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/ 7 years ago

Deano lands lock De Chaves

NEWCASTLE have signed lock Sebastian de Chaves from London Irish on a oneyear deal. De Chaves, 28, was born in South...

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/ 7 years ago

Can Rabbit put Cheika back in the running?

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Early promise: A young James O’Connor playing for the Wallabies PICTURE: Getty Images...

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The Rugby Championship

/ 7 years ago

Lealiifano back for Wallabies after cancer

By SAM JACKSON Recall: Brumbies captain Christian Lealiifano Out: James O’Connor CHRISTIANLealiifano is back in the Wallabies set-up for the first...

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The Rugby Championship

/ 7 years ago

Boks take it slow with captain Kolisi

Injured: Siya Kolisi SOUTH Africa will ease Siya Kolisi back into action this summer with the injured team captain likely to...

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The Rugby Championship

/ 7 years ago

Erasmus’ squad can do serious damage

New star at No.9: Herschel Jantjies For the first time since 2015, there was no South African representation in the Super...

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/ 7 years ago

Warren’s in line for World Cup double

Warren Gatland has put himself in position to win the World Cup with Wales this autumn and again with New Zealand...

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/ 7 years ago

Let’s hope O’Brien’s spent penny cost him dear

A FAMOUSrugby player urinates on a man in a Dublin pub, a crude offence to put it mildly and yet it...

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/ 7 years ago

Wales can win it, says Roberts, but there’s more to do

By STEFFAN THOMAS High hopes: Jamie Roberts playing for Wales WALES might be Six Nations Grand Slam champions, 14 games unbeaten...

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/ 7 years ago

Braley making his pitch for big prize with Italy

By GARY FITZGERALD Decisions: Conor O’Shea CALLUM Braley feels he can offer a new dimension to Italy’s attacking options as he...

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International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Warren can conquer the world in stages!

World’s best: Warren Gatland coaching Wales Chiefs: Sam Cane and Anton Lienert-Brown PICTURE: Getty Images ITHOUGHT Warren Gatland was going to...

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Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Danny Cipriani set to get England recall for training camp

One last chance for Cipriani to impress prior to 4 July's training squad announcement?

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International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Outpowered Scotland left facing the axe

Scotland…19 Italy…26 SCOTLAND slumped to their fourth straight defeat amid the rain and thunder in Rosario. Carl Hogg’s side trailed 14-7...

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/ 7 years ago

Lions give Gatland punch line

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW WARRENGatland ‘joked’ on more than one occasion about the RFU not being able...

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/ 7 years ago

Catt joins the 2015 England old boys coaching in Ireland

MIKE Catt is expected to join Ireland as attack coach after this year’s Rugby World Cup. It is understood the former...

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Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Sean Long interview: My meeting with Eddie Jones before joining Harlequins

Sean Long talks crossing the divide to become a Harlequins coach – and says there will be more coaches switching league...

By Jon Newcombe

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Guscott column: Premiership final must be brought forward to accomodate 2021 Lions tour

Lion #628 Jeremy Guscott dissects how the planning for the Lions tour holds multiple facets

By Jeremy Guscott

Features

/ 7 years ago

Gatland will need all his steel to take on the Boks

NICK CAIN ON THE DEBT THE LIONS OWE THEIR NEWLY-APPOINTED 2021 HEAD COACH Pilloried in 2005: Clive Woodward Mission accomplished: Warren...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

GATLAND ON….

…Lost 2009 series, Altitude wars…and England “For me it is unfinished business. We have to get the scheduling right. I was...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

Welshmen will play key role in South Africa

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND One club man: Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images THERE is no rest in rugby...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

Honoured to jog behind the greats

MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL BLAKEWAY THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS , ENGLAND AND GLOUCESTER PROP Front row club: England prop...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

Irish count cost of signing Jackson

Controversy: Paddy Jackson leaves court after his acquittal on a rape charge COLIN BOAG I’ve never much enjoyed watching rugby at...

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/ 7 years ago

Inexplicable not to bring Premiership final forward

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK England’s finest: This year’s Premiership final contained a number of would-be Lions starters PICTURE: Getty Images...

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International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Scotland battling to avoid the drop

■By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND head coach Carl Hogg insists “there is no time to wallow” after this week’s loss to Georgia...

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International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Gilmore boys are gunning for glory

Rousing finish: Fraser McReight scored a late try for Australia AUSTRALIAhave reached the final of an U20 Championship only once, a...

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International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Pretorius motivated by hurt of last year’s England loss

Looking to go one better: Rikus Pretorius RIKUS PRETORIUS has called on South Africa to not repeat the mistakes of their...

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British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 7 years ago

No Sam Warburton, so who does Warren Gatland feel could be Lions captain in 2021?

Warren Gatland responds to question about candidates to lead the Lions in 2021

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British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 7 years ago

Warren Gatland confirmed as Lions coach for 2021 tour

Tour to South Africa will be the Kiwi's third as head coach

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/ 7 years ago

Paddy needs some luck at Irish

AT a time when they had hoped to be preparing for the World Cup, Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been...

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/ 7 years ago

Boys in red lay down the law in South America

Lionhearts: British Police in Argentina THE British Police rugby team claimed a clean sweep after an historic first tour of Argentina...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

Williams and Slade lit up great Twickenham final

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Counter attack threat: Liam Williams dives over for a Saracens try PICTURE: Getty Images TWO of...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

Lam looking to bid big money for Alun-Wyn

In Lam’s sights: Alun Wyn Jones BRISTOL have enquired about signing Wales’ Grand Slam-winning captain Alun Wyn Jones when his contract...

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Columnists

/ 7 years ago

This Sarries dynasty is the greatest that English rugby has ever known

NICK CAIN ON WHY THE ‘DOUBLE’ CHAMPIONS ARE THE BEST SIDE THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER PRODUCED Saracens stars Jamie George, George...

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International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

VIDEO: 14-man England undone by Ireland in U20 World Championship opener

Two yellow cards and one red card cost England U20s in tussle for victory in Argentina

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Steve Bates will lead England U20 charges

International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

England U20 boss Steve Bates hoping third time’s the charm in Argentina

England have finished runners-up the past two Championships

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Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Graham Rowntree signs three-year contract with Munster

England's triumvirate of 2015 will all call Ireland home after this year's World Cup

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Features

/ 7 years ago

Near misses will give Bath a ruthless streak to be winners

On the up: Joe Cokanasiga, taking a high ball during the final day win over Leicester, is one of the young...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 7 years ago

Chiefs’ comeback floors the champs

By ADAM ELLIS Wrapping up the win: Chiefs celebrate Tumua Manu’s final try to down Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images Return: Beauden...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 7 years ago

RUGBY SHORTS

Haley earns call up for Irish training MUNSTER duo Mike Haley and Jean Kleyn are the only uncapped players included in...

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Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Guscott column: Sorry George Ford, the thought of Cipriani coming off the bench is too good to go to waste

Take three fly-halves if you must, but reality is England can only take two

By Jeremy Guscott

Features

/ 7 years ago

Eddie’s Twickenham opt out is Baa-king mad

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ENGLAND are about to embark on their final phase of preparation for the...

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/ 7 years ago

Durable? They should call James Red Rum!

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON SAMJames ought to have been centre-stage at the Premiership gala dinner last Wednesday...

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The Rugby Paper

/ 7 years ago

Exodus of Springbok stars bad for rugby

COLIN BOAG Fan’s view Worth watching: Faf de Klerk goes over for Sale against Bristol At one time rival fans poked...

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The Rugby Paper

/ 7 years ago

Cipriani has shown he must go to Japan ahead of Ford

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Unique ability: Danny Cipriani can make something out of nothing PICTURE: Getty Images IF you judge...

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