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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWallabies call on George Smith for decider
Robbie Deans has called on George Smith as he named his Wallabies side to face the British & Irish Lions in...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Owen Jenkins, Wales U20s winger
The son of former Wales hooker Garin Jenkins and part of the Welsh U20s squad at the Junior World Championships –...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago‘Outstanding’ Steve Borthwick to be top coach says Eddie Jones
Saracens skipper Steve Borthwick will become an outstanding coach after his playing days are over, according to Japan head coach Eddie...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland Men & Women squads named for 7s World Cup
England Sevens Head Coach Ben Ryan has today named his 12-man squad to compete in the Rugby World Cup Sevens next...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Will next Warburton stand up now please!
Every Lions captain has to begin somewhere as an international player but only one began in the middle of nowhere. Four...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Nick Evans – Harlequins fly-half
Quins set for a big finish? We are. It’s the money month now and all about momentum. We had a sticky...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWales call in Patchell for the injured Priestland
Cardiff Blues fly-half Rhys Patchell has been called upon by Wales to replace Rhys Priestland for their two-Test tour of Japan....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years ago“I’m used to being snubbed,” says James Hook
James Hook has made a frank admission about his international future after being excluded by the Lions and Wales on successive...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoYoungs brothers at heart of it in Leicester’s charge
Ben Youngs has hailed the contribution of brother Tom as Leicester close in on a ninth straight Premiership final appearance. Hooker...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Lions must be wary of these Aussie dangermen
So what sort of side will the Lions face Down Under? Having played Super Rugby against many of their guys when...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEnd of season for Josh Matavesi
Josh Matavesi has finished his Premiership season after the Worcester‘s centre picked up a four-week ban for a dangerous tackle on Saracens...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Give me just a little more time, begs Olly
Olly Kohn has no intention of ending up as cannon-fodder for any bright sparks on Brain of Britain or University Challenge...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland launch new Canterbury kit for London Sevens
Canterbury and the RFU have unveiled the new England Sevens home and alternate shirts at Twickenham Stadium with the two shirts...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Let’s hear it for these Ospreys heroes!
Toulouse had been to Wales many times before last week, losing the odd game by the odd point here and there....
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Halfpenny finds his currency on the rise
The battering taken by Wales during a troubled month threatens to have long-term consequences even for those who managed to stay...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoTop 14 giants vie to shower riches on Dan Carter
Toulon have entered the race to sign Dan Carter with the battle against fellow moneybags Racing Metro set to make the...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoMcBryde named Wales interim head coach
Robin McBryde has been named as Wales interim Head Coach for their two-Test summer tour to Japan next summer. With Warren...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoAndy Farrell and Graham Rowntree confirmed as Lions coaches
As expected, England duo Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree have been confirmed as Warren Gatland‘s Lions assistants for next summer’s tour of...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoManu Tuilagi has Mike Tindall’s Lions vote, but not everyone’s impressed
Manu Tuilagi‘s display against New Zealand makes him a certainty for next year’s Lions tour of Australia, according to former England...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: T-shirt test revealed Gavin was an outsider
Gavin Henson has been branded a non-team player by the Wales coach who gave him his international baptism eleven years ago....
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoMajor boost for Quins as Evans stays
Harlequins have received a major boost today as start playmaker Nick Evans has signed a three-year extension to his contract with...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Nick Abendanon – Bath full-back
Pleased with your form this season? Pretty pleased. Coming off the back of scoring a hat-trick for England‘s mid- week side...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoA former Saracen to referee England
Former Saracens fly-half Glen Jackson will referee England‘s clash with Fiji at Twickenham next month continuing his meteoric rise as an...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain assesses some early problems for the 2013 lions
Will a Lions tour party ever leave these shores without having a ball-and-chain clapped to their ankle? This week’s coach-naming Press...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Rory Lynn – Nottingham fly-half
Nottingham fly-half Rory Lynn admits he is relishing the opportunity of first-team rugby at Meadow Lane – and stepping out of...
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Room 101
/ 14 years agoRoom 101: Dave Walder – former England and Mitsubishi Dynaboars fly-half
1. Ineffective Touch Judges It amazes me how TJs fail to get the number of an offending player or can’t suggest...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoAviva Premiership Round 1: Team News and Predictions
Exeter v Sale Tom Johnson returns to the Exeter team after making his England debut on their summer tour to South...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoMaxime Mermoz joined with Jonny Wilkinson at Toulon to win titles
After four years at Perpignan, centre Maxime Mermoz says he switched to the other side of the Mediterranean coast to join...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoGollings named as Sri Lanka Sevens coach
Ben Gollings has been appointed Sri Lanka Sevens‘ head coach for the next two months in their bid to reach next...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: All Blacks on top with or without Williams
If the Six Nations are playing catch up with the Southern Hemisphere powers, then the new Rugby Championship will be about...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoDragons’ Ian Nimmo causing a ruck by launching betting website
Newport Gwent Dragons lock Ian Nimmo has laid bare what he calls the gambling culture at the heart of rugby dressing...
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Moment In Time
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: Newcastle and the 2001 Tetley’s Bitter Cup final
Sensational game, sensational finish. Widely considered to be one of the best cup finals of all time, two star-studded teams went...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSBW named in All Blacks team to face Australia
Sonny Bill Williams has been named in the All Blacks team to play Australia in the opening Investec Rugby Championship match...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoLet me wing it like Alesana says new Tiger Adam Thompstone
Alesana Tuilagi racked up more than a half-century of tries for Leicester at an average of better than one every three...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSBW cleared to play for the All Blacks
Sonny Bill Williams was today cleared by his new Japanese club to play in the All Blacks‘ opening Rugby Championship matches...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 14 years agoOnly one new cap for World Champions for Rugby Championship
Auckland and Blues prop Charlie Faumuina is the only new face named in the 28-man All Blacks squad for the Rugby...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoBen Ryan asks: Can Ashton adapt to Sevens in time?
Chris Ashton and Alex Goode’s interest in being included in Great Britain’s Sevens squad for the 2016 Olympics Sevens has been...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 14 years agoMeyer names five new caps for the Boks
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has included five uncapped players in his 30-man squad for the inaugural Rugby Championship. Stormers loose forward...
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Moment In Time
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: Worcester Warriors and the 2004 Premiership promotion game
It was Boy’s Own stuff. Twelve years earlier, Worcester had been a modest rugby club minding its own business in the...
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Moment In Time
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: London Irish and the 2002 Powergen Cup final
London Irish had been written off as relegation fodder at the start of season 2001-2. They were a team without stars....
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoNottingham fly-half James Arlidge plans farewell to remember
James Arlidge wants to set alarm bells ringing in opposition defences, as well as airport security. The 32-year-old Nottingham fly-half is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoNewcastle head coach Peter Russell ready to get Falcons on the attack
Kiwi Russell, an electrical engineer by trade, had hoped to start work at the Falcons on Monday when the players reported...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: James Percival – Worcester lock
Been anywhere nice on holiday? Ten days in Marbella. The weather was amazing and now I’ve come back to this rubbish....
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