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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBurrell and Joseph to take centre stage against Wales
Twelvetrees on the bench but four Lions return.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWarburton to win Wales’ 50th cap against England
Warren Gatland makes two changes ahead of Six Nations opener.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Championship needs help but who supplies the cash?
I read with interest Dean Ryan’s take on the Championship in last week’s Rugby Paper and how he believes blame should...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoParling and Woodburn join Exeter
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on December 21, Geoff Parling will continue his career at Exeter after...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Tom Who? can make a name for the Exiles
Tom Coventry’s appointment as the new coach of London Irish following the early departure of Brian Smith has probably prompted a...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Johnny Howard – former Northampton and England Sevens scrum-half
Rugby for me started aged eight at Aylesbury Rugby Club. At 16 I joined Saints and it was pretty awe-inspiring to...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoTwo more injuries for England, Croft and Day called up
Centre pairing Brad Barritt and Luther Burrell are the latest players who could miss England‘s opening match of the Six Nations...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The Test job? It’s a real loss but mavericks need not apply
Last November Jim Greenwood, who died in 2010, was voted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame and next week his...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSean Maitland signs for London Irish
London Irish today announced the signing of Scotland International and British and Irish Lion Sean Maitland from Glasgow Warriors on a...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoNick Easter and Danny Cipriani included in Six Nations squad
Harlequins No.8 and Sale fly-half named in 34-man squad by Stuart Lancaster.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAnscombe included in Wales’ Six Nations squad
Gareth Anscombe has been named in Wales’ squad by Warren Gatland ahead of the Sxi Nations. The former New Zealand U20s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoDai Young said ‘no’ to national job to stay at Wasps
DoR turned down an international coaching offer before re-signing with Wasps to run their Coventry revolution.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoStephen Jones to return to Scarlets at end of season
Wasps today announced that backs coach Stephen Jones will return to the Scarlets at the end of the season to take...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Dan Montagu – Nottingham lock
Surprised Nottingham are flying so high? It’s certainly a much better place to be than this time last year, but we...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Rachael Burford – England women centre
Christmas is a great time to reflect on the year that has just gone and what a year it has been!...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBeaumont and Haley sign new Sale deals
Sale have handed new two-year deals to rising stars Josh Beaumont and Mike Haley. Beaumont, 22, the son of former England...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Michael Green gets right to the heart of Coarse rugby
According to my calculations only one layman – ie somebody who didn’t play or coach at the top level or wasn’t...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Adam Hastings – Millfeld and Scotland U18s fly-half
Adam Hastings already has one of the most famous names in rugby but if that was not enough pressure on his...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren, it’s time to take leaf out of Irish book
Warren Gatland takes his first Southern Hemisphere scalp for six years and immediately talks about Wales winning the World Cup. Across...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain gives his post-autumn verdict on where England are with just eight games to go until RWC2015
When Stuart Lancaster was asked about the one added extra he would have wanted in his England team for the autumn...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Ashley Johnson – Wasps, South Africa and former Cheetahs flanker
1. Os du Rant – Played with him at the Cheetahs after he came out of retirement. One of the best...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoFront-row trio agree new contracts with Tigers
Leicester Tigers today confirmed that international front-rowers Marcos Ayerza, Tom Youngs and Dan Cole have agreed new long-term contracts with the...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoDylan Hartley has a huge job to keep Tom Youngs out – George Chuter
Leicester hooker can reclaim his place as England’s starting hooker for the Six Nations, according to former Tigers mate
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Enforcers help to keep the game trouble free!
I’ve always had a soft spot for rugby‘s ‘enforcers’ and will rather miss Bakkies Botha, which is a sentiment I suspect...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVarsity match PREVIEW
Two long standing records will be broken at Twickenham on Thursday if Oxford can continue their recent dominance and win the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDan Lydiate joins the Ospreys on dual-contract
As expected, Dan Lydiate has joined the Ospreys to become the first player to join Wales Captain Sam Warburton on a...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Pay for a proper TMO system or bin it off
The TMO was introduced into the Premiership just over two years ago, and into international rugby a year later, and the...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoChristian Day demands consistency over concussion protocols
RPA chairman brands inconsistencies in application of concussion protocols at pro level as “stupid”.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Those gallant Dragons who refused to be slain
It was the day that Bleddyn Williams led Wales to victory over the All Blacks and the afternoon Olympic sprinter Ken...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: All Blacks aftermath put Delme Thomas in dark place
More than 40 years have come and gone since the day the pubs ran dry in Llanelli and Delme Thomas still...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Player welfare is all about how coaches want to play
The Autumn Internationals may be up and running but for the clubs its business as usual with the LV cup holding...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The one cap wonders woefully short-changed
Mention of David Bishop last week and the subject of the best Welsh one cap wonders in the game has known...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: A few dickheads can brighten up the game
There is always a danger in professional team sports like rugby that brilliant players who are different – idiosyncratic in their...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoNyakane in line for first Test start
Trevor Nyakane will make start his first Test for South Africa on Saturday after being named at loosehead by Springboks head...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoThree more years for Bowe
Tommy Bowe has signed a new Irish contract with the IRFU that will keep him with Ulster until June 2018. The...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Dick Best about England’s best chance of beating South Africa
Dick Best says that South Africa, the big beasts of the world game, are on the hunt. He says that Springbok...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mike Rafter – former Bristol and England back rower
Being one of 11 children I suppose it was inevitable that I had an ultra-competitive streak. That desire to win at...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRob Kearney pens new deal
Rob has signed a new three-year contract with the IRFU which will see him remain at Leinster until at least June...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: ‘Bish’ is an angel with a dirty face
Thirty years ago this month David Bishop fished a small bottle of water from his bag and found a quiet corner...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Why Brian O’Driscoll won’t be taking anyone to book unlike Kevin Pietersen
Rugby‘s oldest maxim is probably “what goes on tour stays on tour” and, as an ‘old school’ player par excellence, Brian...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Lachlan McCaffrey – London Welsh back row
How’s London life so far? Great. Richmond‘s a good spot and on days off I’ve been doing the tourist stuff around...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoWales put five more on national contracts
Two Scarlets, two Ospreys and one Dragon on Gatland's wishlist.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Those magnificent seven victories
England have beaten New Zealand seven times in 39 meetings, which sounds like a modest enough record until you appreciate that...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoLook after players or they could strike – Christian Day
Players’ union boss warns industrial action is possible if concerns are not adequately addressed.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Ryan Jones – Bristol back row
Fit again soon? Won’t be long, there’s a vicious rumour I might get some rugby in for Bristol sooner rather than...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Guy Mercer – Bath flanker
1.Lorne Ward – The big man looked after me in my first second team game and did the same when I...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Joe Worsley about Bordeaux-Begles, Wasps and England
Joe Worsley had an expertise in rocking opposing teams which is unsurpassed in pro rugby. Worsley was the chop-tackler par excellence,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Home-bred Ospreys soar with the eagles
At the height of summer, their players were left to wonder whether they still had jobs to go back to and,...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain looks back at the momentous career of ‘Big Ted’ Andrew Sheridan
Andrew Sheridan was the undisputed strong-man of the pro game, and as he went into retirement this week the 34-year-old England...















