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/ 8 years agoFarrell to captain England in Paris as Mike Brown is dropped
Changes at full-back and outside centre for England, as Hartley is ruled out with a calf injury
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: French team is so poor England can recover pride
Jeremy Guscott says England should win in Paris but selection issues ahead of next year's World Cup are clear for Eddie...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWarren Gatland doesn’t hold back in making changes to Wales squad
Ten changes make for Six Nations match against Italy includes the welcome return of Faletau
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
GABRIEL OGHRE WASPS HOOKER It takes a certain level of chutzpah to swap Bath’s academy for Wasps. However, when former Millfield...
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/ 8 years agoExeter narrow gap at top but Northumbria remain in pole BUCS ROUND-UP
■By JOE BYRNES THE BEAST from the East claimed two fixtures this week but Hartpury and Bath braved a blizzard at...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
SIMON EMMS THE FORMER LONDON WELSH, BRISTOL, AND NORTHAMPTON PROP ALMOST losing my leg in a hit and run in Edinburgh...
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/ 8 years agoSix-try Guernsey go 11pts clear
GUERNSEY enjoyed a 38-7 win over mid-table Guildford and are now eleven points clear at the top of the table In...
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/ 8 years agoFrench team is so poor England can recover pride
JEREMY GUSCOTT Attacking edge: Anthony Watson could replace Mike Brown THE Six Nations is important, but to become the best team...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTime for refs to agree on breakdown process
COLIN BOAG Back in December I highlighted the problems that are caused by allowing referees to interpret the laws in their...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
BRETT BEUKEBOOM, CORNISH PIRATES AND CANADA LOCK, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Cian Healy – Tough character...
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/ 8 years agoExploiting loopholes in rugby’s law book
MATT EVERARD TALKING TACTICS This year’s Six Nations has been a hot bed for cunning coaching tricks. Guys like Eddie Jones...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SALE SHARKS are set to offer Josh Charnley a new contract after he closed...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAmazon prepare TV bid for rugby
AMAZON are looking at entering the market for Premiership Rugby rights even though they have still three years to run with...
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/ 8 years agoAll Black duo set to join the Saints
NORTHAMPTON Saints are keen on former All Blacks Jeremy Thrush and Ben Franks who played under new director of rugby Chris...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFalcons swoop for Symons
Wanted: Andy Symons NEWCASTLE Falcons are set to continue their player recruitment for next season with a move for Gloucester centre...
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/ 8 years agoEaling beef up Prem bid with Doran-Jones
EALING Trailfinders have issued another statement of intent ahead of next season by swooping for former England prop Paul Doran-Jones. Doran-Jones...
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/ 8 years agoLove, not money’s name of the Welsh now game for London
Brendan Gallagher charts the progress of London Welsh’s amateur side who maintain the great name It was Robert Browning, without a...
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/ 8 years agoWhere are they now…Former top flight clubs who plummeted down the Leagues
ORRELL (1988-1997): Doughty battlers in the top flight for a decade and only a narrow final day defeat at Harlequins prevented...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBakewell’s challenge to create new pack legacy at Leicester Tigers
The Kiwi forwards coach on leaving Bristol for Welford Road and the new generation he wants to foster
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Irish ‘bullies’ gave us a lesson at the breakdown
Shane Williams says Wales must still respect the value of the Six Nations as their title hopes fade into nothing in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBatty: Plenty of life left in the old dog yet!
Batty seeking to rule the roost in the hooker department at the Rec
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Huw’s that guy? Truly a superstar in awaiting
Jeremy Guscott lauds the performance of Huw Jones in Scotland downing England's Grand Slam hopes
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHaley leaves Sale for Munster in pursuit of international stage
Shunned by Eddie, the full-back will now aim to stand shoulder to shoulder for Ireland thanks to maternal roots
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Featured
/ 8 years agoChris Farrell set to miss the rest of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign with injury
Munster centre joins Robbie Henshaw in being sidelined
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/ 8 years agoNigel Owens responds to those calling him a ‘cheat’ in wake of Scotland’s win
Did the majority of England supporters take Saturday's loss gracefully?
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Features
/ 8 years agoA rugby cap for Ireland, and a place on the wing for Arsenal
IRELAND-Wales in Dublin yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of an event which has long been forgotten in the mists of time....
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Features
/ 8 years agoScarlets flyers rules out for rest of the season
FULL-BACK Johnny Mcnicholl and winger Tom Prydie are likely to miss the remainder of the season after injuries sustained in defeat...
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/ 8 years agoBrian was part of the famous hole-in-floor Press gang
THEYlaid Brian Batty to rest amid the tranquility of the Wiltshire countryside the other day, his passing at the age of...
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/ 8 years agoDiggin to call time on 15-year Saints affair
ACADEMY coach Paul Diggin is to leave Northampton after 15 years at the club. The 33-year-old back, who played 148 times...
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/ 8 years agoCastle Park in mourning after Williams tragedy
DONCASTER Knights prop Ian Williams has died at the age of 27. The Championship club said the player collapsed at training...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys choose Fleck as their new boss
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Deal: Robbie Fleck FORMER Bath centre Robbie Fleck has agreed...
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/ 8 years agoGloucester hit with double wing injury
GLOUCESTER wingers Ollie Thorley and Henry Purdy will miss the rest of the season with shoulder injuries. Both players have undergone...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTe’o decides he’s staying at Warriors – for now
Staying: Ben Te’o will see out his contract at Worcester BRITISH Lions centre Ben Te’o is set to see out the...
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/ 8 years agoMcDermott takes charge of Russian World Cup bid
FORMER Munster hooker Mark McDermott has been appointed as acting head coach of Russia following the resignation of Alexander Pervukhin. McDermott,...
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/ 8 years agoMostert waits to see if South Africa want him
FRANCO Mostert is set to keep waiting the Premiership clubs who are keen to lure him away from the Lions later...
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/ 8 years agoMunster win the race for Haley
Irish call: Mike Haley MUNSTER look to have beaten Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs in the bid to lure England Saxons full-back...
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/ 8 years agoIs thisWorld Cup story changing face of old-fashioned Spanish sporting customs?
BRENDAN GALLAGHER takes a look at the latest European nation to make their mark in rugby SO, suddenly Spain look odds-on...
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/ 8 years agoThe French connection
THE French connection for Spain is not new, it’s just been a Catch 22 situation of Los Leones never previously having...
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/ 8 years agoBeefed up Barrett back after shoulder surgery
NEWS EXTRA By GEORGE LAWRENCE ALL BLACKS full-back Jordie Barrett will make his return to action for the Wellington Hurricanes development...
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/ 8 years agoCalcutta king with rugby in his blood
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JON CALLARD FORMER BATH & ENGLAND FULL-BACK AND CURRENT SALE KICKING COACH Victory: Jonathan Callard celebrates after his...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors show why ring-fence is wrong
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With lots of razzmatazz last week, the clubs took over the headlines...
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/ 8 years agoCash needed to halt the exodus from south
COLIN BOAG Talking ahead of yesterday’s Six Nations encounter with Scotland, Eddie Jones responded to criticism of England’s style of play...
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/ 8 years agoCardiff Met’s flourish takes title race to final round
BUCS ROUND-UP THE penultimate round ensured a fiercely contested finale to the season. The staggered kick offs in Cardiff and Durham...
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/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
GARETH OWEN, LEICESTER AND FORMER OSPREYS & SCARLETS CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Duncan...
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/ 8 years agoAnother Vunipola climbing England ranks
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON ENGLAND U18s have named their 2018 squad for the forthcoming Six Nations festival. The 42-player squad...
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/ 8 years agoEngland’s third team could take on the best
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE GROWING TALENT AVAILABLE TO EDDIE JONES Long way to go: Manu Tuilagi in action against Harlequins...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
BECK CUTTING WORCESTER HOOKER Google Beck Cutting and there’s a photograph of him receiving the man-of-the-match award from England’s Jamie George...
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/ 8 years agoAll-change as France try 30 sets of half-backs
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON New cap: Baptiste Couilloud “Whirring sound of revolving door is caused by failure...











