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Latest News
/ 9 years agoChange would put ‘superb’ Premiership at risk
PREMIERSHIP Rugby commercial director Dominic Hayes insists English rugby will not fall into the Super Rugby trap of expanding beyond its...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWill president Spencer fight to save the Lions?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Roaring with the Lions: Manager John Spencer celebrates at the end of...
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Features
/ 9 years agoFiji reap the benefits of early RWC qualification
Brendan Gallagher rounds up the recent international action that has seen early qualifiers for RWC2019 Away from the excitement of the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWallaby win shows Scots way forward
Gregor Townsend turned down the opportunity to help coach the Lions to ensure he was available to start his career in...
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Features
/ 9 years agoQ&A: Ex-Wallaby James Horwill goes on the record as the new Harlequins captain
New Harlequins captain James Horwill outlines his expectations for the Twickenham Stoop outfit and explains to NEALE HARVEY why the British...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSaracens chairman proposes a balancing act to solve Lions/Premiership Rugby dispute
Saracens chairman Nigel Wray reckons staging Lions ‘tours’ within the British Isles would offer a radical solution to the rancorous issue...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Jeff Williams – bath wing
Enjoying pre-season? As much as you can enjoy pre-season I guess! I’ve started earlier than most of the squad along with...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGarces moved beyond see-no-evil culture when it comes to Kiwi misdemeanours
By Peter Jackson Sonny Bill Williams probably thought he would get away with it just as generations of All Blacks had...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoReview: Slow start saw Lions move from strength to strength before springing into life
Match 1, June 3: Provincial Barbarians 7 British and Irish Lions 13 Okara Park, Whangarei, 19,951 Barely 72 hours off the...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoRef Poite got it wrong but Warburton worked his diplomatic magic
By Shane Williams THIS WAS an incredible achievement by the Lions. I don’t understand those people who are saying it was...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Finn’s brief encounter a lot longer than Lane’s!
By Peter Jackson According to official figures, Finn Russell’s fleeting role as a Lion amounted to one carry, two passes and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoWow, what an epic as Lions hold their nerve!
From NICK CAIN IN Aukland OWEN FARRELL explained how he had kept cool to land the 47 metre penalty that earned...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoRef Poite was wrong, but Sam handled him so well
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND HIS WAS an incredible achievement by the Lions. I don’t understand those people who are...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoI suspect Gatland feared the Lions would lose this one
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Tough call: Jerome Kaino wraps up Alun Wyn Jones after catching him...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoEx-pat Brit Maurice is now NZRU president
MAURICE Trapp is one of the more intriguing characters on this Lions tour. This is not just because he is has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoTired old start but, boy, did these Lions spring to life
BRENDAN GALLAGHER reviews the last five weeks and picks out his big winners and losers Match 1, June 3: Provincial Barbarians...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LEICESTER are looking to complete the signing of Lions flanker Cyle Brink after holding...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSee-no-evil culture is shown red by Garces
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Sonny Bill Williams probably thought he would get away with it just as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoCaptain Horwill humbled to be leading charge for silverware
Q&A JAMES HORWILL ON THE RECORD Quins’ lion kings: Kyle Sinckler and Joe Marler PICTURES: Getty Images New Harlequins captain James...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPlaying ‘tour’ games at home will solve problems saysWray
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS chairman Nigel Wray reckons staging Lions ‘tours’ within the British Isles would offer a radical solution to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAussie franchises await judgement
SUPER RUGBY By SAM JACKSON THE cuts have officially begun in Super Rugby, with the Cheetahs and Kings being chopped by...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTough schedule no concern for Gloucester starlet
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND U20s scrumhalf Harry Randall has defended World Rugby’s format for the Junior World Cup despite ongoing criticism...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
ADAM POWELL THE FORMER SARACENS, NEWCASTLE AND ENGLAND SAXONS CENTRE Inever envisaged that my career would come to an end during...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoCrying shame there’s no fourth Test to show how great Lions could be
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Not enough time: Rhys Webb had more to offer WHAT a whirlpool of emotions it was on the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaili adds potency to Quins’ midfield blend
Harlequins head coach Mark Mapletoft insists Jamie Roberts still has a big future at the club and expects the 96-cap Wales...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: As the pressure ramped up, so cool Gatland kept his nerve
This Test was not only a compelling thriller which instantly claims its place in Lions folklore but a game which neatly...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tom Johnson – former England and Exeter flanker
I was a bag of nerves before my first Test against South Africa in 2012. Geoff Parling told me afterwards that...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoJaco helps new refs
PROTOCOL on this Lions tour says the referees are not allowed to speak to the media. So we haven’t been able...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoWelcome to Warren’s World
Nick Cain looks at The Week That Was for beleagured Lions coach Warren Gatland ARE there any volunteers out there ready...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoSo what next to save Lions from being an anachronism?
Brendan Gallagher looks at how the Lions could reinvent themselves in the coming seasons THE British and Irish Lions need to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSaffers in PRO12? I feel sorry for travelling fans
COLIN BOAG The news – as yet unconfirmed, but so widely rumoured that it’s almost certainly true – that a couple...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSaili adds potency to Quins’ midfield blend
By NEALE HARVEY All Black X-factor: Francis Sailli PICTURES: Getty Images Skills: Catrakilis Experience: Roberts HARLEQUINS head coach Mark Mapletoft insists...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoChisholm hungry to hit England summit with Hill behind him
ALL-ACTIONHarlequins No.8 James Chisholm aims to lay down a challenge to England’s back rowers with another stellar campaign at the Stoop....
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Features
/ 9 years agoFinn’s brief encounter a lot longer than Lane’s!
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON According to official figures, Finn Russell’s fleeting role as a Lion amounted to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoAussies in freefall but Coetzee’s putting bums back on seats for Springboks
BACKin 2001 when the Wallabies followed their second World Cup success by coming from behind to beat Martin Johnson’s Lions, the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBath join hunt for Springbok ace Kriel
BATH are believed to have held talks with Springbok flanker Jaco Kriel, who has also been linked with a switch to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoFord off to pursue American Dream
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler New challenge: Mike Ford MIKE FORD could be in line to become the next...
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Features
/ 9 years agoZimbabwe’s proud production line just champion at Chiefs
Jon Newcombe catches up with Kai Horstmann, one of three teak tough Zimbabweans at Exeter Harare three: Kai Horstmann, left, with...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPREMIERSHIP PLAYERS BORN IN ZIMBABWE/RHODESIA
DON ARMAND (Exeter Chiefs, flanker – 59 appearances, 8 tries) Man-of-the-match in the 2017 Premiership Final and an England tourist to...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
JEFF WILLIAMS BATH WING Enjoying pre-season? As much as you can enjoy pre-season I guess! I’ve started earlier than most of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAlun Wyn joins the exclusive three-tour win club
By ROB COLE ALUN-Wyn Jones has joined the most exclusive band of British & Irish Lions after helping the tourists level...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNow beat All Blacks, Noves is ordered
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES French Federation president Bernard Laporte has imposed an ultimatum on manager Guy Noves with a barelyveiled threat...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoAs the pressure ramped up, so cool Gatland kept his nerve
Big impact: Courtney Lawes BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT This Test was not only a compelling thriller which instantly claims its place in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoBaby Blacks blow England to pieces
By NICK VERDIER Not giving up: Alex Mitchell scores his second half try for England PICTURE: Getty Images NEW Zealand proved...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoSummer tours ‘waste of time’ for the French
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose is a French axiom adopted even by the English...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER ENGLAND, EXETER AND COVENTRY FLANKER TOM JOHNSON Iwas a bag of nerves before my first Test against South Africa...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoCaging these Lions would be vandalism
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN AUCKLAND was awash with red this week as thousands of Lions fans arrived...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoClub demands ‘will kill off Lions tours’
By SAM JACKSON TOUR manager John Spencer says plans to shorten future Lions tours are “bordering on insanity”. The next three-tour...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoHero Evans grabs two to signal his Test arrival
From ALEX BYWATER in Apia STEFFAN Evans ended a season to remember with his first international tries as Wales claimed a...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoEtzebeth try sparks Springboks’ second half battering
By NICK VERDIER SOUTH Africa celebrated the anniversary of their 1995 World Cup triumph by completing a 3-0 whitewash of France...
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