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/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER RICHMOND, CARDIFF BLUES, LEEDS AND GLOUCESTER PROP GARY POWELL After countless hours playing Jonah Lomu Rugby on the PlayStation...
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/ 9 years agoHartpury won’t be selling out for glory
Can the students of Hartpury be competitive in the Championship next season? Luke Jarmyn talks to CEO Russell Marchant Russell Marchant...
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/ 9 years agoIt’s a chance of a lifetime say promoted Caldy
By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER nine consecutive seasons at level four, Caldy head coach Simon Verbickas admits the club is stepping into...
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/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
STEVE HILL RICHMOND DIRECTOR OF RUGBY How about that for a first season in the Championship? The boys were desperate to...
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/ 9 years agoLions must dethrone the breakdown kings
Sam Warburton Thunderous: No.8 Billy Vunipola Taulupe Faletau CJ Stander NEW Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball...
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/ 9 years agoStars past their sell-by dates weren’t going to save Bristol
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With just three games left to play, the desperation of the clubs...
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/ 9 years agoTake 45 players to New Zealand, you’re going to need all of them!
Strong men: George Kruis and Maro Itoje in training. Sam Warburton PICTURES: Getty Images THE 2017 Lions must go to New...
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/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
RORY MCMICHAEL SCOTLAND U18’S CENTRE The journey to professional rugby can be a treacherous one for youngsters trying to break through,...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Aaron Hinkley – England U18s flanker
Aaron Hinkley is fully aware making it at senior level will not be a walk in the park but he reckons...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoEvans: These backs can test my All Blacks
Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans never bets against the All Blacks, but the Kiwi strategist reckons he can name a British &...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBiljon fury as Jersey face Friday night Cup fiasco
Frustrated Jersey rugby director Harvey Biljon has blasted B&I Cup organisers for turning what should be his club’s biggest-ever day into...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: James Horwill – Harlequins lock
1. Plane pain Being a longer-limbed person – I am 6ft 6ins – I find it very annoying when the person...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoExeter thrive on defying the odds says Steenson
Exeter fly-half Gareth Steenson reckons Rob Baxter’s ability to outwit big-spending Premiership rivals in the transfer market is underpinning their title...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Biyi Alo – Worcester prop
How do you look back at that entertaining game at Wasps last Sunday? It must have been great to watch for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoCourtney Lawes – I’m just going to get better and better
Courtney Lawes may have looked back to his best during the Six Nations but the Saints man has warned his would-be...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Chris Malone – former Bath, London Irish and Quins fly-half
I came to England in 2001 and had 10 great years, experiencing time at five different clubs, all of which were...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoGlobetrotter Francis has eyes trained on England
Super Rugby star Piers Francis is determined to challenge for an England fly-half spot when he returns from New Zealand later...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Will Owen – Rotherham centre
1. Robin Hislop – ‘Bomber’ has a solid set piece and a great work rate in the loose. He wears his...
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/ 9 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS are in talks with former South Africa centre Juan de Jongh about moving...
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/ 9 years agoWarriors step up pursuit of ace Steyn
WORCESTER have held more talks with Stade Francis fly-half Morne Steyn in an effort to persuade him to move to Sixways...
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/ 9 years agoSpringbok star on Diamond wish list
SALE SHARKS are lining up a move for Springbok scrum half Faf De Klerk and his fellow countryman Stade Francais back...
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/ 9 years agoHopper jumps ship for sojourn in France
FORMER England Saxons centre Matt Hopper, 32, is set to leave Harlequins at the end of the season and move across...
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/ 9 years agoWe’re locked and loaded in forwards
THE giants of the second row have always loomed large in the folklore of the Lions as the driving force behind...
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/ 9 years agoEvans: These backs can test my All Blacks
Nick Evans tells Neale Harvey the areas in which the Lions can dominate Harlequins flyhalf Nick Evans never bets against the...
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/ 9 years agoMugford aims to prove Sale were wrong to dump him
FRUSTRATED fly-half Dan Mugford insists he still has a Premiership future despite the disappointment of being deemed surplus to requirements by...
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/ 9 years agoMaiming of O’Driscoll was cynical, the cover-up was simply shameful
Anatomy of an assault: Long after the ball has gone Tana Umaga and Kevin Mealamu spear tackle Brian O’Driscoll, who is...
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/ 9 years agoLions humbled by best side ever
Brendan Gallagher looks back on the harsh reality of Clive Woodward’s 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand Broken ankle: Lawrence Dallaglio...
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/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WALES, CARDIFF BLUES, NORTHAMPTON AND WORCESTER SCRUM-HALF RYAN POWELL Neil Jenkins told me he’d get me capped if I...
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/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
BEN MORRIS NOTTINGHAM BACK ROW So one game to go in what has been a mixed season? Yes, we want to...
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/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MARCUS SMITH ENGLAND U18s FLY-HALF His season could not have gone much better so far, but Marcus Smith is not done...
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/ 9 years agoSexton’s world class – he expects rough stuff
COLIN BOAG It’s my favourite weekend of the whole rugby season: the quarter-finals of the European cups never disappoint, and the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years ago‘I was close to being an LA drop-out’
Monster hooker Joe Taufete’e has been a massive hit at Sixways but it was not so long ago that the huge...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Jamie Barden – Cranleigh School
A broken leg cost him his place in the Harlequins academy but Jamie Barden proved he is full of resource by...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoCohen comes out fighting in defence of Mauger axe
Leicester chief executive Simon Cohen has defended the sackings of Richard Cockerill and Aaron Mauger, claiming both decisions were “robust” and...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Will Spencer – Worcester lock
1. Hesitation at roundabouts I get frustrated when people come to a stop at roundabouts regardless of whether there’s any traffic...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSooner England switch Watson to full-back the better
Mike Brown‘s days as England’s first choice full-back are numbered according to Matt Perry, who reckons it is time for Bath...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Ruaridh McConnoghie – England Sevens
How about that for a first half of the World Series? We’ve already won two tournaments and we’re the only team...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoOnly question is, which tour will Denny be on?
Denny Solomona would be a more than useful weapon in the Lions armoury if Warren Gatland was to make him his...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Phillips – former Northampton and Bedford lock
Times have changed a bit since I played (and scored) in Saints’ first-ever Premiership match back in August 1997. There were...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoFrustrated Fisher tells Gloucester to get real
Laurie Fisher says Gloucester have a long way to go before they can be considered a powerhouse of English rugby after...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Jim Evans – former Harlequins lock
1. Ceri Jones – He has to be the hairiest player to play the game. I was never quite sure if...
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Features
/ 9 years agoGeech points way ahead for future tours
The 1993 Lions tour of New Zealand was Ian McGeechan’s second as coach and the first time a Lions coach had...
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/ 9 years agoFurlong clear in race to be the pack pillar
New Zealand have the highest strike rate off set piece possession in the world game. That is why it is imperative...
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/ 9 years agoWilkinson: Lions will need a team full of captains to defeat All Blacks
Been there: Jonny Wilkinson on Lions duty in 2005 By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA JONNY Wilkinson claims the Lions will need...
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/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER EXETER, BATH, HARLEQUINS AND LONDON IRISH FLY-HALF CHRIS MALONE Icame to England in 2001 and had 10 great years,...
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/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
BIYI ALO WORCESTER PROP How do you look back at that entertaining game at Wasps last Sunday? It must have been...
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/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
AARON HINKLEY ENGLAND U18S OPENSIDE Aaron Hinkley is fully aware making it at senior level will not be a walk in...
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/ 9 years agoMitchell and Co extend deals with England
By SAM JACKSON ENGLANDSevens captain Tom Mitchell is one of six senior players to sign a new contract ahead of next...
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