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/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
MARTYN WOOD THE FORMER WASPS, BATH AND ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Flying out to Australia for the 2003 World Cup as standby injury...
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/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
HARRY SIMMONS LEICESTER TIGERS SCRUM-HALF Harry Simmons recently announced himself as a scrum-half of huge potential when, under his expert guidance,...
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/ 9 years agoWhen best of the best turned out to honour Sam
BRENDAN GALLAGHER talks to JPR Williams 40 years on from the famous Sam Doble Memorial game CHARITY matches, gala occasions and...
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/ 9 years agoPlundered Islanders will still pack a punch
Nick Cain assesses the threats that ‘bankrupt’ Samoa will pose England at Twickenham on Saturdfay GIVEN the rate at which Pacific...
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/ 9 years agoHis monstrous boot changed way the game was played
THE record books will tell you that Sam Doble scored a world record 581 points in the 1971-72 season but it...
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/ 9 years agoFaux pas to undervalue French infuence
THERE was, predictably, a deal of moaning and mourning from some quarters about the decision of World Rugby’s delegates to vote...
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/ 9 years agoInjury set-back for Wales back rower
RUGBY SHORTS WALES flanker Ross Moriarty has suffered a fresh back injury in training at Gloucester. The 23-year-old has played once,...
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/ 9 years agoProp stars deserve more Prop stars deserve more recognition
Leader: Owen Farrell WHINGEalert. For the 17th season in succession since the World Player of the year award was introduced by...
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/ 9 years agoLeicester’s Lion Croft forced to call time
LEICESTER forward Tom Croft has announced his retirement from rugby. The 31-year-old, who played 40 times for England and five Tests...
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/ 9 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Nobody ever refuses an offer from Steele-Bodger BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’s rare...
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/ 9 years agoManu pins hopes on Joseph jersey
MANU Tuilagi will return to action next month and is targeting Jonathan Joseph’s England No.13 jersey for the Six Nations. The...
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/ 9 years agoChange the rules or let Anglo-Welsh Cup die
COLIN BOAG The Anglo-Welsh Cup is surely the most unloved competition in rugbxe bothering? Look at their games against English opposition:...
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/ 9 years agoJet-heeled Jonny runs 40m faster than Bolt
ENGLAND winger Jonny May has recorded a sprint speed that is faster than eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt. May apparently...
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/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEICESTER TIGERS CENTRE MATT SMITH CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Marcos Ayerza – Consistently one...
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/ 9 years agoPivac swoops for Rebel Cummins
SCARLETS have signed Australian lock Steve Cummins from Melbourne Rebels. The 25-year-old former Wallaby U20 international will join the region at...
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/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
Toulon in late grab for prop Mulipola BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SALE SHARKS are looking to improve their...
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/ 9 years agoHamstring injury rules out Ojo until New Year
LONDONIrish winger Topsy Ojo will be out of action until the new year because of a hamstring tear. Ojo, 32, suffered...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 years agoVerdict: Pumas need a re-boot starting with their selection policy
Brendan Gallagher analyses a team performing below expectations
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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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...
