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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoI could play on for one more year, says Jonny Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson came off the bench on Saturday to score the bonus-point try that helped put champions Toulon firmly in control...
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Features
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Harry Thacker – Leicester hooker
Making your father proud is something that every son seeks and Harry Thacker couldn’t have done much more to test his...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoDominant Courtney Lawes takes game to another level
Courtney Lawes has established himself as one of world rugby’s foremost locks, insists his Northampton second row partner Christian Day.
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Teddy Thomas – Biarritz and France U20 winger
Wasps have Tom Varndell and Christian Wade but another of Europe’s traditional superpowers has discovered their own lightning quick double act...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: John Kingston – Harlequins forwards coach
1. Top team bias in National team selection Whether national team coaches like to admit it or not they are undoubtedly...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoI can change Saracens’ luck at 13 says Marcelo Bosch
Argentina’s Marcelo Bosch aims to be the perfect replacement for Joel Tomkins at Saracens after the England centre was sidelined with...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Sonny Parker – London Welsh centre
Enjoying your campaign so far? Definitely. I was injured in pre-season so it’s been a bit topsy-turvy, but I’ve been in...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBilly Twelvetrees: It’s my fault if England drop me
The longer that Gloucester’s struggles continue, the more Billy Twelvetrees knows his England place is under threat.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Iain Fullarton – former Edinburgh, Sale, Saracens, London Scottish & Scotland lock
If I had stayed at Sale I might have won a Premiership two years later, but hindsight is a great thing....
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Ian Humphreys – London Irish fly-half
1. John Afoa – The big Kiwi combines power with a great skill set for a prop and he has been...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Richard Palframan – London Irish prop
On his arrival at London Irish, Brian Smith insisted the Exiles had a gem on their hands and after a year...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoNick Easter: My pal Mike Brown’s always been this good
While Mike Brown’s autumn form has solved one of England’s selection headaches, Nick Easter claims the answer has been staring Stuart...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoEnglish clubs to boycott Heineken Cup
Premiership Rugby tonight confirmed that the English clubs will NOT take part in the 2014-2015 Heineken Cup following a meeting in...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoCornish Pirates stay on top by reading The Rugby Paper…
Cornish Pirates are again punching above their weight in the Championship and head coach Ian Davies has revealed how The Rugby...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Jon Feeley – Wharfedale coach
1. The beautiful game To call football ‘the beautiful game’ is possibly the greatest contradiction in modern culture; it is a...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDon’t just look at my power, says Luther Burrell
Luther Burrell is determined to keep knocking on the England door – rather than smash it down – after being overlooked...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Question: David Strettle – Saracens wing
Good season for Sarries so far? Yes. It feels like we’ve started with great momentum. Losing to Toulouse at Wembley was...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNow Welsh regions can join the Aviva Premiership says Nigel Wray
Saracens chairman Nigel Wray claims that the embattled Welsh regions want to join the English Premiership as a move towards long-term...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Olly Morgan – former Gloucester & England full-back
Without having gone to Millfield School I probably wouldn’t have got to where I did in the professional game. It is...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Kevin Barrett – former England Sevens, London Irish, Saracens & Exeter scrum-half
1. Mike Worsley – A great ball carrier who would have won many England caps if it wasn’t for injury. Mike...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Sam Davies – Ospreys fly-half
He’s the IRB Junior Player of the Year but Sam Davies is yet to make a league start for the Ospreys....
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Featured
/ 12 years agoAnthony Watson gets in good Nick for World Cup
Anthony Watson admits he dreams of playing for England in the 2015 World Cup – but if he does so he...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Danny Wright – Coventry lock
1. Small changing rooms At the Butts Park Arena we are blessed with great changing facilities, but that’s pretty much the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoHow rivalry with Tom Youngs gets the best from Dylan Hartley
When Dylan Hartley bruised his lung the life was squeezed out of England’s revival against the All Blacks, such has been...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Karl Dickson – Harlequins scrum-half
Describe Quins’ season so far? Pretty mixed! We got shot down in Europe but proved we can compete when we put...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoMake the Championship a closed shop says Kenny Logan
London Scottish director Kenny Logan has called for the Green King IPA Championship to be ring-fenced to allow professional second tier...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul John: Wales Sevens coach
Players talk of regrets about ending their careers too early, but I have not missed it once since I stopped in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoAxe Chris Ashton now says World Cup wing Dan Luger
World Cup winner Dan Luger believes Chris Ashton has used up all of his nine lives for England, claiming his presence...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Scott Hamilton – Leicester and ex-Crusaders and All Blacks wing
1. Cian Healy – I’ve only played against him a couple of times but his skill-set is absolutely top drawer for...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Ellis – Bath lock
Tom Ellis has been hooked on rugby since the age of six but he took an unorthodox route to reaching his...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoDave Attwood has done it all himself, says Danny Grewcock
As a bruising second row with a CV that features one or two misdemeanours, Dave Attwood has often been compared to...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Adam Blades – Otley prop
1. Skinny Jeans Skinny jeans look ridiculous on blokes of a certain age or build. People who should know better wear...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years ago‘Smoking’ Joe Launchbury is the new silent assassin
Ten years after lifting the World Cup alongside Richard Hill, Lawrence Dallaglio is convinced England have found their new silent assassin...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Charlie Davies – Wasps scrum-half
Good wins against Leicester and Gloucester… corner now turned? Definitely. We’ve always known we can deliver performances and the last few...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoTon-up Warren Gatland chases a landmark success
He may have been denied a cap as a player, but on Friday Warren Gatland will become only the second coach...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Budge Pountney – former Northampton and Scotland flanker
1. Tom Smith – Never underestimate the quiet players, he was destructive on the pitch but a true gent off it....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dan Luger – World Cup winning England wing
I didn’t have many injuries but when they did happen they were quite big and seemed to come at unfortunate times,...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoWRU given four weeks to keep Sam Warburton and Co. in Wales
The Welsh Rugby Union have been given four weeks to come up with a deal to prevent another quartet of Lions...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Alex Lundberg – London Wasps prop
Alex Lundberg has completed a tricky conversion from back row forward to prop – his next challenge is an economic history...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoBuck up, Matt Kvesic or lose No.7 fight – Lewis Moody
Former England captain Lewis Moody fears Matt Kvesic’s drop in form means he is losing the race to be the Red...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Sam Raven – former Leicester, Nottingham, Pirates & Rugby lock
1. Small talk A big pet hate of mine is coming home from work/rugby and being asked by the Mrs about...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Will James – Gloucester lock
Disappointing start for Gloucester? We’re not pleased and it’s there for all to see that we’re underachieving in some areas. But...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoTom Youngs’ strengths outweigh his weaknesses, says George Chuter
Former England hooker George Chuter has launched a staunch defence of Tom Youngs in the wake of the criticism directed towards...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ceri Jones – former Newport, Quins, Worcester & Wales prop
My only start for Wales came as tighthead prop, but when you’re given the chance to play for your country, you...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoMike Ford: Anthony Watson in line to get England call for Six Nations
One has worked with him for four years, the other for four months – but both Neal Hatley and Mike Ford...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Adrian Flavin – former London Irish and Connacht hooker
1. Andrew Sheridan – A wrecking ball of a player. He’s an aggressive scrummager and very destructive ball carrier, what more...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Lewis Ludlow – Gloucester flanker
Lewis Ludlow is still a teenager but if he is to emulate his childhood idols the Gloucester flanker can expect to...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoExtra place will tempt the Celts to sign up for Champions Cup
The significant change to the play-off structure has been made in response to the Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Italian Unions refusing...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Andy Key – Cambridge University boss
– 1. Pre-match ref chat Why is it necessary for the ref to come in and talk to the front rows...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoBattering ram Billy Vunipola is Richard Hill’s top man
The modern loose forward can be a man of many hats: specialist, scavenger or even a six-and-a-half. But Richard Hill believes...
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