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/ 7 years agoMemorial to rugby’s fallen in the Great War
ONE of rugby’s many tributes to those who fell during World War 1 this weekend has been a special commemoration gathering...
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/ 7 years agoThink outside the box to offer fringe players an opportunity to shine
MY team to play Japan is based on Eddie Jones being able to pick any English player from any Premiership club...
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/ 7 years agoLet battle commence for the final place in Japan
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE RWC2019 repechage tournament – the first of...
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/ 7 years agoFight Kiwi fire with fire to rekindle Chicago flame
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to next week’s clash in Dublin between the world’s top two teams Breaking the duck: Conor Murray...
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/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
MIKE UMAGA FORMER SAMOA AND ROTHERHAM BACK AND DoR AT BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE BEING booed by 60- odd thousand South Africans...
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/ 7 years agoIrish heartbreak in Dublin
1963: Ireland 5 New Zealand 6 Only the fourth time the countries ever met and Ireland came very close, only running...
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/ 7 years agoAnswering the call…
Brendan Gallagher looks at some of the extraordinary rugby players - individuals from all backgrounds, nations and clubs and of differing...
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/ 7 years agoHero Perrett snubbed for his year with League
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Fred Perrett’s gravestone can be found in the British cemetery in a corner...
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/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
ALEXCRAIG GLOUCESTER LOCK Alex Craig’s first team debut for Gloucester against Wasps a fortnight ago was a long time coming but...
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/ 7 years agoZach Kibirige on Newcastle’s competition for places with Goneva, Sinoti Sinoti and the emerging Adam Radwan
Radwan is a massive 'weapon for us' says Falcons teammate
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/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Wales will be ready for the Aussies now
Limit the game to forwards play and Wales can be victorious over Wallabies
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/ 7 years agoJackson column: How Melon made a real prune out of Ronan O’Gara
A whopping 134 Tests epitomised by one moment of prop brilliance in 2005
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/ 7 years agoBad times are good for facing All Blacks
OVER the decades, playing New Zealand has provided the ultimate Test with teams needing to be in top shape mentally and...
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/ 7 years agoCov give Canuks World Cup tuning
Warm-up: Robbie Povey CANADA will be renewing old friendships at Coventry tomorrow night when they play their final warm-up before the...
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/ 7 years agoRUGBY MATTERS: Carling can teach these modern players so much
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE appointment of Will Carling as a leadership mentor/guru to...
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/ 7 years agoBeware rope-a-dope tactics
England must be wary of the All Blacks sucker punch on counter attack NICK CAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO THE BIG ONE...
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/ 7 years agoIt’s a wipeout for Red Rose in the best team selection
OWEN Farrell, Maro Itoje and a fit Manu Tuilagi, left, are the only England players who would tempt the All Black...
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/ 7 years agoEvans: Kiwis ‘are trying new moves’
By ADAM HATHAWAY FORMER New Zealand flyhalf Nick Evans has warned Northern Hemisphere fans not to read too much into the...
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/ 7 years agoRowntree’s expertise can help the Lelos breakthrough
Brendan Gallagher looks at the testing Autumn series awaiting Georgia’s World Cup squad Expert tuition: Graham Rowntree, below, is working with...
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/ 7 years agoIt’s going to get brutal out there for the Pumas
Brendan Gallagher analyses the task ahead of new Pumas head coach Mario Ledesma Barnstorming flanker: Pablo Matera SO which Pumas team...
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/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
TOM CHEESEMAN THE FORMER BATH, HARLEQUINS & ESHER CENTRE Getting dropped a week after scoring a hat-trick against Worcester in the...
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/ 7 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE: Prop Boyce on the Wasps radar
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @ neilfissler WASPS are keeping tabs on Harlequins loosehead Lewis Boyce who could quit the...
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/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
WORCESTER CENTRE OLLIE LAWRENCE Worcester’s academy is providing a rich seam of talent right now and amongst the promising teenagers pushing...
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/ 7 years agoSarries and Tigers eye Ewels bid
Talks: Charlie Ewels SARACENS and Leicester Tigers are both showing an interest in England second row Charlie Ewels who is out...
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/ 7 years agoQuickfire try double fires Bath to top of the table
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES RESULTSwent with form as a full ticket of Wednesday fixtures gave some shape to the table....
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/ 7 years agoBurgess Mk 2 set to switch
GEORGE BURGESS, below, the younger brother of controversial former England international Sam, has admitted he would be interested in making a...
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/ 7 years agoJoseph may need to cut £300k wage to stay at the Rec
On the move? Jonathan Joseph JONATHAN Joseph’s future at Bath seems uncertain with Premiership rivals waiting to speak to him at...
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/ 7 years agoDevoto yet to agree new deal with Chiefs
OLLIE Devoto could be set to leave former Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs when his contract runs out at the end of...
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/ 7 years agoWatching this, I wouldn’t let my kid play League
COLIN BOAG With a dearth of ‘proper’ rugby last weekend, I was reduced to watching Rugby League, something I haven’t done...
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/ 7 years agoGallagher column: Where have Eddie’s bullying forwards got to?
Time is running out for Eddie to sort out his pack
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Dream Team
/ 7 years agoDream Team: Bath second row Dave Attwood
Attwood picks a XV from his time at the Rec, Bristol, Gloucester and Toulon
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/ 7 years agoWhy altitude sickness is the main Irish enemy now
BRENDAN GALLAGHER IDENTIFIES AN ONGOING SENSE OF CAUTION IN A NATION’S RUGBY PSYCHE Needs starts: Jordan Larmour Ireland and the Irish...
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/ 7 years agoMaori wanderlust thrilling the world for 140 years
Brendan Gallagher is left to marvel at the missionary zeal of the game’s great tourists Famous win: NZ Maori beat England...
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/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER PREMIERSHIP REFEREE ASHLEY ROWDEN DO I miss refereeing? I don’t miss the training, I don’t miss the travelling, but...
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/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
BRISTOL UTILITY BACK CHARLIE POWELL HOMEGROWN Bristol players have been thin on the ground in recent seasons but Charlie Powell is...
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/ 7 years agoBeck’s late score helps in Cutting down the champs
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES ANOTHER set of tableturning results compressed the league table yet further on Wednesday night in Round...
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/ 7 years agoTackle flaws have already devalued European Cup
COLIN BOAG No escape: Danny Cipriani just braced himself for impact It is hard to overstate the parlous situation that rugby...
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/ 7 years agoPicking Tuilagi at 12 will give the forwards a target
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Firing on all four: Manu Tuilagi has brought a new dimension to Leicester’s play in Europe...
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/ 7 years agoDream Team: Bristol Bears flanker Steven Luatua picks his XV
A team steeped with All Blacks
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Featured
/ 7 years agoYoung Gun – Sale Sharks fly-half Kieran Wilkinson
... A fly-half named Wilkinson
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/ 7 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SARACENS are weighing up a move for Western Province captain Chris van Zyl as...
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/ 7 years agoStormers prop duo sought by Diamond
Tight-head: Frans Malherbe SALE SHARKS have made no secret of the fact that they want to strengthen their front row and...
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/ 7 years agoWasps fancy Ibitoye to fill Wade gap
Exciting wing talent: Gabriel Ibitoye WASPS have put Gabriel Ibitoye, one of the most exciting wing talents in the Northern Hemisphere,...
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/ 7 years agoScarlets ramp up search for a new playmaker
SAM Davies and Owen Williams have been identified by the Scarlets as potential new playmaker options for next season. The Llanelli-based...
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/ 7 years agoSingleton starts new contract talk
WORCESTER are keen to build on their good start to the new season by opening contract talks with hooker Jack Singleton....
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