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Rugby World Cup 2015: Forget Sam Burgess' defence, he's a great attacking weapon for England

1 decade ago by The Telegraph

Austin Healey: Bath centre's gain-line power could transform life for the scrum-half and the fliers out wide

Joseph desperate to shine on the big stage

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

Jonathan Joseph is determined to make the most of his opportunity when he leads England's quest for Rugby World Cup glory on home soil.

England centre pairing get little time to click

1 decade ago by The Times

The tedious truth is that practice makes perfect and Brad Barritt and Jonathan Joseph have very little time to achieve...

Vern Cotter advocates bite to put Scotland in with sniff

1 decade ago by The Times

Who let the dogs out? Vern Cotter, obviously, for the Scotland coach could scarcely have assembled a World Cup squad...

Cotter springs surprises in World Cup squad announcement

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

Vern Cotter has sprung a few surprises in his Scotland World Cup squad but the coach is adamant he has found the right blend to succeed on rugby's biggest stage.

Vern Cotter defends his call to get physical

1 decade ago by The Times

Vern Cotter, the Scotland head coach, has made it clear that his side will not be bullied out of the...

Owen Farrell snapping at the heels of George Ford as England seek perfect 10

1 decade ago by The Times

England will send out a team to play Ireland on Saturday who largely mirror the XV to start the World...

Gamble on two hookers may backfire, says Stuart Lancaster

1 decade ago by The Times

Stuart Lancaster believes that Australia and Wales, England’s rivals in pool A in the World Cup, have taken a big...

Joe Schmidt rolls dice on No 9s

1 decade ago by The Times

Joe Schmidt became the latest head coach to indulge in an exercise of risk-management yesterday by choosing to take Ireland...

Leader Greig Laidlaw has grown into the part

1 decade ago by The Times

Greig Laidlaw is not the sort of fellow who takes setbacks sitting down. But then, he had precious few alternatives...