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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Will Welch – Newcastle captain
Sum up your season so far? It’s been exciting back in the Premiership. We’re happy with where we are but we’ve...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoDead-eye Stephen Myler has England in his sights
Northampton’s marksman Stephen Myler has revealed his burning to desire to represent England during the forthcoming RBS Six Nations.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Hugh William-Jones –former Wales & Llanelli prop
I was the first ever temporary blood replacement for Wales – against Italy in 1994 in a World Cup qualifier in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoFreddie Burns will replace Toby Flood at Leicester Tigers next season
Freddie Burns will be playing for Leicester next season as the Tigers’ goal-kicking successor to Toby Flood.
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: David Rees – former Bristol, Leeds, Sale & England wing
1. Jason Leonard – He played in one of my first Premiership games and in one moment he sat on top...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWelsh will be safe from Aviva Premiership relegation
The Welsh regions have struck a deal guaranteeing three of their four teams immunity from relegation as a condition of joining...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Walker – Leeds & England U20 hooker
For the last few years it’s been his older brother Chris making the headlines at Leeds Carnegie, but fresh from beating...
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English Championship
/ 13 years ago‘Ryan Giggs’ tribute for record man David Jackson
David Jackson has been hailed as the “the Ryan Giggs of Nottingham Rugby” by club CEO Simon Beatham after the record-breaking...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Kearnan Myall – London Wasps lock
1. Pre-season Army camps Any rugby player that has been on one of these will surely agree with me that pre-season...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGamble on Leicester Tigers exit has paid off says George Ford
It is hard to avoid drawing comparisons between George Ford and Owen Farrell – two of the brightest young things in...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Matt Evans – Cornish Pirates wing
Thoughts on Pirates’ season to date? Couple of glitches but we’re close to where we want to be. We’re a new...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago‘Class act’ James O’Connor can inspire Irish return to top
Mick Crossan, leader of the consortium who own London Irish, wants Australian star James O’Connor to be the talisman for a...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Peter Buxton – former Moseley, Newport, Gloucester & Bristol flanker
After I left school I went to Australia for eight months and played for a club called Brothers, in Brisbane –...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoBreakaway or die, Welsh regions are warned
The man who created the Welsh regions is urging them to break away and join the English Premiership or face destruction.
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Bryn Evans – London Irish and former Blues, Hurricanes and All Blacks lock
1. Alex Corbisiero – A great scrummager and hugely mobile prop. Mentioning anything WWE related will definitely get this big guy...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: George de Cothi – Worcester scrum-half
When a team are struggling at the bottom of the table they may look to their youngsters to provide the inspiration...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoGraham Kitchener can be England lineout king says Louis Deacon
Louis Deacon has backed Leicester second row partner Graham Kitchener to break into the England team.
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Martin Nutt – Henley full-back
1. Winter There is no fun in playing or training in the rain, snow, freezing cold and wind in the slightest...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSteve Meehan fears for Bath after Gary Gold’s shock exit
Former Bath head coach Steve Meehan fears the club could be in danger of being “sent off the rails” unless its...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoAlex Goode: Well played Mike Brown, but I still want your place
While Alex Goode admits Mike Brown’s current form makes him deservedly England’s No.15, that does not mean the Sarries man is...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Brett Sturgess – Exeter prop
Nearly, but not quite for Exeter so far this season? Yes, especially in the last two weeks against Saracens and Bath....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoFreddie Burns: Doubt over my future is getting to me
Freddie Burns has revealed the full extent of the emotional turmoil he is enduring as he grapples with deciding whether to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Booth – former Leicester and Bath wing
There are two major incidents that shaped my rugby career – first it was watching the 1994 Challenge Cup final and...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Peter Short – former Leicester, Bath, Exeter and England Saxons lock
1. Dave Flatman – he was not afraid to put himself in the way, and was very aggressive on the pitch....
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Champions Cup
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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
/ 13 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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