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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Chris Czekaj: I won Challenge Cup after leg break horror
FOUR years after I’d scored on my Wales debut in 2005 against Canada, I did so again in the same corner...
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/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: London Irish hooker Joe Vajner
The captain of London Irish U18 talks to Adam Ellis about his hopes of representing England at age-grade level this summer
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoStringer’s cheek gets Munster home at last
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRed card experiment erodes player welfare
COLIN BOAG Let me remind you of the mantra that player welfare is paramount to World Rugby and its Unions. Virtually no announcement...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoKeep politics out of rugby? You’re joking! | Chris Hewett
Rugby Union has its flaws, but a thin skin is not among them. The game has the hide of an armadillo,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoLimit the poundage to reduce injuries | Chris Hewett
SO THE New Zealanders are suddenly worried about the injury fall-out from Super Rugby Aotearoa. Welcome to the 21st century. Players...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoAdam Peters dreams of being next Coventry star to hit big time
Daniel Gallan meets the Coventry captain and managing director Nick Johnston see talk about finding the means to match their ambitions...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Worcester Warriors prop Flo Long
Competition in the Premier 15s has been at the highest level ever this season and Worcester Warriors prop Flo Long says...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSt Benedict’s Ealing: Benny’s have done the old monks proud
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Former Newcastle Falcons lock Darren Barry
Now of Vannes, the ex-Falcons forward selects three of his biggest pet peeves
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEnjoy the game was John Dawes’ golden rule
A striking captain whose nerve held up in the chaos of a frantic Test match, Peter Jackson pays tribute to John...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoMatt Sherratt quits Sixways for Cardiff Blues return
Backs coach Sherratt spent three years at Arms Park before making the short trip to the Principality to join Warren Gatland's...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins hooker Sam Riley
Few up-and-coming players can claim to have such a rich abundance of coaching nous available to them to the degree of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps tell Warriors they want Billy Searle back
The departure of Lima Sopoaga at Wasps creates room for a possible Searle return at the Ricoh
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Features
/ 5 years agoScarlets Williams set for shoulder surgery
RUGBY SHORTS WALES centre Johnny Williams will not play again this season due to a shoulder injury. The 24-year-old suffered the blow...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi England career saved as he signs for Sale Sharks
Tuilagi stays and one more South African import coming in at Sale Sharks
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Features
/ 5 years agoLong-term deal for Young at Cardiff
RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues director of rugby Dai Young has signed a “long-term contract” although terms of the deal are undisclosed. Young,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoVersatile Tom Hudson attracting interest at Ampthill
And an update on the future of Mark Atkinson amid interest from Bristol Bears in the Gloucester centre
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Features
/ 5 years agoSopoaga confirms Wasps exit for Lyon
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS fly-half Lima Sopoaga will join French Top 14 club Lyon at the end of the season. The 30-year-old...
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/ 5 years agoJonathan Thomas interview – I hate losing, but it’s vital part of winning process
Are Worcester already looking to next season after three wins in 16 Premiership games in 2020-21?
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Features
/ 5 years agoLloyd cleared of foul play charges
RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues scrum-half Lloyd Williams has been cleared of stamping on London Irish flyhalf Paddy Jackson. The 31-year-old Wales...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTragic that Trinder’s magic failed to find favour
RUGBY MATTERS THERE are many players for whom the road not taken is an interesting hypothetical journey to contemplate and Gloucester’s...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTandy has the talent to muzzle Springboks | Shane Williams
Shane Williams and Lions defence coach Steve Tandy go way back to when both were apprentices at Neath
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Features
/ 5 years ago‘Medical joker’ Barry joins Vannes ex-pats
RUGBY SHORTS NEWCASTLE lock Darren Barry has joined Gloucester centre Harry Trinder as a ‘medical joker’ signing at French Pro D2...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGeorge Kruis interview – Don’t panic! It would be madness to boot Eddie
The England lock reflects on his excursion to the Top League and how it may impact his Lions chance, in discussion...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGleave on board for Rainbow Cup
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER hooker Todd Gleave has joined Ospreys on loan for the rest of the season. The 25-year-old has made...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBECKY NOON
WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING BACK-ROW Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... Loughborough Lightning are...
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Features
/ 5 years agoI’m lucky I still get to work in my shorts!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE NEWCASTLE PROP AND SCRUM COACH MICKY WARD I LIVE about 15 minutes from the rugby club, and have never...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTravel-weary Reds can’t wait for home comforts
Probyn: There’s more skill in the women’s game By LUKE JARMYN LIFE on the road is proving a tough slog for Championship...
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/ 5 years agoPirates pair ruled out for season
AFTER waiting for a year to return to Championship action Cornish Pirates centres Callum Patterson and Nico De Battista have suffered...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Saracens and Red Roses legend Rocky Clark
The veteran prop offers her three biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond
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Features
/ 5 years agoConsistent refereeing is priority for World Rugby
COLIN BOAG Controversy: John Afoa on the ball during Bordeaux-Bristol match When we watch ‘our’ team play, we obviously want them to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps coach Martin Gleeson free for England call-up
What would Gleeson's appointment mean for current England attack coach Simon Amor?
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTownsend’s experience can spark Lions attack | Jeremy Guscott
Gregor Townsend is on the ticket list for the South Africa tour, a wise choice made by Warren Gatland in the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJeremy Jordaan may quit Agen for Newcastle Falcons
Dean Richards offers South African lock way out of Top 14 basement boys Agen
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSaracens gather all their on-loan stars back in the fold
Saracens head coach Mark McCall reveals the likelihood of having Nick Isiekwe and Ben Earl back at the club next season
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoThomas looks to France
ON THE BLIND SIDE Move: Henry Thomas HENRY THOMAS, the former England international tighthead, looks set to leave Bath to move...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale miss out in pursuit of Nick Schonert from Premiership rivals Worcester
SALE SHARKS are believed to have failed in a bid to land Worcester Warriors tighthead Nick Schonert on a deal for...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSix Nations’ treatment of Spain blights game
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE has been much debate this week about...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLong-serving Henry Trinder to leave Gloucester
LONG-SERVING Gloucester centre Henry Trinder has left Kingsholm to kick-start his career with French club Vannes on a deal until the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLee was the heart and soul of Sevenoaks rugby
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A BELATED hat tip and farewell to an old rugby colleague – Lee Adamson – from Reigate...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoEvaluating how ready the Springboks are for the Lions
NICK CAIN EVALUATES THE SPRINGBOKS PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING LIONS SERIES WHEN Faf de Klerk was buried by a brutal Jake Ball...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRight wing’s king for Kiwis
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I WAS struck by an interesting tweet this week from respected New Zealand rugby journo Jim Keyes...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoCullen in his pomp was poetry in motion
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMcCarthy pumped for wrestle with Lions
Daniel Gallan talks to Bedford captain Seán McCarthy ahead of today’s Sarries clash Like so many of us, Seán McCarthy had...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoFree-flowing Fisher put an emphasis on speed
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools JOHN Fisher School might have been founded as recently as 1929...
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Features
/ 5 years agoButcher praying for a big May Day turnout
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER WELSH Rugby Union chairman Rob Butcher admits he cannot be sure if the country’s rugbymad population will...
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/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Dougie Flockhart: We took Bristol to the wire in play-off
THE Dumfries Primary 4 tournament, aged six or seven, was my first taste of rugby. Up until that point I was...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFranck Azema exit confirmed, destination unknown | James Harrington
Jono Gibbes is high among the favourites to replace Azema at Clermont Auvergne, writes James Harrington
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Features
/ 5 years agoAshton hit for six by dismissal
WORCESTER winger Chris Ashton has been banned for six matches after being found guilty of dangerous play in his side’s loss...
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