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Features
/ 8 years agoShields pins his colours to Wasps
HURRICANES captain Brad Shields is understood to have signed for Wasps in a bid to make England’s World Cup squad. Following...
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/ 8 years agoOLLIE THORLEY
ROOM 101 THE GLOUCESTER CENTRE/WING TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Barriers to Nuclear...
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/ 8 years agoMugabe’s thugs sent Don on the rugby trail
NICK CAIN TALKS TO DON ARMAND ABOUT STRIFE IN ZIMBABWE AND HOPE IN ENGLAND MEET Don Armand, Mr Adaptable. The rangy...
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/ 8 years agoDon’t miss this night of Lions magic
SPECIAL OFFER Tour heroes: Sam Warburton, centre, hails the fans TWO great Lions captains are coming together for a night to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoFrom Exiles junkyard to Test starter for Scotland
Neale Harvey talks to Scotland new cap Darryl Marfo about his time with the Exiles and working with Richard Cockerill
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoAussies offer acid test of England’s back row mobility
Nick Cain analyses the challenge of the Wallabies who have a 'score to settle'
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Beal lit up Arms Park long before Twickenham
From Bridgend and Welsh schools to Northampton and the Lions, Peter Jackson speaks with the former full-back
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Eddie’s tunnel vision over Dylan Hartley is harmful
Nick Cain writes his opinion on how the England head coach has set a precedent that risks locking him in
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoMichael Cheika picks power over playmaker in Wallabies midfield
Samu Kerevi gets the nod to start at inside centre alongside Tevita Kuridrani
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoLydiate to captain Wales as Gatland makes 14 changes
All the team news for the Test against Georgia at the Principality Stadium
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoVerdict: Pumas need a re-boot starting with their selection policy
Brendan Gallagher analyses a team performing below expectations
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Watson closes in on Brown for vote at full-back
Mike Brown’s early replacement gave us a glimpse of what a new back three may look like with Anthony Watson switching...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFfitch stars as Loughborough get campaign back on track
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP IT WAS the travellers who reigned supreme this week as the BUCS big show rolled into...
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/ 8 years agoIreland response far from ‘positive and respectful’
COLIN BOAG It was a week for sore losers. They haven’t actually lost yet, but the Irish and French Unions threw...
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/ 8 years agoIt’s nothing compared to the All Blacks of ‘49
LIFE is hectic for New Zealand national sides right now, what with the Gallaher Cup match against France in Paris last...
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/ 8 years agoO’Brien’s miracle try gets my vote
Pick: Sean O’Brien try AN outstanding shortlist for the prestigious International Rugby Players Association (IRPA) try of the year has been...
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/ 8 years agoStream of Italian Pumas has run dry… but for how long?
A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS ITALY play their blood brothers Argentina next...
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/ 8 years agoSchoolboy Sevens event to mark Armistace centenary
A QUICK shout out for any school teams – U16 and U18 –wishing to compete at an international Sevens tournament over...
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/ 8 years agoAussies offer acid test of Eddie’s back row mobility
Payback. It’s 4-0 to ‘English’ Eddie Jones on Michael Cheika’s watch, and that bashing by the Poms will be more toxic...
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/ 8 years agoIt’s a night of Lions magic…
SPECIAL OFFER IT’S a unique occasion – two great Lions captains brought together for a night of stories to remember. Willie...
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/ 8 years agoWhen Springboks did the sweep against best of rest in the Stalag
On remembrance Sunday, BRENDAN GALLAGHER tells how rugby helped steel the mind in the Stalag 1VB POW camp HOW to stay...
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/ 8 years agoHow Boer War camps brought a new breed to the game
BRITISH Prisoner of War camps on St Helena in the mid-Atlantic and even more so in Sri Lanka played a surprisingly...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER PLYMOUTH ALBION AND DEVON FLANKER DANNY THOMAS Ican’t remember much about the one and only time I won at...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE SCRUM-HALF OLLIE FOX Bossing forwards around the park is part and parcel for a scrum-half, but teenager Ollie Fox...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoHansen recalls Kieran Read to All Blacks squad for Paris visit
New Zealand coach makes 12 changes to matchday squad to take on France
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoEngland rest Farrell and Itoje for Test against Los Pumas
Henry Slade beats Alex Lozowski to start in place of kicking ace, with George Ford at 10
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Give Liam the key to drive Wales’ attack from full back
Shane Williams is teeming with curiosity how Warren Gatland will experiment with the Wales back three
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: World Cup vote would save Springboks from disaster
(Photo: Getty Images) By Nick Cain With South African rugby on the road to the cliff-edge, the Rugby World Cup board...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Can Wales rise from the Ashes of defeats to Wallabies?
Wales have lost their last 16 matches against Australia
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Still time for Yarde to turn his image around at Sale
Jeremy Guscott on the shootout between Yarde and team-mate Denny Solomona to win Jones' favour
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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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/ 8 years agoJEREMYGUSCOTT
Still time for Yarde to turn his image around at Sale OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK New start at Sale: Marland Yarde...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LEICESTER TIGERS appear to have won their battle to keep Tongan international Telusa Veainu...
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/ 8 years agoCharnley looks at League exit from Sale
JOSH CHARNLEY is set to make a decision later this month whether to stick with Sale Sharks or return to Rugby...
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/ 8 years agoCould Earle take an early Bath?
BATH are looking to deal Saracens a huge blow and snatch one of their brightest young talents – winger Nathan Earle...
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/ 8 years agoWasps put Shields on their radar
WASPS are believed to have joined the race to sign Hurricanes No 8 Brad Shields who is looking to come to...
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/ 8 years agoSHANE WILLIAMS
Give Liam key to drive attack from full-back WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I’m going to be fascinated by the back-three battle...
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/ 8 years agoWales will be battle ready after Georgia opener
I’VE been in Japan this week looking ahead to the 2019 World Cup. It’s a country I’m used to, having played...
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/ 8 years agoRejected by Chelsea, Chelsea, snubbed by Wasps, Lozowski still aims for stars
Friendly rivals: Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt PICTURES: Getty Images Alex Lozowski knows what it is to grow at a rapid...
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/ 8 years agoAlex is like me – only he has pace!
ROB LOZOWSKI on his son Alex On transfer matters I’ve tried to advise Alex as best I can, but you can...
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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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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
