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/ 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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/ 6 years agoI’m gunning for you, Mike, warns Aaron
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS fullback Aaron Morris aims to see off the challenge of Mike Brown and nail down the No.15...
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/ 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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/ 6 years agoGarvey calls for reform to combat the ‘abyss’
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER lock Matt Garvey wants Premiership Rugby to review their transfer system in order to ease the pathway...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMemo to PRO16: Dublin to Cape Town is 15 hours
COLIN BOAG If Coronation Street is our longest-running soap, then the PRO14 is doing its best to rival it. Its chequered...
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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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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSotutu for England? I’d rather Dombrant
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SPECULATION in New Zealand that Eddie Jones is interested in the impressive young...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJudge me by my skill not my ethnicity, says Ashley Johnson
Johnson is now pursuing his coaching ambitions at Moseley and wants no prejudice in rugby
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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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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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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Can Finn Russell help Scotland gain more Lions places?
Jeremy Guscott looks at the case for Scotland to have a first Test starter for the Lions since Tom Smith in...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: RFU ban destroyed Steve Pilgrim’s shot at Red Rose
Exiled from ever playing for England for going on trial to feature for Leeds Rhinos Seconds
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoClub before country as Wales prop Tomas Francis signs for Exeter
Tighthead prop Francis is one of 30 players to agree extensions at Exeter Chiefs
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Features
/ 6 years agoRFU ban destroyed Pilgrim’s progress
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Talent: Steve Pilgrim playing full-back for Wasps In their final rage at the...
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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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Features
/ 6 years agoLions second Test in 2009 tops the lot for sheer brutality
Bloodied: Gethin Jenkins THERE are many contenders for the greatest Test ever played, normally headed up by France’s World Cup semi-final...
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/ 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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/ 6 years agoAshley: Judge me by my skill not my skin
By NEALE HARVEY Commitment: Ashley Johnson on the break for Wasps PICTURE: Getty images Exciting: Jack Willis Detail: Dai Young ASHLEY...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCan Russell help Scots gain more Lions places?
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT World class? Finn Russell needs to be back playing for Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images...
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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 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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/ 6 years agoWelsh trio caught in rugby’s growing ‘minefield’
By ROB COLE Banned: Jesse Patton,Maredydd Francis and Mike Burgess WELSH rugby was back in the dock last week after bans...
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/ 6 years agoChampions Cup final will be true opinion poll
ONE of the principal signs of club rugby madness,apart from paying silly money to players already earning a packet at international...
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/ 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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/ 6 years agoClub before country as Francis signs at Chiefs
By NEALE HARVEY Staying: Tomas Francis WALES prop Tomas Francis has ended speculation over his immediate future by extending his contract...
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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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Features
/ 6 years agoThe multiple talking points of Gloucester’s summer so far
Nick Cain looks at the change in direction taken by the Gloucester boardroom over the summer
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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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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Beauden Barrett adds gloss to the Japan adventure
Clubs in Japan continue to spend big as rugby's leading nations make cuts
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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 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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Features
/ 6 years agoLions contenders RANKED – Stuart Hogg can finally show his credentials
The Scotland captain can fulfill what was taken away from him by injury in 2017
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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
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Features
/ 6 years agoSwinson joins Saracens but Carre off to Wales
TRANSFERWRAP WALESprop Rhys Carre has returned to Cardiff Blues after a season with Saracens. The 22-year-old has signed a long-term Blues...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBeauden adds gloss to the Japan adventure
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Cherry on top: Beauden Barrett has signed for Suntory Sungoliath Japanese rugby has once again...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMcLaren was the master, the voice of rugby for generations
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby commentators TOP 20 …TV AND RADIO COMMENTATORS NEXT WEEK...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWebb gets back to basics with Lions call-up as his goal
By ALEX BYWATER Honour of the red jersey: Rhys Webb playing for Wales PICTURES: Getty Images In good shape: Rhys Webb...
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/ 6 years agoSolomons has no plans to step back until vision realised
By NEALE HARVEY Big plans: Worcester boss Alan Solomons WORCESTER supremo Alan Solomons says the elixir of youth is driving him...
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/ 6 years agoKiwis slap embargo on foreign coaches
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Odd man out: David Nucifora coaching the Blues It is barely 18 months since rugby coaches from...
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Columnists
/ 6 years ago‘We needed Jonny May like a hole in the head’
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE UPHEAVAL BROUGHT BY A NEW BROOM AT GLOUCESTER GLOUCESTER have been at the epicentre of the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoI have huge respect for Skivington says Vickery
AS a former Gloucester and England captain, Phil Vickery is an ardent follower of the club and he told The Rugby...















