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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Steve Uren – Bristol flanker
Record-breaking Steve Uren is already the talk of Bristol, having become their youngest league player last season, and the 18-year-old claims...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoEngland Saxons scrap past Ireland Wolfhounds
England Saxons scored 14 unanswered points to claim a 14-10 win over the Irish Wolfhounds in Galway tonight. A try from...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Tom Hayes – Exeter captain
Exeter‘s season so far? There’ve been some frustrating results but overall we’re on a similar points total to last year and...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoStuart Lancaster keeps ‘gutted’ Tom Varndell in loop
Tom Varndell got the phone call he had been expecting last week and again he was left out in the cold...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Martyn Williams – former Lions, Wales, Cardiff and Pontypridd flanker
I have only two jerseys on the wall at home – Richie McCaw’s and the one I wore in Paris in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoNorthampton Saints sign Kahn Fotuali’i
Northampton Saints have secured the services of one of Europe’s hottest property as they announced the arrival of Samoan scrum-half Kahn...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoDan Luger trains his sights on David Strettle for England call
England must abandon their policy of fielding two full-backs, according to one of their most prolific wings Dan Luger. And, says...
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: Craig Chalmers – former Lions and Scotland fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – The world’s most capped prop. He adjusted so well from the amateur days to professionalism. The heart...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoDave Walder loves mad whirl of rugby, Japanese-style
Dave Walder has found playing in Japan ‘mystifying and infuriating’ – but he does not want his Oriental adventure to end....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoSaracens in chase for Europe’s top target
Saracens, fresh from signing Billy Vunipola and James Johnston this week, are among a possee of clubs chasing Ospreys scrum half...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoQuarter-finals showdown for ferocious Leicester Tigers
Leicester claimed a spirited 9-5 win over Toulouse at Welford Road this afternoon to qualify for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals. The...
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Room 101
/ 14 years agoRoom 101: Dan Bowden – Leicester centre
1. Commentator cock-ups It really winds me up when sports commentators fail to correctly pronounce a player’s name. The big second...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoSaracens qualify to set up Ulster clash
Saracens secured their place in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals with a convincing 40-7 bonus-point win over Edinburgh at Vicarage Road. They...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Josh Watkins – Worcester wing
From Birmingham City to Worcester Warriors, flying wing Josh Watkins admits he feels at home hugging the touchline no matter what...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Matt Hopper – Harlequins centre
Enjoy finishing 2012 in front of 82,000 at HQ? Fantastic! There was lots of hype and playing at Twickenham is brilliant. ...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRob Baxter and Toby Booth could be called up by England
Rob Baxter and Toby Booth could be helping England in the summer if Stuart Lancaster gets his way. The England head...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Diprose – former England Quins and Saracens No.8
Standing in front of nearly 30,000 Australians and having to speak after we had just lost 76-0 was a hugely tough...
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Featured
/ 14 years ago“Don’t be nervous, beat that breakdown, lads!” – Shontayne Hape
Get to grips with the breakdown and everything else will fall into place. Those words of wisdom for League converts Kyle...
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: Martyn Thomas – Gloucester and former Scarlets and Dragons full-back
1. Dan Murphy – I am expecting big things from him. Since joining Gloucester I have been behind a really strong...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoExile Ed Williamson brushes up for life after rugby
London Welsh‘s abrasive back row forward Ed Williamson is developing a name for himself off the pitch – as an artist....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years ago£100,000 each – cost of a Lion in Australia
The Lions have agreed to pay out more than £100,000 for every player chosen to go to Australia at the end...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoEli Walker gets Wales call up
Slick-running Ospreys winger Eli Walker has been named in the Wales’ Six nations squad by interim coach Rob Howley today. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoSaracens snap up Billy Vunipola and James Johnston
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper back in December, Billy Vunipola will team up with his brother Mako...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoLeicester Tigers set for ‘winner-takes-all’ clash with Toulouse
Leicester Tigers have set themselves for a ‘winner-takes-all’ clash with Toulouse after securing a 15-15 draw against the Ospreys at the...
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Room 101
/ 14 years agoRoom 101: Glenn Delaney – London Irish forwards coach
1. Doorway blockers Health and Safety wouldn’t let you block a fire escape so why are people allowed to stand and...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Jubb –Saracens lock
With Richard Hill as his academy coach and Steve Borthwick his club captain, Saracens lock Tom Jubb could not be better...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoNorthampton beat Castres but look set for Amlin future
Northampton Saints are almost out of the Heineken Cup despite a 18-12 win over Castres at Franklin’s Gardens tonight. With Ulster...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half
Decent turnaround from Bristol? Pretty good, yes. After a really good pre-season we had a very disappointing start and didn’t get...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoNo end to Dan Caprice’s magical mystery tour
Dan Caprice is not one for letting the grass grow under his feet. Over the past three years he has travelled...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lewis Moody – former Leicester, Bath, England and Lions flanker
Sitting on the bench in the World Cup final in 2003 I found myself for the first time ever starting to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoLet us help get the refs up to speed, say top clubs
Premiership Rugby want to play a more active role in the recruitment and training of referees in future. At present the...
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: Kris Chesney – Esher and former Saracens and Toulon lock
1. David Flatman – He was very young at the time, very raw but quite aggressive. He went on to be...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoBilly Twelvetress named in England’s Six Nations squad
Billy Twelvetress has been named by Stuart Lancaster in the England Elite Player Squad for the upcoming RBS Six Nations. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoDavid Ellis – “I can turn Danny Cipriani back into an England star”
Defence coach Dave Ellis says he can help Danny Cipriani get back into the England side. Gifted Sale Sharks playmaker Cipriani...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoJoel Tomkins states his case for England defence
The defensive prowess of Joel Tomkins makes him a genuine contender for an England call-up, says Saracens team-mate Dave Strettle. With...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoLondon Wasps outplay and dominate Bath to go fourth
London Wasps made their way into the Top 4 with a dominant 29-15 win over Bath at Adams Park today. What...
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Room 101
/ 14 years agoRoom 101: Scott Barrow – Fylde centre
1. Poor time-keeping I hate being late for anything – for training, a party…and, by the same token, it irritates me...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoSaints and London Irish claim big wins at Exeter and Gloucester
Northampton confirmed their new-found form with a comprehensive 30-19 win over Exeter at Sandy Park today. A try from Ken Pisi...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Will Hooley – Northampton fly-half
As a young fly-half there aren’t many better mentors to learn from than Jonny Wilkinson – so Northampton‘s Will Hooley admits...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoLeicester go top of Premiership with win against Worcester
Leicester went top of the Premiership table following their narrow 19-14 victory over Worcester at Sixways tonight. David Lemi with a...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Jordan Crane – Leicester No.8
Pleased with your season so far? It’s been tough coming back from a long injury but it’s going OK. It’s great...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years ago“Christian Wade must add to his X-factor” – Joe Rokocoko
Joe Rokocoko admits he sees plenty of his younger self in Christian Wade, but the former All Black insists the Wasps...
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Moment In Time
/ 14 years agoPlaying on, survivors of the Andean miracle
SUNDAY December 13, forty years ago, was the moment that a team of rugby players, who had been forced to the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy life in rugby: Gordon Ross – London Welsh and former Scotland, Leeds and Edinburgh fly-half
I’m not sure what the fat kid who started out in professional rugby would have made of the game as it...
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: John Beatie – Former Scotland and Lions No.8
1. David Sole – He was so young when he first showed up for training but already a fantastic prop. You...
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Room 101
/ 14 years agoRoom 101: Brett Davey – Doncaster head coach
1. Ignorant drivers People failing to acknowledge the fact you’ve given them the right of way is something that really winds...
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Featured
/ 14 years ago“England can’t ignore me forever” – London Wasps Tom Varndell
Premiership top-try scorer Tom Varndell says he has unfinished business with England and is desperate to had to his four caps....
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Max Stelling – Worcester centre
Worcester academy rookie Max Stelling admits his show-stopping debut brought him instant fame but his move to one of Britain’s furthest...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Ed Jackson – London Welsh No.8
Still pinching yourself about playing in the Premiership? A little bit. You keep looking up and seeing international players you’ve only...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Richard Birkett – former Wasps lock
I spent most of my Wasps career hitting every ruck in sight so that Simon Shaw could stand out on the...
