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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoSteve Hansen to step down as All Blacks head coach after World Cup
Weeks of speculation over World Cup-winning coach's future becomes clearer at press conference
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoShaun Edwards in advanced talks to become new Dragons head coach
Already committed to moving to Wigan Warriors in 2020
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWallabies can turn things around in 2019, says Matt Toomua
Leicester Tigers and Australia centre throws his support behind Michael Cheika
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBristol Bears flanker George Smith on how long he has left at the top and Pat Lam
The evergreen Australia back row feels he can reach four decades playing the game
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoStade Francais teenager Nicolas Chauvin dies after sustaining neck injury in match
Stade Francais are 'in mourning' following death of 19-year-old
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoConnacht submit plans to redevelop the Sportsground Stadium
The PRO14 side's capacity could be doubled
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSale Sharks complete addition of Russian international prop
Valery Morozov has been on the Sharks' radar for the past 12 months
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Leicester Tigers line up Paul Gustard as director of rugby
The story from our front page on Sunday
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDragons and Bernard Jackman part ways
Forwards coach Ceri Jones will take interim charge of the struggling PRO14 club
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWill RWC 2019 see the end of Southern Hemisphere dominance?
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is less than a year away and some fans have already discovered whether or not they...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWho is favourite to succeed Eddie Jones?
Barring a complete flop at next year’s World Cup, Eddie Jones will be England coach until his current contract expires in...
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/ 7 years agoDombrandt making life even harder for Robshaw
HARLEQUINS man-of-themoment Alex Dombrandt can pile on the agony for injured stalwart Chris Robshaw as he aims to cement his back...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoTop clubs shake-up
Bragging rights: Gloucester’s Gerbrandt Grobler celebrates Willi Heinz’s early try in their big win over Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images BLINDSIDE EXCLUSIVE...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMorgan fighting to remain in the frame
By STEFFAN THOMAS New cap: Luke Morgan LUKE Morgan has vowed not to become a Wales one cap wonder and push...
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/ 7 years ago’I’m 35 but there’s still room for improvement’
By NEALE HARVEY Veteran: Richard Wigglesworth breaks against Japan EVERGREEN England No.9 Richard Wigglesworth aims to prove old dogs can learn...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoValue of Six Nations is cut by 60 per cent in Guinness deal
By PETER JACKSON What it’s all about: Ireland celebrate winning Six Nations PICTURE: Getty Images THE Six Nations have been forced...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBurrows loving high life since switch to Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE Aiming for an 80-minute performance: Ryan Burrows PICTURES: Getty Images Rival: John Hardie RYAN Burrows achieved another memorable...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDeano has pop after prop crisis
NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards accused European Cup organisers of disregarding player welfare in Friday’s 31-13 Champions Cup defeat at Edinburgh. Following...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoBalmain progressing nicely now he’s seen the light
By STEFFAN THOMAS Coach: Ackermann Chance: Fraser Balmain HAVING emerged from sizeable shadows cast by Dan Cole and John Afoa, unsung...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoEvergreen Smith targets ‘four decades’ at the top
By NEALE HARVEY Target: George Smith wants to go on past 2020 PICTURE: Getty Images Ambitious: Pat Lam BRISTOL’s veteran back...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMooar insists Scarlets can become kings of Europe
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS Crusaders pedigree: Brad Mooar KIWI Brad Mooar has told Scarlets fans they can dream of European glory...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBrexit minister made clean breaks at Fylde
Fan: Stephen Barclay AS A former Fylde No.9, Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay should have fewer problems than some sidestepping through the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoProtheroe’s back with pointers from Piutau
■By JOHN HARDING Main man: Mat Protheroe celebrates a try for Bristol against Ealing last season Advice: Luke Morahan BEING sidelined...
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/ 7 years agoJackman’s on the brink at Dragons
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND “Players don’t know their roles. There is confusion everywhere!” BERNARD Jackman is living on borrowed...
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/ 7 years agoAnscombe faces his big test against Farrell
Breakthrough: Gareth Anscombe in action against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images GARETH Anscombe had a breakthrough campaign with Wales in November....
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/ 7 years agoWallabies can turn it around like in 2015 says Toomua
NEALE HARVEY Resilient: Wallaby centre Matt Toomua MATT Toomua promises Australia will respond to their 2018 debacle by ramming Kyle Sinckler’s...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSam’s delayed Test bow worth the wait
■By NEALE HARVEY International bow: Sam Skinner in action for Scotland PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER lock Sam Skinner has revealed how...
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/ 7 years agoDREAMTEAM
JOHN MULDOON, BRISTOL DEFENCE COACH AND FORMER CONNACHT AND IRELAND FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNumbers don’t lie, fans snub the regions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Astartling fact can be unearthed from the mound of attendance figures at the...
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/ 7 years agoPlayers’ Association go stum on big player fitness issue
Together again? Andy Farrell and Stuart Lancaster with England PICTURE: Getty Images ■ Just suppose, for argument’s sake, that Ireland win...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoReward clubs for efforts
AFTER meeting their agreed commitments to the Premiership and Championship, the RFU appear to believe that the best use of their...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWhere have all the Welsh coaches gone?
THERE was a time when Wales taught the world how to develop coaching into an art form, when everyone who was...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoCVC buy-up would hit Premiership in future
I FEEL it is necessary to comment on some of the expectations from the negotiations between PRL and CVC investments. The...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEastwood calls for ring-fence debate
WASPS chief executive Nick Eastwood insists no decisions around ring-fencing the Premiership can be made until all available options have been...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIf ref didn’t see it, then it didn’t happen
COLIN Boag in his comments about TMOs misses a fundamental aspect of the game – ‘Play to the whistle’, a basic...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWorkhorse Wilson’s my pick at No.6 – Dowson
By NEALE HARVEY Grafter: Mark Wilson has forced his way into the England squad PICTURE: Getty Images No.6 contenders: Chris Robshaw...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIs Meville wavering over ring-fence?
RFU’s interim chief executive, Nigel Melville, confirmed that relegation from the Premiership would remain for this season. For Melville to even...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoBen Moon intent on casting shadow over Mako and Genge
'I enjoyed the entire experience during the autumn'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJames Grayson signs senior contract with Northampton Saints
A deal running until 2021
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoArmed robbery victim Naka Drotske has been ‘through hell and back’, family say
Former Cheetahs head coach Naka Drotske has successfully undergone surgery to reconstruct his elbow, his family has said. The veteran Springboks...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorcester Warriors hand first-team contract to centre Ollie Lawrence
"It is only a matter of time before he pulls on the England jersey" – Solomons
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie back at the negotiating table with Exeter Chiefs
News on Cowan-Dickie, Dave Ewers and Greg Holmes
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoPack will have to be at Test standard to beat Leinster, says Bath’s Ewels
England lock anticipating ferocious clash against kings of Europe
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWarren Gatland on England’s radar, as RFU plan talks
Does the head coach job at Twickenham await Gatland?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRansom: I didn’t get enough love at London Irish
The former Exile and Saracens full-back will play in the Varsity match this week for Oxford
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLeigh Halfpenny to remain sidelined for Scarlets
Unavailable for the region's Champions Cup match against Ulster
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Latest News
/ 7 years ago2019 is set to be a big year for new rugby betting sites
This is set to be a seminal year for the sport of Rugby Union, with the latest iteration of the World...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSharks reaping rewards for commitment to local talent
Mentor: Neil Briggs SALE’S success in having eight players named in England’s preliminary U20s squad is down to the club’s pathway...
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/ 7 years agoGrayson: Biggar will be better for Autumn
By GARY FITZGERALD DAN Biggar has been tipped to build on his Autumn heroics and help ignite Northampton Saints’ attempts to...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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