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/ 9 years agoSpringok star Franco joins Irish as Blues count costs
By ALEX BYWATER FRANCO van der Merwe will this week complete a move to Aviva Premiership newcomers London Irish after failing...
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Features
/ 9 years agoAce Cruden in control as Montpellier make mark
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Montpellier, under the new control of former Clermont and Scotland boss Vern Cotter, are generally considered to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoKings will be the whipping boys in the new PRO 14
EVERY PRO14 coach will be taking a look at the South Africas Kings and revelling at the chance of increasing their...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMartin’s right to be excited about his new product
I’VE ALREADY said in my column ahead of the new season that I’m hugely excited about the Guinness PRO14 kicking off....
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Features
/ 9 years agoJonny on rampage Down Under
BRENDAN GALLAGHER REMEMBERS THE OUTSTANDING ENGLAND SCHOOLS TEAM OF 1997 It’s 20 years ago this month that one of the strongest...
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/ 9 years agoBeware, 27 has become a dangerous age for stars
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THINGS IF I was a betting man I would wager that Julian Savea –who currently...
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/ 9 years agoWales face more woe over Walker
By PETER JACKSON WALES are concerned over the immediate future of the wing they have been trying to pick for the...
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/ 9 years agoKings and Cheetahs ‘to turn up the heat in PRO14’
SAREL Pretorius says his former side Toyota Cheetahs will be ready to give their opposition a warm reception in the first...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYou won’t outscrum us warns Du Plessis
NEALE HARVEY finds London Irish’s veteran prop star in defiant mood ahead of the new season NEALE HARVEY Indestructible prop Petrus...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRonaldo’s just lucky it wasn’t on rugby field
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Cristiano Ronaldo may never have heard of Neil Back nor Percy Montgomery but...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoYes, it looks like something is really starting to happen for Coetzee’s Springboks
By NICK VERDIER SOUTHAfrica did not have it all their own way like they did against France in the June Test...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
CHRISTIAN LOADER FORMER WALES, SWANSEA, PONTYPRIDD, ROTHERHAM AND BATH PROP Believe it or not, I started out as a full-back at...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDTH ready to turn up the heat for Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE signing DTH van der Merwe plans to blaze a trail in the Premiership before putting out fires...
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/ 9 years agoEngland bring up half ton in style
By SAM JACKSON South Africa U19…22 England U18 …52 ENGLANDU18s ended their summer development tour with a fine victory over South...
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/ 9 years agoRedpath miss lets Wales off the hook
England U18 …12 Wales U18 …14 WALES dug in to survive a late England flurry and record their second consecutive win...
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/ 9 years agoSorry Catherine, I wasn’t carping about mismatches
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, I was right. It didn’t take long before some of the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOM DE GLANVILLE ENGLAND U18S & BATH CENTRE Tom de Glanville has one of the most famous rugby names in England...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBig task ahead for Ackermann
By NEIL FLEMING Leinster …50 Gloucester …14 IT might have been only a pre-season game but Johan Ackermann saw what he...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLions prop commits to Harlequins until 2021
Harlequins have today announced that England and British and Irish Lions prop Joe Marler has committed his long-term future to the...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Quest for Autumn success starts now
The Rugby Championship is a tournament I’ve always enjoyed watching. Its brilliant rugby, played in great conditions and it involves some...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoGary Gold: Time now for Boks to unleash wonderkid
The wave towards the 2019 World Cup is gathering pace and while the wily old veterans will be in situ for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Will All Blacks be fresh to go again?
New Zealand have lost only two of their 27 Rugby Championship matches to date – there was also a draw against...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoCatherine Spencer: Stop judging us by the scorelines, men’s game had mismatches, too
In front of a not-so full crowd (arguably due to tournament format) England secured a fairly straightforward ten-try victory over Spain....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jan Webster – former England and Barbarians scrum-half
After all these years, I’d like to put the record straight – I did not decline to play over in Ireland...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoFilise’s still firing at 40 with the Blues
By PETER JACKSON CARDIFF Blues prop Tau Filise will set a world record next month as the first professional player to...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoStop judging us by the scorelines, men’s game had mismatches, too
CATHERINE SPENCER Exquisite: Katy McLean ran the show for England In front of a not-so full crowd (arguably due to tournament...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTreat for Cheetahs with Friday night baptism at Ravenhill
ULSTER will host new boys the Cheetahs on the opening night of the Guinness PRO14 season. The new season will open...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoQuest for Autumn success starts now
Bogey team: Australia have Kurtley Beale back PICTURE: Getty Images THE Rugby Championship is a tournament I’ve always enjoyed watching. It’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoClinical first half gets England tour off to a flier
By SAM JACKSON England U18..24 France................8 On the attack: England’s Ollie Hassell-Collins A POWERFUL first-half ensured England U18s got their South...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTime now for Boks to unleash wonderkid
GARY GOLD The wave towards the 2019 World Cup is gathering pace and while the wily old veterans will be in...
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/ 9 years agoCheetahs will be competitive but Kings facing check mate
IT’S interesting that the Cheetahs and Southern Kings have joined an expanded PRO14 competition by default rather than design in as...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoARGENTINA
FIXTURES: August 19 v South Africa (Port Elizabeth); August 26 v South Africa (Salta); September 9 v New Zealand (New Plymouth);...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoAUSTRALIA
FIXTURES: August 19 v New Zealand (Sydney); August 26 v New Zealand (Dunedin); September 9 v South Africa (Perth); September 16...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoWill All Blacks be fresh to go again?
BRENDAN GALLAGHER runs his expert eye over the Rugby Championship contenders ahead of next weekend’s big kick-off New Zealand have lost...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoNEW ZEALAND
FIXTURES: August 19 v Australia (Sydney); August 26 v v Australia (Dunedin); September 9 v Argentina (New Plymouth); September 16 v...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLopez in defiance of ‘no-ball’ training rule
DAVID BARNES Complaints: Fly-half Camille Lopez dislikes the new international regime in France while, inset, Chris Ashton scored again for Toulon...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoBloemfontein is not on my travel list
IN Nick Cain’s column on Sunday you reported that the EPCR stated that it would take a unanimous vote of the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMouritz Botha retires due to concussion
Mouritz Botha, former England and Newcastle Falcons second rower, has been compelled to make the unfortunate decision to retire from professional...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Scarlets can get Leigh back to his attacking best
Now the Guinness PRO14 is all sorted, I’m looking forward to the campaign ahead because I think there have been some...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Dangerous for PRO14 to copy Super Rugby conferences
The new PRO14 marks South Africa’s first steps at shifting from SANZAAR to align with the Northern Hemisphere. The inclusion of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDan Robson on track to go distance with Wasps
Wasps scrum-half Dan Robson says he will push the boundaries of endurance in an effort to overcome last season’s double dose...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGloucester sign new head coach’s son
Gloucester have confirmed the signing of Ruan Ackermann, the son of incoming head coach Johan, from the Lions. The back-rower, who...
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/ 9 years agoGuinness PRO14 fixtures announced
Ulster will host the Cheeaths on the opening night of the new Guinness PRO14 season as the fixtures were announced today....
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/ 9 years agoConcussion forces Newcastle star to retire
Concussions suffered last season have forced Newcastle Falcons lock Mouritz Botha to call time on his rugby career at the age...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDangerous for PRO14 to copy Super Rugby conferences
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE new PRO14 marks South Africa’s first steps at shifting from SANZAAR to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWorld Rugby look silly over Sonny Bill appeal victory
THE disciplinary tangle that World Rugby has got itself into over Sonny Bill Williams appealing successfully against the matches that counted...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoIrish tough guys here to stay now – Kennedy
By NEALE HARVEY BRENDAN Venter’s inspiring leadership will ensure London Irish’s band of callow coaches rise to the task of achieving...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSchoolboys set for physical exam against Boks
Honour: Marcus Street ENGLANDU18s have had to call for back-up ahead of their tour of South Africa following fly-half Marcus Smith’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoFarewell to Melville, a trendsetter and an honest one
ERIC MELVILLE deserves room in that special place reserved for those global trendsetters who changed the course of rugby history. The...
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Features
/ 9 years agoScarlets can get Leigh back to attacking best
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND NOW the Guinness PRO14 is all sorted, I’m looking forward to the campaign ahead because...
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