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/ 12 years agoCourtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury are ‘best in the world’
Former England lock Ben Kay has hailed the Courtney Lawes/Joe Launchbury double act as the perfect second row partnership.
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 17 teams
Gloucester v Newcastle Gloucester: Rob Cook; Charlie Sharples, Henry Trinder, Mike Tindall (Capt), Martyn Thomas; Ryan Mills, Dan Robson; Nick Wood, Darren...
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/ 12 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 17 teams
Edinburgh v Ulster Edinburgh: Jack Cuthbert; Dougie Fife, Sam Beard, Andries Strauss, Tom Brown; Carl Bezuidenhout, Grayson Hart; Alasdair Dickinson, Ross...
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/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 19 teams
Cornish Pirates v Nottingham Cornish Pirates: Max Bodilly; Kyle Moyle, Tom Riley, Junior Fatialofa, Craig Holland; Kieran Hallett, Tom Kessell; Shane Cahill,...
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/ 12 years agoWashed Out Playing Fields Mean Synthetic Pitches Could Be a Natural Choice
10 Things Grassroots Clubs Should Know Before They Follow Elite Lead The damage caused by the wettest winter on record is...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Alex Rae – Jersey forward
1. Travelling by plane Unfortunately flying cannot be avoided when you play for an island team like Jersey. I’ve lost count...
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/ 12 years agoLondon Irish legend Declan Danaher retires from rugby
London Irish stalwart Declan Danaher has announced his retirement from playing rugby. Danaher, who made 275 appearances for the Exiles since...
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Sevens World Series
/ 12 years agoTom Mitchell: Konichiwa from Japan’s capital
Konichiwa! That is pretty much the extent of our grasp of the lingo out here. Of all our stops on the...
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/ 12 years agoSaracens look to set new world record at Wembley
Saracens look to set to break their own world record when they host Harlequins at Wembley on Saturday. Sarries currently hold...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoStuttering Bedford to look at full-time option
Long-serving Bedford director of rugby Mike Rayer concedes he may have to review the club’s part-time status after enduring his worst...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Yes, they’re good – but England are a way off being great
If England can make the same progress over the next 18 months that they have made in the last year then...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game
Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Moaning Robin McBryde should face all the facts
If Robin McBryde wants to know why Gethin Jenkins was sin-binned against England last weekend he does not need to go...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoFight for Dan Cole’s place won’t change Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas is the first to admit that he cannot match Dan Cole’s all-court ability in an England shirt.
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/ 12 years agoStuart Hogg banned for three weeks
Stuart Hogg has been handed a three-week ban for the red card he received against Wales last Saturday in Cardiff. The...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Jack Nowell – England wing
Living the dream? Absolutely loving it. Words can’t describe the feelings I’m going through at the moment. But it’s important to...
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/ 12 years agoWIN a pair of England Rugby cufflinks
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with The London Silver Company to giveaway a beautiful set of cufflinks. The London Silver Company.Com...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Brian O’Driscoll was never a victim again after this act of brutality
The thud and thunder of battles won and lost will never recede entirely, nor will those lightning forks of brilliance that lit...
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/ 12 years agoJames Short links up with London Irish
London Irish have signed James Short from Saracens on a two-year contract. The 24 year-old winger, who scored the only try...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Even Manu Tuilagi can’t step straight into this ace side
The final weekend may not have gone entirely to script for Stuart Lancaster’s side but the England head coach should be...
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/ 12 years agoItaly prop Alberto de Marchi joins Sale Sharks
Alberto de Marchi will join Sale Sharks on a two-year contract at the end of the season. The 28-year-old Italian loosehead...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoTitan Juan Pablo Socino signs for Newcastle
Newcastle Falcons have signed Argentine centre Juan Pablo Socino on a two-year contract. The 25-year-old, who currently plays for the Rotherham...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoBath want Gavin Henson to fight for his place
Bath head coach Mike Ford has revealed his desire to keep Gavin Henson as he looks to build one of Premiership...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Pete Richards – former England scrum-half
Warren Gatland is famous for polishing rough diamonds. He took a risk on me and I look at that as the...
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/ 12 years agoPeter Stringer extends Bath stay
Peter Stringer has signed a new one-year contract with Bath. The 98-times capped Irish scrum-half, 36, arrived at The Rec in...
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/ 12 years agoWin a Brilliant Monster Marriott London Sevens weekend
Marriott Hotels is calling for rugby fans across the land to design their ultimate London Sevens rugby experience using #Brilliant7s. The...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Micky Young – Bath and former Newcastle & Leicester scrum-half
1. Carl Hayman – The New Zealander’s work rate is huge, he’s a prop but he probably makes the most tackles...
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/ 12 years agoExeter beat Northampton to win LV=Cup
Exeter Chiefs claimed their first major trophy beating Northampton Saints 15-8 at Sandy Park in the LV=Cup final. Playing in front...
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/ 12 years agoSam Warburton to miss Wales summer tour
Sam Warburton will miss Wales‘ summer tour to South Africa after dislocating his shoulder in the 51-3 win over Scotland on Saturday....
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/ 12 years agoEngland Women finish second in Six Nations
A 24-0 victory over Italy at the Stadio Giulio e Silvio Pagani in Rovato on Sunday handed England Women a second...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Harry Mallinder – Northampton centre
With his dad in the top job, Franklin’s Gardens seems a logical place for Harry Mallinder’s prodigious talent. But given the...
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/ 12 years agoToulouse confirm signing of Toby Flood
Toulouse have confirmed the signing of Leicester fly-half Toby Flood ahead of next season. The move had been rumoured since December and...
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/ 12 years agoSix Nation previews
The 2014 Six Nations title will be decided tomorrow between Rome and Paris with Ireland, England and France still in the...
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/ 12 years agoLV=Cup, Championship and Pro12 teams
LV=Cup Exeter v Northampton Exeter: Luke Arscott; Fetu’u Vainikolo, Phil Dollman, Jason Shoemark, Matt Jess; Henry Slade, Dave Lewis; Ben Moon, Chris...
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/ 12 years agoVunipola replaces Marler in England XV
Mako Vunipola will start at loose-head for England in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico. The Saracene...
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/ 12 years agoLeigh Halfpenny out for four months
Leigh Halfpenny will be out of action for up to four months as he requires a shoulder surgery. The Wales full-back...
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/ 12 years agoItaly v England preview
Manu Tuilagi will make his long awaited England return on Saturday after being named on the bench to face Italy in Rome....
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/ 12 years agoFrance v Ireland preview
Louis Picamoles has been recalled by Philippe Saint Andre to face Ireland on Saturday but the Toulouse No.8 will start at blindside...
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/ 12 years agoWales v Scotland preview
Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips will form a new half-back partnership as Warren Gatland makes six changes to his Wales team...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoJim Mallinder staying to finish his Leicester hunt
Jim Mallinder has revealed how the desire to break Leicester Tigers’ hegemony and establish Northampton as domestic rugby’s leading force persuaded...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Mike Umaga – Stourbridge coach
1. The Jeremy Kyle Show I fail to understand why anyone would want to go on this show and air all...
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/ 12 years agoPeter O’Mahony returns for Ireland
Peter O’Mahony returns to the Ireland starting XV as they chase the Six Nations title in Paris on Saturday. The Munster captain...
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/ 12 years agoDougie Fife to make Scotland debut
Dougie Fife will make his Scotland Test debut in Cardiff on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Why Barbados against mighty All Blacks will be no rum do
It’s a bleary-eyed Sunday morning on Aldershot Garrison Common where the icy wind knifes you in two and the freezing rain...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoJacques Burger: Rugby’s brutal so don’t play if you can’t take the pain
Jacques Burger, arguably Premiership Rugby’s toughest tackler, admits to being concerned over the long-term effects of professional rugby’s relentless brutality.
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/ 12 years agoCastro out but Parisse is back for Italy
Martin Castrogiovanni has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with England but influential captain Sergio Parisse returns at No.8. The former Leicester...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Jacob Rowan – Leeds flanker
Enjoying the campaign? Really happy we’re doing well. We’ve been showing good form that’s got us into the top four and...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: O2 Inside Line
In this episode of O2 Inside Line, Exeter duo Tom Johnson and Jack Nowell offer their insights and analysis of the...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoRFU face legal action over league restructure
The Rugby Football Union faces court action by lower league clubs unless controversial plans to restructure the National Leagues are dropped.
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/ 12 years agoManu Tuilagi set for England return
Manu Tuilagi will make his England return on Saturday in Rome after being named in the matchday 23 to face Italy...
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