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/ 7 years agoCaptain Ford talks the talk
GEORGE Ford will lead England out against Wales today in the absence of rested skipper Owen Farrell. Despite a lack of...
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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 agoDan hopes to make grand-dad proud with Wales U18s
By STEFFAN THOMAS WALES U18 full-back Dan John is hoping to keep his family’s proud rugby tradition alive while playing for...
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/ 7 years agoChance of a title fight too good to pass up says Witty
AFTER swapping Newcastle for Exeter, revved-up lock Will Witty says the opportunity to test himself at a title-chasing side was too...
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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 agoRFU ratify Yorkshire Carnegie’s CVA process, meaning no points deduction
Yorkshire Carnegie, who ran up debts of £6m last season, have spared themselves a 28-point deduction and will play in the...
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/ 7 years agoWales captain Alun Wyn Jones to reach historic landmark in England clash
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named a squad lined with regulars for the trip to Twickenham
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/ 7 years agoEngland to experiment against Wales ahead of naming World Cup squad
Willi Heinz and Sam Underhill will act as vice-captains in the Twickenham clash
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/ 7 years agoBarbarians v Fiji: 100 days to go!
100 days to go before the Barbarians take on Fiji for the Killik Cup at Twickenham with Eddie Jones at the...
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/ 7 years agoYorkshire Carnegie’s financial woe raises player welfare risks, says Dan Temm
After starring for Carnegie despite their off-the-field problems last season, flanker Daniel Temm reflects on what next for the Championship club...
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/ 7 years agoAll Blacks expect David Pocock to play in Bledisloe Cup
Sam Cane expects to be packing down opposite David Pocock in the Rugby Championship
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/ 7 years agoWilli Heinz and Piers Francis named in England squad for Wales clash
The Gloucester scrum-half is one of four uncapped players included by Eddie Jones
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/ 7 years agoBeauden’s cheating has been uncovered
WHAT to make of Beauden Barrett’s strange spot of gamesmanship while kicking a penalty goal in the All Blacks’ draw with...
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/ 7 years agoWelsh stars swap pints for glory run
By JAMES CANDY Giant strides: Josh Adams. Inset: Gareth Davies scores against England in 2015 PICTURE: Getty Images TWO KEY members...
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/ 7 years agoThe Bears are ready to rumble says Morahan
■ By NEALE HARVEY Bear hunt: Luke Morahan is tackled by Bath’s Jonathan Joseph PICTURES: Getty Images AUSSIE ace Luke Morahan...
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/ 7 years agoHorsman’s boys hunt big game in South Africa
HEAD COACH Chris Horsman takes his Wales squad to South Africa this weekend for the U18 International Series for what will...
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/ 7 years agoStruggling Wallabies ‘no banker’ for Wales
AUSTRALIAN rugby is in disarray but Luke Morahan has warned Wales not to expect a banker win when they face the...
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/ 7 years agoThe French get big on cheese and wine!
Former Bath prop Kane Palma-Newport talks about his experiences in French rugby, one year after his move to Colomiers KANE PALMA-NEWPORT...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoHill’s back to put the pain of England behind him
By STEFFAN THOMAS CORY Hill has warned England that Wales will be going hell for leather when the two rivals clash...
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/ 7 years agoRow over medical bills as Carnegie land Ford
By ADAM ELLIS Return: Joe Ford playing for Leicester Tigers FORMER Yorkshire Carnegie flanker Dan Temm has slammed the club’s signing...
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/ 7 years agoCricketers have shown us the way says Daly
By GARY FITZGERALD No easing up: Elliot Daly will be going flat out in the warm-up matches PICTURE: Getty Images Schoolmate:...
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/ 7 years agoTributes for Kiwi legend Lochore
Great: Brian Lochore ALL BLACKS g reat Sir Brian Lochore died yesterday after a battle with cancer. He was 78. Lochore,...
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/ 7 years agoElias desperate to win place on that plane to Japan
WALES are heading to Japan to win the Rugby World Cup, but for Ryan Elias even booking his place on the...
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/ 7 years agoNew ace in the pack
FORMER France centre Mathieu Bastareaud started Lyon’s pre-season encounter against Grenoble last night at No.8. The 30-year-old has moved to the...
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/ 7 years agoWelsh greats vie to be president of the WRU
By ALEX BYWATER Contenders: Gerald Davies and Tommy David TWO OF Welsh rugby’s glittering stars of the 1970’s, Gerald Davies and...
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/ 7 years agoScarlets style will help Tom come back – Dafydd
Fresh start: Tom James TOM James has been backed to hit the ground running and star at the Scarlets after recovering...
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/ 7 years agoMoody: Curry can prove he’s world class in Japan
By GARY FITZGERLAD Choice: Lewis Moody TOM Curry celebrated his 21st birthday earlier this summer but it will be on Japan’s...
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/ 7 years agoMooar vows to make Patchell top for Wales
By STEFFAN THOMAS Soaring: Rhys Patchell can hit the heights with Scarlets PICTURES: Getty Images BRAD Mooar took his first training...
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/ 7 years agoWheelchairs or rucks is rugby’s choice
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Even at this advanced and supposedly enlightened stage of our development as a species, sport clings to...
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/ 7 years agoBears must reach Heineken Cup insists Thomas
JONATHAN Thomas insists Bristol Bears have the potential to become a European superpower, but has warned Pat Lam’s men they must...
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/ 7 years agoNo Celts needed for lady Lions
RUGBY-Union craves a bigger international footprint, so the move towards the establishment of a female version of the British and Irish...
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/ 7 years agoNo more room at top for gym monkeys says Fisher
■ By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND U18s coach Jon Fisher insists modern day academy players are set up for success and that...
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/ 7 years agoStoddart’s agony is now shared by Faletau
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Cruel finish: Morgan Stoddart is carried from the field PICTURE: Getty Images When...
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/ 7 years agoItaly give Boks boost
ACCORDING to Jake White, the South African coach who knows a thing or two about winning World Cups, the Springboks are...
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/ 7 years agoHamish aims to be a hero for his baby
■ By GARY HEATLY Proud father: Hamish Watson PICTURE: Getty Images SCOTLAND back row Hamish Watson feels a more relaxed character...
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/ 7 years agoDon’t ban booze, just the tray carriers
THE alcohol-free zone at the Millennium Stadium is to be ‘enhanced and upgraded’ next season, a permanent fixture at Welsh matches...
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/ 7 years agoSuddenly Erasmus has three top No.9s
FORMER SARACENS AND SPRINGBOKS SCRUM-HALF NEIL DE KOCK Competitive position: Faf de Klerk PICTURE: Getty Images After two rounds of the...
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/ 7 years agoSpray cans can stop the cheats
REFEREEING at the highest level has never been more professional which makes what happened in Wellington last weekend all the more...
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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 agoReturn of Bok greats will help everyone
I BELIEVE the return of JP Pietersen, Morné Steyn and Ruan Pienaar is of benefit to South African rugby. There will...
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/ 7 years agoPellow turns to quarterback skills to give his Chiefs an edge
By NEALE HARVEY USA traveller: Ricky Pellow coaching at Exeter EXETERattack coach Ricky Pellow has revealed why he is arming the...
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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 agoIt’s a battleground but we’ll play open rugby vow Fylde
■ By JON NEWCOMBE FLYDE Chairman Dave Young reckons the club’s centenary season will be one to remember – but full...
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/ 7 years agoJPR blasts warm-up games as injury threat
By STEFFAN THOMAS Blow: Rhys Webb injured against Italy 2015 Horror: Morgan Stoddart breaks his leg against England in 2011 Big...
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/ 7 years agoBrailsford model teaches Eddie important lessons
BRENDAN GALLAGHER IN MY VIEW Bubbling: Chris Froome and team boss Dave Braislford toast a Tour de France victory ACOUPLE of...
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/ 7 years agoBath boys aiming to dodge the cut-price breakfast!
By NEALE HARVEY BATH No.9 Will Chudley claims his side were “miles behind” last season and that the club’s rigorous new...
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/ 7 years agoBayliss: Bath youth brigade ready to prove their able back row stock
Josh Bayliss, 21, has total faith in Bath's young guns to step up in place of the World Cup absentees
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/ 7 years agoMartyn Wood hunts 32 new players at bare-bones Yorkshire Carnegie
Carnegie's new director of rugby talks to TRP about the sizeable task on his hand rebuilding the squad
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