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/ 5 years agoSad I’m not involved still – it hasn’t really sunk in yet
JP DOYLE ON THE RECORD Q&A JP Doyle refereed at the 2015 World Cup but was made redundant by the RFU...
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/ 5 years agoCall it off and stick with local friendlies – Hilton
NEWS EXTRA By WARREN MUGGLETON NCA Rugby should “call off” the 2020/21 season, according to Canterbury chairman Giles Hilton. Third and...
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/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CHUNYAMUNGA LONDON IRISH LOCK When Chunya Munga lined up for his Premiership debut against Saracens in August, a couple of days...
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/ 5 years agoBrash? Yes, I don’t want to be boring!
ADAM ELLIS talks to England flanker turned author James Haskell Man of many talents: James Haskell in England action, MMA training...
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/ 5 years agoYorkshire rugby’s in safe hands while Wappett’s legacy lives on at Bradford
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Influential: Coach Dan Scarborough at Bradford GS Bradford GS guru Geoff...
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/ 5 years agoHookey deserves a fitting send-off
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I HAVEN’T bought it yet, but James Hook’s new book Chasing a Rugby Dream will...
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/ 5 years agoThe online trolls are unfair on Diamond
No party time: Sale after their Premiership Cup victory over Harlequins COLIN BOAG Rugby has values, good ones, including respect and...
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/ 5 years agoPivac’s rewarded Callum’s consistency
In-form 10: Bristol fly-half Callum Sheedy PICTURE: Getty Images YOUcan see from his selection that Wayne Pivac has done his homework....
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/ 5 years agoChiefs will need all their teamwork to win a cracker
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Racing fight to the finish: Juan Imhoff’s winning try in the 76th minute against...
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/ 5 years agoCrucial bubble doesn’t burst before Six Nations
We’ve just seen the 2020-21 club season kick-off in Wales, Ireland and Scotland and already we are moving into international mode....
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/ 5 years agoWillie John’s view on the Lions will be valid always
WARREN Gatland was back ‘home’ in Wales this weekend running the rule over some familiar faces at the Liberty Stadium. In...
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/ 5 years agoThe Maunder dynasty is helpingto build Exeter’s era of success
NICK CAIN TALKS TO JACK MAUNDER, THE LATEST STAR IN A FAMILY OF OUTSTANDING SCRUM-HALVES Rivals: From left, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Stu...
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/ 5 years agoCaptain Andy got close-up of Baxter’s inner steel
Family firm of scrum-halves: From left, Jack, Andy and Sam Maunder Boss: Andy at work in his butcher’s shop AS well...
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/ 5 years agoRed hot atmosphere in the concrete fridge
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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/ 5 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Packman chasing a Prem return DONCASTER Knights winger Howard Packman is keen to secure...
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/ 5 years agoWillie John’s just writing a horrible history book
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Old warhorse: Willie John McBride with the Lions PICTURE: Getty Images Willie John McBride was rarely mistaken...
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/ 5 years agoHow Millfield pals pulled Chris Robshaw back from despair after 2015
Chris Robshaw reflects on the troubling times of his career as England captain and Quins holding a special place in his...
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/ 5 years agoQ&A – Jason Whittingham: We’ll ride out the storm but we need help from Treasury
Worcester Warriors co-owner Jason Whittingham discusses the state of English rugby under the current circumstances
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/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Finn Russell has a box of tricks but may be too risky for Lions
Does the impact of Handre Pollard's injury for the Springboks change things for how the Lions approach their selection?
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/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Don’t kill the Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’
Cheetahs could pay the price for the PRO14 wants to expand its broadcast revenue
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/ 5 years agoJackson column: At long last, Billy Boston will get his statue
Billy Boston's time in Cardiff has come after having his adoration by the masses in northern England recognised
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/ 5 years agoCain column: How did a £91m sink hole open up to swallow RFU?
Nick Cain questions where the RFU cash reserves have been spent, and how the government will be asking the same
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/ 5 years agoCHRIS ROBSHAW ON…
…England’s back row choices The depth is phenomenal. There’s ten to 20 guys who could play for England. I’m quite happy...
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/ 5 years agoWe’ll ride out this storm but we need help from treasury
JASON WHITTINGHAM ON THE RECORD Q&A Worcester Warriors co-owner Jason Whittingham tells NEALE HARVEY why he and business partner Colin Goldring...
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/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
EWANASHMAN SALE SHARKS HOOKER As aspiring hookers go, few can have benefitted from the wealth of expertise and knowledge Ewan Ashman...
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/ 5 years agoMoney man Gooley puts Ealing staff at ease
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Backer: Mike Gooley EALING Trailfinders owner Mike Gooley has assured...
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/ 5 years agoLlandovery’s supply line pre-dates WRU
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Monkey fight: Llandovery do battle with Christ College Brecon in 1961...
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/ 5 years agoWarriors sign Fotu
GLASGOW Warriors have signed Tongan back row Fotu Lokotui after a trial. The 28-year-old joins as a free agent after a...
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/ 5 years agoPope built legacy on fast hands and fitness
LLANDOVERYmay have been a force in the Welsh game from the earliest of times but never more so than either side...
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/ 5 years agoRugby has two in running with William Hill
FORMER Plymouth Albion player Ben Mercer has made the long list for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award...
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/ 5 years agoFunding grassroots should be priority
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only person who thinks it is a little hypocritical...
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/ 5 years agoQuins ask RPA to help sort out pay agreement
Australiabound: Robert Kearney HARLEQUINS are having more talks with their squad in a bid to find a long-term plan to get...
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/ 5 years agoHaskell broke the oldest rule
Boys on tour: James Haskell, top left, with clockwise Simon Shaw, Nick Easter, Chris Ashton and Dylan Hartley in 2011. Shaw...
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/ 5 years agoKearney goes Down Under for a year
FORMER British & Irish Lions full-back Rob Kearney has joined Western Force on a oneyear contract. Kearney played 15 seasons for...
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/ 5 years agoGlorious party amid a sea of red and white
SIMON MASON FORMER IRELAND, ULSTER, ORRELL, RICHMOND, TREVISO & STADE FRANCAIS FLY-HALF MY LIFEIN RUGBY Getting the party started: Simon Mason...
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/ 5 years agoBrew completes Regions clean sweep
SCARLETS have signed Wales wing Aled Brew, 34, as short-term injury cover. Johnny McNicholl could be sidelined for eight weeks because...
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/ 5 years agoRecount call after Laporte sneaks in
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Off he goes: Stade’s Luke Tagi is sent off for a headbutt The increasingly bitter war of...
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/ 5 years agoTigers on lookout for Lavanini stand-in
Out: Tomas Lavanini LEICESTER have started the search for a lock after Tomas Lavanini was ruled out of action until the...
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/ 5 years agoRed Rose Rachael in awe of visionary Sadleir
By ADAM ELLIS NEWS EXTRA RACHAEL Burford has commended World Rugby for launching their Coaching Internship Programme that has allowed Red...
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/ 5 years agoRobshaw took stick for being a team man
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It has been widely and inaccurately reported that when W C Fields, master of the Jazz Age...
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/ 5 years agoAdams isn’t the quickest in Wales but he’s most deadly
By ROB COLE JOSH Adams is confident of scoring whenever he gets the ball, but he would still never back himself...
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/ 5 years agoMoney to be made in bad boys’ memoirs
Naughty boy: Joe Marler tampers with Alun Wyn Jones THE naughty step is fast turning into a bookcase. Dylan Hartley, James...
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/ 5 years agoCockerill hit by Mata injury blow
EDINBURGHback row Bill Mata has been ruled out for up to two months. The Fijian had surgery on Thursday after damaging...
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/ 5 years agoBilbo next for Tigers?
WILL Harry Potter, the new bright spark in a gloomy Leicester back division, ever play a televised match without a commentator...
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/ 5 years agoClubs must help save themselves with cuts
COLIN BOAG Isometimes wonder whether the Premiership and its clubs are living in a parallel universe. We keep getting told how...
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/ 5 years agoBiggest challenge of my 35 years in sport
Jeremy Blackmore talks to former RFU director Rob Andrew about rugby’s future Survival mode: Rob Andrew is fighting to safeguard the...
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/ 5 years agoParisse defies the odds… and gravity
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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