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/ 5 years agoPremier 15s could expand into a British league
AS clubs in the top flight of women’s rugby return to ‘stage one training’ RFU’s head of women’s performance Nicky Ponsford...
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/ 5 years agoJames is speaking language of success in Russia
I WAS delighted to see that James Down got his new career in Russia off to a flying start last week....
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/ 5 years agoRFU should get grassroots playing again, not the Prem
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Scrum is danger area: Sixteen players in a tiny space breathng the...
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/ 5 years agoPay row must be sorted out quickly
WE ALWAYS seem to be lurching from one crisis to another in a Welsh drama. As a nation we never seem...
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/ 5 years agoRocky ride at times, but rugby is the best team game in the world
Brendan Gallagher concludes his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of Rugby: PART 20 STORY...
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/ 5 years agoMr Motivator Telfer scales the peaks of rugby rhetoric
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s ‘goosebump’ moments 1: Jim Telfer’s Everest speech (1997) Like many games...
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/ 5 years agoTough act trying to be Leeds’ next Maradona
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALBERTO DI BERNARDO THE FORMER ITALY, CORNISH PIRATES, LEEDS CARNEGIE, BOURGOIN & TREVISO FLY-HALF Special day: Alberto di...
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/ 5 years agoTigers success would propel Borthwick into the realms of super coaches
NICK CAIN TALKS TO NEW LEICESTER BOSS STEVE BORTHWICK AND SECOND ROW CALUM GREEN STEVE Borthwick is more about hard graft...
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/ 5 years agoBattle lines drawn in star player release row
JAMES HARRINGTON “A form of squad rotation could be agreed limiting the number of internationals for which a player can be...
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/ 5 years agoRing-fence and cash flow are the big issues
Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton tells Colin Boag why change is needed Every rugby fan will have dreamt at one time...
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/ 5 years agoHero Isi wins it for Rebels in extra time thriller
By SAM JACKSON ISI Naisarani scored a try in ‘super time’ as the Melbourne Rebels sealed a 25-20 win over the...
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/ 5 years agoBarrett boys face split in North-South divide
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Brothers in arms: Jordie Barrett, Scott Barrett and Beauden Barrett...
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/ 5 years agoCan Gatland survive the storm to lead the Lions?
COLIN BOAG Under fire: Warren Gatland with the Chiefs From hero to zero in just a few short months has been...
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/ 5 years agoWarrior Haden was a serial loser in Britain!
LET’S sidestep Cardiff 1978 just for once and admit that Andy Haden, who died this week, was an absolute beast of...
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/ 5 years agoPutin puts his might behind RWC2027
THE ‘news’ that Russia is to launch a bid to host RWC2027 seems to have caught some by surprise although it...
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/ 5 years agoWill Eddie be able to pick Exeter players for Rome?
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT IT will be great when Rugby Union gets going again in England on August...
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/ 5 years agoJordan Crane stays in the Pat Lam fold to get to work with Bear cubs
It is said a champion should be able to go out on their own terms but sporting life doesn’t always work...
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/ 5 years agoFor Andy Haden a winning end always justified the means
New Zealand mourns the loss of 41-cap All Black lock Andy Haden
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/ 5 years agoQ&A – George Skivington: We’re very lucky to have Kingy and Dom Waldouck at Gloucester
In our extensive interview with the Gloucester head coach, he outlines the working relationship he will forge with the board and...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHewett column: Heads out of the bunker chaps and point the way!
The sound of silence across the spectrum of rugby's powerbrokers is profound during this crisis, writes Chris Hewett
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/ 5 years agoJackson column: Tackling racism through the eyes of Wales’ first black player, Glen Webbe
Bridgend and Wales wing Webbe was one of the Rebels who toured Apartheid South Africa. He rejected a second invitation two...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: These young coaches can make Gloucester special
Jeremy Guscott examines the youthful coaches at the helm of Gloucester
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/ 5 years agoTop 20 Rugby Captains: Part One
Legendary figures of the Six Nations Brian O'Driscoll, Alun Wyn Jones and Sergio Parisse miss out on the Top 10
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/ 5 years agoYes, Eddie’s right..there are far too many subs
First sub: Mike Gibson playing for the Lions Don’t you just love it when Eddie Jones throws a handgrenade to get...
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/ 5 years agoWarren’s getting stick but Fitzy’s got new challenge
Disrespect: Gatland Respect: Fitzpatrick LASTweek was a tale of two great All Black hookers. Warren Gatland was under the cosh in...
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/ 5 years agoFrom pioneers to world beaters, the women who have ruled rugby
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the most important rugby women TOP 20 …RUGBY WOMEN NEXT WEEK Rugby’s...
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/ 5 years agoEverybody has to earn their place – even Cipriani
Q&A GEORGE SKIVINGTON ON THE RECORD Challenge: George Skivington After a distinguished playing and coaching career with Wasps, Leicester, London Irish...
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/ 5 years agoWoodward’s Holy Trinity were just untouchable
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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/ 5 years agoSam’s triple winners rivalSherri’s mean machine
Brendan Gallaghercontinues his series looking at rugby’sgreat schools WINNING trophiesand reaching finalsisn’t everything inschools’ rugby butit’s nice when it hap-pens and...
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/ 5 years agoFiji provide fireworks as rugby thrills on its return to Olympics
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union THE return of rugby to the Olympics...
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/ 5 years agoLIONS DODGE A BULLET TO DRAW EPIC SERIES IN NEW ZEALAND
THE British and Irish Lions, being written off by many at the dawn of professionalism, continued to defy the odds and...
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/ 5 years agoSaracens pay the price for flying too close to the sun
THE Premiership and the European Cup, was all about Saracens during this era. For good and bad, it was a turbulentand...
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/ 5 years agoBurnt by Jason, run over by Jonah -I’m not alone!
THE FORMER AUSTRALIA,QUEEN SLAND REDS ANDWORCESTER FULL-BACK ANDCURRENT HEAD COACH OFUTAH WARRIORS -as told to Jon Newcombe MYLIFEINRUGBY CHRIS LATHAM I...
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/ 5 years agoSadnessover death of Clermont president
The death of Clermont president Eric de Cromières, aged 66, hascast a sombre shadow over French rugby.The former sales director of...
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/ 5 years agoAt last a plan which may save the Championship
COLIN BOAG Broken dreams: Rotherham fell from Premiership into National League One There were signs during the week that one of...
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/ 5 years agoThese young coaches can make Gloucester special
Strong inside centre: Dom Waldouck was a hit with Wasps and England Saxons PICTURE: Getty Images Gloucester showed they were willing...
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/ 5 years agoQ&A – George Kruis: Nothing in my contract says I’m coming back to Saracens
Panasonic Wild Knights will be home for Kruis for the next year – what happens next?
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/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Signature of Owen Farrell at Saracens is good news for Lions
Farrell could be one of many players to be on a third Lions tour next summer, Shane Williams write
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/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Rugby in Hawaii? I am here for that
Brendan Gallagher examines how Kanaloa Hawaii could be the starting point for a more globalised MLR
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/ 5 years agoGloucester’s Matt Garvey calls for reform to combat players falling into the abyss
Gloucester lock Garvey shares his concerns for the way the Premiership transfer and contract window opens and closes
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: So vital Warren Gatland goes for tried and tested coaches
A renewed link-up between Gatland and Shaun Edwards?
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/ 5 years agoCardiff Met implore WRU to lead the fight against racism
Club chairman John Pugh has documented to WRU what needs to be done to eradicate racism in Welsh rugby
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/ 5 years agoCueto and Hodgson believe Manu Tuilagi can banish any doubts over Sale’s staying power
Sale Premiership winners Mark Cueto and Charlie Hodgson offer their two cents on the boost Tuilagi offers the Sharks
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/ 5 years agoJackson column: Short-swap stars can carry on regardless
Peter Jackson looks at the players set to qualify for Scotland, Ireland and Wales on residency grounds
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/ 5 years agoCain column: Sotutu for England? Has Eddie Jones forgotten Dombrandt?
Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu has been one of the breakthrough players in Super Rugby Aotearoa, and Eddie Jones has been watching
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Former London Irish hooker Dave Porecki
Waratahs bound, we asked Dave Porecki to pick his dream XV before heading back to Sydney from Hazelwood
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/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Former Jersey Reds fly-half Sam Katz
After leaving Jersey to travel through France and Spain, Katz offers three pet hates for Room 101