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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH, SCARLETS, KOBE STEELERS AND NEWCASTLE LOCK SCOTT MACLEOD BILL McLAREN taught me at primary school and I played...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
BARRIE KAREA EXETER CHIEFS CENTRE The tiny Pacific Ocean republic of Kiribati is not renowned for producing rugby players but talented...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Leicester Tigers tighthead prop Osman Dimen
Dimen talks about his time at Loughborough Students last season in National One and his future at Welford Road
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Featured
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Hugo Southwell: Former Scotland, Edinburgh, Stade Francais and Wasps full-back
Southwell recalls the World Cup heartache of 2007 when the Scots were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Argentina
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Class act as Manuel Diana remembers the fallen
Uruguay back row Manuel Diana paid tribute to the people of Kamaishi as a player who heralds from a club devastated...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Bravo Japan… now give us World Cup for Tier 2
Nick Cain outlines why a World Cup exclusive to Tier 2 nations is needed in the wake of Japan's shock win...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Aggressive scrums are a recipe for more injuries
Jeff Probyn airs his view on how the scrum is functioning under the current laws
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Ealing Trailfinders and former Rebels back row Jordy Reid
The flanker picks a XV based on who has played against and alongside
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Ford-Farrell combination is dependent on Manu’s defence
Jeremy Guscott talks England's plans for their back-line with games against tougher opposition beckoning
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs hunt for successor to veteran Gareth Steenson
Rob Baxter is leading the race for a highly-rated fly-half at a Premiership rival
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: This Wales side have got Michael Cheika worried
Shane Williams previews the big clash in Pool A between Wales and Australia
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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
HUGO SOUTHWELL THE FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH, STADE FRANCAIS AND WASPS FULL-BACK. LIKE so many Scotland players of my generation some wonderful...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby must take blame for tackle farce
Let off: Samoa’s Rey Lee-Lo should have been red-carded I’m not a fan of World Rugby, primarily because it seems to...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDenton works out his options
DAVE DENTON tells Blindside he will wait until the New Year to decide what he wants to do next after concussion...
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Features
/ 6 years agoChiefs lead chase for fly-half Malins
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Max Malins EXETER are leading the hunt to tempt highlyr...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBath seek new Ruaridh
BATH have their spies out in Japan seeking a bargain signing in the mould of Ruaridh McConnochie. Olympic silver medalist McConnochie...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLandry in spotlight
USA international Ben Landry, 28, knows another of couple of impressive performances in Japan could secure him a dream Premiership move....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoGallagher column: Tonga and Samoa should have a base in Auckland
Brendan Gallagher's focusses on the lineage of Tonga, Samoa and Fiji's squads, most of whom are based in New Zealand and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers send head of recruitment shopping for players in Australia
Tigers already have an eye on the 2020-21 season and are targeting some Wallabies
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Japan gets its sense of proportion just right
Nick Cain looks at how Japan is embracing its role as host nation of the World Cup in its own unique...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Phil Davies is admired as a glutton for punishment
Peter Jackson journeys back to 1987 when Wales and Phil Davies met the All Blacks
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Smart All Blacks kick the Springboks into disarray
Jeremy Guscott pinpoints the kicking game as an area where Steve Hansen outsmarted Rassie Erasmus
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Expect a reaction from Wales after Rob Howley’s departure
Shane Williams backs Jonathan Davies to provide a big impact for Wales in their World Cup opener with Georgia
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Eddie Jones will find Tonga give focus to his men
There is a huge gulf in resource between Tonga and England
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Features
/ 6 years agoLet the counties reps run our amateur game
COLIN BOAG Investment needed: Fiji did well against Australia, how much better with more money? Iwas on the list of the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
NICK STRINGER THE FORMER WASPS AND ENGLAND FULL-BACK ONE day when I was on the tube going to work, I couldn’t...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
REUBEN BIRD-TULLOCH NORTHAMPTON CENTRE Being released by Saracens might not be deemed the best career move. However, Reuben Bird-Tulloch aims to...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCips can’t hack biggame pressure, says Thompson
NEWS EXTRA WORLD Cup winner Steve Thompson thinks Eddie Jones was right to not include Danny Cipriani in his squad for...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSimon says it’s time to challenge for Top 4
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE SALE Sharks new signing Simon Hammersley says the time was right for him to move on...
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Features
/ 6 years agoEngland stars start long road to Tokyo
ENGLAND SEVENS ENGLAND 7s coach Simon Amor has finalised his squad for the new season which begins in Dubai on December...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoRugby World Cup facts you must know
Rugby World Cup records billions of viewership every time it is held. The upcoming Rugby World Cup is set to be...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: World Cup is the ultimate test of mental toughness
Jeff Probyn shares how the 1987 Rugby World Cup still rankles with him to this day
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Featured
/ 6 years agoWhat you need to know about the Rugby World Cup 2019
The Rugby World Cup 2019 is slated to kick off from September 20, and will last till November 2. This is...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Japan needs sumos who can play in the front row
Nick Cain questions whether have kept pace with the bulk and physicality of other Tier 2 nations
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Springboks are my pick, but only if Handre Pollard can stay fit
Handre Pollard was in dominant form during the Rugby Championship, as South Africa lifted the trophy
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: French refs see red more often than most
Peter Jackson analyses the tendency of French officials to dig out the red card
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Featured
/ 6 years agoWales coach Rob Howley sent home on the eve of the Rugby World Cup
A huge bombshell for Warren Gatland and the Wales camp to deal with
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Hadleigh Parkes will know when the time is right to by risky
Shane Williams pinpoints Hadleigh Parkes as the man central to Wales' backline
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Featured
/ 6 years agoProfile – Russia: How the Bear came in from the cold at last
Brendan Gallagher charts Russia's tortuous path to the World Cup
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Featured
/ 6 years agoJapan will go ballistic if Blossoms bloom at Rugby World Cup
Nick Cain sets out the teams who are likely to be in the quarter-finals, and pegs Japan and Fiji to be...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Cornish Pirates hooker Tom Channon
It's safe to say, the Cornish Pirates hooker hits the nail on the head with these selections for Room 101
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Features
/ 6 years agoSpringboks are my pick, but only if Pollard stays fit
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT Key man for South Arica: Fly-half Handre Pollard PICTURE: Getty Images THIS will be...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoDon’t have boots, Cips’ mum must travel
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SOS: Danny Cipriani DANNY Cipriani had to make an emergency SOS call to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoMarcus takes the Long view at Quins
MARCUS Smith believes that former League star Sean Long, who has joined the Harlequins coaching staff, will help take his game...












