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/ 7 years agoAll Black fans cash in
NEW ZEALAND fans were quick to cash in on their side’s semifinal exit to England when they pitched up at the...
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/ 7 years agoIt’s all pants for hero Alun Wyn
ALUN WYN Jones thanked the media who have covered Wales throughout the World Cup in Japan with a handshake at his...
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/ 7 years agoZinzan: I can’t call All Blacks v England
By GARY FITZGERALD NEW Zealand great Zinzan Brooke admits he ‘fears’ a World Cup semi-final showdown with England. The former All...
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/ 7 years agoRed card likely to end Aki’s World Cup
From TOM BRADSHAW IRELAND guaranteed their place in a quarter- final against either the All Blacks or South Africa, but it...
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/ 7 years agoWe must make our tackles – Edwards
SHAUN Edwards has told Wales to buck up their defensive approach or risk a World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands...
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/ 7 years agoJoker Eddie laughs off big Billy’s injury scare
From ADAM HATHAWAY Crunch: Tomas Lavanini got a red card for this high tackle on Owen Farrell PICTURE: Getty Images Concern:...
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/ 7 years agoGatland: Win well to scare the rest
WARREN Gatland has urged his Wales side to gain a psychological advantage over their World Cup rivals by putting Fiji and...
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/ 7 years agoWorld Cup party time as Japan stun Irish
■ From ADAM HATHAWAY Few beers: Jamie Joseph says Japan’s belief is high JAPAN dazzled the World Cup for the second...
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/ 7 years agoBrutal training sets up Wales
■ From ALEX BYWATER SHAUN Edwards issued Wales with a World Cup battle cry and told Warren Gatland’s players they will...
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/ 7 years agoWe’ll fight Tongan fire with fire says Eddie
By SAM JACKSON Upbeat: Eddie Jones EDDIE Jones wants to send a clear message to England’s World Cup rivals that they...
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/ 7 years agoGatland: Let’s make the country proud of us
WARREN Gatland declared Wales battle hardened and ready to bid for World Cup glory after a week of hell dominated by...
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/ 7 years agoWarburton: Curry will prove to be world class
By JAMES CANDY Belief: Sam Warburton SAM Warburton believes England flanker Tom Curry will prove himself one of the premier sevens...
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/ 7 years agoAddison waiting in the wings for Ireland
By SAM JACKSON Final touch: Charlie Watson scores the last Saracens try to see off Wasps in the Premiership 7s final...
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/ 7 years agoCanada snub gets lead Pirate hungry for battle
NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR BRETT Beukeboom is eager for action with Cornish Pirates after missing out on a place in...
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/ 7 years agoSpeedster Cambriani strikes twice to sink Blues
CELTIC CUP By ROB COLE BEN Cambriani flew in for two tries as the Ospreys got their Celtic Cup campaign off...
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/ 7 years agoPromoted Birchgrove make it two on the spin
WELSH DIV 1 ROUND-UP By CARL FIELD BONYMAEN made it two wins out of two in One West Central with a...
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/ 7 years agoWorld Cup takes its heavy toll on Toulouse
FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON Veteran: Census Johnston, playing here for Racing 92, is still going strong for Bayonne at the age...
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/ 7 years agoGo make history Eddie tells his men
■ By NICK CAIN Upbeat: Eddie Jones EDDIE Jones will climb onto the plane to Japan with his England squad today...
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/ 7 years agoGatland: Wales in fine shape for Japan
WARREN Gatland insisted Wales are in fine fettle for the World Cup and still have some tricks up their sleeves for...
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/ 7 years agoIreland hit back after Red Rose humiliation
By STEFFAN EVANS Decision: Warren Gatland IRELAND responded to their bashing at Twickenham with an impressive 22-17 win in Warren Gatland’s...
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/ 7 years agoAll Blacks back on top as Wales flop
By SAM JACKSON NEW Zealand are back on top of the world rankings following Ireland’s win in Cardiff, with former No.1...
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/ 7 years agoWales are favourites now says artful Eddie
By ALEX BYWATER Jibe: Eddie Jones Dragon’s roar: George North celebrates scoring the only try of the game PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 7 years agoShattered Halfpenny still makes his mark
By ROB COLE LEIGH Halfpenny proved that even after nine months away from the international stage he still has plenty to...
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/ 7 years agoTitans set sights on promotion under new man Posa
By GUY WILLIAMS NEWS EXTRA AMBITIOUS new Rotherham joint head coach Ants Posa is confident he can build a side to...
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/ 7 years agoBust-up pair can still get on the plane says Eddie
By NICK CAIN Sent home: Ben Te’o Sent home: Mike Brown Bledisloe bragging rights: Exeter scrum-half Nic White scores for Australia...
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/ 7 years agoBig risk this England side could be left humiliated
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME New cap: Northampton back row Lewis Ludlam starts on the blindside flank...
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/ 7 years agoWales go top of the world rankings
By ALEX BYWATER ALUN Wyn Jones has vowed Wales will embrace the pressure of their favourites tag at Twickenham this afternoon...
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/ 7 years agoWray is being hounded for caring for his players
SARACENS are in the cross-hairs of a number of Premiership rivals who want them nailed for alleged salary cap breaches before...
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/ 7 years agoYes, Wade could have been true superstar
CHRISTIAN Wade is the wonderkid who made the bold move of leaving Rugby Union for American Football in April because England...
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/ 7 years agoLine-out size matters
THE height stats in the England back row look too one-dimensional for my liking, because everyone is 6ft 2ins. Whether it...
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/ 7 years agoI’m predicting 2-0 to Wales this week
Big fan: I’d like to see Owen Lane play on Saturday PICTURE: Getty Images WARREN Gatland has gone fully loaded for...
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/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby must sort out danger at the breakdown
I’M VERY interested to see how World Rugby’s latest trial laws will go, but my view is our game continues to...
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/ 7 years agoFriendly? This will be full metal jacket for Gatland
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Far from preserving the status of the Test match, rugby has given it...
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/ 7 years agoHumble Lochore was touched by true greatness
THEY came by the thousand to pay their last respects at lunchtime on Thursday and listen in their sorrow to the...
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/ 7 years agoTaking the Mickey no laughing matter
SOMEONE, somewhere can be relied upon to take offence at something said tongue-in-cheek. As Steve Hansen knows. Confronted with the notion...
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/ 7 years agoNo Peter, so my job gets harder
PRESS officers have long been redefined in my trade as prevention officers, notorious for blocking access to the more interesting interviewees...
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/ 7 years agoScrap the warm-up games and take a short tour instead
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Proper preparation: Ben Kay and Steve Thompson celebrate...
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/ 7 years agoFireside chats with Lochore will never dim
Son of the soil: Brian Lochore against SA in 1970 LIKE many All Black legends Sir Brian Lochore was a son...
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/ 7 years agoMulvihill rejects offer of Russian tune-up
By ROB COLE NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Blues have turned down the chance to play Russia before the World Cup and will...
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/ 7 years agoLadies or women, they need to raise bar
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND WOMEN’S CAPTAIN Football is a game for gentlemen played by hooligans, and Rugby Union is a game...
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/ 7 years agoShingler primed for Wales comeback
By PETER JACKSON See you soon, injured Faletau tells his dejected supporters Smiling assassin: Kotaro Matsushima breaks to score Japan’s fourth...
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/ 7 years agoEddie keen to get his RWC timing just right
By GARY FITZGERALD Balance: Eddie Jones EDDIE Jones has spoken of his determination to ensure England top their World Cup Pool...
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/ 7 years agoA British League is ‘urgently needed’
By PETER JACKSON THE MAN whose millions kept Cardiff Blues afloat for more than 20 years today calls for the creation...
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/ 7 years agoRichmond demand Carnegie review
By SAM JACKSON RICHMOND are demanding a review of the RFU’s decision to allow Yorkshire Carnegie to play on in the...
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/ 7 years agoNew British League is ‘coming in two years’
■By PETER JACKSON A BRITISH League featuring the long overdue revival of Anglo-Welsh competition will be ‘up and running in two...
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/ 7 years agoWales go full throttle for England warm-ups
By ALEX BYWATER ENGLAND will face a full strength Wales side when the teams meet at Twickenham on August 11 to...
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/ 7 years agoBone-graft Faletau is fit for the big push
By PETER JACKSON TAULUPE Faletau will be cleared to make a long-overdue Wales come-back next month thanks to bone-graft surgery on...
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/ 7 years agoTop-flight survival takes precedence for Exiles
By NEALE HARVEY NEWLY-promoted London Irish risk missing out on RFU funding worth £750,000 next season unless they significantly increase their...
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/ 7 years agoBates quits as U20 coach after three World Cups
ENGLAND U20s are looking for a new head coach after Steve Bates decided to quit the RFU. Having joined in 2017,...
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/ 7 years agoLozowski: I’ll use RWC snub as my motivation
By NEALE HARVEY ALEX Lozowski will use the burning resentment of his England World Cup omission to resist any challenge from...
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