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/ 7 years agoRFU president wanted to walk out when Burton got his marching orders
Sent off: Mike Burton MIKE Burton was no angel but the RFU were very supportive of their prop when he became...
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/ 7 years agoYes, England like to smash Aussies but in a nice way!
Brendan Gallgher looks at the history of the England-Australia rivalry over the past century ENGLAND and Australia can both raise their...
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/ 7 years agoWallabies for the high jump!
NICK CAIN TALKS TO AUSTRALIA’S WORLD CUP WINNING COACH BOB DWYER ABOUT NEXT WEEK’S TWICKENHAM CLASH Signs of life: Australia beat...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLuke says No to new Chiefs offer
EXETER CHIEFS are losing their battle to keep England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie after he rejected a new contract. Cowan-Dickie is out...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDaly deciding if he wants out of Wasps
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Get-out clause: Elliot Daly ELLIOT DALY could swap Wasps for Saracens...
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/ 7 years agoLandajo talks ask questions about Care
HARLEQUINS are in advance discussions with Argentina No.9 Martín Landajo which will place a question mark over the future of England...
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/ 7 years agoShrinking gates should be a worry for the regions
THE PRO14’s decision to take the money and put their competition behind a pay wall meant their audience was always going...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWales must find more to beat these Boks
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Real Test: Jonathan Davies expects to win PICTURE: Getty Images Wales had beaten...
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/ 7 years agoBarnes and Smart opted for England in a good way
THE question of allegiance to one country rather than another has raised its ugly head again with Gary Graham’s double defection,...
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/ 7 years agoWorld Cup bolter? Ollie Thorley scored a peach
Try of the week: And of the season thus far, Ollie Thorley’s sensational second try against Leicester, stepping and burning off...
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/ 7 years agoHow Burgess shattered the All Blacks mystique
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Heroes all: The North West Counties team leave...
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/ 7 years agoTMO Jonker made himself look a right plonker
REFEREES of yesteryear were divided on the Courtney Lawes call last week. England’s Ed Morrison thought he was offside, South Africa’s...
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Premiership
/ 7 years ago‘We spent all match on the back foot’
A FRUSTRATED Alan Solomons bemoaned his side’s poor set-piece, which he said cost Worcester the match. He said: “We had no...
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/ 7 years agoBath locks are key to Warriors demise
By TOM BRADSHAW Building a lead: Semesa Rokoduguni touches down Bath’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images BATH ended a sevengame winless...
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/ 7 years agoUsing Lawes at 6 ‘impacts on make-up of the bench’
By ALI STOKES ED SLATER believes Eddie Jones will stick with Courtney Lawes as his preferred blindside option due to his...
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/ 7 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDeano: It’s been bumpy season
HARLEQUINS supremo Paul Gustard was satisfied with the defensive display despite Andrew Davidson’s try for Newcastle in the final ten minutes...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoQuins courage earns praise from Gustard
By STEWART McCULOUGH Impressive: Francis Saili scores for Quins PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS HARLEQUINS: Brown 7, Earle 7, Marchant 7, Tapuai...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLuatua confident Bristol’s million pound man Piutau can shore up leaky defence
By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER a couple of runouts in the Cup, Bristol’s million-pound man Charles Piutau will be unleased on the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCipriani: We knew how they would play
DANNY Cipriani returned after a three week suspension to steer his side to an emphatic win. He said: “Former Leicester players...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRazor-sharp Thorley rips poor Tigers to shreds
By ROGER PANTING OLLIE Thorley scored two breathtaking tries to celebrate his return to Premiership rugby as Gloucester produced a season’s...
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/ 7 years agoWork is the only cure says Young
DAI YOUNG ordered his struggling Wasps squad to work harder after this dispiriting seventh successive defeat. “Northampton were good and we...
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/ 7 years ago19st Taqele barrels in to show he finally gets the game
By ROB WILDMAN HEAVYWEIGHTWallaby Taqele Naiyaravaro made his powerful presence fully felt in this uplifting win for Northampton. The Wallaby wing...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDiamond: Now we must beat Saints
STEVE Diamond was left frustrated as Sale blew a wonderful chance to bring the champions down to earth. The Sale boss...
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/ 7 years agoWyles leaves the bar long enough to star
By GARY FITZGERALD CHRIS Wyles thoroughly enjoyed his surprise return to Allianz Park as Saracens scrapped and battled their way passed...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWe’re still waiting for Lions to roar their complaint
THE silence of the Lions is deafening. We are not talking here about the former Lions players, coaches, and administrators –...
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/ 7 years agoWhy not call for Spencer?
RICHARD Wigglesworth did not play badly when he came on for Danny Care in the second half of yesterday’s win over...
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/ 7 years agoExit of Brown exposes growing split in rugby
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Brown’s decision to stand down as the RFU’s chief executive is undoubtedly...
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