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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoEnglish kids can end Gavin Henson’s Wales dream
Gavin Henson hopes a fresh contract and new found stability at Bath can pave the way for a Wales recall before...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoBristol’s big guns ‘will fire them to promotion’
Bristol’s experience on and off the field will carry them across the Championship promotion line to the Aviva Premiership, according to...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoNow the Turks want to get slice of new European Cup
The new European Rugby Champions’ Cup is preparing for take-off with the airline who signed Lionel Messi during their sponsorship of...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoMemo to Stuart Lancaster: Michael Paterson’s available
Not many outside of Wales realised quite what an exceptional bit of business Sale supremo Steve Diamond had done last summer...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoMark Bright became exile after his hopes were dimmed by Thomas Waldrom
London Scottish No.8 Mark Bright has few regrets, but he can still recall how Thomas Waldrom once cost him the chance...
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European Rugby
/ 12 years agoEuropean Rugby Statement
After months of negotiation, the future of European rugby has been decided today with the release of the following statement from...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago“Year long slog left me in dip,” says Mako Vunipola
Mako Vunipola has revealed how post-Lions fatigue caused his form to dip dramatically.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoAnthony Watson will be star for England says Nick Abendanon
Nick Abendanon admits that Anthony Watson’s emergence proved a decisive factor in taking the plunge with European giants Clermont.
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Featured
/ 12 years agoRFU fail in bid to get All Blacks Test switch
Concerted attempts by the RFU to change the Test schedule for England’s summer tour of New Zealand in June have failed.
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Featured
/ 12 years agoJames Hook can freshen up Warren Gatland’s game-plan
Sonny Parker believes Wales are going stale under head coach Warren Gatland and calls for a return of James Hook.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoSir Ian McGeechan urges SRU To nurture talent with London Scottish
Sir Ian McGeechan has called on Scotland Rugby to utilise London Scottish in order to create greater depth in its national...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSize no problem for elusive Kyle Eastmond
Kyle Eastmond is confident size will not count against him as he targets a place in England’s increasingly congested midfield.
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBen Morgan: We can storm All Blacks stronghold
Bullish No.8 Ben Morgan has backed England to send out a pre-World Cup statement of intent by beating mighty New Zealand...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDan Hipkiss warns England not to put Manu Tuilagi on the wing
One of the few headaches facing Stuart Lancaster after the Six Nations is one he has encountered before – how to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoApprentice Maro Itoje ready to replace the grand master
Maro Itoje could barely pluck up the courage to speak to Steve Borthwick when the pair first met at Saracens four...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoNot a question of if Bristol are promoted, it’s when, says Sean Holley
Head coach Sean Holley says he feels “no pressure” to get Bristol promoted to the Premiership this campaign.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoTop ten hit Owen Farrell has climbed up to No.3
Owen Farrell can be bracketed among the world’s top three fly-halves alongside Dan Carter and Jonny Sexton, according to Wasps and...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoExeter aim to be Euro champs in five years
Matt Jess insists there are “no limits” to what Exeter Chiefs can achieve.
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoNew Euro Cup ‘will be worth £100m’
The new shape of European rugby will finally be confirmed this week with the potential to generate £100m-a-year and revolutionise the...
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Featured
/ 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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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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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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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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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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English Championship
/ 12 years agoJonny Bentley on board to steer Leeds through playoffs
As the sixth former Pirate to jump on board the good ship Leeds Carnegie, loan signing Jonny Bentley is already feeling...
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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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Featured
/ 12 years agoHenry Thomas will be ready for World Cup, says Jason Leonard
He is not the heir to Dan Cole’s tighthead throne yet but Henry Thomas has all the attributes to overthrow England’s...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoPlay-off deal ‘can fund Championship clubs’
Cornish Pirates chairman Dicky Evans believes trading away rights to automatic promotion and relegation between the Championship and Premiership would be...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoWorcester Warriors are right for me says Sam Smith
Sam Smith has denied he was forced out of Harlequins to make room for Marland Yarde, revealing he turned down a...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoMaster spy James O’Connor is impressed by England
James O’Connor believes England are “building towards something special” and admits Australia will have their work cut out to beat them...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDefeat at Twickenham carries £2m price tag
England and Wales will be playing for high stakes in next Sunday’s Six Nations eliminator at Twickenham.
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Featured
/ 12 years agoCourtney Lawes left it too long to hit heights, says Simon Shaw
Courtney Lawes’ burgeoning reputation as a world-class lock has been a while in coming – indeed England legend Simon Shaw thinks...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoRoss Rennie happy to put Bristol first for now
Ross Rennie insists a Scotland recall is the furthest thing from his mind as he continues to rebuild his career at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoLet’s copy the NFL to help black coaches up the ladder
Collin Osborne, as skills chief at Harlequins the only black coach operating at the top end of English rugby, believes more...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoAxe cap or risk losing out on TV bonanza, says Nigel Wray
Saracens chairman Nigel Wray believes greater success in Europe is critical if Premiership clubs are to maximise future TV revenue.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSam Burgess will shake up centre play, says Henry Paul
Henry Paul believes the signing of Rugby League star Sam Burgess will take centre play in England onto a new level...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoStop us if you can, George North tells England
Wales descend on Twickenham next week with a challenging message to England: “Stop us, if you can.”
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoStephen Jones helps Joe Simpson put family heartbreak behind him
Joe Simpson is ready to put personal tragedy behind him and fight for a place on England’s summer tour to New...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoWho ate all the pies? Not new-look James Johnston!
James Johnston admits that adapting to life at Saracens has been anything but smooth.
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoNew Euro Cup will be based in Switzerland
The peace plan aimed at ending Europe’s rugby war will revolve around a new organisation at a new base in a...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoStuart Lancaster’s youth policy is a gamble says Mark Cueto
Mark Cueto fears England have turned to youth on a wing and prayer – claiming it would be wrong to leave...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoOne of world’s best No.8s? I’m not even top in Wales, says humble Taulupe Faletau
Trying to make Taulupe Faletau sing his own praises, and watching him refuse to brand himself as one of the best...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoElectric Kyle Eastmond can put the frighteners on
Former England Sevens captain Rob Vickerman believes Kyle Eastmond can follow in the footsteps of Jason Robinson and “revolutionise” back play...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoNew hope of Euro peace as WRU bid to contract Adam Jones
The Welsh Rugby Union have offered Adam Jones £50,000-a-year more than the Ospreys to sign a central contract – but it...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoTomasso Allan refuses to be eclipsed by Diego Dominguez shadow
Tomasso Allan is a gifted 20-year-old of natural sunny disposition – as befits a young tyro who spends most of his...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoNew-look Danny Care can tick all the boxes now
Attacking flair has always been Danny Care’s calling card, that airborne reverse flick pass against Clermont just the tip of an...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoAlex Waller was spurred on by England omissions
Snubbed by England through the age-groups, Alex Waller’s chance to pull on the Red Rose jersey was a long time coming.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoVeteran Jon Clarke enjoying life with cavalier Leeds
Just one month into his Leeds Carnegie career former England Saxon centre Jon Clarke already feels like a Headingley veteran.
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Featured
/ 12 years agoYou must stick with Luther Burrell now says Alex King
Northampton backs coach Alex King insists his protégé deserves long-term backing in the international set-up
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBilly Twelvetrees and Joe Marler head the Haywards Heath talent factory
Haywards Heath may be languishing in the sixth tier of English rugby but it hasn’t stopped the London 1 South side...
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