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/ 9 years agoCoaching pair sign new four-year deal at Sale
Sale Sharks have announced that coaches Mike Forshaw and Paul Deacon have both signed new four-year deals at the club. Forshaw...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSaracens sign winger on short-term deal
Saracens have signed back Andrew Fenby on a short-term deal with immediate effect. The former London Irish player, who can play...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoNathan Earle’s busy adding sting to his tail in Canterbury
Fresh from helping Canterbury capture New Zealand‘s historic Ranfurly Shield for the first time in six years, on-loan Saracens wing Nathan...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Jamie Gibson – Northampton flanker
1. Marcos Ayerza – There can’t have been many better looseheads than him over the last four or five years at...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPremiership round 5 teams
Bristol v Saracens Bristol: Williams; Edwards, Tovey, Hurrell, Amesbury; Pisi, Cliff; Traynor, McMillan, Perenise, Phillips, Sorenson, Fisher, Lam (c), Crane Replacements:...
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/ 9 years agoVan Velze given extended break to recover from concussion
Worcester will be without captain GJ van Velze over the coming weeks as the No.8 goes through the return-to-play concussion protocol....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Why we should’ve taken heed of those dinosaurs
Well, who would have believed it? It may have taken more than 25 years but the main protagonist for a move...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoStrong-man Scott Sio wants smooth finish to patchy Australia season
Last Autumn Australia‘s powerful prop Scott Sio made no fewer than four Test appearances in a month at Twickenham and as...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoPhilanthropy at heart of Nigel Wray’s vision for Saracens
Nigel Wray’s business empire covers everything from the country’s favourite pizza company to high profile real estate, and he has been...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Keep that smile on your face, Keelan!
It has been a tale of three wings this week – the good, the used-to-be-bad and the downright ugly – in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Try the new Premiership game: Spot an Englishman!
When Newcastle and Leicester squared up at Kingston Park last Sunday, they set a record of sorts, one that appeared to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRichard Hill appointed England team manager
Eddie Jones has appointed former international Richard Hill as England team manager. Reporting directly to the head coach, the 2003 World...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDon’t knock maul, it’s art, says Dai Young
Dai Young, the Wasps director of rugby, believes the driving maul will continue to be a potent try-scoring weapon despite fears...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Referees must stop favouring All Blacks
All international teams bend the rules in order to accentuate their strengths and hide their weaknesses, it’s just that New Zealand...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Chris Ashton plays on the edge and sometimes falls off
Chris Ashton‘s decision not to go with the Saxons to South Africa last summer was the biggest indication that his England...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLouis Picamoles can make Northampton great says Stephen Myler
Long-serving fly-half Stephen Myler reckons the instant impact of French No.8 Louis Picamoles has put Northampton in shape for double-trophy success....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTighthead Knight joins Bath Rugby
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, tighthead Shaun Knight has joined Bath on loan until the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoChris Ashton speaks out after biting ban
After the decision from an independent RFU disciplinary panel to suspend Chris Ashton for 13 weeks for biting Northampton prop Alex...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSavvy Danny Cipriani showing who’s boss – but he is pernickety!
The second coming of Danny Cipriani is driving Wasps‘ surge for silverware according to Joe Simpson. Prodigal son Cipriani, 28, returned...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFruean confirmed as Bath new recruit
Bath have confirmed that Robbie Fruean will be joining the club at the culmination of this year’s Mitre 10 Cup, in...
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/ 9 years agoPremiership round 4 teams
Bristol v Exeter Bristol: Williams; Edwards, Hurrell, Palamo, Varndell; Pisi, Cliff; Traynor, McMillan, Cortes, Phillips, Sorenson, Fisher, Lam (c), Crane. Replacements:...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Simon Uzokwe – Newcastle flanker
Not being offered a contract by Northampton was tough to take for Simon Uzokwe, but in the space of three years...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDavid Wilson leaves Bath to join Newcastle
David Wilson has left Bath and joined Newcastle with immediate effect. Capped 44 times by England, the 31-year-old tighthead had done...
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/ 9 years agoOlympic champions turns back on Saracens
Saracens have confirmed that Fijian wing Save Rawaca will no longer be joining the club. The Olympic Gold Medallist returned to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: I won the ball; took the punch … and Brian Moore got the credit!
Sometimes it’s difficult not to feel a slightly nostalgic tinge when you hear of the French having a mass brawl during...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBath to play in London once a year for five years
Bath have announced they will be one home game in London for the next five years the first of which being...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoI’ve got my chance now Dean Ryan’s gone
Ryan Lamb is relishing his opportunity to lead Worcester‘s attack after being brought in from the cold following Dean Ryan’s departure....
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Joe Barker – Rotherham centre
1. Fish I can’t stand the texture and smell of fish. What makes it worse is when people say to me:...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPremiership announce Festive period schedule
Premiership rugby has today announced that Harlequins’ annual trip to Twickenham Stadium will be shown live on BT Sport as the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clubs must be included in global season talks
There have been some sensible thoughts on a global season from World Rugby, a body that we are usually concerned is...
