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/ 6 years agoCross Green’s home to generations of Melvilles
MY CLUB OTLEY 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 agoChester’s online aid helps fight cost of lockdown
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE A FRIEND of former England international Tom May has come to the aid of the business...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOMMYFREEMAN NORTHAMPTON FULL-BACK Rejected by Leicester at 16, Tommy Freeman might have been lost to rugby had he not made the...
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/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
ELLIOTT STOOKE, ENGLAND, BATH AND FORMER GLOUCESTER, LONDON IRISH AND ENGLAND U20s LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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/ 6 years agoWales cap Will owes so much to Boden
By NEALE HARVEY Reaching the top: Will Rowlands making his debut for Wales against France PICTURES: Getty Images NEWLY-capped Wales and...
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/ 6 years agoRUGBY QUIZ
FORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE Q7: Frank Hayes playing cricket for England 1. On October 24,...
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/ 6 years agoAge 30, I felt ready for the ‘real world’
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAVE LEWIS THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, EXETER AND HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF Big break: Dave Lewis playing for Gloucester against Australia...
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/ 6 years agoWRU hard ball killed Shingler’s big dream
Eligibility row: Steven Shingler playing for Cardiff Blues PICTURE: Getty Images Sir Bill Beaumont’s proposal that a host of South Pacific...
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/ 6 years agoA sea of people hailed Carling like a Messiah
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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/ 6 years agoGlobal season must happen to make rugby a world sport
Q&A ALAN SOLOMONS ON THE RECORD Stifled: World Cup quarter-finalists Japan need more top level games to progress PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoReward for Knoyle
SCRUM-HALF Tavis Knoyle has become the latest player to commit his future to Dragons. Director of rugby at Dragons, Dean Ryan,...
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/ 6 years agoRohan banned for two-timing
CENTRE Rohan Janse van Rensburg has been fined £32,500 and handed a twoweek ban for signing contracts with Sale and Gloucester....
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/ 6 years agoBargain buys from abroad will stymie English talent
By NEALE HARVEY AN already shrinking jobs market will become even tougher for aspiring young English players as more overseas stars...
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/ 6 years agoCVC to re-evaluate investment in PRO14
By ROB COLE THE future financial stability of the PRO14 and the four Welsh regions will be on the line this...
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/ 6 years agoDon’t mess up this crucial changeover
Different eras: Bill Beaumont, and Agustin Pichot in their playing days PICTURE: Gettty Images As everybody in sport, and in particular...
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/ 6 years agoItoje can compete with the Bok giants
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… LOCKS Outstanding: Maro Itoje...
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/ 6 years agoThe best England team in the world
Jonny Wilkinson Phil Vickery Steve Thompson Jason Leonard Martin Johnson Maro Itoje Mike Teague Peter Winterbottom ENGLAND have had four teams...
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/ 6 years agoGood news for Boris, the right is might again
Best wing in the world? Cheslin Kolbe PICTURE: Getty Images The Prime Minister rather enjoys his rugger: indeed, he attended last...
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/ 6 years agoHolmes calls halt to become a city slicker
By JEREMY BLACKMORE NOTTINGHAM skipper Tom Holmes has called time on a 13-year career in the wake of the Championship funding...
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/ 6 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Tompkins is new target for Dragons THE Dragons appear to be nowhere close to...
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/ 6 years agoThe Principality pointed way perfectly for the new millennium
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s best grounds TOP 20 …RUGBY GROUNDS NEXT WEEK Rugby Scandals Sheer...
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/ 6 years agoEasy does it when we finally get green light
I can almost hear the twang of hamstrings as we contemplate the return to action of our professional players. Everyone is...
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/ 6 years agoBilly gets backing of Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE SIX Nations claim they stand united in their support for Sir Bill Beaumont’s re-election as chairman of...
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/ 6 years agoToomua may take Bath to dodge cuts
PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Leicester playmaker Matt Toomua could make a return to the Premiership following pay-cuts to all professional players...
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/ 6 years agoClubs plan breakaway the same as football
By NICK CAIN A GROUP of six English Premiership clubs are planning to breakaway from PRL, the administrative arm which represents...
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/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby hard cases countdown: No 5-1
The hard men who wouldn't take a step back on the rugby pitch
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/ 6 years ago10 great coaching minds currently ‘lost’ on rugby
Martin Johnson had his career in coaching blighted by England's 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign
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/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – test of strength at tighthead could sway series
Nick Cain looks at the depth available to Warren Gatland at tighthead for the Lions
