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English Teams Clinch Heineken Cup Clean Sweep
The Heineken Cup returned at the weekend with another round of thrilling matches in which the English representatives fared very well...
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Six Nations Fixtures 2009
Now that the Autumn Internationals have been and gone, the next International Rugby on the horizon is of course the Six Nations 2009...
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Dan Carter’s "Sabbatical"—All Black Desperation or Master-Stroke?
When Carter’s move to Perpignan was first announced, I thought about writing my thoughts on this, but at that point I thought that the exodus of players from New Zealand would weaken their national team at least a little bit...
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How England’s Response to Success Sewed Seeds of Decline
Followers of English team sports have learned something rather disturbing in the past few years. We are rubbish at winning...
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London Irish Go Top: Guinness Premiership Round Up
As the days get colder and Christmas looms round the corner, our Guinness Premiership heroes try to warm the cockles of our hearts by bestowing upon us exciting play, scintillating breaks and try-heavy score lines...
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Rugby World Cup Draw for 2011
England are thrown a World Cup lifeline having been drawn in the same group as Argentina, rather than New Zealand, Australia, or South Africa, although no group looks easy at the moment...
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Wales Rugby: We Salute You
Whilst much of the talk on The Rugby Blog has focused on the plight of England, it’s time to offer our congratulations to Wales, our nearest and dearest neighbours...
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Another England Defeat Quashes Christmas Cheer
It was another bleak day at Twickenham, where England did everything they could to make life difficult for themselves against the All Blacks and were lucky not to lose by more...
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Odds are Against England at Twickenham
Twickenham is the venue this afternoon as New Zealand spearhead the final southern hemisphere assault of this international season...
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Joe Ward: Days of the Chicken Dance are Over
The All Blacks vs England. Is there a more bitter and passionate game played between two nations? You may argue the contests between South Africa and New Zealand are up there, but in terms of ...
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Guinness Premiership Predictions Round Eight
Here are my picks for this week’s games in the Guinness Premiership—another tricky week with a number of understrength teams...
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Forward Pass from The Rugby Blog
The Rugby Blog is pleased to announce its plans to bring you Forward Pass, the brand new totally free monthly newsletter...
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Southern Supremacy Has Reached Embarrassing Levels
I’ve rather run out of things to say about England. Printable things anyway. It just feels very much like we’ve been here before...
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How Should We Solve England’s Rugby Problems?
There’s always a debate about whether teams should focus on winning the next game with no eye on the future, or whether they should build a team to target the Rugby World Cup every four years...
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Are Any Premiership Players Catching Martin Johnson’s Eye?
With England struggling to find a decent performance and few in the elite squad displaying any form, it is interesting to have a look at the Premiership clubs and see what or who else is out ...
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My Selection for England to Face New Zealand
Here’s the team I would like to see lining up against the All Blacks and staring down the Haka. 1. Sheridan (if fit) 2. Hartley (we need a big hooker, not another centre/wing where Mears always pops up) 3...
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England’s worst ever Home defeat
Having thought that English rugby could not get much worse, South Africa made sure it did on Saturday with a 42-6 win at Twickenham. It was a very traumatic afternoon, when the team with around 60% of possession scored just 6 points and conceded 42...
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Fantasy XV: Commentator’s Nightmare XV
Rob Watson has put together the all-time worst nightmare XV for the rugby commentator. Just imagine if they threw the ball around like the All Blacks at their best...
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Win exclusive live viewing of England v New Zealand
Tourism New Zealand are erecting an enormous rugby ball beside Tower Bridge over the next couple of weeks, and they are giving away four hospitality tickets...
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England Continue Long Search for Leaders and Winners
Saturday saw the first stutter of Martin Johnson’s reign as England coach. It was in truth a pretty unconvincing display from the men in white—the basics were poor, the decision-making ...
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Does Anyone Believe That Wales Can Beat New Zealand?
There will be plenty worse places to be than the Millennium Stadium this Saturday. Wales take on New Zealand in a clash of two of the most Rugby mad nations on this planet and there will be plenty ...
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Joe Ward: Our Season So Far and Changing of Fortunes
The Rugby Blog is pleased to introduce an insightful article from Joe Ward, London Wasps New Zealand-born hooker. Here he gives us a glimpse of life in the Wasps camp, the new faces on the scene ...
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New PUMA v-Konstrukt III boots
Football and rugby boot technology appear to be converging with the latest offering from Puma that is so hi-tech that it can combine comfort, performance, and protection...
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Guinness Premiership Report: Round Six
With each team’s biggest names battling it out on the international stage, it is the turn of the fringe player to prove their worth to the Guinness Premiership cause...
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Lack of Quick Ball Stifles England Against Australia
Overhearing the analysis of amateur pundits in the queue for the Guinness Bar yesterday, there were some fairly divided opinions about where England had gone wrong...
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