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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, I have to admit it, England do have momentum right now
For many years I hated the word momentum, used in a rugby context, and tied myself in knots avoiding it –...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years ago‘Tough guy’ Roko will only get stronger – Blackadder
Semesa Rokoduguni called on his Army discipline after the huge disappointment of being dropped by England head coach Eddie Jones last...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Advantage Kruis now with Launchbury left in limbo
Opportunity: it’s something everybody needs and deserves, but not all can use it to achieve their full potential. Injury has been...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoAre the All Blacks dirty? You’d better believe it!
The trouble with New Zealand‘s protests that they are being victimised following the rolling footage of head shots in last weekend’s...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoMumm: Scots and Irish want us to win
Dean Mumm is making the same impact this autumn in the green and gold of Australia during their Grand Slam tilt...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: How many back rows can finish like Tipuric?
I’ve said it plenty of times, but I’m more than happy to say it again, Justin Tipuric is one of the...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain looks at the motivational forces behind England’s clash with Australia
A few weeks ago Michael Cheika was incensed at being portrayed as a clown on the front page of a New...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoWarren Gatland’s Lions job hits Welsh rebuilding
In December 2013, at the height of the Welsh war when the four regions had been driven towards eloping to the...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoLondon Welsh face job losses to keep club from the cliffs
London Welsh‘s players face an uncertain future after new chairman Gareth Hawkins revealed the troubled club are abandoning their Premiership dream....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Intensity is key to beating the Wallabies
The challenge for all rugby sides – and especially for England if they want to finish this autumn series on a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: England roll on but battle-weary Pumas need rest
A gritty, invaluable win by 14-man England against a Pumas side who finish 2016 punch drunk and dispirited after a year...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoEd Slater on mission to show more for England
Ed Slater reckons he is in peak physical condition as he targets an elusive first England cap. An uncapped tourist to...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoFord and Farrell can be Lions’ axis to halt All Blacks
The ultra-successful George Ford/Owen Farrell midfield axis could be the Lions special weapon against New Zealand says former Red Rose fly-half...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Lions must find room to blood British coaches
When the Lions assistant coaches are announced on December 7 they will represent a few shoots of growth in a desert...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoHelp! We’re all being overrun by the imports
By PETER JACKSON Within the next 12 months Ireland will be free to cap several more nomadic New Zealanders. Scotland will...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s not get carried away by win over these Boks
After a ten-year wait England have finally laid the Springbok ghost to bed with a resounding win by 37 points, including...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoLuther Burrell – I’m staying put to earn Test recall
Luther Burrell is aiming to rekindle his Test career with England after dismissing speculation linking him with a move to French...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoLondon Welsh statement on financial situation
“London Welsh Rugby Club can confirm that the publicised investment in to the Club from a Californian-based group has unfortunately...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Beware, new-style Pumas have yet to bare their claws
Argentine rugby is a strange beast. It is one with a habit of never quite being what we expect, and it’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoHall of Fame or a random collection of great names?
by BRENDAN GALLAGHER Like any sporting Hall of Fame – and I’m aware of at least 50 worldwide from ballooning to rodeo...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams – Wales are lucky that Boks look in even worse shape!
Wales are in serious danger of being left behind by the rest of the Six Nations if they don’t settle on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoCarl Fearns – I’m looking to tear it up at Gloucester with Ross
Carl Fearns has revealed his ambition to form an aggressive new back row partnership with Ross Moriarty to help reawaken the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoFish and chips? At times this England performance was a banquet of brilliance
Eddie Jones called for fish and chips rugby to beat Fiji – by which I take it he meant basic wholesome...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Semesa Rokoduguni deserved his chance to shine
Alex Goode has been the most consistent full-back in high-performance terms in the Premiership for some time in the eyes of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBlackadder: We want Ford to stay and build a dynasty
Todd Blackadder would love George Ford to be the cornerstone of Bath‘s bid to dominate English and European rugby for many...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: This will be England’s best team ever – Jonny Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson has declared that the current all-conquering England side can eclipse the achievements of the World Cup-winning class of 2003....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoHave Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?
Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: Shape up lads, or the Lions will pass you by
Wales‘ stars need to start performing or they are in grave danger of missing out on the British Lions. Don’t get...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoI’m a victim of social media, says Tomas Francis
Tomas Francis insists he is no bad boy and reckons he was the victim of a trial by social media. The...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain deplores the continued poaching of Fijian players by world giants
Any visitor to Fiji will instantly become familiar with the word “Bula!”. The friendly local greeting, whose literal meaning is “life”,...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Stay put George, it’s your best move of all
George Ford had a weird training week as part of the England team preparing to take on South Africa. First, a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: It’s high time someone at the WRU apologised
No matter how often they fail against the big three, Team Wales never fail to trot out the same trite excuses....
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoNew Year verdict for London Irish’s London return
London Irish chief executive Bob Casey has revealed the club will discover in January if they will be allowed to ground...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Launchbury gives England a world-class look at lock
The record books will point to a very significant historic win – England‘s first over the Boks for ten years –...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Daly puts his marker down to remind Joseph he has to be on top form to come back
One of the best measurements of the quality of Eddie Jones‘ performance as England head coach has been that almost every...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoIrish win has inspired us, Tikoirotuma warns Eddie
Aseli Tikoirotuma reckons Fiji can follow Ireland‘s lead by “shocking the world” when they take on England at Twickenham this Saturday....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Eddie’s luck runs out but pool of talent will see him through
As Eddie Jones gets a taste of what it’s really like being head coach of England, he must have been thanking...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Are China ready to rush through the open door?
Will Rugby ever crack China or indeed vice versa? I ask that question again in light of the rather startling announcement...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoJackson Wray: Burger recipe can earn me Test call
Underrated Saracens back row Jackson Wray insists the disappointment of being overlooked by England has not diminished his desire to wear...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher on a 30-day 46-test global spectacular
There was a time when rugby fans looked forward eagerly to THE annual November international, the big match between the touring...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Time for some more Maros to step up in the Test arena
One player’s misfortune is another’s opportunity and this week in Portugal Eddie Jones will be running the rule over who will...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: Talent not an issue for Wales, it’s ability to hold their nerve
The biggest battle Wales face next week against Australia is with themselves because they must simply believe they can beat the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Clowns? No the joke’s on Wales when Aussies call
Wales take their annual autumn shot at the Wallabies next Saturday, driven by the assumption that they cannot go on missing...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoWallabies will reign supreme – Bob Dwyer
Bob Dwyer is backing Australia to prolong Welsh misery on Saturday in angry reaction to their ‘disrespectful’ portrayal in New Zealand...
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Champions Cup
/ 10 years agoOld Trafford in battle to host Champions Cup final
Old Trafford and the Nou Camp are among venues being considered to stage the 2018 European Champions Cup Final. Manchester United...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoSports betting and Lottery – a booster for a sports teams
Sports betting and Lottery – a booster for a sports teams that people often do not consider. There is an overlap...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Look away now unless you can think back to England beating South Africa…
England have been playing international rugby for 145 years and there have been a few bad trots over the decades against...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Saracens prove benefits of having home-grown talent
What an unusual start to Europe, with most of the French teams not turning up mentally and suffering the embarrassing consequences with...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoMesmeric Jonny May ready to step up for Red Rose
Jonny May‘s long-awaited return from injury will pay dividends for England, according to Gloucester backs coach Tim Taylor. May is stepping...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Gatland’s Law pays no heed to loyalty
The Welsh Rugby Union really ought to write a thankyou letter to those nice people who run the big English clubs,...
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