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/ 6 years agoJones brings the Russian Bear back to basics in bid to claim their first title
By JON NEWCOMBE RUSSIA head coach Lyn Jones says his team will adopt a win-atall costs mentality as they look to...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
THEODORE DAN SARACENS HOOKER Brought up as a centre/ wing while coming through the junior ranks at Blackheath RFC, Theodore Dan...
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/ 6 years agoI’ts England – if they can escape Paris!
Wise men? From left, Peter Jackson, Nick Cain, Matt Emery and Jerry Guscott The Rugby Paper’s brains trust reconvened for the...
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/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
RICHIE VERNON THE FORMER SCOTLAND, BORDER REIVERS, GLASGOW, SALE & LONDON SCOTTISH BACK ROWER/CENTRE ISTARTED my career at Border Reivers and...
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/ 6 years agoSexton: If I keep healthy I can go on a lot longer
Ireland GARY FITZGERALD talks to Ireland’s new captain about his hopes Ambitions: Johnny Sexton is still driven for success PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 6 years agoHundred hit the heights as they stay top of pile
REGIONAL PREMIER ROUND-UP By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT AND BEN GODDARD ROCHFORD Hundred continued to set the pace in the south east following...
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/ 6 years agoGavin will keep me in touch says Hogg
Scotland New Scotland captain Stuart Hogg will seek expert advice about his job Man and mentor: Stuart Hogg and Gavin Hastings,...
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/ 6 years agoDrugs cheats outweigh salary cap fraudsters
COLIN BOAG Missing link man: Billy Vunipola is injured against Racing Cheat has been the word of the past few weeks,...
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/ 6 years agoFranco was lined up for months to replace O’Shea
Italy Brendan Gallagher charts background of new Italian head coach Franco Smith New broom: Franco Smith with his squad NICK CAIN...
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/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
ROB WEBBER, SALE SHARKS AND FORMER ENGLAND, POCKLINGTON, LEEDS, WASPS AND BATH HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR...
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/ 6 years agoBigi gets the job of replacing Parisse
By GARY FITZGERALD NEW Italy captain, hooker Luca Bigi, hopes the arrival of Franco Smith will herald a successful era for...
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/ 6 years agoOverall, there is sadness at end of Saracens’ era
Magnificent: Maro Itoje scores as Saracens beat Racing with 14 men PICTURE: Getty Images THE Saracens salary cap story is a...
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/ 6 years agoSinckler deal done, now Bears eye Kvesic
BRISTOL Bears, who are now understood to have completed a deal for England prop Kyle Sinckler, are still in the hunt...
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/ 6 years agoThere are two serious flaws in Eddie’s master plan to be the best in the world
England Nick Cain assesses the strengths and weaknesses of England’s latest squad Who can replace big Billy? Above: Lewis Ludlum Right,...
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/ 6 years agoLyon put Sopoaga on their wanted list
Top 14? Lima Sopoaga FRENCH Top 14 outfit Lyon are looking for a new fly-half and have Wasps former All Black...
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/ 6 years agoEDDIE JONES ON…
…BILLY VUNIPOLA There was a rugby league great, Mal Meninga, who broke his arm four times in two years. Post that...
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/ 6 years agoBath ready to offer Lozowski a new challenge
Versatile: Alex Lozowski BATH are leading the hunt for Alex Lozowski as the departures from disgraced Premiership champions Saracens pick up...
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/ 6 years agoEdwards can be last piece of a dazzling French jigsaw
France Brendan Gallagher considers the impact Shaun Edwards can have on the French Desire: Shaun Edwards So Shaun Edwards has been...
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/ 6 years agoU20 back row Hinkley off to Chiefs
EXETER Chiefs have agreed to a deal that will see them land England U20 back row Aaron Hinkley from Gloucester when...
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/ 6 years agoGalthie: England favourites but we will make it tough
Belief: Fabien Galthie By GARY FITZGERALD FABIEN Galthie labels England Six Nations favourites but warns his old rivals to expect a...
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/ 6 years agoKunatani opts for Castres
Move: Semi Kunatani CASTRES look to have won the race to land Harlequins ace Semi Kunatani in the face of competition...
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/ 6 years agoNo bumps in the road for Pivac’s first match
Testing time: Wayne Pivac with the Welsh squad PICTURE: Getty Images As international coaching initiations go, Wayne Pivac’s appears to be...
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/ 6 years agoWalder’s name in the frame
NEWCASTLE Falcons head coach Dave Walder could be on the move as his CV has been doing the rounds of Premiership...
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/ 6 years agoWales at 14-1 is looking like a sporting bet
FINN Russell’s expulsion from the Scotland camp increases the number of Test fly-halves missing from the Six Nations starting grid to...
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/ 6 years agoCan lieutenant Andy cut it as the head honcho?
His Master’s Voice: Andy Farrell chats to new captain Johnny Sexton PICTURE: Getty Images You will hear much talk over the...
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/ 6 years agoGood cop, bad cop – Pivac knows how to handle players
Wales Gary Fitzgerald looks at the likely impact Wayne Pivac will have on Wales New boss: Wayne Pivac and Wales consultant...
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/ 6 years agoTV joins the American rugby fray
THE birth of Major League Rugby in North America has not been without its challenges but with its third season nearly...
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/ 6 years agoLane ruled out by injury but Louis in line for debut
Fit: Louis Rees-Zammit WING Owen Lane has been released from Wales’ Six Nations squad following a ‘significant hamstring injury’ sustained in...
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/ 6 years agoI’m banking on Myners to end this Sarries saga
BEING both a proud Cornishman – and therefore surely a rugby man – and a razor sharp former Financial Services Minister,...
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/ 6 years agoOld dog Biggar can drive new era forth
Main man: Dan Biggar has developed his game under Chris Boyd at Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Biggar is the old...
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/ 6 years agoMatt Proudfoot: How England’s new forwards coach left a mark on Pieter-Steph du Toit and Schalk Brits
The two Springboks reveal the inner teachings of Proudfoot who worked under Rassie Erasmus in the World Cup triumph
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/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: New Broom Galthie has the leeway to go for broke with France
Brendan Gallagher writes how a new-found desire to nurture homegrown talent in the Top 14 has allowed Fabien Galthie to rewrite...
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/ 6 years agoJackson column: Mystery of James Hook and the Wales No.10 shirt
Peter Jackson ponders why James Hook was rarely considered to play at outside half for Wales under Warren Gatland
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/ 6 years agoLEAKED: How Saracens breached the salary cap
Saracens co-investments broken down across property, hospitality and image rights
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/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Wayne Pivac has shocked a few and I am glad
Shane Williams praises the shrewd picks of Nick Tompkins and Will Rowlands in the Wales squad for the Six Nations
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/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former London Irish and Scotland forward Kieran Low
A remarkable story of a player who reached the heights but can't recall some moments due to concussion
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/ 6 years agoPremiership Rugby finally break cover over Saracens farrago
Chief executive Darren Childs says Premiership Rugby acted to protect the integrity of the league
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/ 6 years agoCain column: Vindictive owners get their pound of flesh off Saracens
Nick Cain believes the punishment served to Saracens bears no relation to their crimes
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/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Simon Amor can get England to be more instinctive
From Wisemantel to Amor, England's fast-paced attack play can become more expressive
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/ 6 years agoPivac has shocked a few and I’m glad
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Warren Gatland constantly surprised the Welsh rugby public with his selections throughout his 12 years...
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/ 6 years agoEddie’s new forwards guru will bring time, energy and emotion
NICK CAIN TALKS TO KEY SOUTH AFRICAN FIGURES ABOUT ENGLAND’S NEW COACH MATT PRO UDFOOT MATT Proudfoot’s arrival as the new...
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/ 6 years agoSet piece won us the World Cup says Brits
Pressure: Bok scrum makes England unravel in final SCHALK Brits says that South Africa went into the final in Yokohama aware...
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/ 6 years agoTwenty years of wonder as Six Nations sparkles on
Brendan Gallagher looks back at the glories – and grumbles – from the start of the great tournament WITH the Six...
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/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER SCOTLAND, LONDON IRISH, GLASGOW & SARACENS LOOSE FORWARD KIERAN LOW IFELT like I suffered from imposter syndrome the whole...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NEWCASTLE BACK ROW ROB FARRAR Rob Farrar might have forged a career in Rugby League or cricket had fate not taken...
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/ 6 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Williams will stay at the Chiefs EXETER Chiefs have won their battle with Gloucester...
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/ 6 years agoWebb must prove himself again warns Pivac
SCRUM-HALF Rhys Webb has been warned he faces a battle to regain his No.9 jersey after being recalled to the Wales...
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/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: England game provides Sergio Parisse with perfect curtain fall
Italy's talismanic No.8 can bow out on his own terms, with a stock of flourishing back rows ready to pick up...
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