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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Stuart Lancaster must go now so the healing can begin
This week there was an unavoidable sense of Stuart Lancaster as a hard-working but beleaguered schoolmaster trying in vain to keep...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: England’s debacle? It’s all fault of Boris Johnson!
Boris Johnson is addressing the great and the good on the occasion of the World Cup draw at the Tate Modern...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPremiership round 1 teams
Bath v Exeter Bath: Tom Homer; Semesa Rokoduguni, Matt Banahan, Kyle Eastmond, Anthony Watson; George Ford, Chris Cook; Nick Auterac, Ross...
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/ 10 years agoJoel Stransky asks: Do Springboks have variety to go all the way?
World Cup winner doubts South Africa can go all the way and lift a record third Webb Ellis Cup unless they...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Oli Brennand – Fylde wing
1. Coffee Personally I don’t understand the appeal of coffee. I can’t stand the taste and it is way too over-priced....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWorld Cup quarter-finals teams
Australia v Scotland Australia: Kurtley Beale; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore...
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/ 10 years agoGK IPA Championship round 7 teams
Bedford v Rotherham Bedford: Piers O’Conor; George Perkins, Henry Staff, Tom Griffiths, Dean Adamson; Jake Sharp, Jordan Burns; Alex Lundberg, Charlie...
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/ 10 years agoMorgan in midfield for Wales against South Africa
Tyler Morgan will start at outside centre in Wales’ World Cup quarter-final against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The twice-capped...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoScotland to appeal Ford and Gray bans
Scottish Rugby today confirmed they will appeal bans against Ross Ford and Jonny Gray. The duo received a three-week ban each...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s World Cup departed XV
15: Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): Sensational player in attack and defence and the team’s goal-kicker to boot. Burst on the scene over...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: column: If selection was unanimous coaches should take blame
Well that’s that, time to get out the knives and let the carnage begin, as everybody with an axe to grind...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBristol’s Mitch Eadie banned for six weeks for pushing referee
Mitch Eadie has been handed a six-week ban for pushing referee Ian Tempest in Bristol‘s win over Ealing Trailfinders last Saturday.
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain previews the Premiership season
The English game is in urgent need of a lift after the Red Rose blight at the World Cup, and, thankfully,...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoBasic errors by Stuart Lancaster cost us says Mike Friday
Critical pre-tournament errors in selection by head coach Stuart Lancaster and a failure to deploy X-factor players during losses to Wales...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Laurie Fisher – Gloucester head coach
How’s pre-season been? It’s been long but very beneficial to us. As coaches, we missed most of it last summer so...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSpringboks change one for quarter-final against Wales
South Africa have made one change to their starting line-up with wing JP Pietersen named on the right flank to face...
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/ 10 years agoSean O’Brien receive one-week ban for punch on Pascal Pape
Sean O’Brien will miss Ireland‘s World Cup quarter-final against Argentina after being suspended for a week. The Ireland flanker was found...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams verdict: Wales lacked nous at crucial times
I would like to say that was the one that got away – but it has been said so many times...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Central contracts and fewer games will help us build a far better future
The rugby world is envious of England‘s mammoth financial resources but they are laughing at us now, having seen how ineffectual...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWales give moneybags England a £1.2m hand-off over Warren Gatland
Wales have issued a ‘hands-off’ warning to England over Warren Gatland. England have been urged to do everything they can to...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Blood these youngsters to revive the Rose
Stuart Lancaster and Conor O’Shea have been attempting the defence of England’s 2015 World Cup realm this week by side-stepping the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEnd of the road for the injured Paul O’Connell
Paul O’Connell’s Test career is over after the Ireland captain tore his hamstring against France on Sunday. The Munster legend, 35,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Bainbridge – Former Blaydon, Fylde, Orrell, Gosforth, England & Lions Lock
I’m firmly of the belief that National Service or a couple of years of compulsory rugby would help today’s youth understand...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoPicking Sam Burgess upset England morale blasts Gareth Chilcott
England’s obsession with Sam Burgess should cost Stuart Lancaster his job.
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Seb Jewell – London Welsh and former Harlequins & Wasps full-back
1. Pete Edwards – Pete “the meat” or “Hobnob” as he was known. My former London Welsh teammate is a great...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoIreland claim costly win over France in Cardiff
Ireland suffered three key injuries but managed to claim a gutsy 24-9 win over France to secure top spot in Pool...
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/ 10 years agoCornish Pirates claim much-needed win over London Scottish
The Cornish Pirates returned to winning ways yesterday with a 21-17 win over the high-flying London Scottish in Penzance. Tries from...
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/ 10 years agoHistory maker Japan beat USA but miss out on quarter-finals
Japan became the first team to miss out on the World Cup quarter-finals having won three pool matches after they beat...
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/ 10 years agoArgentina and Italy win last pool match over Namibia and Romania
Argentina ended their World Cup pool matches with a nine-try romp over Namibia ahead of their quart-final against Ireland. The Pumas,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoMental battle is last hurdle for ambitious Saint Ben Foden
Northampton full- back is targeting silverware, an England recall and a place on the 2017 Lions tour to New Zealand as...
