ramped up from the first three weeks we...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership Sevens finals squads
Exeter: Sam Skinner, Stuart Townsend, Sam Simmonds (Capt,), Jack Maunder, Pete Laverick, Adam Hughes, Adam Worth, Matt Eliet, Tom Holdsworth, Harry...
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams’ column: Absolute honour to play with a true great like Ryan Jones
Of the hundreds of memories I cherish from playing with Ryan Jones for the Ospreys, Wales and the British & Irish...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain takes stock of how the England pack rates against the world’s best
Forwards, and how many of them he needs, will be at the top of Stuart Lancaster’s agenda as he contemplates cutting...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAlex Lewington commits to London Irish
Alex Lewington has committed his future to London Irish by signing a contract extension ahead of the start of the 2015/16...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoCatherine Spencer blasts RFU for ‘wasting’ World Cup win
Former England captain Catherine Spencer has launched a stinging attack on the RFU for wasting legacy opportunities from the 2014 World...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDylan Hartley could still play in World Cup
Dylan Hartley could still play at the World Cup despite being dropped by Stuart Lancaster back in June. The England hooker...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tommy Hayes – former Waikato, Glasgow & Bristol fly-half
When I moved over to Scotland from New Zealand in the late Nineties I was warned to pack plenty of coats...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoScotland drop seven players ahead of World Cup
Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has released seven players from his World Cup training squad on the back of Saturday’s 16-12...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoHair Bear Adam Jones hungry for Harlequins starting jersey
Former Wales star has “nothing to prove” at Harlequins.
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Alex Grove – Worcester and Scotland centre
1. Kyle Trainor – For a big bloke the Bristol prop is quite mobile and very skilful with ball in hand....
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoTrinh-Duc left out of France World Cup squad
Fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been left out of France World Cup squad by Philippe Saint-Andre. The 28-year-old, who played in the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBergamasco to play 5th World Cup for Italy
Mauro Bergamasco will play in his fifth World Cup after being named in the final 31-man squad by Italy head coach...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoCarl Fearns: French leave will ease my frustration
Bath’s decision to move Sam Burgess into their back row contributed to shock summer move to France.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Adam Jamieson – Cornish Pirates prop
Adam Jamieson spent most of last season out injured but the young tighthead has worked hard to regain full fitness this...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoNalaga fails to make Fiji’s World Cup squad
Head-coach John McKee has omitted experienced backs Napolioni Nalaga and Seremaia Bai in Fiji‘s 31-man World Cup squad which features five...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGloucester and Exeter through to Premiership 7s finals
Steph Reynolds’ blistering performance at Kingsholm last night propelled Gloucester back to the Premiership 7s finals. The Cherry and Whites will...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain looks ahead to next season’s Champions Cup which kicks off two weeks after the World Cup final
How big will the World Cup hangover be, and which of this season’s European Champions Cup contenders will be hit hardest?...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHorwill and White omitted from Australia’s World Cup squad
James Horwill will arrive at Harlequins earlier than expected as the former Australia captain wasn’t included in Michael Cheika’s World Cup...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNew boy Dan Robson relishing battle for Wasps No.9 shirt
Former Gloucester player cannot wait to go head-to-head with England hopeful Joe Simpson.
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half
1. Slow golfers I had a round of golf the other day at the Celtic Manor Resort which is an amazing...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRyan Jones’ open letter after being forced to retire
“Regrettably, I have to announce my retirement as a professional rugby player with immediate effect. “The old cliché of making the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoMichalak at 10 for France to take on England
Frederic Michalak will make his first Test start for France in over a year after being named at fly-half by Philippe...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: Record-breaker Richie McCaw was on a different level from the start
It was a dirty Dublin night in November 2001 when our shambles of a taxi driver eventually located the Killiney Castle...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain’s column: Sorry, but the North/South divide is as wide as ever
Of the seven World Cups that have preceded the 2015 edition which kicks off next month all but one have been...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoThree debutantes in Scotland XV for Italy clash
Scotland have named three uncapped players in their starting XV to face Italy in Turin on Saturday. Glasgow‘s Rory Hughes will...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoMike Friday: England have no midfield X-factor without Kyle Eastmond
Kyle Eastmond’s World Cup omission betrays a startling lack of England ambition, according to former Sevens boss Mike Friday. Friday says...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Charlie Sharples – Gloucester wing
Must be chuffed to have been offered a new deal by the club two months before the season even starts? The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoPremiership Rugby 7s Series squads
Pool A (Thursday 7:15pm at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester) Bath: Alex Humfries, Apolosi Sokia, Scott Watkins, Zach Mercer, Josh Bayliss, Rob Coote,...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSonny Bill Williams goes for Olympics Sevens gold
All Black cross-code superstar Sonny Bill Williams has been named in New Zealand‘s Sevens squad for next season which will culminate at the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoCare confirmed as new Harlequins captain
Danny Care has been announced as Harlequins new captain for the upcoming Premiership season taking the reins from Joe Marler. The...
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams’ column: Chopping Richard Hibbard will leave Wales exposed
Warren Gatland has wielded his axe and cut some really prominent players from his World Cup squad after last week’s heavy...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Mike Phillips axe gives Gareth Davies a glimpse of redemption
Gareth Davies changed the course of history in Rome on Super Saturday, albeit not in the way he would have wanted...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAlex Corbisiero suffers new injury set back
Alex Corbisiero’s chances to play at the World Cup are getting slimmer after the England prop suffered yet another injury setback....
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Featured
/ 11 years agoPool of Death holds no fear for Nikola Matawalu’s classy Islanders
“Fiji mean business at this World Cup”
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVIDEO: Chris Robshaw returns to lead England against France
Chris Robshaw will captain England against France for the second of their World Cup warm-up games in Paris on Satruday. The...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoTonga name Nili Latu as World Cup captain
Tonga have announced its 30-man World Cup squad today, including nine players from English Premiership clubs. The team will be captained...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Roger Shackleton – former Harrogate and England fly-half
Receiving a letter from then secretary Robin Prescott inviting me to play for England a few days after I’d broken my...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGrant Gilchrist to captain Scotland against Italy
Grant Gilchrist will captain Scotland in the World Cup warm-up game against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. The Edinburgh...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWIN tickets for Wales v Italy
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with T.M.Lewin, Official Formalwear Partner to The Welsh Rugby Union, to give away a pair...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoOutsiders Fiji will take a big scalp warns Bob Dwyer
1991 winning coach adamant Fiji will be England or Wales at World Cup.
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Joe Gray – Harlequins and former Northampton hooker
1. Tom Smith – He was awesome at the set piece but he was also able to step in at fly-half...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoChampions Cup fixtures announced
Leicester will kick-off the Champions Cup season by hosting Stade Francais at Welford Road on November 13. The clash between the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoOrder your Rugby World Cup guide
The World Cup is the greatest rugby show on earth and it’s being staged right here in the UK from September...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Gabriel Ibitoye – England U18s & Harlequins wing
Gabriel Ibitoye is blessed with lightning pace and electric feet and he hopes that will help him evade defenders in one...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland v France teams
Sam Burgess, Henry Slade and Calum Clark all starting to make Test debut with Luke Cowan-Dickie on the bench.
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: TV drops Gareth Edwards… unlike Lions and Wales
Wales never went anywhere without him and neither did the Lions. Just as the unbeatable Joe Calzaghe never lost a world...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoNewcastle Falcons bring in Mouritz Botha
Newcastle Falcons have secured the signing of England international Mouritz Botha. The lock, 33, joins from Super Rugby side the Sharks...
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