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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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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Steph Reynolds – Gloucester wing
There aren’t many silver linings from a lacklustre season at Gloucester but the emergence of pint-sized flyer Steph Reynolds is one....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoEuro Cup place ‘will keep’ Joe Launchbury at London Wasps
Fears that England lock Joe Launchbury could be the next Wasps star pinched by Saracens have eased now that qualification for...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Lyn Jones – Dragons director of rugby
1. Instant Coffee After a lifetime of drinking so much tea and coffee I’ve now decided to go for quality over...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEngland boss justifies latest Steffon Armitage snub
Percentage of EQPs in Premiership justifies the rule that prevents overseas based stars from donning a red rose jersey.
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Sam Dickinson – Northampton No.8
Enjoyed your season? It’s been brilliant, both personally and as a squad. It’s my first season at this level, the coaches...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDave Ward not prepared to settle for only being No.4 at No.2
England new boy Dave Ward has revealed how he nearly quit Harlequins last summer before staying to enjoy the best season...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul Diggin – Northampton winger
The 2011 Heineken Cup final was devastating but we were dead on our feet after 60 minutes and couldn’t do anything...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: James Haskell – Wasps & England and former Stade Francais, Ricoh Black Rams and Highlanders flanker
1. Tim Payne – One of the most hard-working props there has been. Just a complete team man in the way...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Alex Lozowski – Leeds full-back
Not many teenagers would choose exams over professional football, but as he prepares for life as a Premiership rugby player, Alex...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoI’d no idea George North was this good, says Alex King
Northampton backs coach Alex King salutes the impact of George North.
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Ben Youngs – Leicester scrum-half
1. Caravans When I go back home to see the family in Norfolk the journey can seem to take forever during...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoLewis Moody backs Luke Wallace for England No.6 role
One of the biggest gaps Stuart Lancaster has to plug for the first Test in New Zealand is at blindside flanker...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Rob Vickerman – Leeds centre
Enjoyed your first season back from 7s? Really good. But it took twice as long as I thought it would to...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoBath chief Bruce Craig will be director of new Champions Cup
An Irish soccer convert, the mayor of a village in Provence and an English multi-millionaire are to play roles in Rugby’s...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoSouth Africa send for Richie Gray to get ready for Welsh collision
Richie Gray is the not-so-secret weapon South Africa have just re-employed to help them overcome Wales this summer on the way...
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