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/ 6 years agoFoden boy-band set for X factor
CELEBRITY X Factor will see rugby stars Ben Foden, Thom Evans and Levi Davis form a boyband. A celebrity version of...
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/ 6 years agoDon’t let rent bills ruin Welsh World Cup chances
POLITICS, mergers, and now unpaid bills! I can’t tell you how frustrated I am about the continuing off-the-field nonsense we have...
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/ 6 years agoOwens: We’ll run ourselves into the ground
By ALEX BYWATER KEN OWENS will take a mantra of ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ into Wales’ World Cup...
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/ 6 years agoWe’re not underdogs this time, says North
By ROB COLE Big finish: Warren Gatland Learning curve: A teenage George North in action at the 2011 Rugby World Cup...
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/ 6 years agoOcean life helps Sam build trust in his crew
By NICK CAIN Rowing the boat: Sam Underhill, in black life jacket with, from left: Dan Robson, Willie Heinz, Tom Curry,...
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/ 6 years agoExile Laidlaw left playing catch-up
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND scrum-half Greig Laidlaw knows he has some catching up to do to make his second World Cup...
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/ 6 years agoRobshaw should be in Japan says Lasike
By GARY FITZGERALD Snubbed: Chris Robshaw PAUL Lasike admits he is surprised and disappointed Harlequins team-mate Chris Robshaw will not be...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGet Jones, Woodward to discuss way ahead
AFTER England won the 2003 World Cup, coach Clive Woodward said the victory was despite England’s domestic structure, not because of...
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/ 6 years agoHopes of nation rest on them
Wooing of strongest loose-head scrummager has paid off -- barring a late u-turn Can be barnstorming in the loose, but still...
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/ 6 years agoRejuvenated Harry gets ready to square the circle
By NEALE HARVEY Motivated: Exeter prop Harry Williams TEAK-TOUGH tighthead Harry Williams says he is in the shape of his life...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWilson could have stayed
JEFF Probyn wrote last week that Championship players can now be selected for England after all. So why does Mark Wilson...
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/ 6 years agoYoungs: Cipriani’s ripping up trees in training
By ADAM ELLIS ENGLAND scrum-half Ben Youngs believes every player deserved their place in Eddie Jones’ official World Cup training squad,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHow can Marler just walk back in?
I WANT England to do well in Japan as much as the next man, but I do wonder why Joe Marler...
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/ 6 years agoMark may head overseas to land Welsh dream job
By ROB COLE Exile: Mark Jones looks set to leave Wales WELSH rugby could lose another top coach overseas with Mark...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMarler, Cipriani and McConnochie all in England’s Rugby World Cup training squad
There are plenty of talking points in Eddie Jones' Rugby World Cup training squad
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRelegation holds back young talent warns Newcastle Falcons Darren Barry
The new arrival at Kingston Park shares his reasoning for ring-fencing the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale Sharks to partner with troubled Yorkshire Carnegie?
There are concerns for the future of Carnegie's famed academy after members agree CVA
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/ 6 years agoEwels: It took too long to settle but we’ve learnt our lesson
ALEX BYWATER CHARLIE Ewels admits it took Bath 12 months to finally learn their lesson but the lock insists his team...
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/ 6 years agoWales can win it, says Roberts, but there’s more to do
By STEFFAN THOMAS High hopes: Jamie Roberts playing for Wales WALES might be Six Nations Grand Slam champions, 14 games unbeaten...
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/ 6 years agoWarren’s in line for World Cup double
Warren Gatland has put himself in position to win the World Cup with Wales this autumn and again with New Zealand...
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/ 6 years agoWRU will step in to help Dragons sign new stars
By ALEX BYWATER Cash boost: Dean Ryan perSigning: Fly-half Sam Davies DEAN Ryan is set to get a boost of hundreds...
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/ 6 years agoWilli joins exiled Kiwis good enough to take on allcomers
Japan chance: Willi Heinz has been called up by England PICTURE: Getty Images IF WILLI Heinz makes the cut for Japan,...
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/ 6 years agoBarbarians put Eddie in charge
ENGLAND boss Eddie Jones will coach the Barbarians against Fiji at Twickenham in November, just two weeks after the World Cup...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks Tests will bring £20m bonanza
■By PETER JACKSON ENGLAND and Wales are to play the All Blacks at home next year – fixtures guaranteed to break...
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/ 6 years agoLet’s hope O’Brien’s spent penny cost him dear
A FAMOUSrugby player urinates on a man in a Dublin pub, a crude offence to put it mildly and yet it...
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/ 6 years agoChasing pack is closing on All Blacks says Price
By ROB COLE BACK-TO-BACK champions New Zealand have gone off the boil and have left the door wide open for another...
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/ 6 years agoRivals say Carnegie could still go down
By JON NEWCOMBE RIVAL clubs believe that Yorkshire Carnegie could still be relegated from the Championship even though their members have...
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/ 6 years agoWard determined to help put Ampthill on the map
By NEALE HARVEY Ambition: Paul Turner Relief: Dave Ward DAVE Ward says he is hugely relieved to have found a new...
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/ 6 years agoVoluntary work pays off for tenacious Gray
Rejuvenated hooker Joe Gray tells NEALE HARVEY how cold-calling Saracens boss Mark McCall saved his career Rebirth at Saracens: Joe Gray....
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/ 6 years agoDate switch gives Super Six appeal
THE top six Welsh Premiership clubs have been confirmed as the representatives for next season’s cross-border Super Six competition against Scottish...
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/ 6 years agoBraley making his pitch for big prize with Italy
By GARY FITZGERALD Decisions: Conor O’Shea CALLUM Braley feels he can offer a new dimension to Italy’s attacking options as he...
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/ 6 years agoIrish are fully Loaded for Premiership onslaught
Big potential: Ben Loader Leinster great: Sean O’Brien England wing prospect Ben Loader cannot wait for Super Rugby star Waisake Naholo...
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/ 6 years agoStan opts for South West over Coventry
EXETER Chiefs have signed Harlequins forward Stan South from under the noses of Coventry. The 22-year-old, who can play either at...
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/ 6 years agoTurning pro has cost Tom millions
Major investor: Tigers chairman Peter Tom has sunk huge money into the club PICTURE: Getty Images IF he didn’t quite choke...
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/ 6 years agoBrad joins the Irish revolution
LONDONIrish have added former Bath, Wasps and Ospreys defence coach Brad Davis to their backroom staff. The former Castleford and Wakefield...
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/ 6 years agoCarre can be a breakout star in Japan for Wales
By ALEX BYWATER Mentor: Rhys Gill Apprentice: Rhys Carré RHYS Gill insists fellow loosehead prop Rhys Carré can follow in his...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoU20s give blueprint for the senior game
THEU20s World Championship was a good competition with many countries setting out their stall for the future. The competition is also...
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/ 6 years agoYou must pick Cips Dallaglio tells Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD Call: Lawrence Dallaglio In place: George Ford and Owen Farrell Stunning season: Danny Cipriani playing for Gloucester PICTURES:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEddie’s comments suggest England are at crossroads
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones says he is in the middle of a constant battle between Premiership clubs and the RFU. Nothing...
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/ 6 years agoArmitage brother Guy tries his hand at Rugby League
■By GARY FITZGERALD Wolf: Luther Burrell LUTHER BURRELL has been joined by former England U20 centre, Guy Armitage, in trying his...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCost of loyalty may come at high price
WITH Mike Ford on the coaching panel and Pat Howard confirmed as a coaching mentor, I wonder how long Geordan Murphy...
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/ 6 years agoClub go barking mad over awards
BAILDON RUFC did not have to paws for thought when they decided who should win their supporter of the year award....
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/ 6 years agoQuins add Gale force
HARLEQUINS have confirmed the arrival of new academy manager Chim Gale from Worcester Warriors, where he oversaw their academy operation. Billy...
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/ 6 years agoWalking in the sky to boost Welsh cash
By ALEX BYWATER THE Welsh Rugby Union are well down the line over plans to build an official roof walkway experience...
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/ 6 years agoHamstring injury puts Sinckler out of England training
■By SAM JACKSON KYLE Sinckler will miss this week’s England training with a suspected hamstring injury. Head coach Eddie Jones has...
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/ 6 years agoRocky road puts Ilnicki on the champagne trail
By JON NEWCOMBE Champs: Jake Ilnicki, circled, and Seawolves team-mates celebrate their title success Negotiator: Tom Beattie MAJOR League Rugby champion...
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/ 6 years agoRelegation holds back young talent warns Barry
By NEALE HARVEY Falcons recruit: Darren Barry playing for Worcester Impact: Ted Hill NEWCASTLE Falcons new boy Darren Barry believes short-term...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoWarren Gatland to take over at Chiefs on four-year deal
The Wales head coach will return home to New Zealand to coach the Chiefs – but won't affect his duties with...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 years agoEddie Jones to take charge of Barbarians in clash with Fiji
Twickenham match will be the first time Jones will have been head coach of the Baa-Baas
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