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/ 6 years agoFord was ‘a snake’ to me at RWC says Burgess
SAM BURGESS has called his then-Bath coach Mike Ford “a snake” and accused him of using Burgess as a pawn to...
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/ 6 years agoFrench cash crisis should halt Racing bid for Itoje
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Watch this space: Maro Itoje’s rumoured move to Racing looks doubtful PICTURE: Getty Images For some time,...
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/ 6 years agoI’m one of Will’s old farts at the RFU these days
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL DE GLANVILLE THE FORMER ENGLAND & BATH CAPTAIN AND CENTRE Proud days: England captain Phil de Glanville...
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/ 6 years agoCarter joins the Blues, his hometown clu0062
ALL Blacks great Dan Carter will return to New Zealand to play for the Blues in Super Rugby, which starts next...
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/ 6 years agoSpencer signs for 3-years at Bath
By SAMUEL JACKSON BATH have confirmed Saracens and England scrum-half Ben Spencer will join them next season. The 27-year-old will move...
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/ 6 years agoCraftsman Tom nails down his new career
By NEALE HARVEY Back to nature: Tom Wood works out in his back garden using a home- made barbell Grinding it...
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/ 6 years agoTragedy after Munster’s greatest win0020
Munster 12 New Zealand 0 (Oct 31, 1978) Defence on top: Munster’s Donal Canniffe hacks away IT ALL started – in...
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/ 6 years agoGolden Era ends with Welsh Slam but France are also formidable
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union Power: France before their game against Wales...
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/ 6 years agoRestarting season is rather ridiculous
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why play on? Newcastle have been promoted. Here George Wacokecoke scores his...
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/ 6 years agoDeacon joins Longlevens
FORMER Gloucester prop Andy Deacon has joined Longlevens as director of rugby. Deacon was previously at Cirencester where he headed up...
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/ 6 years agoQUIZ ANSWERS from P24:
1. Mike Campbell-Lamerton - 1966 New Zealand; born in Valletta, Malta in 1933. 2. Serge Blanco 3. Ray Gravell (Llanelli, Wales...
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/ 6 years agoKettering get ready
MARK Byers has been appointed Kettering Rugby Club’s coronavirus manager as they look to be ready to open the bar and...
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/ 6 years agoMoving Six Nations will work – Conrad
By NEALE HARVEY World champ: Conrad Smith playing for the All Blacks PICTURES: Getty Images DOUBLE World Cupwinning ex-All Black Conrad...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MORGANSTRONG OSPREYS NO.8 Morgan Strong was 14 when he heard the immortal words that changed his life. “You’re not good enough,”said...
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/ 6 years agoCoster leaves Old Reds
OLD Redcliffians director of rugby Kevin Coster agrees it was time for a change at the relegated National Two South club...
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/ 6 years agoSam set to face Chiefs pals in Sale’s title bid
By NEALE HARVEY SALE-bound Exeter centre Sam Hill admits swapping one title-contending club for another midway through the season has left...
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/ 6 years agoI’m now Granny to boys I saw grow up
MY CLUB RICHMOND WE SPEAK TO A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN, THIS WEEK...
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/ 6 years agoRUGBY QUIZ
FORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE Q14: Cardiff Blues win the 2018 Challenge Cup 1. Which post...
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/ 6 years agoPress box pros were Wales’ other stars
WHENWales shared the Five Nations title in 1964, they had an unbeaten team on the field and another one off it....
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/ 6 years agoNew rule gives spirit of the game a red card
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Deserved: Sebastien Vahaamahina is sent off against Wales PICTURE: Getty Images As from...
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/ 6 years agoCampo, the maverick, about to break loose
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring photographs, and explains the story behind the iconic image Iconic Rugby Pictures:...
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/ 6 years agoDec and I have come a long way since our days in an Airbnb
Q&A LES KISS ON THE RECORD Building: Les Kiss London Irish head coach, former Ireland assistant and proud Aussie Les Kiss...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoOne metre change worth £3m per game
CHANGINGsocial distancing from two metres to one metre would increase the potential crowd at Twickenham from 9,000 to 40,000. Bill Sweeney,...
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/ 6 years agoSave the red cards for real villains
THERE are many contenders for Rugby’s worst law. The accidental offside law is one and my personal bete noire is allowing...
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/ 6 years agoOne venue for Rugby Championship makes sense for all time
UNIONS around the world are scrambling to devise short term measures to save competitions and generate much needed cash and the...
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/ 6 years agoSo just who WAS in charge at Gloucester?
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Reshuffle: David Humphreys, celebrating a win with Ross...
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/ 6 years agoTuilagi has the power to trouble De Allende
2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... INSIDE-CENTRES Line-breaker: Manu Tuilagi hands...
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/ 6 years agoA different Call of Duty put him on top of the world
LUKE Cowan-Dickie once occupied top spot in the Call of Duty war-based video game’s global rankings, and his interest in gaming...
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/ 6 years agoLuke’s hooked on being best
NICK CAIN TALKS TO EXETER’S LUKE COWAN-DICKIE ABOUT HIS IMPRESSIVE TRY-SCORING RECORD Try-time: The headbanded Luke Cowan-Dickie is buried as he...
