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/ 12 years agoConnacht sign Mils Muliaina
Connacht have signed All Black legend Mils Muliaina ahead of next season. The full-back, who will arrive in Galway at the end of...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWelsh in revolt at League changes
The Welsh Rugby Union are facing a revolt by more than 100 clubs in protest over the restructuring of their National...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoRelegation will hurt Worcester Warriors’ egos – Dean Ryan
Dean Ryan says relegated Worcester will continue to make the “drastic change” needed to turn them into a competitive top-flight side.
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Paul Doran-Jones – Harlequins and former Leinster, Wasps, Gloucester, Northampton & England prop
1. Fabien Barcella – He was just an unbelievable scrummager. I played against Biarritz in one of my first European matches...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoQuins in control to reach play-offs
Harlequins have their destiny in their own hands to reach the Premiership semi-finals after recording a last-gasp 30-29 bonus-point win in Exeter....
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/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens lift plate in Glasgow
England lifted the plate at the Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s yesterday after beating Kenya 26-5 in the final. There were tries...
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/ 12 years agoSale sign Luke McLean
Sale have announced the signing of Italian full-back Luke McClean ahead of next season. The 26-year-old, who has been capped 56...
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Sevens World Series
/ 12 years agoTom Mitchell: Keep the pathway clear for students to reach very top
We are a few days away from the penultimate tournament of the 2013/14 HSBC World Sevens Series in Glasgow and therefore...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGK IPA Championship play-offs preview – part 2
Leeds Carnegie Regular season Started with a disappointing defeat to Nottingham but have picked up pace steadily and finishing very...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: So, have the roaring 40s blown Brad Thorn off course?
Brad Thorn was saying only the other day how he planned to be playing ‘top level footy’ at 40, a long-distance...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Lewis Boyce – Leeds and England U18s prop
Lewis Boyce wants to forge a career as a loosehead against the grizzled old warhorses in the Championship – so it’s...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 21 teams
Bath v Northampton Bath: Nick Abendanon; Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Micky Young; Paul James, Rob...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoSaints great entertainers aim to shake up the rugby world
Saints bruise brothers George and Ken Pisi have a dream: to team up with older brother Tusi for Samoa at next...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens aiming to go one better in Glasgow
Back in the UK after reaching the Hong Kong Sevens final, Dan Norton hopes England can go one better in the...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoUS growth is reliant upon winning admits Chris Wyles
Chris Wyles knows qualification for the 2015 World Cup has given USA Eagles the best possible chance of breaking America but...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 21 teams
Connacht v Cardiff Blues Connacht: Darragh Leader; Danie Poolman, Robbie Henshaw, Eoin Griffin, Matt Healy; Miah Nikora, Kieran Marmion; Ronan Loughney, Jason...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Paul Sampson – former England, Wasps & London Welsh wing
1. Multi-storey car parks Designers of multi-story car parks need a rethink. For the life of me I can’t understand why...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMichael Paterson wins Gatorade Game Changer award
Sale lock Michael Paterson has won April’s Gatorade Game Changer award on the back of his sensational display at Exeter. With...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLondon Irish sign Auckland fly-half
London Irish have landed the signature of Auckland Blues fly-half Chris Noakes on a two-year deal. The 28-year-old, who made his...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGK IPA Championship play-offs preview – part 1
Bristol Regular season With a strong squad at his disposal Andy Robinson has simply put the accent on piling up...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Fizzing George Ford ready for next step with club and country
George Ford has come of age. Finally. It has been a long time coming because Ford has been lumbered with the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSale sign Bedford prop
Sale have bolstered their loosehead options ahead of next season with the arrival of Darren Fearn from Bedford. The 25-year-old, who...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher and the Championship play-offs
The Championship play-offs have attracted more than their fair share of criticism over the last four years which I find astounding...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoHow Will Fraser has grown into the job at Saracens
Super-sized Will Fraser has revealed how piling on the pounds during his recent injury lay-off can help boost his England chances.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoLightning Tyson Lewis fires Doncaster Knights to promotion
Carlin Isles may be the world’s quickest rugby winger – but he is not as fast as Tyson Lewis when it...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Daniel Browne – London Welsh back row
Just 35… is happy birthday in order? Thanks. I’ve been getting lots of grief off the boys! Quite a few were...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Danny Care gate crashes a O2 Touch session
England scrum-half Danny Care surprised a group of O2 Touch players after unexpectedly turning up at Old Alleynian RFC, before putting...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoKyle Sinckler is making case for England’s tightheads
England‘s current loosehead crop have been earning the plaudits over the tightheads but it might not be long before it evens...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Jonathan Thomas – Worcester captain & former Ospreys and Wales back row
1. Paul James – I’ve been lucky to play with a lot of good looseheads like Gethin Jenkins but Paul is...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Gareth Anscombe approach proves Warren Gatland’s faith is dwindling
The news that 22-year-old New Zealand fly-half Gareth Anscombe is being lined up to play for Wales by Warren Gatland comes...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoI must play like John Afoa to keep place says Joe Marler
Joe Marler admits he still has a way to go before he can aspire to the level of consistency achieved by...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSale captain Dan Braid to miss rest of season
Sale captain Dan Braid will miss the remainder of the season after having a minor knee surgery. The Kiwi will sit...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Chris Whitehead – former Leicester, Bedford, Coventry, Wasps, London Welsh & Exeter hooker
Joining Wasps in 2009 was one of the worst decisions of my career. I was at Coventry and they wanted me...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens opportunity for Howard Packman
England U20s flyer Howard Packman will join the England Sevens squad for the first time as they compete in the eighth leg...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLondon Wasps snap up Alapati Leiua
London Wasps have signed Alapati Leiua from the Hurricanes. The Samoan international wing, who made his Test debut against Scotland in...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Sevens and its costumes
Monster are set to take over at Twickenham next week when the Sevens circus arrive in London for the last leg...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoSemesa Rokoduguni is aiming to roll his tank onto England’s lawn
Former tank driver Semesa Rokoduguni has destroyed all-comers this season in the Premiership and the Bath speedster has a new target...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoA fight to save Welsh rugby history
A Welsh museum that is facing an uncertain future after receiving cuts to its funding has managed to enlist the help...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSteve Diamond leads Premiership’s Director of Rugby of the Season shortlist
Steve Diamond has been shortlisted to be named Director of Rugby of the Season on the back of a sensational season...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoToulon to take on Saracens in Heineken Cup final
Toulon will have a chance to defend their European crown as they beat Munster 24-16 in Marseille in the Heineken Cup...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 12 years agoBath down London Wasps to reach Amlin Cup final
Bath will take on Northampton in the Amlin Challenge Cup final after beating London Wasps 24-18 at Adams Park today. Rob...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWIN a signed Lions jersey
Win your chance to meet some of your Lions heroes as they prepare for their epic summer cycle ride across the...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Lucas Slowik – Bristol and England U18s centre
Bristol‘s Lucas Slowik is no stranger to setbacks but having already taken his place in the record books, the 18-year-old is...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland U20s name squad for Junior World Cup
England U20s have named their squad to head to New Zealand for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in Auckland. Coaches...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHeineken Cup semi-finals preview
Saracens v Clermont Saracens have named an entire new team to take on Clermont at Twickenham tomorrow. The Premiership have made...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Big Man’s dynasty is thriving at Tigers
When Frank Whitcombe signed for Broughton Rangers at Belle Vue in Manchester, they gave him £100 and a keeper’s job at...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 23 teams
Bedford v Jersey Bedford: James Pritchard; Pat Tapley, Brendan Burke, Michael Le Bourgeois, Ollie Dodge; Jake Sharp, Harry Peck; Darren Fearn,...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPremiership Player of the Year shortlist
Premiership Rugby today confirmed the shortlist for Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Season. Leading the list is Worcester full-back Chris...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoOld Warhorse Nathan Hines desperate to avenge Toulon ‘body blow’
Clermont second row Nathan Hines believes multi-tasking Saracens are a bigger threat to his side’s league and cup double-winning ambitions than...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Phil Eggleshaw – Doncaster forward
1. One born every minute – TV show This programme is so bad for several reasons. At the end of the...
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