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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions greatest XV: Willie John Mcbride (1974) and Martin Johnson (1997) – locks
When it comes to the big second row turbines which drive the pack The Lions have been able to call on...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain talks to Exeter blindside Tom Johnson about his remarkable rise from grass roots to Test level
Tom Johnson is not so much a late bloomer as a one-man Indian summer. The Exeter Chiefs blindside flanker was a...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Anthony Allen – Leicester centre
Good start for Tigers and yourself? Yes. We lost five out of six this time last year so we’ve bettered that,...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 5: preview and predictions
Cardiff v Ulster Second row forward Bradley Davies will make his 100th appearance for the Blues tonight alongside club captain Andries...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRugby Championship round 5: preview and predictions
Argentina v New Zealand Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has named the same starting XV that narrowly lost to Australia two weeks...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 14 years agoHow Jonny Wilkinson helped Joe Gray see the light
Harlequins hooker Joe Gray has revealed how Jonny Wilkinson’s dedication to training inspired him to become one of the finest lineout...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions greatest XV: Jason Leonard (1989) – tighthead
L ions tight head props are the strongest of the strong, the men with iron-girder necks, backs and legs who have...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain assesses some early problems for the 2013 lions
Will a Lions tour party ever leave these shores without having a ball-and-chain clapped to their ankle? This week’s coach-naming Press...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoPremiership round 4: preview and predictions
Exeter v Saracens Injuries to Craig Mitchell and Tom Johnson mean Carl Rimmer and James Phillips come into the pack while...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Half-baked TMO trial needs re-focussing
It is the duty of a modern professional sport to use technology to arrive at fair rulings and eliminate errors by...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoTom Youngs: “My debt to selfless George Chuter”
Leicester‘s Tom Youngs admits he is still a work in progress as a hooker and has no qualms in tapping up...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoBen Foden needs ankle surgery
Ben Foden will miss the England Autumn internationals after it was revealed the England full-back needs ligament surgery to his right ankle. Foden,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Hilton – former Scotland, Bristol, Bath and Glasgow prop
The day I was banned for playing for Scotland after five years in the team was one of the hardest of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Grav’s fight with a Jag brought the roof down
Ray Gravell would have been 61 this week and the world, especially the part which revolved around Mynydd-y-Garreg, would have been...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 14 years agoStop-gap Karl Dickson wants a permanent place now
Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson has targeted a place in one of the England squads after tiring of having his holiday plans...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions greatest XV: Brian Moore (1989) – hooker
When the British & Irish Lions embark on their Tour of Australia next summer, their army of fans will be ready...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 14 years agoJeremy Guscott: Quick-learners Argentina exposed bish-bash Boks
Argentina have more than proved their worth in the revamped Tri-Nations, now the Rugby Championship, by drawing with South Africa when...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Lancaster must pick his diamonds now
Stuart Lancaster appears to have taken it as a given that he will be England head coach until his contract ends...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRugby Champioship round 4: preview and predictions
New Zealand v South Africa Liam Messam, Sam Whitelock and Andrew Hore have all been drafted back into the All Blacks‘...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoWarriors announce capture of Josh Strauss
Glasgow Warriors revealed today their biggest signing in the club’s history with the arrival of South African No.8 Josh Strauss on...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoWallabies get set to cash in on the Lions
The Australians have drawn up plans to cash in on the Lions by charging £200 a ticket for the three-Test series....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoPremiership Round 2 review
Bath (beat Wasps 30-23) They arrived at the Rec on the back of an unconvincing win at Worcester facing the flying...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoLions greatest XV: Ian Mclauchlan (1971-1974) – loosehead
The Lions have fielded some of the greatest props the game has seen, mirroring the finest scrummaging tradition within the four...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Stephenson – Northampton centre
Centre Tom Stephenson is the third generation of Northampton season ticket holders in his family and it might not be long...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoPremiership Round 2: preview and predictions
Bath v London Wasps Lee Mears will make his 250th appearance tomorrow in a Bath side with two changes from the...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRugby Championship Round Three: preview and predictions
Australia v South Africa Australia have made their intention clear before their crucial clash against South Africa in Perth, they will...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoJames Hook finds it’s always time for tee in new tryless Top 14
Welsh fly-half James Hook believes that the emphasis placed on defence by French clubs has placed more responsibility on kickers. The...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoLions announce Warren Gatland as head coach
Wales head coach Warren Gatland was announced yesterday as head coach for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia next...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: TMOs should be allowed to single out the thugs
The Premiership has announced that it intends to increase the powers of the TMO’s at live televised games by allowing them...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoPremiership preview (1 day to go): Harlequins, Leicester, Saracens
With the Aviva Premiership starting tomorrow, we take a look at what lays ahead for the last three of the 12...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoAviva Premiership Round 1: Team News and Predictions
Exeter v Sale Tom Johnson returns to the Exeter team after making his England debut on their summer tour to South...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoConor O’Shea challenges Harlequins to become a great team
Good teams win titles, but great teams back it up time and again. That is the view of Harlequins‘ head honcho...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoPremiership preview (2 days to go): Northampton, Exeter, Sale
With the start of the Aviva Premiership only two days away, we take a look at what lies ahead for the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoDylan Hartley says Northampton don’t need Chris Ashton
Northampton captain Dylan Hartley says winger Chris Ashton is gone and forgotten after turning his back on the club to join...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRabodirectPro12 preview: players to watch
As the RaboDirectPro12 season starts tomorrow, we take a look at the key players and the ones to watch in each...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 14 years agoLondon Irish allrounder Alex Corbisiero leads new prop crop
Loose-head props of yesteryear conjure up an image of gnarled old campaigners with bleeding ears and a job description which could...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoPremiership preview (3 days to go): London Irish, Bath, Gloucester
With the start of the Aviva Premiership only three days away, we take a look at what lays ahead for the...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRaboDirectPro 12 preview
DANIEL SCHOFIELD discovers how the PRO12 teams are adapting to the new season’s demands. As Leinster‘s fortunes have risen in recent...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Packer-style circus is real threat to rugby
There has been a recurrent message doing the rounds since the 2011 World Cup which the existing rugby establishment, based on...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain talks to bath boss Gary Gold about reviving a once-champion club
Gary Gold is cagey when he considers the question of the quality he has found at Bath in terms of squad,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years ago“I’m more than just a fast mover,” says Wasps winger Christian Wade
Wasps winger Christian Wade is sick of being labelled simply a speed merchant and is determined to prove he has more...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 14 years agoBritish and Irish Lions eye Leinster’s Joe Schmidt as Gatland back-up
The Lions are to consider a second New Zealand contender for next year’s three-Test series in Australia – Leinster head coach...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRugby Championship review: Who will stop the All Blacks?
As the first two rounds of the Rugby Championship drew to an end on Saturday night, we take a look at...
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Moment In Time
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: Saracens and the 1998 Tetley Bitter Cup final
Emotion is an oft-used word in rugby, but this is a day that sticks in the minds of Saracens people on...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoScarlets sign Adriaanse
The Scarlets have finalised contracts with South African tight head prop Jacobie Adriaanse for the next three years adding more strength...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoSaracens Andy Saull working to build same power as Jacques Burger
English rugby has been crying out for a classic openside who can link play in the loose, turn over the ball...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSaints terminate Sharman’s contract
Brett Sharman has been released by Northampton a day after his club announced it would be taking disciplinary action against him...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSanchez replaces the injured Hernandez
Bordeaux-Begles fly-half Nicolas Sanchez has been drafted in Argentina‘s staring line-up to gace South Africa tomorrow following the injury to Juan...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoNew Exeter signing Ian Whitten is out to prove he’s not just a stop-gap
Ian Whitten spent last season stepping in whenever needed at Ulster – now at Exeter he intends to make himself part...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoTwo more years for Quins’ Dickson
Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the Premiership champions until the end...
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