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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: These slabs of meat will be mighty mouthfuls
Slabs of red meat? More like slabs of gristle. The sort of tough, unpalatable stuff that the Aussies, who like the...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Power of music puts me in mood for a battle
Once on tour, the pressure and nervous excitement will start to creep up on the Lions players, building to a crescendo...
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/ 13 years agoAlain Rolland to referee Heineken Cup final
Alain Rolland will be the man in the middle as Top14 giants Clermont and Toulon face off for the Heineken Cup...
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/ 13 years agoBaa-baas squad nearing completion
London Wasps flanker Sam Jones has been selected to play for the Barbarians against the British and Irish Lions and England...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Tom Voyce – London Welsh winger
1. Scrums This might surprise you but I know from first-hand experience how tough being part of a scrum is. On...
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/ 13 years agoExiles reveal pre-season fixtures
London Irish will play three pre-season fixtures this August ahead of their 2013/2014 campaign. The Exiles will face Nottingham at Meadow...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lee Beach – London Welsh and former Ospreys and Wales Sevens captain
We were in Dubai getting ready for the World Cup Sevens quarter-final in 2009 and Aled Thomas asked me how many...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Give Danny loving care the same as Quade
Danny Cipriani must be cursing his luck that he wasn’t born an Aussie. Cipriani is a less divisive and outspoken character...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Make cuts now, Exiles, or you may face ruin later
Like the scene from Titanic after the ship hit the iceberg, the relegation of London Welsh has seen many of those associated with...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoElliot Daly benefits from 15-love at first sight
It has not always been the smoothest of transitions for Elliot Daly at full-back this season but according to Wasps backs...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoMike Cudmore vows to stick with Ealing Trailfinders attacking philosophy
Ealing Trailfinders have become one of the best attacking sides in the land scoring over a thousand points in the past...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Be brave and blood more kids against Pumas
Should England go to Argentina with purely a development side, or should they go with enough experience and firepower to ensure...
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/ 13 years agoEngland U20 side named for JWC
England Under 20s coaches Nick Walshe and Ian Peel have named their 28-man squad ahead of the IRB Junior World Championship...
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/ 13 years agoTry of the Season shortlist
The nominees for the Try of the Season have been announced today. Player-of-the-Season nominee Christian Wade‘s try against Harlequins on the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoYoungs brothers at heart of it in Leicester’s charge
Ben Youngs has hailed the contribution of brother Tom as Leicester close in on a ninth straight Premiership final appearance. Hooker...
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/ 13 years agoPremiership Player of the Year shortlist revealed
Christian Wade has been shortlisted to be named Premiership Player of the Year. The London Wasps flyer, who has been in...
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/ 13 years agoDirector of Rugby of the Season shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Director of Rugby of the Season award has been announced today and features coaches at the top and bottom...
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/ 13 years agoJames Comben banned for doping
Henley Hawks centre James Comben has been suspended for six months for an Anti Doping violation by the RFU. The National...
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/ 13 years agoPremiership round 20: teams
Exeter v London Irish Exeter: Arscott; Nowell, Dollman, Shoemark, Jess; Steenson, Thomas; Sturgess, Yeandle, Tui; Mumm, Welch; White, Scaysbrook, Baxter (Capt.)....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Rob Henderson – former Ireland and Lions centre
My highest and lowest moments in rugby both started with a phonecall from Donal Lenihan. In 1999 he gave me the...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Let’s play in summer and watch skills grow
You wake-up. It’s Saturday morning. Your bedroom’s freezing, but at least it is only 10.00am, so you can ease back for...
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/ 13 years agoSam Jones signs up for more
Sam Jones has become the latest young English talent to commit his future to London Wasps, signing a new contract with...
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/ 13 years agoAmlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals: teams
Wasps v Leinster London Wasps: Daly; Wade, Masi, Bell, Varndell; Robinson, Simpson; Taulafo,Thomas, Swainston; Palmer, Wentzel (Capt.); Launchbury, Sa. Jones, Johnson....
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/ 13 years agoGloucester swept aside by Biarritz
Gloucester’s European campaign came to an abrupt end last night with a 41-31 defeat to Biarritz in the Amlin Challenge Cup...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain assesses the potential outcomes of the Heineken Cup quarter-finals
Can England‘s leading club sides come up trumps when it is all on the line, or will they follow in the...
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/ 13 years agoPremiership round 19: teams
Bath v London Welsh Bath: Devoto; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Rokoduguni; Donald, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Hooper (Capt.), Day; Louw, Gilbert, Fearns. Replacements:...
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/ 13 years agoNorthampton v Leicester: preview
This weekend’s big Aviva Premiership game is at Franklin’s Gardens, where Northampton Saints play host to their local rivals Leicester Tigers....
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/ 13 years agoNikki Walker to join Edinburgh
Scotland international Nikki Walker has been released early from his contract with Worcester Warriors and will move to Edinburgh next season....
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/ 13 years agoPremiership Try of the Week – Round 18
London Wasps centre Elliot Daly’s wonder-try against Northampton on Saturday has been voted the Premiership Try of the Week for the...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: George Skivington – London Irish lock
1. Man of the Match nominations There’s a few times when I’ve played in games and thought I’d be in contention...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: James Gaskell – Sale lock/flanker
Tough season to date? Very, both physically and mentally. But as a younger player you might as well learn the hard...
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/ 13 years agoPremiership round 18: teams
Gloucester v London Welsh Gloucester: Cook; Sharples, Tindall, Twelvetrees, May; Burns, Robson; Wood, Edmonds, Knight; Hamilton (Capt.), James; Buxton, Hazell, Kalamafoni....
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/ 13 years agoThree-week ban for Brian O’Driscoll
Brian O’Driscoll has been given a three-week ban for his stamp on Simone Favaro last Saturday in Rome. The Ireland centre was initially given...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the England build-up to Italy – and beyond to the Lions
When teams which have battled to get within reach of big prizes start to batten down the hatches and ban words...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoWales v England: teams
Owen Farrell will lead the attack in England’s Grand Slam decider against Wales at the Millennium on Saturday. The Saracens playmaker...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: David Barnes – former Bath and England Saxons prop
When I joined Bath in 2000 I don’t think they had ever lost a cup final – by the time I...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain assesses the dramatic fight for survival at the bottom of the Premiership
If relegation is meant to be all about dull, unambitious, lock-tight rugby then London Welsh and Sale have not been listening....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Breathless, but the Referee didn’t blow
Stuart Lancaster spoke before this game about the last 20 minutes being crucial, about how England’s now superior fitness would pay...
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/ 13 years agoEngland v Italy: teams
Mako Vunipola will make his first Test start for England after being named in the team to face Italy at Twickenham...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoShane Geraghty’s enjoying tough love with London Irish
Playmaker Shane Geraghty puts London Irish‘s recent upturn in form down to a tough new approach. The Exiles may have taken...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Here’s the real reason for Warren Gatland’s outburst
None of the explanations I’ve heard so far for Warren Gatland‘s ill-conceived comments about the divisive potential of having too many...
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/ 13 years agoPremiership round 17: teams
Bath v Gloucester (Live) Bath: Abendanon; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Biggs; Heathcote, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Day, Attwood; Louw (Capt.), Fearns, Skirving....
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/ 13 years agoStephen Jones to hang up the boots
After weeks of speculations about his future, Stephen Jones has announced he will retire from professional rugby at the end of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Ryan aware that Welsh armband fits loosely
Wales have changed their captain so often in recent seasons that Ryan Jones is in his ninth spell in charge. In...
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/ 13 years agoVote for your Harlem Shake Kings
The Harlem Shake craze has invaded the rugby world. Here is a selection of the best videos we have been sent...
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/ 13 years agoTwo-week ban for Chris Hala’ufia
Chris Hala’ufia will miss London Irish‘s trip to Northampton on Saturday after being hit by a two-week ban following the Exiles’...
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/ 13 years agoEngland tell Christian Wade to prove he’s ready
Christian Wade is still waiting for that elusive first England cap but the Wasps flyer revealed Stuart Lancaster has pinpointed exactly...
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/ 13 years agoPremiership round 16: teams
Exeter v London Welsh Exeter: L. Arscott; Nowell, Naqelevuki, Shoemark, Jess; Steenson, Thomas; Rimmer, Yeandle, Tui; Hayes (Capt.), Mumm; White, Scaysbrook,...
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/ 13 years agoItaly v Wales: teams
Sam Warburton and Alun-Wyn Jones have been named on Wales’ bench as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in...
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/ 13 years agoEngland v France: teams
Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the England starting line-up to face France at Twickenham on Saturday. The Leicester powerhouse missed...
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