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/ 7 years agoRoot of Folau case grew from shame of apartheid
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Controversy: Israel Folau this week reached a settlement...
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/ 7 years agoBest’s sound advice to start the Farrell era
Quiet time: Rory Best IT’S good to talk but occasionally it’s best to shut up and reflect on what you already...
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/ 7 years agoClimb for third Test will be the tricky bit
THE confirmed Lions itinerary for their visit to South Africa in 2021 is out and predictably there are two Tests at...
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/ 7 years agoEddie’s new broom must staart sweeping
ANALYSIS NICK CAIN ON THE CHANGES NECESSARY FOR ENGLA AND AS SIX NATIONS LOOMS No.8 options: Alex Dombrandt, left, and Sam...
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/ 7 years agoThe Light Blues’ mighty duo may be a godsend or a curse!
Brendan Gallagher looks at the 138th Varsity match, kicking off at Twickenham on Thursday Line-out strength: James Horwill was a stalwart...
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/ 7 years agoFiona and Jenni are Cambridge’s Curry twins in back row
ColCaptain: Fiona Shuttleworth A NEW-LOOK Cambridge Women’s side will be seeking their fourth win in five Varsity matches at Twickenham in...
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/ 7 years agoON THE BLID SIDE
Nakarawa staying in France BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER European player of the year Leone Nakarawa is unlikely...
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/ 7 years agoDistilling the cream from Oxford’s 150 historic years
Elegance at No.10: Richard Sharp playing against Wales As Oxford gather for a 150th anniversary dinner at the Hurlingham club on...
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/ 7 years agoTigers in hunt f or Pumas enf orcer
Wanted: Matías Alemanno LEICESTER TIGERS have made a move to lure Argentina lock Matías Alemanno to Welford Road when his contr...
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/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER HARLEQUINS, WORCESTER& EXETER BACK-ROWER. KAI HORSTMANN ICAME straight out of my first meeting with Rob Baxter and rang my...
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/ 7 years agoMulipola eyes Kingston Park exit
NEWCASTLE Falcons are looking to revamp their squad at the end of the season with prop forward Logovi’i Mulipola set to...
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/ 7 years agoWar riors in pole f or Abendanon
FORMER England full-back Nick Abendanon is set to retur n to the United Kingdom when his contract with Clermont Auvergne runs...
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/ 7 years agoBoyd notletting goof Vesty
NORTHAMPTON Saints head coach Chris Boyd is not ready to let one of his coaches go and join England’s backroom staff....
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/ 7 years agoGustard on lookout f or cavalry
HARLEQUINS boss Paul Gustard is desperately trying to get some reinforcements into the club before they retur n to Premiership action...
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/ 7 years agoDon’t neglect Italianspleads Campagnaro
■By NEALEHARVEY Mighty Quin: Michele Campagnaro has settled in well at the Stoop PICTURE: Getty Images HARLEQUINS centre Michele Campagnaro insists...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoSeeds of Springboks multi-racial glory were sewn by student ‘yobs’
Brendan Gallagher recalls the 'Protest Tour' of 1969, fifty years on
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: The Welsh way once ruled – not anymore
Peter Jackson on the sorry state of affairs at the Ospreys and how Welsh coaching talent once thrived
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Dream Team
/ 7 years agoDream Team: Sale Sharks and ex-Stade Francais back row Jono Ross
This is just a ridiculous team named by the Sale Sharks captain, who has played in England, South Africa and France
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/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Magical Radradra can cast spell on the Premiership
Jeremy Guscott reflects on what Bristol's signing of the Bordeaux Begles and Fiji star Radradra means for the rest of the...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Wayne Pivac hasn’t done bad after one week’s work
Shane Williams saw plenty of positives in Wales' win over the Barbarians
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoNorthampton Saints will move on Ben Youngs should talks with Tigers fail
Cobus Reinach has been offered an eye-watering amount of money by Montpellier, and Saints could turn to Ben Youngs to replace...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoHarrington column: Mourad Boudjellal ready to pack his bags at Toulon
Is one of rugby's most eccentric owners set to leave the Top 14?
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/ 7 years agoGloucester have eye on top prop Schonert
GLOUCESTER are keen on signing Worcester Warriors tight-head Nick Schonert who is out of contract at the end of the season....
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/ 7 years agoGraham could head back to Scotland
Move: Gary Graham GLASGOW are hoping to temp Scotland flanker Gary Graham back north of the border when his Newcastle Falcons...
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/ 7 years agoSopoaga set to end his stay at Wasps
Bad signing? Lima Sopoaga WASPS could lose former All Black fly-half Lima Sopoaga when his contract runs out at the end...
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/ 7 years agoBurns: I want to play fly-half if I stay
FREDDIE Burns will seek assurances from under-pressure Bath boss Stuart Hopper that he will play in his preferred position of fly-half...
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/ 7 years agoBrown ruled out for season after surgery
HARLEQUINS full-back Mike Brown, below, is set to miss the rest of the season after surgery on a knee injury. The...
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/ 7 years agoAki agrees new deal
IRELAND centre Bundee Aki has signed a contract extension with Connacht which will keep him at the club until the end...
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/ 7 years agoI’ll manage Arsenal next jokes Eddie
ENGLAND head coach Eddie Jones says he would ‘love to coach’ Arsenal. The England rugby chief joined Alan Brazil and Ally...
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/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
TOM FRENCH THE FORMER WASPS, NOTTINGHAM, LONDON WELSH & ENGLAND SAXONS PROP THE 2007 Heineken Cup Final was probably my 50th...
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/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NEALE HARVEY THIBAUD FLAMENT WASPS FLANKER/LOCK At 22, Thibaud Flament would not normally fall into young gun territory. However, the story...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoThree years of refining Italy, Conor O’Shea got the selection wrong for Azzurri
A look at Conor O'Shea's time in charge of Italy which yielded a 23 per cent win rate in Tests
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/ 7 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears & England U20 hooker Will Capon
Capon talks to Neale Harvey about working with Harry Thacker and John Afoa at Bristol
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoGallagher column: Saracens embodied the old pioneering spirit
The Premiership has become safe and conservative, writes Brendan Gallagher
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Featured
/ 7 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Ireland prop Paul Wallace
One of the Lions' victorious tourists to win in South Africa in 1997
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoGloucester in move for unsettled England star Kyle Sinckler
Sinckler is out of contract next season and extension talks with Harlequins have stalled, Neil Fissler reports
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Featured
/ 7 years agoRoom 101: Worcester Warriors tighthead prop Nick Schonert
The Durban-born forward offers his three pet peeves awaiting entry to Room 101
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years ago100 years of Loughborough: Yes, history truly is made inside these walls
Brendan Gallagher charts the remarkable 100 year history of Loughborough University and the institution's contribution to British sport
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Pathfinder Bedford lay ground for Siya Kolisi
The Springboks captain during the Apartheid era who was the first to recognise change was needed in South Africa
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/ 7 years agoCain column: End this secrecy over Saracens
Nick Cain examines the questions that remain as Saracens accept salary cap punishment
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/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Support new lads, don’t give them flak
Shane Williams urges Wales fans to get behind overseas-born new call-ups Johnny McNicholl and Willis Halaholo
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Features
/ 7 years agoMy St Luke’s pack would have seen off Loughborough
ELSEWHERE in The Rugby Paper I have offered up lavish praise to Loughborough Students on their 100th anniversary for the remarkable...
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/ 7 years agoYes, history truly is made within these wonder walls
Track royalty: Sebastian Coe running for Loughborough University in May 1980, the year of his first Olympic gold PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 7 years agoLoughborough had mighty imprint on 2003 World Cup victory
Boss: Clive Woodward RARELY has the Loughborough influence been more prominent than during RWC2003 when Sir Clive Woodward deliberately surrounded himself...
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/ 7 years agoLoughborough All-Stars XV
Recent graduate: Harry Williams England stars: Andy Robinson and Fran Cotton JEFF BUTTERFIELD: Arrived at Loughborough Colleges from Whitcliff Mount GS...
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/ 7 years agoSaints put Earle in their sights
The Beast’s price is too high for Prem clubs BY NEILFISSLER Attracting interest: Nathan Earle SPRINGBOK prop Tendai Mtawarira is unlikely...
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