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Latest News
/ 5 years agoArgentina 10-29 South Africa: Handre Pollard puts boot into the misfiring Pumas telling
A penalty-ridden affair sees the Springboks beat the Pumas for the second-straight week
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoJoke isn’t on fun figure Cockerill any more | Chris Hewett
Richard Cockerill in as England's forwards coach? Chris Hewett on a bullish Midlander transitioning into coaching
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSuper Hooper deserves to stand with greats
THIRTY years ago, Bishop Wordsworth’s of Salisbury lost a national schools cup final to King Edward VI of Stratfordupon-Avon by the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAnscombe agony will finally end next month
■By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe is scheduled to start his longawaited come back next month after a two-year fight to save...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoThe club hoping to make Scotland ace Finn Russell rugby’s richest man
Michael Cheika wants to bring the star of the third Lions Test to Japan
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Features
/ 5 years agoWalter’s old England shirt could fetch £40k
A SHIRT from one of England’s earliest international matches will go under the hammer this week and is expected to make...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThis smearing of Gatland as conservative is claptrap | Nick Cain
Nick Cain fails to understand how people can question Warren Gatland as a coach given his record at the Test level
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSilence over Erasmus punishment is deafening | Shane Williams
Mixed messages from World Rugby have given the wrong impression of what rugby's core values are, writes Shane Williams
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Features
/ 5 years agoInnovation in grassroots: Bowdon breaking new ground to aid recovery
Paul Rees discovers how Altrincham-based Bowdon are using a new technology to boost member numbers
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Features
/ 5 years agoBig question for Eddie is, where will Owen Farrell play?
After he did not start a Lions Test, Paul Rees gauges whether Owen Farrell's England place could be under threat
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Matt Dawson: What might have been if Finn was fit from start?
The three-time Lions tourist gives his verdict on the series defeat in South Africa
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChange guidelines to weed out ‘cheats’
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I’m not going to do a Rassie and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBeaumont urged to act on Warburton warning
■By SAM JACKSON A GROUP of rugby’s most respected figures have released a public letter sent to World Rugby demanding substitutions...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoChampionship 2021-22: All the summer ins and outs
Looking at all the summer activity at Championship clubs, with prop Alfie Petch heading to Cornish Pirates on dual-registered terms from...
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Peter Jackson
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones four letter faux-pas | Peter Jackson
TWELVE men – four Irish, four Welsh, two English, two Scottish – have captained the Lions over the last 50 years,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSaints are surprise winners of first merit table…and 20 gallons of beer
MOMENT IN TIME NORTHAMPTON DAILY MAIL PENNANT WINNERS 1976 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO BOB TAYLOR AND VINCE CANNON NORTHAMPTON’S prize for...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Jeremy Davidson: Beating the Boks was pinnacle of my career
Now running things up at Brive, Jeremy Davidson reflects on his time as a Lion
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Features
/ 5 years agoBelvedere specialise in producing truly greats
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools BELVEDERE College, like all Leinster schools, have always operated in the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLion king Tony learnt how to be a winner by losing at Belvo
IT’S a close-run thing but Belvo’s most famous rugby alumni is probably still Sir Anthony O’Reilly. O’Reilly was a staggering schoolboy...
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Latest News
/ 5 years ago‘I want to compete with Marcus’, says Harlequins signing Tommy Allan
The Italy fly-half discusses his arrival at Harlequins this summer and the competition that awaits against Marcus Smith
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoJonathan Davies fighting for his future in Welsh midfield
Captain for Wales this summer, Jonathan Davies sees plenty of competition coming his way in the national team
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCut subs to force front five to get fit, says Cardiff S&C guru Trystan Bevan
Trystan Bevan shares the view of Ian McGeechan and Willie John McBride that the number of replacements must be reduced
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCardiff strive for more with Bok four looming
CARDIFF chairman Alun Jones has told his team and Welsh rugby as a whole they will have to raise their game...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoKick-fests will make us all turn off the TV | Jeremy Guscott
Jeremy Guscott on rugby's beige kicking game
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa 32-12 Argentina: Boks grind out victory but fail to hit bonus
A new-look side get the Springboks off to a winning start in the Rugby Championship against Argentina
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoPlayer ratings: Damian de Allende is the Boks’ rock again
Paul Rees rates the performances of both teams in the third and final Test of the 2021 British & Irish Lions...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoIt’s high time globetrotter Eddie honed home stars | Nick Cain
After surviving a review into a poor Six Nations campaign, Nick Cain is stumped by Eddie Jones' continued day-tripping to other...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoA draw can signify honour, just ask the Olympians | Chris Hewett
CONTRARY to the spirit of an age obsessed with winners and losers, there is nothing wrong with a draw. Ask Mutaz...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoErasmus did a job on everyone, that includes Gatland
I’M incandescent with rage at how easily the referee was influenced by Erasmus’ on-line rant, about how easily the ref ’...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHeart sinks when I hear Greenwood
I AGREE with Colin Boag, there is too much analysis on television before and after each Lions game. At least we...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBoycott South Africa until SARU put house in order | Colin Boag
For me the result of the Lions Test series was irrelevant, as the focus in the coming months has to be...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Former England scrum-half Dewi Morris
Former British & Irish Lions, England, Orrell and Sale scrum-half Dewi Morris chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoErasmus rant warps rugby’s core values, says top ref
By PAUL REES A TEAM of lawyers is preparing to defend Rassie Erasmus who faces a misconduct hearing after South Africa...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors go green for brighter future
The Premiership club have pledged to reduce their climate footprint, director Peter Kelly outlines how the Warriors are overhauling their ways...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEven the All Blacks honoured the quality of full-back Terry Price | Peter Jackson
The Welsh full-back revered by the Kiwis during the late 1950s
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Features
/ 5 years agoSpringboks get payback for ‘74
MOMENT IN TIME LIONS TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA 1980 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO ALAN TOMES AND PETER WHEELER WHERE ARE THEY...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoOur water breaks were called half-time!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well just as I suggested two weeks ago, we have had a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWorcester bring in big guns to achieve lift-off
Brendan Gallagher looks at how the Premiership squads are shaping up for the new season What with pandemic considerations – not...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAmbitious Harlequins are a match for Jack Walker
Harlequins hooker Jack Walker discusses his switch from Premiership rivals Bath to the Stoop
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSevens wizards had a spell on Rosslyn Park
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT’S time to sing the praises of a remarkable school and...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPrice was right for Terry to go north
THE mercurial Terry Price enjoyed a brief but varied senior career after leaving Llanelli GS following a schoolboy career straight from...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSpringboks are best one-trick pony in world rugby | Jeremy Guscott
Jeremy Guscott on just how difficult the Springboks are to beat
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMorne Steyn did same to me 12 years ago | Shane Williams
Shane Williams knows exactly how the 2021 Lions will have been feeling once they collected their thoughts back in the dressing...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBattle-weary Springboks are one of great modern sides | Daniel Gallan
Daniel Gallan wraps up the meaning of the Springboks to South Africa after their triumph in the third Test
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHome-grown talent at Bristol Bears? Don’t make me laugh | Jeff Probyn
Jeff Probyn's take on the philosophy at Bristol Bears
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years ago‘Let’s put World Rugby on trial’ – Sharks owner ready to aid Rassie’s legal fight
One of the heads of MVM Holdings, the US firm that owns the Sharks, has offered legal aid to the Springboks...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoTEAM: Spingboks without Faf de Klerk and Pieter-Steph du Toit for decider
South Africa call on Cobus Reinach and Lood de Jager to fill void of losing two of their star players
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoCan Jones Cultivate Winning Mentality with England?
England have put their faith in Eddie Jones to steer them towards the 2023 World Cup, despite their poor campaign in...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoThe Biggest Free Agents This Summer
Very few players remain with the same team for their whole career. When they do, they usually become legends. Players are...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoVerdict: Waterboy Rassie Erasmus can’t gloss over this
Brendan Gallagher's view on the second Test and how the signs were there from the off that Rassie's video had an...
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