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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years ago“We just have to beat big guns this autumn” – Chris Robshaw
England skipper targeting a perfect international season as the countdown to the 2015 World Cup begins.
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Moment In Time
/ 11 years agoMoment in Time: The day London Irish avoided relegation
It would be no exaggeration to say that the future of London Irish was at stake. Powergen Cup winners and fourth...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Fred Burdon – Yorkshire Carnegie centre
1. Pay Toilets It’s pretty much inevitable that after a long journey or while at some tourist attraction nature is going...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoQ&A with Richard Cockerill: Our attack is fine, Neil, it’s defence that cost us!
No trophies or finals last season – what’s your assessment of the campaign? I think we did some pretty good things,...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoRyan Lamb aims to sizzle for Dean Ryan this time
Fly-half admits his ambitious style of play may have stunted what should have been a more fulfilling career in terms of...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Tom Arscott – Sale full-back
Been on holiday? Just had a week in Crete. It was nothing special and I wouldn’t go back but it was...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Nick Fenton-Wells – Bedford captain and former Saracens and Cape Town back row
1. Richard Barrington – Played with him at Bedford before he got picked up by Saracens. He doesn’t think about anything...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Warren Gatland’s contract wish list
Warren Gatland has drawn up a hit list of ten Welsh-based players to be offered dual club-and-country contracts for the coming...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Stanger – former Hawick and Scotland wing
Looking back, it was probably touch and go as to whether I should have played in the famous 1990 Grand Slam...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoLoyal Dwayne Peel blown away by quality in Bristol’s squad
Scrum-half had no hesitation in turning down a loan move to a top-flight club.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoHamilton hopes to restore reputation by leaving French coast
Big lock lifts the lid on why he left France for Saracens and his remorse over leaving Gloucester for the money.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Kieran Treadwell – Harlequins and England U18s second row
It is quite common to see young players with a cross-border heritage gain international caps with different countries, at different levels...
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Features
/ 11 years agoGreg Tesser: The unlikely love of rugby among US politicians
Politics and rugby make strange bedfellows. How a game of extreme physicality has managed to tickle the taste buds of such...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Ryan Lamb – The Worcester fly-half takes us through his prime annoyances
1. New housing estates – The family and I have recently moved into a property on a new housing estate in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years ago“We’re up for a fight,” Dorian West tells Richard Cockerill
Saints forwards coach rubbishes suggestions by Leicester boss that his side may lack hunger to defend their Premiership title next season.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNow Moody joins in those criticising Cockerill
Richard Cockerill under pressure as Lewis Moody joins critics of Tigers’ performances last season.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: James Phillips – London Scottish No. 8
Sad to leave Exeter this summer? Very sad. Exeter’s been a massive part of my life over the last four years...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby- Former Waterloo, Saints, and Rotherham centre Andy Northey
People tend to view me as Rugby League man, but I actually only played for St Helens for two-and-a-half years, the...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Neil Back – World Cup winning England and Leicester flanker
1. Graham Rowntree – He didn’t make the England 2003 World Cup squad but his performances in Australia and New Zealand the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoThe Big Interview: A Q&A with Conor O’Shea
Neale Harvey sits down with the Harlequins boss and discusses preparation for the new season.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jordan Onojaife – Saints Academy lock
When Jordan Onojaife sat down at home to watch England‘s opening game at the Junior World Championship last month, little did...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Rob Cook – Gloucester full-back
1. Smoking: I’ve never been a fan of smoking and I can honestly say I have never tried it! Smoking in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoWales team in turmoil as Regions crank it up
With an agreement between the WRU and RRW seeming a long shot, the November tests could be in jeopardy
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoI’d wing it with Wade says supremo Robinson
World Cup winner backs Wasps' flyer to rise to the top of wing options.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Tom Cruse – Titans hooker feels the wrath
How was your summer? Quiet at first, then I went to Calpe, on Spain’s Benidorm coast, for my brother’s wedding and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates DoR
I wasn’t as good as my old friend Scott Quinnell playing for the New Dock Stars as a youngster but I...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mat Gilbert – Bath and former Scarlets flanker shares his dream XV
1. Christian Califano – He was a good teammate when I played for Gloucester A, formed a formidable front row with...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Luke Baldwin – Bristol, former Saracens & Bedford scrum-half
1. Mako Vunipola – Solid in the set-piece and very mobile for such a big man. One of the best laughs...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jamal Ford-Robinson – Cornish Pirates prop
Taking opportunities can make or break a young player’s career so Jamal Ford-Robinson was keen to show what he could do...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoDwayne Peel stays loyal to Bristol’s ambition
Former Wales scrum-half set to start next season with Bristol despite failing to win promotion.
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Peter Swatkins – Sheffield player/coach
1. Anthem singers The recent events at the World Cup in Brazil have once again confirmed...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoJames Hook is expecting David Humphreys to inspire Gloucester
Welsh star excited by appointment of David Humphreys.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Damian Welch – Exeter lock
Go anywhere on holiday? I managed a week away in Cyprus with the missus. But I had an operation at the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoEngland ‘will benefit from Ford-Farrell fight at No.10’
Dad Mike predicts son George will challenge Farrell for No,10 shirt.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Alan Martinovic – Hartpury College and former Colston’s director of rugby
There was a no grand plan when I joined Colston’s. The first XV won only one game in 1986 so to...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoGlint of gold sustains Ben Ryan on Fiji’s rocky road to Rio
TRP meets Ben Ryan after one year in charge of the most famous Sevens rugby team.
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mike Powell – Moseley and former London Welsh and Ospreys lock
1. Jason Leonard – A great prop who transfered from the amateur to pro era with ease. Also runs a pub...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoMike Friday: Top tier link-up is a must for Championship
Takeover by Premiership Rugby would transport the second tier on to a different level.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Cameron Cowell – London Irish full-back
Cameron Cowell says scoring his debut try for England U18s was the highlight of his career so far, but with the...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Kai Horstmann – Exeter back rown
1. Kids toys I’ve got nothing against kids toys, just the pain they cause when you tread on them inadvertently when...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoKyle Eastmond will show he’s the right fit for England
Bath head coach back rugby league convert and brands critics “uneducated”.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Jonny Arr – Worcester scrum-half
Manage a holiday in your short time off? A few days in Berlin for Jake Abbott’s stag-do, which involved more than...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tommy Hayes – former Shannon, Plymouth and Exeter lock
For a long time Exeter Chiefs had the tag of being chokers on the big stage, they’d come very close to...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Andy Saull – Newcastle and former Saracens flanker
1. Census Johnston – For comedy value as much as anything. He once turned up to pre-season late claiming his wife...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Henry Taylor – Saracens & England U20s scrum-half
Of all the players out in New Zealand trying to defend England‘s Junior World Championship crown, none of them are quite...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoBath ambition makes up for end to Luke Arscott’s Test dream
Full-back's England dreams may remain unfulfilled but can replace those ambitions by bringing glory to The Rec
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Jamie Broadley – Rotherham wing
1. Poor English This has to be my greatest annoyance. Ironically it seems to be that those who are most fervent...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoJapan blossom into contenders
Brendan Gallagher charts the remarkable rise of Japan under coach Eddie Jones.
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoDoncaster Knights packing down with a Transatlantic accent
Doncaster Knights boss Clive Griffiths is close to finalising his forward pack for next season’s Championship campaign with a second Canadian...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: James Buckland – London Scottish head coach
Back in pre-season training? Yes. We finished in late April so the boys had six weeks off. It’s important with the...











