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/ 8 years agoWasps prop Marty heads Irish wish list
ULSTER are preparing a bid to tempt Wasps tight-head prop Marty Moore to return home to Ireland at the end of...
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/ 8 years agoBottom line is Warren needs Rhys in his side
WHAT a week it has been for Welsh rugby and what a horrible mess we find ourselves in at the end...
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/ 8 years agoDeano tells England to follow the Falcons’ bear
MARK Wilson has bear-like strength, the sort of hold that is almost impossible to break once he latches on. What’s more...
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/ 8 years ago@No rugby regrets for the man of steel who beat the odds to walk again
BRENDAN GALLAGHER speaks to England centre Danny Hearn 50 years on from breaking his neck RUGBY can be a game of...
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/ 8 years agoAddison’s attitude inspired all of us – Hearn
Tragic: Roger Addison IN his book Crash Tackle, published in 1972, Hearn pays handsome tribute to another young rugby player he...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
BRIAN ‘BJ’ JONES FORMER NEWPORT, WALES, BARBARIANS AND COMBINED SERVICES CENTRE Nowadays it is only Test payers who get the opportunity...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
LUKE JAMES SALE SHARKS CENTRE HIS older brother Sam is one of the stars in the Sharks’ backline and recently won...
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/ 8 years agoMorgan boots Cardiff to epic win over top dogs Hartpury
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP THE BUCS Super Rugby season is starting to take shape nicely with Round 4 beginning to...
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Why no one is quite able to wing it like the All Blacks
(Photo: Getty Images) By Peter Jackson Of all the assembly lines in all the world, there is none to compare with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAmbitious Olly Woodburn stating his case for Test call
(Photo: Getty Images) By Neale Harvey Exeter speedster Olly Woodburn is ready to back up Philippe Saint-Andre’s fervent assertion that it...
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/ 8 years agoItaly helps restore careers of stricken half-back talents
By Brendan Gallagher ITALIAN rugby can be proud of the part it has played in the rehabilitation – physically and mentally...
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/ 8 years agoDavid Barnes column: It’s got to be Sarries for the Cup, says Yachvili
The former France maestro on Richard Wigglesworth's integral role in the Saracens squad
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/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Time for Warren Gatland to blood new Dragons
By Shane Williams NOW IS the time for Wales to roll the selection dice. Warren Gatland will name his squad for...
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/ 8 years agoCain column: ‘Teflon Rob’ could have done so much more
By Nick Cain ROB Andrew’s reputation as the Teflon man of English rugby may have taken a knock when he was...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Let’s play Farrell at 10 with Te’o power outside him
By Jeremy Guscott OWEN Farrell plays fly-half for Saracens – which is where he will be for the big all- English...
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/ 8 years agoDylan’s out to derail Jamie’s juggernaut
DYLAN Hartley says he is not taking questions on the England captaincy ahead of his European Cup head-to-head with Jamie George....
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/ 8 years agoBaaBaas coaches reunite for All Blacks encounter
NEWS EXTRA WILL Greenwood has been added to the Barbarians coaching team for the Killik Cup match against New Zealand at...
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/ 8 years agoStack had his own way of playing the game
STACK Stevens – a Cornish legend who helped England to Test wins in South Africa and New Zealand and toured with...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors’ plight shows rugby finances on brink
COLIN BOAG It’s no secret that Worcester Warriors are up for sale – sorry, ‘seeking further investment’ – but things took...
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/ 8 years agoWho knew Jan Ellis was such a dainty dish?
Delicious: Jan Ellis sponge NOT many rugby stars have had a culinary dish named after them but that was the high...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Star of the future: Jacob Stockdale Try of the...
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/ 8 years agoLet’s play Farrell at 10 with Te’o power outside him
OWEN Farrell plays fly-half for Saracens – which is where he will be for the big all- English European Cup clash...
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/ 8 years agoItaly helps restore careers of striken half-back talents
Return: Brive fly-half Florian Cazenave ITALIAN rugby can be proud of the part it has played in the rehabilitation – physically...
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/ 8 years agoLedesma has strong claim to be the greatest Puma ever
MARO LEDESMA has been appointed coach to the Jaguares Super Rugby franchise and is keen to keep on a couple of...
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/ 8 years agoBurger is face of Namibia’s fighting spirit
BRENDAN GALLAGHER traces the rugged history of Nambian rugby as it celebrates 150 years THE Namibian Rugby Union are celebrating their...
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/ 8 years agoSchalk head-butted a lion, so
THERE has always been a sniff of the rugged about Namibia with the Namib Desert and Skeleton coast to the West...
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/ 8 years agoOpponents were no problem
To play and train with club and country – he played 24 Tests and appeared in two World Cups –Van der...
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/ 8 years agoMy All-time Namibia XV
Chrysander Botha Tempting to pick Springbok great Percy Montgomery but in truth being born in Walvis Bay was his only real...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JARED ROSSER DRAGONS WING Jared Rosser is one of the bright young stars the Dragons hope can fire them into a...
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/ 8 years agoBeckett turn up the second-half intensity to trounce Trent
BUCS ROUND-UP ■By JOE BYRNES LEEDS Beckett should start a bus company. Having waited 12 months for their first BSR win,...
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/ 8 years agoPersistence paid off at age of 30
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL DOWSON THE FORMER ENGLAND, NEWCASTLE, NORTHAMPTON AND WORCESTER BACK ROWER Calcutta king: Phil Dowson, right, with his...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■VETERAN Western Force prop Pek Cowan appears to be unlikely to be heading to...
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/ 8 years agoFab five join exclusive Hall of Fame club
FIVE of England’s finest have been inducted into the Premiership Hall of Fame. World Cup winners Jason Robinson, Ben Kay and...
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/ 8 years agoScottish RFU could step in to boost Worcester
WORCESTER Warriots could find an unlikely saviour in the form of the Scottish Rugby Union according to Blindside sources. We understand...
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/ 8 years agoWhy should club men take pay cut to help big earners?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the Champions Cup having kicked off, the focus is again on...
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/ 8 years agoBath prop Auterac a target for Quins
Wanted: Auterac HARLEQUINS are believed to be heading a queue of clubs interested in signing loose-head prop Nick Auterac from Bath...
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/ 8 years agoRyan joins French sevens revolution
NEWSEXTRA OLYMPIC gold medal coach Ben Ryan has joined the France sevens coaching team as a consultant. Ryan, who enjoyed terrific...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoYes, it’s time for Jamie George to become king
Dylan Hartley or Jamie George? Past England hookers have their say
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Time to end Scarlets’ Euro Cup heartbreaks
By Peter Jackson No contender for Europe’s blue riband trophy can have endured more heartache in their pursuit than the Scarlets,...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Losing one is unfortunate, losing two may be catastrophic
Shane Williams on the situation at Ospreys with Biggar and Webb set to leave
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Kyle Sinckler can consider himself lucky as inconsistency in bans perpetuate
By Nick Cain KYLE Sinckler can consider himself fortunate to get off with a seven-week ban after making contact with Northampton...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Champions Cup pools draw make it sure to be a thrilling start
By Jeremy Guscott THE European Cup is a tougher, harder tournament under EPCR than it was four years ago when the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoByron McGuigan’s out to steal march on Scotland
By Jon Newcombe BYRON McGuigan is hoping his terrific try-scoring form with Sale Sharks will catch the eye of the Scotland...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ LONDON IRISH might find it difficult to keep hold of highly rated winger...
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/ 8 years agoLozowski holding out for more cash
SARACENS are planning more talks with England squad man Alex Lozowski in a bid to keep him at the club when...
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/ 8 years agoMostert puts Premiership on red alert
SPRINGBOK lock Franco Mostert is attracting the interest of a host of Premiership clubs for when his contract in Japan and...
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/ 8 years agoYes, it’s time for George to become king
DYLAN Hartley or Jamie George? The selection dilemma at hooker, and its impact on the captaincy, is the burning question for...
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/ 8 years ago3 HOOKERS ON CAPTAINCY
GEORGE CHUTER There are not many players picked for their captaincy above their playing ability. You don’t have the luxury in...
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