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Jeremy Guscott
/ 14 years agoJeremy Guscott: New slimline Banahan can be lethal but has to stay fit
Matt Banahan came onto the scene in a big way four seasons ago for a number of reasons – the first...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoTwo changes for the Springboks to face the Pumas
Adriaan Strauss and Jacques Pogieter have been named in the South African team to face the Pumas in Mendoza. Strauss replaces...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 14 years ago“Chris Robshaw’s done well, but Tom Croft must play”, says Lewis Moody
Sir Ian McGeechan insists a specialist openside is the key to a great team, but former England skipper Lewis Moody says...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoProp stars give Worcester’s Matt Mullan best of both worlds
Mentored by Phil Vickery at Worcester and Graham Rowntree with England – Matt Mullan doesn’t have to look too far for...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Marco Wentzel – London Wasps Lock
Does it feel like a fresh start at Wasps? Definitely. It’s good to have lot of new faces, guys who want...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoRodriguez starts at full-back for the Pumas
Martin Rodriguez will start at full-back for Argentina‘s Rugby Championship rematch against South Africa in Medoza. Rodríguez comes in for Lucas...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: All Blacks on top with or without Williams
If the Six Nations are playing catch up with the Southern Hemisphere powers, then the new Rugby Championship will be about...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: David Flatman – Bath and England prop
When I was at Saracens I was ten times more scared of going to training than I was of playing –...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoDu Plessis ruled out of Rugby Championship
Springboks hooker Bismarck du Plessis will miss the rest of The Rugby Championship due to a knee injury. He sustained the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Every World Cup referee is ‘inept’ in his own way
I must admit to some surprise at the reaction to Graham Henry’s claim in his autobiography, that he wondered if Wayne...
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Moment In Time
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: Newcastle and the 2001 Tetley’s Bitter Cup final
Sensational game, sensational finish. Widely considered to be one of the best cup finals of all time, two star-studded teams went...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSA Schoolboys 36 England U18 29
England U18 conceded a 36-29 defeat against South Africa Schoolboys in Cape Town for the last game of their tour in...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoEngland U18 name team to play SA Schoolboys
England U18 have named their side to take on South African Schoolboys in Cape Town tomorrow. Head John Fletcher has made...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoLions out of Super Rugby, long live the Kings
The South African Rugby Union confirmed today that the Kings will replace the Lions in the 2013 Super Rugby competition. Despite...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoGary Gold and Bath look at tie-up with Super Rugby side
Bath are considering forming an alliance with a Super Rugby side in a groundbreaking move which could involve trans-hemisphere player swaps....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 14 years agoRetiring prop Matt Stevens gave quitting England ‘lot of thought’
Saracens boss Mark McCall insists Matt Stevens’ decision to retire from international rugby was not made on the spur of the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoStep aside you Brownlees rugby has the Claassens
The Brownlee brothers have provided no shortage of excitement with their Olympic triathlon exploits but rugby will be able to enjoy...
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Latest News
/ 14 years ago‘El Mago’ returns for Pumas’ Championship debut
Argentina fly-half Juan Martin Hernandez will make his first Test appearance in three years for their historic Rugby Championship debut against...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoWe know we’ll get thumped says Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi
Argentina‘s record points scorer Felipe Contepomi drew parallels with Italy‘s entrance into the Six Nations ahead of the Pumas’ debut in...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoLock of ages? French turn back clock for Brits
The burgeoning British colony in France hurls itself into Top 14 action next weekend, an assault force headed by surely the...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSpies to miss out entire Rugby Championship
South Africa’s injury problems have worsened after Pierre Spies was ruled out of the entire Rugby Championship campaign with a finger...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoEngland U18 defeated by France in SA
England U18 were outdone by northern hemisphere rivals France in George, South Africa, losing 20-13 at Outeniqua Park Stadium in a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: The Welsh cavalry ride to rescue of Wasps
When Stephen Jones turned down an offer to join Leicester in 2004, Wasps had just superseded the Tigers as champions of...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 14 years agoMan Behind the Match: Rob Andrew and the 1995 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final
England went into the 1995 World Cup quarter-final in Cape Town having seen many highs since the desperate low of losing...
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Moment In Time
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: Sale Sharks and the 2002 Parker Pen Shield
Lift-off for Sale Sharks. This was the day when chairman Brian Kennedy’s vision of creating a powerhouse team in the north-west...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Danny Care – Harlequins and England scrum-half
Enjoying pre-season at Quins? Loving it! It’s great to be back around all the boys again. It is hard work but...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSpringboks return for Botha?
The Springboks are considering calling back hard man Bakkies Botha to cover a locking crisis for the Rugby Championship. Botha’s 76-test...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoEngland U18 squad named for SA tour
England Under 18 coaches John Fletcher, Pete Walton and Ian Peel have named their squad for the summer tour to South...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 14 years agoArgentina announce squad for Four Nations opener
Horacio Agulla, Marcos Ayerza and Gonzalo Camacho have been named in Argentina coach Santiago Phelan’s 26-man squad that will travel to...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 14 years agoOnly one new cap for World Champions for Rugby Championship
Auckland and Blues prop Charlie Faumuina is the only new face named in the 28-man All Blacks squad for the Rugby...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Pumas out to prove their first-class credentials
Argentina have received an early reminder that New Zealand, South Africa and Australia see them as the poor relations of the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 14 years agoUncapped Gill named in Wallabies Four Nations squad
Australia U20 captain Liam Gill is set to make his Test debut after he was named in Robbie Deans 30-man squad...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 14 years agoJeremy Guscott: Sniffer Ashton should get back on scent with Sarries
Whether Chris Ashton likes it or not we all know he has gone to Saracens because he’s got a better contract....
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRFU fury over Graham Henry’s slur against Wayne Barnes
Sir Graham Henry could face legal action following an admission that he wondered whether match-fixing was to blame for New Zealand‘s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoBen Ryan asks: Can Ashton adapt to Sevens in time?
Chris Ashton and Alex Goode’s interest in being included in Great Britain’s Sevens squad for the 2016 Olympics Sevens has been...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoSaracens talisman Schalk Brits is hooked on helping talented young guns
Saracens hooker Schalk Brits says he expects to take an occasional backseat at the club this season to accommodate the development...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Lion king of Leeds will ride to the rescue
When it comes to understanding the importance of nurturing and building a brand, Sir Ian McGeechan’s track-record with the Lions takes...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: Northampton Saints and the 2000 Heineken Cup final
Few people had rated Northampton’s chances of lifting the Heineken Cup. Still fewer gave them a prayer after they had lost...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoJonathan Joseph named in Irish 7s finals squad
England International Jonathan Joseph has been added to the London Irish squad for the Friday’s JP Morgan 7s Series Final at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoSaracens pair will push for role in Rio 2016 Olympics
England duo Chris Ashton and Alex Goode are prepared to put their Premiership careers on hold when Sevens makes its inaugural...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoNew Leeds boss Ian McGeechan keen to embrace Leeds Rhinos
John Bentley has hailed the appointment of Sir Ian McGeechan as being massive for the profile of Leeds Carnegie. Bentley, selected...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoDon’t forget me says Welsh winger Tom James
Wales‘ forgotten man Tom James is more determined than ever to pull on the Three Feathers and is targeting an autumn...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoKick-chase will destroy the game warns London Irish new boss Brian Smith
Brian Smith has blasted South African-style ‘kick-chase’ rugby, insisting it is killing the game and that English teams should instead look...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoNorthampton captain Dylan Hartley urges Saints to shake off that losers’ tag
Saints captain Dylan Hartley has demanded his side shake off their tag as the nearly men of English rugby. While Northampton...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoIt’s time for Nathan Catt to sparkle says Bath new boss Gary Gold
This is the season that loosehead Nathan Catt will stop being talked of as a potential talent and start becoming a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoWhy those gentlemen of league are on the defensive
While rugby league’s national standing has waned as union’s has risen since the introduction of professionalism, its influence on the XV...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoWe’re doing things even better than the Natal Sharks says Bristol head coach Liam Middleton
Bristol head coach Liam Middleton hopes a recent fact-finding mission to South Africa will make the difference as his side targets...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 14 years agoMan Behind the Match: Bill Beaumont and the 1980 Grand Slam
The Sixties and Seventies were dark times for English rugby. While Wales were enjoying a golden era, each turning year across...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: London Wasps and 2004 Heineken Cup Semi Final
Stunning game. Truly stunning result. Quite simply, this Anglo-Irish showdown in Dublin was one of the greatest, if not THE greatest,...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Neil de Kock – Saracens scrum half
Where have you been this summer? We went to Europcamp Costa Dorada, just south of Barcelona. We have two kids, aged...
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