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Features
/ 3 years ago‘You need to work out who you are’
There is a moment in Brian O’Driscoll’s documentary on life after professional sport when Michael Cheika sums up what players and...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership (3pm kick-off) Gloucester v Wasps Sale v Northampton WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 INTERNATIONALS Women’s England v...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWorld of rugby mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
The world of rugby at all levels were united as they mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday evening....
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘Worcester as a rugby club will be as competitive as ever’ – Kidney
London Irish boss Declan Kidney has said he sympathises with Worcester's situation, but will be approaching their opening fixture like any...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland’s Jersey trip leaves RFU all at sea
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK English club rugby has never been more in need of coherent, strong, farsighted...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMorgan snatches win for Ospreys as Tipuric returns
Ospreys ..........31 Northampton 24 By SAM JACKSON Luke Morgan’s 77th minute try proved the difference as Northampton Saints ended their preseason...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrench clubs on alert as Sinckler CV goes round
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler French target: Kyle Sinckler Kyle Sinckler is a target for a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoThis could be the most defining season – ever
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Here we are at the start of September anticipating what could be...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRichmond back from voyage of discovery
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A famous old club sets sail from London this week on a south-westerly...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Wasps
Head coach: Lee Blackett Captain: Joe Launchbury Ground: Coventry Building Society Arena Capacity: 32,753 PREDICTED FINISH: 10TH Recruitment was put on...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoPollard the man to help Tigers retain their title
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Steve Borthwick has proved himself to be a tremendous operator who never leaves a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoLeinster to edge it over SA new boys
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Back with Cardiff: Taulupe Faletau is a world class player A brand-new United Rugby Championship...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoUNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2022-23 SQUADS
BENETTON Captains: Michele Lamaro/Dewaldt Duvenage Head coach: Marco Bortolami Squad: Matteo Drudi, Simone Ferrari, Thomas Gallo, Ivan Nemer, Tiziano Pasquali, Nahuel...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Cardiff Academy back row Luca De La Rua
Wales U18s No.8 Luca De La Rua has already made his way onto the radar of a number of professional club...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years ago5 Huge Lottery Wins That Went Unclaimed!
Lotto is a game of chance that has been played for centuries. However, colossal lottery wins are a recent phenomenon. Unlike...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoSpringboks change more than half their team for all-important Wallabies game
South Africa have made a huge eight changes for their vital match against Australia this Saturday. The Boks’ surprise defeat to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland & Wales set for £20m bonanza
By PETER JACKSON England and Wales are planning a pre-World Cup double next summer expected to generate about £20m in ticket...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaracens may tempt Kruis out of retirement
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are understood to have sounded out former England and Lions lock George Kruis about...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoExpect Pivac to pick his best side from here on
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the Rugby World Cup just over a year away, Wayne Pivac will likely have...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWe must become tough to beat
PAUL REES There are few grander training bases in sport than Bath’s. The club has a 99-year lease at Farleigh House,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoFans need to buckle up for a bumpy ride
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It feels like the Gallagher Premiership is tottering...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRemembering DK, the speedster who made a name for himself
PETER JACKSON KEN Jones died last Wednesday, barely a fortnight after his 82nd birthday and some 60 years after becoming the...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoBarber gets ready to cut down his old pal Sneddon
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 WEST Mike Barber is looking forward to locking horns with former teammate Scott Sneddon as his...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGatecrashers ready to spoil the party again
CLUB 0F THE WEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER ROTHERHAM Founded: 1923 Ground; Clifton Lane (Capacity 3,628) Club honours: North East 1 champions:...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoLearning the Basics: Poker Rules to Remember as a Beginner
Poker is one of the most popular card games in the world, and for a good reason. It’s a game that...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDavies brings curtain down on his 30-year service with Wales
By PETER JACKSON Mark Davies is to end one of the longest careers in Test rugby – 30 years unbroken service...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoFive-year deal will give Cup boost – Grainger
By JON NEWCOMBE Steve Grainger, RFU director of rugby development, is confident the new five-year partnership between England Rugby and Papa...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints close in on young Warrior Fin
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Northampton Saints are close to agreeing to a deal for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDecision makers must put rugby first
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Pick a number, any number – 9, 14, 10, 12. This lottery of Welsh rugby...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoTo sign or not to sign… how 60-cap rule is splitting Wales
PAUL REES Tommy Reffell started last season looking to establish himself as a regular in title-winning Leicester’s back row and finished...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoA rugby soap opera that has us hooked
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For a tournament that is meant to be...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoWhy Wade should have been a superstar
Christian Wade was great value on The Rugby Paper podcast earlier this week, the scorer of three of four of the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDelight! The day our friends in the north enjoyed a final hurrah
MOMENTINTIME THE NORTH DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO MATT GREENWOOD AND MARK NELSON DICKIE Jeeps’ priority in July 1976,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJohnno’s in the zone! He’s going nowhere…
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
/ 4 years agoFrom Moseley to a bar in Buenos Aires
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MOSELEY & CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK OLLIE THOMAS MY route to rugby was different from the modern-day...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChristian Wade – “I was always wondering why I couldn’t catch a break”
Christian Wade was critical of England‘s failures in selection in the lead up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, speaking on...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoThe 4 Best Rugby Players In The World
Rugby is played by millions of people around the world and is particularly popular in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, France,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTuilagi set for payday in Japan
By NEIL FISSLER Manu Tuilagi is edging towards a move to the Far East to play in the Japan Rugby League...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDelight for Wales as Tipuric is fit again
By PETER JACKSON Justin Tipuric has finally been given the all-clear to begin playing again after a 14-month fight to save...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIt’s time we introduced brain injury passports
KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Floored: Wales tighthead Tomas Francis, right, is knocked out in Six Nations Rugby Union has been...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRed card laws are turning fans toward League, claims Botica
By JON NEWCOMBE Gone: Angus Ta’avao sent off against Ireland Critic: Frano Botica Former dual code star Frano Botica has blamed...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoPRE-SEASON FIXTURES
August 18 Caldy v Birkenhead Park Biarritz v Ealing Trailfinders (8pm) Cinderford v Matson (7.30pm) August 19 Caldy v Sale Sharks...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoHooper deserves support from us all
CHRIS HEWETT We are not sure how many of the New Zealand starting line-up actually read the anonymous fax sent to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWhy Bash Street kids are left at the gates
EDDIE Jones? What a bounder. Anyone who thinks he can waltz in from the colonies and criticise our private school system...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’
Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoIkey fights to save life of his only daughter
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In his line of duty for Wales and the Lions, Ian ‘Ikey’ Stephens...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTalent everywhere you look in URC
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the United Rugby Championship season fast approaching I’ve been having a good look at...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCharity matches will show strong links between rugby and the police
Jon Newcombe talks to Dean Richards before the Matt Ratana memorial games Strong links have existed between the police and rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOld Boys who enjoy touch of Shakespeare
OLD Alleynians are one of those clubs with a particularly distinguished past which might have haunted them a little, but they...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Ospreys back row Morgan Morse
Schoolboy Morgan Morse was handed a first Wales U20s start at the age of just 17 earlier this year and the...
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