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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoScotland fall short against French 14
By CARL LEE France ....................45 Scotland ................21 SCOTLAND failed to take advantage of playing against 14 men for more than an...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoKendellen carries Ireland over the line
By CORMAC ROONEY Italy ........................23 Ireland....................30 IRELAND U20 head coach Richie Murphy heaped praise on captain Alex Kendellen for inspiring a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSenegal may come to regret the Mendy magic show
GEORGES-Pompidou Mendy? He was born to be a centre. Where else would he play with a name like that? Mendy may...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Gun: Gloucester flanker Harry Taylor
Young Gloucester openside Harry Taylor harbours hopes of gaining his first run out for the Cherry and Whites later this...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoMarlborough’s frontiersmen helped take the game global
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools RUGBY School often take most of the plaudits for spreading the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoWily Tanner outfoxed RFU for Schoolboy Sevens expansion
MENTION of the Tanner family calls to mind one of the unsung heroes of grassroots rugby, Tony’s father Derek, who was...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDebenture scheme helps Chiefs kick on off the field
By PAUL REES EXETER have launched a debenture scheme to help fund the new East Stand at Sandy Park after the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPhillips: 7s World Series needs a reboot
Former England Sevens captain Ollie Phillips urges a rethink of the World Sevens Series post-Covid
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Features
/ 4 years agoBears stay free of reds – but only ON the pitch
Peter Jackson charts the good guys – and not so good – by totting up last season’s red and yellow cards...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoRugby Matters: Captain Meite’s got Elephants charging
Brendan Gallagher asks whatever happened to the Ivory Coast after their appearance at the Rugby World Cup in 1995
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPeculiar how lowly Canada now meet the cap criteria
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ENGLAND caps should never be given away goes the mantra, but it’s a philosophical approach that often...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoSemi Radradra sprinkles his stardust on Tokyo Olympics
The stars of XVs who will switch to sevens this summer at the Tokyo Olympics
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoClash of the gladiators thrills the World Cup
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRory’s determined to seize his new chance
■By JON NEWCOMBE RORY Jennings says he is determined to make a success of his second proper crack at the Premiership,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEvergreen Mark Bright, 42, swaps London Scottish for Richmond
The future still burns bright for the veteran Championship back row
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMike Ford open to offers from either code after Leicester Tigers exit
Ford was replaced at Welford Road by Kevin Sinfield and is seeking new opportunities
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoLowes leaves Ealing for DoR job
Jimmy Lowes has left Ben Ward's coaching staff to return to Yorkshire
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTrio join Quins
CHAMPIONS Harlequins have made three signings ahead of next season. Former American football player Christian Scotland-Williamson, 27, moves back to Rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Kieran Murphy: Insulted in French, but I couldn’t understand!
The former Scarlets, Brive, London Welsh and Ealing Trailfinders will head for a job in the City
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Features
/ 4 years agoLeague great Steadman takes reins at Ionians
Boss: Graham Steadman GRAHAM Steadman is relishing his return to rugby after taking up a key role at Hull Ionians. The...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWyles: Saracens will make top-flight tasty next season
Former Saracens Premiership winner Chris Wyles says the club have 'done their time' and should expect to challenge once again
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoLions find themselves all at sea as Sharks circle
The Lions concede four first-half tries before being given a get out of jail free card when Jaden Hendrikse was red...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoThis twilight zone rugby is no fun, but I know it will come good
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Dazzling: Anthony Watson SOMETIMES you just have to keep the faith. I defer to nobody in my abiding love...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland 70-14 Canada: Radwan sets the pace for Eddie’s youth revolution
England finish the season on a high at Twickenham with speedy Adam Radwan celebrating a hat-trick with Falcons teammate Jamie Blamire
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPerfect day for me says Adam
HOOKER Jamie Blamire and wing Adam Radwan enjoyed Twickenham days they will never forget as the Newcastle Falcons duo grabbed hat-tricks...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoIreland 71-10 USA: Kelleher hits four in American thrashing
HOOKER Ronan Kelleher crossed four times as Ireland wrapped up their season in style against the USA. Kelleher, 23, said: “We...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland 43-29 USA: Underhill leads way for Eddie’s all-sorts
ENGLAND awarded so many new caps, Twickenham seemed like a millinery, but it was hats off to an older hand given...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBig Joe back after finding his confidence
By PAUL REES JOE Cokanasiga is ready to put two wasted years behind him when he resumes his Test career against...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoWales 68-12 Canada: Halfpenny injury takes the gloss off Wales’ ten-try romp
DESPITE a ten-try thrashing of Canada, an injury to Leigh Halfpenny marred the afternoon for Wales. On his 100th...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoPivac: Pumas so much tougher
WAYNE Pivac was happy with the performance of his Wales side shorn of 12 front line players due to injury and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoSouth Africa 40-9 Georgia: Boks unleash flyer Fassi in warm-up win
IT TOOK a while, almost an hour in fact, for the Springbok machine to splutter into life but once...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoWhat carnage as All Blacks hit a century against the troubled Tongans
■By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand..102pts Tries: McKenzie 2, Papalii 5, 37; Weber 7, 16, 50; Jordan 9, 20, 47, 55, 68;...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoIreland edge home for World Cup pay-back
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland ..............39pts Tries: Farrell 8, McCloskey 26, Bealham 40+1, Van der Flier 48, Stockdale 51 Conversions: Carberry 8,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBoks must find right balance in back row
DANIEL GALLAN SOUTH AFRICAN COLUMN Last week Conor Murray described his appointment as British & Irish Lions captain as “unbelievable”. The...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFormidable front five but weak around the fringes
A LOT has happened since the Springboks were last in action over 609 days ago. Corona was merely a drinkable beer....
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Features
/ 4 years agoAnalysis: Marcus Smith must step up and shine the light ahead for Eddie
The last time England played the United States, in sultry Kobe, it was the start of a cycle that...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOLLIE LONGMORE
ROOM 101 THE SALE FC HOOKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Clubhouse pundits...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRFU silence on Lynagh gets dad tweeting
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Future: Louis Lynagh EDDIE Jones has refused to be...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHelp us watch the Lions plead clubs
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TEWKESBURY Rugby Club have called on the RFU to help clubs who fear they...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints prepared if Toulon persist in Dan Biggar swoop
NORTHAMPTON Saints have set aside a ‘healthy budget’ as they search fora new fly-half that places question marks over the future...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBotha adds to Bishop’s coaching positions
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Nous: Mouritz Botha FORMER England lock Mouritz Botha has been named the new forwards’...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExeter Chiefs are watching England U20 star Sam Riley
EXETER Chiefs are keeping tabs on Harlequins’ England U20 hooker Sam Riley just a week after losing the Premiership final to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRedpath is coach at Park
FORMER Scotland captain Bryan Redpath has joined Rosslyn Park as attack coach. Redpath, who won 60 caps for Scotland and appeared...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTomas Lezana aims to get Scarlets back row on the front foot
GROWING up as a football-mad River Plate supporter in the Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Tomas Lezana dreamed of a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoHow Quins found their jester spirit just in time
PAUL REES charts the remarkable transformation that made Quins champions The Premiership season finished as it had started more than seven...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Harlequins hooker Amy Cokayne
Harlequins and England hooker Amy Cokayne moved to New Zealand when she was nine after her father, Ian, was recruited by...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoThree generations of Fishers make history
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THREE generations of the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLions tour should not be going ahead now
COLI BOAG While not being as much of an enthusiast for the British & Irish Lions as some, I absolutely understand...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEE JARVIS, THE FORMER WALES, CARDIFF, PONTYPRIDD, NEATH, DRAGONS & CORNISH PIRATES FLY -HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoScrum power keeps the Grand Slam alive
By ADAM ELLIS Ireland ..............15pts Tries: Soroka 58, De Buitlear 74 Conversions: Doak 59 Penalties: Doak 43 England ............24pts Tries: Brantingham...
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