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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Alex Grove – Worcester and Scotland centre
1. Kyle Trainor – For a big bloke the Bristol prop is quite mobile and very skilful with ball in hand....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoTrinh-Duc left out of France World Cup squad
Fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been left out of France World Cup squad by Philippe Saint-Andre. The 28-year-old, who played in the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBergamasco to play 5th World Cup for Italy
Mauro Bergamasco will play in his fifth World Cup after being named in the final 31-man squad by Italy head coach...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoCarl Fearns: French leave will ease my frustration
Bath’s decision to move Sam Burgess into their back row contributed to shock summer move to France.
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Adam Jamieson – Cornish Pirates prop
Adam Jamieson spent most of last season out injured but the young tighthead has worked hard to regain full fitness this...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNalaga fails to make Fiji’s World Cup squad
Head-coach John McKee has omitted experienced backs Napolioni Nalaga and Seremaia Bai in Fiji’s 31-man World Cup squad which features five...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGloucester and Exeter through to Premiership 7s finals
Steph Reynolds’ blistering performance at Kingsholm last night propelled Gloucester back to the Premiership 7s finals. The Cherry and Whites will...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: How those cunning Aussies threw World Cup wide open
That’s it! All bets are off after last week’s results in the Rugby Championship as the favourites for both games failed...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain looks ahead to next season’s Champions Cup which kicks off two weeks after the World Cup final
How big will the World Cup hangover be, and which of this season’s European Champions Cup contenders will be hit hardest?...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHorwill and White omitted from Australia’s World Cup squad
James Horwill will arrive at Harlequins earlier than expected as the former Australia captain wasn’t included in Michael Cheika’s World Cup...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNew boy Dan Robson relishing battle for Wasps No.9 shirt
Former Gloucester player cannot wait to go head-to-head with England hopeful Joe Simpson.
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half
1. Slow golfers I had a round of golf the other day at the Celtic Manor Resort which is an amazing...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoRyan Jones’ open letter after being forced to retire
“Regrettably, I have to announce my retirement as a professional rugby player with immediate effect. “The old cliché of making the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoMichalak at 10 for France to take on England
Frederic Michalak will make his first Test start for France in over a year after being named at fly-half by Philippe...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: Record-breaker Richie McCaw was on a different level from the start
It was a dirty Dublin night in November 2001 when our shambles of a taxi driver eventually located the Killiney Castle...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Sorry, but the North/South divide is as wide as ever
Of the seven World Cups that have preceded the 2015 edition which kicks off next month all but one have been...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoThree debutantes in Scotland XV for Italy clash
Scotland have named three uncapped players in their starting XV to face Italy in Turin on Saturday. Glasgow‘s Rory Hughes will...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMike Friday: England have no midfield X-factor without Kyle Eastmond
Kyle Eastmond’s World Cup omission betrays a startling lack of England ambition, according to former Sevens boss Mike Friday. Friday says...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Charlie Sharples – Gloucester wing
Must be chuffed to have been offered a new deal by the club two months before the season even starts? The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPremiership Rugby 7s Series squads
Pool A (Thursday 7:15pm at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester) Bath: Alex Humfries, Apolosi Sokia, Scott Watkins, Zach Mercer, Josh Bayliss, Rob Coote,...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSonny Bill Williams goes for Olympics Sevens gold
All Black cross-code superstar Sonny Bill Williams has been named in New Zealand‘s Sevens squad for next season which will culminate at the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoCare confirmed as new Harlequins captain
Danny Care has been announced as Harlequins new captain for the upcoming Premiership season taking the reins from Joe Marler. The...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Chopping Richard Hibbard will leave Wales exposed
Warren Gatland has wielded his axe and cut some really prominent players from his World Cup squad after last week’s heavy...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Size, skill and speed, the Wallaby backs have it all
Despite the heavy defeat the Wallabies just got from New Zealand, when it comes to backline talent, I believe the 14...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Mike Phillips axe gives Gareth Davies a glimpse of redemption
Gareth Davies changed the course of history in Rome on Super Saturday, albeit not in the way he would have wanted...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoAlex Corbisiero suffers new injury set back
Alex Corbisiero’s chances to play at the World Cup are getting slimmer after the England prop suffered yet another injury setback....
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Featured
/ 10 years agoPool of Death holds no fear for Nikola Matawalu’s classy Islanders
“Fiji mean business at this World Cup”
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoVIDEO: Chris Robshaw returns to lead England against France
Chris Robshaw will captain England against France for the second of their World Cup warm-up games in Paris on Satruday. The...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoTonga name Nili Latu as World Cup captain
Tonga have announced its 30-man World Cup squad today, including nine players from English Premiership clubs. The team will be captained...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Roger Shackleton – former Harrogate and England fly-half
Receiving a letter from then secretary Robin Prescott inviting me to play for England a few days after I’d broken my...
