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A bleeding ear on England duty against the Australian Barbarians last June. Being injured is not a comfy state of affairs in Bath

I'm riding Tour de France to get fit but still have a mountain to climb

David Flatman: As Bath's band of injury victims are flogged relentlessly in training, the motivation to return to action has never been greater.

Inside News & Comment

Ruck and Maul: Sand storm as Abu Dhabi Quins claim 'we're not in the middle of the desert'

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Harlequins have been playing in Abu Dhabi for three years: the Abu Dhabi Harlequins, that is, who in 2008 became affiliated with the London club of the same name who on Wednesday announced their LV Cup tie against London Wasps will be held in the Gulf state on 30 January.

Coach Toby Booth puts a brave face on proceedings as his London Irish  search for form

Toby Booth: 'I have to admit I've slept less over the last month than I've ever slept'

Saturday, 8 January 2011

London Irish coach Toby Booth bares his soul to Chris Hewett with the Exiles' last victory now a dim and distant memory

Rob Andrew's position as England's elite rugby director is one of those to have come under the microscope

Rob Andrew considers RFU future

Friday, 7 January 2011

Rob Andrew is considering his future at the Rugby Football Union after his current position as England's director of elite rugby was scrapped.

RFU reveal process for hiring performance director

Friday, 7 January 2011

Rugby Football Union chief executive John Steele has revealed he will conduct a "worldwide and multi-sport search" for a new performance director.

Clive Woodward holds the Webb Ellis trophy after England's World Cup triumph in 2003

Woodward scents role in RFU shake-up

Friday, 7 January 2011

Chris Hewett: It is four years since Rob Andrew beat Sir Clive Woodward to Twickenham's top rugby job in a contest muddied by political manoeuvring.

Rob Andrew's position as England's elite rugby director is one of those to have come under the microscope

RFU scrap Rob Andrew role

Thursday, 6 January 2011

Martin Johnson will have a new boss after the Rugby Football Union's chief executive John Steele confirmed plans to redefine Rob Andrew's current role and appoint a new performance director.

Rob Andrew's position as England's elite rugby director is one of those to have come under the microscope

RFU management changes approved

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Rugby Football Union chief executive John Steele has been given the go-ahead to make significant changes to the organisation's senior management structure.

A view of the Emirates Palace hotel, where the game will take place

Wasps to play Harlequins in Abu Dhabi

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Wasps and Harlequins have confirmed they will break new ground by staging their forthcoming LV= Cup fixture in Abu Dhabi.

Twickenham was just short of capacity

Peter Bills: Harlequins attendance shows health of rugby

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Talking Rugby: If ever the enormous potential of this game were emphatically underlined, then a single attendance at a solitary game confirmed it over the festive season.

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