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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble
If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to James Haskell about his world tour of self discovery
James Haskell doesn’t do run-of-the-mill. If the guinea-pig generation of Academy pro-players are among the most pampered but least colourful that...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland coaches sign new deal
Stuart Lancaster and his assistants has signed a new contract with the RFU that will keep him in them in charge...
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/ 12 years agoTeam bases confirmed for 2015 Rugby World Cup
England Rugby 2015, the Organising Committee for Rugby World Cup 2015, has today announced the list of 41 Team Bases which...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoGloucester offer James Hook route back with Wales
Fly-half looking to win trophies with club before nailing down starting place with country.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHaskell captains Wasps and signs new contract
Wasps today announced that England international James Haskell has extended his contract with the club and will captain Wasps this season....
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Featured
/ 12 years agoGB Students 7s crowned World Champions
Students retain World crown in Brazil.
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Moment In Time
/ 12 years agoMoment in Time: The day London Irish avoided relegation
It would be no exaggeration to say that the future of London Irish was at stake. Powergen Cup winners and fourth...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: George North and Alex Cuthbert are giants, but Fiji have a monster
Nemani Nadolo has been a rock for Fiji and Crusaders, Peter Jackson warns Australia, England and Wales about the 129kg winger.
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Damian Welch – Exeter lock
Go anywhere on holiday? I managed a week away in Cyprus with the missus. But I had an operation at the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame
Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand,...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Top 14 cash could tear apart the All Blacks
The suggestion that Aaron Smith, the New Zealand scrum-half, has been sounded out by Toulouse about joining the French club after...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Walder – former Newcastle, Wasps and England fly-half
It took just ten seconds for me to go from total joy to utter despair – I got a call while...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: James Haskell – Wasps & England and former Stade Francais, Ricoh Black Rams and Highlanders flanker
1. Tim Payne – One of the most hard-working props there has been. Just a complete team man in the way...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAll Blacks name squad for England series
Steve Hansen has named his final 31-man New Zealand squad to face England in the three-Test series which starts on Saturday....
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/ 12 years agoSaracens sign Jim Hamilton
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on April 27, Saracens have signed Scotland international Jim Hamilton. The giant lock will come...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Glenn Delaney – London Irish forwards coach
Enjoyed your two years at Irish? Challenging, but excellent. I moved from Nottingham at the right time and with the future...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNewcastle sign Tuilagi Brothers
Newcastle Falcons have landed Tuilagi brothers Alesana “Alex” and Anitelea “Andy” on two-year deals ahead of the 2014-15 Aviva Premiership season....
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: I’ll be back, says David Moffett as ceasefire is called
The hierarchy of the Welsh Rugby Union could have been excused for heaving a collective sigh of relief last Wednesday evening....
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoConnacht sign Mils Muliaina
Connacht have signed All Black legend Mils Muliaina ahead of next season. The full-back, who will arrive in Galway at the end of...
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/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens lift plate in Glasgow
England lifted the plate at the Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s yesterday after beating Kenya 26-5 in the final. There were tries...
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/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens aiming to go one better in Glasgow
Back in the UK after reaching the Hong Kong Sevens final, Dan Norton hopes England can go one better in the...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoUS growth is reliant upon winning admits Chris Wyles
Chris Wyles knows qualification for the 2015 World Cup has given USA Eagles the best possible chance of breaking America but...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens opportunity for Howard Packman
England U20s flyer Howard Packman will join the England Sevens squad for the first time as they compete in the eighth leg...
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/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Fail swan dive from Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is known for its entertainment in the stands but Japan‘s Kosuke Hashino thought he would give the...
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/ 12 years agoSeason over for David Pocock
Brumbies and Wallabies superstar David Pocock suffered another season ending injury last week tearing his anterior cruciate ligament against the Force....
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/ 13 years agoBradley Davies to join London Wasps
As revealed EXCLUSIVELY by Peter Jackson on November 24, Bradley Davies will join London Wasps from Cardiff Blues next season. The...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Italians have a lot to gain by forming their own league
The comments of Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) president Alfredo Gavazzi that they may remove their two professional teams from the Rabo...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoFreddie Burns: Doubt over my future is getting to me
Freddie Burns has revealed the full extent of the emotional turmoil he is enduring as he grapples with deciding whether to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Top dogs in Europe have bark but no bite
When they opened the roof after the Wallabies had done their level best to bring the house down, Wales were left...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: All Blacks dominate my best of the autumn XV
This has been New Zealand‘s year, and their unbeaten run continued over the course of the autumn series. That is why,...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoMartyn Thomas – “Mark McCafferty should go – he led us into wilderness”
Ever since the Anglo-French club pact was formed Martyn Thomas has predicted that the Top 14 clubs would fold like a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 13 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Aussie kids who changed the face of rugby for ever
It’s hard to credit in this era of 12 or 13 Test matches per calendar year by all the major Test...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: World Cup schedule is IRB-made shambles
The England 2015 Rugby World Cup fanfare gets underway for real at Twickenham on Wednesday when the IRB announce their ticketing...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Nick Mallett about the growing threat of South Africa
Nick Mallett knows a thing or two about being in charge of “the most dominant team in the history of the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoSione Kalamafoni signs on with Gloucester
Sione Kalamafoni has put pen to paper signing a contract extension with Gloucester. In his second season at Kingsholm, the Tongan...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAutumn Internationals teams
England v Argentina England (Team news): Mike Brown; Chris Ashton, Joel Tomkins, Billy Twelvetrees, Ben Foden; Owen Farrell, Lee Dickson; Joe...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Threadbare Wales are on a wing and a prayer
Wales will go into their annual home bash at the Southern Hemisphere down to the bare bones in specialist wings. They...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoDon’t question my Scottish heritage says new man Blair Cowan
London Irish back rower Blair Cowan insists he is no ‘kilted Kiwi’ and that his shock call-up by Scotland is the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJames O’Connor joins London Irish
As expected, James O’Connor has joined London Irish until the end of the season. The 23-year-old utility back, who was released from...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJames O’Connor tipped for short-term move to London Irish
James O’Connor has announced he will be moving to England “next month” and reports Down Under suggest London Irish are leading...
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/ 13 years agoScotland name five uncapped players for Autumn Tests
Scotland head coach Scott Johnson has named five uncapped players in his 41-man Scotland squad for a training camp in Glasgow...
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/ 13 years agoNew Zealand name squad for European tour
Five players are in line to make their All Blacks debut after Steven Hensen named his New Zealand squad for the...
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/ 13 years agoEddie Jones suffers stroke
Japan head coach Eddie Jones has been hospitalised after reportedly suffering “signs of a minor stroke”. Jones was in Japan for...
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/ 13 years agoStuart Hogg injury blow for Scotland
Scotland have been dealt a huge blow ahead of the Autumn internationals with the news that Glasgow full-back Stuart Hogg will...
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/ 13 years agoUSA and Russia to meet at Allianz Park in November
The United States Eagles will play the Russian Bears at Allianz Park on Saturday, November 23 it was announced today. These...
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/ 13 years agoEngland Saxons to face Irish Wolfhounds at Kingsholm
England Saxons will face the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds at Kingsholm on Saturday, January 25 it was announced today.. The match will...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Ignore all that ghostly talk, Phillips is a fixture
At the end of the Lions tour, Mike Phillips used his newspaper column to suggest that he might soon be calling...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Ah You Irish? Well, that’s complicated, Rodney!
Rodney Ah You arrived in Belfast as a hefty member of the baby All Blacks in 2007 and duly went home...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Saracens coach Phil Morrow about the amazing Billy Vunipola
Billy Vunipola is a tank, and at Twickenham two weeks ago London Irish found him virtually unstoppable. The pulverising charges of...
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