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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNine or ten? Northampton Saints can count on me, says Kahn Fotuali’i
Northampton new boy Kahn Fotuali’i admits he will not be the fly-half that Saints fans have craved ever since Carlos Spencer’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Kohn’s time turns out to be tweet and short
A new contender has emerged for the shortest international career on record, one whose claims had been lost amid the substitution...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Merv…the O’Driscoll axe lacked respect
I had to laugh when I read the comments posted by ‘Merv’ following my article about Brian O’ Driscoll being left...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoMike Forshaw talks tough to Danny Cipriani and Co
As a Rugby League international as well as former Iron Man competitor, Sale‘s new defence coach Mike Forshaw is clearly not...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Sevens title could be fool’s gold in Brazil
The suggestion that Sonny Bill Williams and Benji Marshall, two of Rugby League’s biggest stars, could be chasing Sevens gold for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoAlex Corbisiero: I had to leave London Irish to achieve my goals
George North will light up the Premiership with Northampton Saints this season, according to Lions colleague Alex Corbisiero. The pair clock...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lancaster must take England brake off
Stuart Lancaster has real talent to work with and develop, judging by his EPS selection this week, but the big question...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain gives his expert assessment of England’s latest elite squads
Stuart Lancaster’s EPS selection for the new season reveals that England have just a single option in one of the most...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoTim Stimpson rates the new Matthew Tait No.1 at 15
He’s back in the England fold after a three-year absence and it should be just a matter of time before Mathew...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership clubs link up with USA giants of grid-iron
England‘s Premiership clubs have opened talks with four American football franchises over a ground-breaking trans- Atlantic venture. In an ambitious attempt...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNo frills on Jon Mills as he swims with the Sale Sharks
In his heart he’ll always be a Dragon, but Jon Mills is now prepared to do whatever it takes to stoke...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Axed Pollock pays price for Lions’ lack of Plan B
It may be over and finished but the Lions tour is still reverberating throughout the game – and not in a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: World Cup is a fitting finale for Hair Bear
PeOnly one prop has lasted long enough to win four Grand Slams – Jason Leonard over a period spanning the last...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago‘Nerd’ Dom Barrow has passion to learn with Newcastle Falcons
He might have been one of the most sought-after players in the Championship but Newcastle Falcons new boy Dom Barrow is...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoStuart Lancaster must dare to dream, says Brian Ashton
Brian Ashton hopes that England‘s new-found attacking style will be no passing ‘fad’. A young England team destroyed Argentina with some...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks ahead to the 2015 World Cup showdown between England, Wales and Australia
We are six months closer to the 2015 World Cup Pool of Pain, and the Lions victory over Australia provides a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMike Catt input can steer me to top says Luther Burrell
Luther Burrell racked up a Premiership final appearance and an England debut in his first season with Northampton – but the...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: North star needs help to twinkle for Saints
When it comes to buying marquee players for the new season no one in the Premiership has done a better job...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Time for Lancaster to get ruthless with selection
Stuart Lancaster must know by now that the biggest job he has as England head coach is selection. England are two...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoWhy Charlie Sharples may be on fast-track for recall
England discard Charlie Sharples has put the pain of rejection behind him and wants to prove the selectors wrong by starring...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoTiger Niall Morris aiming to be an Irish Wolfhound
Niall Morris, having impressed with Emerging Ireland in Georgia this summer, hopes to get another crack at international rugby. Leicester winger...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales can cap it all with World Cup victory
By the time they finish their next match, Wales will be in serious contention for another title – The Most Capped...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: O’Driscoll deserved to end his career with dignity
Okay, okay I admit it, I said that I thought the Aussies would win that third Test and the series and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMike Ford puts his focus on reviving up Bath attack
He’s masterminded the defence for the Lions, England and Ireland, not to mention Premiership clubs. But now newly-promoted Bath coach Mike...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Gatland defies the abuse to hit jackpot
What the 2013 Lions tour revealed is that for all the power inherent in the concept of the four Home Unions...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain says Lions’ selection errors would have proved costly in New Zealand
Sam Warburton says that he has no truck with the defeatist claptrap which says that the Lions cannot win in New...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoAndy Goode: I’m here to help make Wasps great again
Fly-half Andy Goode is out to prove there is life in the old dog yet by marshalling Wasps young guns into...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions success was even greater than ‘97
Big congratulations to everyone concerned with the Lions for a scintilating series and a well-deserved triumph. It should not be underestimated...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain’s tour overview: Do not underestimate this wonderful triumph
The 2013 Lions roared in Sydney, mauling the Wallabies by a record score, but there are some embittered souls for whom...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“I feel a bit sorry for Gavin,” says Bath legend Duncan Bell
Bath legend Duncan Bell says he “feels sorry” for Gavin Henson following the storm surrounding his public bust up with team-mate...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain reflects on the highs and lows of the Lions tour leading up to the pivotal Test
The last round of Wallaby jaw-jaw before the battle for the 2013 Test series came to a climax at the ANZ...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: High ticket prices will keep kids away from World Cup
Well that’s it for another four years (12 if you’re Australian), the end of another Lions tour with all the angst...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMatt Banahan sets his sights on main prize
Matt Banahan refuses to give up on his England dream but knows a successful season with Bath is non-negotiable if he...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: O’Driscoll was lucky even to be on tour
The notion held by some media pundits and fans – not all of them Irish – that Brian O’Driscoll is a...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain’s tour verdict: Gatland shows he has Midas touch
After the gunsmoke had cleared at the ANZ Stadium, the massed ranks of Lions fans waited to cheer on the 2013...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoChris Robshaw may have to switch to six says Nick Evans
Luke Wallace’s all-action displays in the Quins No.7 shirt last season will force England captain Chris Robshaw to move to blindside...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Our sixteen years of pain end in 80 minutes
Forward dominance has been fundamental to this series from the off and yesterday the Lions power pack well and truly stuffed...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: The first time ten Welsh stars won it for the Lions
Lewis Jones was playing cricket in Plymouth one Saturday afternoon long ago when he took the first step towards joining the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNo Cockerill, no problem for well-drilled Tigers says Anthony Allen
Anthony Allen has played down the significance of Richard Cockerill’s impending nine-week ban, insisting it will make little difference to Leicester‘s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMako Vunipola will be best prop in world says Saracens coach
Public opinion might suggest Mako Vunipola was taught a lesson in Melbourne, but Saracens forwards coach Alex Sanderson is adamant that...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoBritish & Irish Lions beat Australia to claim first series in 16 years
The British & Irish Lions have won their first Test Series in 16 years after a 41-16 thumping of Australia in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Don’t be fooled, the Lions are no angels
Every once in a while, the game is brought into more disrepute by the judiciary than by those dragged before them...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoYoung guns can fire us into top two – Mike Tindall
Gloucester player-coach Mike Tindall believes that the Cherry & Whites’ young guns should train their sights on a top-two finish in...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Horwill’s escape is latest great stitch-up
The James Horwill incident is the straw that broke the camel’s back. When the Australian captain was exonerated by Kiwi QC...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Cuthbert’s knee-drop was as bad as Horwill’s ‘stamp’
The IRB’s decision to call for a re-trial of Australian captain James Horwill re the stamping charge he was cleared of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago2013-2014 Aviva Premiership fixtures revealed
Premiership Rugby today confirmed that Aviva Premiership Rugby champions Leicester Tigers will start the defence of their title at home to...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoLion Leigh Halfpenny ‘could be explosive like Israel Folau’
The man who gave George North his scything sidestep and Israel Folau his kangaroo kick believes Leigh Halfpenny combines the best...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions must play Welsh way and look for tries
As much as we Lions supporters didn’t want it to go to the last game we really do have something special...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoRoberts returns but BOD dropped for Lions in Series decider
Warren Gatland has dropped Brian O’Driscoll from his British & Irish Lions matchday squad ahead of the Series decider against Australia...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“I’ve lost all respect for Cockerill,” says Martin Castrogiovanni
Martin Castrogiovanni, shaggy-haired prop who has just joined Toulon, has delivered a scathing verdict on the Leicester bosses he left behind....












