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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJapan changing the game to attain top tier status
By PAUL REES RUGBY in Japan is preparing for a shakeup next year designed to make its top league fully professional,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoChavhanga: Fast tracks in South Africa built for Louis Rees-Zammit
Former Springboks wing Tonderai Chavhanga famously clocked a 100m time of 10.2s and sees Rees-Zammit feeling at home on South African...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRassie Erasmus wary Lions have a grand plan to beat altitude
WARREN Gatland has “something up his sleeve” and could rewrite the script on how to beat South Africa on their own...
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/ 5 years agoNorthampton 30-25 Wasps: Blackett blasts ref for Biggar ‘escape’
Could the Lions fly-half be cited for a hit on Wasps No.10 Jacob Umaga?
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Falcons aim to put brake on Sam’s try scoring run
What does Dean Richards think of Sam Simmonds' try-scoring feats in the Premiership this season?
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHobbits can slay the Bok orcs again | Nick Cain
WHEN it comes to setting your team up for a fall, there is no media quite like South Africa’s. The slagging...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWatch out world, game in Japan will sky rocket | Shane Williams
WHEN I moved to Japan in 2012 to play for Mitsubishi Dynaboars, I was one of the first northern hemisphere players to try...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBig Four: The deciding factors
FIXTURES Sale have the toughest run-in with their three remaining fixtures against the other clubs in the play-off positions. The first...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRecord man Sam Simmonds reminds me of my old pal ‘Backy’ | Jeremy Guscott
WHAT Sam Simmonds did this week in breaking the Premiership try-scoring record for a season is pretty exceptional. The Exeter Chiefs...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScott Robertson is set to decide on his future at the Crusaders
The Crusaders have made an offer to in-demand head coach Scott Robertson
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRestrict ‘England A’ selection to players aged under 25 | Colin Boag
How best to approach using the revived England A programme for maximum benefit to the elite level
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAnother 80-minute performance is a must for Gloucester
By ADAM HATHAWAY Turned tide: Skivington GLOUCESTER head to Ashton Gate with an eye on a top eight finish and a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNow Wayne Pivac must build with some new faces | Shane Williams
Experimentation must be central to Wayne Pivac's plans for Wales this summer, writes Shane Williams
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions will no longer travel to Port Elizabeth, Durban or Nelpruit in 2021
The Lions Test and provincial matches will all be held in either Cape Town or Gauteng
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions pre-tour clash with Japan to be broadcast live by Channel 4
The match at Murrayfield on June 26 will signal a return to terrestrial television for the first time in 28 years
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTomas Francis chasing a champagne finish at Exeter Chiefs
The Wales tighthead will depart Sandy Park this summer after making the difficult decision to leave after seven years with the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGenge tells Lions: Be wary of Jasper Wiese
The England prop believes Leicester teammate Jasper Wiese is in with a shout of playing for the Springboks this summer against...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDavies and Halfpenny spurred by Lions snub
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ............22pts Tries: Jeffries 39 Conversions: Halfpenny 40 Penalties: Halfpenny 18, 26, 35, 44, 76 Ospreys ................6pts Penalties:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: Josh Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off
JOSH Adams has no thoughts about wrapping himself in cotton wool over the next few weeks after his selection for...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoOverview: The 2021 British & Irish Lions squad
Warren Gatland has named his 2021 British & Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa this summer, extending the size from...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBattling Bundee Aki can fill Manu void | Jeremy Guscott
Bundee Aki may be the man to go head-to-head with Damian de Allende for the Lions, writes Jerry Guscott
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoVictor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time
Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones: We’ll have real siege mentality
“It’s surreal. I’ve always been fully aware of all those involved for the Lions, not just the captains"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMistake for Lions to pick so many specialist wingers
VERSATILITY earned Elliot Daly his place on plane to the South Africa, by the skin of his teeth after a mediocre...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBath 20-40 Bristol: Emotional Kyle Sinckler gets support from Lam
Andy Uren fires Bristol Bears backline to comeback win, as Kyle Sinckler gets past a tough week in which he missed...
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/ 5 years agoLions tour snub makes no sense says Kyle Sinckler in raw post-match interview
Kyle Sinckler gave an emotional interview to BT Sport's Sara Elgan after the Bears beat Bath at the Rec
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoBath 10-19 Montpellier: Toothless Bath flop out with whimper
Montpellier progress to the final with remarkable win at the Rec, their first match in over three weeks
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoBall seems incidental to red-card Boklanders | Chris Hewett
Allowing aggression to set the tone for a match is something the Springboks have been notorious for
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Features
/ 5 years agoLions will need Underhill at his explosive best says Calder
By GARY HEATLY FINLAY Calder, Lions captain for the series victory in Australia in 1989, has backed England’s Sam Underhill to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIreland seek alternative after cancelling Fiji tour
RUGBY SHORTS IRELAND’S summer tour to Fiji has been cancelled. In the past week lockdowns have been announced across the Pacific...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThe Lions player wrangle was all about money
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last the Lions have managed to reach a deal that allows them...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPros and cons for Gats
PREMIERSHIP players from clubs not involved in the final will be released for the British and Irish Lions’ warmup game against...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLions need to heed that Prem warning or else!
COLIN BOAG Predictably, there was a reaction to my comments on the Lions, and my view that perhaps the world has moved on...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoThis top ten would have a real pop at the Springboks | Jeremy Guscott
The players who need little mulling from Gatland as he selects his Lions squad to be announced this Thursday
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoWho Will Captain The British Lions?
It’s that time of year again. The British Lions are gearing up for another tour, and South Africa is their destination....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years ago‘Heartbroken’ George North learns his Lions dream is over
Ospreys wing George North likely to be out for the rest of 2021 with ruptured ACL injury, ending his British &...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoPremiership Rugby and Lions reach agreement for clubs to release players
The Lions will play a warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield on June 26
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoManu Tuilagi nears full fitness to give legs to Lions chance
LIONS attack coach Gregor Townsend is due to meet with Manu Tuilagi, who could yet make the tour to South Africa...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBristol 12-20 Exeter: Bears tranquilized by cold-blooded Chiefs
A glimpse into what may await Premiership followers at Twickenham in June?
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British and Irish Lions
/ 6 years agoAnxious wait for Ospreys wing and Lions hopeful George North
Wales wing George North hobbled off in Ospreys win over Cardiff Blues in the Rainbow Cup
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSix Nations triumph can spur us on now vows Tipuric
JUSTIN Tipuric admits Wales’ Grand Slam heartbreak in Paris still haunts him, but he believes that Six Nations title win can...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWe will be rusty but ready for the Lions
PAUL REES talks to Japan coach Jamie Joseph about Murrayfield date after 18 months with no internationals Japan generated such interest...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 6 years agoChris Harris can go from Scotland’s defensive rock to Bok basher for Lions
The Gloucester centre starred in aways wins at Twickenham and the Stade de France for Scotland in the Six Nations –...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHarlequins 50-26 Worcester: Danny Care shows Lions class as Quins storm on
Harlequins remain firmly in play-off contention with six rounds of the Premiership to go after putting on a clinic aganst Warriors
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Features
/ 6 years agoJonathan Thomas interview – I hate losing, but it’s vital part of winning process
Are Worcester already looking to next season after three wins in 16 Premiership games in 2020-21?
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoTandy has the talent to muzzle Springboks | Shane Williams
Shane Williams and Lions defence coach Steve Tandy go way back to when both were apprentices at Neath
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Features
/ 6 years agoKruis’ Lions experience will keep him in the conversation
THERE are unlikely to be many bolters from the blue, if any, in the Lions squad for the tour to South...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 6 years agoGeorge Ford needs roaring finish for shot at Lions tour
The England & Leicester fly-half talks to Paul Rees about his Lions chances resting with his form for Tigers in the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMaybe clubs are reason England failed, not Eddie
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The European Champions Cup has reached the quarter-final stage last weekend with a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 6 years agoLions will be motivated by pain of World Cup – McBryde
NEW British & Irish Lions forwards coach Robin McBryde says his team can use the hurt of Wales’ and England’s...
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