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News Extra
/ 3 years agoGleeson’s England departure confirmed
THE RFU has confirmed that Martin Gleeson will leave his role as attack coach. Nick Evans was appointed attack coach earlier...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoBack row Willis signs deal to join Saracens
SARACENS have agreed a deal to sign former Wasps back row Tom Willis from the start of next season. The 23-year-old...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoFormer Glasgow boss Wilson gets Quins job
DANNY Wilson will join Harlequins next season as lineout and contact coach. Wilson has coached Cardiff, Wales U20s, Scotland forwards, and...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoEx-Wasp Odendaal agrees Saints switch
NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed South African centre Burger Odendaal ahead of next season. The 29-year-old former Bulls skipper joined Wasps...
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News Extra
/ 3 years ago1959 Lions full-back Scotland dies aged 86
KEN Scotland, the former Scotland and Lions full-back, has died aged 86. He made his Scotland debut against France in the...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoMeadows take reins of Women’s U20s
LOU Meadows has been appointed the new head coach of England women’s U20s team. Meadows re-joins England from Ealing Trailfinders, where...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoSims joins Quins as transfer business heats up
By BEN JAYCOCK During a busy week of transfers in the Premier 15s, Harlequins have signed loosehead prop Hannah Sims from...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoEducation links pay dividends for North Walsham
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two East side North Walsham have developed strong local educational links in recent years and are starting...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoExeter men and women prepare for restart
By ELISE HAMERSLEY BUCS fixtures return in two weeks and preparations are ramping up in Exeter as both teams hope to...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoTiffin girls beginners kick off the year in style
By ELISE HAMERSLEY School's rugby has begun a slow return after the winter break, and with the 15s league season drawing...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoNove does the trick to send Pooler top
Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL celebrated moving back to the top of the table. They secured an impressive 54-3 win...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoRavens cash in after Haymen’s early card
By ROB COLE Bridgend.................. 18 Pontypridd................ 8 Bridgend continued to pile misery on to Pontypridd’s season with an emphatic victory to...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoO’Brien late drop-goal sinks champs
By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff...................... 17 Newport................... 18 Fly-half and captain Matt O’Brien’s injury-time drop-goal secured a major victory for Newport in...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDion leads second-half fightback for RGC
By ROB COLE RGC.............................26 Ebbw Vale............... 14 RGC’s impressive second-half performance saw them pick up a first win in three games...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoAll Whites reeling after Taylor heroics
By ROB COLE Swansea.................33 Carmarthen............34 Carmarthen Quins turned the form book on its head as they defeated Swansea by a single...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoIronmen show steely side for victory No.7
By SIMON ROBERTS Llandovery............. 16 Merthyr....................26 Merthyr kept their hopes of a play-off place in the Premiership alive with this impressive...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoFoursome Saunders leads try rampage
Division One round-up By TRP REPORTER LLANGENNECH went on the rampage as they ran in 16 tries in their 106-10 win...
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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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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPearce takes job at Titans after exit from Hull
By JON NEWCOMBE Gary Pearce has been appointed as head coach of Rotherham following his departure from Hull. Pearce, 62, is...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoTriple top! Galthie has tough ‘to-do’ list
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Delight: Fabien Galthie celebrates beating England to secure the 2022 Grand Slam PICTURE: Getty Images FRANCE coach...
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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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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoBaxter: We’ll go in hard against Bulls
By PAUL REES Exeter will be at full strength next weekend when they face the Bulls in Pretoria as they look...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPlea for RFU to honour pre-Covid funding plan
By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham are calling for the RFU to agree an increase in Championship clubs central funding next season in...
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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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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMcCall: No contact over Peel so far
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall says there has been no contact from England with his scrum coach Ian Peel amid...
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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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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHaywood out to end his days on a high at Saints
By PAUL REES Mike Haywood is one of Northampton’s longest serving players and hopes to finish his career at the club...
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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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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMaunder: French leavers a big blow
By JON NEWCOMBE Exeter scrum-half Sam Maunder admits the departure of their England stars at the end of the season will...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoNew Year honour for chairman Rowe
Exeter chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoPowers that be must think of spectators
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk CAN the people that...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoMarler seems like a dinosaur in our modern game
I CAN’T help wondering after watching the Harlequins versus Bristol match what Joe Marler has to do before a serious punishment,...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoTop marks to Saints… and Luke Pearce
AT LAST World Rugby has pushed for speeding up the game, and in last Sunday’s match between Northampton and Quins, it...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Paul Hill
Paul Hill, the Northampton Saints, England and former Leeds prop, chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoGatland must find new blood up front
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WARREN Gatland has been very successful throughout his coaching career, and it would be...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRuthless Chiefs are too sharp for Saints
By PAUL REES Exeter ................................ 35pts Tries: S Simmonds 2, Woodburn 15, Cowan-Dickie 28, 44; Slade 56 Conversions: J Simmonds 3,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHooker’s injury a scare for England
Luke Cowan-Dickie gave Steve Borthwick an early injury worry when he limped off in the second-half after rolling his ankle. “I...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoCarreras helps to demolish Leicester
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Newcastle........................ 45pts Tries: Carreras 13, 35, 37; Chick 27, Blamire 52, Moroni 74 Conversions: Connon 14, 36, 38,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWalder: We flew out of the blocks
Newcastle Falcons boss Dave Walder was understandably delighted with his team’s performance. “That’s three wins in our last three home league...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBorthwick sees the two sides of Farrell
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ........................ 16pts Tries: Thorley 16 Conversions: Carreras 17 Penalties: Carreras 36, 45, 73 Saracens ........................... 19pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcCall: We competed and scrapped for everything all the way
Mark McCall, the Saracens director of rugby, hailed his side’s tenacity as they extended their lead at the summit of the...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoEngland need scrum firing on all cylinders
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Here is a New Year prediction. The scrum will be hugely influential in...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoTime to ban the curse of the caterpillar
NICK CAIN The stop-watches are in play with a view to speeding-up the game by putting time limits on goal-kickers, setting...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFlannery: We need to get back on right track
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Harlequins v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop Harlequins coach Jerry Flannery is looking for a reaction...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks keen to build on record win over Leicester
By JON NEWCOMBE Fit and firing: Manu Tuilagi caused Tigers problems LAST season’s thumping 36-14 win over Harlequins at the Twickenham...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHome comforts key to Irish challenge
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium Benhard Janse van Rensburg believes home comforts...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRejuvenated Bears believe they can still make playoffs
By PAUL REES Leading the way: Ellis Genge scores in the 40-36 win over Irish in September BRISTOL exorcised a ghost...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoGatland has great chance to make a big difference
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was a pleasant and pretty reassuring sight seeing Warren Gatland back in the stands...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRhyno makes Ulster suffer
By KEVIN FALLON Benetton ........ 31 Ulster ...............29 Ulster's mid-season crisis deepened when they fell to a fifth defeat in six...
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