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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher talks to John Carter, the Varsity captain who doesn’t put winning first
John Carter may look like Sebastien Chabal’s younger, wilder, brother and when his battered body can be welded together for 80...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: No, Kenny your call to ring-fence is so wrong
Exeter finished bottom of National 3 and were relegated to National 4 along with Clifton in 1995, the year that the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoRFU CEO Ian Ritchie optimistic over Heineken Cup row
Rugby Football Union CEO Ian Ritchie is confident English clubs will compete in a European tournament next season. The Premiership clubs...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBilly Twelvetrees: It’s my fault if England drop me
The longer that Gloucester’s struggles continue, the more Billy Twelvetrees knows his England place is under threat.
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/ 12 years agoLeigh Halfpenny decides on French jackpot
Leigh Halfpenny has changed his mind about staying in Wales and decided to go for gold in France.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Iain Fullarton – former Edinburgh, Sale, Saracens, London Scottish & Scotland lock
If I had stayed at Sale I might have won a Premiership two years later, but hindsight is a great thing....
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/ 12 years agoGary Gold and Bath part company
Bath confirmed today that Gary Gold has left the Club with immediate effect. in a statement, the West Country club explained...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Ian Humphreys – London Irish fly-half
1. John Afoa – The big Kiwi combines power with a great skill set for a prop and he has been...
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/ 12 years agoHayden Smith returns to Saracens after NFL stint
Hayden Smith has rejoined Saracens after 18 months spent with the New York Jets in the NFL. The talented lock forward...
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/ 12 years agoEngland lift Bowl trophy at Port Elizabeth Sevens
England lifted the Bowl title at the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens after reeling off wins over Scotland, the USA and Australia...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Richard Palframan – London Irish prop
On his arrival at London Irish, Brian Smith insisted the Exiles had a gem on their hands and after a year...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Luke Charteris’ uncool hands mean try wait goes on
Luke Charteris threw himself back into the day job in France at the weekend, wondering why there is still no international...
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/ 12 years agoGloucester confirm John Afoa signing
After two days of heavy rumours, Gloucester have confirmed the arrival of former All Black tight head John Afoa. On Wednesday,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoNick Easter: My pal Mike Brown’s always been this good
While Mike Brown’s autumn form has solved one of England’s selection headaches, Nick Easter claims the answer has been staring Stuart...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoEnglish clubs to boycott Heineken Cup
Premiership Rugby tonight confirmed that the English clubs will NOT take part in the 2014-2015 Heineken Cup following a meeting in...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoCornish Pirates stay on top by reading The Rugby Paper…
Cornish Pirates are again punching above their weight in the Championship and head coach Ian Davies has revealed how The Rugby...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Jon Feeley – Wharfedale coach
1. The beautiful game To call football ‘the beautiful game’ is possibly the greatest contradiction in modern culture; it is a...
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/ 12 years agoRichard Hibbard and Rhys Priestland to join Welsh exodus
As revealed EXCLUSIVELY by Neil Fissler last Sunday in The Rugby Paper, Richard Hibbard and Rhys Priestland are set to join...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: IRB must take the blame for debacle over George North
In what appears to be a clear case of mistaken identity, Premiership Rugby have decided that Northampton are the bad guys...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDon’t just look at my power, says Luther Burrell
Luther Burrell is determined to keep knocking on the England door – rather than smash it down – after being overlooked...
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/ 12 years agoJohn Afoa to join a Premiership club
John Afoa will be playing in the Aviva Premiership next season after signing a long term deal with an undisclosed English...
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/ 12 years agoEngland U18s beat Australia Schoolboys
Two late tries from captain James Chisholm and Will Haywood set England U18s on the way to a hard-fought 23-3 victory...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Question: David Strettle – Saracens wing
Good season for Sarries so far? Yes. It feels like we’ve started with great momentum. Losing to Toulouse at Wembley was...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoMartyn Thomas – “Mark McCafferty should go – he led us into wilderness”
Ever since the Anglo-French club pact was formed Martyn Thomas has predicted that the Top 14 clubs would fold like a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: The joke’s wearing thin for Warren Gatland
This is getting beyond a joke. The more Wales fail to answer needling jibes about their ‘mental barrier’, the more the...
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/ 12 years agoBath Rugby tackling concussion head-on
Bath have launched a new programme aimed at helping local schools and rugby clubs to be aware of the dangers of,...
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/ 12 years agoKieran Read named IRB Player of the Year
Kieran Read has been named World Player of the Year at the International Rugby Board awards. Elected by a former internationals,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Aussie kids who changed the face of rugby for ever
It’s hard to credit in this era of 12 or 13 Test matches per calendar year by all the major Test...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNow Welsh regions can join the Aviva Premiership says Nigel Wray
Saracens chairman Nigel Wray claims that the embattled Welsh regions want to join the English Premiership as a move towards long-term...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Olly Morgan – former Gloucester & England full-back
Without having gone to Millfield School I probably wouldn’t have got to where I did in the professional game. It is...
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/ 12 years agoAndrew Sheridan’s career in tatters
Andrew Sheridan could be forced to retire following a new neck injury he sustained during Toulon‘s Top 14 match against Perpignan last...
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/ 12 years agoRichard De Carpentier faces eye-gouging hearing
Richard De Carpentier will appear in front of a RFU disciplinary hearing for eye-gouging next week. The Worcester Warriors flanker has been charged...
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/ 12 years agoMike Phillips signs for Racing Metro
As heavily rumoured for the past week, Mike Phillips has joined Racing Metro following his sacking from Top 14 rivals Bayonne in...
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/ 12 years agoChristian Wade out for six months
Christian Wade faces up to six months on the sidelines following an injury to his foot. The London Wasps flyer sustained the...
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/ 12 years agoEngland confirm Test dates against All Blacks
The Rugby Football Union and the New Zealand Rugby Union today announced the dates and venues for England‘s three-Test tour in...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Kevin Barrett – former England Sevens, London Irish, Saracens & Exeter scrum-half
1. Mike Worsley – A great ball carrier who would have won many England caps if it wasn’t for injury. Mike...
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/ 12 years agoCheck out Bigfootshoes for larger than large sizes
We know how tough it is to get a pair of boots bigger than size eleven. And you’ve told us your...
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/ 12 years agoEngland finish fourth at Dubai 7s
England finished fourth at the Dubai Sevens after Tim Mikkelson’s late try clinched a 17-14 play-off win for New Zealand. Head...
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/ 12 years agoToby Flood boots Leicester to victory & action wrap
Toby Flood kicked 17 points from the tee to help Leicester claim a 22-17 win over Gloucester at Kingsholm. Freddie Burns...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Sam Davies – Ospreys fly-half
He’s the IRB Junior Player of the Year but Sam Davies is yet to make a league start for the Ospreys....
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/ 12 years agoFrench clubs agree to stay in Heineken Cup
The Premiership clubs have been dealt a huge blow in their quest for a new European competition as the French clubs...
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/ 12 years agoSteve Borthwick to retire at the end of the season
Saracens captain Steve Borthwick has announced he will retire at the end of the current season. The former England captain, 34,...
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/ 12 years agoWales v Australia preview
Dan Biggar and Alex Cuthbert have been named in Wales‘ starting XV to face Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday....
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/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 10 teams
Bedford v London Welsh Bedford: Mike Le Bourgeois; Patrick Tapley, Brendan Burke, Ollie Dodge, James Short; Mark Atkinson, Luke Baldwin; Darren...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 9 teams
Bath v Exeter Bath: Anthony Watson; Horacio Agulla, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Nathan Catt, Rob Webber,...
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Sevens World Series
/ 12 years agoTom Mitchell: Sevens deep in the desert
Of all the nine tournaments on the IRB series, the Dubai 7s is perhaps the one that best brings home the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher on Fiji’s duty to end 100 years of lost opportunities
There is a myth that the full All Blacks have never played in Fiji which is not quite true. In 1913,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales will count cost of vanishing 70,000 fans
For the second time in six days, Wales went about their business in Cardiff on Friday night in front of more...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoAnthony Watson gets in good Nick for World Cup
Anthony Watson admits he dreams of playing for England in the 2015 World Cup – but if he does so he...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Danny Wright – Coventry lock
1. Small changing rooms At the Butts Park Arena we are blessed with great changing facilities, but that’s pretty much the...
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