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/ 8 years agoMaturing Basta is now model of consistency
Brendan Gallagher makes the case for a recall of Mathieu Bastareaud Toulon’s Mathieu Bastareaud has added skills to his power game...
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/ 8 years agoAnything can happen if France go off piste
BRENDAN GALLAGHER recalls the big upsets as France prepare for next week’s All Blacks clash Mastermind: Jean-Pierre Rives We sometimes get...
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/ 8 years agoBrive’s man of steel was the architect of All Black slaying
Points machine: Christophe Lamaison CHRISTOPHE Lamaison had absolutely no gas and you can count on the fingers of one hand the...
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/ 8 years agoWonder try by Foster sets up Cardiff for a famous victory
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP ROUND 6 of BUCS Super Rugby saw established reputations challenged and emerging ones burnished. The cameras...
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/ 8 years agoRobshaw so honest in messy Marland affair
COLIN BOAG The saga of Marlon Yarde’s ignominious departure from Quins, and his move to Sale, finally got resolved last week,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoEngland’s back row looks exposed, but it’s time for Eddie to go for broke
Nick Cain writes why it's time to gamble on the promise of rookies Sam Underhill, Tom Curry and Zach Mercer
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGloucester’s Ruan Ackermann considers playing for England
The Gloucester back row could be eligible for England in 2020 and says it's a possibility if the Springboks don't come...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Give Owen Williams the reins to drive brave new dawn for Wales
Wales and Lions legend Shane Williams looks at the Wales squad for the autumn internationals and suggests who should start
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/ 8 years agoCain column: NFL ‘partnership’ will be far from friendly
Nick Cain examines the NFL's growing access to the European market which has seen two matches played at Twickenham this autumn
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/ 8 years agoRob Howley talks O’Brien, Byrne and his future after the 2019 World Cup
The Wales and Lions coach made peace with Sean O'Brien in 20 minute phone call
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoSet an example with more cash for struggling Samoa
With no mandatory obligation to cough up more money, Colin Boag writes why the RFU should offer cash-strapped Samoa a higher...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Solomona must prove he is not a defensive liability
Jeremy Guscott looks at the competition for places in Eddie Jones' starting XV and who has a point to prove
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarlequins wing Marland Yarde completes switch to Sale Sharks
John Kingston says he is trying to create a 'positive environment' at Quins
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Shameful that Newport’s big day is in cold storage
Peter Jackson recalls the forgotten by the masses moment Newport beat the All Blacks
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/ 8 years agoWorld Rugby report recommends South Africa as 2023 host in a blow to Ireland and France
Tight vote sees South Africa the preferred bidder in close race – official decision made 15 November
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlaine Scully signs new long-term deal with Cardiff Blues
The USA captain says it is 'a true honour' to be associated with the Cardiff Blues after penning new contract
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Features
/ 8 years agoSet an example with more cash for struggling Samoa
COLIN BOAG Making a fist of it: Samoa should be well rewarded for their Twickenham date The new chief executive of...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LEICESTER want Steve Mafi to return to Welford Road when his contract with French...
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/ 8 years agoLam keen to recruit prop star Afoa
Wanted man: John Afoa BRISTOL could be set to further upset the apple cart in the South West by pinching World...
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/ 8 years agoQuins target Savea to replace Yarde
All Black ace: Julian Savea JULIAN SAVEA could be heading to the Premiership and joining Harlequins on a short term contract...
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/ 8 years agoSpringbok back rower joins Wasps
Cavalry: Nizaam Carr WASPS have completed a deal that will see them sign Stormers back rower Nizaam Carr on a short...
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/ 8 years agoBack row looks exposed but it’s time for Eddie to go for broke
Young guns: Sam Underhill, Tom Curry and Zach Mercer There is a changing of the guard in the England back row,...
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/ 8 years agoTwenty page Lions dossier can help close the gap on All Blacks
EDDIE Jones says that his request for England’s 15- man Lions contingent to write their own reviews of the 2017 tour...
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/ 8 years agoEDDIE JONES ON.…
…Beach training in Portugal We have got a couple of different coaches coming up. Physically some players need something different, mentally...
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/ 8 years agoAmazing how well a night on the lash works for Baa-baas!
As the Barbarians-All Blacks fixture resumes on Saturday, BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at its rich history Greatest: Gareth Edwards starts an attack...
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/ 8 years agoAn eloquent silence followed that other miracle try of 1973
Winner: JPR Williams scores late against New Zealand It’s the try that almost nobody talks about these days, even though there...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER LEEDS, NEWCASTLE, BATH, WORCESTER AND ENGLAND SAXONS & SEVENS WINGER TOM BIGGS From pea factory worker and cinema usher...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
WORCESTER WING ALEX HEARLE Alex Hearle went from top dog to being a small fish in big pond in the space...
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/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Exeter go it alone as big guns falter
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES LAST season Leeds Beckett played 14, lost 14 while Cardiff Met and Northumbria had little to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoDanny Hearn – 50 years on: No regrets for the man of steel who beat the odds to walk again
50 years on from breaking his neck against New Zealand, The Rugby Paper meets the England centre to see how that...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoJoe Marler available for England selection after ban for striking changed
Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston gives evidence to EPCR which overturns ban period
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoIt’s time the RFU honoured first black international
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the distinguished moment in history set by Plymouth player Jamie Peters
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Featured
/ 8 years agoSee the stars of the future in action as Harlequins take on Worcester!
You can see the stars of the future at The Stoop on Sunday 12th November when Harlequins face Worcester Warriors in the...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Gatland scorched by heat in Lions kitchen
Nick Cain looks at whether being head coach of the British & Irish Lions is more trouble than it's worth given...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNathan Hughes banking on the real Wasps to front up
The England number 8 on wanting to improve club results and filling in for Billy Vunipola with England
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: What ever happened to that war on gouging?
By Peter Jackson Sven Cronk knows how it feels to be poked in the eye as the innocent victim of a...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Lions will find that Gatland is a hard man to replace
Jeremy Guscott looks at Warren Gatland's Lions record and what could be on the horizon for the Kiwi
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarry Mallinder signs new deal with Northampton Saints
Mallinder junior says Northampton is his 'only club' in penning a new a contract extension
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Featured
/ 8 years agoDenny Solomona on a soul mission to add variety
The Sale wing talks about how life could have taken a wrong turn after his upbringing in an area of Auckland...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRob Baxter weighs in to debate around fixture scheduling and player welfare
The Exeter Chiefs director of rugby blames TV broadcasters for playing two games inside five days
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoGatland names Wales squad for autumn internationals
(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Warren Gatland has named his squad for the autumn international and handed a recall to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHeres’ why refs are still allowing crooked feeds
COLIN BOAG Back in July, World Rugby announced some law amendments, one of which was supposed to address something that has...
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/ 8 years agoLions will find that Gatland is a hard man to replace
IT sounds as if Warren Gatland retired himself as Lions head coach this week, and I guess coaching the Lions is...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BRISTOL have two more Premiership players on their shopping list ahead of an impending...
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/ 8 years agoBordeaux impressed with Quins star Yarde
ENGLAND winger Marland Yarde is attracting interest from Bordeaux but a move to France would mean the end of his chances...
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/ 8 years agoSaints keeping an eye on flier Veainu
Hot property: Telusa Veainu NORTHAMPTON are tracking Leicester Tigers’ Tonga international flier Telusa Veainu, who is out of contract at the...
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