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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff Blues make strides to back row with signing of Samu Manoa
The Challenge Cup winners secure major signing in USA international Manoa
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Chris Ashton’s unique finishing ability still sets him apart
Jeremy Guscott feels Chris Ashton's appetite for tries can be fed by Faf de Klerk at new club Sale Sharks
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNick Auterac hits back after nightmare stint at Bath
The Harlequins loosehead says things went downhill for him at The Rec as soon as Neal Hatley left for the England...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoSteve Hansen’s moan shows Lions effects still linger
Nick Cain looks at how New Zealand have progressed one year on from that epic series against the British & Irish...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Rugby still a long way off going global
There's a FIFA World Cup going on and everyone knows it...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBilly Burns leaves Gloucester to fill a position of need for Ulster
Burns admits he hadn't considered leaving Gloucester, but international ambitions swayed him towards Ulster move
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Featured
/ 7 years agoBrian O’Driscoll, Lawrence Dallaglio and Stuart Hogg included for Icons of Rugby golf tournament
It will be Northern Hemisphere v Southern Hemisphere at the Buckinghamshire Golf Club on July 29-29
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWRU confirm Wayne Pivac will succeed Warren Gatland as Wales head coach
Wayne Pivac's appointment has been confirmed, but what about his backroom staff and the Scarlets?
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIrish lifeline rescues Tom from the rugby wilderness
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS hooker Tom Woolstencroft is ready to fight Lions star Jamie George for his place after being handed...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoCrane confident Lam’s assembled a pack that can go toe to toe with the Premiership’s best
By NEALE HARVEY All Black wrecking ball: Steven Luatua JORDAN Crane reckons Bristol’s back row can be the foundation of a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoVeteran Saints must earn their shirts says Vesty
NEWS EXTRA SAM Vesty insists youth will be given a chance at Northampton and says there are no sacred cows as...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoAshton’s unique finishing ability still sets him apart
Test pedigree: Chris Ashton scores one of his hat-trick of tries for the Barbarians against England PICTURE: Getty Images CHRIS Ashton...
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Features
/ 7 years agoRolling subs will make the game less safe
COLIN BOAG The French Top14 is already dominated by powerful packs, and the latest set of proposals from the FFR suggest...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDual-registration system is a mess
IT is totally unfair that some National League sides can benefit from close ties with Premiership clubs while others simply cannot....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoRFU must nurture grassroots before they wither away
JEFF Probyn is bang on regarding the scandal of RFU junior staff and grassroots rugby being squeezed following apparent incompetence in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoAshton return will up heat on Brown
GREAT to see Chris Ashton sign for Sale and open the door for an England return. Unlike with Steffon Armitage four...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRetired Rimmer lucky to be alive
EXETER prop Carl Rimmer says he feels grateful to still be here after revealing how a stroke suffered in January has...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNo need to panic, Eddie’s still the man
MARK CUETO came within a fraction of an inch of potentially winning a World Cup when his ‘try’ in the 2007...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMacGinty holds the key to unleashing Sharks’ incredible backline – Cueto
By JON NEWCOMBE Box office signing: Chris Ashton in action for Toulon PICTURE: Getty Images SALE legend Mark Cueto believes Chris...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBanahan: Sorry Jonny, but Ashton gets my pick
By NEALE HARVEY MATT Banahan is convinced Chris Ashton can roar right back into England contention following the ace winger’s decision...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoFaz is best bet to lead England – Sanderson
EDDIE Jones has been urged to dump Dylan Hartley and keep Owen Farrell as his captain right up to the World...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWales set to unveil Pivac as new boss
■ By PETER JACKSON WALES are close to putting the future of their national squad in the hands of their dream...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBoudjellal: Bastaraud has become a big head!
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Mr Big: Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal loves to have fun at the expense...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBlues bid for Eagles ace No.8
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues are understood to be front-runners to in the race for the marquee signing of Toulon No.8...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoAuterac hits back after nightmare stint at Bath
By NEALE HARVEY Rivals: Joe Marler, Mark Lambert and Lewis Boyce PENT-UP prop Nick Auterac has launched a broadside at the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWe need respect for refs and good sportsmanship
IT’S GOOD to read that ‘Fearless’ Fred Howard has weighed into the dissent row given that referees all have microphones and...
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Features
/ 7 years agoUnfair that some National One clubs can call up stars
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Reinforcements: Leicster’s England U20 flier Jordan Olowofela helped Loughborough stay up last...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMaule’s loving life now he’s mentor
ALEX BYWATER talks to centre-turned-agent Gareth Maule about life on the other side Playing prowess: Gareth Maule scores a try for...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NEALE HARVEY RUS TUIMA EXETER NO.8 At 6ft 5ins (1.96m) and 19st (121kgs), Rus Tuima cuts an imposing figure. Little wonder...














