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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoREPORT: Lions suffer 22-16 defeat against the Blues at Eden Park
The Lions suffered their first defeat of their tour of New Zealand as a late Ihaia West try handed the Blues...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Ravenscroft – former England centre
Looking back on my playing days I feel incredibly fortunate to have been at a club like Saracens, at such a...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoHartley is focused on England not Lions SOS
Captain Dylan Hartley will lead England out against Argentina on Saturday fully focused on the job at hand claiming missing out...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Tommy Bell – London Irish fly-half
1. Simon McIntyre – A very big lad who can carry hard and knows how to run a line off his...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CIARAN KNIGHT ENGLAND U20S TIGHTHEAD Teenage powerhouse tighthead Ciaran Knight knows the road to the Premiership will be a long and...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
ADAM PETERS ROTHERHAM FLANKER How’s the off season going? I was still working at King’s House School in Richmond until half-term...
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Features
/ 9 years agoOverseas signings set to soar
A CHANGE of regulations regarding overseas players could lead to a flood of new foreign signings. Currently a player who comes...
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ SALE are showing an interest in South African lock Gerbrandt Grobler whose contract...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSaints aim to pounce on Gloucester’s Lion
Wanted man: Ross Moriarty NORTHAMPTON have set their sights on buying Wales ace Ross Moriarty out of the last year of...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCrotty rib injury adds to Hansen concern
By NICK VERDIER SUPER RUGBY RYAN Crotty gave the All Blacks more injury woe yesterday after suffering a rib cartilage injury...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
JAMES SHANAHAN THE FORMER BEDFORD, PLYMOUTH, EXETER, OLD ALBANIANS AND BARBARIANS FLY-HALF/CENTRE I’ve played over 600 games in my senior career,...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPhoto finish gives billing after thrilling Bishop’s top season finale
Try bonus points were all that separated champions Bishop’s Stortford and Old Elthamians at the top of National League 2 South...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBrits: Champions Cup must be season finale
By NEALE HARVEY SCHALK Brits has blasted the timing of this year’s Champions Cup final and insists bosses of Europe’s three...
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Features
/ 9 years agoExeter prove stability can bring big success
COLIN BOAG Exeter Chiefs’ victory in the Premiership finals should have warmed the heart of every rugby fan, as it shows...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRFU are dividing the game says Maynard
COVENTRY managing director Phil Maynard insists his club will not comply with RFU salary caps for leagues below the Championship, which...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
ROSS BEATTIE, THE FORMER SCOTLAND, NEWCASTLE AND NORTHAMPTON FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. George...
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Features
/ 9 years agoHowScarlets boxed clever with Byron in their corner
PETER JACKSON Before the Scarlet champions could go out on the town in Dublin last Saturday night, Munster sent a congratulatory...
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Features
/ 9 years agoClass of ’71 fought back from jet-lagged stumble in their opening game
THELions at least had three whole days from touchdown to the kick-off of their opening match yesterday. Their distinguished predecessors of...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWales will have gem if Botham Mk III can match Ian
IT WILL not make Welsh prospects any better at the Junior World Cup but one of their back row can justifiably...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEnthralling mini-series awaits in Argentina
BRENDAN GALLAGHER says Eddie Jones has seized the chance to blood potential world beaters BRENDAN GALLAGHER EDDIE JONES has been riding...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPacific Nations fighting for their World Cup lives
THE eyes of the rugby world will, of course, be focussed primarily on New Zealand and the Lions over the coming...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ali Crossdale – England U20s full-back
Ali Cossdale is living the dream by training with the best team in Europe every day and has learned that rubbing...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoJames Haskell on track for a Hollywood ending!
Lions tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017 version will have...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoFarrell is Lions’ key man, not Sexton
Permutations for the Lions back line are pretty extensive but Owen Farrell must be given a jersey regardless of the number,...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Sam Moss – Macclesfield hooker
1. Poor lineout lifts/jumps At Macclesfield we pride ourselves on our set-piece and lineout and in what has been a difficult...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Max Clark – Bath centre
Enjoying the off-season? It came a bit earlier than we were expecting as we missed out on the Premiership play-offs so...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoTRP’s National Two North Dream Team
Caldy were beaten just twice all season as they earned promotion to National League One with a very impressive campaign and...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoEddie’s in need of a big rethink says Lamb
France-bound fly-half Ryan Lamb says Eddie Jones‘ decision to exclude Freddie Burns, Danny Cipriani and Christian Wade from the tour to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jimmy Richards – former Harlequins hooker
Growing up in a small fishing village in North Pembroke-shire, it wasn’t unusual for me be up at 2am and spend...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: London Irish need greater finance to compete warns Crossan
London Irish owner Mick Crossan has launched a plea for new backers to step forward after admitting he can no longer...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Demetri Catrakilis – future Harlequins fly-half
1. Steven Kitshoff – His all-round skills give him the nod at loosehead. Whether scrummaging, carrying, tackling he can do it...
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Features
/ 9 years agoKing John by a whisker!
On departure day for New Zealand, Brendan Gallagher looks back through the years to pick his best Lions XV including the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JOSH BAYLISS BATH FLANKER Making his first team debut seemed an unachievable goal for fresh-out-of-school Josh Bayliss at the start of...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
HARRY RANDALL ENGLAND U20s No.9 How’s preparation going for the Junior World Cup in Georgia? Very well. We had a tough...
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Features
/ 9 years agoValue of try currency on the rise in Europe
PETER JACKSON reveals how two clubs have pushed try-scoring rates to new heights PETER JACKSON There was a time not that...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMy Lions dream knocked out by a real McCoy from Jimmy
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Twenty-eight years ago I was playing in a Five Nations tournament that...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER ENGLAND, SARACENS AND LONDON WELSH CENTRE STEVE RAVENSCROFT LOOKING back on my playing days I feel incredibly fortunate to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLions treadmill will leave Aviva fans short-changed
COLIN BOAG This time next week it will have started – the British and Irish Lions play their first game on...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEddie must hope his shooting stars don’t crash to earth in Argentina
NICK CAIN TALKS TO ENGLAND’S HEAD COACH ABOUT THE KIDS HE IS SENDING INTO THE PUMAS’ LAIR IF England minus the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRobshaw and Ford will shepherd youngsters against the Baa-baas
CHRIS ROBSHAW and George Ford will co-captain an England squad featuring eight uncapped players against the Barbarians at Twickenham today. It...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSQUADS for Twickenham, kick off 3pm
ENGLAND: * new cap Mike Brown (Harlequins, 60 caps), *Nathan Earle (Saracens), *Sam James (Sale Sharks), *Alex Lozowski (Saracens), Jonny May...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Josh Gray – Barnard Castle No.8
Josh Gray was just 12 when his brother Alex led England U20s to the Junior World Cup final in 2011 and...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoHarry hoping to follow dad’s lead in Argentina
Harry Mallinder is hoping for another summer where he feels on top of the world after what he admits has been...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Ollie Dawe – Bristol prop
1. Second-hand jokes It annoys me when I tell a funny story or a joke and someone else repeats it shortly...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoNational League One Dream Team
Hartpury College became the first team in history to win 30 from 30 in National League One as the West Country...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBlackadder takes swipe at below-par Bath stars
Bath rugby director Todd Blackadder has put his star players on notice after admitting standards of professionalism had fallen below his...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Joe Munro – Ealing Trailfinders centre
How do you look back at the semi-finals against Yorkshire Carnegie? We self-imploded for 20 minutes in the first half at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoI can’t wait to get back to Leicester says Ford
George Ford is focused on another successful summer in white before returning to former club Leicester determined to win some silverware...
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