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Bates rues Newcastle injury toll

Bates has been left to struggle with injuries to key players this season Newcastle Falcons head coach Steve Bates believes injuries are taking their toll on his over-stretched squad this season. Bates lost Ed Williamson and...

Danny Cipriani can still scale the heights

England are back on the runway again and it is the lot of the fan to sit and wait for them to take off. Whether this is a team who can really soar ... well, enough stretching of the analogy, although it does allow us, with...

ChildLine and Premier Rugby unite to kick bullying into touch

Star players from the Guinness Premiership launch a new Anti-Bullying programme today. Star players from the Guinness Premiership including Saracens and England captain Steve Borthwick, Jonny Wilkinson, Paul Sackey and Matt...

Booth: Selection flexibility key to success

London Irish coach Toby Booth believes the 24-8 victory at Newcastle which propelled his side to third in the GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP is vindication of a flexible selection policy. England full-back Delon Armitage was one of a...

England's World Cup final winners 2003: Whatever happened to...?

Next Saturday is the fifth anniversary of the greatest moment in English rugby history: November 22, 2003; the day Martin Johnson lifted the Webb Ellis Cup and England were champions of the world. Johnno and his heroes: Martin...

UGO SO FAST!

Mum's the word and Rory backs speed-king Monye to be winner ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA AT TWICKENHAM, TODAY, 2.30PM Ugo Monye fulfilled a boyhood fantasy on his England debut last weekend - and made a fan of his rugby hero Rory...

Martin Johnson is the ideal leader of the pack for England as Australia enter town

Martin Johnson for you gents. Figurehead: Martin Johnson's working class roots make him the perfect candidate to represent a team of all communities Photo: GETTY IMAGES Johnson was clad in training gear. It was like old times;...

No room for frivolity: Ella

AN article featuring Australia coach Robbie Deans leading up to the Test match against England at Twickenham concluded with Deans saying, "there are a lot of unknowns but you won't see a frivolous game". Last year's World Cup...

All Blacks stars return for Irish showdown

New Zealand's Richie McCaw and Dan Carter back to face Ireland on Saturday Kiwis seeking to remain unbeaten against Irish in first match at Croke Park South Africa winger Bryan Habana seeking to find form against Scotland...

Australia worried about Danny Cipriani's slick style

Danny Cipriani was last night identified as the man Australia must stop if they are to make England pay for killing their World Cup dream. After years obsessed by the goal-kicking threat posed by Jonny Wilkinson - who saw off...

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