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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Martin Johnson’s out and firing – at wrong targets!
Martin Johnson broke cover for the first time in the three years since he resigned as England manager when he gave...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoMitch Lees backs strongman Dave Ewers for England
Exeter back row must be promoted to England’s EPS, according to pack-mate.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoWasps move to Coventry confirmed
Wasps move to Coventry has tonight been confirmed with the news that the Coventry council have unanimously approved the sale of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoGuy Mercer’s rise from Rec super-fan to star man
Home-grown open side talks to Jon Newcombe about his brilliant start to the season.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoDavid’s back on the Paice as hunt starts to replace injured hooker Tom Youngs
London Irish man is the man to solve England’s hooking dilemma, according to forwards coach Glenn Delaney.
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Richard Webster – Man of Iron with knobbled knees
After nine operations, Richard Webster’s knees are so shot to bits that he cannot run five metres without seizing up. The...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoChiefs’ new Brat pack have eyes on England
Time is running out but buccaneering back rower vows to bust a gut to attract the attention of Stuart Lancaster.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Welcome back Danny Cipriani, you can be the boy again
What we’ve all got to be pleased about as rugby fans is when a player with undoubted talent lets that talent...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Sadly, loyalty seems to be a one-way street for IRB
What price loyalty in rugby? That’s a question that is not as easy to answer as you may think. Back in...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: VCs are for our military heroes not rugby lads
An essential part of the well-being of any professional (or amateur) sport is having strong and profitable relationships with commercial and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoDanny Cipriani’s high profile for the right reasons says Steve Diamond
Sale boss Steve Diamond tol hold contract talks with star fly-half at the end of next month.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher and boot camps
It is difficult to be precise about these things but the first whiff of a training camp – or something out...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to World Cup winner Neil Back about England’s back-row
Neil Back wants to accentuate the positives for England in the week that the 2015 World Cup countdown began in earnest....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoCharlie Hodgson: Stephen Myler can put the pressure on Owen Farrell
Farrell could become “one of the greats of the game" but ex-England maestro is tipping Myler to pose the biggest threat...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAndrew Sheridan confirms retirement
As reveled on August 1, Andrew Sheridan today confirmed he has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical ground....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoVersatile Henry Slade can take Toby Flood path to top
Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher believes Slade's ability to play anywhere in the backline can only enhance his Test prospects.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: One hundred years on…the Varsity heroes are honoured
It was a Cambridge man, and a half decent rugby player to boot, who famously mused that should he die there...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNew-found grit puts Wasps in contention
Chris Bell insists his side are no longer push-overs with squad capable of slugging it out against the best.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Stephen Myler – the fly-half driving Northampton’s challenge to retain their Championship
Stephen Myler is the Stuart Lancaster‘s most experienced fly-half and, on the evidence of the last six months, offers a mix...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Referee the mark and straight feed and scrums will be fine
Here we are just two weeks into the season and already my old front row partner Brian Moore is banging on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoAussie Kieran Longbottom pledges his allegiance to England
Playing for England would be an “absolute honour” for Australian prop.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Europe’s suddenly got a lot tougher for the Irish
Soon after Brian O’Driscoll had been revealed as the latest jewel in BT Sport’s ever-expanding crown of former international pundits he...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Imports are making a mockery of IRB rule
During his time in charge of Wales, Graham Henry took what could be politely described as a cavalier attitude to capping...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoCranky Karl Dickson on fast-track to follow in Glen Jackson’s footsteps
Harlequins scrum-half reveals how he aims to follow the lead of Kiwi Glen Jackson by becoming a top class Test referee.
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English Championship
/ 12 years ago“Step down won’t stop me getting to the top,” insists Worcester Warrior Sam Smith
Winger believes his England ambitions will be helped rather than hindered by playing in the Championship.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: When rugby passed its screen test
Gareth Thomas is launching his new updated biography Proud on Thursday – which is probably why that amiable old Hollywood slugger...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoWill Skinner: Joe Marler’s the right man to captain Harlequins
Former Stoop skipper hails “an outstanding decision by Conor O’Shea”.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Exeter’s Henry Slade about his outside hopes for the World Cup
How could Henry Slade give up on the dream of winning the 2015 World Cup final for England when the last...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Expect Saracens to cash in on the World Cup wobbles
It’s great when the season restarts and the politics takes second place and we can get on to actually playing and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoForgotten man Brad Barritt sends out a reminder
Saracens centre determined to win back his England place and after Billy Twelvetrees and Luther Burrell's shirts.
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: So sad that Sinbad’s voyage never sailed fair despite its wonderful beginning
On paper it looked like the worst mismatch of all, Jonah Lomu against James Simpson-Daniel. A global superstar of gigantic proportion...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Magician who turned invisible for England
James Simpson-Daniel was one of those players, who, like David Campese and Gerald Davies before him, was touched by the rugby...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoChrysander Botha’s hoping for home advantage at Exeter
Namibian flyer reveals why he turned down offers from France to try his hand in the Premiership.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoWorcester will fight Wasps plan to relocate
Warriors to lead a resistance against Wasps' plans to relocate to the West Midlands.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoChampionship clubs can cash in during World Cup
Championship clubs hoping for a World Cup bonanza.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoIt’s great to be a Northampton Saint after summer in solitary – Jon Fisher
Agonising summer training alone finished in joy with a “surreal” move to Premiership champions.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: We should never forget the ghosts at the feast
Relegation is a fact of life in any sport with leagues, or at least should if that league structure is to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: A friendly settlement? Don’t you believe it
Just about a fortnight ago, the warring Welsh factions were ‘miles away’ from ending their stand-off. Now that the smoke of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoLuke Arscott: I’ll help Anthony Watson but No.15 jersey is up for grabs
Full-back thrilled about leadership role at new club to get the most out of its talented but youthful backline.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: These All Blacks are just fitter, not better
With the undoubted exception of England, circa 2001-2003, I’ve always thought New Zealand, year-in year-out, look at least ten per cent...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Delayed start to season will benefit clubs in long run
Here we go again, as soon as there is the slightest potential to extract some money from the RFU, the Premiership...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoLet’s put on the greatest rugby show in England! – Andy Robinson
Guiding Bristol back to the Premiership would match any of his previous achievements.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoWhy big bad Brad Thorn will be roaring at 40 for Leicester Tigers
All Black legend has the same hunger for the game.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoRejuvenated Sailosi Tagicakibau is hungry for new start
Revitalised wing has not joined Wasps to make up the numbers.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoChris Cusiter relishing Bryan Redpath link-up
Scotland scrum-half relishing opportunity to work with boyhood hero.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoBristol’s base is strong, we must be too – Mark Sorenson
Mental baggage after three failed promotion bids still there but club captain confident they can make it fourth time lucky.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Lions must show their teeth in South Seas
Having been among those agitating for New Zealand finally to pay a debt of honour to the Samoan people and play...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Old-time All Blacks stand test of history
They could be found in Auckland on Thursday night sinking some grog and spinning old yarns worthy of the occasion –...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNew Zealand v Argentina preview
As expected, Beauden Barrett will start at fly-half for New Zealand on Saturday as they take on Argentina in the third...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoWatch out I’m raring to go says Alex Corbisiero
Northampton prop is fit, hungry and ready to stake a claim for an England place this autumn.
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