AS A nimble Tom Varndell danced up the touchline against Northampton Saints at the weekend – an act of human dressage so well timed that both teams must have choreographed…
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Quins and Sarries in top-of-the-table clash
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Tom Croft: Twitter Q&A
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Aviva Premiership head-to-heads: Five key battles
WITH NEXT Wednesday’s announcement of England squad announcement looming, Rugby World looks ahead to five head-to-head clashes in this weekend’s Aviva Premiership
New Year predictions: 2013
GET THE chopping block ready. Remove the ceremonial stretching-rings. It's time to put my neck on the line. The season has, so far, provided very few genuine shocks. However, as…
Chill-out chat with Brad Barritt
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Moneyball: The Best backrowers in Europe
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A memorable try for Freddie Burns
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