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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Learn lessons and put South Africa to the sword!
Wales must learn from New Zealand loss and be more clinical against the Boks this weekend...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Eddie needs more power to reach All Black level
(Picture: Getty Images) By Jeremy Guscott England are deserved No.2 in the world after beating Argentina, Australia and Samoa. That’s because...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoChatty refs have aided the growth of dissent
Clear as day? Owen Farrell, right, appeals as Marika Koroibete touches down DISSENT is an evil genie that was always going...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoTwo nation bid would harm, not help, the Islanders
YOU cannot blame Tim Nanai Williams for wanting a change in the World Cup eligibility rules to allow players qualified through...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoAshton try touch can ‘t save Toulon strugglers
FRENCH COLUMN The last time Toulon lost three games in a row they ended the season as domestic and European champions....
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoNorth ‘s good for Wales but what about the region?
George North arrived at Franklin ‘s Gardens from West Wales one year after Chris Ashton left for North London. The Welsh...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoLack of stardust on show in Swansea
A GRAND total of 44 players, the majority of them internationals, will be missing when Ospreys kick off against Glasgow in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoChurlish to suggest Farrell ‘s action anything but generous
AFTER a week when England ‘s players ended up on the back foot over their refusal to donate a penny of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoFijian flyers rule the wings this Autumn
AT THE last count the number of Fijian wings seen flying across the Test stage this year has risen to eight,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoSilence is deafening seven days on from that scrum farce
GEORGIAmade an immediate protest to World Rugby over the scrum farce in Cardiff, understandably so given that it denied them the...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: How Clem Thomas seized once in a lifetime opportunity
Ahead of Wales v New Zealand, Peter Jackson recalls when Clem Thomas overcame personal tragedy
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: It’s a mad, mad world as Laporte bashes Bill
By Nick Cain THE international administration of Rugby Union was left embarrassed and in abject disarray on Wednesday in London when...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoWilliams column: The one player who can give Wales hope against the All Blacks
Shane Williams reviews Wales' lacklustre performance against Georgia and looks ahead to the All Blacks Test
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: England will improve this year, but so will the All Blacks
With Eddie Jones saying England need to play catch up with the All Blacks, Jeremy Guscott looks at their chances
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: Beal lit up Arms Park long before Twickenham
From Bridgend and Welsh schools to Northampton and the Lions, Peter Jackson speaks with the former full-back
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: Eddie’s tunnel vision over Dylan Hartley is harmful
Nick Cain writes his opinion on how the England head coach has set a precedent that risks locking him in
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoVerdict: Pumas need a re-boot starting with their selection policy
Brendan Gallagher analyses a team performing below expectations
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Watson closes in on Brown for vote at full-back
Mike Brown’s early replacement gave us a glimpse of what a new back three may look like with Anthony Watson switching...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoWilliams column: Give Liam the key to drive Wales’ attack from full back
Shane Williams is teeming with curiosity how Warren Gatland will experiment with the Wales back three
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: World Cup vote would save Springboks from disaster
(Photo: Getty Images) By Nick Cain With South African rugby on the road to the cliff-edge, the Rugby World Cup board...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoWilliams column: Give Owen Williams the reins to drive brave new dawn for Wales
Wales and Lions legend Shane Williams looks at the Wales squad for the autumn internationals and suggests who should start
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: NFL ‘partnership’ will be far from friendly
Nick Cain examines the NFL's growing access to the European market which has seen two matches played at Twickenham this autumn
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Solomona must prove he is not a defensive liability
Jeremy Guscott looks at the competition for places in Eddie Jones' starting XV and who has a point to prove
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: Shameful that Newport’s big day is in cold storage
Peter Jackson recalls the forgotten by the masses moment Newport beat the All Blacks
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoAmerican ‘partnership’ will be far from friendly
This afternoon Twickenham is once again opening its doors to American Football by hosting the NFL “international series” game between the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoTMO must be called on if there is any doubt
TO use the TMO, or not to use the TMO? That is the question that was raised (again) during Wasps win...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoEddie’s after excellence
ELLIS Genge played like a runaway bull last weekend, scattering Castres tacklers like chaff. Was Eddie Jones impressed? Not entirely. The...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoThrowing money at problem won’t help grassroots grow
Ambitious plans: RFU chief executive Steve Brown PICTURE: Getty Images The well known Bible quote, “let he who is without sin...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoShameful that Newport’s big day is in cold storage
Winners: Brian Jones and, below, ‘Dick’ Uzzell’s dropgoal goes over Only four club teams have ever beaten the All Blacks and...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoAshton picks way through the chaos to grab 2 tries
At the double: Toulon wing Chris Ashton scored twice against Brive Chris Ashton scored two tries to bring his own total...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoWhy Kiwi Parkes will feel at home
HADLEIGH Parkes will be following a well-trodden path when he makes his bow for Wales against South Africa on December 2...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoSolomona must prove he’s not a defensive liability
Natural born try-scorer: Sale Sharks winger Denny Solomona PICTURE: Getty Images Eddie Jones has picked an impressive England squad for the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoHow do refs miss so much?
THE first two rounds of European competition led to a grand total of 12 players being put in the dock. Each...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoGive Owen the reins to drive brave new dawn
Deserves a chance at 12: Gloucester centre Owen Williams PICTURE: Getty Images Finally, my prayers have been answered! I’ve banged on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoLet’s rejoice that Joy is unconfined
NOBODY’S star can have taken off on a steeper trajectory in recent months than Joy Neville’s. In reaching ever skyward, Ireland’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoDanny Hearn – 50 years on: No regrets for the man of steel who beat the odds to walk again
50 years on from breaking his neck against New Zealand, The Rugby Paper meets the England centre to see how that...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoIt’s time the RFU honoured first black international
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the distinguished moment in history set by Plymouth player Jamie Peters
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: Gatland scorched by heat in Lions kitchen
Nick Cain looks at whether being head coach of the British & Irish Lions is more trouble than it's worth given...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: What ever happened to that war on gouging?
By Peter Jackson Sven Cronk knows how it feels to be poked in the eye as the innocent victim of a...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Lions will find that Gatland is a hard man to replace
Jeremy Guscott looks at Warren Gatland's Lions record and what could be on the horizon for the Kiwi
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Features
/ 9 years agoJackson column: Why no one is quite able to wing it like the All Blacks
(Photo: Getty Images) By Peter Jackson Of all the assembly lines in all the world, there is none to compare with...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoItaly helps restore careers of stricken half-back talents
By Brendan Gallagher ITALIAN rugby can be proud of the part it has played in the rehabilitation – physically and mentally...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoDavid Barnes column: It’s got to be Sarries for the Cup, says Yachvili
The former France maestro on Richard Wigglesworth's integral role in the Saracens squad
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoWilliams column: Time for Warren Gatland to blood new Dragons
By Shane Williams NOW IS the time for Wales to roll the selection dice. Warren Gatland will name his squad for...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: ‘Teflon Rob’ could have done so much more
By Nick Cain ROB Andrew’s reputation as the Teflon man of English rugby may have taken a knock when he was...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Let’s play Farrell at 10 with Te’o power outside him
By Jeremy Guscott OWEN Farrell plays fly-half for Saracens – which is where he will be for the big all- English...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoJackson column: Time to end Scarlets’ Euro Cup heartbreaks
By Peter Jackson No contender for Europe’s blue riband trophy can have endured more heartache in their pursuit than the Scarlets,...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoWilliams column: Losing one is unfortunate, losing two may be catastrophic
Shane Williams on the situation at Ospreys with Biggar and Webb set to leave
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: Kyle Sinckler can consider himself lucky as inconsistency in bans perpetuate
By Nick Cain KYLE Sinckler can consider himself fortunate to get off with a seven-week ban after making contact with Northampton...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Champions Cup pools draw make it sure to be a thrilling start
By Jeremy Guscott THE European Cup is a tougher, harder tournament under EPCR than it was four years ago when the...
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