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/ 6 years agoJones goes long way round to Wales job
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Pedigree: Crusaders coach Mark Jones reached the top level as a player PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoWAVELL WAKEFIELD
Leader: Sedbergh 1916, with captain Wavell Wakefield WAVELL Wakefield was known for his cutting edge training methods during his time with...
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/ 6 years agoShould it really be a ‘Wild West’ shootout?
THEREis no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed much in our lives as well as the sports arena. Rugby has...
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/ 6 years agoSpare a thought for the so-called pariahs of the game
I COULDN’T believe my eyes last week when I read that between them the two Welsh football clubs, Swansea and Cardiff...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACKFORSYTHE WORCESTER BACK ROW Worcester are all about youth right now and as one of eight new recruits into the senior...
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/ 6 years agoRugby fans have been left in dark
ENGLISH football has returned along with other sports such as horse racing and snooker. Sadly, I am still unable to see...
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/ 6 years agoJohnno played through pain to get Lions over the line
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby captains Inspiring: Martin Johnson led from the front during...
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/ 6 years agoMum’s verdict wins captaincy of Lions for ‘honest’ son Martin
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union Champions: Rob Andrew and Tony Underwood of...
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/ 6 years agoClubs hold aces in global power game
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK “What is wrong about having two international windows rather than a two-month block?”...
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/ 6 years agoHogg can finally show his Lions credentials
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... FULL-BACKS Waiting his chance:...
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/ 6 years agoJOHN BENTLEY, THE BOLTER WHO MADE GOOD
Bentos-time: John Bentley celebrates Lions’ victory in the second Test against South Africa HEROES comes in many shapes and sizes and...
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/ 6 years agoBiased Booy must step down
THE administrative shortcomings at the professional end of the game in England have been highlighted by the failure of the Professional...
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/ 6 years agoForget protein, players need shrinking pills!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Human Bowling Ball: England’s Manu Tuilagi PICTURE: Getty Images When it comes to progress, rugby stands on...
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/ 6 years agoWages soar as John Hall enters Premiership fray
NOBODY can accuse rugby’s transition from amateurism to professionalism of being smooth and trouble free. Indeed nearly 25 years on many...
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/ 6 years agoWhat a waste of Beauden
BEAUDEN Barrett being picked at full-back for the Blues, rather than fly-half is one of the riddles of Super Rugby Aotearoa....
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/ 6 years agoBradley gets out of Twitter cesspit
MOST of the rugby news on Twitter, the goto social media “platform” for anyone who enjoys flushing the English language down...
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/ 6 years agoResurgent Vikings forge an outpost fortress
NEWS EXTRA By JEREMY BLACKMORE NORTH Walsham boss James Knight says the club’s remote location has helped forge a strong bond...
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/ 6 years agoKiwis prove derbies pull the crowds
CROWDS for the domestic Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament in New Zealand are more than 100 per cent up on those for...
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/ 6 years agoWorld Cup run put Samoa on the map
MY LIFEIN RUGBY APOLLO PERELINI THE FORMER SAMOA AND SALE SHARKS BACK ROWER AND ST HELENS RL PROP Double handed: Apollo...
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/ 6 years agoLions beware, thes Boks are strong
NICK CAIN PICKS HIS COMPOSITE TEAM FROM THESPRINGBOKS AND POTENTIAL LIONS Loose-head: Steven Kitshoff (SA) Hooker: Bongi Mbonambi (SA) Tight-head: Tadhg...
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/ 6 years agoTakeover soap opera rumbles on at Beziers
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Rivals: Christophe Dominici and, inset, former Toulouse president Rene Bouscatel Alot can happen in a month. A...
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/ 6 years agoQ&A – John Inverdale: We must make NCA clubs more user-friendly to local fans
The new chairman of NCA Rugby talks about the areas where National League clubs require immediate attention
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/ 6 years agoLewis Ludlam interview – I was called some bad names but it never held me back
The England and Northampton flanker talks in-depth about his experience as a mixed-race British man and his education at St Joseph's
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/ 6 years agoJackson column: Leinster were breaking new ground in unprecedented season
Forget Liverpool, Leinster's 2019-20 season should be considered remarkable in any team sport
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/ 6 years agoWilliams column: New Zealand crowds show they back the players
Shane Williams is pleased to see barely any empty seats in the crowds in Super Rugby Aotearoa
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/ 6 years agoCain column: Tell the south to keep their hands off our jewels
Moving the Six Nations and domestic leagues towards the summer would see rugby's exposure diminish, not be enhanced, writes Nick Cain
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/ 6 years agoHarrington column: Mayor bid by Mohed Altrad hit by third cap scandal
Montpellier are being investigated for potentially breaching the Top 14's €11.3m salary cap threshold
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/ 6 years agoHewett column: Dan Leo is the Rashford figurehead rugby needs
Leo's examinations of World Rugby's governance, or lack thereof, can create pertinent change
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/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Super Rugby Aotearoa must not go soft on true red cards
Jeremy Guscott has been keeping a close eye on the changes around the breakdown exhibited in Super Rugby Aotearoa
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/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Bath and England captain Phil de Glanville
A captaincy with England which started with its challenges after succeeding Will Carling
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/ 6 years agoGareth Edwards-led Millfield really started Rosslyn Park Sevens dynasty
Brendan Gallagher begins a new feature looking at Britain's esteemed rugby schools
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/ 6 years agoDream Team: Northampton Saints and England flanker Tom Wood
An embarrassment of riches to choose from at No.8 for the 50-cap England back row
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/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Fine margins swung the 1997 series the Lions way
Brendan Gallagher goes deeper into the influence of Martin Johnson and Jim Telfer on the epic 1997 Lions tour
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/ 6 years agoThe laws already work, refs need to apply them
COLIN BOAG Pinged: Hurricanes scrum-half TJ Perenara complains to referee Mike Fraser At last the rugby famine is over, with New...
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/ 6 years agoTigers ace Veainu weighing his options
Exit? Telusa Veainu LEICESTER are braced to lose some players with Telusa Veainu set to lead the exodus. The New Zealandborn...
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/ 6 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Marshall follows money train to Japan TOM Marshall is set to be the latest...
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/ 6 years agoItoje pledges his future to Saracens
Committed: Maro Itoje. Inset, Will Skelton MARO ITOJE is set to confirm he is staying with Premiership and European champions Saracens...
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/ 6 years agoGoneva signs for swansong season in France
FORMER Premiership Player of the Year Niki Goneva is heading back to France after his contract with Harlequins runs out. The...
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/ 6 years agoTest cauldron was relaxation for undercover cop Crowley
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby-playing police officers 1. Dan Crowley (Queensland and Australia) A...
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/ 6 years agoBuchanan fights on to save future for Llanelli
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE A YEAR ago Anthony Buchanan launched an ‘SOS’ appeal to try to safeguard the future of...
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/ 6 years agoI was called some bad names but it never held me back
Lewis Ludlum explains his attitude to racial abuse in this exclusive interview LEWIS Ludlum’s story is a beacon of hope as...
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/ 6 years agoLEWIS LUDLUM ON…
…The dedication of his dad, Arron My dad had never been involved in rugby at all, but after England won the...
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/ 6 years agoGatland’s spoilt for choice for speed
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… WINGS THE 2021 Lions...
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/ 6 years agoWe must make our clubs more user-friendly for the local fans
Q&A JOHN INVERDALE ON THE RECORD John Inverdale, star broadcaster and president of National Two Esher, has just taken on the...
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/ 6 years agoSerevi was a showboat but also a serial winner
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring photographs, and explains the story behind the iconic image What’s happening here?...
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/ 6 years agoMandela effect unites a nation as Boks put the brakes on Jonah
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union THE 1995 World Cup is a story...
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/ 6 years agoDismal England needed radical shake up and Carling delivered
TIME offers up perspective and what has become known as the ‘Carling era’ looks ever more important with the passing years,...
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/ 6 years agoEveritt puts faith in kids for pyramid climb
NEWS EXTRA By JEREMY BLACKMORE NORWICH boss David Everitt says the club are rising like a phoenix from the ashes after...
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