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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPodcast Predictions League: Week 1
The Rugby Paper Podcast predictions league is back! Just like round one last year, guest Jeremy Guscott, columnists Brendan Gallagher, Chris...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoCan The French Go Back-to-Back in the 2023 Six Nations?
The 2023 Guinness Six Nations is right around the corner, with the opening fixtures taking place on the afternoons of February...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago‘We want the crowd behind us’
By ADAM HATHAWAY Sam Simmonds has vowed to put the smiles back on the faces of the Twickenham faithful after England’s...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoCritics pile in as shell-shocked WRU faces ‘worst crisis ever’
By PETER JACKSON Wales kick the Six Nations off on Saturday with their employers ‘shellshocked’ by explosive public anger over the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBurns bids farewell to Tigers and joins Highlanders
Fly-half Freddie Burns made his 115th and final appearance for Leicester in yesterday’s East Midlands derby at Northampton. Burns, who has...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoLaunchbury: I won’t ever lose the desire to play for England
By BEN JAYCOCK Ambitious: Joe Launchbury in action for Wasps PICTURES: Getty Images Harlequins-bound lock Joe Launchbury claims the desire to...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoDupont: For us to win two titles in a row won’t be easy
Team-by-team Six Nations Previews: France France find themselves in the unfamiliar position of going into a Six Nations campaign as champions. The...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoIt’s now more expectation than hope for Sexton & Co
Team-by-team Six Nations Previews: Ireland If you glance westwards as we approach the Six Nations you can witness a strange phenomenon across...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoInner steel that can lift Azzurri off the bottom
Team-by-team Six Nations Previews: Italy What a difference a win makes. Twelve months ago the almost perennial debate about Italy’s Six Nations...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoScots need Russell to pull everything together
Team-by-team Six Nations Previews: Scotland It is possibly surprising to realise that Scotland coach Gregor Townsend is embarking on his sixth Six...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoAnother day, another destiny
Team-by-team Six Nations Previews: England Steve Borthwick may have been groomed as a coach by Eddie Jones, but the former apprentice does...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoReturn of the ringmaster gives hope of a revival
Team-by-team Six Nations Previews: Wales Warren Gatland’s return as Wales’s head coach coincided with the Welsh regions making an overdue impact in...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoKnights are riding high after downing Eagles
JAPAN ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK Asaeli Ai Valu dotted down on the stroke of full time and Rikiya Matsuda nailed the...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoI don’t expect call from Warren, says Cardiff boss Young
By LUKE JARMYN It will be an unexpected surprise if Warren Gatland contacts the head coaches of the four Welsh regions...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoAll change! It’s time to work, says Borthwick
By ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick has slapped a travel ban on his squad ahead of the Six Nations and declared it...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPearson is on Borthwick’s radar – Kidney
By PAUL REES Declan Kidney says London Irish flanker Tom Pearson is on England’s radar despite being left out of Steve...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBen plays through pain for his place
By JON NEWCOMBE Focused: Ben Curry on the attack for Sale PICTURES: Getty images Alex Sanderson has revealed how Ben Curry...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSkivington: Jonny will be back for England
By PAUL REES Fighting hard: Jonny May in action for Gloucester and, inset, head coach George Skivington PICTURES: Getty Images George...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHogg ready for big clash
Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg should be fit for the Six Nations opener against England on February 4, says Exeter director of...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoSix Nations squads in-depth: Wales
Scarlets hooker Ken Owens has been named as captain for Wales’ Six Nations campaign, taking over from Justin Tipuric. Returning coach...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoMcConnochie aims to fulfil boyhood dream
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath wing Ruaridh McConnochie is eager to fulfil his boyhood dream of playing for Scotland after being called...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoSix Nations squads in-depth: Italy
Michele Lamaro captains the Azzurri, with World Rugby’s breakthrough player of the year Ange Capuozzo spearheading the attack for Kieran Crowley’s...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoSix Nations squads in-depth: France
Grand Slam champions France go into this year’s Six Nations without several key players as Fabien Galthie endures an ever growing...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoSix Nations squads in-depth: Ireland
Ulster's Jacob Stockdale has been recalled to Ireland’s 37-man Six Nations squad, but Munster fly-half Joey Carbery is a notable absentee....
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoHat-trick star Mafi shines for Eagles to soar
JAPAN ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK Amanaki Mafi scored a hat-trick of tries for the second straight match as Yokohama Eagles shot...
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Women's International
/ 3 years agoMassive interest in France showdown
By BEN JAYCOCK On the run: Zoe Harrison in action for England against Ireland last year PICTURE: Getty Images England have...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoRobinson: English rugby will miss Jones
By LUKE JARMYN Former Red Rose assistant coach Ed Robinson feels the RFU’s controversial decision to sack Eddie Jones nine months...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoA history of the Springboks and Nike: is it a bad omen for the 2023 World Cup?
The start of 2023 marks a significant and enthralling milestone for rugby fans given that we have officially entered a World...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoJapan Rugby League One: Round Five Preview
The return of a fresh Springbok Malcolm Marx is probably the last thing a bruised Kobelco Kobe Steelers need as the...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoCan Gatland Get Wales Firing Again?
Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, and Italy are all putting their final preparations in place ahead of the 2023 Six Nations...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSeason 2 Episode 2 – Eddie’s back, England’s squad and Gus Warr on the Champions Cup
Eddie Jones is back in green and gold! The Jones saga takes yet another turn as he replaces Dave Rennie at...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoVunipola out and Farrell captain for Borthwick’s first squad
Steve Borthwick has omitted Billy Vunipola and kept Owen Farrell as captain as he named his first England squad as coach...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoJones in sensational Australia appointment
Eddie Jones has been appointed as Australia‘s head coach with immediate effect, with Dave Rennie sacked to make way for the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTownsend in line to take over at Tigers
By NEIL FISSLER Leicester Tigers have held talks with Scotland boss Gregor Townsend about taking over at Welford Road next season....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFail at the World Cup and that’s it, Gatland
By PETER JACKSON Warren Gatland’s second coming will be in danger of an early going should Wales flop at the World...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoForshaw and King sign for Gatland’s Wales
By SAM JACKSON Signing up: Mike Forshaw Warren Gatland has appointed Alex King and Mike Forshaw to replace Stephen Jones and...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoEaster is backing new-look England
By BEN JAYCOCK Impressed: Nick Easter Nick Easter believes England’s new coaching team led by Steve Borthwick is the right blend...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoPriestland undecided if he will continue playing next season
Rhys Priestland will not be looking at his phone every few minutes this week to see whether he has been picked...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoIreland and France – Top Favorites to win the 2023 Six Nations
The annual rugby competition known as Six Nations gathers more and more interest among sports fans. The six participating nations –...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoWhat to expect from Guinness Six Nations hospitality experiences at Twickenham Stadium
The 2023 Guinness Six Nations is a historic tournament globally recognised for its rivalries and passionate supporters. It is hard to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoSix Nations 2023: England with a point to prove under Borthwick
England head into the 2023 Six Nations tournament with a major point to prove ahead of their bid to win the...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoFarrell’s Six Nations in jeopardy after citing
Owen Farrell‘s hopes of playing an influential role in this year’s Six Nations are in jeopardy after he was cited for...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoWales flier targets England showdown
By PETER JACKSON Louis Rees-Zammit is backing himself to be fit for Wales’ biggest match of the Six Nations – England...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoChessum still keen to make England mark
By PAUL REES Ollie Chessum would love to continue working with Steve Borthwick in the England set up but says his...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoBorthwick calls up Evans
England have appointed Nick Evans as attack coach on a short-term deal for the 2023 Six Nations. Harlequins coach Evans comes...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoSanderson backing Ford for England
By JON NEWCOMBE On form: George Ford scoring a try for England against Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images Alex Sanderson is confident...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoAre the Springboks on course to defend their World Cup crown in 2023?
As 2022 draws to an end, we’ve seen significant changes take place in international rugby, and with a World Cup on...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoAll the Details You Need to Know About the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2023 will see a host of major rugby tournaments take place around the world, and chief among them is the tenth...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoNo return for Howley in Gatland’s new Wales
By PETER JACKSON Wales have decided against making any formal move towards renewing Rob Howley’s Grand Slam-winning alliance with Warren Gatland....
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoBorthwick will stick with captain Farrell – Moody
By GARY FITZGERALD Former England flanker Lewis Moody believes Steve Borthwick will show faith in Owen Farrell by retaining him as...
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