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/ 13 years agoJon Callard name Saxons team
England Saxons head coach Jon Callard has named five new faces in his young side as they face the Irish Wolfhounds...
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/ 13 years agoDan Luger trains his sights on David Strettle for England call
England must abandon their policy of fielding two full-backs, according to one of their most prolific wings Dan Luger. And, says...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Time to bin the sin bin and keep the game fair
In a week that should have been all about the new Elite Player Squad the spotlight continues to burn on the...
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/ 13 years agoKvesic, Botha and Monye called by England
Matt Kvesic, Mouritz Botha and Ugo Monye have been called up to the England training squad to prepare for the RBS...
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/ 13 years agoSaracens handed home Heineken Cup semi-final
Saracens have been given a major boost to reach the Heineken Cup final after they were drawn as potential host of...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the current status of the Heineken Cup
If there was ever a time for the English clubs to emphasise that they are the real deal and not the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Soul of London Irish has been ripped out
In sport you get so many highs and lows, and the great thing is its unpredictability. Given the great year of...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 6 teams
Pool 1 Munster v Racing Metro Munster: Jones; Howlett (capt.), Earls, Downey, Zebo; Keatley, Murray; Kilcoyne, Varley, Botha; O’Callaghan, Ryan; O’Mahony,...
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/ 13 years agoRob Baxter and Toby Booth could be called up by England
Rob Baxter and Toby Booth could be helping England in the summer if Stuart Lancaster gets his way. The England head...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSaracens snap up Billy Vunipola and James Johnston
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper back in December, Billy Vunipola will team up with his brother Mako...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Saracens flanker Will Fraser about his ‘inspirational’ brother
Will Fraser goes through a ritual before every match he plays for Saracens. The rugged openside flanker has his wrists and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lancaster needs a wing man to drive home his bombers
I’ll argue all day long that the key ability in a winger is that when you give them a try-scoring opportunity,...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half
Decent turnaround from Bristol? Pretty good, yes. After a really good pre-season we had a very disappointing start and didn’t get...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 5: teams
Pool 1 Edinburgh v Munster (Live) Edinburgh: Tonks; Fife, Cairns, Scott, T. Visser; Laidlaw (capt.), Rees; Jacobsen, Lawrie, Nel; Gilchrist, Cox;...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: The Gong Show and the Goon Show 2012
It’s the season of awards, from the BBC’s Sports Personality show to the New Year Honours. Gongs are being handed out...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPurdy and Sloan added to England U20 for 6 Nations
Henry Purdy and Harry Sloan have been added to the England U20 squad ahead of the Six Nations. The Leicester wing...
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/ 13 years agoBilly Twelvetress named in England’s Six Nations squad
Billy Twelvetress has been named by Stuart Lancaster in the England Elite Player Squad for the upcoming RBS Six Nations. The...
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/ 13 years agoNeil Briggs banned for three weeks
Neil Briggs has received a three-week suspension and will miss the Exiles’ remaining Amlin and LV Cup games in coming weeks....
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/ 13 years agoMcCall and Co. carry on at Saracens
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has extended his contract with the North London club until at least the end of...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Dean Richards about his remarkable return to rugby
Dean Richards has no peers in the English club game when it comes to building champion teams, and he is at...
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/ 13 years agoPremiership Round 13: Teams
Exeter v Northampton Exeter: Arscott; Camacho, Whitten, Dollman, Jess; Steenson, Thomas; Moon, Clark, Tui; Mumm, Hanks; Johnson, White, Baxter (capt.). Replacements:...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFit-again Croft returns for Leicester
Tom Croft recovered from the serious neck injury he suffered back in April and will make his first Leicester appearance of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“Christian Wade must add to his X-factor” – Joe Rokocoko
Joe Rokocoko admits he sees plenty of his younger self in Christian Wade, but the former All Black insists the Wasps...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Heineken Cup needs refreshing for the fans
Another Heathrow hotel meeting, and another Heineken cup impasse. That was the outcome from the battle of the suits this week...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain says the best coaches never believe they cannot improve a winning team
England will not be de-railed this season by skidding on the media and blog froth that has surrounded his squad since...
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/ 13 years agoJosh Lewsey is backing Ben Foden to win battle of No.15s
Ben Foden has seen his full-back throne usurped by two younger pretenders but England‘s World Cup winner Josh Lewsey believes the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 11: preview and predictions
Bath v Saracens Bath Rugby have made six changes to the starting line-up that beat Calvisano in the Amlin Challenge Cup...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Danny Herriot – Northampton prop
With Soane Tonga’uiha and Brian Mujati both apparently on their way out of Franklin’s Gardens there are some big boots to...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 4: Preview and Predictions
Pool 1 Edinburgh v Racing Metro After over a year on the sidelines, Edinburgh welcome Ben Cairs back in their starting...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoTomás O’Leary out for 4-6 months
Tomás O’Leary will be out of action for “between four and six months” with a back injury. The London Irish scrum-half...
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/ 13 years agoWins for Castres and Connacht
French side Castres kept their hopes of qualification alive with a narrow 9-6 win in Glasgow. Scott Wight kicked two successful...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Grayson stricken by Midlands fly-halfitis
Paul Grayson’s exit from Northampton after being at Franklin’s Gardens as an assistant coach and player for 19 years suggests that...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 3: preview and predictions
Pool 1 Munster v Saracens Dave O’Callaghan will make his first Heineken Cup start for Munster against Saracens in Thomond Park...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWorcester v Perpignan teams
Euan Murray is set to make his Worcester debut tonight after being named in the Warriors’ staring XV to face Perpignan...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Jimmy Gopperth – Newcastle fly-half
Happy with your season so far? Can’t complain. We’re unbeaten in the league and, on the back of a great performance...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“We’re getting more and more confident” – Tom Varndell
London Wasps are travelling to Sandy Park tomorrow to face Exeter looking to carry on their good run of form against one of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoOwen Farrell starts against All Blacks for England
As expected, Owen Farrell will lead the England attack on Saturday against New Zealand starting at fly-half. The new IRB Player...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 10: previews and predictions
Harlequins v Worcester Harlequins have made three changes to the starting XV that played Bath last weekend for the reception of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoOpenside gambit from Luke Wallace: “I’ll oust Chris Robshaw”
Ultra-competitive Harlequins flanker Luke Wallace believes he could provide the long-term answer to England‘s search for a genuine openside. And he...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoBrian Mujati set to leave Saints for Racing with Tonga’uiha
South African Brian Mujati is set to leave the Midlands for Racing Metro at the end of the season. 28-year-old Mujati...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 9 review
Bath (beat Harlequins 21-18) While the talk is all about Gloucester in the West Country, Bath are quietly becoming a force...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoDonald boots Bath to victory at The Rec
Stephen Donald won the battle of the boot against fellow All Black Nick Evans to help Bath to a 21-18 over...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“We stopped doing the hard graft up front” – Northampton’s Ken Pisi
Last week against the Dragons, Northampton ended a four-game losing streak which saw them go from unbeaten at top of the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoEngland v South Africa teams
Joe Launchbury has been handed his first Test start for England ahead of their game against South Africa at Twickenham on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 9: preview and predictions
Bath v Harlequins: Army boy Semesa Rokoduguni is in line to make his Premiership debut for the West Country side as...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoMorgan and Haskell called up by England to face South Africa
Ben Morgan and James Haskell have been called up by Stuart Lancaster to face South Africa on Saturday at Twickenham. The...
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/ 13 years ago“I don’t want to wait until the Six Nations to be picked again” – Luke Wallace
Luke Wallace has been playing second fiddle to England captain Chris Robshaw and, as a result, has seen his playing time...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Flood’s time is now – he has to seize the moment
Come on Stuart, show us what you’ve done with this team of yours. I know it’s not even a year since...
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/ 13 years agoLV Cup round 2: preview and prediction
Dragons v Northampton The Dragons and the Saints are both looking for their first win in the competition at Rodney Parade...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoJones to captain Wales against Samoa as Warburton is dropped
Ryan Jones will captain Wales for a record 29th times against Samoa on Friday with Sam Warburton dropped to the bench....
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