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/ 8 years ago20 QUESTIONS
JEFF WILLIAMS BATH WING Enjoying pre-season? As much as you can enjoy pre-season I guess! I’ve started earlier than most of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoSexton-Farrell combo ends Warrenball jibe
Throwing the dice: New 10-12 axis of Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton IF there was a selection call on which the...
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/ 8 years agoSaili adds potency to Quins’ midfield blend
By NEALE HARVEY All Black X-factor: Francis Sailli PICTURES: Getty Images Skills: Catrakilis Experience: Roberts HARLEQUINS head coach Mark Mapletoft insists...
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/ 8 years agoDennis: Proof is there, tries win you trophies!
By NEALE HARVEY Try threat: Jack Nowell elebates his try in the final against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER star Dave...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoWayne’s way has made the All Blacks better people
John Taylor, the 1971 Lions flanker, speaks to Wayne Smith, the coach who makes the All Blacks tick in defence and...
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/ 8 years agoChisholm hungry to hit England summit with Hill behind him
ALL-ACTIONHarlequins No.8 James Chisholm aims to lay down a challenge to England’s back rowers with another stellar campaign at the Stoop....
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/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn joins the exclusive three-tour win club
By ROB COLE ALUN-Wyn Jones has joined the most exclusive band of British & Irish Lions after helping the tourists level...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoFor once Barrett didn’t walk on water!
THE Lions certainly got lucky but who cares. They kept New Zealand tryless for the first time since 2014 and eventually...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WASPS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH & LONDON WELSH HOOKER BEN GOTTING To play in the 2004 Premiership final and make...
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/ 8 years agoGeech gets the all clear
SIR Ian McGeechan is out of hospital after collapsing in Wellington ahead of Lions second Test. The four-time Lions head coach,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoOne match to go, and these Lions could end up legends
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With the mid-week games over and just one game to go, I...
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/ 8 years agoNew dawn at Cov under Winter’s rule
WHILE Wasps are basking in the success of their move to the Ricoh Arena, Jon Newcombe finds that Coventry RFC are...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
GEORGE STOKES GLASGOW FLANKER Growing up in Spain, George Stokes always faced an uphill battle to make it as a rugby...
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/ 8 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 8 years agoFinn’s brief encounter a lot longer than Lane’s!
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON According to official figures, Finn Russell’s fleeting role as a Lion amounted to...
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/ 8 years agoGelant glides in for his hat-trick
By NICK VERDIER Talent: Warrick Gelant PICTURE: Getty Images FULL-BACK Warrick Gelant scored three tries as the Bulls put in their...
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/ 8 years agoRobson: Salary cap cheats cost Northampton trophies
By NEALE HARVEY OUTGOING Northampton chief executive Allan Robson admits he will always remain bitter over instances of salary cap abuse...
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/ 8 years agoAussies in freefall but Coetzee’s putting bums back on seats for Springboks
BACKin 2001 when the Wallabies followed their second World Cup success by coming from behind to beat Martin Johnson’s Lions, the...
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/ 8 years agoNewcastle star nips over for late winner
Tonga 30 Samoa 26 TONGA celebrated their first home Test in eight years with a nail-biting win over Samoa in the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoMomentum is with the Lions now says Davies
From ALEX BYWATER in Wellington Almost there: Conor Murray celebrates with Taulupe Faletau after scoring the Lions’ second try PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoHunter leads women in their World Cup defence
SARAH Hunter will captain England’s title defence at the World Cup in Dublin on August 9. Rachael Burford, Rochelle Clark, Tamara...
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/ 8 years agoWHEELCHAIR RUGBY EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
■GREAT Britain beat Sweden 49-41 to win the European Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Koblenz, Germany. The victory makes Great Britain the...
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/ 8 years agoPUB TALK
Breakfast in the local… a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country Two mighty roars bellowing out of the...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoBath join hunt for Springbok ace Kriel
BATH are believed to have held talks with Springbok flanker Jaco Kriel, who has also been linked with a switch to...
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/ 8 years agoNow beat All Blacks, Noves is ordered
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES French Federation president Bernard Laporte has imposed an ultimatum on manager Guy Noves with a barelyveiled threat...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoSexton and Farrell are certain to get better and better playing together
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IT WAS a privilege to be in Wellington to watch this thriller of a game;...
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/ 8 years agoSo what next to save Lions from being an anachronism?
Brendan Gallagher looks at how the Lions could reinvent themselves in the coming seasons THE British and Irish Lions need to...
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/ 8 years agoFord off to pursue American Dream
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler New challenge: Mike Ford MIKE FORD could be in line to become the next...
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/ 8 years agoTeague itching for hands-on role with Bordeaux
NEWS EXTRA By NICK VERDIER RORY Teague is looking forward to the daily grind of club rugby after confirming he will...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoWe were better team, regardless of the red card says Gatland
Pleased: Warren Gatland WARREN Gatland said he was a “happy clown” after his Lions levelled the series with a 24-21 win...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoWhen the Lions roamed the Pampas
The Lions staged three tours to Argentina in the early days before giving up on the idea. The 1910 tour was...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCavalry arrives to cover Williams
TRANSFER WRAP SCARLETS have bolstered their backline to replace Saracens-bound Liam Williams with the signing of five players including former teen...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors set to benefit from Vesty’s summer exchange
One more mighty match and these Lions could be legends By NEALE HARVEY SAM Vesty is ready to take a chunk...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLions should have taken 45 players in first place
REPLACEMENT strategies are becoming the bane of Lions tours, as the furore around the ‘Geography Six’ – the late call-ups to...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks (almost) always come out firing for Test finale
The Lions will return to Auckland from their Queenstown break this week full of hope and expectation but they need to...
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/ 8 years agoWarden on full alert for next test of endurance
By NICK VERDIER RICHMOND retained their Championship status last season but club captain Will Warden reckons doing so again will pose...
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/ 8 years agoLambie career in jeopardy
PATRICKLambie will not play rugby again this year because of an on-going concussion issue. The 26-year-old Sharks and Springbok fly-half has...
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/ 8 years agoNext stop Brumbies for Fisher
FORMER Gloucester head coach Laurie Fisher has inked a deal to rejoin the ACT Brumbies under his former apprentice Dan McKellar...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHero Evans grabs two to signal his Test arrival
From ALEX BYWATER in Apia STEFFAN Evans ended a season to remember with his first international tries as Wales claimed a...
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/ 8 years agoJess backs Jack to push North out of Test frame
By NEALE HARVEY All-round talent: Jack Nowell PICTURES: Getty Images MATT Jess has blasted the “ridiculous criticism” aimed at Jack Nowell,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGatland: I believe Lions can still win
From NICK CAIN in Auckland WARREN Gatland remained defiant after the Lions’ 30-15 first Test defeat by New Zealand and insisted...
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/ 8 years agoMND sufferer Doddie to set up charitable foundation
FORMER Lions lock Doddie Weir has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Weir, 46, who earned 61 caps for Scotland, announced...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoEtzebeth try sparks Springboks’ second half battering
By NICK VERDIER SOUTH Africa celebrated the anniversary of their 1995 World Cup triumph by completing a 3-0 whitewash of France...
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/ 8 years agoI’ll make up for England blow says Dunn
HIGHLYrated Bath hooker Tom Dunn admits being “gutted” about the injury that denied him the chance of facing his Argentinian hero...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoPub talk
Breakfast in the local…a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country Well, it all started so brightly. The replica...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny not the solution for Bath
I READ last week’s Blindside with disbelief that Bath may be in the market to recruit Leigh Halfpenny. I hope it...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlossoms blown away by Ireland’s power game
By EDWARD O’BRIAN IRELANDsigned off from their summer tour with a comprehensive five-try victory in Tokyo. Scores from Garry Ringrose, Josh...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACOB ATKINS LONDON IRISH FLY-HALF Mistakes can be costly in professional rugby but fly-half Jacob Atkins reckons embracing his is the...
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