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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJack Willis hopes the Day of the Jackal will bring a new England call
After signing a new deal with Wasps, Jack Willis tells Nick Cain how England's back row is where he feels destined...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSpencer column: Cruel for Richmond but the game has moved on
TRP columnist Catherine Spencer reviews the big changes to the Premier 15s which saw Richmond lose out in the audit proces
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Former Leeds, Wasps and Cornish Pirates back David Doherty
The Wasps teammate Doherty believes was destined to be a great for England and the Lions
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Andy Dibble and Warren Joyce were stars that rugby lost
Peter Jackson looks at the examples of two footballers who opted for the round-shaped ball rather than the oval
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: What a thrill to see Ospreys’ new chance
Shane Williams shares his view on how the takeover of the Ospreys can invigorate his old club
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Myners report gives sage clarity salary cap has been lacking for years
Nick Cain receives the publishing of the Myners report with acclaim, but says it will do little to address wage inflation
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: All Blacks must ditch Mo’unga and give No.10 shirt back to Beauden Barrett
Jeremy Guscott looks at how Ian Foster must address how fly-half and full-back will function in his All Blacks team and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 15-11
Southern hemisphere stadia dominate the latest countdown towards the No.1 spot
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Coventry No.8 Ryan Burrows abhors bad drivers
The three pet hates which really grind the back row's gears
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Featured
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Northampton Saints full-back Tommy Freeman
A talent who could have been lost to rugby after being released from an academy for being 'too small'
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 20-16
Brendan Gallagher begins his countdown to No.1 with grounds in Japan, England and Argentina
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Featured
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Scotland, Leicester, Edinburgh and London Irish back Greig Tonks
The versatile Scotland international lives in the comfort of having no regrets at retiring, aged 30
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Features
/ 6 years agoKvesic completes Warriors sad circle
SO Matt Kvesic is on his way back to Worcester, his rugby alma mater. The flanker’s ramblings took him down the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLaporte at odds with World view
INTRIGUING bloke, Bernard Laporte. The most powerful individual in the French game and the new vice-chairman of World Rugby - an...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJack hopes the Day of the Jackal will bring a new England call
NICK CAIN TALKS TO THE WASPS FLANKER WHO IS SETTING A FURIOUS PACE AT BREAKDOWNS Big help: Wasps coach Matt Everard...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJACK WILLIS ON…
…CHIRPING AT REFEREES? I’ve been warned once this season for asking the ref for a yellow card when we were playing...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSharks get the green light to go for Wiese
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SALE SHARKS have won the race to land South African prospect Cobus Wiese after...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFaletau has shown he can make Lions roar
2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… No.8s Pole position: Wales’ Taulupe...
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Features
/ 6 years agoIrish may offer Nick route back into Prem
Heading home: Nick Abendanon could finish the season with London Irish PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER England fullback Nick Abendanon could return...
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Features
/ 6 years agoOdd-ball George was a true rugby visionary
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Big stage: Fiji face mercurial France full-back Serge...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGloucester poised to promote Teague
RORY TEAGUE is set to be promoted to Gloucester head coach until the end of the season at least, after Johan...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDay the crowd turned out to CHEER the ref
Acclaim: Domercq GEORGES Domercq, who died this week aged 89, must be one of the few referees to be mobbed by...
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Features
/ 6 years agoQuins move for tyro Lion Green
Flyer: Tyrone Green HARLEQUINS are poised to swoop for exciting young Lions winger Tyrone Green after he cancelled his contract with...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks saved by mystery of JPR ‘try’
WHAT constitutes a rugby scandal or controversy can be very random as I discovered the other week when I watched a...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSaracens keen on Socino to strengthen midfield
Ex-Falcon: Socino SARACENS are weighing up making a move for former Newcastle Falcons fly-half Juan Pablo Socino, who is playing in...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBig challenge now is for our young lads to be consistent
Q&A CHRIS BOYD ON THE RECORD Standard bearer: Northampton lock Courtney Lawes PICTURES: Getty Images Enthusiast: Saints DoR Chris Boyd Saints...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWow! What a thrill to see Ospreys’ new chance
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Top talent: Gareth Anscombe can make his Ospreys debut PICTURE: Getty Images I nearly choked...
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Features
/ 6 years agoColtish O’Driscoll oozed class right from the start
Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 9 Brian O’Driscoll makes his World Cup debut October 2 1999 Brendan Gallagher delves into some of...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHadleigh’s earnt his pay-days in Japan
Leaving: Parkes THE worst kept secret in Welsh rugby was finally laid to rest last week when the Scarlets officially confirmed...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDibble and Joyce were stars that rugby lost
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hero: Andy Dibble wears the 1988 Littlewoods Cup on his head after Luton...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNo tours, so Tests will now come thick and fast
WORLD Rugby finally announced there will be no summer tours and now everyone is wondering what will happen over the next...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSavea flies home – minus his reputation
AND SO another All Black leaves France, his bank balance all the healthier, his reputation all the poorer. On the all-...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSpine-tinglers that fortify fans are the game’s greatest hits
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s best songs and anthems Opening number: Bryn Terfel and Shirley Bassey...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Tigers chop CEO Cohen SIMON Cohen’s eight-year stint as Leicester Tigers chief executive has come to an end, with chief operating...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRitchie is a Lion in waiting for Townsend
NEWS EXTRA ■By BRYN PALMER GREGOR Townsend has backed emerging flanker Jamie Ritchie to force his way into the British and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoUnbeaten season champions Caldy
The Rugby Paper’s National 2 North correspondents pick a Team of the Season Key man: Rhys Hayes shone at full-back for...
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Features
/ 6 years agoKearney is king of Europe’s try scorers
Peter Jackson gets out his stats book to reveal this seaon’s leading scorers in Europe’s top leagues French flyer: Teddy Thomas...
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Features
/ 6 years agoEven Lomu and Pocock can’t get in this team
CHRIS HEWETT Bucket list miss: Wayne Shelford never faced the Lions PICTURE: Getty Images Assuming you have a little time at...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoWasps veteran Jimmy Gopperth has offers from around the world
Gopperth, 36, feels he has plenty left in the tank but is yet to agree an extension with Wasps
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Gatland has such riches in key No.7 role
England flanker Sam Underhill leads the way in area where Wales, Scotland and Ireland are also all strong
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHewett column: Bill Beaumont wears the crown, others wield the power
Chris Hewett shares his view that World Rugby's governance makes FIFA look like a beacon of democracy
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Features
/ 6 years ago‘I was so deaf, at line-outs I read lips’ – Mark Regan reveals deafness during playing days
England, Bristol and Bath hooker Mark Regan details how he kept his deafness secret his whole career
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Featured
/ 6 years agoWe’ll use defeat in Japan to come back stronger just as the All Blacks did in 2011, says England’s Anthony Watson
The England and Bath full-back want to win, at club and international level
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: New 50:22 kicking law will fuel more drama
The 50:22 kicking law to be trialled by World Rugby will heighten the importance of positioning, writes Shane Williams
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWhat has gone wrong with the once-mighty Leicester Tigers?
The Premiership's most successful team are still well supported, but their DNA has changed
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: South Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby
Brendan Gallagher looks at how Pacific Island countries were left behind at the turning of amateurism to professional
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Featured
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Premiership clubs will need to take this time to reset goals
Financial pressures aside, there is a need for squads to be in suitable condition for when rugby returns
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Global game? Germany are decades behind
Given Germany's size and appetite for sport, what are the chances of them making a World Cup?
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Bill’s right, Six Nations owe Sanzaar nothing
Nick Cain slams the revolutionary-styled bid of Agustin Pichot, geared towards a Sanzaar bias borne out of envy
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