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/ 9 years agoWorld Rugby may fast-track Pacific franchise says Ryan
By NEALE HARVEY WORLD rugby could be revolutionised by the introduction of a Super Rugby franchise in the Pacific islands as...
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/ 9 years agoHalfpenny will help us to emulate Leinster – Parkes
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SCARLETS Kiwi centre Hadleigh Parkes is loving life in Wales and has set his sights on...
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/ 9 years agoRead leads Kiwi charge to restore the world order
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Although it might be a slight exaggeration to claim that the Crusaders’ Super Rugby triumph at Ellis Park...
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/ 9 years ago‘Anorak’ Henson set for Dragons debut
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER GAVIN Henson is set to make his Newport Gwent Dragons debut against Montpellier on Friday. New...
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/ 9 years agoShock to be axed after All Blacks win
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JAN WEBSTER THE FORMER ENGLAND, MOSELEY, STAFFORDSHIRE & BARBARIANS SCRUM-HALF After all these years, I’d like to put...
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/ 9 years agoAshton try eases pain of Toulon dilemma
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Former England and Saracens winger Chris Ashton has scored his first try in the colours of his...
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/ 9 years agoRobson on track to go distance with Wasps
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS scrum-half Dan Robson says he will push the boundaries of endurance in an effort to overcome last...
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/ 9 years agoNew-fangled PRO 14 is disaster waiting to happen
COLIN BOAG There is no shortage of top-class rugby players, but my goodness the game seems to be very light on...
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/ 9 years agoHalfpenny takes cut of £200k to go home
By PETER JACKSON WALES have brought Leigh Halfpenny home for around £200,000 less than they offered him last season. The Rugby...
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/ 9 years agoJones wants Tour to help England go the distance
Eddie Jones is back at Twickenham. The silence and calm in the surrounds of England Rugby’s fortress that is now his...
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/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Matt Williams – Worcester hooker
Enjoyed the off season? Very much so. It was quite a weird one as we had five weeks off and then...
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/ 9 years ago8 reasons why it’s worth betting on rugby
The year 2017 places rugby second only to football regarding global popularity. The game with a rich and occasionally controversial history...
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/ 9 years agoTop Boks will follow ‘exodus to Europe’
Super Rugby‘s fading appeal is likely to provoke South Africa‘s major provinces to follow the lead of the Cheetahs and Kings...
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/ 9 years agoREACTIONS to the Pro12 expansion
Martin Anayi, CEO of the Guinness PRO14, said: “The arrival of the Toyota Cheetahs and the Southern Kings marks a bold...
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/ 9 years agoTop Boks will follow ‘exodus to Europe’
By NEALE HARVEY Views: Edward Griffiths SUPER Rugby’s fading appeal is likely to provoke South Africa’s major provinces to follow the...
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/ 9 years agoOld pals Catrakalis and Swiel set to battle it out
By NEALE HARVEY Order of the boot: Demetri Catrakilis shows his kicking repertoire for Montpellier against Quins PICTURES: Getty Images NEW...
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/ 9 years agoWhy help Kiwi coaches? They wouldn’t dream of helping us!
Q&A ALI HEPHER ON THE RECORD Recently promoted Exeter head coach Ali Hepher tells NEALE HARVEY how the Premiership champions are...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoAckermann has wish come true
By NICK VERDIER Back to back: Kwagga Smith scores to secure a a second consecutive final for the Lions THE Lions...
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/ 9 years agoJones wants Tour to help England go the distance
Rupert Guinness, rugby writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, finds the England coach in the Alps Eddie Jones is back at...
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/ 9 years agoBaxter bolsters lock stock with Kings enforcer
TRANSFER WRAP PREMIERSHIP champions Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their squad ahead of the new season with the acquisition of South African...
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/ 9 years agoLean, keen and ready to fight for England dream
By NEALE HARVEY World beaters: Johnny Williams scores against South Africa at last summer’s U20s World Cup, with Joe Marchant in...
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/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Baxter must join Eddie’s team if he’s to succeed
One of the most vexing issues that all four Home Unions have had to face over the last eight years is...
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/ 9 years agoAndy Goode: You’ve got to be a big noise now, Demetri!
The fly-half merry-go-round has been in full swing throughout a frenetic last few months with a host of No.10s switching clubs in...
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/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Baa-baas ‘Test’ would solve the Lions tour conundrum
Sometimes you have to ask why people ask questions when something has already been decided upon and accepted by all. I...
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/ 9 years agoGary Gold: Boks reborn with Venter working for the defence
The fact that the All Blacks drew the three-match series with the British and Irish Lions would have been of concern...
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/ 9 years agoSuper Rugby lock on his way to Premiership champions
Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their squad ahead of the new season with the acquisition of South African lock Wilhelm...
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/ 9 years agoClandestine ‘agreement’ highlights Ritchie’s flaw
IAN Ritchie has brought stability during his tenure at the RFU, as well as presiding over a healthy commercial balance sheet....
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/ 9 years agoExpansion is so exciting but don’t mess with the format
THE expansion of the Guinness PRO12 to include South African sides Cheetahs and Southern Kings is a gamble. I can’t deny...
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/ 9 years agoShame on Erasmus after messy exit from Munster
WHENSaracens knocked them out of the Champions’ Cup in Dublin three months ago, Munster found comfort in assurances that Rassie Erasmus...
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/ 9 years agoBaxter must join Eddie’s team if he’s to succeed
ONE of the most vexing issues that all four Home Unions have had to face over the last eight years is...
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/ 9 years agoIt’s folly to block investment … but we do need Euro wage cap
Q&A MARTIN ST QUINTON ON THE RECORD Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton tells NEALE HARVEY why he believes Premiership Rugby’s rejection...
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/ 9 years agoGatland switches focus to going out on top in Japan
By ALEX BYWATER WARREN Gatland says he’s already planning for the 2019 World Cup with Wales after leading the Lions to...
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/ 9 years agoEx-goalie Heyes is new prop blueprint
Neale Harvey talks to Peter Walton, the man who has helped shape England’s new batch England U18s forwards guru Peter Walton...
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/ 9 years agoYou’ve got to be a big noise now, Demetri!
ANDY GOODE The fly-half merry-goround has been in full swing throughout a frenetic last few months with a host of No.10s...
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/ 9 years agoMuch activity but who has really prospered?
Matthew Emery runs an eye over the big names joining the Premiership action this season Bath Underhill IN: Sam Underhill (Ospreys),...
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/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
MATT WILLIAMS WORCESTER HOOKER Enjoyed the off season? Very much so. It was quite a weird one as we had five...
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/ 9 years agoBoks reborn with Venter working for the defence
GARY GOLD The fact that the All Blacks drew the threematch series with the British and Irish Lions would have been...
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/ 9 years agoBaa-baas ‘Test’ would solve the Lions tour conundrum
Arguably the best try in rugby history: Fans would have chance to see such Barbarians brilliance again PICTURE: Getty Images Sometimes...
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/ 9 years agoLaporte on mission to get France fit for task
Orders from the top: French federation president Bernard Laporte The grunting and the groaning and, yes, the blood, sweat and tears...
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/ 9 years agoHawk-Eye to combat concussion
THEPRO12 will try to limit the number of head injuries and concussions by implementing Hawk-Eye technology next season. As the league...
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/ 9 years agoNeil de Kock Q&A: I only planned to stay two years, but the love shown by Saracens meant I stayed for 11!
Scrum-half Neil de Kock returns to South Africa later this summer after 11 years in England, safe in the knowledge that...
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/ 9 years agoJacko column: Warburton an invaluable role model for all
By Peter Jackson No matter what happens from now on, nothing will stop Sam Warburton taking up permanent residence in that...
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/ 9 years agoPremiership imports who have been pure Gold …
Jon Newcombe discovers the overseas stars who have impressed Gary Gold most in the Premiership Jon Newcombe Being a World Cupwinning...
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/ 9 years agoWho’d have thought it? Sam a radio role model
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW No matter what happens from now on, nothing will stop Sam Warburton taking...
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/ 9 years agoFor consistency, Murray is your man
By JON NEWCOMBE CONOR MURRAY is without peers in the pantheon of great Lions scrum-halves – even the great Gareth Edwards,...
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/ 9 years agoCruden can help restore the thrills
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Montpellier fans cannot wait to see All Black fly-half Aaron Cruden in their colours this season. They...
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/ 9 years agoI planned on a two-year stay, but I’m heading home after 11!
NEIL DE KOCK ON THE RECORD Q&A Scrum-half Neil de Kock returns to South Africa later this summer after 11 years...
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/ 9 years agoTopsy warns Irish rivals: Joltin’ Joe is coming for you!
LONDON Irish hitman Joe Cokanasiga is ready to take the Premiership by storm, according to veteran Exiles winger Topsy Ojo. Cokanasiga,...
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/ 9 years agoRestyled PRO14 would ‘gain £10m TV deal’
By NEALE HARVEY EUROPEAN rugby supremo Simon Halliday claims his organisation have yet to be consulted over plans to induct two...
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/ 9 years agoNow we have hope about RWC 2019
NICK CAIN SPELLS OUT WHAT EACH OF THE HOME UNIONS CAN LEARN FROM THE LIONS TOUR IN the stock-take of one...
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