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Columnists
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoHow the Bear came in from the cold at last
Brendan Gallagher charts the tortuous route of Russia’s RWC qualification Russian qualified: Anton Rudoy. Centre: Coach Lyn Jones. Right: Romania’s Sione...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLynagh’s bowled over
Michael Lynagh tells Adam Hathaway why Eddie Jones’ boys can go all the way Huge runner: Joe Cokanasiga Michael Lynagh has...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
SAM WAINRIGHT SARACENS TIGHTHEAD Sam Wainwright grew up admiring New Zealand’s double World Cup-winning brothers, Owen and Ben Franks. Now, he...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFood, science and rugby… what a job!
THE FORMER ENGLAND XV, BATH, LONDON IRISH, NEWCASTLE AND GLOUCESTER SECOND ROW MY LIFE IN RUGBY JAMES HUDSON Camel charge: James...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup will inspire kids all around globe
THE FORMER ENGLAND AND LIONS LOCK, NOW COACHING AT MELBOURNE REBELS, REFLECTS ON HIS TIME COACHING IN AFRICA AS PART OF...
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Features
/ 7 years agoChirpy annnouncers and Mexican Waves. Ugh!
COLIN BOAG Lack of atmosphere: England v Italy in Newcastle England’s final RWC warm-up match at St James’Park was spoiled for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 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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Features
/ 7 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
/ 7 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...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoSharks in chase for yet another South African
Wanted: Scrum-half Embrose Papier SALE Sharks are interested in adding another South African to their squad and are offering a three-month...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoHistory-maker La Toya runs the line
FORMER Red Roses scrum-half La Toya Mason created history on Friday evening when she ran touch as an assistant referee at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoBoyd tells Hartley not to rush his recovery
Relax: Dylan Hartley CHRIS Boyd is putting no time frame on Dylan Hartley’s return to action and will leave it up...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup is the ultimate test of mental toughness
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Early arrival: England players in Tokyo this week PICTURE: Getty Images As...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoFrench refs see red more often than most
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Decisive action: Scott Barrett is shown the red card by Jerome Garces PICTURE:...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoGatland’s law won’t lock up Priestland
THE confusion created by the Welsh Rugby Union over the complexities of their 60-cap rule has clouded Rhys Priestland’s international future....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoKiwis of the world are gathering
A NOTHER New Zealand XV will be competing in Japan, an itinerant one made up of those All Black wannabes who...
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Dream Team
/ 7 years agoYoung Guns: Newcastle Falcons scrum-half Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti
Nordli-Kelemeti explains to Neale Harvey how he found rugby after the death of his mother when he was six
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: No sweat, we’re ready for Georgia and Australia
Shane Williams wants to see Wales use their wingers in a different way to be truly devastating
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoGallagher column: So troubling to see Devin Toner replaced by a mercenary
South Africa-born lock Jean Kleyn will be playing in the World Cup for Ireland
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Featured
/ 7 years agoFabien Galthie calls time on the fabled French eccentricity
Nick Cain assesses the challenge a new-look France side pose to England in the World Cup pools
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Carpet layer Steve Ford finds World Cup is a stitch-up
Peter Jackson tracks down the 'invisible Welshman' who claims a record few others hold
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: Truth about that players World Cup pool in 1991
Jeff Probyn on the monetisation of rugby between the inaugural World Cup and 1995
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoRivals lie in wait for Kyle Sinckler as Harlequins prop enters last year of deal
The England prop is wanted by three other Premiership clubs
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Theatrics have no place on the great stage in Japan
Expecting histrionics from Yoann Huget at the World Cup?
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Featured
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Quarter-final exit beckons again for out-of-sorts Ireland
Jeremy Guscott envisages the usual outcome Ireland have become accustomed to at World Cups
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoChester Williams dazzled in spite of post-Apartheid racial frictions
Brendan Gallagher recalls the life of Springboks wing Chester Williams
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Featured
/ 7 years agoRugby World Cup 2019 – What the Bookies Say on the Eve of Tournament
The bookmakers don’t always get it right when it comes to rugby union. If they did, then the All Blacks would...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDepressed Reid now on a high for RWC
■ By GARY HEATLY NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND loosehead Gordon Reid has revealed that he felt like giving up rugby altogether last...













