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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Maunder – Exeter and England U20s scrum-half
As an 18-year-old scrum-half fresh out of school, Jack Maunder is not the biggest but he has been making huge waves...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Jamie Salter – Launceston captain
1.Seagulls Coming from West Cornwall over the years I’ve had chips, ice creams and even pasties stolen right from my hands...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Joel Hodgson – Yorkshire Carnegie fly-half
What’s the mood in camp after that narrow defeat to Nottingham? Take nothing away from Nottingham as they performed well especially...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Rob Hardwick – former Coventry, London Irish and England prop
Playing for Coventry and treading the same turf as my heroes had done was something I’d always aspired to when I...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Will Stuart – Wasps and England U20s tighthead
Will Stuart is eager to take his Premiership career forward but he is fully aware that he will first have to...
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Featured
/ 11 years ago‘Workaholic’ Eddie Jones suits me says ambitious Mike Brown
Mike Brown insists having an Aussie as England head coach will not be a problem because he has to “put up...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: JJ Hanrahan – Northampton fly-half
1. Outside Lane Hoggers Drivers back home in Ireland are particularly bad for staying in the outside lane when there is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoGet Manu Tuilagi outside me and watch Tigers go!
Forgotten England fly-half Freddie Burns is relishing the opportunity of teaming up with Manu Tuilagi in a bid to impress new...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoRFU ‘should fund welfare’ for Championship players
Nottingham legend Dave Jackson reckons it is high time Championship professionals were properly represented by the Rugby Players’ Association. While Premiership...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Tom Heathcote – Worcester fly-half
What’s your assessment of the start to the season? We’re pretty happy but we’re frustrated too because we felt like we...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoPaul Ackford’s so wrong storms angry Danny Cipriani
Danny Cipriani reckons new England boss Eddie Jones must ignore the advice of former Red Rose lock Paul Ackford and look...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Darren Molloy – former Wasps, Gloucester and Leinster prop
Once a Wasp, always a Wasp is an oft-used phrase that resonates with me 100 per cent. From the day I...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoJust £25k would have stopped Bath signing Taulupe Faletau
Bath would have missed out on Taulupe Faletau had the Welsh Rugby Union been willing to pay an extra £25,000-a-year. Newport...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Richard Hibbard – Gloucester and Wales hooker
1. Paul James – My old Ospreys front row partner is a hell of a scrummager. He did really well for...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Taylor Prell – Yorkshire Carnegie full-back
Taylor Prell is hoping to end his season in Manchester representing England U20s at the Junior World Cup – and the...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoI want to be England’s starting No.1, Mako Vunipola tells Eddie Jones
Mako Vunipola is determined to be the No.1 name on Eddie Jones‘ first England team-sheet. And the 20st loose-head prop does...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Huw Morgan – Wharfedale centre
1. London Ale I may be a southerner by birth but my time spent studying up north has made me come...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoOlly Barkley is backing Danny Cipriani to stake England claim
Danny Cipriani has his “best chance” of claiming the England No.10 jersey according to former Red Rose fly-half Olly Barkley, who...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Aaron Carpenter – Cornish Pirates No.8
Enjoyed that win in Nottingham last week? It was a good win for us. It was a long way to go...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoTime to make Dylan Hartley England captain, Eddie
Hooker would make a superb England captain according to Northampton first team coach.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Richard Moon – former Harlequins scrum-half
I’ve got an embarrassingly long list of former clubs but Walsall RFC is where my playing days, aged five to 35,...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoTwickenham clash worth £2m for Welsh rugby
RFU will end up paying Wales £2m when they line up for the final act of their HQ trilogy in May.
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Sami Fisilau – Jersey and Tonga scrum-half
1. Pauliasi Manu – He used to be my neighbour back in Auckland. He’s now with the Chiefs and also trained...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoTapping up is routine, admits RPA boos Damian Hopley
Players’ boss Damian Hopley insists the tapping-up of Premiership stars is rife and describes the current six-month rule relating to approaches...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Singleton – Worcester hooker
Jack Singleton wished he had travelled to Italy to take on Zebre this weekend but the youngster has now set his...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoKevin Sinfield ‘so different’ from Sam Burgess switch
Dual code international John Bentley believes Rhinos legend will make a success of his switch to Rugby Union.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoWhy Ben Franks joined London Irish
Double World Cup-winning prop Ben Franks has revealed how former New Zealand teammate Brad Thorn persuaded him to ignore the riches...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Dave Swanton – Sale media manager
1. Delivery drivers With our move to Saturday games and having to drive to away games, my opportunity to go shopping...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoI’m out to stop the new cheats, vows Donncha O’Callaghan
Worcester lock Donncha O’Callaghan fears football-style cheating is infiltrating rugby and believes it is up to veteran stars like himself to...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: George McGuigan – Newcastle hooker
Going into the unknown against Enisei today aren’t you? They’re an unknown quantity so we’re focusing a lot more on ourselves...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNew-style Leicester Tigers make Mathew Tait glad he said ‘Non’
Mathew Tait refuses to rule out the possibility of adding to his 38 England caps – if new boss Eddie Jones...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Scott Mathie – former Bulls, Sharks, Leeds and Sale scrum-half
If there is one match I’d like to be able to go back in time and change, it would be my...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoLeigh Halfpenny discusses move back to Wales
Full-back Leigh ready to open talks over a return to Wales even if it means taking an annual pay cut of...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Peter Lydon – London Scottish and former Stade Francais and Ulster full-back
1. Lovejoy Chawatama – Showed great potential for London Scottish and England Students last year. Really humble guy and great work...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoRoss Moriarty: I control myself better now
Gloucester flanker Ross Moriarty says he has no intention of toning down the confrontational style that persuaded Wales boss Warren Gatland...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Joe Simmonds – Exeter fly-half
It took Joe Simmonds only two months to go from schoolboy to a man-of-the-match performance on his debut for Exeter. That...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoJoe Trayfoot out to beat his diabetes fright
London Irish flanker Joe Trayfoot says he is determined not to allow the onset of diabetes to ruin his chances of...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Henry Thomas – Bath prop
1. Cutlery chewers It makes my skin crawl when I’m sat within ear shot of someone who chews on their metal...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoChris Robshaw’s ‘great strengths should not be jettisoned’
England‘s new head coach has been warned to think long and hard before ditching Chris Robshaw as either captain or openside...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Dan Mugford – Nottingham fly-half
How do you asses the season so far? We had a slow start but we’ve built steadily since then and picked...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoEddie Jones has the brains to look beyond the brawn
Hugh Vyvyan reckons Eddie Jones‘ international nous makes it virtually impossible for him to fail as England head coach given the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mark Bakewell – former Eastern Suburbs player and Bath coach
With more than 400 games as a player (prop and back row) and coach, Eastern Suburbs in Sydney is definitely my...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi will be offered £1.6m by Worcester
Centre will be paid a world record £750,000 next season if he agrees to make the switch to Warriors.
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Aaron Mauger – Leicester head coach and former All Blacks and Crusaders centre
1. Greg Feek – My old Crusaders mate has the best laugh in world rugby. He’s now the scrum coach for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoDave Denton ‘can cure Bath’s hangover’ from Sam Burgess
Bath‘s new back row signing David Denton will make a huge impact at the Rec according to first team coach Toby...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Oliver Thorley – Gloucester wing
Oliver Thorley has targeted Gloucester‘s next three games to kick off a season which could end with World Cup glory in...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoChange the maul rule to get brighter rugby
Bedford boss Mike Rayer believes laws relating to the maul need revising after statistics showed that nearly as many tries are...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Sam Wilson – Hull Ionians wing
1. Noisy eaters I’m sure every squad has one of these and ours is second row Alex Campbell. On Thursday we...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoRhys Priestland: Kyle Eastmond’s style is dangerous
Bath new boy Rhys Priestland believes England can put their inside centre headache behind them by selecting club-mate Kyle Eastmond for...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Dan Robson – Wasps scrum-half
Big game against Gloucester today? It’s huge for us. We’re back at the Ricoh and it’d be good to get a...
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