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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMuch more to be done in the USA before it can become a commercial market for Premiership
Phil Greening shares his evaluation of the state of rugby in America, and whether it can be the next big market...
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Features
/ 6 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler GLOUCESTER are still looking to add another coach to George Skivington’s new-look coaching team...
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Features
/ 6 years agoReffing comes so naturally to Nigel, it’s like driving a car
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby referees 1. Nigel Owens (Wales) Owens was poised on...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJohnny focused on starting at Scarlets
By JON NEWCOMBE Up for challenge: Johnny Williams in action for Newcastle against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images JOHNNY Williams insists he...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBOOM! Tuilagi gives lift-off
Glory days: Sale win the Premiership in 2006. Can Manu Tuilagi, main picture, help them to a repeat PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBoks set to head north after Super Rugby snub
By SAM JACKSON SOUTH Africa’s big rugby franchises will likely head north from next year after New Zealand revealed their vision...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNothing in my contract says I’m coming back to Sarries
GEORGE KRUIS ON THE RECORD Highs and lows: George Kruis playing against South Africa in World Cup final PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoMaverick talents that England failed to trust
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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Features
/ 6 years agoShirt-swap stars can carry on regardless
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Sharp finisher: Duhan van der Merwe PICTURE: Getty Images Switching allegiance since professionalism:...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMighty McCaw ducks All Black axe to secure a World Cup double triumph
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union Twin Titans: Richie McCaw and Dan Carter...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBattered Jonny rises again to become a folk hero in Toulon
Captain marvel: Jonny Wilkinson raises the Heineken Cup ONE of the more heartwarming stories of this era was a golden Indian...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWe all made mistakes at Tigers admits Ford
By JON NEWCOMBE Watch this, Warren: George Ford beats Lions fly-half Johnny Sexton to score for England against Ireland PICTURE: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoItoje signs long-term deal with relegated Saracens
ENGLAND lock Maro Itoje has signed a new “longterm” contract at Saracens. The 25-year-old had been linked with loan moves to...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSo vital Gatland goes for tried and tested coaches
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Winning team: Warren Gatland, right, with Rob Howley in 2017 PICTURE: Getty Images THE...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens lock in Maro Itoje with new long-term contract
"The culture at Saracens is second to none and I think that’s evident for everyone to see" - Itoje sticks by...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A – Jonny Gray: Exeter were after me two years ago but now felt like the right time
Jonny Gray on how Rob Baxter persuaded him join Exeter and why Scotland's World Cup exit remains a wrong he wants...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoElliot Daly becomes third England star to commit to Saracens in recent days
The British & Irish Lion joins Jamie George and Mako Vunipola in re-signing with Saracens
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Kiwi knives are out for ‘dud’ Gatland
The Chiefs remain winless in Super Rugby Aotearoa, faring little better than before lockdown
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Featured
/ 6 years agoJackson column: High time Cardiff put up a statue of Billy Boston
An embryonic superstar lines up with different teams in the months before Wales contrived to lose him at the age of...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Global icon Dan Carter shows love for grassroots
Dan Carter's return to boyhood club Southbridge is something Shane Williams did late in his care
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoIt’s official: Sale Sharks have signed Manu Tuilagi
Tuilagi keeps his England career alive by remaining in the Premiership with Sale Sharks
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Jersey Reds lock/flanker Macauley Cook
Cook made 167 appearances for Cardiff Blues before leaving this summer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGloucester add Logovi’i Mulipola to pack on short-term deal
The Samoan prop was one of two new signings announced by Gloucester over the weekend
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoBlundell’s have flown flag for Devon for 150 years
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Schoolboy sensations: Barrie Karea, left, and Sam Maunder Schoolboy sensations: Barrie...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGreening still holds hope of Olympic bid
By ADAM ELLIS Success: United States players celebrate their 27-0 Cup final victory over Samoa at the USA Sevens tournament in...
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Features
/ 6 years ago‘No try’ ruling denies Cueto as Springboks reign supreme
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union Controversy: Mark Cueto’s ‘try’ in the final...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGeorge is latest Lion to commit at Sarries
SARACENS hooker Jamie George has penned a contract extension until 2023. The 29-year-old England and Lions hooker has played 226 times...
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Features
/ 6 years agoI was wrong to retire after captaincy snub
DAVID COOKE MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND AND HARLEQUINS FLANKER Pack leader: David Cooke, centre, in action during the Five...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBen bids to make Tigers great again
By JON NEWCOMBE One-club man: Ben Youngs has spent 13 unbroken years at Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images Gone: Manu Tuilagi,Kyle Eastmond,Telusa...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWarrior Richie targets Scotland return
By GARY HEATLY RICHIE Gray is aiming for a Scotland recall following his return to Glasgow Warriors after eight years playing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWhy restart the Prem?
I’M PUZZLED as to why the Premiership need to finish the season. As Saracens are in the Premiership for season 2019/2020...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKiwi knives are out for Gatland the ‘dud’
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN WHEN Warren Gatland hove into Hamilton after the World Cup to coach the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoIcon Dan becomes a hero for grassroots
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS One for the scrapbook: Blair Agnew tackles Dan Carter PICTURE: Getty Images “Some people dismissed...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSuper Rugby South Africans would boost the PRO14
EXPANDING the PRO14 to include two South African sides received a mixed reception at first. The Southern Kings weren’t a very...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRugby was just part of the plot for these super heroes
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby all-rounders TOP 20 …RUGBY ALL-ROUNDERS NEXT WEEK Rugby ref...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRediscovered – lost treasure of the Pumas
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The question “What if ?” has been described...
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Features
/ 6 years agoIt feels special here at Chiefs, I can’t wait to get started
JONNY GRAY Q&A ON THE RECORD Step forward: Jonny Gray in action against Ireland in this year’s Six Nations PICTURES: Getty...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoWarburton gets it wrong on world’s biggest stage
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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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWebb: I’m back where it all started to reclaim Wales No.9 shirt
Rhys Webb speaks to Alex Bywater about his return to Ospreys and the competition with Tomos Williams and Gareth Davies
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoFive advantages of casino bonus offers
Whichever online casino you visit, they all offer you various bonuses to convince you to stay and play. It’s not hard...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 Rugby Books and DVDs countdown: 10-1
Get these bookmarked ready for Christmas gifts if you don't already have them
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScotland wing Sean Maitland commits to two more years with Saracens
The 48-cap Scotland back is staying at Saracens until 2022
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBlack role models are so important – Jonathan Joseph
The Bath and England centre started his career when Topsy Ojo, Jason Robinson and Ugo Monye were three of a handful...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 Rugby Books and DVDs countdown: 20-11
Books on Matt Hampson and Carwyn James have places on the first part of Brendan Gallagher's countdown
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Never say never, but I can’t see an exodus to MLR
Jeremy Guscott looks at Chris Robshaw's move across the Atlantic to Major League Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins play hard-ball with Welsh region’s pursuit of Adam Jones
Toby Booth wants to lure the Harlequins scrum coach to Ospreys in the PRO14
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Features
/ 6 years agoExclusive: ‘Iron Mike’ Teague cuts ties with Gloucester
Mike Teague shares how he has become disenchanted with the change of core values at Gloucester
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘There are very few teams that have the expertise that we have’, says Quins prop Simon Kerrod
After arriving at the Stoop last summer, tighthead Kerrod heaps praise on Adam Jones for refining his scrummaging
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHarrington column: Tuilagi and Faletau wanted in France, as clubs vote on lowering salary cap
Top 14 and Pro D2 presidents to meet in Toulouse for salary cap vote
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership Rugby to have midweek fixtures played under restart plans
Exeter, Northampton and Saracens to face much more compact schedule than Premiership rivals















