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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Ashley Johnson – London Wasps flanker
Enjoyed the move to Wasps? I really have. The culture is a bit different from South Africa but I’ve been fortunate...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWigan have winner in Andy Powell, says Scott Quinnell
Scott Quinnell has tipped Andy Powell to be a big hit in Rugby League following his decision to cross codes and...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: All Blacks rest cure will cost WRU £4m
The All Blacks have torn a gaping hole in Wales‘ autumn schedule, one damaging enough to run into seven figures. Instead...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Nick Tompkins – Saracens centre
As a converted flanker it’s little surprise that Nick Tompkins’ kicking game remains a work in progress – but in England...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20 side named for JWC
England Under 20s coaches Nick Walshe and Ian Peel have named their 28-man squad ahead of the IRB Junior World Championship...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoYoungs brothers at heart of it in Leicester’s charge
Ben Youngs has hailed the contribution of brother Tom as Leicester close in on a ninth straight Premiership final appearance. Hooker...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Lions must be wary of these Aussie dangermen
So what sort of side will the Lions face Down Under? Having played Super Rugby against many of their guys when...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoBBC win battle to avert Sky monopoly
The BBC has won its fight to keep Wales on network television, averting the threat of Sky seizing almost the entire...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Clive Stuart-Smith – former Gloucester, Scarlets, Exeter and Saxons scrum-half
1. Rodrigo Roncero – An immense scrummager, dynamic in the loose. He didn’t speak much and when he did, I never...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Where do English clubs go if they quit Heineken Cup?
This week saw the traditional end to the rugby season at club level with the vast majority of England’s clubs playing...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Magic of the Lions transcends everything
As the end of this season approaches, the elephant is in the room. The topic being touched upon with baited breath...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoCardiff will get eight World Cup matches
England are planning to turn the Millennium Stadium into a World Cup gold mine worth more than £50m. Up to eight...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMoney man Kelvin Bryon pulls plug on London Welsh hopes
London Welsh are facing fresh turmoil after the club’s majority shareholder, Kelvin Bryon, revealed he is pulling out at the end...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Baxter can improve England’s set-piece
Stuart Lancaster has made a smart move in asking Rob Baxter to join the England set-up as forwards coach for the...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland launch new Canterbury kit for London Sevens
Canterbury and the RFU have unveiled the new England Sevens home and alternate shirts at Twickenham Stadium with the two shirts...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGeorge North joins Northampton
The Scarlets announced today they have agreed to release the 20-year-old winger on his request so he could sign a three-year...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Let’s play in summer and watch skills grow
You wake-up. It’s Saturday morning. Your bedroom’s freezing, but at least it is only 10.00am, so you can ease back for...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain picks his 2013 Lions tour party with some surprising ins and outs
No Brian O’Driscoll. No Chris Robshaw. Neither men make my 2013 Lions tour party for the straightforward reason that others are...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Change now or else!
There’s been a marked reluctance in English rugby ranks to accept that the 2015 Rugby World Cup draw is by far...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dan Scarbrough – former England, Leeds, Saracens and Racing Metro full-back
I got my first cap in a World Cup warm-up game against Wales in 2003 knowing that I had one shot...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWasps snap up Bedford flyer
London Wasps have signed highly rated young winger Josh Bassett from Bedford Blues. Bassett topped the RFU Championship try-scoring charts last...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Gatland must think French
There are not many Lions coaches who go into a tour on the back of a vintage Six Nations, and Warren...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Glenn Gelderbloom – former Western Province, Leicester and Plymouth centre
I’ve got my wife Sacha to thank for two Heineken Cups and three Premiership titles because she convinced me when I...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland star Ollie Phillips backs Sevens to make global impact
Each year, the National School Sevens grows bigger and stronger to be the world’s largest school tournament and, with 626 teams...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNorthampton Saints will pay £250k to sign big George North
Northampton Saints have offered the Scarlets £250,000 for George North and the deal could be completed within the next seven days....
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoReferees for Lions tour named
Chris Pollock, Craig Joubert and Romain Poite have been named as the three match officials for the upcoming British and Irish...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mike Blair – Brive and former Scotland and Edinburgh scrum-half
I was a late call-up for the 2009 Lions in South Africa and never really felt I had the selectors’ backing....
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the England build-up to Italy – and beyond to the Lions
When teams which have battled to get within reach of big prizes start to batten down the hatches and ban words...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFrance v Scotland: teams
South Africa born flanker Antoine Claassen will make his first start for France as Philippe Saint-Andre makes three changes to face...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Lions levy hits their own fans
The latest twist in the Lions Test ticket story is that the Australian Rugby Union has refuted the statement from a...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Robert Jones – former Lions, Wasps and Swansea scrum-half
I had to do something to unsettle Wallaby captain Nick Farr-Jones in the second Lions Test now known as the ‘Battle of Ballymore’ in 1989...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Andy Powell – Sale and Wales No.8
1. Adrian Garvey – The big South African just edges out Gethin Jenkins because he was tall and strong. His work-rate...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoI’d make Justin Tipuric my Lions No.7 says Jim Telfer
Justin Tipuric will form part of an Anglo-Welsh back row in the Lions’ Test team this summer, according to one of...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Lee Mears – retired Bath hooker
When were you advised to quit playing? On 30 January when the surgeon had all the paperwork in front of him...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Here’s the real reason for Warren Gatland’s outburst
None of the explanations I’ve heard so far for Warren Gatland‘s ill-conceived comments about the divisive potential of having too many...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Spencer Brown – former Richmond, Bristol and England wing
The tour to Hell in 1998 should never have gone ahead. I was due to go only as back-up but ended...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: I’m starting to believe in a Grand Slam for England
It has often been said that a week in rugby is a long time. Two weeks ago I sang the praises...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoTwo-week ban for Chris Hala’ufia
Chris Hala’ufia will miss London Irish‘s trip to Northampton on Saturday after being hit by a two-week ban following the Exiles’...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoAndy Robinson: “I could not face Scotland’s fans after failures”
Andy Robinson has revealed the deep-seated sense of frustration that led to him resigning as head coach of Scotland in November....
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland tell Christian Wade to prove he’s ready
Christian Wade is still waiting for that elusive first England cap but the Wasps flyer revealed Stuart Lancaster has pinpointed exactly...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Mat Evans – Ealing captain
1. Early autobiographies Nothing engrosses me more than reading an insightful autobiography written by a credible individual who has a life...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoGeoff Parling can boss the Lions, says Aussie great Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe, one of the great Wallaby locks, believes Geoff Parling will be given the responsibility to ‘marshal the cattle’ as...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAndy Robinson joins Bristol as DoR
Former England and Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has been appointed director of rugby Bristol. The 48-year-old, who quit his job...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Fred Michalak who has gone from enfant terrible to mature superstar
Fred Michalak is France‘s main man going into this Six Nations, with all the signs pointing towards flaky Fred having been...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Craig Gillies – Worcester lock
Sum up Worcester‘s league season to date? We’ve posed more of an attacking threat and scored tries, but again we’ve come...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoOne-year extension for Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson has today put pen to paper to sign a one-year contract extension with the Exeter Chiefs. With 153 appearances...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoLeigh Halfpenny boots Lions’ fly-half debate into new territory
Former Lions fly-half Stephen Jones insists the form of Leigh Halfpenny means this summer’s No.10 battle is not as simple as...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain : Ben Morgan set to fire with Telfer ‘bullet up his bum’
Ben Morgan couldn’t be in more illustrious company. A quick scan of who the Gloucester and England No.8 will be contending...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Marlan Yarde – London Irish winger
Tough season for you and the club? No one enjoys watching us lose but we’re focussed and working really hard to...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: the Scots are no pushovers
Two months ago there was not a single scribe, broadcaster, or media pundit anywhere who predicted England would beat New Zealand....
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