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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBridge hits four as All Blacks run riot
■ By SAM JACKSON Classy finish: George Bridge scores for the All Blacks THE All Blacks demolished Tonga in their final...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoDevastating spell from Delguy puts Pumas in control
WING Bautista Delguy scored four quick tries in a second-half blitz as England’s World Cup Pool opponents Argentina thumped Sydney club...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoDelight for Erasmus as Boks claim their revenge
■ By ADAM ELLIS A HAT-TRICK by Makazole Mapimpi helped the Springboks exact revenge on Japan four years on from suffering...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoJonny clone Carbonel should be at RWC
LOUIS Carbonel is the closest thing there is to a young Jonny Wilkinson, and it is no surprise that he comes...
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Features
/ 7 years agoStrength in depth is England trump card
COLIN BOAG Money-spinner: Wales full-back Hallam Amos makes a break against Ireland With the RWC warm-up matches completed, what have we...
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/ 7 years agoAddison misses cut with Toner
DEVIN Toner was the shock omission from Ireland’s squad for the World Cup. The 33-year-old Leinster lock has made 60 appearances...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBaldwin back in the Lions’ den with Harlequins
■ By NEALE HARVEY On international duty: Scott Baldwin playing for Wales. Inset below, in his new Quins kit Attack: The...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCarpet layer Ford finds World Cup is a stitch-up!
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Record try scorer: Steve Ford playing for Cardiff Whatever happens in Japan over...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSo troubling to see Toner replaced by a mercenary
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER In after a month: Jean Kleyn has replaced...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGorgodze looks fit and firing at age of 35
THE great Mamuka Gorgodze seems to have been around for ever – he made his Test debut back in the mists...
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/ 7 years agoHabana: Wellington win pivotal for Boks
■ By ADAM HATHAWAY Contenders: Lukhanyo Am on the ball as South Africa beat the All Blacks in August SPRINGBOK hero...
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/ 7 years agoEvans: Players wages put rugby on slippery slope
■ By NEALE HARVEY Warning: Mark Evans FORMER Harlequins chief executive Mark Evans says player wages must be slashed in order...
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/ 7 years agoFormer Ulster favourite Pienaar wins Currie Cup
WORLD Cup winner Ruan Pienaar last night led the Free State Cheetahs to a 31-28 victory over Golden Lions to win...
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/ 7 years agoGalthie calls time on the fabled French eccentricity
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGE THE NEW-LOOK FRANCE WILL PROVIDE IN ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP POOL Pick and go: Prop Cyril...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPRO14 step in to help protect referees’ mental health
THE PRO14 has stepped into uncharted waters with a positive move to help protect the mental health of referees. With the...
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/ 7 years agoHogg looks to Smith for World Cup pointers
■ By GARY HEATLY World’s best: Ben Smith SCOTLAND star man Stuart Hogg has been watching clips of All Blacks’ full-back...
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/ 7 years agoWoodward frustrated by England snub
■ By NEALE HARVEY Pushing for higher honours: Jason Woodward GLOUCESTER full-back Jason Woodward admits to feeling “hard done by” over...
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Features
/ 7 years agoChester dazzled despite the racists
Brendan Gallagher recalls the troubled life of Springbok star Chester Williams Poster boy: Chester Williams in action during the 1995 World...
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/ 7 years agoWillemse answers injury SOS
SARACENS have signed South Africa fly-half Damian Willemse on a three-month contract as cover for injured pair Alex Goode and Max...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoQuarter-final exit beckons again for out-of-sorts Irish
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Injury prone: A fit Johnny Sexton is a game-changer for Ireland PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoDai Young Q&A: This is my last contract at Wasps then I want Test level
A big interview with the Wasps director of rugby you shouldn't miss
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Featured
/ 7 years agoYoung Guns: Bath flanker Miles Reid on lessons learned
Set for more game time at Bath after Louw's departure and Underhill on England duty?
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBarbarians name international stars in Autumn tour squad
The Barbarians have today announced the first crop of international stars to pull on the famous black and white jersey during...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Schalk Brits set for swansong on grandest stage
The former Saracens hooker continues to defy his age as a central character in Rassie Eramus' plans
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Featured
/ 7 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Italy full-back Luke McLean
Luke McLean talks World Cups and being coached as a debutant by Nick Mallett
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoGallagher column: Agustin Pichot is right to question his own world rankings
Brendan Gallagher looks at where the World Rugby rankings model is weakest
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoJoe Schmidt takes shot at Agustin Pichot after World Rugby vice-chairman makes Devin Toner comment
Pichot questioned the inclusion of Jean Kleyn over Devin Toner in Ireland's World Cup squad
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Jarrod Evans has the ability to be a star in Japan
Shane Williams spells the attributes which make Jarrod Evans an able back-up to Dan Biggar
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/ 7 years agoCanucks give Eddie Wiggle room in Japan
By JON NEWCOMBE Boss: Kingsley Jones Consultant: Graham Henry Primed and ready: Richard Wigglesworh playing for Saracens PICTURE: Getty Images RICHARD...
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/ 7 years agoBeware banana skins warns 2003 hero Robinson
By GARY FITZGERALD JASON Robinson has been highly impressed by England’s form in the build up to the World Cup and...
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/ 7 years agoCole wants to be king at his third attempt
By ADAM HATHAWAY Paid price: Stuart Lancaster Last chance: Dan Cole has had two World Cup failures PICTURE: Getty Images VETERAN...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFranks cut by All Blacks
NEW Zealand have left Northampton-bound prop Owen Franks out of their 31-man World Cup squad. Franks, 31, has won 108 caps...
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Features
/ 7 years agoJarrod has the ability to be a star in Japan
Self-belief: Jarrod Evans has that little bit of arrogance that’s priceless in a No.10 PICTURE: Getty Images WARREN Gatland names his...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAshes hero Ben shows Youngs how to improve
On stand by: Richard Wigglesworth, Dan Robson, Danny Care ENGLAND’S stand-by No.9s like the Saracens duo Ben Spencer and Richard Wigglesworth,...
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/ 7 years agoSchalk set for swan song on grand stage
PETER JACKSON The distinction of being the Grand Old Man at the World Cup will almost certainly go to a hooker...
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/ 7 years agoWRU dish out ‘confetti’ caps to their reserve team
THERE was a time when the Welsh Rugby Union went to elaborate lengths to avoid awarding caps, almost as if it...
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/ 7 years agoVictory in Russia ‘shows quality of Championship’
By JON NEWCOMBE JERSEY head coach Harvey Biljon has made a renewed call for fresh investment in the Championship after his...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThis is my last contract at Wasps then I want Test side
Q&ADAI YOUNG ON THE RECORD Wasps supremo Dai Young tells NEALE HARVEY how he aims to take Wasps back to the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPichot’s right to question his own world rankings!
RUGBY MATTERS Rout: Italy’s Luca Morisi and Michele Campagnaro celebrate a try against Russia BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHardy dares to take on SAS hero Paddy
TOM Hardy might or might not be the next James Bond when Daniel Craig steps down but the Mad Max and...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFined 50 for not speaking Italian!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY High point: Luke McLean playing for Italy against Ireland at RWC2015 PICTURE: Getty Images LUKE McLEAN THE FORMER...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFather figure Ackermann can bring best out of Jaco Kriel at Gloucester
Jaco Kriel has more going on in his life than you may see on the surface
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: The day the floodgates opened on the pro rugby era
Peter Jackson digs deep into the story of how rugby turned professional 25 years ago
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Sorry, Bill but men and women are different
Have World Rugby blurred the lines in the pursuit of gender neutrality?
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoExclusive: Axed England star Ben Te’o makes overseas move
Te'o has found a permanent home once his term as a medical joker at Toulon expires
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Features
/ 7 years agoGlobetrotter Luke learns from best
Steffan Thomas talks to Luke Charteris about his quest to become a top coach LUKE Charteris hopes picking the brains of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDay the floodgates opened on the pro era
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On this very Sunday almost a quarter of a century ago, Rugby Union...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEnd relegation for sake of the game says Hill
By NEALE HARVEY RICHMOND rugby director Steve Hill insists promotion and relegation between the Premiership and Championship must end for the...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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