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Latest News
/ 12 years agoTwo-week ban for Bath’s Ollie Devoto and Scarlets’ Samson Lee
Ollie Devoto has been hit by a two-week ban for punching Bordeaux-Bègles winger Blair Connor last Saturday in the opening round of...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNew Zealand v Australia preview
Cory Jane was due to make his long awaited return in an All Black shirt after being named on the right...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Heroic, tragic and downright eccentric, yes rugby has it all
A mate of mine, literary agent David Luxton, has had the brilliant idea of organising the inaugural London Sports Writing Festival...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Exeter’s captain Dean Mumm about the Heineken Cup and Australia’s autumn challenge
Dean Mumm does not hail from anywhere within 10,000 miles of Devon. Yet, the Exeter Chiefs captain, New Zealand born and...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSaracens v Toulouse & Leicester v Treviso: preview
Saracens v Toulouse England centre Joel Tomkins will start tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash between Saracens and Toulouse on the bench as...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoGuru Braam van Straaten re-boots Alex Lozowksi’s career path
Rising Leeds star Alex Lozowski has credited a goal-kicking masterclass with club legend Braam van Straaten as one of the reasons...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: George Watkins – Bristol winger
Pleased to be back after your thumb injury? It’s been frustrating but it’s great to be involved again and there’s a...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoThe Rugby Paper launches in Scotland this Sunday
During the Heineken Cup and ahead of the Scottish rugby Autumn Internationals, The Rugby Paper launches in Scotland on Sunday 20th October. Priced...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEddie Jones suffers stroke
Japan head coach Eddie Jones has been hospitalised after reportedly suffering “signs of a minor stroke”. Jones was in Japan for...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoHenry Trinder, Luther Burrell and Joel Tomkins in line for England Test debut
Henry Trinder is in line to make his England Test debut after being named in Stuart Lancaster’s England squad ahead of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoMike Brown: Quins form won’t ruin my England Test dream
Mike Brown has scotched suggestions that Harlequins are in terminal decline, claiming a misfiring backline will not harm his hopes of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Lancaster must be able to pick on-form players
The first European break gives us time to look back at what has been a hectic start to the season. Five...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Robshaw has credentials to captain England again
Stuart Lancaster‘s comments this week about selecting the England captain, and putting off the decision to do so, are intriguing. The...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoIreland and Munster rocked by Simon Zebo injury
Ireland has been rocked by the news that Simon Zebo will be out of action for “approximately ten weeks” with a foot...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Anthony Buchanan – former Wales and Llanelli prop
The year Wales won the Triple Crown in the 1988 Six Nations I was called up while I was at work...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoBath’s Ollie Devoto cited for head butt
Bath full-back Ollie Devoto has been cited for an alleged head butt on Saturday in Bordeaux. The incident with Bordeaux-Begles winger...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoInjury crisis at Tigers with Anthony Allen out
Leicester Tigers face an injury crisis in the midfield with the news that Anthony Allen is to be sidelined for up...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoWales want more cash to join new European Cup
The Anglo-French promoters of the Champions’ Cup will have to guarantee the Welsh regions a better deal if they join the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPremiership TV audience rise by 90%
Aviva Premiership Rugby‘s first month on BT Sport has been hailed as “an outstanding success” with viewing figures up by 90%....
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Tom Williams – Harlequins winger
1. Mark Lambert – A very intelligent player who is strong in the scrum and a destructive ball carrier. 2. Dimitri...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO teaser: England legends v Australia legends
On October 31, a selection of England legends will take on their Australians counterpart the celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years ago2014 Premiership final tickets go on sale
Premiership Rugby today launched the general ticket sale for the 2014 Aviva Premiership Rugby Final. The season gong, which has been...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHeineken Cup: Round One wrap
Pool 1 Leinster started their campaign on a high beating the Ospreys 19-9 at the Liberty Stadium. Dan Biggar put the host 6-0 in...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEngland finish third at Gold Coast Sevens
James Rodwell, Dan Bibby and new boy Phil Burgess scored two tries each as England finished the opening round of the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAmlin Challenge Cup: Round One wrap
London Wasps ran in 14 tries to trash Viadana 90-17 in Italy and record their biggest win on the European stage....
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoPerpignan revival can help James Hook’s Wales bid
James Hook hopes Perpignan’s return to the Heineken Cup can propel him back into Wales reckoning.
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun – Jonny Hill – Gloucester lock
When his college application fell apart Jonny Hill was forced into an unexpected gap year – but it proved a vital...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Euro row could be start of clubs flexing more muscle
I have a question. Does the word ‘professional’ mean running a business or getting paid, or are they one and the...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain looks at the opening rounds of the final Heineken Cup
The 19th Heineken Cup has been billed as the last of its kind, the collector’s edition. And winning it will be...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSBW saga: Superstar to stay in Rugby League
The official announcement is yet to come but Sonny Bill Williams should remain with the Sydney Roosters after the New Zealand...
