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Featured
/ 13 years agoIt’s great to feel up for the England challenge, says Saracens full-back Alex Goode
For a player who always seems so confident, full-back Alex Goode makes the surprising admission that a lack of self-belief had...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoRyan Walkinshaw: “I aim to make Gloucester a flagship club in Europe”
Ryan Walkinshaw is a remarkable young man. Thrust into the cut-throat world of global business at the age of 23 following...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPromising London Wasps back row Sam Jones happy to learn from Haskell
Sam Jones was just a schoolboy apprentice the last time James Haskell was playing in a Wasps shirt – now the...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoDiccon Edwards ‘got it wrong’ with Leeds’ youth policy says departing Lee Blackett
Lee Blackett has revealed his anger at the way senior players were jettisoned at Leeds by Diccon Edwards’ youth-based policy. The...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoNew Bristol signing James Grindal gears up for big time again
James Grindal ended a 13-year consecutive run in the top flight when he swapped Leicester for Bristol this summer, but such...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoBath winger Tom Biggs has still got that blond ambition
Winger Tom Biggs believes his England ambitions will remain on the backburner while Bath are languishing in the lower reaches of...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Stuart Barnes and the 1992 Pilkington Cup final
During the dying embers of amateurism, Twickenham on Cup final day was a very special occasion, and more often than not...
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Moment In Time
/ 13 years agoMoment in Time: Worcester Warriors and the 2004 Premiership promotion game
It was Boy’s Own stuff. Twelve years earlier, Worcester had been a modest rugby club minding its own business in the...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: George Chuter – Leicester hooker
1. The Rolling Stones This really pains me. I’m a HUGE Stones fan. But I feel it has to be said...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Chris Cracknell – former Bath and Worcester flanker and England Sevens Star
1. Nathan Catt – Not a household name yet, but he will be. I am certain he will be pulling on...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Nathan Earle – Saracens winger
Every so often you can pinpoint the exact moment when a sporting star is born. For Wayne Rooney it was his...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Gareth Steenson – Exeter fly-half
How’s the summer been? I got married to Karen so it’s been a big summer. We went to Orlando and Miami...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Heino Senekal – former Blues, Pirates and Namibia lock
Playing for Namibia in three consecutive World Cups from 1999 to 2007 was without a doubt the biggest achievement of my...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Quins have the players to create their own dynasty
Harlquins deserve a round of applause. I like the way they play the game. Being prepared to play an attacking game...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Plastic may not be all that fantastic for Saracens
Isn’t it strange with all the fuss re London Welsh not having a stadium that reached the minimum criteria and whether...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Even Rocky couldn’t put a dent in Dr Marvel
They called Rocky Marciano the ‘greatest slugger in boxing history,’ a fitting description for a world heavyweight champion unbeatable over his...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Robbo’s lumbered with Scotland’s Brave boasts
Disney are about to release Brave, an Asterix-clone feelgood fairytale about the ancient Scots. Perhaps Mark Dodson, the Scottish Rugby Union’s chief...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Cowan’s arrival can help put Burns in England shirt
Jimmy Cowan’s arrival at Gloucester could be part of the breakthrough that the club has been waiting for. Cowan is a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Silent Henson has last chance to be big noise
Gavin Henson made a smart decision the other day, one which suggested that the penny might have dropped at long last....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: In rugby, country should always come before club
The announcements of the elite player squad for the first half of this season should be a time of excitement and...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Fixture list gives Lions a mauling for starters
The Lions are the biggest brand in rugby alongside the All Blacks. The Lions generate huge interest, lining the coffers of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoDominic Waldouck: I need a new challenge
Wasps centre Dom Waldouck is leaving to join Northampton Saints. Waldouck, who had a year to run on his contract at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoCharlie Sharples : “Ducking out on England was my best career move”
Charlie Sharples insists it was a simple decision to miss England‘s summer tour, even if he concedes he admits he has...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoIt’s our fairytale and we aim to slay those giants says London Welsh
London Welsh face the toughest possible start to life in the Premiership with opening games against Leicester and champions Harlequins. But...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoStuart Lancaster locates a drop of Southern comfort
Stuart Lancaster insists the ‘‘gap is closing” between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres despite another summer series wipe-out. England, Wales and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoJosh Matavesi magic means attack, attack for Worcester Warriors
After playing alongside Frans Steyn and Juan Martin Hernandez in the Racing Metro midfield, Worcester new boy Josh Matavesi is keen...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSarecens out to take the JP Morgan’s trophy back says Jackson Wray
One of the many consequences of London Welsh’s elevation into the top flight is that there will be a new champion...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoRugby League legend Keith Senior returns to rugby Union 20 years later
Talk to anyone in either code about legendary Rugby League centre Keith Senior and the soundbites are always the same. “Great...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoDean Richards’s tough love will revive Newcastle Falcons says Simon Keogh
Newcastle players had better get ready to roll up their sleeves on the field – and in training – under Dean...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Shane Williams and the 2008 Wales win over Australia
In 2008 Wales swept to a second Grand Slam in four seasons under the newly installed coach Warren Gatland – a...
