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Oct 31, 2009, 12:31 pm
In an article in the Telegraph last week, rugby journalist Mark Reason says that he doesn't want his 10 year old son to take up rugby because "the rugby field has become a far too dangerous place.... Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2009, 11:42 am
Those attending the England vs Argentina match at Twickenham next month will witness the debut of England's new change kit.
And it's PURPLE!
Setting aside the need for England to wear a chang... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2009, 1:46 pm
According to recently sacked Ewen McKenzie, his lack of success at Stade Francais was nothing at all to do with the fact that he is a crap coach, but instead was all the fault of owner Max Guazzini wh... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2009, 6:29 am
Confused about the new All Black coaching structure? Read on to discover the rationale behind the changes...
Dear Steve & Wayne,
I’ve just had a brilliant idea. Seriously.
You know we’ve been ... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2009, 12:17 pm
First game of the season yesterday and I played like a drain.
It all looked very promising when I turned up at the clubhouse to learn that Ruislip Vets had cried off and that, instead, we were facing... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2009, 11:05 am
I see that Times' journo Stephen Jones still isn't convinced about the qualities of England skipper Steve Borthwick, claiming this week that the Sarries player wouldn't make his top 6 lock... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2009, 6:23 am
So, Rugby (at least the shortened version of the game) is to become an Olympic Sport in 2016, along with Golf.
I must admit that I've never really been a huge fan of Sevens. I hated playing it as... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2009, 12:56 pm
No, sadly not my age (I wish).
36 is, it turns out, the nickname given by Leicester Tigers' skipper Geordan Murphy to new recruit Billy Twelvetrees.
Why 36?
Because, if you say it in Murphy'... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2009, 12:39 pm
Amongst the news recently has been:
the suspended sentence handed down by the FFR to Mathieu Bastareaud for telling porky pies about his "assault" in Wellington in June. An eminently sensible decision... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2009, 5:15 pm
Good luck to Manchester RFC when they take on Otley in National Div 1 this Saturday.
Why? Well, take a look at their last 4 league results:
vs Wharfedale, lost 124 -5
vs Blaydon, lost 145-12
vs Nunea... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2009, 4:58 pm
A new women’s rugby website covering the international game has been launched.
The site – http://www.scrumqueens.com/ - will cover the international women’s game at both 15 and 7 aside level. T... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2009, 6:36 am
Happy Birthday to me...
Forty-five years old today and utterly underwhelmed. Perhaps it's because of my age, perhaps it's because 2 friends of a similar age have sadly passed away this year a... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2009, 5:22 am
The Right Reverend Graham Henry.
Don'tcha just love him?
According to him the reason New Zealand have been rubbish so far this season is all down to the laws, specifically the fact that the ELVs ... Comment - Like
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Sep 23, 2009, 12:29 pm
According to the RFU's newly launched 'This is Rugby' campaign, the sport's core values are:
Teamwork
Respect
Enjoyment
Discipline
Sportsmanship
Apparently this "ground-breaking ... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2009, 12:28 pm
Is it really over?
Has "the 3 teams playing amongst themselves for an eternity" tournament finally finished?
I confess I've seen very little of this year's Tri Nations but that in no way pre... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2009, 7:54 am
Farewell to Keith Floyd, TV chef, bon viveur and passionate rugby man who died earlier this week.
Floyd quaffed his way through his TV programmes in the eighties and I have to say that his "Escalope ... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2009, 5:21 pm
It has emerged today that, following a reprimand for making inappropriate gestures against Bath last weekend, Wasps' David Lemi has been commissioned by the club to develop a Wasps-centric version... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2009, 12:30 pm
It was with some astonishment that I learned today that my humble little blog has been included in Telegraph Sport's Top 20 Rugby Union websites.
It's utter nonsense of course and totally sub... Comment - Like
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Sep 17, 2009, 12:24 pm
It's gone, it's finally gone. The RFU has launched the new England rugby kit today and that unmitigated design disaster - the horrendous red swoosh of ketchup - has been consigned to history.
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Sep 16, 2009, 12:20 pm
There are a bewildering number of highly scientific and specifically tailored fitness programmes out there for would-be rugby players, but I must admit that I find myself agreeing with The Times' ... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2009, 12:29 pm
Just when we thought we might be able to focus on the rugby again after a summer of scandal, up pops Lesley Vainikolo in the dock at Bristol Crown Court charged with inflicting GBH.
The 17½ stone be... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2009, 12:28 pm
It was revealed this week that the reason that the ARU sacked Lote Tuqiri last year was because he broke strict team rules by taking a woman to his Wallabies hotel room.
At the time, Tuqiri was on hi... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2009, 5:37 pm
I was tickled pink by the news that Harlequins' first match of the season against Wasps at Twickenham on Saturday will be refereed by none other than................wait for it................. De... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2009, 3:01 am
One of the most ridiculous things to emerge from the whole Bloodgate saga so far is the ongoing demonisation of Dean Richards.
It would appear that, despite evidence of widespread skullduggery, all o... Comment - Like
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Aug 29, 2009, 12:50 pm
Is it just me, or is there a delicious irony in a certain Lawrence Bruno Nero Dallaglio being named in the 13-man RFU "Image of Game Task Group" charged with restoring the game's reputation in Eng... Comment - Like
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Aug 29, 2009, 4:11 am
Being on the ball as ever I missed the fact that last week marked the one year countdown to the kick-off of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England.
Hosts England are ranked second after losing narro... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2009, 12:28 pm
The Quins "Bloodgate" saga refuses to go away, and if the latest revelations from the transcript of Tom Williams' evidence to the ERC appeal committee are close to being accurate then the position... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2009, 5:02 pm
Quick couple of words off-topic regarding the recently concluded Ashes series. Obviously delighted with an English victory but more impressed in fact with the muted celebrations and what seems like a ... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2009, 12:51 pm
Good to see that Gavin Henson is taking pre-season training seriously!
It looks very much like he's adopting the Total Flanker "Drink Yourself Fit" approach, which is more or less how July and Au... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2009, 4:53 pm
It seems I can't leave you alone for two weeks without all hell breaking loose.
All I wanted was a quiet couple of weeks away with the family but as soon as my back's turned the world of rugb... Comment - Like
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Aug 1, 2009, 4:59 am
You'll be deighted to note that my drivel will be offline for a couple of weeks as tomorrow I head off on holiday with my family to the island of Lanzarote (aka, somewhat unfairly, Lanzagrotty).
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Jul 29, 2009, 4:28 am
Forgive me if I fail to get excited by the Tri-Nations.
Not only does the format of the competition - New Zealand v Australia, South Africa v News Zealand, South Africa v New Zealand again, South Afr... Comment - Like
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Jul 29, 2009, 4:04 am
Delighted (from an entirely selfish point of view) that England will host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Although I've been firmly in the Japanese camp - not only were they royally stitched up during ... Comment - Like
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Jul 25, 2009, 2:56 am
A post lifted unashamedly from World Masters Rugby Group...
...I really want to add my thanks to a rugby community in Canada that has been far, far more than a family to me.
I came to Vancouver, Can... Comment - Like
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