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Features
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks aim for the solar plexus
THE continued domination of the Rugby Championship by New Zealand, reflected in their two runaway wins so far over the Wallabies...
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/ 7 years agoHeed this Beauden lesson
IF any international coaches out there needed reminding of the importance of fierce competition for places in their squads all the...
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/ 7 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Tigers keen to land Macken LEICESTER TIGERS are believed to have offered former Wasps...
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/ 7 years agoWRU may scrap dual contracts to save cash
Pioneer: Warburton THE WRU have held high level discussions about scrapping their Dual National Contracts, Blindside can reveal. The Welsh Union...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSaracens battle to keep Skelton from going home
Wanted: Will Skelton SARACENS are facing an uphill battle to retain the services of Wallaby lock Will Skelton when his contract...
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/ 7 years agoQuins may seek cover for Saili’s new injury
Blow: Francis Saili HARLEQUINS could be set to enter the transfer market after former All Black centre Francis Saili received another...
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/ 7 years agoBroken but now bowed, the Dragons fight back
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Reason to be cheerful: Cory Hill PICTURE: Getty Images Had someone devised a...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoFEATURE: Rob Baxter on Exeter’s prospects in the Premiership and Europe and why ring-fencing would be ‘morally wrong’
Is there any part of Exeter Chiefs that director of rugby Baxter doesn't have a role within?
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Johnny Sexton has become invisible in the PRO14
Peter Jackson points out that Johnny Sexton has played in one PRO14 match in Wales over the past two years
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEaster: I learned more in adversity with Quins than if we were on hot form
Nick Easter speaks to Neale Harvey about leaving the Stoop and how he got the job in Durban with the Sharks
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Deafening WRU silence over the future of Cardiff Arms Park worries me
Shane Williams gives his take on the future of a ground with grand standing in the history of Welsh rugby
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoAbuse at Twickenham made me consider retiring, says Nigel Owens
The official reveals comments were shouted from the stands during a Test between England and New Zealand
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBiggar: Good to get out of the goldfish bowl
'I put playing for Wales above the Lions' says the new arrival at Franklin's Gardens
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoGive Danny Cipriani a chance like the ECB with Stokes, Vickery urges
Phil Vickery calls for caution by the RFU and Eddie Jones
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Aussies look like a junior team
Michael Cheika's future as Wallabies coach has been called into question Down Under
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarlequins release former Hartpury star Jonas Mikalcius
27 tries for Hartpury when they won promotion to the Championship
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoUlster’s Rory Best keeps tight-lipped on his thoughts about his future
Over a decade as Ulster captain
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Features
/ 7 years agoCan Wasps put sting on Leinster this time?
THE Champions’ Cup six-round pool competition will begin in Dublin with Leinster’s opening defence against Wasps on Friday October 12 and...
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/ 7 years agoTigers on the prowl for players
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LEICESTER TIGERS are hoping to make a couple of new signings before the Premiership...
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/ 7 years agoMillennium bargain buy
THE advent of every football season makes the Millennium Stadium look more and more of a bargain at £121m what with...
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/ 7 years agoSpurs get the cold shoulder from RFU
No go: Ian Ritchie TOTTENHAM have been knocked back by the RFU in an attempt to use Twickenham to host one...
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/ 7 years agoBoring? That’s what people used to say about Tigers!
Q&A ROB BAXTER ON THE RECORD Rob Baxter In possession: Joe Simmonds must battle Gareth Steenson and Henry Slade for the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThe Fijian Beast could be coming to feast at Bath
Explosive: Josua Tuisova ARE Bath about to break the bank to land Toulon’s superstar winger Josua Tuisova to replace injured England...
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/ 7 years agoTitans set to unleash their new ‘Pit Bull’
By JON NEWCOMBE Abrasive back rower: Anton Petrowitsch NEW Rotherham flanker Anton Petrowitsch says he is proud to be an ambassador...
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/ 7 years agoJantjies in market for move to England
SPRINGBOK fly-half Elton Jantjies is looking to ply his trade in the Premiership after the World Cup in Japan next year....
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/ 7 years agoI wasn’t the best but I gave my all
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TONY WINDO THE FORMER GLOUCESTER AND WORCESTER PROP Prop idol: Tony Windo tries to break through the Newcastle...
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/ 7 years agoAxed England coach Fletcher wanted by FA and hockey
EX-England U18s coach John Fletcher, recently ditched by the RFU despite a brilliant track record in developing players, won’t be letting...
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/ 7 years agoAshfield cops four-year ban
CLEVEDON RFC player Dean Ashfield has been banned from all sport for four years following a drugs test on March 15....
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/ 7 years agoGoode’s glad science now dictates pace of pre-season
BRENDAN GALLAGHER CATCHES UP WITH SARACENS FULL-BACK ALEX GOODE FRESH FROM HIS SUMMER BREAK Working hard: Alex Goode joins in the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBlow for Stockdale
ULSTER winger Jacob Stockdale has been ruled out for six to eight weeks with a grade 2 hamstring strain. Stockdale, 22,...
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/ 7 years agoWhat Mum’s done in Malawi fills me with so much pride
Hands up for football training: Local children await the Alex Goode masterclass TWELVE days of Alex Goode’s off season was spent...
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/ 7 years agoDinosaurs must realise TMO plays a vital role
COLIN BOAG Injured: Ospreys signing Gheorghe Gajio is out for six months Well done to World Rugby for standing up to...
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/ 7 years agoBiggar: Good to get out of goldfish bowl
ALEX BYWATER talks to Wales fly-half Dan Biggar about life on the other side of the bridge World Cup ambitions: Dan...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDREAM TEAM
ANTHONY ALLEN, FORMER ENGLAND, LEICESTER AND GLOUCESTER CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Marcos Ayerza...
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Features
/ 7 years agoQuins rejection was tough admits Twomey
BATTLING lock Sam Twomey insists the heartache he suffered after being forced to leave Harlequins has been replaced with a fresh...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks make Aussies look like a junior team
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Set-pice dominance: Sam Whitelock wins clean lineout ball for the All Blacks PICTURE: Getty Images Australia...
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/ 7 years agoOspreys can turn the corner with Shaun working defence
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Leader: Justin Tipuric has the Ospreys armband this season PICTURE: Getty Images MY former side...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDeafening WRU silence over future of Cardiff Arms Park
IT’S 2018, but I will always remain a rugby traditionalist and that’s why I’m firmly of the belief Cardiff Arms Park...
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/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
OLLIE SLEIGHTHOLME NORTHAMPTON WING The race to become the first player born since the turn of the millennium to play Premiership...
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/ 7 years agoChief White won’t be following Matt home
By NEALE HARVEY Wallaby ace: Nic White is enjoying life in the West Country PICTURE: Getty Images AUSSIE scrum-half Nic White...
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/ 7 years agoFagerson has high hopes after Rennie’s full pre-season
SCOTLAND prop Zander Fagerson believes Glasgow have “all the tools” to make up for last year’s PRO14 semi-final defeat and go...
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/ 7 years agoSexton has become Invisible in the PRO14
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Scarce: Johnny Sexton has played one league match in Wales in two years...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoRugby Championship: All Blacks looking for fifth title in six years
New Zealand take on the Wallabies tomorrow morning in Sydney
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Featured
/ 7 years agoBetting on rugby league and rugby union
Rugby game is an enormous, consisting of intense score lines and vital extremes. There is only one place to exploit this...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: John Mitchell’s got the means to increase England’s intensity
Jeremy Guscott would not be surprised to see John Mitchell look further than being a defence coach while at the RFU
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMark Flanagan adds steel to Bedford Blues’ pack
It's been a summer of impressive recruitment by Mike Rayer at Goldington Road
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoLeo column: Unearth the root causes to end off-field violence
Dan Leo highlights the skirmish between Amanaki Mafi and Lopeti Timani as one instance of how Pacific Islander physicality can take...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoRugby Championship: Australia seek to shore up scrum while blooding in new caps
Continuing our team profiles ahead of the 2018 Rugby Championship, we look at the Wallabies












