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/ 12 years agoDai Young fears that weary Welsh Lions will suffer in Six Nations
Dai Young feels the after-effects of a gruelling Lions tour could hinder Wales’s chances of becoming the first side to claim...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSale Sharks still expect bite from lock of ages Nathan Hines
Nathan Hines will be 39 by the time his newly-signed Sale contract finishes, but retirement is still far from the mind...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoMarlan Yarde would be top signing says Tom Williams
Tom Williams says speculation linking Marland Yarde with a move to Harlequins is a positive sign of ambition and would welcome...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoChris Ashton dropped by England
As expected, Chris Ashton has been dropped by England ahead of their Six Nations opener against France on Saturday.
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/ 12 years agoDeadline looms for Anglo-Welsh league plan
England’s elite clubs and the four Welsh regions have signed contracts for a 16-team Aviva Premiership from next season and will...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoRichard Parks proves he is Poles apart from rest
For the first time in a long while former Wales flanker Richard Parks will be sitting back next month and necking...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens must keep in touch warns Tom Mitchell
Tom Mitchell, the newly-appointed captain of England Sevens, believes they have to lift a trophy in either Las Vegas or Wellington...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoLuther Burrell gets defensive about his big chance
Manu Tuilagi may be the irresistible force but Luther Burrell believes he can be the immovable object if Stuart Lancaster hands...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSaracens bait Adam ‘Hair Bear’Jones with £300k
Saracens have entered the bidding war for Wales and Lions star Adam Jones offering him £300,000 a season
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoOwen Williams ready to fight for Toby Flood’s No.10 shirt
Freddie Burns’ expected arrival at Welford Road has Tigers fans purring but he should not expect to walk into the No.10...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBoy George Ford will man-up for England says Peter Stringer
Stuart Lancaster has challenged George Ford to show he can handle the international stage – but the Bath prodigy has already...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoNow David Moffett flies back ‘to end war’ in Wales
David Moffett launches his one-man crusade to save Welsh rugby this week with a mighty declaration of intent: “I will end...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNo excuses for failure at Warriors blasts Richard Hill
Worcester should be achieving far better results than they have managed under Dean Ryan, says former Sixways boss Richard Hill.
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDelon Armitage: Toulon will release us for England
Delon Armitage has described England’s refusal to pick France-based players as a “big opportunity missed”, insisting he and brother Steffon are...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoGeorge Ford called up by England as Toby Flood is dropped
George Ford has been called up by England ahead of the Six Nations as Stuart Lancaster named his new EPS and...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBritish and Irish option is Heineken alternative
A fresh attempt is being made to salvage a substitute tournament from the wreckage of Europe – a revised British and...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoChampionship clubs’ rage over Anglo-Welsh proposals
Championship chair- man Geoff Irvine believes it is highly unlikely the Rugby Football Union will sanction a 16-team Anglo-Welsh league, describing...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoWRU ‘will move their top stars to England’
The Welsh Rugby Union is proposing to sign six players and loan them to English clubs as a consequence of the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSorry, but I’m happy on the wing says George North
George North is not planning on making his switch to the centres permanent any time soon – even if life on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSporting all-rounder Hayden Smith back ‘home’ at Saracens
He grew up playing basketball in Australia and discovered rugby in the USA. And now Hayden Smith has returned from a...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDead-eye Stephen Myler has England in his sights
Northampton’s marksman Stephen Myler has revealed his burning to desire to represent England during the forthcoming RBS Six Nations.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoFreddie Burns will replace Toby Flood at Leicester Tigers next season
Freddie Burns will be playing for Leicester next season as the Tigers’ goal-kicking successor to Toby Flood.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoWelsh will be safe from Aviva Premiership relegation
The Welsh regions have struck a deal guaranteeing three of their four teams immunity from relegation as a condition of joining...
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English Championship
/ 12 years ago‘Ryan Giggs’ tribute for record man David Jackson
David Jackson has been hailed as the “the Ryan Giggs of Nottingham Rugby” by club CEO Simon Beatham after the record-breaking...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoGamble on Leicester Tigers exit has paid off says George Ford
It is hard to avoid drawing comparisons between George Ford and Owen Farrell – two of the brightest young things in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago‘Class act’ James O’Connor can inspire Irish return to top
Mick Crossan, leader of the consortium who own London Irish, wants Australian star James O’Connor to be the talisman for a...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBreakaway or die, Welsh regions are warned
The man who created the Welsh regions is urging them to break away and join the English Premiership or face destruction.
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Featured
/ 12 years agoGraham Kitchener can be England lineout king says Louis Deacon
Louis Deacon has backed Leicester second row partner Graham Kitchener to break into the England team.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSteve Meehan fears for Bath after Gary Gold’s shock exit
Former Bath head coach Steve Meehan fears the club could be in danger of being “sent off the rails” unless its...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoAlex Goode: Well played Mike Brown, but I still want your place
While Alex Goode admits Mike Brown’s current form makes him deservedly England’s No.15, that does not mean the Sarries man is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoFreddie Burns: Doubt over my future is getting to me
Freddie Burns has revealed the full extent of the emotional turmoil he is enduring as he grapples with deciding whether to...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoI could play on for one more year, says Jonny Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson came off the bench on Saturday to score the bonus-point try that helped put champions Toulon firmly in control...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoDominant Courtney Lawes takes game to another level
Courtney Lawes has established himself as one of world rugby’s foremost locks, insists his Northampton second row partner Christian Day.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoI can change Saracens’ luck at 13 says Marcelo Bosch
Argentina’s Marcelo Bosch aims to be the perfect replacement for Joel Tomkins at Saracens after the England centre was sidelined with...
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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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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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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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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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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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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoHow rivalry with Tom Youngs gets the best from Dylan Hartley
When Dylan Hartley bruised his lung the life was squeezed out of England’s revival against the All Blacks, such has been...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoMake the Championship a closed shop says Kenny Logan
London Scottish director Kenny Logan has called for the Green King IPA Championship to be ring-fenced to allow professional second tier...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoAxe Chris Ashton now says World Cup wing Dan Luger
World Cup winner Dan Luger believes Chris Ashton has used up all of his nine lives for England, claiming his presence...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoDave Attwood has done it all himself, says Danny Grewcock
As a bruising second row with a CV that features one or two misdemeanours, Dave Attwood has often been compared to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years ago‘Smoking’ Joe Launchbury is the new silent assassin
Ten years after lifting the World Cup alongside Richard Hill, Lawrence Dallaglio is convinced England have found their new silent assassin...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoTon-up Warren Gatland chases a landmark success
He may have been denied a cap as a player, but on Friday Warren Gatland will become only the second coach...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoWRU given four weeks to keep Sam Warburton and Co. in Wales
The Welsh Rugby Union have been given four weeks to come up with a deal to prevent another quartet of Lions...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoBuck up, Matt Kvesic or lose No.7 fight – Lewis Moody
Former England captain Lewis Moody fears Matt Kvesic’s drop in form means he is losing the race to be the Red...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoTom Youngs’ strengths outweigh his weaknesses, says George Chuter
Former England hooker George Chuter has launched a staunch defence of Tom Youngs in the wake of the criticism directed towards...
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