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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 had the odds against him
THE churn at England U20 level goes on with coach Steve Bates apparently stepping down to ‘explore other rugbyrelated opportunities’. Bates...
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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 agoCVC are taking ever bigger voice in rugby
THE insatiable desire of the private equity firm CVC to invest in Rugby Union has resulted in them closing in on...
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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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/ 7 years agoIrvine, champ of Tier Two, calls it a day
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Stepping down: Geoff Irvine LONG-STANDING Championship boss Geoff Irvine will stand down from his role at the...
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/ 7 years agoJust watch me play, Venter tells his Ospreys critics
By STEFFAN THOMAS OSPREYS new boy Shaun Venter has vowed to brush off criticism of his arrival in Welsh rugby and...
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/ 7 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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/ 7 years agoMelville: Carnege’s fate is still in the balance
By JON NEWCOMBE RFU director of professional rugby Nigel Melville says the future of Yorkshire Carnegie as a Championship club is...
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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 years agoFormer Harlequins coach John Kingston on hand to help Rams
Kingston will work with National Two South champions Rams
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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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
/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 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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/ 7 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 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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/ 7 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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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoMarler, Cipriani and McConnochie all in England’s Rugby World Cup training squad
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