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/ 6 years agoChampion Boks must declare war on drugs
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Cheat: Chilliboy Ralapelle has been banned for eight...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSpencer slams PRL for player welfare U-turn
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Lions manager John Spencer has accused Premiership Rugby (PRL) of double standards over player welfare. The Rugby...
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Features
/ 6 years agoKirwan delivers under weight of expectation
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 agoGatland’s big challenge is to outsmart Nienaber
2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MEN IN CHARGE THIS WEEK… HEAD COACHES Attention...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBloemfontein victory turns tide for England to become world beaters
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of Rugby: PART 16 2000...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTough call to leave Leeds but it paid off
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JORDAN CRANE THE FORMER ENGLAND, LEICESTER, BRISTOL AND LEEDS NO.8 Winning habit: Jordan Crane holds the Premiership trophy...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNever say never, but I can’t see an exodus to America
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK CHRIS Robshaw has picked the right time, at the age of 34, to travel...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNienaber’s gamesmanship nobbled England
IF YOUwanted proof of just how significant on-the-field coaching can be look then no further than the contribution of Jacques Nienaber...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCips gets Teague’s vote of confidence
MIKE Teague has given Gloucester a piece of his mind elsewhere in this edition, but he says the club have at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScarlets talisman Jon Davies nearing return from knee issue
Scarlets centre Jon Davies is nearing a return from the knee injury he sustained playing for Wales at the World Cup
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 Rugby Playing Doctors countdown: 10-1
The second and final part shining the light on the remarkable medical professionals who played rugby for their national team
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoFormer Springbok given lengthy ban after third positive doping test
The career of former Springbok captain Mahlatse ‘Chiliboy’ Ralepelle is in tatters after receiving an eight-year ban for the third positive...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 years agoWales in negotiations to play ‘home’ matches at Twickenham this autumn
RFU would take a cut of profits from matches attended by limited crowd numbers
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins face bidding war with NRL for League man tipped by Sean Long
A cross-code switch no longer on the table?
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Features
/ 6 years agoLions contenders RANKED – Adams and May lead the way for wing combination
Nick Cain offers the five wings ready to make life difficult for the Boks' defence in 2021
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJames Hook aims to inspire the next generation as kicking coach
James Hook reflects on his career following his retirement and talks doing coaching courses with Leigh Halfpenny and Justin Tipuric
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 Rugby Playing Doctors countdown: 20-11
We begin a new Top 20 feature ranking the greatest medical professionals blessed to rugby
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ex-Scotland and Saracens lock Tom Ryder
Jon Newcombe talks to the player who introduced the Tiki Tiki Tonga song to Saracens
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWales look to play their matches at Twickenham
By PETER JACKSON Options: Gareth Davies WALES are looking at Twickenham as a temporary venue for their home matches in a...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDragons confirm deal for Tompkins
Loan deal: Tompkins WALES centre Nick Tompkins is spending next season at the Dragons, as we revealed on April 24, and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJohnno played through pain to get Lions over the line
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby captains Inspiring: Martin Johnson led from the front during...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHogg can finally show his Lions credentials
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... FULL-BACKS Waiting his chance:...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLions beware, thes Boks are strong
NICK CAIN PICKS HIS COMPOSITE TEAM FROM THESPRINGBOKS AND POTENTIAL LIONS Loose-head: Steven Kitshoff (SA) Hooker: Bongi Mbonambi (SA) Tight-head: Tadhg...
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Features
/ 6 years agoIslanders snub reeks of a new apartheid
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Shameful: Segregated crowds in South Africa The Lions...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWinning the World Cup made it right time to go
Q&A FRANCOIS LOUW ON THE RECORD Elation: Francois Louw with Prince Harry after winning the 2019 World Cup PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACKFORSYTHE WORCESTER BACK ROW Worcester are all about youth right now and as one of eight new recruits into the senior...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMum’s verdict wins captaincy of Lions for ‘honest’ son Martin
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union Champions: Rob Andrew and Tony Underwood of...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJOHN BENTLEY, THE BOLTER WHO MADE GOOD
Bentos-time: John Bentley celebrates Lions’ victory in the second Test against South Africa HEROES comes in many shapes and sizes and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWages soar as John Hall enters Premiership fray
NOBODY can accuse rugby’s transition from amateurism to professionalism of being smooth and trouble free. Indeed nearly 25 years on many...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWales star Davies nearing return for Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies has handed Scarlets a positive injury update with the men from Llanelli also receiving good news...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoKerrod’s in from the cold and feeling good at Quins
By ADAM ELLIS Learning curve: Simon Kerrod SIMON Kerrod finally feels settled on his career path after a year under the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoExpand the Prem to 16 clubs and PRO14 to 20
Expansion: Let the Jaguares join a new PRO20 PICTURE: Getty Images ■ HAVING a global season is all well and good....
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoThe four biggest rugby events for betting
Rugby is one of the most popular sports around and there are dozens of events for you to enjoy. Rugby is...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLewis Ludlam interview – I was called some bad names but it never held me back
The England and Northampton flanker talks in-depth about his experience as a mixed-race British man and his education at St Joseph's
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBernard Laporte’s new World Club Cup would not see Wales represented currently
The World Rugby vice-chairman has spoken about his plans for a replacement competition for the Champions Cup
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHarrington column: Mayor bid by Mohed Altrad hit by third cap scandal
Montpellier are being investigated for potentially breaching the Top 14's €11.3m salary cap threshold
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHewett column: Dan Leo is the Rashford figurehead rugby needs
Leo's examinations of World Rugby's governance, or lack thereof, can create pertinent change
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEllis Jenkins on verge of return to full fitness for Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill provides an update on the recovery of Ellis Jenkins from a severe knee injury
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Bath and England captain Phil de Glanville
A captaincy with England which started with its challenges after succeeding Will Carling
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Northampton Saints and England flanker Tom Wood
An embarrassment of riches to choose from at No.8 for the 50-cap England back row
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Fine margins swung the 1997 series the Lions way
Brendan Gallagher goes deeper into the influence of Martin Johnson and Jim Telfer on the epic 1997 Lions tour
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Features
/ 6 years agoItoje pledges his future to Saracens
Committed: Maro Itoje. Inset, Will Skelton MARO ITOJE is set to confirm he is staying with Premiership and European champions Saracens...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTest cauldron was relaxation for undercover cop Crowley
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby-playing police officers 1. Dan Crowley (Queensland and Australia) A...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLeo is the Rashford figurehead for rugby
When it comes to set texts for students of the game - the unredacted script of Pitbull’s Punch-Ups, for instance, or...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGatland must find a Tartan talisman
WARREN Gatland is already thinking about next year’s Lions tour of South Africa, on which he will be confronted by a...
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Features
/ 6 years agoI was called some bad names but it never held me back
Lewis Ludlum explains his attitude to racial abuse in this exclusive interview LEWIS Ludlum’s story is a beacon of hope as...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGatland’s spoilt for choice for speed
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… WINGS THE 2021 Lions...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoFine margins swung the series Lions way
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Imperious: Martin Johnson in the first Test against South Africa...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJenkins comeback gives Blues fans needed boost
By ROB COLE Leader: Ellis Jenkins ELLIS Jenkins is set to return to action when the Cardiff Blues squad reassembles on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoJantjies strikes a blow for the shamateurs
AS VARIOUS factions within the English game traded insults over accusations of players being forced to sign reduced contracts, a plaintive...
International Rugby
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