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/ 6 years agoKickings stamped their mark on me!
ALEX BYWATER discovers what made Wales star Paul James a teak tough prop No backwards step: Paul James in World Cup...
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/ 6 years agoJudge’s fairytale rise to Euro ruler
NEALE HARVEY talks to Christian Judge about his remarkable journey to the game’s summit Giant steps: Christian Judge on the charge...
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/ 6 years agoBastareaud is mugged by Brunel – or Galthie!
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Retired from France: Mathieu Bastareaud has been axed from the World Cup squad PICTURE: Getty Images SQUAD:...
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/ 6 years agoJaguares’ success is big warning for Eddie
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ARGENTINA are on the march ahead of their 2019 World Cup ‘Pool of...
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/ 6 years agoChinese billionaire behind world plan
China’s richest man: Wang Jianlin, the force behind the Nations Cup COLIN BOAG Last Wednesday was a great day for the...
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/ 6 years agoShakeup failed over failure to sell it properly
THE shelving of World Rugby’s plans to introduce a World League – or Nations Championship – in 2022 is a pity...
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/ 6 years agoEddie must take three scrum-halves to Japan
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK EDDIE Jones is far more experienced as an international head coach than most, so when he...
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/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Gloucester, England and Lions prop Phil Blakeway
Phil Blakeway revels he the battles he had with Wales and France
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/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Premiership final must be brought forward to accomodate 2021 Lions tour
Lion #628 Jeremy Guscott dissects how the planning for the Lions tour holds multiple facets
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/ 6 years agoYoung Gun: Saracens and England U20 back row Andy Christie
Schooled at Harrow and mentored last summer by Rodney So'oialo on his trip to New Zealand
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/ 6 years agoMathieu Bastareaud dropped by Jacques Brunel in France’s Rugby World Cup squad
No place for vice-captain Mathieu Bastareaud
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/ 6 years agoWorld Cup hat-trick – yet Webbe had no idea
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Unknowing hero: Glen Webbe in action for Wales Glen Webbe will forever be...
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/ 6 years agoDragons boss Ryan swoops for Griffiths
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler NEWPORT DRAGONS have made a last minute swoop to tempt Saracens former England U20...
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/ 6 years agoRetallick chooses Land of Sun rather than rain
BRODIE Retallick’s explanation for his next career move post-World Cup amounted to an admission that playing in Japan is a piece...
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/ 6 years agoLansdown tops rugby rich list of owners
Richest: Steve Lansdown BRISTOL BEARS owner Steve Lansdown has retained his place as the richest owner in the Premiership. Lansdown and...
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/ 6 years agoOutcast Ford finds his rightful place in Hall of Fame
THE Coal Exchange in Cardiff Docks has long been renowned as the setting for the first seven- figure deal of the...
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/ 6 years agoO’Connor could go south to gain World Cup spot
Wanted in Australia: James O’Connor WESTERN FORCE are keen to re-sign Sale Sharks utility back James O’Connor who has another year...
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/ 6 years agoZach’s deal at Wasps confirmed
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have announced the signing of winger Zach Kibirige from relegated Newcastle Falcons, as revealed in Blindside last weekend....
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/ 6 years agoTuilagi left clubless after axe by Tigers
FRED TUILAGI Jnr is still looking for a club after being told by Leicester Tigers that he won’t be getting a...
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/ 6 years agoPirates sign two more
SCRUM-HALF Jean-Baptist Bruzulier, 26, has joined Cornish Pirates. He is the third player to join from Yorkshire Carnegie. Pirates have also...
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/ 6 years agoGatland will need all his steel to take on the Boks
NICK CAIN ON THE DEBT THE LIONS OWE THEIR NEWLY-APPOINTED 2021 HEAD COACH Pilloried in 2005: Clive Woodward Mission accomplished: Warren...
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/ 6 years agoBlues return for Tovey
JASONTovey will return to Cardiff Arms Park for a second stint after signing a two-year deal with Cardiff Blues. The 30-year-old...
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/ 6 years agoGATLAND ON….
…Lost 2009 series, Altitude wars…and England “For me it is unfinished business. We have to get the scheduling right. I was...
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/ 6 years agoSolomons staying on
WORCESTER DoR Alan Solomons has committed himself to the club until the end of the 2021/22 season. Solomons’ existing contract expires...
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/ 6 years agoGale quits Warriors to run the Quins academy
■By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA CHIM Gale is reportedly set to become academy manager at Harlequins after leaving Worcester Warriors. Gale...
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/ 6 years agoToulon’s rapid decline sinks to new depths
PETER JACKSON reveals his exclusive table of Europe’s best and worst disciplined Worst offenders: Toulon back row Liam Messame is sent...
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/ 6 years agoScarlets upgrade
PARC y Scarlets is to have a new state-of-the-art playing surface in time for the start of the 2019-20 season. The...
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/ 6 years agoWin or lose in Japan, RFU have right men at the top
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Second chance: Sir Clive Woodward is the only coach to lead England...
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/ 6 years agoHill’s enjoying high life again after painful axe
NEALE HARVEY talks to former England star Richard Hill about his success in France Building a legacy in Normandy: Richard Hill...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
REON JOSEPH EALING TRAILFINDERS WINGER Ask Reon Joseph who his role model is and the answer is unequivocal. “Joe Cokanasiga, just...
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/ 6 years agoWelshmen will play key role in South Africa
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND One club man: Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images THERE is no rest in rugby...
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/ 6 years agoIrish count cost of signing Jackson
Controversy: Paddy Jackson leaves court after his acquittal on a rape charge COLIN BOAG I’ve never much enjoyed watching rugby at...
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/ 6 years agoRemove this loophole allowing players to switch allegiance
ISRAEL Folau’s sacking by Rugby Australia has been one of our sport’s biggest controversies this year. I don’t want to get...
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/ 6 years agoInexplicable not to bring Premiership final forward
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK England’s finest: This year’s Premiership final contained a number of would-be Lions starters PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoWorld Cup is the start of properly taking the game global
I’VE spent the last week or so in Japan as there are now less than 100 days to go until the...
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/ 6 years agoAll Blacks jeers gave RFU boss his mission
NICK CAIN talks to the RFU’s new chief excecutive Bill Sweeney about his vision for the English game BILL Sweeney says...
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/ 6 years agoBoyd’s building an arsenal for all-out attack on the top two
Q&A MATT FERGUSON ON THE RECORD Game-changer: Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd imparts his wisdom PICTURES: Getty Images Predicting big...
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/ 6 years agoHonoured to jog behind the greats
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL BLAKEWAY THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS , ENGLAND AND GLOUCESTER PROP Front row club: England prop...
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/ 6 years agoMunster recruit Stephen Larkham to new-look coaching staff
Johann van Graan adds Larkham to coaching staff one week after announcement of Graham Rowntree
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/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Do late developers stand a chance of England selection?
As we start what will be a short summer break for those players who hope to play a part in the...
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/ 6 years agoQ&A: Todd Blackadder goes on the record about his time at Bath
Todd Blackadder on his time at Bath, Stuart Hooper, the relentless of the Premiership fixture list, and the salary cap
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/ 6 years agoRonan O’Gara to leave Crusaders for move closer to home
O'Gara said in May that he is always in contact with Munster amid 'two or three other options'
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/ 6 years agoWarren Gatland confirmed as Lions coach for 2021 tour
Tour to South Africa will be the Kiwi's third as head coach
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/ 6 years agoHalfpenny at 15 but give Liam a free role
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Sensational season: Liam Williams PICTURE: Getty Images LLIAM Williams can now rightly lay claim to...
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/ 6 years agoNo pain no gain in Warren’s World Cup beastings
I HOPE the Wales squad are enjoying their holidays… because the pain will soon arrive! The strength and conditioning team Warren...
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/ 6 years agoWorld Cup has turned two Welsh coaches into rivals
By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA Phil Davies Lyn Jones WELSH coaches Phil Davies and Lyn Jones will go to head to...
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/ 6 years agoFrom Waratah wannabe to Blue through and through
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JAMES PRITCHARD CANADA’S ALL-TIME RECORD POINTS SCORER AND FORMER BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON, PERPIGNAN, PLYMOUTH, COVENTRY AND AMPTHILL FULL-BACK Bedford...
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/ 6 years agoHammersley: That crazy Sale back line was too good to miss
By NEALE HARVEY Impact: Simon Hammersley runs in to score England’s second try against the Barbarians PICTURE: Getty Images RUNNING machine...
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/ 6 years agoMaking amends for my Wales mess up
JON NEWCOMBE talks to former England lock Geoff Parling about his new role as a coach Highs and lows: Geoff Parling...
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