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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOM CAIRNS EXETER SCRUM-HALF Faced with the veritable battalion of scrum-halves standing in his way at Exeter, you might expect 18-year-old...
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/ 6 years agoJEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Ban rush defences to reduce brain harm World Cup glory in 2003: Law of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoSt Brendan’s became back row powerhouse
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools The name of St Brendan’s Bristol might not mean much to...
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/ 6 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN My team of 2020…and nearly all are French! Try time: Cheslin Kolbe was in top form for Toulouse ■...
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/ 6 years agoCockerill targets Quins centre Lang
SCOTLAND international James Lang, right, looks set to swap one capital city for another next season with a move from Harlequins...
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/ 6 years agoOspreys set to pick over parts of striken Cheetahs
Probyn: Ban rush defences to reduce brain injuries ■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys are looking to take advantage of the...
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/ 6 years agoTigers chase Taylor
LEICESTER Tigers are expected to open talks in the New Year with Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor. Taylor, 29, who won his...
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/ 6 years agoGB Sevens funded for Olympics
ENGLAND, Scotland and Wales will unite to field a combined GB Sevens team for the 2021 season ahead of the Olympics...
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/ 6 years agoPETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Tipuric’s flourish lights up the year Top try: Justin Tipuric scores for Wales against England...
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/ 6 years agoMonye and Obano put World Rugby to shame
COLIN BOAG Vile sentiments: Pablo Matera was let off by Argentinian Union As a year that has been like no other...
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/ 6 years agoQ&A – Susie Appleby: So refreshing to be treated as equals at Exeter Chiefs
The new three-year cycle of the Premier 15s welcomed Exeter Chiefs to the league's structure as a new club. Neale Harvey...
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/ 6 years agoJapan and Fiji could spring the big surprise at 2023 Rugby World Cup
Nick Cain examines the winners and losers from the 2023 Rugby World Cup draw
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/ 6 years agoFrench mean machine generate masterpiece
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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/ 6 years agoPETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Wales miss out on the great SA invasion Welsh Kiwi: Hadleigh Parke PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoSquirrels go hunting for nuts in winter
THE Australians have a name for it, squirrel-gripping. Charlie Rorke was found guilty of the offence on debut for Stade Francais...
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/ 6 years agoWallabies v Wales again
WALLABIES will thank their lucky stars at being drawn with ninth-ranked Wales for the next World Cup. Wales and Australia have...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoDurham have shone since rugby’s dawn
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Recent star man: Cameron Nordi-Kelemeti, now with Newcastle. Charlie Adamson kicks...
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/ 6 years agoJEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Breakdown clearouts have made risks worse Change of tactics: Jonah Lomu didn’t run round...
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/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Sale Sharks hooker Curtis Langdon
Sale Sharks forward Langdon selects three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CHARLIEATKINSON WASPS FLY-HALF Charlie Atkinson’s first two Premiership games could hardly have been more different. After delighting in his Wasps debut...
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/ 6 years agoGloucester move for Scots lock Davidson
Wanted: Andrew Davidson GLOUCESTER are ready to switch their attentions towards Edinburgh lock Andrew Davidson as they step up their recruitment...
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/ 6 years agoTry-scoring hooker who couldn’t hit a barn door!
THE FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND LONDON IRISH HOOKER AND NEXT PHASE ACADEMY DIRECTOR JAMES BUCKLAND MY LIFEIN RUGBY Try time: James...
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/ 6 years agoSegun signs on again with Sarries
SARACENS have agreed a two-year deal with winger Roti Segun who was due to be out of contract at the end...
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/ 6 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN Club vs Country row set to rumble on Building: Fabien Galthie with his players after Autumn Nations Cup final...
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/ 6 years agoNow Japan beckons for Warrior Hougaard
Move: Hougaard WORCESTER Warriors scrum-half Francois Hougaard is set to leave Sixways when his contract runs out at the end of...
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/ 6 years agoPlayer welfare is more than concussion alone
COLIN BOAG Suffering: Former Wales No.8 Alix Popham has early dementia During the week Sir Bill Beaumont, chairman of World Rugby,...
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/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
DEAN HAMMOND, THE EALING AND FORMER WORCESTER, WESTERN PROVINCE AND SOUTH AFRICA U20s WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH...
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/ 6 years agoMoney men call shots, making a mockery of draw timing
THE sense that the commercial programme for the 2023 World Cup in France is paramount, while rugby comes a distant second,...
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/ 6 years agoJEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Tackling below the waist won’t end the injury risks Poor technique: Northampton centre Piers Francis gets...
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/ 6 years agoKolkata’s ‘street kids’ find solace on the field
Brendan Gallagher recalls his eye-opening trip to Kolkata in 2000 to meet the Future Hope team Classy centre: Sukra Ekka on...
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/ 6 years agoFuture Hope – Where are they now?
BACK ROW Mhd Yunus Hussain: Team captain, classy fly-half with textbook passing skills. Married with two boys. Worked for over a...
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/ 6 years agoRugby values help Future Hope boys to blossom
TWENTY years on I set myself the task this week of zapping the phone and tracking down a few of the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoSteve Borthwick gives his agent top Leicester Tigers job
New Tigers head of recruitment Richard Wilks was involved in the start-up of reputable player management firm Green Room Sports
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
ETHAN STADDON BATH BACK ROW Ethan Staddon could not have wished for a finer moment than last weekend when, at 18 years...
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/ 6 years agoWonderful to sign off as a winner at Twickenham
MY LIFEIN RUGBY CHARLIE AMESBURY THE FORMER HARLEQUINS, NEWCASTLE, SALE, BRISTOL AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY WINGER Charlie Amesbury scores a try for...
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/ 6 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Blues bring Peel back to Wales FORMER Wales scrumhalf Dwayne Peel will join the Cardiff Blues coaching staff next summer. The...
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/ 6 years agoMatera must face punishment insists horrified Hewitt
■By ALEX BYWATER ASHTON Hewitt has slammed World Rugby and the game in general for paying lip service to the issue...
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/ 6 years agoDavies demands fair share of funding to save game
■By STEFFAN THOMAS PROFESSIONAL rugby in Wales is facing a fight for survival with the regions calling for a £30-40m injection...
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/ 6 years agoDavies demands fair share of funding to save game
■By STEFFAN THOMAS PROFESSIONAL rugby in Wales is facing a fight for survival with the regions calling for a £30-40m injection...
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/ 6 years agoGloucs like look of Scots No.10 Jaco
GLOUCESTER have sounded out Scotland new boy Jaco van der Walt about making a move to Kingsholm next season. Edinburgh took...
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/ 6 years agoGroups revealed for new NCA cup
THE NATIONAL Clubs Association has announced the groupings for the 44-team cup competition as clubs aim to make a return to...
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/ 6 years agoCarreras joins Glos
GLOUCESTER have signed Argentina back Santiago Carreras on a deal that runs until the end of the current season. The 22-year-old...
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/ 6 years agoJackals can swing series Lions’ way
Steffan Thomas talks to former Springbok coach Gary Gold about the Lions tour and PRO14 expansion NO one is more qualified...
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/ 6 years agoArtist Paolo proud to pin colours to his boots
Daniel Gallan finds Wasps flyer Paulo Odogwu has lots to offer on and off-field With thighs the size of beer kegs...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Richmond scrum-half Luc Jones
Jones, formerly of Neath, Dragons and Harlequins, chooses a best XV based on those he has played alongside or faced as...
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/ 6 years agoOti inspires victory…and a new England tradition
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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/ 6 years agoNorth v South games have set us up well for Six Nations
Q&A ALAN DICKENS ON THE RECORD Former Sale, Leeds, Saracens and Northampton scrum-half Alan Dickens has been head coach of England U20s...
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/ 6 years agoI’d love to play for Tonga with my brother Charlie
Daniel Gallan talks to Bristol Bears star Siale Piutau about passion and punch-ups There are few professions where a punch-up between...
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