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England confident Nick Easter will make World Cup, despite missing training camp

1 decade ago by The Telegraph

England confident Nick Easter will be back in contention for the World Cup despite being ruled out of an altitude training trip to Denver

Maro Itoje first to fall in England World Cup selection cull

1 decade ago by The Times

The first cut is the deepest. Maro Itoje’s remarkable rise to prominence will be checked today when Stuart Lancaster, the...

Cole making the best of injury-hit season

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

An injury-hit season gave Dan Cole a chance to reflect and reload - and he insists it'll mean he's at the peak of his powers for the World Cup.

Treatment of poorer cousins shames the game

1 decade ago by The Times

For reasons that ought to be obvious, it probably takes Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, the Samoa Prime Minister, quite a bit...

New Zealand beat Samoa in historic Test

1 decade ago by The Telegraph

All Blacks leave Apia after their first Test in Samoa relieved to have come away with a 25-16 victory

Healy believes in Ireland coach Schmidt

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

Prop Cian Healy believes head coach Joe Schmidt is the perfect man to lead Ireland to the World Cup.

Barritt hoping to make up for lost time

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

Brad Barritt hopes he can force his way into England head coach Stuart Lancaster's thinking ahead of the Rugby World Cup opener against Fiji in September.

Mike Brown display sends out message

1 decade ago by The Times

When England launched their new shirt for the Rugby World Cup yesterday, there was message aplenty in the first man...

Australia add Kane Douglas after relaxing rules

1 decade ago by The Times

Kane Douglas, the Leinster lock, has been added to Australia’s World Cup plans but could be blocked from playing in...

Mike Brown: I feared people thought I was faking

1 decade ago by The Telegraph

Concussion symptoms meant three months out for the England full-back, who is now ready to resume contact work