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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: New half-back pairing key to Saints’ revival
Can Reinach and Biggar do the business for Northampton?
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/ 8 years agoLeo column: Give Charles Piutau a reprieve after early capture by All Blacks
If an issue affects one Pacific Island, it affects all...
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/ 8 years agoContact area has to be next on the list
CONCUSSION is one of the biggest problems in the game right now and any attempts to minimise the number of incidents...
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/ 8 years agoNew half-back pairing key to Saints’ revival
JEREMY GUSCOTT Bath IN: Jackson Willison (Worcester Warriors), Lucas Noguera Paz (Jaguares), Victor Delmas (Colomiers), Darren Atkins (promoted Academy), Ruaridh McConnochie...
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/ 8 years agoSwitch to 13 earns Neal his chance in top-flight
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA POWERHOUSE Wasps centre Ross Neal believes spending last season at London Scottish has put him in...
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/ 8 years agoDragons need a flyer before their daunting task in Dublin
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Champs: Leinster celebrate winning the 2018 final THE beginning of the new PRO14 season looks...
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/ 8 years agoGoode column: I have one rule for my TV work – call it as you see it
The BT Sport pundit and co-commentator talks about switching from his playing career to create success in broadcasting
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Will Chudley can be the key to get Bath firing again
Jeremy Guscott on what the ex-Chief can do to steer Todd Blackadder's backline
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: You did it Sam, you’re a true Lions legend now
Peter Jackson pays tribute to the illustrious career of the Cardiff Blues, Wales and British & Irish Lions captain
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/ 8 years agoMichael Cheika must find remedy for tactical shortcomings
A crux of high penalty counts and finding a replacement for the retired Stephen Moore
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/ 8 years agoGive Piutau a reprieve after early capture by All Blacks
DAN LEO EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS The annual Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) Board meeting took place in Bristol last...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Wayne Pivac will look to emulate All Blacks’ all-court game
Jeremy Guscott looks at some storylines that are set to develop once Wayne Pivac transitions into the Wales head coach role
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/ 8 years agoDan Leo column: World Rugby must act to redress this failing system
Dan Leo looks at how mistakes are allowed to re-occur and impact Tier 2 & 3 nations
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/ 8 years agoDan Leo column: Malielegaoi mind game brings the best out of Samoa
Manu Samoa played Germany in a World Cup qualifier – Dan Leo reveals the weight of expectation placed on Chris Vui...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Why I’m rooting for Alex Cuthbert and Tom James this season
Alex Cuthbert is making a fresh start at Exeter and Tom James is back in training with Cardiff after battling depression
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Chris Ashton’s unique finishing ability still sets him apart
Jeremy Guscott feels Chris Ashton's appetite for tries can be fed by Faf de Klerk at new club Sale Sharks
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/ 8 years agoSteve Hansen’s moan shows Lions effects still linger
Nick Cain looks at how New Zealand have progressed one year on from that epic series against the British & Irish...
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Rugby still a long way off going global
There's a FIFA World Cup going on and everyone knows it...
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Lack of TV coverage makes referees the fall-guy
Peter Jackson uses the recent aerial incidents involving Israel Folau and Benjamin Fall to show how referees are sometimes tied up...
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/ 8 years agoGoode column: Fine having two alphas, but they must be in sync
Andy Goode discusses whether a Cipriani-Farrell combination could be the right formula for England going forward in the November Tests
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: England’s pack has gone backwards for 12 months
Jeremy Guscott takes a look at England's problems among the forwards
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Dean Ryan could give Eddie Jones a shoulder to lean on
Nick Cain reflects on recent comments by RFU chairman Andy Cosslett about the future of head coach Eddie Jones
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/ 8 years agoEddie’s pack has just gone backwards for 12 months
EREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK The England pack has shown an incredible drop-off between the intensity when Eddie Jones first came...
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/ 8 years agoFine having two alphas, but they must be in sync
ANDY GOODE GUEST COLUMN FROM THE FORMER ENGLAND FLY-HALF Dominant voice: Owen Farrell leads a post-match team talk The third Test...
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/ 8 years agoYoungs played like a general, De Klerk led from the front like a fireball
NEIL DE KOCK EX-SARACENS AND SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF Controlling influence: Ben Youngs The first-choice scrumhalves for England and South Africa, Ben...
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/ 8 years agoSlade deserves to keep the 13 jersey for Autumn series
WHILEOwen Farrell and his Saracens mates head off to Hvar in Croatia for his stag weekend and the rest of the...
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/ 8 years agoBarnes column: The golden generation give hope to Bernard Laporte
David Barnes reacts to Les Bleus Under-20 World Championship victory on home soil
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Eddie Jones has a plan for life without Billy Vunipola
Any coincidence that England's 2018 losing streak came when Big Billy was out injured?
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Dylan Hartley will be back as captain for the autumn
Jeremy Guscott gives his verdict on England's tour of South Africa
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/ 8 years agoDe Klerk puts mighty spring into the new South Africa
By Brendan Gallagher I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that Sale‘s Faf De Klerk could well have been the Premiership...
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Surely Bok reserves don’t merit cap status
By Peter Jackson Charlie Faulkner will never forget his international debut, how he stood toe-to-toe against the All Blacks and slugged...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: We missed Joe Launchbury, Le Roux boosted Boks
Jeremy Guscott's viewpoint on where things went wrong for England in the first Test
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/ 8 years agoEngland know it’s make or break for them in Johannesburg Test
Nick Cain summarises what's at stake between England and their hosts South Africa – and looks at the new players on...
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/ 8 years agoGallagher column: Hero pathfinders fought the cause of black players in Apartheid-era South Africa
Brendan Gallagher looks at the trailblazers who paved the way for Siya Kolisi to become the first black Springboks captain 24...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Elliot Daly is in many ways England’s best back
Jeremy Guscott says Ben Te'o should be key to England's plans for victory in South Africa
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Ever-improving Anthony Watson is my player of the season
Jeremy Guscott looks at the past 12 months for the Bath, England and B&I Lions full-back
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Danny Cipriani can be the catalyst for England to cut loose
The Gloucester-bound fly-half is on the plane to South Africa, read what Jeremy Guscott thinks of his inclusion
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/ 8 years agoNew Zealand are hypocrites for their fuss over Brad Shields
Pacific Islanders and their occasional route into New Zealand rugby...
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Greatest? No way, but Dylan Hartley has had his moments with England
Nick Cain examines Dylan Hartley's career after Eddie Jones' claim the hooker is England's greatest captain
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/ 8 years agoCain column: Straight-talking Johan Ackermann has Gloucester on track
Nick Cain writes how Ackermann's arrival has been timed perfectly with the breakout seasons by Jake Polledri and Lewis Ludlow
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Rhys Thomas’ plight puts injury into perspective
By Peter Jackson Rhys Thomas began the season waiting for a heart transplant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. He...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: No need for gimmicks, just sort out the breakdown issues
Fix the breakdown and and sort the scrum and our game will be one hell of a spectacle
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/ 8 years agoRugby Matters: Drugs… the stories that keep on coming
From playing through the pain with painkillers to straight up steroids, why it's worrying that players are self-medicating
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/ 8 years agoSchalk Brits feature: Erasmus will fire the Springboks and gear them up for the World Cup
Saracens legend Schalk Brits talks about how the new Boks chief can win the challenges facing South Africa by holding dual-roles...
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/ 8 years agoJackson column: Fans bring the glory days back to Pooler
Pontypool's unbeaten season is being celebrated with a trophy tour after winning 22 games out of 22
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/ 8 years agoWilliams column: George North can bring good times back to Ospreys
Shane Williams believes the incoming signing can lift the mood at the Liberty Stadium
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Pat Lam knows what it takes but he’s got a tough job
Jeremy Guscott picks two soon-to-be-out-of-contract players who can help Bristol stay up next season
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/ 8 years agoProbyn column: If this is how pros run our game, give me amateurs
Jeff Probyn takes at look at how the PR machines of national governing bodies and player Unions haven't got things right...
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/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Yes, I’d let Brad Shields face the Boks, Eddie needs him!
Jeremy Guscott argues the Hurricanes flanker is the right man at the right time for England ahead of the tour to...
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/ 8 years agoHeroic Harrison had spirit of St George
TOMORROW – St George’s Day – is the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Arthur Leyland Harrison, the only...
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