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/ 8 years agoSigning winners shows Falcons mean business
By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH MATAVESI says that Newcastle’s ambition to be a real force in English rugby was one of the...
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/ 8 years agoMurphy: Young coaches have Tigers daring to dream
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER legend Geordan Murphy reckons the energy being created by their youthful coaching team can fire the Tigers...
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/ 8 years agoLongbottom returns with unfinished business
By NEALE HARVEY RETURNING Saracens prop Kieran Longbottom insists his England ambitions remain alive after fully recovering from a foot injury...
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/ 8 years agoLaporte on mission to get France fit for task
Orders from the top: French federation president Bernard Laporte The grunting and the groaning and, yes, the blood, sweat and tears...
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/ 8 years agoLions will be rested in Autumn says Jones
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones believes the drawn Lions series has exposed concerns over the All Blacks’ depth in specific positions. New...
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/ 8 years agoSaili eyes silverware after turning his back on All Blacks
By NEALE HARVEY GIFTED centre Francis Saili believes his unique brand of passing skills, embellished by gainline-busting, off-loading qualities reminiscent of...
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/ 8 years agoBaa-baas ‘Test’ would solve the Lions tour conundrum
Arguably the best try in rugby history: Fans would have chance to see such Barbarians brilliance again PICTURE: Getty Images Sometimes...
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/ 8 years agoWanderers open defence with short jet north
A LEAGUE FIXTURES Northampton Wanderers will start the defence of their A League title with a trip to Sale Jets as...
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/ 8 years agoMyler: Let’s make this a 7s heaven
NORTHAMPTON flyhalf Stephen Myler is anticipating a vibrant atmosphere when the Premiership 7s arrives at Franklin’s Gardens this weekend. PREMIERSHIP SEVENS...
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/ 8 years agoFrom age 16 you could tell Coleman had touch of class
DAVID RIMMER looks at the career of the formidable Tom Coleman, a sportsman he strongly admired while covering sport for Herts...
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/ 8 years agoSamoa left with mountain to climb after All Blacks error
Tough debut: Samoa’s new cap Kieron Fonotia in action during the 87-0 defeat to New Zealand After a brutally long season...
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/ 8 years agoKnee injury forces Tim to call time
SARACENS centre Tim Streather has been forced to retire from the game due to a knee injury. Streather joined the club...
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/ 8 years agoI almost kept Jason out in his first game for Sale
MY LIFEIN RUGBY KURT JOHNSON THE FORMER COVENTRY AND ORRELL WINGER With my hair dyed pink and the No.14 shaved into...
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/ 8 years ago2017-18 pre-season fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Friday August 4 Clermont v Exeter Saturday August 5...
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/ 8 years agoFekitoa turns his back on All Blacks
RUGBY SHORTS NEW Zealand centre Malakai Fekitoa has confirmed he has signed with Toulon, bringing an end to his international career...
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/ 8 years agoLions will aim to give Ackerman a proper send-off
HAVING ended the regular season as top seeds on the overall Super Rugby standings, I believe the Lions can go all...
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/ 8 years agoBoks reborn with Venter working for the defence
GARY GOLD The fact that the All Blacks drew the threematch series with the British and Irish Lions would have been...
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/ 8 years agoCheika wants axed Cooper to enjoy playing again
AUSTRALIA coach Michael Cheika has left Quade Cooper out of an extended pre-Bledisloe Cup training squad and cast major doubt over...
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/ 8 years agoLions set for another epic with the Kiwis
SUPERRUGBY By SAM JACKSON A LATE long-distance penalty from wing Ruan Combrinck helped the Lions edge the Sharks 23-21 in the...
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/ 8 years ago20 QUESTIONS
MATT WILLIAMS WORCESTER HOOKER Enjoyed the off season? Very much so. It was quite a weird one as we had five...
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/ 8 years agoMuch activity but who has really prospered?
Matthew Emery runs an eye over the big names joining the Premiership action this season Bath Underhill IN: Sam Underhill (Ospreys),...
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/ 8 years agoCoaching set-up at Exiles can keep them up
LONDON IRISH may be the bookies’ favourites to go down but only a fool would under-estimate their coaching team. I really...
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/ 8 years agoYou’ve got to be a big noise now, Demetri!
ANDY GOODE The fly-half merry-goround has been in full swing throughout a frenetic last few months with a host of No.10s...
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/ 8 years agoEx-goalie Heyes is new prop blueprint
Neale Harvey talks to Peter Walton, the man who has helped shape England’s new batch England U18s forwards guru Peter Walton...
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/ 8 years agoMulchrone aiming to capitalise on Karl’s retirement
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone reckons improvements in his gamemanagement will give him the best chance of applying heat to...
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/ 8 years agoGatland switches focus to going out on top in Japan
By ALEX BYWATER WARREN Gatland says he’s already planning for the 2019 World Cup with Wales after leading the Lions to...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MATT CORNISH EALING TRAILFINDERS HOOKER There are many roads to professional rugby but Matt Cornish has taken it to the extreme...
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/ 8 years agoIt’s folly to block investment … but we do need Euro wage cap
Q&A MARTIN ST QUINTON ON THE RECORD Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton tells NEALE HARVEY why he believes Premiership Rugby’s rejection...
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/ 8 years agoBaxter must join Eddie’s team if he’s to succeed
ONE of the most vexing issues that all four Home Unions have had to face over the last eight years is...
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/ 8 years agoFox Jnr falls just short
THERE was always the possibility, however remote, that one of the All Blacks’ coaching hierarchy would get his own back for...














