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/ 6 years agoSuper Rugby exit won’t stop Pumas being competitive
LES CUSWORTH ON THE RECORD Q&A Former England and Leicester fly-half Les Cusworth has spent the last 16 years living and...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACK BATES BRISTOL WINGER As a four-year-old peering over the fence at the Blackthorn End of the Memorial Stadium, Jack Bates...
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/ 6 years agoNo place for BOD in Rock’s ‘96 all-stars
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Starter at 10: Brian O’Driscoll playing fly-half for Blackrock College in...
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/ 6 years agoSaracens head for their great showdown
BRENDAN GALLAGHER LOOKS AT THE MAKE-UP OF THE EUROPEAN CUP QUARTER-FINALS Ticking: Jamie George AFTER five or more months on a...
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/ 6 years agoTwinkle toes Vasily danced a merry jig at Blackrock
ONE of Blackrock’s more exotic recent products is Russia’s captain Vasily Artemyev, who made such a big impression at RWC2019, first...
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/ 6 years agoSTATE OF THE TEAMS POST LOCKDOWN
Leinster No player movement of any consequence during lockdown. At one stage there was bad news concerning world class lock James...
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/ 6 years agoSweeney’s legacy will depend on Prem talks
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Rich pickings: Players are paid more to represent England than any other...
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/ 6 years agoQ&A – Mark Jones: Razor’s the best coach I’ve seen
Another great year for Welsh coach Mark Jones in New Zealand with the Crusaders
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/ 6 years ago‘With every try I score I honour my best mate who died’ – Stuart Hogg
The Scotland captain was involved in a car accident which he was fortunate to escape from a decade ago
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/ 6 years agoJackson column: James Whitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive
Four generations of Whitcombes that are steeped in history and, in young Leicester prop James' case, promise
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Double helping of the Curry twins may be on Eddie’s menu
Ben Curry is closing the gap on his Test brother after starring for Sale on the Premiership's restart
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/ 6 years agoCain column: Flattery can even help you win the Rugby World Cup
Nick Cain shares his view on the report highlighting how the Springboks got on the right side of World Cup final...
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/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Title race is done, no-one will get near Exeter
All bets are off for the Premiership race in the eyes of Jeremy Guscott after watching Exeter's win over Bristol
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/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Leicester Tigers centre Dan Kelly
Kelly fielded a call from an unknown number last year where Geordan Murphy was on the other end when he picked...
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/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former England flanker Mickey Skinner
A deeper look at the career of the iconic back row, revered for more than just the Cecillon tackle in '91
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/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Steff Evans has the talent to back up the mullet hair choice
Steff Evans has hit the ground running for the Scarlets after the return of the PRO14
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/ 6 years agoNo blame on captain Hooper
IF THOSE holier-thanthou southern hemisphere types who condemn English and French clubs for splashing the cash while supporting the gold rush...
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/ 6 years agoWhitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The cradle of rugby’s oldest bespoke manufacturing business can be found across the...
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/ 6 years ago‘With every try I score I honour my dead pal’
NICK CAIN TALKS TO EXETER AND SCOTLAND FULL-BACK STUART HOGG High standards: Rob Baxter The special sign: Stuart Hogg makes his...
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/ 6 years agoBevan boy finds a helping hand from Shankland
APART from teaching Tony Jacklin everything he knew about winning Open championships as revealed in this column last week, Bill Shankland...
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/ 6 years agoSTUART HOGG ON…
…why he wanted to be Scotland captain I wanted to be the middleman and take some of the pressure on myself…...
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/ 6 years ago‘Homely’ Chiefs don’t need Bears’ cash riches
EXETER Chiefs’ secondstring scored a famous win at Ashton Gate on Tuesday night with a squad of 23, only one of...
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/ 6 years agoBoston still must wait
WHEN it comes to erecting statues of former players, Manchester City do not let the grass grow under their feet. David...
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/ 6 years agoMcCall in market for loosehead
Looking: Mark McCall ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SARACENS have started an emergency search for...
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/ 6 years agoRazor’s the best coach I’ve seen, Lions would be lucky to have him
Former Wales wing Mark Jones has made a splash coaching the Crusaders in New Zealand. He tells NEALE HARVEY about his...
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/ 6 years agoWasps keep it zipped on Zoom
WASPS took media prevention to a whole new level last week at a time when the sport needs all the coverage...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
RUBENMOXHAM EALING TRAILFINDERS CENTRE Ruben Moxham is a man on a mission after failing to make the cut at Bath last...
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/ 6 years agoTigers on the prowl for front row cover
LEICESTER TIGERS are looking to get a head start in their recruitment for the 2021/22 campaign even though the opening date...
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/ 6 years agoWonderful Warwick have made a home at Twickers
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT would be stretching a point to claim that Warwick have...
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/ 6 years agoVakatawa could follow pal Semi to Premiership
Stunning footwork: Virimi Vakatawa FRENCH international Virimi Vakatawa could move to the Premiership next summer after seeing how much his close...
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/ 6 years agoGrassroots players don’t want no-contact
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Catch me if you can: Touch rugby The restarted professional game is...
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/ 6 years agoGeorgia have Rory in mind
Interest: Rory Teague RORY TEAGUE is a possible contender to became the new head coach of Georgia, who are being lined...
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/ 6 years agoSo special playing for Wales alongside Scott
THE FORMER WALES, LLANELLI, RICHMOND, SARACENS, CARDIFF BLUES AND WORCESTER FORWARD MY LIFEIN RUGBY CRAIG QUINNELL Magic moment: Craig Quinnell celebrates...
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/ 6 years agoHarrison try keeps ‘Tahs in play-off race
SUPERRUGBY ■ By ADAM ELLIS THE WARATAHSkept their Super Rugby AU play-off hopes alive in a tense ninetry thriller to edge...
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/ 6 years agoGoze: Clubs will need State help to survive winter
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tension is understandably mounting in French rugby circles as the start of the new season gets so...
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/ 6 years agoDouble helping of Curry may be on Eddie’s menu
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Tracing the career trajectory and development of Ben...
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/ 6 years agoNo complaints from me about rotation – I love it
COLIN BOAG Fierce rivals: Leicester Tigers and Bath Chris Foy wrote a piece in the Daily Mail lamenting what he perceived...
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/ 6 years agoHow can World Rugby count rucks when we don’t have any!
THERE are of course lies, damned lies and statistics and with that in mind I must raise a quizzical eyebrow at...
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/ 6 years agoIreland elated after long years of hurt in France
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 agoTitle race is done, no-one will get near the Chiefs
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK EXETER have blown me away since the restart, because it appears already that the...
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/ 6 years agoSome stats are simply codswallop…not these
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some years ago, a small group of Twickenham modernisers introduced a trendy statistical software package designed to...
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/ 6 years agoClifford’s U20’s class was such a mixture
JACK Clifford’s enforced retirement from rugby at the depressingly young age of 27 was a miserable moment. Eddie Jones knew what...
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/ 6 years agoQ&A – Ken Owens: You can never say never, but I would like to finish my career at Scarlets
Ahead of his 250th appearance for the region on Saturday, Neale Harvey speaks to Ken Owen about Scarlets, Wales and the...
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/ 6 years agoCain column: No room for ‘Razor’ in Gatland’s Lions
Scott Robertson is looking for an out after being overlooked for the All Blacks job by NZ Rugby, writes Nick Cain
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Ealing Trailfinders lock Barney Maddison
Maddison picks a Dream Team based on the best he has faced or played alongside
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/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Tipuric key to getting Ospreys back on top
I’ll be at the Liberty Stadium today hoping the Ospreys can find a way to get back on the winning trail...
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/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Orrell and Leicester fly-half Gerry Ainscough
The man who came from Wigan to set things alight at Orrell during the 1980s
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/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Doncaster Knights hooker Ben Hunter
Keep your mobile phone in your pocket at the restaurant...
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