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Parks deserved better

The sudden retirement from international rugby of Dan Parks has come as a surprise to most. The timing of the announc...

JG
over 14 years ago · 4 comments
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6 Nations Round 1 Review

Absolutely everyone is rebuilding either their squad, their confidence or their coaching, in some cases all three. It...

Simon Halliday
over 14 years ago · 7 comments
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Lions Watch

With the Lions due to tour Australia next year, the Rugby Site brings you the first in a regular Lions feature where ...

Mark Reason
over 14 years ago · 7 comments
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Welsh Renaissance

This Welsh side came of age on Sunday at the Aviva stadium. True, their RWC adventures placed them firmly on the rada...

JG
over 14 years ago · 10 comments
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Disciplined England now need better teamwork to challenge the big three

Former England coach Brian Ashton says that the outside-halves were the difference in the opening matches of the Six ...

Brian Ashton
over 14 years ago · 3 comments
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England pulls together to win ugly

Paul Rees sees Scotland fail to convert a staggering 70 per cent possession into victory

Paul Rees
over 14 years ago · 2 comments
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France is set to win the ugly Grand Slam

Wayne Smith takes a look at France and wonders if Phippe Saint-Andre is about to usher in an age of austerity

Wayne Smith
over 14 years ago · 3 comments
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Ireland and Wales need to play the mind game

Graham Henry believes Ireland and Wales have the world before them, but they must get smarter.

Sir Graham Henry
over 14 years ago · 1 comments
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History says Wales have more chance of a slump than a slam

Paul Rees looks at Wales’s injuries, their bad record in recent fixtures against France, England and Ireland and sees...

Paul Rees
over 14 years ago · 0 comments
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Please Mr Ashton, don’t kiss the rose

Mark Reason begs England to put an end to their culture of egotistical celebration

Mark Reason
over 14 years ago · 6 comments