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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoStick with 20 teams but bring in Trophy
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’S very rare, in fact unique, for me...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoDiagram shows how difficult it is to tackle head-on
THE RFU are of course totally correct in their desire to improve and “make safe” tackling techniques at grassroots and junior...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins and England U18 scrum-half Lucas Friday
Lucas Friday starred for Jonathan Pendlebury’s England U18s in their tour of South Africa this summer and is aiming to progress...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Junior Paramore: ‘Nothing comes easy in life…You have to work’
The former Samoa, Bedford and Gloucester number eight talks about his life in the game GROWING up, I preferred indoor sports;...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 7: Rugby World Cup Preview with Jeremy Guscott
Here. We. Go. The Rugby World Cup 2023 is upon us, and we can’t wait! It’s time to look ahead the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSuitors line up for Sarries star Isiekwe
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England international Nick Isiekwe is being lined up by a trio of clubs interested in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNeild on road to Scotland
Cover: Cam Neild Former Sale and Worcester flanker Cameron Neild is moving back to Scotland on a short-term deal at Edinburgh....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSaints trial for Moore
Back row Izzy Moore, who has been looking for a new club since the demise of London Irish, has joined Northampton...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBurgess makes Bath switch
Former agent and England team manager Rob Burgess, who was head of recruitment at the Dragons, is leaving to take up...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoTeague goes back to his roots
Former England attack coach Rory Teague has become head coach at his local club, Tewkesbury, who are playing in the Counties...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Dave Tiueti
The former Tonga, Neath, Ospreys & Bristol centre chooses the Best XV he has played with or against 1. Duncan Jones...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI was rescued by trip to Sri Lanka
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath flanker Chris Cloete on how he saved his rugby career ROCKED by a badly broken leg,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoMixed reviews on opening nights…
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NOT long now ... but first comes the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTricky to get the message
So apparently we will be watching something called the Investec Champions Cup this season – all mention of Europe now seems...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Duncan Hodge: ‘It was great to score all 19 points v England’
The former Scotland, Edinburgh, Leeds and Watsonians fly-half talks about his life in the game I WAS a mad-keen cricketer growing...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears back row Aaron Tull
Aaron Tull is hoping to flourish in the new-look Premiership Cup that kicks off this weekend. Tull made three starts in...
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 6: Scotland’s World Cup prospects and England crisis deepens with Duncan Hodge
We are just over a week away! England‘s first ever loss to Fiji marked the low point of their World Cup...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI’d put my faith in Mitchell to spark England
KYRAN BRACKEN NO MATTER what Steve Borthwick does he’s just getting lynched by the public. There’s a certain pool of people...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSaracens still the team to beat
KYRAN BRACKEN The Champions Cup is always a great competition but right now there’s too much of a financial divide for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoElvis to make his return at Taunton
Former Exeter hooker Elvis Taione has joined National 1 outfit Taunton Titans two months after announcing he was retiring from the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Andy Uren
Andy Uren, The Benetton and former Bristol Bears scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Ellis...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSarries fight to keep hold of big stars
BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are looking to head off potential interest in some of their big-name stars out of contract at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCodling needs more money
Newcastle boss Alex Codling is weighing up asking for an increase in his budget to bring in at least another player...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRFU will honour Watson contract
The RFU are set to continue picking up the tab for Anthony Watson despite the winger being ruled out of the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoNow South Africans are the team to beat
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THIS may still be the phoney war period, but what a statement the world champion...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Scotland U20 Prop Max Surry
Max Surry has completed his time in Scotland U20s and is now focused on becoming a starter for Cardiff Met University...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBig beasts need to set the right mood
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points SO where did the last four years go?...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBrothers linking arms for Chile
Chile is a minute rugby community compared with many giants of the game and is inevitably centred on geographical pockets of...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years ago‘I’d signed for Salford day before RFU called’
My Life in Rugby with Peter Williams - The former England, Lancashire and Orrell fly-half talks about his life in the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSkills guru Ryles back with Eddie
Eddie Jones has turned to another former member of his England coaching staff to link up with the Wallabies for the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 5: Argentina’s World Cup prospects and Farrell and Vunipola bans with Marcelo Bosch
Following their respective suspensions, Billy Vunipola and Owen Farrell will miss the start of the World Cup this year as England‘s...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRobinson’s delight to be back at Bath
Jon Newcombe finds the club’s former captain in fine form as he returns to join coaching team Twenty five years after...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBeziers keen to bring in Wilson
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Scotland back row Ryan Wilson is wanted by French...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDecision time for Sutherland
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Scotland loosehead Rory Sutherland wants to sort out his future...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoChampionship faces TV blackout
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler The Championship faces a near-complete television blackout this season, according...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDavis likely to join Kiss after Wallaby exit
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Bath, Wasps and London Irish defence coach Brad Davis...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoJonny’s shirt set for auction
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler The shirt Jonny Wilkinson wore in the first half of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoVolavola chosen ahead of Grayson
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Northampton Saints fly-half James Grayson was a target for French ProD2...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Scott Rawlings
Scott Rawlings, the long-serving Fylde, Lancashire and former England counties, Manchester and Longton centre, chooses the best XV he has played...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThe cruellest time to suffer an injury
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The agony of these eve of World Cup...
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Features
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for England to sort out their attack
Q&A Former England flanker Peter Winterbottom talks to Ben Jaycock after a hectic week for the national team and tells us...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years ago‘You had to earn the right to wear the shirt’
My Life in Rugby with Jackson Wray The former Saracens and Bedford Blues back row talks about his life in the...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears full-back Matt Jones
After enduring a brutal pre-season, Matt Jones is hoping to capitalise on the mass exodus at Bristol Bears and become a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 4: Australia’s World Cup prospects and Owen Farrell’s red card with David Campese
The Rugby World Cup 2023 draws ever closer and following another weekend of preparation fixtures, things are hotting up. Eddie Jones...
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Features
/ 2 years agoMotorbiking duo riding to raise funds for Doddie
By BEN JAYCOCK Len Bage and Robin Down are fundraising for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation as they embark on a 1,300-mile...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCharity try relay finishes in style at Twickenham
The Longest Try concluded yesterday afternoon at Twickenham to round off the rugby relay in support of the Motor Neurone Disease...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoErasmus on Ireland’s wanted list
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is being tipped for a possible return to Ireland to replace David Nucifora as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoArms Park set for a pay day
Cardiff Rugby could get a much-needed cash boost with the Arms Park being considered to host Joe Cordina’s IBF super-featherweight title...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoTop 14 clubs keen to bring in Carreras
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Mateo Carreras’s red-hot performances for Argentina in the Rugby Championship...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSearle to join Biarritz after World Cup
Former Worcester Warriors and Wasps playmaker Billy Searle has signed a three-year deal to become the 28th player to join big-spending...
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