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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNorthampton Saints to meet Leicester in Premiership final
Their will be a taste of the East Midlands at Twickenham in two weeks as Northampton Saints will face Leicester Tigers...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Mark Woodrow – Dings full-back
1. Traffic As you are probably aware a recent study has placed Bristol as the second worst city in England for...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoNewcastle beat Leeds to reach Championship final
Newcastle will play Bedford in the Championship final after a 34-30 aggregate win over Leeds Carnegie at Kingston Park today. Jimmy...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: James Chisholm – Harlequins back row
A week after Alex Gray told The Rugby Paper that he could make the move from No.8 into the centres, another...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Richard Wigglesworth – Saracens scrum-half
Three memorable seasons at Saracens? It couldn’t have gone better. You’re treated unbelievably well and are part of a pretty successful...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoAndy Saull: Newcastle Falcons won’t stifle me like Saracens
Flanker Andy Saull admits he signed for Newcastle to stop his career stagnating in Saracens‘ regimented environment. Long seen as the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ben Jonhston – former Saracens, Brive and England centre
I’d have loved to get more than two England caps but I was involved in a rare win over the All...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLeicester Tigers and Tom Youngs headline Premiership awards
Tom Youngs was voted the Aviva Premiership Player of the Year last night. The Leicester hooker has been in superb form...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoThose Semesa Rokodoguni back-flips are helping our heroes
After undergoing a six-month tour of Helmand province, it is no surprise that Fijian flyer Semesa Rokoduguni is un- daunted by...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Robin Copeland – Blues and former Leinster, Plymouth and Rotherham No.8
1. Cian Healy – I wouldn’t be surprised if the front row I’ve picked starts the first Test for the Lions...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEleven new faces for England tour of Argentina
Christian Wade, Marlan Yarde and Jonny May are three of the 11 uncapped players named by Stuart Lancaster in his England squad for...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years ago“I’m used to being snubbed,” says James Hook
James Hook has made a frank admission about his international future after being excluded by the Lions and Wales on successive...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoCaptain Sam Warburton has winning ways with the referees
Warren Gatland has revealed that a crucial component in his appointment of Sam Warburton as captain of the 2013 Lions was...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoLeeds figure it out with two sevens like Wales
Just as two opensides helped Wales to Six Nations glory against England, Leeds’ own magnificent sevens – Jacob Rowan and Chris...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Tom Voyce – London Welsh winger
1. Scrums This might surprise you but I know from first-hand experience how tough being part of a scrum is. On...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Sean Kennedy – Edinburgh scrum-half
Not many can lay claim to beating Ulster twice in successive matches this season – but then Edinburgh scrum-half Sean Kennedy...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Ashley Johnson – London Wasps flanker
Enjoyed the move to Wasps? I really have. The culture is a bit different from South Africa but I’ve been fortunate...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWigan have winner in Andy Powell, says Scott Quinnell
Scott Quinnell has tipped Andy Powell to be a big hit in Rugby League following his decision to cross codes and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lee Beach – London Welsh and former Ospreys and Wales Sevens captain
We were in Dubai getting ready for the World Cup Sevens quarter-final in 2009 and Aled Thomas asked me how many...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMike Tindall ‘better than four years ago’ says Nigel Davies
Mike Tindall is close to putting pen to paper on a deal to remain player-coach at Gloucester, according to Cherry &...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Chris Jones – Worcester and former Sale lock
1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – A guy with a huge work-rate who would get around the park for 80 minutes. I remember...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoElliot Daly benefits from 15-love at first sight
It has not always been the smoothest of transitions for Elliot Daly at full-back this season but according to Wasps backs...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoWarren Gatland names British and Irish Lions squad
Warren Gatland has announced his British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer. Welshman Sam Warburton will captain the...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoMike Cudmore vows to stick with Ealing Trailfinders attacking philosophy
Ealing Trailfinders have become one of the best attacking sides in the land scoring over a thousand points in the past...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoToulon beat Saracens to reach the Heineken Cup final
Toulon have set up an all-French Heineken Cup final after beating Saracens 24-12 at Twickenham today. Englishman Jonny Wilkinson kicked all...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Dan Robson –Gloucester scrum-half
1. Seagulls There was a time when I used to like the sound of seagulls, as it reminded me of good...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Nick Tompkins – Saracens centre
As a converted flanker it’s little surprise that Nick Tompkins’ kicking game remains a work in progress – but in England...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Tom Wood – Northampton flanker
What went wrong against Leicester? We embarrassed ourselves. It was billed as a big game and we failed to deliver. Our...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoYoungs brothers at heart of it in Leicester’s charge
Ben Youngs has hailed the contribution of brother Tom as Leicester close in on a ninth straight Premiership final appearance. Hooker...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Craig Newby – former Leicester and All Black flanker
The thing I loved most about the Tigers was that it was all about the Leicester way, we had the attitude...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoAlex Gray in numbers: from No.8 to 7s, and then to 13 in 15s!
Alex Gray intends following Tom Croft and James Haskell by using England Sevens as a route to international stardom. Gray’s surprising...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Sean-Michael Stephen – Plymouth Albion and Canada lock
1. Rod Snow – Just the best ball-carrying prop I’ve ever played with, Rod was fantastic over a long period for...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoBBC win battle to avert Sky monopoly
The BBC has won its fight to keep Wales on network television, averting the threat of Sky seizing almost the entire...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoSecond tier expect end to ‘cartel’ of Premiership
The Championship expect a deal to be thrashed out soon that will put promoted clubs on equal central funding with the...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoJames Shanahan looks to transform Plymouth Albion fortunes
New Plymouth Albion boss James Shanahan wants to make Brickfields a fortress as he bids to realise the potential of the...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Anthony Carter – Moseley full-back
1. Phone line blockers These are normally relatives that seem to have an ability to talk about nothing forever – which...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoExeter Chiefs beat London Wasps and look set for Heineken Cup
Exeter Chiefs are in prime position to qualify for the Heineken Cup next season after a 37-24 bonus-point win against London...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Stuart Townsend – Exeter and England U18 scrum-half
Stuart Townsend’s choice of scrum-half idol tells you everything you need to know about his style of play. The 17-year-old readily...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Rhys Lawrence – Bristol hooker
Up and down season for Bristol? It has been and we can’t afford any slip-ups from now on. Leeds are a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoJames Johnston: “Don’t call me Judas for putting my family first”
Harlequins prop James Johnston has been hurt by abusive fans branding him a ‘Judas’ following his decision, announced in January, to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Ellis – Defence coach with France, London Irish, Gloucester
I’ve since been told that the Six Nations game where Serge Betsen hounded Jonny Wilkinson in 2002 was one of the...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoJonny Wilkinson ‘can have six more years at top – like Ryan Giggs’
Jonny Wilkinson can emulate Ryan Giggs’ longevity and play top-level sport until he is 39, according to the fly-half’s long-term mentor...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Clive Stuart-Smith – former Gloucester, Scarlets, Exeter and Saxons scrum-half
1. Rodrigo Roncero – An immense scrummager, dynamic in the loose. He didn’t speak much and when he did, I never...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoCardiff will get eight World Cup matches
England are planning to turn the Millennium Stadium into a World Cup gold mine worth more than £50m. Up to eight...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland open 2014 RBS Six Nations with trip to France
England will start their 2014 Six Nations campaign with a trip to the Stade de France to face France on Saturday,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMoney man Kelvin Bryon pulls plug on London Welsh hopes
London Welsh are facing fresh turmoil after the club’s majority shareholder, Kelvin Bryon, revealed he is pulling out at the end...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: James Pritchard – Bedford full-back
1. Parking space Pirates People without any kids in town really get to me when they park in designated family parking...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Mark Bennet – Glasgow centre
Mark Bennett was so highly-rated coming through the ranks at Glasgow that French giants Clermont Auvergne brought him to the Stade...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Dean Mumm – Exeter lock
Enjoying our fine English winter? It keeps lasting, doesn’t it! First time I’ve ever experienced a winter like this but there’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoJust get rid of the hit-squad to solve this scrum farce
Scrum guru Phil Keith-Roach claims the chaos and controversy surrounding the set-piece would be gone within a month if the IRB...
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