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Features
/ 9 years agoScrum-halves escape Six Nations cull
WHENthe Six Nations revved up on the starting grid last weekend, more than 30 players had been parked in the pits...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWarriors can dump another millstone
NO ONE club carried as much clout during the opening round of the Six Nations than Glasgow Warriors. Of Scotland’s 23...
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Features
/ 9 years agoJoy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against
Brendan Gallagher recalls the great player he knew Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WORCESTER, PERTEMPS BEES AND ENGLAND SEVENS WINGER NICK BAXTER To be the first player to score 100 National League...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Josh Basham – Wellington College captain
Leaving Wellington College having made history is no easy feat but that is what Josh Basham is already certain to do...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHigh hopes for Henry Trinder after years of injury hell
Henry Trinder says he is physically and mentally ready to end 30 months of injury hell by delivering silverware for the...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Chris Cook – Bath scrum-half
1. A multi-lingual world I get embarrassed by my inability to speak the local language whenever I visit countries like France...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoMapletoft defends Quins model as Test call-ups bite
Mark Mapletoft insists Harlequins remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite claiming his side’s trophy chances have been hammered by Test...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Nic Groom – Northampton scrum-half
How do you look back at Northampton’s Champions Cup campaign? It’s over now. Obviously we wanted to progress but we didn’t....
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Featured
/ 9 years agoElliot Daly urged to pick a number and stick at it
Elliot Daly and Anthony Watson must switch positions permanently or forget about being England‘s long-term answer at full-back, according to former...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Luke Fielden – former Bedford and Newcastle wing
Through good times and bad, rugby has been a part of my life and that will continue even though I’ve had...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Jack Wallace – Bristol full-back
1. Kyle Trainor – Fantastic leader who brings his international experience to the squad. Very vocal and very much a player...
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Features
/ 9 years agoA shorter Six Nations would heighten thrills
COLIN BOAG Until 2003, the Six Nations was spread over ten weeks, with the action taking place on a fortnightly basis....
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/ 9 years agoNorth faces his moment of truth in Eternal City
Throughout his obsessive quest for perfection, Jonny Wilkinson used a stark piece of pragmatic philosophy: “Treat every match as if it’s...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBarba signing must be probed by World Rugby
THE silence from World Rugby on Toulon’s signing of the banned Australian Rugby League player Ben Barba has reached the deafening...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWhen Elvis put Irish in heartbreak hotel…
HAD bonus points been in operation ten years ago, Ireland would have been spared the cruel fate of losing the Six...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLosers take the spoils
ACCORDING to my research, a grand total of 92 bonus points would have been awarded to all Six Nations over the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWant to be a Lion? Then beat England!
NICK CAIN TALKS TO PAUL MORIARTY ABOUT HIS SON ROSS AND THE CHALLENGE WALES FACE AT TWICKENHAM PAUL Moriarty, the father...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCockerill courted by rival clubs in Top 14
FORMER Leicester boss Richard Cockerill is on the radar of several French clubs after moving to France to work with Mike...
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ SALE Sharks are the latest club to show an interest in signing...
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/ 9 years agoDragons wait on Henson decision
Waiting game: Gavin Henson GAVIN HENSON could be set to return to Wales after rejecting a lucrative offer to finish his...
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Features
/ 9 years agoExiles step up plans for next season
LONDON Irish are continuing to build for a return to the Premiership and have their sights on Scotland loosehead Gordon Reid,...
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Features
/ 9 years agoNORTH STAND
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/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
LAURENCE MAY CORNISH PIRATES NO.10 Big game against London Scottish? It is but we’re prepraring it like any other game really....
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFE IN RUGBY
SCOTT MORGAN THE FORMER WALES, BARBARIANS, BRISTOL, SCARLETS, LEEDS, CARDIFF BLUES, DRAGONS AND COVENTRY PLAYER Each and every time I pulled...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NICK ISIEKWE ENGLAND U20S LOCK Nick Isiekwe wants to play at the highest level and he only needs to look at...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ben Vellacott – Gloucester scrum-half
It is only three weeks into 2017 but, as far as Ben Vellacott is concerned, it is already a year he’ll...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoAll Black prop stocks are looking bare warns John Afoa
Former All Blacks prop John Afoa believes New Zealand‘s front row is vulnerable – and that the state of propping in...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: David Williams – Nottingham full-back
1. Onions I don’t like the taste of onions no matter what the variety is or whether they’re cooked or raw....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoTop drawer Elliot Daly worth Lions call
Elliot Daly’s versatility must see the Wasps midfielder rocket into Lions contention for this summer’s tour of New Zealand, says Harlequins...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBath can beat odds like I did says Robbie Fruean
Having twice defied the medics by battling back from heart surgery, inspirational centre Robbie Fruean is determined to reinforce his fighting...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Evan Olmstead – Newcastle lock
Enjoyed the European fortnight? I’m not in the Challenge Cup squad so the past couple of weeks gave me a chance...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: RFU made Welsh survival ‘impossible’
By NEALE HARVEY London Welsh chairman Gareth Hawkins has blasted the RFU over his club’s demise, accusing English rugby’s governing body...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Peter Winterbottom – former Lions, England & Quins flanker
Rugby was in my blood from an early age. Chris Rea lodged with us for a bit after he’d moved down...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations bonus point can net £1m extra cash
The Six Nations kicking off this weekend will achieve another global first in world rugby – the £1m bonus point. A...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Alex Rieder – Wasps flanker
1. Mako Vunipola – The in-form loosehead in the country. Unbelievable around the park and his scrummaging has improved massively. 2....
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Nay – Saracens flanker
Jack Nay grew up watching Schalk Burger playing for the Springboks on television so to actually train with him took a...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoBattle for England job will boost Lions dream – Care
Danny Care has vowed to fight tooth and claw to see off his No.9 rivals and give himself the best shot...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle full-back
1. Glute activation exercises Having torn the anterior cruciate ligament in my knee a few months back, these horrible little movements...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLeicester are ‘suffering from loss of home stars’
Leicester stalwart Matt Smith fears the imperatives of winning are preventing Tigers from blooding academy stars and sticking with them. Smith,...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Callum Sheedy – Bristol fly-half
Happy to move to Jersey on loan? Very much so! I can’t wait to be playing regular rugby again after missing...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoBeware of the Irish Lancaster tells England
Eddie Jones‘ England have the squad depth, experience and sheer big-game winning nous to retain their Six Nations title, according to...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Welsh are no more
The days of London Welsh as a professional club are over after the RFU refused them permission to stay in the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Gareth Llewellyn – former Wales, Neath, Bristol and Quins lock
I think rugby changed more during the 20 years of my career than it did in the previous 50 with the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Sione Kalamafoni – Gloucester back rower
1. Tony Woodcock – I played against the All Blacks in the last two World Cups and every time he was...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Dodd – Scotland U20s back-rower
Tom Dodd went to school in England and he’s playing his club rugby in Worcester but it was also a “natural...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoStar names signing up to Joe Marchant’s fan club
Jamie Roberts is backing Harlequins starlet Joe Marchant to become the latest international centre sensation produced by England, who head into...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHard sanctions on high tackles will suit Louis Picamoles
Teimana Harrison believes the new hard line on high tackles will make Northampton powerhouse Louis Picamoles an even more dangerous ball...
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