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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: No Steffon Armitage means no exile will ever get in
The exclusion of Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon had been well documented before the selection of England’s 50 man World Cup...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: USA Eagles leave rugby’s old world order at Sixes and Sevens
Last Tuesday evening, when Madison Hughes and his American Sevens squad arrived back at the USA Olympic training centre in Chula...
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/ 11 years agoJames Haskell won’t be giving up to Sam Burgess without a fight
James Haskell will not give up his England No.6 jersey lightly and has warned Sam Burgess he faces a major battle...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: World Cup wage cap would promote level playing field
With the domestic season more or less over and sights set firmly on the World Cup, we are once again forced...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Premiership play-offs preview
Northampton (1) Story of the season The reigning champions may have wobbled badly in Europe with those big defeats against Racing...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBurgess and Itoje in England World Cup training squad
Sam Burgess and Maro Itoje have today been named in Stuart Lancaster’s England World Cup training squad. Rugby League superstar Burgess...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: This Bath side has the ability, now they must finish the job
Bath have arrived as true Premiership contenders again, and with a home semi-final already secured I would bet on them at...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain looks at the likely composition of Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup squad
There’s a spaghetti of conflicting views surrounding the long-squad of around 50 players – initially billed as 45 – that Stuart...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership round 22 teams
Bath v Gloucester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Rob...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoTom Varndell: I won’t quit England until I beat Mark Cueto’s record
Tom Varndell wants to end his career abroad but he will not leave English rugby until he is the most prolific...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Mathew Tait – Leicester full-back
London Welsh made you work hard for that win, didn’t they? The objective was achieved as we got the bonus points...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoKvesic out of Gloucester’s Champions Cup qualifiers
Matt Kvesic will miss Gloucester‘s Champions Cup qualifiers after being handed a three-week ban for his tip tackle on Tomas O’Leary...
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/ 11 years agoJoe Simpson injury update
Joe Simpson’s potential participation in the World Cup with England is not under threat after Wasps revealed he should only be...
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/ 11 years agoTuala signs contract to stay at Saints
Northampton Saints have today announced that Ahsee Tuala has signed a contract that will keep him at Franklin’s Gardens. The 25-year-old...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Marland Yarde and Christian Wade deserve another look by Stuart Lancaster
The England back three is still a work in progress, and with Manu Tuilagi not back from injury until just before...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy life in Rugby: Andy Beattie – former Bath, Exeter and Richmond back-rower
During my 11 years with Bath I was fortunate to play alongside some great players and great leaders – Danny Grewcock,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoLong-shot Joe Simpson looking to close gap on No.9 rivals
Wasps scrum-half believes his ability to be a game-changing ‘super sub’ is the point of difference that will propel him into...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Clear the air? No, Fartgate only left a very nasty smell!
It was 20 years ago today – the Sunday of the early May Bank Holiday – that one of the strangest...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNewcastle defiant despite Premiership clubs’ deficit nearing £25m
Newcastle managing director confident Falcons can become Premiership force despite incurring huge losses for a second successive year.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jim Jenner – former Worcester and Newcastle No.8
I’ve been fortunate to play all around the world in Sevens and with some of the best players in the world...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDarren Waters pens new deal with London Welsh
Darren Waters will be part of London Welsh‘s quest for a third Championship title next season after penning a new deal...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoBen Youngs is confident that Leicester ‘culture’ won’t be diluted by foreign recruits
The Tigers announced the capture of six players and only one is English-born.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Champions Cup team of the tournament
15 Nick Abendanon (above) – Clermont For some reason his stellar performances for Clermont seem to have attracted more attention than...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVunipola brothers commit to Saracens
Saracens today announced that brothers Billy and Mako Vunipola have committed to Saracens for the foreseeable future after signing multi-year contract...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain’s column: Such double standards wreck PRL credibility
When it comes to putting on a show of home-town partisan support there is no club, or province, in England, Ireland,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoTony Spreadbury: I got it wrong… but give young refs a break
RFU referees supremo still intends giving up-and-coming whistlers a chance.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoQuartet strengthen London Welsh back row options
London Welsh has strengthened their back row resources for next season with the signings of Kieran Murphy, Ryan Hodson, Gus Jones...
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/ 11 years agoLondon Welsh sign Drauniniu, Thomas and Armitage
London Welsh today announced the signings of Josh Drauniniu, Martyn Thomas and Guy Armitage for next season. Wing Drauniniu, who spent...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership round 20 teams
Bath v London Irish London Irish: Andrew Fenby; Topsy Ojo, Eoin Griffin, Fergus Mulchrone, Alex Lewington; Chris Noakes, Darren Allinson; Tom...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: How to beat the French? Capture good kids early
This has been a good season for the English teams in the inaugural European Champions Cup because they got four clubs...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoThomas Waldrom is on target to outgun the wing men
‘The Tank’ is on course to become the first forward to top the Premiership scoring charts since former England flanker Neil...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Salary cap is essential to keep our clubs solvent
Last week’s European results drew some interesting opinions from casting doubts on the French international side, to a call for another...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoExeter Chiefs bring in Williams from Jersey
Exeter are continuing their busy period of recruitment for next season with prop Harry Williams the latest name added to the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher looks back at five gems from the European Cup semi-finals
1999: Ulster 33 Stade Francais 27 The English clubs weren’t involved in the 1998-9 competition but frankly nobody really missed them...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership round 19 teams
Exeter v Northampton Exeter: Phil Dollman; Ian Whitten, Jack Nowell, Sam Hill, Matt Jess; Henry Slade, Will Chudley; Ben Moon, Jack...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Simple way to solve head cases and score more tries
As the concussion story grows and grows with more and more high profile players suffering the effects of serious blows to...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoElliott Daly named Premiership Player of the Month
Elliot Daly has today been named the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month for March. After finishing second in February,...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoChampions Cup quarter-finals teams
Clermont v Northampton Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; 10. Brock James, Ludovic Radoslavjevic ; Vincent...
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/ 11 years agoGeorge North out of Clermont clash
George North will miss Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final with Clermont because of a head injury. The Northampton wing, 22, was knocked...
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/ 11 years agoGloucester bring in Wasp Tom Lindsay
Gloucester today confirmed that Tom Lindsay will be joining the club from Wasps ahead of the next season. The 27-year-old will...
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/ 11 years agoHenry Slade called up by England
Henry Slade has been included by Stuart Lancaster in the England squad preparing to face Scotland in the Six Nations clash...
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/ 11 years agoEngland trio injured on club duties
England‘s injury worries have deepened over the weekend with Brad Barritt, Tom Croft and Henry Thomas all suffering knocks while on...
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/ 11 years agoAway wins for Saracens and Leicester
Wasps suffered their first Premiership defeat at the Ricoh Arena as they went down to Saracens 26-17 yesterday. The hosts had...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership round 17 teams
Bath v Sale Bath: Tom Homer; Semesa Rokoduguni, Sam Burgess, Kyle Eastmond, Olly Woodburn; Ollie Devoto, Chris Cook; Nick Auterac, Rob...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Rory Watts-Jones was too brave for his own good
There was a time when Rory Watts-Jones rubbed shoulders with the brightest and best of his generation on an equal footing....
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland squad update
Stuart Lancaster has retained 16 England players for the remainder of the training week at Pennyhill Park. They will therefore not...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: David Pears – former Sale, Harlequins and England full-back
I won four caps for England, the last two against France in Paris, and we won both matches. I doubt many...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoSteve Diamond backs Danny Cipriani to steal Owen Farrell’s slot
Sales's born-again fly-half is capable of ousting Saracens rival from the England World Cup squad.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership round 16 teams
Exeter v Bath Exeter: Phil Dollman; Matt Jess, Ian Whitten, Sam Hill, Tom James; Henry Slade, Will Chudley; Carl Rimmer, Jack...
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/ 11 years agoHendre Fourie: England have the right mix
James Haskell may favour playing in the seven shirt but former England openside Hendre Fourie believes the reason he’s playing his...
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