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/ 9 years agoWhen the Lions were truly on song
So it’s July 1977 and the beleaguered Lions, enduring one of the wettest, coldest winters on record in New Zealand and...
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/ 9 years agoBilly and I can mix it up in back row says Faletau
BRITISH & IRISH LIONS By NEALE HARVEY 12-PAGE GUIDE INCLUDING PLAYER-BY-PLAYER ANALYSIS TAULUPE Faletau insists he will have no qualms switching...
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/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER SCOTLAND SEVENS, EDINBURGH AND ROTHERHAM WINGER ANDREW TURNBULL When I turned up for my first World Rugby Sevens Series...
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/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
NICK SELWAY JERSEY HOOKER What did you make of the Championship season? It was disappointing to miss out on the play-offs...
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/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS LOCK JAMES LASIS James Lasis started the season as a loosehead but it is at lock that he is...
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/ 9 years agoMajor concern regarding ‘Welshness’ of the squad
COLIN BOAG Welsh bias? Warren Gatland and his coaches At last we know who’s made the Lions squad, so we can...
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/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
TEIMANA HARRISON, THE NORTHAMPTON AND ENGLAND FLANKER, PICKS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Mako Vunipola -...
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/ 9 years agoHansen’s barbs hide All Blacks’ insecurity
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN Steve Hansen didn’t hang around when it came to giving the 2017 Lions...
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/ 9 years agoEddie on mission to bring back the grunt up front
WHATEVER happened to England’s forward power – the rock-like scrum, and unstoppable driving mauls that used to be meat-and-drink to red...
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/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WALLABY Tatafu PolotaNau is looking for a move to the Premiership when his contract...
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/ 9 years agoEngland fans face Puma tour black out
THE RFU are working to ensure that England fans don’t suffer a telly black out of the two-game summer tour to...
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/ 9 years agoChiefs join bidding war for Woodward
Wanted: Jason Woodward EXETER are believed to have joined the race to land highly-rated full-back Jason Woodward who has got a...
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/ 9 years agoFruean set for move to Edinburgh
RICHARD Cockerill is working to strengthen his Edinburgh squad for next season and is looking to do some of his shopping...
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/ 9 years agoNew batch can be Eddie’s game changers for RWC
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME W ell that’s it, speculation over finally and a squad picked that...
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/ 9 years agoIn words and pictures, the pain and glory of life on tour
Brendan Gallagher looks through his library to assess coverage of the Lions over the decades Part of the Lions tradition, for...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRichards: RFU must bring in Championship age cap
London Scottish head coach Peter Richards reckons the Championship is failing English player development and says squad age limits are the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoWigglesworth staying on for more trophy success
Influential Sarries scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth has revealed his devotion to winning persuaded him to turn down big money offers from France....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoAll-rounder Farrell reminds McCaw of legend Carter
Richie McCaw believes Owen Farrell is turning into a Northern Hemisphere version of Dan Carter. McCaw, a double World Cup-winning captain,...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoCole: Challenge of Sinckler forcing me to be a better player
England stalwart Dan Cole reckons the sound of thundering heels from young tight-head pretender Kyle Sinckler will ensure he never drops...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoYoung: Gold standard Launchbury a Lions must
Dai Young would be “hugely disappointed” to see Joe Launchbury left out of the Lions squad tomorrow and he reckons Wasps...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Nic Groom – Northampton scrum-half
1. Steven Kitshoff – We started at the same time at the Stormers and he’s got a great work rate. He’s...
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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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/ 9 years agoThe Rugby Paper columnists select their 37-man squads…
JEREMY GUSCOTT Full-back: Halfpenny, Hogg, L Williams. Wing: North, Simon Zebo (I), Daly, Watson. Centre: Henshaw, Joseph, Te’o, Jonathan Davies (W)....
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/ 9 years agoDiamond raid for Tarus and Ross from France
By NICK VERDIER TRANSFER WRAP SALE Sharks have bolstered their back row options with the signing of South African Jono Ross,...
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/ 9 years agoHartley in with a chance says England’s 2003 scrum guru
Accurate: Dylan Hartley THE set-piece will be absolutely crucial to whatever game-plan Warren Gatland has identified to carry the Lions to...
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/ 9 years agoCockerill has eyes on another title bid
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Richard Cockerill, winner of three Premiership titles with Leicester, has the unexpected vision of another lustrous trophy...
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/ 9 years agoAnscombe excellence left Sam in the shade
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Judgement Day was a chance for some of Wales’ best players to book their place...
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/ 9 years agoRef boss to blow time
RUGBYSHORTS ED MORRISON, the independent referee appointments commissioner for the PRO12, will retire at the end of the season. Morrison arrived...
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/ 9 years agoThrilled I’ve got the nod to help Amman become history boys
I HAD every intention of being on the bench whenever I played for Amman this season, but I’ve got the callup...
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/ 9 years agoGood for a gag, but the truth is Mike really was world class
MIKE Phillips is one of my best mates and the best scrum-half I played with. The thing with Mike is that...
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/ 9 years agoClifford set for surgery
RUGBYSHORTS HARLEQUINS back row Jack Clifford has been ruled out of the rest of the season as he requires surgery on...
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/ 9 years agoNigel’s latest one-liner leaves this viewer cold
COLIN BOAG No laughing matter: Nigel Owens yellow cards Dan Fish of Cardiff Blues There was an interesting spat between former...
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/ 9 years agoDe Klerk and O’Connor are done deals at Sale
BLINDSIDE understands that Sale Sharks have completed deals for Faf de Klerk and James O’Connor to move to the club next...
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/ 9 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LONDON IRISH are having talks with Springbok lock Lood de Jager, right, about joining...
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/ 9 years agoFekitoa’s new star name for Wasps
Tonganborn: Malakai Fekitoa WASPS have earmarked All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa as a marquee signing to replace Kurtley Beale who is...
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/ 9 years agoMoriarty on the move next year
ROSS Moriarty has rejected the offer of a new contract from Gloucester but will still be seeing out the final year...
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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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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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