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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKieran Brookes is on his way back to lean and mean best
The Wasps summer arrival has shed just shy of a stone in weight and his back to his optimal size for...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoDan Leo column: World Rugby must act to redress this failing system
Dan Leo looks at how mistakes are allowed to re-occur and impact Tier 2 & 3 nations
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoWales & Lions captain Sam Warburton retires from rugby with immediate effect
Legendary flanker calls time on his career before reaching the age of 30
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHartpury sign five Gloucester players on dual registration
'He's got a big future in the game' says Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwall of one of the quintet
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMatt O’Connor confirms Ellis Genge will miss the start of the season for Leicester Tigers
The front row forward was injured on tour with England last month
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMelbourne Rebels come down hard on pair who were involved in nightclub altercation
Forward Amanaki Mafi appeared in court on Monday and his club have taken action
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks stars commit to the Hurricanes and NZRU
The Hurricanes play the Chiefs in their Super Rugby quarter-final
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Features
/ 8 years agoAmor’s squad warm up with Euro triumph
By SAM JACKSON ENGLAND Sevens won the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series Cup final at the Exeter after a 15-5...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCheika must find remedy for tactical shortcomings
NICK CAIN looks at issues Australia must address before the Rugby Championship Needs support in kicking battle: Will Genia PICTURES: Getty...
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Features
/ 8 years agoEastern promise has John buzzing
Sevens World Cup PAUL John insists his commitment to Hong Kong rugby remains absolute as he hopes to cause a shock...
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Features
/ 8 years agoA double in Dublin put Pivac in hot seat
Good listener: Wales next coach Wayne Pivac PICTURE: Getty Images The journey that led to Wayne Pivac’s anointment in the mighty...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBaber must deliver glory for Fiji after Ryan’s coup
By STEFFAN THOMAS Power: Leone Nakarawa Pressure: Gareth Baber GARETH Baber is a man under pressure as he counts down the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoEven at 38 warrior George is a Bear necessity
OLD Australian back row forwards never retire, they simply keep coming back even when they’re nearer 40 than 30. George Smith...
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Features
/ 8 years agoJamaica aiming for rich pickings as poor relations
By ROB COLE JAMAICA will go into their inaugural World Cup Sevens as rank outsiders without their coaches or players even...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBachelor boys knew how to let off steam!
BRENDAN GALLAGHER turns back the clock to 1938 when the Lions spent the summer train-hopping Rugby teams on the move and...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAbbie: Let’s end season on a high
By NEALE HARVEY Leading from the front: Abbie Brown CONFIDENT England women Sevens captain Abbie Brown wants her team to embrace...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSporting tragedy if Lomu’s famous World Cup stomping ground is no more
THE observant among you might have noticed that Newlands appeared five times on the fixture list in 1938 and has indeed...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIt’ll be tough but expect some upsets
JAMES BAILEY Medal contenders: England celebrate bronze at the Commonwealth Gamess At the start of the season we were well aware...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
WILL WILSON WASPS FLANKER If Will Wilson ever makes it to the top of rugby’s tree, it would be fair to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
BRUCE REIHANA THE FORMER ALL BLACKS, WAIKATO, CHIEFS, NORTHAMPTON AND BORDEAUX-BEGLES PLAYER When All Blacks coach John Hart rang me up...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIt’s friends reunited for new boy Jake
NEALE HARVEY talks to Bristol’s new Kiwi recruit from Connacht, flanker Jake Heenan Physical: Jake Heenan on the ball for Connacht...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLam has the pedigree for putting Bristol back on top
Mastermind: Pat Lam, taking charge of the Barbarians in May Pat Lam is an expert when it comes to putting teams...
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Features
/ 8 years agoChief Devoto ‘raring to go’
EXETER centre Ollie Devoto is working hard to regain full fitness after an injury-hit second season at Sandy Park. The former...
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Features
/ 8 years agoPAT LAM ON…
…captaining Northampton to their European Cup triumph in 2000, playing the entire final against Munster with a badly damaged shoulder “I...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBilly chases World Cup spot
WITH Danny Cipriani making his way to Gloucester, fly-half Billy Burns has decided to join Ulster. Irish-qualified Burns, 24, will join...
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Features
/ 8 years agoArrest this alarming slide in standard
THE lack of top tier homegrown international class coaches coming through in the home nations was highlighted by this week’s announcement...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRugby passion still strong as ever… but not for pre-season!
Q&A SCHALK BURGER ON THE RECORD Schalk Burger, a 2007 World Cup winner with South Africa and veteran of 86 caps,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBoot is on the other foot now after Kane’s display
HARRY Kane’s pitchside interview after the England football team’s 2-1 loss to Croatia in the World Cup semi-final showed why his...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDallaglio’s victory in ’93 gives this so much history
TOM MITCHELL ENGLAND SEVENS CAPTAIN Sevens World Cup - San Francisco July 20-23 After winning a silver medal with Team GB...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDefensive seawall sees Sea Wolves turn the tide
SEATTLE Sea Wolves overturned the odds and two earlier season defeats against the same opponents when they beat Glendale Raptors 23-19...
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Features
/ 8 years agoExtension by stealth
THERE is never any shortage of lipservice paid to player welfare, which is why it is hard to explain the clandestine...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRodwell: We believe England can win it
By NEALE HARVEY Selection: Ben Ryan MARATHON man James Rodwell is certain Simon Amor’s England have the quality to beat anyone...
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Features
/ 8 years agoProvence showdown for RWC hopefuls
Marseille link: Jonah Lomu WORLD Rugby has opted for the homely Stade Delort in Marseille as the venue for the round...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWales wary of Zimbabwe
CORY Allen insists Wales can seal glory at the Sevens World Cup in San Francisco next weekend. The Ospreys centre has...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Cut out the cheap shots, Eddie, and be like Gareth BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIrish so excited
IRELANDwill be hoping Jordan Conroy can continue his rich vein of form for Anthony Eddy’s Cup squad. Conroy has scored 11...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBlues put to sword by clinical Crusaders
By SAM JACKSON Super Rugby Flier: George Bridge scored twice for Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Image THE CRUSADERS eased into the Super...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFergusson caps fightback
By GARY HEATLY A FEW years ago Robbie Fergusson thought he would never play rugby again, but today he is off...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAll Black Dagg off to Japan on short contract
By GEORGE LAWRENCE NEWS EXTRA ISRAEL Dagg has signed a deal to play in Japan for the Canon Eagles, putting his...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeinster’s strong season aids IRFU to £1.1m profit
A good year for Irish rugby after the sucker punch of losing out on hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCrane confident Pat Lam has assembled a Bristol pack that can go toe-to-toe with Premiership’s best
Steven Luatua, Jack Lam, Dan Thomas and George Smith to mention a few back rowers Bristol can bear with this coming...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChris Pennell daring to dream at Worcester Warriors
The Worcester Warriors full-back talks wanting to reverse the team's trait of starting off slow to a season and playing with...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoDan Leo column: Malielegaoi mind game brings the best out of Samoa
Manu Samoa played Germany in a World Cup qualifier – Dan Leo reveals the weight of expectation placed on Chris Vui...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Why I’m rooting for Alex Cuthbert and Tom James this season
Alex Cuthbert is making a fresh start at Exeter and Tom James is back in training with Cardiff after battling depression
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCardiff Blues make strides to back row with signing of Samu Manoa
The Challenge Cup winners secure major signing in USA international Manoa
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Chris Ashton’s unique finishing ability still sets him apart
Jeremy Guscott feels Chris Ashton's appetite for tries can be fed by Faf de Klerk at new club Sale Sharks
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNick Auterac hits back after nightmare stint at Bath
The Harlequins loosehead says things went downhill for him at The Rec as soon as Neal Hatley left for the England...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoSteve Hansen’s moan shows Lions effects still linger
Nick Cain looks at how New Zealand have progressed one year on from that epic series against the British & Irish...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Rugby still a long way off going global
There's a FIFA World Cup going on and everyone knows it...
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