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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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Features
/ 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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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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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Christian Wade – Wasps wing
1. Brussels sprouts I tasted one once as a kid and spat it out before I swallowed it. I didn’t like...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoFormer Tiger Odogwu glad he jumped ship to Sharks
When Paolo Odogwu scored for Sale against Leicester in October it was a moment of personal satisfaction for the 19-year-old speedster...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoInjury tide turning in favour of Catt at last
Bath loosehead prop Nathan Catt is ready to end 18 months of injury hell by seizing the day to claim a...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Aaron Penberthy – Ealing Trailfinders fly-half
Enjoyed the week off? Yes, especially as we were given an extra day off after our win in Jersey on New...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLeicester urged to consider benefactor route
Leicester legend Louis Deacon claims his old club were wrong to sack Richard Cockerill and insists the Welford Road outfit must...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoEllis Genge – ‘I’m staying at Leicester’
Dynamic Ellis Genge has revealed why Leicester‘s sacking of the man who helped salvage his career is unlikely to deter him...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ralph Keyes – former Munster and Ireland fly-half
To be top points scorer at the 1991 World Cup (with 68) is something I’m immensely proud of to this day,...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoRFU under fire for failing England Saxons
England’s failure to extend their Saxons programme could have a catastrophic effect on player development, warns former RFU performance coach Jon...
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Featured
/ 9 years ago‘If Thomas was English he’d be in their squad’
Wales are being urged to reinforce their Six Nations squad by picking the revelation of the English Premiership – Wasps flanker...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: James Horwill – Harlequins lock
1. James Slipper – My old Reds and Wallabies mate is a prop who used to be a fly-half. And in...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Declan Sinclair – Tonbridge School lock
Given he was barely a year old when John Eales won his second World Cup, it is no surprise Declan Sinclair...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoAdam Jones tips Kyle Sinckler as a bolter for the Lions
British & Irish Lions legend Adam Jones reckons dynamic Harlequins tighthead Kyle Sinckler can force his way to the front of...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Sam Harrison – Leicester scrum-half
1. Sports Personality of the Year By this, I’m specifically referring to Andy Murray winning it for a third time when,...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoTim Visser questions recruitment of ‘project players’
Support for World Rugby‘s review into the three-year eligibility ruling has come from an unlikely source – Scotland‘s adopted Dutchman, Tim...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Rhys Oakley – Hartpury College
How about that for a start to the season? It’s been very good. There’s a great bunch of players at Hartpury...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHow ‘Turnover King’ Will Hurrell turned it around
Bristol talisman Will Hurrell has credited Welsh internationals Gavin Henson and Dwayne Peel for turning him into this season’s Premiership surprise...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tim Payne – former Wasps, England and Lions prop
After brief spells at Bristol and then Cardiff I was very close to jacking rugby in and pursuing a career in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoRFU face revolt over Council numbers
Rugby Football Union bosses are facing a rebellion from furious Council members over proposals to slash their representation on the management...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Geoff Parling – Exeter lock
1. Rob Vickers – He came through the Falcons academy with me and has made over 200 appearances for them since....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoPutting Carter in the shade sends Russell into the spotlight for Lions
Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend reckons Finn Russell’s big-match temperament will thrust him into the spotlight when it comes to British...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoThomas Young not quitting Wasps for Wales bid
In-form openside Thomas Young says he is at Wasps for the long haul and will not be swayed by Gatland’s Law...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoNow Jack Nowell is brewing up a Six Nations treat
Inspirational wing Jack Nowell will be able to toast England‘s success with his own brand of beer if Eddie Jones‘s history-seeking...
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