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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoRegan: Hartley’s success has put pressure back on George
By NEALE HARVEY DYLAN Hartley’s “outstanding” leadership has earned him the right to captain England through to the 2019 World Cup,...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoAshton impressed by attacking mindset
By JON NEWCOMBE BRIAN ASHTON has urged England to stick with the attack-minded philosophy that brought them eight tries and 73...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWe proved England can reach top says Yarde
By NEALE HARVEY WING ace Marland Yarde reckons England’s impressive Test series victory over Argentina has laid down a vital marker...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWales No.9 jersey has Scarlet hue
OF all the assembly lines in the rugby world, there is surely none to compare with the one the Scarlets operate...
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Features
/ 8 years agoJust two Chicago heroes make cut
WHEN Ireland ended the All Blacks’ winning run last year in one of the greatest Test matches of the professional era,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHow Belfast family have been giving Ireland Stirling service
A FATHER and son from Belfast can now claim a London double of such improbability that it can be safely assumed...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSeb – from raw novice to two-Test warhorse
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Seb Davies could be forgiven for thinking there is nothing much to this...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWill new Channel 5 deal put more bums on seats?
COLIN BOAG Dublin-based marketing agency, Atomic Sport, has published some interesting analysis of last season’s Premiership attendance figures, and they appear...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIf Webb’s super-fit, what about Carter?
“LONGdistance runner Webb….” article, describing ‘super-fit’ Rhys Webb as tailoring his ‘high-tempo running training’ to a higher Lions fitness and match...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWell done England, fantastic rugby on show and I’m Welsh!
IF you were to take a complete unknown to rugby and try to persuade them what a wonderful gam it is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny not the solution for Bath
I READ last week’s Blindside with disbelief that Bath may be in the market to recruit Leigh Halfpenny. I hope it...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMND sufferer Doddie to set up charitable foundation
FORMER Lions lock Doddie Weir has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Weir, 46, who earned 61 caps for Scotland, announced...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNext stop Brumbies for Fisher
FORMER Gloucester head coach Laurie Fisher has inked a deal to rejoin the ACT Brumbies under his former apprentice Dan McKellar...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoClub demands ‘will kill off Lions tours’
By SAM JACKSON TOUR manager John Spencer says plans to shorten future Lions tours are “bordering on insanity”. The next three-tour...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years ago…and came off ropes to land knockout
The third Test at Wellington was billed as the game when the All Blacks would put the Lions away. The tourists...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoWhen Lions whipped
The Lions King: Barry John up storm in windy city The Lions head to Wellington to play the Hurricanes on Tuesday...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoShelford: Haka is part of our identity
BUCK Shelford’s views on the haka and its place in New Zealand society are as straightforward as they were when he...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoI hit 22 stone says Buck, then I got healthy again
Nick Cain Nick Cain catches up with All Blacks legend and former Northampton back row Buck Shelford BUCK Shelford is one...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoGatland glad to see his finishers find form
RORY Best was a happy man after leading the Lions to their biggest victory of the tour so far. After two...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoNifty Nowell nips in with two-try Test reminder
From NICK CAIN at FMG Stadium, Hamilton JACK Nowell was in full flow for the Lions, with the Exeter and England...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoFans are priced out of first Test
IT was not surprising that there were still spare seats for last night’s New Zealand v Lions Test opener at Eden...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoMarty’s on the money after Siberia
MARTY ‘Money’ Banks, the replacement fly-half who became a local hero when he kicked the winning penalty for the Highlanders against...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoCaging these Lions would be vandalism
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN AUCKLAND was awash with red this week as thousands of Lions fans arrived...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLions back row has become a big concern
All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen usually makes a point of talking about team performance, seldom picking out individuals but last...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoGreatest of them all still battling like a true champion
John Taylor John Taylor, the 1971 Lions flanker, meets up with his old sparring partner, the great Colin Meads Te Kuiti...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLions need to get to rescue series in North firing Wellington
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE WILL be some Lions fans who didn’t watch Wales in New Zealand last summer....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoPub talk
Breakfast in the local…a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country Well, it all started so brightly. The replica...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGatland: I believe Lions can still win
From NICK CAIN in Auckland WARREN Gatland remained defiant after the Lions’ 30-15 first Test defeat by New Zealand and insisted...
