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Beauden Barrett: How to mix your kicks

All Blacks fly-half Beauden Barrett, the World Rugby Player of the Year, explains the different kicks he employsHead up: Beauden Barrett looks to find space with a kick against Australia. Photo: Getty ImagesAll Blacks fly-half Beauden Barrett, the World Rugby Player of the Year, explains the different kicks he employs

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Hotshot: Saracens lock Nick Isiekwe

Get to know Nick Isiekwe – the teenage second-row who Eddie Jones has picked in his England squad to tour ArgentinaPower surge: Nick Isiekwe attacks against Ireland during England's U20 Six Nations-winning campaign. Photo: Getty ImagesGet to know Nick Isiekwe – the teenage second-row who Eddie Jones has picked in his England squad to tour Argentina

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Simon Hardy: How to throw into a lineout

Simon Hardy, one of the world’s top throwing specialists, explains the hooker’s chief craftEngland hooker Jamie George throws in during England training. Photo: Getty ImagesSimon Hardy, one of the world’s top throwing specialists, explains the hooker’s chief craft

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Playing through the pain: an investigation into painkiller use in rugby

Rugby World looks into the culture of painkiller use in rugby – from the lengths players may go to in order to stay on the field to potentially harmful social issues. This first appeared in the April 2017 issue of Rugby World magazine.“OUR DOC used to walk around with a frisbee full of painkillers before the game.” It’s the kind of sentence …Continue reading »

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