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/ 6 years agoAlun Wyn is favourite now to lead the Lions
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ALUN Wyn Jones staying in Wales is the best pre-World Cup news we could have...
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/ 6 years agoBates is a big miss
IT’S a shame to see the RFU lose another top coach as England U20 boss Steve Bates follows Dean Ryan out...
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/ 6 years agoItoje and Kruis are my No1 No2s says Bayfield
By NEALE HARVEY INDOMITABLE Saracens duo Maro Itoje and George Kruis offer England their best route to second row domination, according...
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/ 6 years agoCVC’s cash is good for the future of rugby
THE INVESTMENT of CVC into rugby is something I’m right behind and I was fascinated this week to hear of their...
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/ 6 years agoDowson: Ludlum has the attitude that Eddie loves
LEWIS Ludlam’s hardnosed attitude and determination in the face of adversity will give him a vital edge in the battle for...
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/ 6 years agoArmitage joins the talent drain to the USA
By SAM JACKSON FORMER European Player of the Year Steffon Armitage has signed with the San Diego Legion for next season,...
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/ 6 years agoJoe can star at World Cup then roar as a 2021 Lion!
By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler may enjoy his fresh taste of England so much he will decide to also take a...
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/ 6 years agoChampionship is world class now says Pirates boss Stirling
NEALE HARVEY talks to a New Zealand coaching guru who believes the value of the Championship is vastly underrated Cornish Pirates...
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/ 6 years agoMapletoft switches to Quins academy
MARK Mapletoft will transition from his role as Harlequins head coach to take over the academy. Mapletoft will also assist with...
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/ 6 years agoLees quits Chiefs to join Brive
LOCK Mitch Lees has left Exeter Chiefs after five years at Sandy Park, agreeing a move to French Top 14 side...
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/ 6 years agoCalcutta kick ban Jeffrey in top job
FORMER Scotland international John Jeffrey, once banned for six months for kicking the Calcutta Cup along Princes Street, Edinburgh, with England’s...
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/ 6 years agoO’Connor is a Red
FORMER Australia utility back James O'Connor has signed a long-term deal with Super Rugby side Queensland Reds and will be included...
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/ 6 years agoThis is why old-fashioned rugby was so much better!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There is an old saying, if you don’t learn from history you...
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/ 6 years agoHewitt’s hungry for some action replays
Hit by injury: Ashton Hewitt PICTURES: Getty Images By ALEX BYWATER THE coming season promises to be something of a new...
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/ 6 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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/ 6 years agoHowley’s now one of world’s best – Roberts
By STEFFAN THOMAS ROB Howley has been backed to land a big coaching role at either club or international level when...
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/ 6 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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/ 6 years agoVellacott: Wasps will be a better fit for me
By NEALE HARVEY LIVEWIRE scrum-half Ben Vellacott aims to become a smash-hit at Wasps after revealing how Dan Robson’s success at...
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/ 6 years agoCardiff Uni lose Davies to Bridgend
By ROB COLE CARDIFF University are looking for a new director of rugby following the departure of Alun Wyn Davies to...
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/ 6 years agoFormer Harlequins coach John Kingston on hand to help Rams
Kingston will work with National Two South champions Rams
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/ 6 years agoSale Sharks recruit Jake Cooper-Woolley sees club hitting next level
The departing Wasps prop has been impressed by the signings announced by Sale
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/ 6 years agoLooking back on James Small’s colourful career
Many rugby fans around the world will be carrying around a great sadness upon hearing the news that the former Springbok and...
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/ 6 years agoFIXTURES: Premiership clubs discover their 2019-20 schedules
London Irish's return to be broadcast on TV with trip to Wasps
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWales captain Alun Wyn Jones finally signs new contract to stay with Ospreys
The Grand Slam-winning lock assures the Ospreys are the best place for him to be 'at this stage' of his career
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNo signs yet of Premiership clubs coining it
SO the Premiership clubs are going to ride a wave of growing support to break out into sunlit uplands, where they...
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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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/ 6 years agoBlues hit by Arms Park rent demand of £200k
CARDIFF Blues have been issued a demand by their landlords over unpaid rent at the Arms Park. Cardiff Athletic Club (CAC)...
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/ 6 years agoFowles fired up for battle with Falcons
By NEALE HARVEY Experienced campaigner: Nathan Fowles in action for Edinburgh PICTURES: Getty Images Coach: Wigglesworth EAGER No.9 Nathan Fowles is...
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/ 6 years agoTomlinson and Roberts blow for Cardiff
By ROB COLE CARDIFF’S hopes of defending their WRU National Cup title and bidding for Indigo Premiership success have been hit...
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/ 6 years agoCan Rabbit put Cheika back in the running?
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Early promise: A young James O’Connor playing for the Wallabies PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoAll change as Eddie dumps his stalwarts
IN THEeuphoric Red Rose aftermath of Eddie Jones winning a Grand Slam at the first attempt, nobody could have imagined that...
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/ 6 years agoBlues fans are feeling All Shook Up
MOREthan 30 years ago Elvis Presley recorded a song called A Mess of Blues. The long-suffering faithful at Cardiff Arms Park...
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/ 6 years agoEvans is Ospreys’ homecoming king
ALEX BYWATER talks to Ospreys new boy Gareth Evans after his move from Gloucester Out to impress: Gareth Evans Star transfer:...
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/ 6 years agoKingston on board to help guide Rams’ young bucks
By NEALE HARVEY Experienced: John Kingston and Greig Tonks, inset FORMER Harlequins supremo John Kingston is back in mainstream rugby after...
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/ 6 years agoAmpthill keep on recruiting with scrum-half Darryl
By NEALE HARVEY AMPTHILL have pulled off another transfer coup after snaffling experienced scrum-half Darryl Veenendaal from Championship rivals Nottingham. Veenendaal...
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/ 6 years agoRifleman Bean takes aim at Prem big guns
By NEALE HARVEY Coming force: Saints signing Lewis Bean in action for the Army Comrade: Rokoduguni POWERHOUSE Army lock Lewis Bean...
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/ 6 years agoBrave Tom deserves a fresh dawn at Scarlets
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS WHEN Tom James first came to train with Wales he was our version of Jonah...
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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 agoEllis blow as Wales head for the Alps
By PETER JACKSON Second op: Ellis Jenkins WALES head for the Swiss Alps this week amid renewed fears that one of...
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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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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 agoRob won’t join England says Exeter boss Rowe
Try time: Codie Taylor scores for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby final victory over the Jaguares PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER...
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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 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 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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