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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER SELKIRK, SCOTLAND AND BRITISH & IRISH LIONS FLY-HALF JOHN RUTHERFORD When I made my Scotland debut in 1979 it...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLet’s draw a line under this extra time debate
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHAT’S wrong with a draw? Especially one that is as honourable as that...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLittle Belgium has a big rugby heart
Assistant coach Simon Leader gives the inside track on the rise of rugby in Belgium Our season finished with a big...
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Features
/ 9 years agoKiwis are world class at whining, but Poite was right
NEW Zealand are not just double world champions, they are world champion whiners when refereeing decisions go against them. The furore...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCruden can help restore the thrills
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Montpellier fans cannot wait to see All Black fly-half Aaron Cruden in their colours this season. They...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWales must start planning for life after Gatland now
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The Lions tour told us many things about Northern Hemisphere rugby. It showed our sides...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDon’t be blinkered, the Lions are all about cash
COLIN BOAG How much money do you think was generated from the Lions tour of New Zealand? Your guess is as...
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Features
/ 9 years agoHow Lions rated on tour – man by man
Nick Cain spent seven weeks touring with the British and Irish Lions, watching every minute they played. Here he presents his...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
MATT EVERARD NOTTINGHAM CAPTAIN How’s your summer been? Studious. We had one week off at the end of the season and...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLions attacking skills were shining ‘diamond’ bright
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK THE Sean O’Brien try against New Zealand in the first Test was the best of...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCometh the hour, cometh the man
PETER JACKSON analyses the numbers to reveal the major Lions contributors PETER JACKSON Clocking time: Taulupe Faletau in action against the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoI planned on a two-year stay, but I’m heading home after 11!
NEIL DE KOCK ON THE RECORD Q&A Scrum-half Neil de Kock returns to South Africa later this summer after 11 years...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWill president Spencer fight to save the Lions?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Roaring with the Lions: Manager John Spencer celebrates at the end of...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: George Stokes – Glasgow flanker
Growing up in Spain, George Stokes always faced an uphill battle to make it as a rugby player without the professional...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Gavin Lach – Old Elthamians director of rugby
1. Wrong club attire I’m quite old-school in that I believe a team should look as one and wear the same...
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Features
/ 9 years agoQ&A: Ex-Wallaby James Horwill goes on the record as the new Harlequins captain
New Harlequins captain James Horwill outlines his expectations for the Twickenham Stoop outfit and explains to NEALE HARVEY why the British...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoJudgement: The Fox was simply outstanding in all three Tests
Player of the Tour: Wales‘ Jonathan Davies, below, played every minute of the Tests and was in world class form throughout....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSaracens chairman proposes a balancing act to solve Lions/Premiership Rugby dispute
Saracens chairman Nigel Wray reckons staging Lions ‘tours’ within the British Isles would offer a radical solution to the rancorous issue...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoLionhearted Saracens won’t buckle after going for so long without a break, says Wyles
LONG-SERVING Saracens wing Chris Wyles is confident that the club’s large Lions contingent will not suffer from a post-tour hangover and...
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20 Questions
/ 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 the squad along with...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGarces moved beyond see-no-evil culture when it comes to Kiwi misdemeanours
By Peter Jackson Sonny Bill Williams probably thought he would get away with it just as generations of All Blacks had...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoReview: Slow start saw Lions move from strength to strength before springing into life
Match 1, June 3: Provincial Barbarians 7 British and Irish Lions 13 Okara Park, Whangarei, 19,951 Barely 72 hours off the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSpencer at war with Bill Beaumont over shorter Lions tour schedule
JOHN Spencer launched an unprecedented attack on World Rugby on the eve of the Lions third Test decider against New Zealand,...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoVocal sea of red prove rugby still has its romance, says Lions legend John Taylor
It was Ian McGeechan, long before he was knighted, who said one of the most difficult things you have to come...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoRef Poite got it wrong but Warburton worked his diplomatic magic
By Shane Williams THIS WAS an incredible achievement by the Lions. I don’t understand those people who are saying it was...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Faletau came of age and put Read in his shadow
IT’S been one hell of a series and no-one involved with this Lions team should feel anything other than immense pride...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSale axe drove me to suicide bid but help has helped me, admits Dan Mugford
Plymouth fly-half Dan Mugford has spoken out over how his failure to gain acceptance and win a regular first team place...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ben Gotting – former Wasps and Worcester hooker
To play in the 2004 Premiership final and make a significant contribution to our 10-6 win over Bath was undoubtedly a...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Finn’s brief encounter a lot longer than Lane’s!
By Peter Jackson According to official figures, Finn Russell’s fleeting role as a Lion amounted to one carry, two passes and...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoGibson quashes report suggesting he’s lost the Waratahs dressing room
Waratahs head coach Daryl Gibson has dismissed media reports suggesting his squad has lost faith in his methods following their 40-27...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Matt Everard – Nottingham captain
1. Simon McIntyre – I was lucky to play with him at Wasps coming through the ranks at the same time....
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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 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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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...
