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Reid playing catch-up after concussion woe

By NEALE HARVEY FIT-AGAIN London Irish prop Gordon Reid has vowed to put his concussion strife behind him as he bids...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 years ago

World Cup ban would end abuse of Test window

ENGLAND’S decision to play four Autumn Tests in 2018 flaunts the World Rugby delineation of three weekends allocated for international rugby...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Youngsters get a bonus

NOT before time, Wales are offering juniors under 16 the chance to sample the Six Nations experience for £20. The cut-price...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

DREAMTEAM

MATT JESS, THE NEWTON ABBOTT AND FORMER EXETER WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Brett...

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Columnists

/ 8 years ago

Jackson column: Gregor Townsend is showing Wales the way to play

Peter Jackson on the evolution of Scotland and how they may be firmer favourites for the Six Nations than Wales

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Miscellaneous

/ 8 years ago

Wales in good place insists Gatland

WARREN Gatland insists he’s happy for Wales to go into the Six Nations under the radar after his side sealed a...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Hit and miss campaign but some stunning tries

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMSVERDICT Master controller: Wales key man Dan Biggar, and new openside contender Josh Navidi PICTURE: Getty...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Henson is draw card as Dragons dig deep

By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS head coach Bernard Jackman hailed the character of his young side as they thrillingly shared the spoils...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Yes, Eddie’s right to be obsessed by the All Blacks

One of few: Maro Itoje is ahead of his All Black rival PICTURE: Getty Images ARE England obsessed by New Zealand?...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Fainga’a fired up for Irish relegation fight

By NEALE HARVEY Defiant: Saia Fainga’a FIT-again London Irish hooker Saia Fainga’a is ready to take the Premiership by storm as...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Eddie’s got too much talent to choose from

COLIN BOAG Now that the Autumn internationals are behind us, whose stock rose, and whose fell? Eddie Jones’ problem remains that...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Scotland have an outside chance of a Grand Slam

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT THE outright winners from the Autumn series are Scotland, especially as England and Ireland were pretty...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

The Ella brothers: the pop stars of Aussie rugby

Brendan Gallagher remembers the wonderful Junior Wallaby side that boasted a fabulous trio...

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Peter Jackson

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Jackson: North’s good for Wales but what about the region?

(Picture: Getty Images) By Peter Jackson George North arrived at Franklin’s Gardens from West Wales one year after Chris Ashton left...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Cain column: Chatty refs have aided the growth of dissent

By Nick Cain Dissent is an evil genie that was always going to escape from the bottle when Rugby Union referees...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Shane Williams column: Learn lessons and put South Africa to the sword!

Wales must learn from New Zealand loss and be more clinical against the Boks this weekend...

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Autumn Internationals

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Guscott column: Eddie needs more power to reach All Black level

(Picture: Getty Images) By Jeremy Guscott England are deserved No.2 in the world after beating Argentina, Australia and Samoa. That’s because...

By Jeremy Guscott

Peter Jackson

/ 8 years ago

Churlish to suggest Farrell ‘s action anything but generous

AFTER a week when England ‘s players ended up on the back foot over their refusal to donate a penny of...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

None of these would get in 2003 team – Robinson

JASON Robinson says not one of Eddie Jones ‘ players would get into England ‘s World Cupwinning side from 2003. Robinson,...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Eddie needs more power to reach All Black level

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY Needs to find his mojo: Jonathan Joseph has been quieter than usual England are deserved No.2...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

So far so good for England but scrum coaching must be reviewed

JEFF PROBYN COMMENT Still winning: Eddie Jones after Samoa victory With the autumn internationals drawing to a close, what have we...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Learn lessons and put Boks to sword!

SHANE WILLIAMS Excellent: Dan Biggar WHAT A Test match that was! Wales came out on the wrong side of the result,...

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Peter Jackson

/ 8 years ago

North ‘s good for Wales but what about the region?

George North arrived at Franklin ‘s Gardens from West Wales one year after Chris Ashton left for North London. The Welsh...

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Columnists

/ 8 years ago

Guscott column: England will improve this year, but so will the All Blacks

With Eddie Jones saying England need to play catch up with the All Blacks, Jeremy Guscott looks at their chances

By Jeremy Guscott

Miscellaneous

/ 8 years ago

’Steaming’ Cheika in a bust up with fans

We played it smart in the rain says Eddie By GARY FITZGERALD MICHAEL Cheika accused Twickenham fans of giving him a...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Tipuric is key if we want to beat the All Blacks

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Clean ball: Cory Hill rises highest to claim a lineout for Wales There is no...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Pure farce as Wales play the crocked prop card that drew jeers in Paris

PETER JACKSON COMMENT Held: Kristian Dacey tries to break through The Georgian Prime Minister had promised to declare tomorrow a public...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Don’t miss this night of Lions magic

SPECIAL OFFER Tour heroes: Sam Warburton, centre, hails the fans TWO great Lions captains are coming together for a night to...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

MARTYN WOOD THE FORMER WASPS, BATH AND ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Flying out to Australia for the 2003 World Cup as standby injury...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Eddie bottled it with his team to face Wallabies

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME You can never judge a man by what he says, only by...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Care cameo is star turn as England strike lucky

From NICK CAIN at Twickenham ALL hail Danny Care, England’s super-sub! This was a strange brew of a match, with England...

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Autumn Internationals

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It’s time, England, to put some stick about

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Opportunity knocks: Elliot Daly goes over for England’s opening try PICTURE: Getty Images England weren’t wildly impressed with...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

England will improve this year, but so will All Blacks

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Improved carrying force: Joe Launchbury took it to Australia PICTURE: Getty Images To close the...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Wales let off as front row rule denies Georgians late chance to share spoils

By ALEX BYWATER THERE was late drama in Cardiff, Georgia coming close to stealing what would have been a famous draw...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Aussies offer acid test of England’s back row mobility

Nick Cain analyses the challenge of the Wallabies who have a 'score to settle'

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Watson closes in on Brown for vote at full-back

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT Impressive skillset: Anthony Watson, tackled here by Emiliano Boffelli, shone at full-back PICTURE: Getty Images...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

England warned over new Aussie star Alaalatoa

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S front row must brace for a torrid time from up and coming Wallabies tight-head Allan Alaalatoa at...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

It’s the same old song for Wales but they do hit some high notes

By ALEX BYWATER THE HOODOO continued as Wales suffered a 13th straight defeat to Australia who again emphasised their dominance over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

PLAYER WATCH…

WALES 1. ROB EVANS Good with ball in hand, ran hard and got to grips with scrum in the end Rating:...

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Miscellaneous

/ 8 years ago

Eddie in four-letter fury over ‘grindathon’

By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones last night condemned his side’s latest defeat of the Pumas as “a grindathon” after blowing his...

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Miscellaneous

/ 8 years ago

Injury blow to Davies as Gatland woes grow

Just like that: Nathan Hughes stretches out to score England’s first try against the Pumas PICTURE: Pinnacle JONATHAN Davies is a...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Don’t despair, Wales moving in right direction

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS New 10-12 axis: Owen Williams and Dan Biggar combine CLOSE, but no cigar!...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Gatland’s boys unveil new tricks but Beale’s Gatland’s boys unveil new tricks but Beale’s

PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON COMMENT Magician: Wallaby full-back Kurtley Beale As part of their pre-match entertainment, the Wales management treated their...

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