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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Jacob Atkins – London Irish fly-half
Mistakes can be costly in professional rugby but fly-half Jacob Atkins reckons embracing his is the reason behind his storming season...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaili adds potency to Quins’ midfield blend
Harlequins head coach Mark Mapletoft insists Jamie Roberts still has a big future at the club and expects the 96-cap Wales...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Phil Boulton – Coventry captain
1. Pointless pets I’m a dog and cat owner and I don’t understand why anyone would want to have any other...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDennis: Proof is there, tries win you trophies!
Exeter star Dave Dennis reckons a change in attacking mindset throughout Premiership rugby has boosted England‘s chances of lifting the 2019...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Dougie Flockhart – Doncaster wing
Back in training yet? We’ve been back for a week now. We’re trying to ease the players in gently so I...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRichmond captain Warden on full alert for next test of endurance
Richmond retained their Championship status last season but club captain Will Warden reckons doing so again will pose a greater challenge....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tom Johnson – former England and Exeter flanker
I was a bag of nerves before my first Test against South Africa in 2012. Geoff Parling told me afterwards that...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSalary cap cheats cost Northampton trophies
Outgoing Northampton chief executive Allan Robson admits he will always remain bitter over instances of salary cap abuse that he claims...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
GEORGE STOKES GLASGOW FLANKER Growing up in Spain, George Stokes always faced an uphill battle to make it as a rugby...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSaffers in PRO12? I feel sorry for travelling fans
COLIN BOAG The news – as yet unconfirmed, but so widely rumoured that it’s almost certainly true – that a couple...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT EVERARD, THE NOTTINGHAM AND FORMER LEICESTER & WASPS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1....
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WASPS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH & LONDON WELSH HOOKER BEN GOTTING To play in the 2004 Premiership final and make...
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Features
/ 9 years agoNew dawn at Cov under Winter’s rule
WHILE Wasps are basking in the success of their move to the Ricoh Arena, Jon Newcombe finds that Coventry RFC are...
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Features
/ 9 years agoFinn’s brief encounter a lot longer than Lane’s!
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON According to official figures, Finn Russell’s fleeting role as a Lion amounted to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoAussies in freefall but Coetzee’s putting bums back on seats for Springboks
BACKin 2001 when the Wallabies followed their second World Cup success by coming from behind to beat Martin Johnson’s Lions, the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBath join hunt for Springbok ace Kriel
BATH are believed to have held talks with Springbok flanker Jaco Kriel, who has also been linked with a switch to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoFord off to pursue American Dream
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler New challenge: Mike Ford MIKE FORD could be in line to become the next...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCavalry arrives to cover Williams
TRANSFER WRAP SCARLETS have bolstered their backline to replace Saracens-bound Liam Williams with the signing of five players including former teen...
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Features
/ 9 years agoZimbabwe’s proud production line just champion at Chiefs
Jon Newcombe catches up with Kai Horstmann, one of three teak tough Zimbabweans at Exeter Harare three: Kai Horstmann, left, with...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPREMIERSHIP PLAYERS BORN IN ZIMBABWE/RHODESIA
DON ARMAND (Exeter Chiefs, flanker – 59 appearances, 8 tries) Man-of-the-match in the 2017 Premiership Final and an England tourist to...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
JEFF WILLIAMS BATH WING Enjoying pre-season? As much as you can enjoy pre-season I guess! I’ve started earlier than most of...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoWe proved England can reach top says Yarde
Wing ace Marland Yarde reckons England‘s impressive Test series victory over Argentina has laid down a vital marker in the quest...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoI’ll make up for England blow says Dunn
Highly rated Bath hooker Tom Dunn admits being “gutted” about the injury that denied him the chance of facing his Argentinian...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoFULL-TIME: Yellow Lions forced to settle for draw in Wellington
A late yellow card to Iain Henderson cost the British and Irish Lions in Wellington this morning as they were forced...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
DOUGIE FLOCKHART DONCASTER WING Back in training yet? We’ve been back for a week now. We’re trying to ease the players...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACOB ATKINS LONDON IRISH FLY-HALF Mistakes can be costly in professional rugby but fly-half Jacob Atkins reckons embracing his is the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER ENGLAND, EXETER AND COVENTRY FLANKER TOM JOHNSON Iwas a bag of nerves before my first Test against South Africa...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWill new Channel 5 deal put more bums on seats?
COLIN BOAG Dublin-based marketing agency, Atomic Sport, has published some interesting analysis of last season’s Premiership attendance figures, and they appear...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSeb – from raw novice to two-Test warhorse
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Seb Davies could be forgiven for thinking there is nothing much to this...
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Features
/ 9 years agoHow Belfast family have been giving Ireland Stirling service
A FATHER and son from Belfast can now claim a London double of such improbability that it can be safely assumed...
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Features
/ 9 years agoJust two Chicago heroes make cut
WHEN Ireland ended the All Blacks’ winning run last year in one of the greatest Test matches of the professional era,...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWales No.9 jersey has Scarlet hue
OF all the assembly lines in the rugby world, there is surely none to compare with the one the Scarlets operate...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Marcus Street – England U20s prop
Marcus Street is still only 18 and making his Exeter and U20s debut by February already made for a successful season...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Rob Louw – Rotherham lock
1. Internet buffering Losing internet connection when you’re out and about is immensely frustrating. This is more of a problem back...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoO’Mahony to lead Lions against All Blacks
Peter O’Mahony will captain the British & Irish Lions against New Zealand in the first Test in Auckland on Saturday. Ireland...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Beno Obano – Bath loosehead
Enjoyed your breakthrough season? I wouldn’t call it a breakthrough season but it’s the beginning of something good hopefully. I enjoyed...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mike Worsley – former England prop
I was born in Warrington and my uncle, Ken Gill, played Rugby League for Great Britain but I never played the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoREPORT: Sensational tries help the Lions beat the Chiefs in Hamilton
The British and Irish Lions will go into the Test Series against the All Blacks on the back of two convincing...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Joe Munro – Ealing Trailfinders centre
1. Max Lahiff – Your modern day prop but he takes it to new levels being a complete freak of nature....
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Features
/ 9 years agoMills finally honoured with his cap from Top Cat
THEWelsh Rugby Union have dragged the good name of the game through the mud of some shameful episodes, not least their...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
RALPH ADAMS-HALE ENGLAND U20S PROP TThe road to glory is a long one for a young prop so all Ralph Adams-Hale...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
HAYDEN THOMPSON-STRINGER SARACENS PROP How’s your summer going? Pretty good thanks. I’ve kept up with training even if it was nice...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBad boy Pape signs off in inimitable style
PETER JACKSON reveals his exclusive table of Europe’s saints and sinners Leaving his mark: Stade Francais second row Pascal Pape PICTURE:...
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Features
/ 9 years agoClerc feels driven to repay debt to Toulon
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Most of the good things come in threes for Vincent Clerc, the veteran winger who will share...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER NEWCASTLE UTILITY BACK TOM CATTERICK Imissed two easy kicks and tore my MCL 15 minutes into my one and...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSharks sinner off for new start at Rouen
By NEALE HARVEY OUTCAST Tom Arscott is ready to banish the nightmare of his controversial sacking by Sale by making a...
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