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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoMarcus takes the Long view at Quins
MARCUS Smith believes that former League star Sean Long, who has joined the Harlequins coaching staff, will help take his game...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoDon’t have boots, Cips’ mum must travel
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SOS: Danny Cipriani DANNY Cipriani had to make an emergency SOS call to...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoChampions Sarries begin season where they left off
By GEORGE LAWRENCE First silverware: Saracens celebrate title defence SARACENS defended their title with a thrilling 35-19 triumph over Wasps at...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSo lucky that Shiggy was such a bad Kamikaze pilot!
Spared: Shiggy Kono THE late and much lamented Shiggy Kono – a lifelong rugby tragic and a driving force behind Japanese...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMy angry XV could take on the world
ALL the World Cup squads have arrived in Japan and are plugging into the electricity of a World Cup tournament so...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBasketball’s rigid reffing is a big lesson for rugby
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Fallen giants: Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Greek team...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPolice the offside rule for thrilling matches
THERE are fears that defences could be the dominant factor in Japan at the expense of attacking cut-and-thrust. Humid, wet conditions...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWanted: Sumos who can play in front row
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK EVERY four-year cycle World Rugby have renewed their vow to promote second tier...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoI’m frustrated, it’s been a tough period says Robson
By GARY FITZGERALD DAN Robson admits the heart-breaking thumbs down from Eddie Jones was a terrible end to what had been...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCross-coder Curtis aims to excite the Irish fans
By NEALE HARVEY Bringing X-factor from Oz: Curtis Rona PICTURES: Getty Images POWERHOUSE centre Curtis Rona says he is determined to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoScottish export McRorie batting for Canada
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND will hope to progress from the World Cup Pool stages to take on New Zealand or South...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoAddison waiting in the wings for Ireland
By SAM JACKSON Final touch: Charlie Watson scores the last Saracens try to see off Wasps in the Premiership 7s final...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWarburton: Curry will prove to be world class
By JAMES CANDY Belief: Sam Warburton SAM Warburton believes England flanker Tom Curry will prove himself one of the premier sevens...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Newcastle Falcons scrum-half Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti
Nordli-Kelemeti explains to Neale Harvey how he found rugby after the death of his mother when he was six
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: No sweat, we’re ready for Georgia and Australia
Shane Williams wants to see Wales use their wingers in a different way to be truly devastating
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoGallagher column: So troubling to see Devin Toner replaced by a mercenary
South Africa-born lock Jean Kleyn will be playing in the World Cup for Ireland
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Featured
/ 6 years agoFabien Galthie calls time on the fabled French eccentricity
Nick Cain assesses the challenge a new-look France side pose to England in the World Cup pools
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Carpet layer Steve Ford finds World Cup is a stitch-up
Peter Jackson tracks down the 'invisible Welshman' who claims a record few others hold
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJason Woodward frustrated by England snub but hopes for more chances
Gloucester full-back Jason Woodward admits to feeling “hard done by” over his failure to win a first England cap on last...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Truth about that players World Cup pool in 1991
Jeff Probyn on the monetisation of rugby between the inaugural World Cup and 1995
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoRivals lie in wait for Kyle Sinckler as Harlequins prop enters last year of deal
The England prop is wanted by three other Premiership clubs
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Theatrics have no place on the great stage in Japan
Expecting histrionics from Yoann Huget at the World Cup?
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoScotland full-back Stuart Hogg sources traits from All Blacks great’s game
Hogg reveals to TRP how he is studying ways to evade the traps opponents are deploying to stymie his abilities
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Featured
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Quarter-final exit beckons again for out-of-sorts Ireland
Jeremy Guscott envisages the usual outcome Ireland have become accustomed to at World Cups
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJordan Crane plots coaching career announcing this season will be his last for Bristol Bears
"The opportunity to stay in Bristol was a massive part of the decision for me" – Crane
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Pedal the Prem’: Wasps fan gets on his bike for men’s mental health
Stuart Baker will travel to all 12 stadiums plus Twickenham on his cross-country tour in aid of mental health
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoChester Williams dazzled in spite of post-Apartheid racial frictions
Brendan Gallagher recalls the life of Springboks wing Chester Williams
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNew Scarlets coach Brad Mooar appoints Ken Owens as captain
Owens will captain the Scarlets for a sixth-straight season, with four vice-captains ready to assist in team leadership
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDylan Hartley stands down as Northampton Saints captain
Chris Boyd appoints co-captains to lead Saints through the 2019-20 season














