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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDan Lydiate is moving over to a coaching role at Dragons
By Sam Jackson Dan Lydiate will move into a coaching role at Dragons after yesterday playing his final game for the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoChris Hewett: Geoff Parling is thriving as the quiet ‘Australian’
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Whatever lights might be hidden under rugby’s bushel, precious few of them belong to Australian...
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Columnists
/ 2 years agoPaul Rees: A brighter future for Wales lies in its past
PAUL REES SAYS IT WAS THE LOCAL RIVALRIES WHICH HELPED BUILD THE GAME IN WALES AND WHICH NEED TO BE REVIVED...
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Features
/ 2 years agoShaun was never slow to tell me if I was wrong
MY LIFEIN RUGBY STUART ABBOTT THE FORMER ENGLAND, WASPS & HARLEQUINS CENTRE I ONLY arrived in England, where my mother was...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoHenry Pollock looks like a British and Irish Lion to me, says Lawrence Dallaglio
By Paul Rees Lawrence Dallaglio believes Henry Pollock is in line to make the Lions squad despite the back rower only...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHenry Thomas makes his father’s day
By Simon Thomas For Henry Thomas, playing for the land of his father has resulted in one very proud dad. A...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLawrence Dallaglio: Old hands need to state their British and Irish Lions case
Paul Rees talks to Lawrence Dallaglio about the crucial selection choices facing British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell George Ford...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoCam Winnett sets his sights on winning back Wales place
By Simon Thomas Cam Winnett admits he was “gutted” and “hurt” to be left out of Wales’ Six Nations squad but...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoRichard Wigglesworth delight as he joins British and Irish Lions team
By Adam Hathaway Richard Wigglesworth’s meteoric rise to the top of the coaching ladder may have surprised some but it is...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJoe Schmidt is getting better, admits Andy Farrell
By Adam Hathway Lions head coach Andy Farrell fears Australia boss Joe Schmidt has stepped up a level and is a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoJeremy Guscott: Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching team shows he has an eye on the future
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... Before I went on a Lions tour I knew a bit about...
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Latest News
/ 2 years ago‘It wasn’t meant to be a tea party…’
DOUG Smith, team manager of the 1971 Lions and therefore a rugby man of substance, was blunt in his assessment of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMichael Cheika determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high
By Paul Rees Michael Cheika is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided not to extend his one-year contract...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoEngland’s freedom fighters on the march for British and Irish Lions honours
Paul Rees looks back at the winners and losers in this year's Six Nations and who will make it to be...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoWho has improved or decreased their British and Irish Lions tour chances after the Six Nations?
Now that the dust has settled on the Six Nations and club rugby is back, it is time to set our...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSix Nations 2025: Each nation’s grade relative to expectations
There are always some surprises in the Six Nations. This year, it was the fact that Ireland didn’t win it again, with France...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: England’s demolition crew roar like Lions
Adam Hathaway in Cardiff England head coach Steve Borthwick saw Maro Itoje lead from the front in this 68-14 demolition of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland’s three-card trick comes up trumps in Six Nations finale
Paul Rees England have long been advised to use their heads and how they did as they turned what was expected...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales all washed up with nowhere to go…
By Peter Jackson Every living English Grand Slam captain, from Sir Bill Beaumont to Dylan Hartley via Will Carling and Martin...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGareth Anscombe eyes 2027 World Cup
Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe wants to play at the 2027 World Cup having returned to the side during this year’s Six...
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Features
/ 2 years agoMatthew Tait Should I have focused on one position? I don’t know
Paul Rees looks back at Mathew Tait’s career and finds out how he - and his family - are now living...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoBritish and Irish Lions’ support team keeps on growing
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know The 1974 Lions took off from Heathrow with a management team...
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Features
/ 2 years agoFinal laps for the Premiership wacky races
Paul Rees says that player welfare is taking a back seat as the Premiership prepares to resume this weekend So much...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSix Nations stock Risers and Fallers: Ireland the biggest losers after missing huge Grand Slam opportunity
It was another brilliant weekend of Six Nations action, in which France climbed up to pole position with one round to...
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Features
/ 2 years agoIreland vs France – When two tribes prepare for war
Paul Rees says Saturday's heavyweight clash between Ireland and France could be the match of the Six Nations The Six Nations...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoSix Nations Round Three: Stock risers and fallers
Every weekend of the Six Nations has players, teams and many more who disappoint and others who appear from nowhere to...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Triple top for Ireland, new hope for Wales
By Simon Thomas Wales .................................. 18pts Tries: Rogers 43, Morgan 43 Conversion: Anscombe 44 Penalties: Anscombe 23, 35 Ireland............................... 27pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNever can a team have lost and won so much than Wales
By Peter Jackson For more than 60 glorious minutes, the man they call ‘Jockey’ watched his no-hopers dare to cause an...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoJeremy Guscott – French stars need to get on the same page
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & Unmissable every week... How will France respond in Rome after losing to England? I don’t...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoKieran Hardy is getting back to his best
By Simon Thomas After going through a challenging spell in his career, Kieran Hardy is now enjoying his rugby again and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSimon Easterby: I’ve had no contact with Wales
Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby says he has had no contact from the WRU about replacing Warren Gatland as head coach....
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoTwo may be better than one for Wales
MICHAEL Cheika has been around more blocks than most on the global coaching merry-go-round: Dublin (Leinster), Paris (Stade Francais), London (Harlequins),...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSix Nations best matchups of the weekend: Calcutta Cup fly-half clash crucial for Lions chances
By Charlie Elliott After fallow week, the Six Nations is back with a bang. Some eye-watering games are scheduled to take place over...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMatt Sherratt backed to give Wales a boost
By Gary Fitzgerald Matt Sherratt has the coaching powers to help remove some of the doom and gloom hanging over Welsh...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPremiership Cup: Alex Dombrandt grabs chance to make his case for England
By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins ........................29pts Tries: Hammond 10, Lewies 23, Dombrandt 31, Green 54 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 32, 54 Penalty: J...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoGoggleboxers must not lose sight of reality
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed There was an overpowering whiff of something significant in the air as the 1984 John...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCardiff go close but Connacht snatch it
By Simon Thomas Connacht ........... 24pts Tries: Murphy 7, Hurley-Langton 17, Heffernan 48, Tierney-Martin 76 Conversions: Ioane 8, 18 Cardiff ....................
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Features
/ 2 years agoTwo X-Factor players, one goal
PAUL REES SAYS ENGLAND’S NO.10 JERSEY WILL BE FIN SMITH’S FOR SOME TIME BUT MARCUS STILL HAS KEY ROLE TO PLAY...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoEngland are now potential champs
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME On the up: Fin Baxter goes over for his try against France...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNoon calls for flexibility at 10
■ By CAMERON STEPHENS Duo: Fin and Marcus Smith and, inset, Jamie Noon PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER England centre Jamie Noon...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Is Fabien Galthie’s position as France head coach in danger?
By Brendan McGilligan All regimes must come to an end. In the week that Warren Gatland decided to call time on...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Stock risers and fallers from Round Two
Wales continued their record-breaking run of terrible form, while France yet again came up short when it really mattered. Have England finally...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoFive key talking points from the Six Nations: Steve Borthwick turns a corner
By Charlie Elliott Following another brilliant weekend of Six Nations action, during which England managed to get a famous win over...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Heads must roll for Wales, if not today, then very soon…
By Peter Jackson Just when the Red Dragon Brotherhood thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse, their team duly plunged through...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: England need best players on in last 20
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game An exciting time in rugby with the start of the...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoSix Nations – Italy vs Wales Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Wales will head to Rome to take on Italy to kick off the second round of...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoReuben Morgan-Williams: The Overlooked Talent Who Deserved a Shot in Wales’ Six Nations Squad
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Throughout the history of Welsh rugby, many memorable scrum-halves have taken the field in the famous...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoWales hope to have Aaron Wainwright available for Six Nations clash with Italy
Wales are hopeful that back-row forward Aaron Wainwright could be fit for their crunch Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy despite...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoGareth Thomas – A Dark Horse for the British & Irish Lions?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports There is a lot of excitement whenever the Six Nations rolls around, but when it’s a...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Biggest stock risers and fallers
By Charlie Elliott A topsy-turvy start to the 2025 Six Nations led to some surprising stars announcing themselves on the biggest stage, with some...












