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<title><![CDATA[Old romantic hoping for a happy ending]]></title>
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Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:54 BST
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<![CDATA[An 18&#45;year&#45;old playing association may not necessarily end tomorrow, but end 
it will within days. The last of a classic England vintage will pour out the 
last drop of emotion on behalf of London Wasps, his club &#45; against Bath this 
weekend and, if successful, in the Guinness Premiership final at Twickenham 
on May 31 &#45; and then will be seen no more.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Dean Ryan ready for revenge on Leicester]]></title>
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Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:25 BST
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<![CDATA[The manner of Leicester's dramatic and unexpected appearance in the plays&#45;offs 
will have given the champions belief that anything is possible. Like a 
condemned man granted a stay of execution, Marcelo Loffreda's team will not 
want to waste the opportunity provided by Tom Varndell's brilliance against 
Harlequins last weekend. Whether it is a permanent reprieve, however, is 
open to doubt.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[The Rolling Maul: When is a winner not a winner?]]></title>
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Fri, 16 May 2008 10:41:13 BST
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<title><![CDATA[Steve Borthwick surprised at England captaincy]]></title>
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Thu, 15 May 2008 16:52:00 BST
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<![CDATA[Steve Borthwick has admitted his &#34;surprise&#34; at being appointed England's first 
captain of the Martin Johnson era. The Bath lock has been handed leadership 
duties by the new England manager for the two&#45;Test New Zealand tour next 
month, replacing the injured Phil Vickery.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Jonathan Thomas helps fill Wales open&#45;side shortage]]></title>
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Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:45 BST
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<![CDATA[Wales will convert Jonathan Thomas, an outstanding blind&#45;side flanker during 
the recent RBS Six Nations Championship grand&#45;slam campaign, to the open 
side during next month's tour to South Africa. A chronic shortage of No7s &#45; 
Martyn Williams, Robin Sowden&#45;Taylor and Ben Lewis are injured &#45; has forced 
Warren Gatland to make the switch for the two matches against the world 
champions.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Matt Stevens threatens to join the Bath exodus]]></title>
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Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:22 BST
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<![CDATA[Three days before their Guinness Premiership semi&#45;final against London Wasps, 
Matt Stevens has indicated that he would be prepared to leave Bath if 
progress and investment are not made in redeveloping the Recreation Ground 
and improving training facilities and infrastructure at the club.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Ian McGeechan thrilled to be Lions coach again]]></title>
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Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:18 BST
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<![CDATA[The comparison of Ian McGeechan, the most longstanding Lion of them all, to 
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United's acerbic manager, may do the amiable 
McGeechan no favours, but it does make a point. That it was made by a third 
Scot, Andy Irvine, adds to the validity of an observation that age does not 
necessarily wither the enthusiasm or dim the eye.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Modern thinking keeps tradition alive for Ian McGeechan]]></title>
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Wed, 14 May 2008 14:37:03 BST
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<![CDATA[Given the number of times the words &#34;ethos&#34; and &#34;tradition&#34; were used by 
members of the Lions management today, you could be forgiven for thinking 
the world's most famous touring side is rooted in the past. Anything but. 
The confirmation of Ian McGeechan as coach to the 2009 Lions in South Africa 
is that of an individual living firmly in rugby's present, as is his 
manager, Gerald Davies, a member of the Welsh Rugby Union's management board.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Jonathan Thomas to fill key position for Warren Gatland]]></title>
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Wed, 14 May 2008 13:07:24 BST
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<![CDATA[Jonathan Thomas will be pressed into action as an emergency openside flanker 
against South Africa next month after Warren Gatland, the Wales coach, 
decided not to recall veteran loose&#45;forward Colin Charvis. Injuries ruled 
out Martyn Williams, Robin Sowden&#45;Taylor and Ben Lewis.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Ian McGeechan named as British and Irish Lions coach]]></title>
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Wed, 14 May 2008 10:22:03 BST
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<![CDATA[Ian McGeechan will lead the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa. 
The 61&#45;year&#45;old Scot masterminded a famous series victory over the 
Springboks in 1997 and this will be his fourth Lions tour as head coach.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Fresh faces of the England squad]]></title>
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Wed, 14 May 2008 07:41:18 BST
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<title><![CDATA[Brian Smith set to become England backs coach]]></title>
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Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:29 BST
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<![CDATA[Martin Johnson has offered Brian Smith the role of backs coach with England 
and is hoping to tie up a deal in time for the Australian to join the summer 
tour to New Zealand. The Times can reveal that negotiations are continuing 
to secure Smith's immediate release from London Irish, who are unhappy at 
the prospect of losing a director of rugby who has done so much to transform 
their fortunes.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Hard work starts as Martin Johnson looks to England future]]></title>
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Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:07 BST
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<![CDATA[As you might expect from Martin Johnson, no hostages to fortune, no grand 
promises of success in New Zealand next month but a steely determination 
that the first England side with which he has been associated as an 
administrator will do itself justice.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Injuries force Frank Hadden to shuffle tour party for Argentina again]]></title>
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Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 BST
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<![CDATA[Less than three weeks before Scotland fly to Argentina for the tour that could 
make or break their next World Cup campaign, they have been hit by more 
injuries. Frank Hadden, the head coach, who has already ruled out a number 
of key players including Jason White, now has to add Moray Low, the young 
tighthead prop, to the list while giving up on Rory Lamont and Nikki Walker, 
the wings who he had hoped would recover in time.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Steve Borthwick to captain England in New Zealand]]></title>
<pubDate>
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:29:10 BST
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<![CDATA[Steve Borthwick will captain England on their New Zealand tour next month. The 
Bath lock has been handed leadership duties in the absence of Phil Vickery, 
who misses the matches against the All Blacks in Auckland and Christchurch 
with a knee injury.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[All Blacks to lose Dan Carter to France]]></title>
<pubDate>
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:10 BST
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<![CDATA[Dan Carter is set to join the exodus from New Zealand rugby by signing a 
six&#45;month contract worth &#8364;1million (about &#163;640,000) with Toulon. The 
ambitious money&#45;laden club who lead the French second division have made 
Carter an offer he cannot refuse, although the move is subject to the club 
being promoted.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Martin Johnson begins under injury cloud]]></title>
<pubDate>
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:03 BST
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<![CDATA[Nature cast Martin Johnson with furrows in his brow, but one or two may have 
been ironed out yesterday when news came in on the latest casualties to 
established England internationals. Johnson, the team manager, will name 
this morning his 32&#45;strong squad to tour New Zealand next month and a new 
era will have begun.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Donnie Macfadyen forced to call it quits after run of injuries takes toll]]></title>
<pubDate>
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 BST
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<![CDATA[One of Scotland&#8217;s most promising players is to retire from the game at only 
28. Donnie Macfadyen, the flanker, effectively has been driven out of the 
game by a devastating catalogue of injuries that have restricted him to a 
handful of matches over the past three seasons.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Scottish clubs asked to scrap cup in favour of internationals]]></title>
<pubDate>
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 BST
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<![CDATA[The row over the future of the Scottish Cup is to head for the union&#8217;s annual general meeting next month. Officials confirmed yesterday that the clubs are to be asked to scrap the competition, the official justification being to clear six weekends for the six home international matches, three during the autumn and the remainder in the RBS Six Nations Championship.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Gloucester home in on their prize]]></title>
<pubDate>
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:52 BST
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<![CDATA[It sticks in the craw at Kingsholm that Gloucester have not taken two trophies 
for their league &#8220;wins&#8221; of 2003 and 2007. Now they have the chance to make 
it third time lucky as they finished at the head of the Guinness Premiership 
on Saturday after a match of such intensity that you find it hard to believe 
that they can do it all over again on Sunday.]]>	
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