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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Saracens coach Phil Morrow about the amazing Billy Vunipola
Billy Vunipola is a tank, and at Twickenham two weeks ago London Irish found him virtually unstoppable. The pulverising charges of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Referee Poite got it wrong over Du Plessis sending off
The winners of New Zealand versus South Africa were going to be ranked as the No.1 team in the world. For...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoA red wave rolls off the Solent to remember Cliff
Towards the end of an inspirational life, Cliff Morgan found himself confronted one day by the question of mortality and his...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jamie Noon – former Newcastle, Brive and England centre
My defence was always good but my attack was sometimes questioned. But that’s what I did, I was known as a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoBOD named in Joe Schmidt first Ireland squad
Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has included Brian O’Briscoll in his first squad ahead of the Autumn internationals. The 34-year-old veteran is...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoFREE Season Guide to the Aviva Premiership & RaboDirect12
The Rugby Paper, the UK’s leading Rugby publication have produced a FREE guide for the start of the upcoming season. To...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoWelsh clubs urged: Join Heineken breakaway
The four Welsh regions are being invited to break Celtic ranks and join the Anglo-French plan for a new Europe.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNick Wood to know his fate tomorrow
Nick Wood will appear in front of a RFU hearing panel tomorrow (Wednesday) following his sending off against Saracens on Sunday....
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Leon Lloyd – former Leicester, Gloucester and England centre
1. Graham Rowntree – When I first went to Leicester as a 17-year-old Graham took me under his wing – for...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Ed Hoadley – London Irish scrum-half
There are not many better places to learn your trade as a scrum-half than at London Irish and Ed Hoadley does...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Front rows must discover the lost arts – or perish
I was at Twickenham this week and found myself at a Press conference outlining the new scrum engagement call, along with...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Ten years on, Coombs is overnight sensation!
When it comes to recurring rejection in pursuit of a professional career, Andrew Coombs deserves to be out on his own...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoConor O’Shea: Chris Robshaw will see off his England pretenders
Frustrated Quins boss Conor O’Shea has mounted a furious defence of club captain Chris Robshaw and backed him to see off...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Andy Goode – Wasps fly-half
1. Wind The first thing I do on the morning of a game is look out of the window to see...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGK IPA Championship round 1: Teams
Cornish Pirates v Bristol Cornish Pirates: C. Holland; J. Tincknell, T. Riley, R. James, M. Evans; K. Hallett, G. Cattle (Capt.);...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 2: Preview
Leinster v Ospreys Leinster: Dave Kearney; Darragh Fanning, Brendan Macken, Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald; Jimmy Gopperth, Eoin Reddan; Jack McGrath, Richardt...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Worcester’s new director of rugby Dean Ryan about the challenges ahead
Dean Ryan is realistic about Worcester’s place in the Premiership pecking order. The Warriors are perched precariously on the lower rungs...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: When Pooler were top dogs, amid the blood, mud and beer
Exactly 30 years ago Pontypool embarked on a season, the likes of which we will never see again in Britain or...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago“I had to quit Irish to stay in the picture with England” – Jonathan Joseph
Jonathan Joseph believes any hopes he had of cementing his England spot were on a hiding to nothing as long as...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoTom Varndell out until 2014
Tom Varndell could be out until next year after the London Wasps flyer ruptured his bicep in training yesterday. Last year’s...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoTom Croft out for the rest of the season
Leicester Tigers have been dealt a huge blow as British & Irish Lions Tom Croft will miss the rest of the season...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Matt Thompson – Newcastle hooker
How are Falcons shaping up for the new season? We’re a lot more disciplined. Dean Richards brought in ex-Royal Marine and...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSimon Amor named England Sevens head coach
The RFU today named Simon Amor as the new England Sevens Head Coach. Amor is a former England Sevens captain and...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Let’s hope England use attack at key word
The pulse always quickens at the start of a new season, and with the Lions’ first triumph for 16 years still...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: McCaw’s a worry…but bring on the Boks. I can’t wait!
We must hope All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is right in his assessment of the injury to his captain Richie McCaw....
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Featured
/ 12 years agoLeigh Halfpenny told: Move to France will hurt career
Leigh Halfpenny has been warned about paying ‘a massive price’ for moving to France, even it makes him the highest paid...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoERC meeting to take place in Dublin tomorrow
In a response the statement released by Premiership Rugby earlier today, the ERC has hit back saying the stakeholders are to...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEnglish and French to start discussion over new European competition immediately
In a statement released today, Premiership Rugby confirmed they considered the negotiations over the European Competitions ended and they were to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Bruce Douglas – Bristol and former Scotland & Worcester prop
They say props peak in their late 20s and early 30s but that was not the case with me. I’m immensely...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoReferees in quit threat over RFU’s ‘Big Brother’ plan
Premiership Rugby’s desire to exert increasing influence over referees was behind Ed Morrison’s shock decision to quit his post as head...
