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/ 8 years agoDon’t knock us for promoting rugby says Exeter Uni boss
By NEALE HARVEY KEITHFleming, rugby director at Exeter University, has slammed traditionalists who claim college sides should have no place in...
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/ 8 years agoFlanagan back to bolster Blues pack after stint with Saracens
By NEALE HARVEY Boost: Alex Rae FORWARDS coach Alex Rae is banking on the return of influential lock Mark Flanagan to...
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/ 8 years agoAll Blacks helped me revive career
MATT JESS THE FORMER EXETER, LAUNCESTON, NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS AND CORNISH PIRATES WING MY LIFEIN RUGBY Ever-present: Matt Jess celebrates a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWhy Jersey is an island of rugby dreams
Brendan Gallagher visits the Channel Islands to find two rugby clubs enjoying fresh success Reds on the rampage: Augustin Slowik scores...
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/ 8 years agoGuernsey will remain amateur despite step-up
Cup that cheers: Guernsey celebrate last season’s Siam Cup victory You would imagine running a successful rugby club on a small...
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/ 8 years agoTwomey quits Quins for new Irish challenge
Irish-bound: Sam Twomey SAM Twomey has signed for London Irish ahead of the 2018/19 season. Twomey’s arrival represents something of a...
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/ 8 years agoPhillips: I’m at Sale determined to win more silverware
SIGNED primarily for his brute strength and ballast, Sale newcomer James Phillips is also keen to show he can play a...
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/ 8 years agoQuins were let down by poor fitness says Saili
By NEALE HARVEY Exciting game plan: Francis Saili PICTURES: Getty Images High tempo: Paul Gustard KIWI centre Francis Saili claims Harlequins...
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/ 8 years agoPiutau is relishing his derby baptism
WILL CARPENTER sits down with Bristol’s marquee signing from Ulster, Charles Piutau Packing a punch: Charles Piutau celebrates a try for...
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/ 8 years agoCould Sam be the man to boost Eddie’s England?
RENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS Vacancy: Paul Gustard with Eddie Jones MANY have...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoKent plan to break into rugby big time
By NEALE HARVEY KENT, the second biggest rugby playing county behind Yorkshire, currently have no top-notch Championship or Premiership club. But...
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Columnists
/ 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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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHartpury sign five Gloucester players on dual registration
'He's got a big future in the game' says Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwall of one of the quintet
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Features
/ 8 years agoAbbie: Let’s end season on a high
By NEALE HARVEY Leading from the front: Abbie Brown CONFIDENT England women Sevens captain Abbie Brown wants her team to embrace...
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/ 8 years agoLam has the pedigree for putting Bristol back on top
Mastermind: Pat Lam, taking charge of the Barbarians in May Pat Lam is an expert when it comes to putting teams...
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/ 8 years agoPAT LAM ON…
…captaining Northampton to their European Cup triumph in 2000, playing the entire final against Munster with a badly damaged shoulder “I...
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/ 8 years agoMa’afu to join Tigers not Ealing
By JON NEWCOMBE LEICESTER have made a swoop for experienced Fijian loose-head prop Campese Ma’afu, who had only just signed for...
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/ 8 years agoRugby passion still strong as ever… but not for pre-season!
Q&A SCHALK BURGER ON THE RECORD Schalk Burger, a 2007 World Cup winner with South Africa and veteran of 86 caps,...
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/ 8 years agoDefensive seawall sees Sea Wolves turn the tide
SEATTLE Sea Wolves overturned the odds and two earlier season defeats against the same opponents when they beat Glendale Raptors 23-19...
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/ 8 years agoAll Black Dagg off to Japan on short contract
By GEORGE LAWRENCE NEWS EXTRA ISRAEL Dagg has signed a deal to play in Japan for the Canon Eagles, putting his...
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/ 8 years agoCheika must find remedy for tactical shortcomings
NICK CAIN looks at issues Australia must address before the Rugby Championship Needs support in kicking battle: Will Genia PICTURES: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoMulvihill signals his intent at Blues
CARDIFF Blues confirmed the signing of USA No.8 Samu Manoa. The Toulon forward leaves the Top 14 outfit after three years,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoMorgan following the Cross way to Ospreys
LUKE Morgan hopes to transfer his record-breaking try-scoring with Wales Sevens to the 15-a-side game as he prepares to go on...
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/ 8 years agoPivac will look to emulate All Blacks’ all-court game
Room for improvement: Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies PICTURE: Getty Images Wayne Pivac seems like a natural successor to Warren Gatland as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCrane confident Pat Lam has assembled a Bristol pack that can go toe-to-toe with Premiership’s best
Steven Luatua, Jack Lam, Dan Thomas and George Smith to mention a few back rowers Bristol can bear with this coming...
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Columnists
/ 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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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNick Auterac hits back after nightmare stint at Bath
The Harlequins loosehead says things went downhill for him at The Rec as soon as Neal Hatley left for the England...
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/ 8 years agoInjury-hit Creed craving big role at Knights
By JON NEWCOMBE ELLIOTT Creed is looking forward to being part of something special at Doncaster after a stop-start couple of...
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/ 8 years agoSmith injury will send the Bears a tremor
Father Time catches up: George Smith is 38 this month PICTURE: Getty Images BRISTOL coach Pat Lam will have winced when...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
ROB ELLOWAY THE FORMER GLOUCESTER AND CORNISH PIRATES HOOKER From the age of about 14 all I ever wanted to do...
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/ 8 years agoHong Kong heroes dream about Japan
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Now for France: Hong Kong players celebrate HONG KONG served notice that there could be a second Asian...
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/ 8 years agoJones’ experience makes him the perfect fit
By JON NEWCOMBE LYN JONES is the perfect man to lead Russia into the 2019 World Cup, according to namesake and...
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/ 8 years agoMalielegaoi mind game brings best out of Samoa
DAN LEO EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS Local hero: Melani Matavao finishes a great Samoa move to score against Germany No...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWasps’ great entertainers need proper forward clout
NICK CAIN ANALYSES THE WASPS SET-UP AND HIGHLIGHTS KEY AREAS THEY MUST IMPROVE TO BECOME CHAMPIONS AGAIN Key signing: former England...
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/ 8 years agoAll set for another Ashton avalanche
Hit man: Chris Ashton BARRINGinjury it’s not difficult to predict an avalanche of Chris Ashton tries for attack-minded Sale next season....
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/ 8 years agoSan Fran can put Sevens World Cup back on map
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at how the World Cup Sevens has evolved since its 1993 inception World beaters: England celebrate their success...
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/ 8 years agoMaule’s loving life now he’s mentor
ALEX BYWATER talks to centre-turned-agent Gareth Maule about life on the other side Playing prowess: Gareth Maule scores a try for...
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/ 8 years agoUnfair that some National One clubs can call up stars
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Reinforcements: Leicster’s England U20 flier Jordan Olowofela helped Loughborough stay up last...
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/ 8 years agoAuterac hits back after nightmare stint at Bath
By NEALE HARVEY Rivals: Joe Marler, Mark Lambert and Lewis Boyce PENT-UP prop Nick Auterac has launched a broadside at the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRolling subs will make the game less safe
COLIN BOAG The French Top14 is already dominated by powerful packs, and the latest set of proposals from the FFR suggest...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoCrane confident Lam’s assembled a pack that can go toe to toe with the Premiership’s best
By NEALE HARVEY All Black wrecking ball: Steven Luatua JORDAN Crane reckons Bristol’s back row can be the foundation of a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRichie Vernon brings Test pedigree to London Scottish
By Neale Harvey Marquee signing Richie Vernon is ready to spearhead London Scottish‘s charge for a top six Championship place after...
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/ 8 years agoCodling in to replace Rowntree
Prolific: Tim Visser has scored 30 tries in 61 games for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Lineout king: Codling HARLEQUINS confirmed that...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams boys back to push Test claim
By ROB COLE THERE can be no excuses for Bernard Jackman’s Dragons next season as they can now field a match...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TIAAN THOMAS-WHEELER OSPREYS CENTRE You’ve got to be good to wear bright orange boots and Ospreys academy product Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler is...
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/ 8 years agoEl Abd backs Bristol’s new recruitment policy
JOE EL ABD, forwards guru of Top 14 miracle side Castres, reckons his bunch of relative unknowns have shown his old...
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/ 8 years agoHow meaningful were those summer tours?
COLIN BOAG Now that the summer tours have ground to an end, what’s the verdict on how the northern countries fared?...
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/ 8 years agoOld stagers set to return as England stumble on
NICK CAIN gives his thoughts on where the South African tour has left England preparations THE leading question following England’s twoone...
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/ 8 years agoBruzulier puts French nightmare behind him
By JON NEWCOMBE Top level experience: Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier in action for Clermont NEW Yorkshire Carnegie scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier comes with a...
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/ 8 years agoEaling call Buckland back from rugby wilderness
JAMES Buckland has vowed to make the most of a ‘fantastic opportunity’ after being summoned from the coaching wilderness to lead...
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