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/ 11 years agoChampions Cup fixtures announced
Harlequins will kick-off the inaugural Champions Cup at The Stoop with the reception of Castres on October 17. With the fixtures...
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/ 11 years agoChallenge Cup fixtures announced
Round 1 October 16 Gloucester v Brive (19:45) October 17 Newcastle v Bucharest or Calvisano (20:00) Bordeaux-Begles v Edinburgh (20:00) October...
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/ 11 years agoEngland U18s name side to take on Wales in SA
England U18s have named their side to take on Wales in the opening game of their summer tour to South Africa...
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/ 11 years agoSexton on trial at Exeter
Irishman Jerry Sexton has been taken on trial with Exeter Chiefs ahead of the new season. The 21-year-old forward, younger brother...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship – All Blacks don’t look so untouchable
It is difficult to agree with the view taken by one or two New Zealand commentators that the Super 15 final...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Anscombe and the case of vanishing Kiwi stars…
Buying a Kiwi for the sole purpose of wrapping him up in your national jersey alongside the natives can be more...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain meets Newcastle’s Kieran Brookes, making a world cup bid at tighthead
Kieran Brookes is a bull of a man, with the same look and physique as a young Phil Vickery. The Newcastle...
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/ 11 years agoRugby Championship round 1 teams
Australia v New Zealand Australia: Israel Folau; Pat McCabe, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Matt Toomua, Rob Horne; Kurtley Beale, Nic White; James Slipper,...
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/ 11 years agoEngland through to World Cup final
England Women are through to their fourth successive Women’s Rugby World Cup final after an impressive five-try, 40-7 win against Ireland...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoSing it out loud, Maro Itoje has a shot at the top
England U20s lock on the fast-track to the top.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Clive Griffiths – Doncaster head coach
You’re feelings after winning promotion? Ecstatic. Very proud. We were affected badly by injuries so to come through that and win...
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/ 11 years agoSam Warburton out in cold as Cardiff Blues kick-off pre-season
As revealed exclusively in The Rugby Paper last Sunday, Sam Warburton will not be available for the Cardiff Blues’ friendly game...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Go for it girls…just don’t ask my daughter to play!
With the Commonwealth Games Sevens over and South Africa surprisingly taking the spoils, it’s now time for women’s rugby to take...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship – Pumas need to build their credibility with an away win
Argentina were written off when they first came into the Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship, in the same way that Italy were...
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/ 11 years agoDanny Care urges England to decide key partnerships
Scrum-half believes it is time England nail down half-back and centre combinations with World Cup just over a year away.
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/ 11 years agoWayne Pivac confirmed as Scarlets new head coach
Scarlets today confirmed that the region’s new assistant coach Wayne Pivac will take over the reins as Head Coach in West...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Eric Fry – Newcastle & USA and former London Scottish loosehead
1. James Slipper – Played against him and the Wallabies in the 2011 World Cup. Solid in the set-piece and mobile...
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European Rugby
/ 11 years agoTwickenham to stage inaugural Champions Cup final
The inaugural Champions Cup final will be hosted at Twickenham it was announced today. The Challenge Cup decider will go ahead...
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/ 11 years agoEngland name side for WRWC semi-final against Ireland
England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street has made six changes for Wednesday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final clash against Ireland at the...
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/ 11 years agoLeinster sign Rugby League star
Leinster have this morning announced the signing of rugby league player Ben Te’o from the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The 27year-old, a...
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/ 11 years agoGB Students 7s crowned World Champions
Students retain World crown in Brazil.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nigel Heslop – former Orrell and England winger
Of my 10 appearances for England the two matches against the French in 1991 are probably the ones that people remember...
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/ 11 years agoEngland take 55 players to Loughborough camp
England today assembled at Loughborough University for their annual summer training camp. Fifty-five players will undergo strength and conditioning assessment as...
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/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Steffon Armitage eyes World Cup chance with France
The original, and Exclusive, story from Neale Harvey on June 29.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoSo far it’s been so-so but David Sisi is set to soar
Giant back row ready to put two years of injury behind him and kick on at Bath.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Dean Adamson – Bedford winger
If at first you don’t succeed try, try and try again. This could the title of Dean Adamson’s rugby career so...
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/ 11 years agoEngland change seven for final WRWC pool match
England have made seven changes for their final Rugby World Cup pool match against Canada in Marcoussis tomorrow. Lichfield’s Sarah Hunter...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years ago“We just have to beat big guns this autumn” – Chris Robshaw
England skipper targeting a perfect international season as the countdown to the 2015 World Cup begins.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: To Siberia with Keeef Woodie, Dolly, yoga and a hint of vodka
It was the strangest rugby trip of my life and also, in many ways, the most memorable despite chronic jet lag,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Hair Bear goes on the endangered species list
At close of business on Friday, Adam Jones had spent another week out of work without a club to call his...














