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Features
/ 8 years agoDeano could call for South African saviour
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler ON THE BLINDSIDE DEAN RICHARDS has sent out an SOS for injury replacements in a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWorth wanted to replace Le Roux
Wasps target: George Worth WASPS are plotting a move for Leicester Tigers full-back George Worth to replace Springbok star Willie le...
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Features
/ 8 years agoPollard move to Bath looks to be over
BATH look set to fail in their bid to lure Springbok fly half Handré Pollard to the Rec following the World...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHenry Slade can be England’s third no.10, says Toby Flood
Flood expects Eddie Jones to move away from Danny Cipriani with Slade's form
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPriestland: I’ve not a clue what’s going to happen to me next year
Wales fly-half to leave Bath at the end of the season
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoOspreys aim to keep Alun-Wyn until 2021
By PETER JACKSON Roaring home: George Ford scores for Leicester in the win over Gloucester PICTURE: Getty Images THE OSPREYS are...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWe must make sure Alun-Wyn remains in Wales
ALUN-WYNJones is a leader, pure and simple. In my opinion he defines Welsh rugby, which is why it must be one...
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/ 8 years agoBeard neck injury puts dampner on Ospreys win
By JAMES CANDY Explosive start: Scott Williams scores for Ospreys after just five minutes PICTURE: Huw Evans OSPREYS head coach Allen...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGoode: RFU should have held onto Farrell
ENGLAND rugby bosses blundered by not ensuring Andy Farrell was groomed as Eddie Jones’ successor. Saracens full-back Alex Goode claims the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWales have all the traits to be greats
ALEX BYWATER sits down with WRU chairman Alan Phillips in what promises to be a huge year for Wales Work ethic:...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSlade can be Eddie’s third No10 says Flood
By JON NEWCOMBE Missing out: Danny Cipriani and Joe Simmonds Kicking game: Exeter’s Henry Slade PICTURES: Getty Images AS THE countdown...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEvans looking for loan move from Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS Switch: Steffan Evans STEFFAN Evans is exploring a loan move away from the Scarlets in a bid to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDai’s fractured Wasps must rediscover sting
THE Wasps motto “once a Wasp, always a Wasp” is starting to look frayed around the edges. The loyalty shown by...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWarren Gatland to lead Barbarians against Wales when his reign ends
12 years as Wales head coach and set to face them in his first match after leaving
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Wales’ route to hitting expectations at the World Cup
Peter Jackson looks at how the northern hemisphere's two in-form teams, Wales and Ireland, could meet in the RWC2019 semis
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDavies relishing pressure to deliver for Wales
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies admits it took longer than anticipated to get back to top form after injury in the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBig beast Manu can keep England hopes on track
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Huge plus for England: The return of Manu Tuilagi PICTURE: Getty Images England finished 2018 with...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGat to lead Baa-baas against the Welsh
By PETER JACKSON WARREN Gatland will be back in Cardiff after the World Cup for one last match – against Wales....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThe north are truly a force to be feared
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN AT a time when ‘Happy New Year’ is the most popular phrase in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHere are my fancied five to help win RWC
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS All-court game: James Davies PICTURE: Getty Images World Cup year is upon us and now...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWhat did Leigh do Christmas Day? Practised his kicking
AS YOU – and I – sat back to enjoy our Christmas Day turkey or that extra slice of pudding, I...
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Features
/ 8 years agoThat was the year that was
Peter Jackson looks back at 2018 and reflects on 2019 Top try: Jacob Stockdale strikes against New Zealand PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHIGHEST CLIMBERS:
And the Oscar for the steepest climb up the World Rugby rankings over the course of the year goes to…the United...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPivac to face Kiwis on his first Wales tour
KIWI Wayne Pivac’s first tour as Wales coach will see him take on the biggest challenge in the game in New...
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/ 8 years agoWales’ new belief makes them real World Cup hopes
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Dragons roar: Shane Williams scores Wales’ first try as they beat Ireland 22-10...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBurns: I don’t feel let down by Gloucester
The Ulster fly-half talks about his new life at the Kingspan
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Features
/ 8 years agoCreevy prices himself out of move to Quins
France bound: Agustin Creevy FORMER Worcester Warriors hooker Agustín Creevy looks set to head to France next season after pricing himself...
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Features
/ 8 years agoOne big wish for 2019… and I’m certain it can come true
SO IT’S NEARLY the end of 2018 and it’s been a great year for Welsh rugby. What is my Christmas wish...
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Features
/ 8 years agoPremiership Rugby must think more about boys in the middle
I CAN’T believe that with a World Cup around the corner next year, there is even a semblance of doubt whether...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBilly could be the boy for Ireland RWC slot
By NEALE HARVEY Big challenge: Billy Burns playing for Ulster PICTURE: Getty Images Happy Christmas to all our readers We are...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoMako Vunipola: ‘The gap is closing on New Zealand’
The loosehead prop talks competition for his place in the England squad, Saracens and New Zealand's favourites tag for RWC2019
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/ 8 years agoThe Rugby Paper in 2019: Perfect for your brand!
Advertise in the UK's number one selling rugby title...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoScarlets confirm Stephen Jones will leave to join Wayne Pivac at Wales
WRU announce coaching additions to aid Pivac
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoPollard talks to Bath about move after World Cup
Three-year contract: Handre Pollard BATH are in advanced talks with Springbok fly-half Handré Pollard about a move to the Rec following...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNow Dragons will call for Edwards
■By SAMUEL JACKSON WALES defence coach Shaun Edwards is due to be announced as Bernard Jackman’s successor at the Dragons. Jackman,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMission too far even for Nonu
LIKE Martin Johnson before him, Ma’a Nonu bowed out at the pinnacle of his profession. Where England’s captain retired after winning...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFast Eddie is in slow lane when picking a scrum-half
NICK CAIN TALKS TO WORLD CUP WINNER KYRAN BRACKEN ABOUT ENGLAND’S No.9s Critic: Kyran Bracken Scores from 50 yards: Ben Spencer...
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/ 8 years agoEtzebeth to Toulon
CLUB president Mourad Boudjellal has confirmed that Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth and All Black wing Nehe Milner-Skudder are heading to Toulon....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCarter leads Steelers to the title
DAN Carter led the Kobe Kobelco Steelers to victory in the Top League final in Japan, thrashing Suntory Sungoliath 55-5 at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhy does no Englishman want to lead national team?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Settled: Stuart Lancaster trains his Leinster team. Would he come back for...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEver-improving Mako’s back to show he’s still England’s No.1
■By NEALE HARVEY Loosehead pecking order: Ben Moon, Ellis Genge and Alec Hepburn MAKO Vunipola believes England are genuine World Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPremiership coach marks Wilson as the must-start no.6 for England
Northampton Saints forwards coach Phil Dowson looks at England's back row
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteve Hansen to step down as All Blacks head coach after World Cup
Weeks of speculation over World Cup-winning coach's future becomes clearer at press conference
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWallabies can turn things around in 2019, says Matt Toomua
Leicester Tigers and Australia centre throws his support behind Michael Cheika
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/ 8 years agoWill RWC 2019 see the end of Southern Hemisphere dominance?
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is less than a year away and some fans have already discovered whether or not they...
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/ 8 years agoWho is favourite to succeed Eddie Jones?
Barring a complete flop at next year’s World Cup, Eddie Jones will be England coach until his current contract expires in...
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/ 8 years agoWorkhorse Wilson’s my pick at No.6 – Dowson
By NEALE HARVEY Grafter: Mark Wilson has forced his way into the England squad PICTURE: Getty Images No.6 contenders: Chris Robshaw...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Kyle off till New Year LEICESTER Tigers centre Kyle Eastmond has received a four-week suspension for a dangerous tackle on Bristol...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Wales line up ‘perfect’ World Cup training schedule ■By ALEX BYWATER WALES’ bid for World Cup glory will see them undertake...
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Top 14
/ 8 years agoLaporte rides the outcry over £7m loss
DAVID BARNES Dogged: Bernard Laporte is still fighting to stage the 2023 World Cup in France ”Laporte asked an annual meeting...
International Rugby
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