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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 years agoJames Hook is expecting David Humphreys to inspire Gloucester
Welsh star excited by appointment of David Humphreys.
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20 Questions
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 years agoJapan blossom into contenders
Brendan Gallagher charts the remarkable rise of Japan under coach Eddie Jones.
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English Championship
/ 12 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
/ 12 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...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago“I can break down coaching’s male only culture,” says Giselle Mather
London Irish academy manager has her sights on becoming the first female Premiership coach.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul Hodgson – former England, London Irish, Worcester and Bristol scrum-half
My childhood dream was to play for England and I was lucky enough to do it and I’m also proud to...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Mike Blair – Newcastle and former Brive, Edinburgh and Scotland scrum-half
1. Tom Smith – The fact that he played six Lions Tests on the trot tells you everything you need to...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Hayden Thompson-Stringer – Saracens back-row/lock
Hayden Thompson-Stringer, 19, a late addition to the JWC, admits he is one of England‘s lesser-known prospects. However, the rapid trajectory...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSort out your attack, Neil Back tells Leicester Tigers, or win nothing
Tigers must improve “woeful” attacking game - or face more trophyless years.
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Richard Vasey – Caldy fly-half
1. Paying for the use of public toilets What is that all about! Although I’m a Yorkshireman and by tradition very...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago“I’ll prove a point to Harlequins,” says Tom Guest
London Irish recruit Tom Guest admits he spent too long wasting his prime years stuck on the bench at Harlequins.
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Carl Kirwan – London Welsh flanker
Good to be a Premiership player at last? It hasn’t sunk in yet, but we’ll enjoy this and then the hard...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoPiri Weepu: That stroke was never going to stop me
Piri Weepu’s has always been a rugby life less ordinary.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nick Kennedy – former London Irish, Toulon, Harlequins and England lock
Moving back to London Irish as academy director this summer feels like I’ve come full circle – I still remember sending...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEngland beat Crusaders
Second-string England score six tries to secure first win in New Zealand tour.
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Tom Guest – London Irish and former Harlequins No.8
1. Joe Marler – To be so young and doing so well as a loosehead is fantastic. He’s getting better and...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun – Tom Woolstencroft – Bath & England U20s hooker
England‘s problems at hooker in New Zealand are not just limited to the senior squad, the U20s have already called up...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoHenry Slade’s definitely in frame for World Cup says Jon Callard
Exeter starlet a viable candidate for an England fly-half berth at next year’s World Cup according Jon Callard.
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Warren Spragg – Fylde & Lancashire utility back
1. Parent & Child space invaders I live in an area where there are loads of young families and the local...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoManu Tuilagi to wing it for England in second Test against All Blacks
Leicester star named on the wing as five others return to starting XV
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Alan Paver – Cornish Pirates prop
Pirates back in pre-season training? Yes… bizarre, isn’t it? We started last Tuesday and the thinking is they’ll give us intermittent...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNorthampton Saints fear exodus of stars unless salary cap is raised
President Keith Barwell fears Northampton may struggle to keep top stars in future unless salary cap restrictions are lifted.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNew-look London Wasps give Elliot Daly licence to thrill fans
Elliot Daly looking to emulate his hero Brian O’Driscoll in a resurgent Wasps side next season.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Walder – former Newcastle, Wasps and England fly-half
It took just ten seconds for me to go from total joy to utter despair – I got a call while...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEngland U20s through to JWC semi-finals with Argentina win
England U20s have recorded their third win of the Junior World Championship beating Argentina to set up a semi-final clash against...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Sam Vesty – former Bath, Leicester back
1. Graham Rowntree – We went to the same school and he was always there for the younger guys – which...
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