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/ 5 years agoMighty McCaw ducks All Black axe to secure a World Cup double triumph
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union Twin Titans: Richie McCaw and Dan Carter...
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/ 5 years agoBattered Jonny rises again to become a folk hero in Toulon
Captain marvel: Jonny Wilkinson raises the Heineken Cup ONE of the more heartwarming stories of this era was a golden Indian...
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/ 5 years agoInjury ended my shot at England…and All Blacks
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAN BOWDEN THE FORMER HIGHLANDERS, BLUES, CRUSADERS, LONDON IRISH, LEICESTER AND BATH FLY-HALF Days to savour: Dan Bowden...
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/ 5 years agoBeziers takeover hits the buffers
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No deal: Agen remain keen to sign Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images It’s taken several...
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/ 5 years agoO’Connor seals win for Reds, Crusaders unbeaten
SUPER RUGBY By SAM JACKSON FLY-HALF James O’Connor kicked a late drop-goal to secure the Queensland Reds a 31-24 win over...
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/ 5 years agoMemo to PRO16: Dublin to Cape Town is 15 hours
COLIN BOAG If Coronation Street is our longest-running soap, then the PRO14 is doing its best to rival it. Its chequered...
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/ 5 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler GLOUCESTER are still looking to add another coach to George Skivington’s new-look coaching team...
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/ 5 years agoFarrell’s signature is good news for Lions
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Ice-cool: Owen Farrell kicks the ball past Matt Todd, left, and Codie Taylor during the...
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/ 5 years agoSo vital Gatland goes for tried and tested coaches
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Winning team: Warren Gatland, right, with Rob Howley in 2017 PICTURE: Getty Images THE...
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/ 5 years agoClubs like Amman so vital to the local fans
THE countdown is on in the Williams household to August 1, when local rugby clubs can get back to training in...
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/ 5 years agoReffing comes so naturally to Nigel, it’s like driving a car
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby referees 1. Nigel Owens (Wales) Owens was poised on...
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/ 5 years agoBOOM! Tuilagi gives lift-off
Glory days: Sale win the Premiership in 2006. Can Manu Tuilagi, main picture, help them to a repeat PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 5 years agoNothing in my contract says I’m coming back to Sarries
GEORGE KRUIS ON THE RECORD Highs and lows: George Kruis playing against South Africa in World Cup final PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoMaverick talents that England failed to trust
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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/ 5 years agoShirt-swap stars can carry on regardless
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Sharp finisher: Duhan van der Merwe PICTURE: Getty Images Switching allegiance since professionalism:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWhitgift produce sporting all-rounders of excellence
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools National recognition: Whitgift, with Elliot Daly third from right, celebrate their...
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/ 5 years agoOllie Devoto the new Will Greenwood? There is still time to find out
The Exeter Chiefs centre's blighted England career doesn't have to be remembered as such, writes Nick Cain
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/ 5 years agoQ&A – Jonny Gray: Exeter were after me two years ago but now felt like the right time
Jonny Gray on how Rob Baxter persuaded him join Exeter and why Scotland's World Cup exit remains a wrong he wants...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Rediscovered – lost treasure of Los Pumas
The young genius deprived of a being a star centre for Argentina by tragedy
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Featured
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors appoint Ted Hill, 21, as captain in new leadership group
To be assisted by Matt Moulds and Will Butler at Sixways
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: Kiwi knives are out for ‘dud’ Gatland
The Chiefs remain winless in Super Rugby Aotearoa, faring little better than before lockdown
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/ 5 years agoJackson column: High time Cardiff put up a statue of Billy Boston
An embryonic superstar lines up with different teams in the months before Wales contrived to lose him at the age of...
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/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Can Finn Russell help Scotland gain more Lions places?
Jeremy Guscott looks at the case for Scotland to have a first Test starter for the Lions since Tom Smith in...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: RFU ban destroyed Steve Pilgrim’s shot at Red Rose
Exiled from ever playing for England for going on trial to feature for Leeds Rhinos Seconds
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWasps starlets Jacob Umaga and Alfie Barbeary among 15 to sign new terms
Senior figures Joe Launchbury and Dan Robson also commit to playing at Ricoh Arena
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Global icon Dan Carter shows love for grassroots
Dan Carter's return to boyhood club Southbridge is something Shane Williams did late in his care
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/ 5 years agoHarrington column: FFR agree brutal schedule for Top 14 and Pro D2
James Harrington reports on how the 2020-21 French rugby schedule is shaping up and the outlook for Beziers
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Featured
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half Dan Hiscocks
A player who left Ospreys and took the route to the Championship with Ealing
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Jersey Reds lock/flanker Macauley Cook
Cook made 167 appearances for Cardiff Blues before leaving this summer
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke
Dogs are better than cats in the eyes of the Exiles prop
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/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Sale Sharks back row Apollo Perelini
A teammate of Scott Gibbs in league, an opponent of Martin Johnson's in age-grade union, read Perelini's dual-code tales
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/ 5 years agoQuins to swoop for Scotsman Steele
Switch: Scott Steele HARLEQUINS are poised to sign London Irish scrum-half Scott Steele who was one of nine departures confirmed by...
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/ 5 years agoSharks tribute to legendary kit man ‘Bleasy’
NEWS EXTRA By SAM DIAMOND SALE Sharks’ beloved kit man Alan Blease has passed away at the age of 69, following...
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/ 5 years agoWarriors recruit Bain to help plug the Gray gap
TRANSFERWRAP GLASGOW have bolstered their lock options to ease the loss of Jonny Gray joining Exeter. Former Scotland U20s lock Hamish...
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/ 5 years agoSowrey slams call to cut off Counties pathway
By NEALE HARVEY ABANDONING the aspirational county pathway for players at U20s and senior level will have a devastating effect on...
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/ 5 years agoIcon Dan becomes a hero for grassroots
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS One for the scrapbook: Blair Agnew tackles Dan Carter PICTURE: Getty Images “Some people dismissed...
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/ 5 years agoFans will remember the players who stayed loyal
COLIN BOAG Leaving: Manu Tuilagi This is a time when you have to try to find some positives somewhere,and as the...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby South Africans would boost the PRO14
EXPANDING the PRO14 to include two South African sides received a mixed reception at first. The Southern Kings weren’t a very...
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/ 5 years agoRugby was just part of the plot for these super heroes
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby all-rounders TOP 20 …RUGBY ALL-ROUNDERS NEXT WEEK Rugby ref...
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/ 5 years agoCan Russell help Scots gain more Lions places?
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT World class? Finn Russell needs to be back playing for Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 5 years agoDevoto the new Greenwood? There’s still time to find out
Killer instinct: Will Greenwood scores for England in the World Cup quarter-final with Wales in 2003 Roadblock: Manu Tuilagi Seeking consistency:...
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/ 5 years agoIt feels special here at Chiefs, I can’t wait to get started
JONNY GRAY Q&A ON THE RECORD Step forward: Jonny Gray in action against Ireland in this year’s Six Nations PICTURES: Getty...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWarburton gets it wrong on world’s biggest stage
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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/ 5 years agoRFU ban destroyed Pilgrim’s progress
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Talent: Steve Pilgrim playing full-back for Wasps In their final rage at the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBlundell’s have flown flag for Devon for 150 years
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Schoolboy sensations: Barrie Karea, left, and Sam Maunder Schoolboy sensations: Barrie...
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