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/ 7 years agoLoved Quins but France offer too good to refuse
Neale Harvey talks to former Harlequins lock George Merrick about his surprise move to France Winning start: George Merrick in action...
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/ 7 years agoPRO14 step in to help protect referees’ mental health
THE PRO14 has stepped into uncharted waters with a positive move to help protect the mental health of referees. With the...
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/ 7 years agoPayments to players transforms our game
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND WOMEN’S CAPTAIN Big move: Saracens are paying retainers and match fees PICTURE: Getty Images Richmond Women have...
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/ 7 years agoHooper sending the cavalry to Carnegie
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler BATH boss Stuart Hooper could be about to come to the aid of former club...
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/ 7 years agoEngland ace Sinckler is a wanted man
HARLEQUINS tighthead Kyle Sinckler is set to have at least three Premiership clubs chasing his services if he doesn’t agree a...
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/ 7 years agoDefeat to Wales led to big changes
Neil Fissler talks to Peter Winterbottom about the lasting effects of the 1987 World Cup ENGLAND badly needed a kick up...
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/ 7 years agoDragons build new dynasty on old alliances
■ By JAMES CANDY NEWS EXTRA RHODRI Williams says reliving the past is the secret to success at the Dragons this...
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/ 7 years agoKey for Azzurri is to discover an ‘Italian way’
NICK SCOTT IS DoR FOR RUGBY COLORNO, A TOP 12 CLUB IN ITALY. HE HAS WORKED FOR THE RFU AS NATIONAL...
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/ 7 years agoUrios returns to Castres in triumph as his Begles roll on
A WEEKLY ROUND-UP OF ALL THE ACTION FROM THE TOP 14 FRENCH WRAP BORDEAUX-BEGLES’ frenzied start to the Top 14 season...
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/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WASPS, NORTHAMPON, NEWCASTLE AND LONDON IRISH WING JOHN RUDD WHEN I was at Wasps, after a couple of breakthrough...
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/ 7 years agoChester dazzled despite the racists
Brendan Gallagher recalls the troubled life of Springbok star Chester Williams Poster boy: Chester Williams in action during the 1995 World...
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/ 7 years ago5am train to Cornwall is dedication all right!
MY CLUB ESHER JON NEWCOMBE SPEAKS WITH A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN. THIS...
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/ 7 years agoStrength in depth is England trump card
COLIN BOAG Money-spinner: Wales full-back Hallam Amos makes a break against Ireland With the RWC warm-up matches completed, what have we...
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/ 7 years agoChester Williams, only black player from South Africa’s 1995 World Cup win, dies aged 49
Springboks legend dies two months after 1995 team-mate James Small
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/ 7 years agoDai Young Q&A: This is my last contract at Wasps then I want Test level
A big interview with the Wasps director of rugby you shouldn't miss
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/ 7 years agoRoom 101: Chinnor full-back Chris Wolfe-Elder
Wolfe-Elder shares his three picks awaiting entry or blocking from Room 101
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/ 7 years agoYoung Guns: Bath flanker Miles Reid on lessons learned
Set for more game time at Bath after Louw's departure and Underhill on England duty?
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/ 7 years agoJackson column: Schalk Brits set for swansong on grandest stage
The former Saracens hooker continues to defy his age as a central character in Rassie Eramus' plans
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/ 7 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Italy full-back Luke McLean
Luke McLean talks World Cups and being coached as a debutant by Nick Mallett
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/ 7 years agoGallagher column: Agustin Pichot is right to question his own world rankings
Brendan Gallagher looks at where the World Rugby rankings model is weakest
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/ 7 years agoCain column: At last, the Tier Two clubs come out fighting
Nick Cain writes about the latest efforts by the Premiership to payoff the Championship into accepting ring-fencing
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/ 7 years agoBig signings won’t hinder London Irish young guns, says Davis
Could the young crop coming through at London Irish be held back by the likes of Waisake Naholo and Sean O'Brien?
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/ 7 years agoNow I can try to follow my hero Thompson, says Jack Singleton
"You only find out you're in the England squad when you get added to the WhatsApp group" - Singleton
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/ 7 years agoAshes hero Ben Stokes shows Ben Youngs how to hit peak
Ben Stokes produced heroics at Headingley when the England cricket team needed it - and the same might be for Ben...
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/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Jarrod Evans has the ability to be a star in Japan
Shane Williams spells the attributes which make Jarrod Evans an able back-up to Dan Biggar
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/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Pack display was poetry
Jeremy Guscott's verdict on England's barnstorming performance from the pack against Ireland
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/ 7 years agoJarrod has the ability to be a star in Japan
Self-belief: Jarrod Evans has that little bit of arrogance that’s priceless in a No.10 PICTURE: Getty Images WARREN Gatland names his...
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/ 7 years agoAshes hero Ben shows Youngs how to improve
On stand by: Richard Wigglesworth, Dan Robson, Danny Care ENGLAND’S stand-by No.9s like the Saracens duo Ben Spencer and Richard Wigglesworth,...
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/ 7 years agoSurvivors from 2015 ‘have learned from their mistakes’
BEN Youngs is England’s senior player, and, as a veteran of the 2011 and 2015 World Cup disappointments, the 88-cap scrum-half...
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/ 7 years agoThis is my last contract at Wasps then I want Test side
Q&ADAI YOUNG ON THE RECORD Wasps supremo Dai Young tells NEALE HARVEY how he aims to take Wasps back to the...
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/ 7 years agoVitalised Attwood comes full circle
NEALE HARVEY talks to Bristol’s new lock star Dave Attwood about his return home Renaissance man: Dave Attwood enjoyed a good...
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/ 7 years agoPichot’s right to question his own world rankings!
RUGBY MATTERS Rout: Italy’s Luca Morisi and Michele Campagnaro celebrate a try against Russia BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the...
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/ 7 years agoCarnival time calling as the Baa-Baas go to Brazil
The Barbarians famously enjoy a spot of relaxed team bonding before their big games and that approach could reach a new...
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/ 7 years agoHardy dares to take on SAS hero Paddy
TOM Hardy might or might not be the next James Bond when Daniel Craig steps down but the Mad Max and...
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/ 7 years agoTop four finish is a must says Bath prop Obano
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA BENO Obano has warned Bath anything other than a Premiership semi-final place would constitute failure this...
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/ 7 years agoFined 50 for not speaking Italian!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY High point: Luke McLean playing for Italy against Ireland at RWC2015 PICTURE: Getty Images LUKE McLEAN THE FORMER...
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/ 7 years agoNo moping, I need to keep mentally steady
Neil Fissler finds Harry Williams in work mode after a disappointing end to his summer Combative: Harry Williams in World Cup...
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/ 7 years agoFranks cut by All Blacks
NEW Zealand have left Northampton-bound prop Owen Franks out of their 31-man World Cup squad. Franks, 31, has won 108 caps...
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/ 7 years agoControversial Te’o finds it tough going in Top 14 debut
FRENCH WRAP A WEEKLY ROUND-UP OF ALL THE ACTION FROM THE TOP 14 Axed England centre Ben Te’o was thrust straight...
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/ 7 years agoAt last, the Tier Two clubs come out fighting
THERE was a three-pronged attack this week which culminated in a significant victory for the English Championship clubs, and a bloody...
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/ 7 years agoFarming stock keep Wharfedale solvent
Threshfield legend:John Spencer PICTURE: John Ashton @ickledot MY CLUB WHARFEDALE JON NEWCOMBE SPEAKS WITH A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT...
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/ 7 years agoMercenary Te’o puts cash before country
Mercenary Te’o puts cash before country PICTURE: Getty Images BEN TE’O’S decision to turn his back on England during the World...
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/ 7 years agoFord and Farrell look right call for England
JEFF PROBYN With the warm up games almost done and dusted and the team’s focus set on Japan, what did we...
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/ 7 years agoOnly the word Yorkshire saved Carnegie’s bacon
COLIN BOAG Struggling: Yorkshire Carnegie have become the Championship’s problem child In his column last weekend, Jeff Probyn made the case...
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/ 7 years agoProbyn column: This Italy warm-up game should be in Yorkshire
Jeff Probyn shares his view on Newcastle United's St James' Park hosting England's match against Italy
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