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Features
/ 4 years agoRainbow warrior Pienaar central to Boks success
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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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBenhard reaping reward for his versatility at Irish
VERSATILE London Irish back Benhard Janse van Rensburg is relishing playing in a variety of positions alongside experienced internationals as the...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoFarrell’s lads passed test with flying colours
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT I think we have all watched enough rugby in the professional era to know that when a team...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGalthie looks and acts the part as Brains behind French renaissance
NICK CAIN CHARTS THE KEY CHANGES FABIEN GALTHIE HAS MADE SINCE TAKING CHARGE OF FRANCE FABIEN Galthie’s transformation of France’s fortunes...
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/ 4 years agoHas Jones provided value for money?
NICK CAIN BY the end of his seventh year as England coach, Eddie Jones will have been paid £5.25 million in...
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/ 4 years agoMaddock excited for Bath return
FORMER Bath winger Joe Maddock is returning to the club as attack coach. Maddock, 43, played 130 times for Bath from...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoTV rights surrender could be disastrous
THE fact an estimated 54.8 million Japanese people viewed that famous 28-21 victory versus Scotland in the 2019 World Cup showed...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIWAN SHENTON
YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF MET NO.8 Cardiff Met captain Iwan Shenton is enjoying a fine campaign in his final year at university...
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/ 4 years agoSanderson can’t compete with offers from Far East
By PAUL REES ALEX Sanderson is feeling what he calls the brutal effect of the salary cap reduction as he tries...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExiles lock Coleman poised to snub Paris
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ADAM Coleman is deciding his next move after talking to Racing 92 about a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEx-England lock Kruis to call time
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England and Saracens lock George Kruis is to retire after completing the season with Japanese side Saitama Wild...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoChiefs in talks with O’Loughlin
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Guided tour: O’Loughlin EXETER Chiefs are lining up a third Leinster player to join...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PAUL HODGSON, THE FORMER ENGLAND, LONDON IRISH, WORCESTER & BRISTOL SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV OF PLAYERS HE’S PLAYED WITH AND...
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/ 5 years agoItaly scrum-half Callum Braley signs for Northampton Saints
Italian scrum-half Callum Braley has signed for Northampton Saints ahead of the 2022/23 season after making the switch from Italian side...
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/ 5 years agoFormer England and Saracens lock George Kruis retires from rugby
Former Saracens and England forward George Kruis has announced his retirement from all rugby on his 32nd birthday to concentrate on...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoBeauden Barrett Still Plagued by Concussion Issues Ahead of Opening Super Rugby Pacific Encounter
All Blacks star Beauden Barrett looks set to sit out the first round of the Super Rugby Pacific season. The 30-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDiamond: Relegation made the Premiership healthier
By PAUL REES Recruiting: Diamond WORCESTER may be one off the foot of the Premiership having finished bottom last season, but...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoMitchell such a coup
JOHN Mitchell is just the type of coach to help take Japan to the next level and I would not be...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNew tour proposal, same old problems
THE template for the World Nations Championship, a two-year, two division, 24-team competition – with promotion and relegation – to be...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRadradra wanted in the Far East
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SEMI Radradra has been sounded out about a move to Japan even though he...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players HELENA ROWLAND THIS WEEK… LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND ENGLAND FLY-HALF Helena...
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/ 5 years agoReports suggest South Africa set to replace Italy in Six Nations from 2025
South Africa look set to join the Six Nations from 2025 in place of Italy, the Daily Mail have revealed. Talks...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoBeauden Barrett Still Plagued by Concussion Issues Ahead of Opening Super Rugby Pacific Encounter
All Blacks star Beauden Barrett looks set to sit out the first round of the Super Rugby Pacific season. The 30-year-old...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoSport is like a drug
Rugby is a contact sport that came from England where people started playing it in the early 19th century. Lately, rugby...
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/ 5 years agoMark Wilson: Newcastle Falcons and England forward retires with immediate effect
Newcastle Falcons and England international Mark Wilson has retired from rugby with immediate effect. The 32-year-old Newcastle skipper and back-row forward...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBurger holds firm for Wasps move
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER WASPS have held off a last-minute bid from the Lions to prevent inside centre...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoExiles fight for Cracknell, Coleman
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish are fighting to stop two more players from leaving the club at...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWigglesworth’s age no concern for Borthwick
By PAUL REES RICHARD Wigglesworth will be on course to become only the second player to feature in the Premiership after...
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/ 5 years agoWorld 12s gather pace as Lam calls for change
By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes the game is ripe for a shake-up driven by wealthy investors as attempts to introduce...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMoney alone can’t buy success
PAUL REES SPEAKS TO PREMIERSHIP DIRECTORS OF RUGBY ABOUT THE SALARY CAP CUTS As Pat Lam wrestles with the question whether...
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/ 5 years agoGiteau back in LA for last hurrah at Giltinis
NEWS EXTRA By JIM TUCKER WALLABIES great Matt Giteau has ditched retirement plans and will play on in 2022 for the...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...
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/ 5 years agoSorry, Ireland you must get used to being favourites!
IRELAND Brendan Gallagher runs the rule over his tip to win the Championship Twinkle toes: Ireland’s tighthead anchor Tadhg Furlong PICTURE:...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoFrance must deliver… and Galthie knows it
FRANCE Fans expect this to be best year yet under Galthie, writes James Harrington Talisman: Antoine Dupont is expected to be...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets sign All Black Vaea Fifita from Wasps
Scarlets have signed All Black Vaea Fifita from Premiership side Wasps. The 29-year-old, who can play in the second row and...
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/ 5 years agoFarrell: We have the foundation to build on
VETERAN fly-half Johnny Sexton will captain Ireland for the third successive Six Nations after overcoming ankle and knee issues suffered in...
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/ 5 years agoThe ‘great selector’ is causing confusion again
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE ‘Fast Eddie’ nickname first coined in this column to describe Eddie Jones...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoIt’s time to rethink a British and Irish League
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The best we can say for the United Rugby Championship is that the revamped tournament is having...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoVan Graan wants Allende at Bath
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER JOHAN van Graan could make another raid on employers Munster this time. Van Graan,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCurry can be one of best in world – Jones
EDDIE Jones believes Tom Curry will have established himself as one of the best players in the game by the time...
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/ 5 years agoChatty men Sexton and Biggar give refs earache
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The most argumentative of fly-halves to be found in Europe, or anywhere else...
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/ 5 years agoNew captain Biggar leads squad into Six Nations
Wayne Pivac announced Dan Biggar as his new captain after he named his 2022 Six Nations squad that includes three debutants....
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Features
/ 5 years agoStephen Payne OBE praises Paddy Jackson
Stephen Payne OBE pays a personal tribute to Paddy Jackson to mark his 30th rotation of the sun. Stephen Payne is...
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/ 5 years agoWales lose Faletau and eight more Lions
By PETER JACKSON TAULUPE Faletau will miss the start of the Six Nations, leaving Wales to defend their title minus nine...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoEngland don’t know what world class means
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Will the Arctic icecap last long enough to witness another Italian victory in the Six Nations? Why...
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/ 5 years agoPrem will make Boks better says Benhard
By GARY FITZGERALD JAKE White has urged the Springboks to stop picking overseas-based talent but Benhard Janse van Rensburg has no...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoProp Ryan on Sarries’ radar
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS are showing an interest in signing veteran Munster tighthead John Ryan, who is...
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/ 5 years agoEngland are true World Cup contenders warns Boyd
By PAUL REES Change? Boyd wonders if Marcus Smith will be asked to alter his approach. Owen Farrell WHEN Chris Boyd...
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/ 5 years agoWasps ace Fifita will join Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ecstatic: Lloyd Evans celebrates Gloucester’s victory over Saracens on the final whistle PICTURE: Getty Images THE Scarlets have...
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/ 5 years agoGet Eddie’s successor to ride shotgun for him now
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SUCCESSION plans for the England head coach role have been a lottery in...
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