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/ 12 years agoSteve Borthwick to take up Japan role
Steve Borthwick will link up with former Saracens boos Eddie Jones after being named Japan’s forwards coach. The Sarries captain, who will retire after...
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/ 12 years agoBarbarians squad for England match
Juan Martin Hernandez and Donncha O’Callaghan have been added to the Barbarians squad ahead of their match against England at Twickenham...
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/ 12 years agoGK IPA Championship final preview: London Welsh v Bristol
London Welsh have made four changes for tomorrow’s Greene King IPA Championship Final 1st leg against Bristol at the Kassam Stadium....
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/ 12 years agoSteffon Armitage wins ERC Player of the Year award
Steffon Armitage has been named 2014 ERC European Player of the Year. The Toulon flanker, who was Saturday’s final man of...
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/ 12 years agoDanny Cipriani set for All Blacks Test
Danny Cipriani’s quest to earn his first Test cap since 2008 has moved one step closer after he was named in...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Mathew Tait – Leicester and former England, Sale and Newcastle full-back
1. Carl Hayman – He is a quality scrummager who came to Newcastle at his peak. His understanding of being a...
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/ 12 years agoDan Bowden joins the Auckland Blues
Dan Bowden will be playing for the Aucklnd Blues next season after agreeing a two-year deal with the New Zealand franchise....
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/ 12 years agoSouth Africa lose captain Jean de Villiers for Wales Tests
South Africa have suffered a huge blow with the news that Jean de Villiers is out of the June Tests against...
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/ 12 years agoJapan qualify for World Cup
Japan will play in the 2015 World Cup after claiming the Asian Five Nations title beating Hong Kong 49-8 in Tokyo....
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/ 12 years agoFarrell and Vunipola doubtful for Premiership Final and England tour
Saracens could be without Owen Farrell and Mako Vunipola for the Premiership final against Northampton on Saturday at Twickenham. Farrell, who...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Dixon – Dragons and Wales U20s centre
If it wasn’t for an untimely foot injury, Jack Dixon, 19, could have been preparing for a trip to South Africa...
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/ 12 years agoWIN TICKETS TO PREMIERSHIP FINAL WITH GATORADE
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Gatorade, Official Performance Partner of Premiership Rugby, to offer a pair of tickets for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Less use of the TMO? Then stop these ref witch-hunts
Hard to believe that it is just a week since Leicester‘s Richard Cockerill called for referees to be less reliant on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Law takes a mauling from WRU!
Warren Gatland made a strange announcement last Tuesday over the resurrection of the Welsh trial match, buried long ago with other...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoIt’ll be a whole new ball game if Bath’s supremo has his way
The battle over Europe has been won but Bath chairman Bruce Craig believes the war over global season structure and how...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Barry Davies – Coventry and former Welsh international full-back
1. Poor service I eat out a lot. To be fair I don’t think I’ve cooked a meal for myself in...
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/ 12 years ago“There won’t be many chips in Toulon’s armour” – Richard Wigglesworth
Saracens take on Toulon in the Heineken Cup final in Cardiff of Saturday and scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth is fully aware of...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Rob Baxter about the Heineken Cup final
Rob Baxter is in the unique position for an English coach of having done the surgery on the victims-in-common of Heineken...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: So, it’s farewell Heineken, you were already just champion!
Rather in the way journalism is often considered the first draft of history, the Heineken Cup was effectively European Rugby’s first...
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/ 12 years agoAmlin Challenge Cup final – Northampton v Bath preview
Northampton have made five changes to their starting line-up for tomorrow’s Amlin Challenge Cup final against Bath in Cardiff. With two finals in...
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/ 12 years agoLeicester confirm arrival of Freddie Burns
Leicester Tigers have confirmed the arrival Freddie Burns as well as four other international players. It was the worst kept secret...
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/ 12 years agoGloucester announce signing of Jacob Rowan
Gloucester today announced the capture of the highly rated back rower Jacob Rowan from Leeds Carnegie. The 24-year-old flanker, who captained...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBen Foden can’t wait to link up with old pal Chris Ashton
Northampton full-back Ben Foden admits he misses his pal Chris Ashton – and is thrilled at the prospect of a reunion...
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/ 12 years agoGeorge Ford out of New Zealand tour?
George Ford could miss England‘s tour of New Zealand with reports suggesting he requires shoulder surgery. The Bath fly-half should play...
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/ 12 years agoExperienced trio sign on at Leicester
Ed Slater, Louis Deacon and Anthony Allen have agreed new contract Leicester Tigers. Slater captained the team through the final third...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Glenn Delaney – London Irish forwards coach
Enjoyed your two years at Irish? Challenging, but excellent. I moved from Nottingham at the right time and with the future...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoWorcester Warriors stuck by me so I’ll stay on, says Chris Pennell
The Premiership player of the year nominee has been a model of consistency in an otherwise disastrous Warriors campaign, the only...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoGareth Anscombe told to come now or miss World Cup
Warren Gatland has opened the door for Gareth Anscombe to play his way into Wales’ World Cup squad.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Chris Pennell would find a place on loan in any Premiership squad
It’s not often that a back stands out in a side that hasn’t performed, but Chris Pennell has done so for...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Good to see Danny Cipriani back – now it’s all up to him
Danny Cipriani has been thrown a lifeline by Stuart Lancaster, but it remains to be seen whether it is long enough...














