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/ 8 years agoExit of Brown exposes growing split in rugby
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Brown’s decision to stand down as the RFU’s chief executive is undoubtedly...
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/ 8 years agoWhy not call for Spencer?
RICHARD Wigglesworth did not play badly when he came on for Danny Care in the second half of yesterday’s win over...
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/ 8 years agoWe’re still waiting for Lions to roar their complaint
THE silence of the Lions is deafening. We are not talking here about the former Lions players, coaches, and administrators –...
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/ 8 years agoWallabies for the high jump!
NICK CAIN TALKS TO AUSTRALIA’S WORLD CUP WINNING COACH BOB DWYER ABOUT NEXT WEEK’S TWICKENHAM CLASH Signs of life: Australia beat...
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/ 8 years agoYes, England like to smash Aussies but in a nice way!
Brendan Gallgher looks at the history of the England-Australia rivalry over the past century ENGLAND and Australia can both raise their...
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/ 8 years agoRFU president wanted to walk out when Burton got his marching orders
Sent off: Mike Burton MIKE Burton was no angel but the RFU were very supportive of their prop when he became...
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/ 8 years agoEngland v Australia through the decades
Triumph: England win the World Cup in 2003 1909: England lose 9-3 at Blackheath The first Test match between the two...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
JASON OAKES FORMER OTLEY AND NEWCASTLE LOCK AT the age of 13 I moved to Haydon Bridge High School, in the...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoIs technology improving or spoiling the game?
Love it or hate it, there has been no escaping the technology in England’s autumn series so far. Both of their...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: England are finding their courage again
Tenacious performance against the All Blacks is building hope again
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Don’t sacrifice Lions Tour for a duff cup competition
Killing off the Lions Tour is criminal, writes Nick Cain
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Bristol Bears hooker Tom Lindsay
Formerly of Wasps, Gloucester and Bedford
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/ 8 years agoEddie must give reserves chance to face Japan
NICK CAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S BIG MATCH AT TWICKENHAM WITH SOME ADVICE FOR THE ENGLAND BOSS ONE of the...
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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 years agoWant a try hat-trick? Go play against Italy
Electric: Ireland’s Jordan Larmour PICTURE: Getty Images JORDAN Larmour’s electrifying contribution to Ireland’s ritual demolition of Italy in Chicago last week...
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/ 8 years agoDublin ticket prices for All Blacks hit the heights
BILLYWilliams’ cabbage patch has staged some rewarding England matches in its time but never one as handsome as yesterday’s against the...
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/ 8 years agoThorburn gives Doddie plea the boot!
THEWelsh Rugby Union may have been shamed into making a donation to Doddie Weir’s charity raising funds for research into Motor...
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh lead race for Tuisue
In talks: Albert Tuisue FIJI flanker Albert Tuisue is poised to have talks with Premiership and PRO14 sides while in the...
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/ 8 years agoWorry for Japan
JAPAN will this week get the chance to see at first hand one of the things that worries them the most...
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/ 8 years agoQuins making moves for another Kiwi 10
HARLEQUINS are trying to bring New Zealand U20 vice captain Harry Plummer to the Twickenham Stoop for next season. Fly-half Plummer,...
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/ 8 years agoWatson ready to re-sign but JJ and Ewels holding out
Staying at the Rec: Anthony Watson BATH look to have won their battle to keep at least one of their out-of-contract...
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/ 8 years agoTownsend commits to new deal at Chiefs
EXETER Chiefs have won their tug-of-war with two of their West Country rivals to retain the services of Stu Townsend, below,...
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/ 8 years agoGet over it Rassie, slo-mo shows the ref was spot on
COLIN BOAG Slo-mo is a strange beast: sometimes it can make an incident seem to be more serious than it is,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 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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Columnists
/ 8 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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Columnists
/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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