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/ 8 years agoEdwards to help coach the regions
WALES defence coach Shaun Edwards will work with both Ospreys and Dragons next season on a part-time basis. Edwards, who recently...
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/ 8 years agoBarbarians defeat has no bearing – Launchbury
By NEALE HARVEY Experienced head: Joe Launchbury PICTURES: Getty Images JOE Launchbury has ordered England to “come out firing” in Johannesburg...
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/ 8 years agoDebut for Williams as North moves to centre
WING George North was named at centre with Ellis Jenkins captaining Wales for the first time in last night’s Test match...
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/ 8 years agoDallaglio: Eddie must give Cipriani chance at fly-half
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones must start Danny Cipriani in South Africa after giving him his first taste of international rugby...
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/ 8 years agoSaracens job bigger than England says Sanderson
FOUR-TIME Premiershipwinning coach Alex Sanderson says he has no current aspirations to become England’s new defensive guru and would view such...
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/ 8 years agoSpringbok lock Mostert agrees deal with Glos
By ADAM ELLIS Leader: Franco Mostert GLOUCESTER have confirmed the signing of Lions and Springboks lock Franco Mostert ahead of the...
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/ 8 years agoFrancis determined to finish rollercoaster season on high
Injured: Ben Te’o and Cameron Redpath PIERS Francis believes a rollercoaster campaign with Northampton will stand him in good stead for...
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/ 8 years agoNew cap Kinghorn plots route to Japan
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ace: Blair Kinghorn PICTURE: Getty Images BLAIR Kinghorn knows that Gregor Townsend has put a lot of...
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/ 8 years agoBordeaux job just too good to turn down
By NEALE HARVEY Coaching role: Luke Narraway in action for Coventry PICTURE: Nick Meredith FORMER England No.8 Luke Narraway says the...
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/ 8 years agoJackson linked with Perpignan
PADDYJackson is understood to be close to joining Stuart Olding in relocating to France as both bid to kick-start their playing...
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/ 8 years agoKnight has point to prove after joining Rouen
French leave: Shaun Knight Return: Dan Mugford FORMER Bath prop Shaun Knight says the prospect of being third or fourth choice...
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/ 8 years agoIreland without Best
SKIPPER Rory Best has been ruled out of Ireland’s three-Test tour in Australia because of a hamstring injury. Munster hooker Niall...
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/ 8 years agoWhat a joke to call this reserve clash a Test match
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Bill Beaumont knows the definition of a Test match better than most, a...
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/ 8 years agoPenalties will kill our Boks hopes warns Itoje
By NICK CAIN MARO Itoje has warned his England team-mates to cut out the penalties or face defeat on their Springbok...
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/ 8 years agoChallenge Cup hit by double standards
RUGBY does have an incredibly frustrating habit of shooting itself in the foot with its blatant tendency to soft pedal with...
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/ 8 years agoBrock goes on and on as others cry enough
Ageless: Brock James has scored more than 3,000 points IN FRANCE, a whole host of grand old warriors are slowly trying...
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/ 8 years agoRees set for Cup bid at the age of 38
By PETER JACKSON MATTHEW Rees plans to make a Champions’ Cup come-back with Cardiff Blues next season at the age of...
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/ 8 years agoHero pathfinders fought cause of black players
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Ball of energy: Errol Tobias RUGBY MATTERS BACK in 2009...
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/ 8 years agoSexton, driving force of the Irish All Blacks
AS THE bars in Ballsbridge began to thin out in the early hours of Sunday morning, a welloiled, middle-aged Leinster supporter...
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/ 8 years agoRemember Adams was cut by regions
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/ 8 years agoHITZ programme shows rugby kids the power of sport
Sport helped turn John McAvoy's life around - and hand-in-hand with Premiership Rugby he's helping youngsters reach for the stars!
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/ 8 years ago50 tournaments for England captain Tom Mitchell and he says Sevens can only grow
England have been drawn in a pool with Kenya, USA and Russia for the event at Twickenham
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/ 8 years agoEllis Jenkins to skipper Wales against the Boks
All four touring Dragons to play in Washington
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/ 8 years agoJoey Carbery set to end speculation over his future with move to Munster
Joe Schmidt could comment on the move later on Thursday when he faces the media
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/ 8 years agoScottish Rugby reveal plans for new 7,800-capacity stadium for Edinburgh
SRU apply for planning permission for new ground to be built on training pitches
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/ 8 years agoEddie Jones bats away criticism over training regime
The England coach responds to Bath owner Bruce Craig who is furious over Beno Obano's injury on international duty
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/ 8 years agoSouth Africa name seven uncapped players for Wales Test in Washington
Blitzbokke star and Lions openside flanker Kwagga Smith starts
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/ 8 years agoGloucester sign Springboks forward Franco Mostert
Ackermann works his magic again to lure familiar face from his old club Lions
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/ 8 years agoMark McCall follows up Premiership title with new contract at Saracens
McCall will mark ten years at Saracens next year...
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/ 8 years agoStuart Olding signs for relegated Top 14 side Brive
Olding and Ulster team-mate Paddy Jackson had their contracts at the Kingspan revoked in April
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/ 8 years agoYoung taking on defence duty after Sarries stinger
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS TRY-SCORING AND DEFENCE UNDER DAI YOUNG WASPS rugby director Dai Young will adopt a more hands-on approach...
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/ 8 years agoNext Robinson stepping up in coaching world
By WILL CARPENTER AMBITIOUS Jersey Reds’ new assistant coach Ed Robinson is relishing his opportunity to join up with Harvey Biljon’s...
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/ 8 years agoSopoaga’s not only All Black signing on
Stepping up: Billy Searle PICTURES: Getty Images BILLY Searle once played for the Cornish All Blacks – now the precocious fly-half...
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/ 8 years agoIrish fully loaded for Australia tour
UNCAPPED pair Tadhg Beirne and Ross Byrne have been named in a 32- man Ireland squad for the three-Test series against...
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/ 8 years agoJenkins knows performance must be ‘outstanding’
By ROB COLE ELLIS Jenkins will use elements of the captaincy style of three of Wales’ greatest players on next month’s...
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/ 8 years agoCowan-Dickie ready to explode on Test scene
By NEALE HARVEY Take that: Luke Cowan-Dickie hands off Saints’ Jamie Gibson PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has vowed...
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/ 8 years agoGareth must be fearless in the face of Bok fire
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Starter at 10: Blues fly-half Gareth Anscombe PICTURE: Getty Images I MUST admit when I...
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/ 8 years agoTynedale appoint ex-Tiger Woods
TYNEDALE have appointed former England Saxons, Newcastle and Leicester flanker Ben Woods as their new head coach. Woods, a Premiership winner...
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/ 8 years agoMcNicholl would be a star for Wales if he follows Parkes’ lead
THE ISSUE of rugby’s residency rules doesn’t seem to go away and I can’t see that changing even with the qualification...
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/ 8 years agoHibbard impressed by Dee’s progress
RICHARD Hibbard is backing club rival Elliot Dee to become Wales’ first choice hooker at next year’s World Cup. The former...
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/ 8 years agoEvolving England on course for World Cup success says Norton
By JOE BYRNES Looking for a big finish: Dan Norton BY Dan Norton’s own admission, this year’s World Series “hasn’t gone...
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/ 8 years agoRingmaster Sexton puts Scarlets on the ropes
By PETER JACKSON at the Aviva Stadium Body blow: Leinster’s James Lowe scores just before half-time MATCH STATS… LEINSTER stripped the...
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/ 8 years agoAmor needs greater depth to challenge consistently
SIMON Amor concedes a lack of strength-in-depth has hindered his side’s chances this season. England head into the London event in...
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/ 8 years agoCLOSE-UP
JOHNNY SEXTON Leinster fly-half V RHYS PATCHELL Scarlets fly-half It was just the Scarlets luck to run into Johnny Sexton on...
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/ 8 years agoCrusader Day on quest to give players more power
By NEALE HARVEY PLAYERS boss Christian Day has launched a crusade to modernise rugby by bridging the growing divide between players...
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/ 8 years agoU20s tackle height lowered to ‘below the nipple’
WORLD Rugby is to trial two new tackle laws at the upcoming U20 World Championship in a bid to combat risk...
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/ 8 years agoFearns warns more will quit England amid Shields row
CARL Fearns believes Eddie Jones’ decision to fast-track Hurricanes captain Brad Shields into England’s squad could backfire by persuading more home-grown...
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