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/ 6 years agoWilliam Webb Ellis died without realising he invented rugby
Brendan Gallagher begins his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union Beginnings: The young Webb Ellis runs with...
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/ 6 years agoYarde stays at Sale…with May?
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ON THE BLINDSIDE SALE Sharks winger Marland Yarde is unlikely to be heading to...
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/ 6 years agoControversy, as Scots claim victory after a knock-on
Brendan Gallagher sets the scene for the first ever Test – between Scotland and England Pioneers: Scotland’s squad for the first...
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/ 6 years agoHastings ready for code switch
Man of Steel: Hastings JACKSON Hastings, who was crowned Super League’s man of steel last October, is looking to make a...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TAREKHAFFAR LONDON IRISH LOOSEHEAD Modern rugby demands pace as well as power from its props so when Tarek Haffar scattered a...
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/ 6 years agoLozowski opts to join Toulouse
Channel-hopper: Alex Lozowski is off to France SARACENS back Alex Lozowski is heading to play in France next season after agreeing...
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/ 6 years agoFrustrating to win only the one cap
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROGER WILSON THE FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER AND NORTHAMPTON No.8 AS a Belfast schoolboy, going to Ulster matches at...
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/ 6 years agoBaxter delight as ‘odd-bod’ Harry signs on
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLANDtighthead Harry Williams has ended speculation that he might leave Exeter Chiefs by extending his stay in Devon,...
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/ 6 years agoThe Welsh were no saints, I assure you
Match-winner: Scotland’s Tony Stanger makes his break against England in 1990 PICTURE: Getty Images Reading last week’s Sunday’s Times I was...
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/ 6 years agoLydiate is crucial to Ospreys’ revival
Key signing: Ospreys blindside Dan Lydiate PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Lydiate could prove to be the signing of next season for...
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/ 6 years agoSaint-Andre calls for cup shootout to decide title
In the current health crisis in France professional rugby has, like all sports, taken a large backward step. Clubs, coaches and...
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/ 6 years agoJamie’s experience would be a major asset in Cardiff
JAMIE Roberts’ rugby experience is unparalleled in Welsh rugby. That is why it would be great to see him come back...
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/ 6 years agoRoberts targets swansong at hometown club Cardiff
By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMIE Roberts says he wants to end his career by giving back to Welsh rugby with Cardiff Blues...
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/ 6 years agoThat Pumas try cost me dear but it was a beauty!
Nick Cain catches up with Exeter and England wing Jack Nowell as he relishes being fit again Dive and twist: Jack...
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/ 6 years agoParry puts his faith in Ospreys
SAM Parry has turned down a move to Cardiff Blues by committing to Ospreys for another season. Hooker has been an...
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/ 6 years agoWillie John still can’t forgive ‘cowards’ who denied Irish
Peter Jackson remembers another chaotic season that scuppered Ireland’s chance of a Grand Slam Irish Lion: The great Mike Gibson Green...
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/ 6 years agoChance for rugby to sort itself out
End of marquee players: Stars like Bristol’s Charles Piutau would be in the salary cap COLIN BOAG This is one of...
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/ 6 years agoAll our yesterdays come gloriously alive again
Party time: Peter O’Toole and Richard Harris get in the mood PICTURE: Phil Shepherd Lewis It’s amazing the rugby stuff there...
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/ 6 years agoWhy have flying 10s like Carter all disappeared?
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Rose to the challenge: Nick Tompkins has the right attitude PICTURE: Getty Images THE...
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/ 6 years agoTeleni beat shoplifting rap to lead Fiji v Wales
ONE OF rugby’s more controversial characters has passed away. Former Fiji captain Esala Teleni, below, has died having first come to...
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/ 6 years agoJackson column: Mr Prickly Alun Wyn Jones leads the world for grumpy PR
Peter Jackson analyses the poker face of Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones through his years sat in front of the media
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/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: High time Sale Sharks got the recognition they merit
Underappreciated in the sporting hub of greater Manchester? Brendan Gallagher looks at the unheralded success of Sale
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/ 6 years agoWhen Fran Cotton folded Paper, England’s Grand Slam was on
Brendan Gallagher recalls England's triumphant Five Nations Grand Slam in 1980
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/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Nottingham winger Jack Spittle
Jack Spittle walks Neale Harvey through three of his biggest pet hates in life
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/ 6 years agoLevelling up – Regionalised leagues would strengthen the club game
A lop-sided National One leaves the North-South divide looking uncertain
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/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Northampton Saints prop Manny Iyogun
Leaning on the experience of the Franks brothers at Franklin's Gardens
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/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Llandow disaster turned triumph into tragedy
Brendan Gallagher recalls the tragedy of the Llandow Air Disaster
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/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Keep the faith, Wales are showing promise
Shane Williams lends his backing to Wayne Pivac after finding new pieces to further Wales
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/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former England Sevens star Christian Lewis-Pratt
Lewis-Pratt also played XVs for Northampton, Leeds Tykes and London Irish
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/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Cut subs to put the emphasis on attack
The number of replacements permissible allows coaches to make like-for-like changes. That needs to end, writes Jeremy Guscott
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/ 6 years agoCain column: Manu Tuilagi ban is a travesty and insult to courage
Nick Cain says rugby risks losing its definition as a contact sport if a red card is what was warranted to...
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/ 6 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Sharks snap up Chief Hill SALE have signed Exeter centre Sam Hill on a twoyear deal. The 26-year-old has made more...
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/ 6 years agoCook may switch to Bristol
Move: Chris Cook BRISTOL are poised to make a move for Bath scrum-half Chris Cook who is set to be pushed...
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/ 6 years agoTeen star Harper hungry for chance to impress
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS RED Roses newcomer Amelia Harper believes her experience of playing in the Six Nations has given...
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/ 6 years agoWebber to join old mate Biljon
FORMER England hooker Rob Webber, who has announced he is retiring at the end of the season, might not be out...
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/ 6 years agoHow did Haouas get less for punch than Joe’s tweak?
COLIN BOAG Pointing the finger: Alun Wyn Jones turns to the assistant ref after Joe Marler’s tweak England v Wales internationals...
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/ 6 years agoLion Orie says No to the Tigers
BY NEILFISSLER ON THE BLIND SIDE Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler MARVIN Orie, right, looks to have dealt Leicester Tigers a...
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/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
SEAN SCANLON, NOTTINGHAM AND FORMER MUNSTER, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER AND IRELAND U20s FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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/ 6 years agoThe Vunipolas are wanted by Super Rugby
Going Down Under? Billy Vunipola and, inset, Mako SARACENS brothers Billy and Mako Vunipola are attracting interest from Super Rugby sides...
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/ 6 years agoCut the subs to put the emphasis back on attack
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Spectacular: Justin Tipuric scores the stunning try for Wales against England PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoCharlie takes cross-Channel view
France? Matthews CHARLIE Matthews, left, is weighing up an offer to move to France next season where Thibaud Flament could join...
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/ 6 years agoIsiekwe will be a Saint for a season
NICK ISIEKWE is set to become the latest Saracens player to move out on loan when the club are playing in...
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/ 6 years agoHigh time Sale got the recognition they merit
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS Underappreciated: Sale’s Premiership-winning team of 2006 PICTURE: Getty Images A weekly look at the game’s other talking...
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/ 6 years agoJapan may be denied their new glory run
WORLD Rugby released their official viewing figures for RWC2019 this week and they make impressive reading, with the headline figure probably...
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/ 6 years agoCuisinier Christian has potential to best World Cup winners
Delicate touch: Christian Day CHRISTIAN Day – a replacement for Sale in the 2006 Premiership final – is shaping up very...
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/ 6 years agoAdvantage England in hung parliament
NICK CAIN ASSESSES THE SIX NATIONS ACTION AS THE TOURNAMENT GOES INTO QUARANTINE TE Coronavirus Championship, otherwise known as the 2020...
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/ 6 years agoWhen Fran folded Paper, Slam was on
Brendan Gallagher looks back exactly 40 years to England’s great Grand Slam of 1980 Europe’s best: The 1980 England squad and,...
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/ 6 years ago1980 GRAND SLAM HEROES…
15 Dusty Hare (Leicester) Took 11 Test seasons to accumulate 25 Test caps. The selectors said he was too slow –...
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/ 6 years agoAmazing to rub shoulders with such superstars
MATT CAIRNS Driving force: Matt Cairns in action for Saracens against Bath in 2007 PICTURE: Getty Images MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE...
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