News By The Rugby Paper Team
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoAlex Lozowski eyes glory finish to iffy start in France with Montpellier
Lozowski compares his experiences playing alongside Owen Farrell for so long at Saracens and his season in France with Handre Pollard
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions cash ‘should go to game’s grassroots’
THE Lions will be almost three times better off than their victorious predecessors in South Africa this summer despite a 25...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDenny Solomona has talks with Bristol Bears boss Lam
Could the Sale Sharks wing make a cross-Premiership switch to Bristol this summer?
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoBath prop Henry Thomas on his way to join La Rochelle
Henry Thomas is out of contract this summer at Bath
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRory Sutherland will dodge interest from Worcester Warriors
Sutherland now looks set to either move to the Top 14 or stay in the PRO14
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoMartin Gleeson set to replace Amor with England
Amor's exit at the RFU comes after the union's Six Nations review
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBlues told to cut Cardiff ties
CARDIFF Blues are set to come under pressure from the WRU if they fail to conform with a stipulation that they...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRob Howley happy with Canada scriptwriter
Rob Howley will return to Wales this summer with Canada almost one year one from his 18-month gambling ban elapsing
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBrock James backs La Rochelle to upset Toulouse in Champions Cup finale
The famed Top 14 import backs old club La Rochelle to stop Toulouse's run at a fifth Champions Cup triumph in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoTom Youngs promises fight to the finish at Twickenham
The Leicester Tigers captain talks to Paul Rees about his desire to bring silverware home to Welford Road by beating Montpellier...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBath 20-24 Sale: More yellows, but still Sale power onwards
Sale Sharks come away from the Rec with the win after Curtis Langdon's late try under the lights
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHooper: Sharks could be champs
SALE’S win was crucial as their run-in sees them up against three of the league’s top four, Exeter, Bristol and Harlequins....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRFU ignore fact the players voted for the name Saxons | Nick Cain
ONE of the dangers with diversity politics, as illustrated by the RFU decision this week to dispense with the name ‘Saxons’,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAnother 80-minute performance is a must for Gloucester
By ADAM HATHAWAY Turned tide: Skivington GLOUCESTER head to Ashton Gate with an eye on a top eight finish and a...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoDevoto: Leinster defeat has made us even hungrier
Ollie Devoto still wants to play for England after being involved off the bench twice during Eddie Jones' tenure
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Doncaster Knights flanker Sam Graham
The Doncaster back row selects three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoPerpignan interested in Harlequins wing Nathan Earle
PERPIGNAN are chasing Harlequins winger Nathan Earle who is out of contract at Twickenham Stoop at the end of the season....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExiles train on the double to stop Simmonds
London Irish will try to keep Sam Simmonds quiet as Exeter travel to face the Exiles on Tuesday
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNow Wayne Pivac must build with some new faces | Shane Williams
Experimentation must be central to Wayne Pivac's plans for Wales this summer, writes Shane Williams
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Features
/ 5 years agoBoyd can’t bear to watch as Saints let chance slip
PAUL REES TALKS TO CHRIS BOYD ABOUT NORTHAMPTON’S FALTERING BID FOR THE PLAY-OFFS After the Saints came lurching in against Gloucester...
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Features
/ 5 years agoProctor: We still believe we can make top four
MATT Proctor was expecting the Premiership to be a slog when he arrived from New Zealand but the All Blacks centre...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGarish scenes in France enough to send shivers
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoConnacht complete first-ever away day hat-trick
By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........20 Connacht ........24 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend said his first win over Munster was sweet, not least...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWarriors make it a derby double
Edinburgh..............24 Glasgow ................31 GLASGOW defeated Edinburgh for the second week in a row led by good showings from fullback Adam Hastings,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCrowley’s men clear at the top
Benetton................34 Zebre ......................27 BENETTON enhanced their status as the unlikely pace-setters in the Rainbow Cup with victory over Zebre in Treviso....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScarlets 28-29 Cardiff Blues: Evans puts boot into Scarlets fightback
A LATE Jarrod Evans penalty put an end to a dramatic Scarlets comeback as Cardiff Blues came out on top in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGas man Dyer fuels his fire with tips from Olympic ace
By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW... Dragons v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, Rodney Parade RED-HOT Dragons wing Rio Dyer says speed tips from...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHenshaw at heart of gritty Leinster fightback
By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster ..........21 Connacht ........17 ROBBIE Henshaw survived censure for a possible high tackle to produce a man of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDu Plessis wins it for Stormers
Lions ......................37 Stormers................39 THE Stormers stunned the Lions with a lastgasp penalty sealing a comeback victory for the visitors at Ellis...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoUnbeaten Bulls go on rampage
Bulls........................43 Sharks ......................9 A VINTAGE performance from Bok veteran Morne Steyn helped the Bulls trounce the Sharks and remain the only...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoJersey 10-34 Coventry: Butt bags four tries to give Reds a spanking
Coventry director of rugby Rowland Winter was delighted by his team's bonus-point win on the island
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRichmond 17-34 Nottingham: Williams brace lifts Nottingham off bottom
Nottingham come out on top in the bottom-of-the-table clash at the RAG, with David Williams clinical out wide for the visitors
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBedford Blues 17-40 Ealing: Six-try Trailfinders gear up for play-off decider
Max Bodilly, Alun Walker and Jordan Burns all keep up their try-scoring form for Ealing on their travels to Goldington Road
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: Alex Goode on bench as Saracens up ante
Saracens welcome back Alex Goode from his time in Japan's Top League with NEC Green Rockets for their clash against Ampthill
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCornish Pirates 52-26 Hartpury: Robson sets platform for Pirates pack to dominate
Hat-tricks for Dan Frost and Tom Duncan put Pirates on course for big win over Hartpury at the Mennaye
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Features
/ 5 years agoLions tour cut to three venues
RUGBY SHORTS THE Lions’ schedule for the summer’s tour of South Africa has been amended. The team will play eight matches in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRed ends Dunn’s race
RUGBY SHORTS BATH hooker Tom Dunn's club season is over after being banned for four weeks for his red card against Bristol....
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrown may yet appeal
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS are ‘considering their position’ after Mike Brown was given a six-week ban following the first red card of his...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYou need help to ride highs and lows
PAUL REES talks to two Prem stars about the importance of PRL’s Restart charity As Dan Carter approached the end of...
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Features
/ 5 years ago‘Wellbeing champion’ at all clubs in England
PREMIERSHIP Rugby is supporting the LooseHeadz Foundation, a mental health charity set up four years ago which aims to have a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIt’s a whitewash for rampant Kiwis
TRANS-TASMAN ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK NEW ZEALAND sides dominated the opening round of the Trans-Tasman competition, whitewashing the Aussies by winning five...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFukuoka repays the faith of Deans
JAPAN TOP LEAGUE THE Panasonic Wild Knights’ crushing 48-21 win over Toyota Verblitz in Osaka yesterday left the star Japanese winger...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSaints give thanks for their feeder school
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WE have featured the likes of Campion and St Peter’s Gloucester...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoKristian got the kit but no Lions recognition
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW They were born in different centuries on different sides of the Atlantic, one in...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoO’Driscoll puts boot into PRO14 | Peter Jackson
Shrinking TV audiences has seen the exposure of the PRO14 dwindle since it was taken off BBC
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoLewis was poetry in motion | Peter Jackson
PETER JACKSON KEITH McLellan is a fair dinkum Aussie from Bondi Beach, who spent most of the Fifties at Headingley, captaining...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
WASPS WING Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ELLIE BOATMAN THIS WEEK... Broadcast details for the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoI know just how Sinckler feels over Lions snub
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IF ANYONE knows just how Kyle Sinckler feels after missing out on the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNorth v South final is on
PRO14 Rainbow Cup organisers are close to finalising plans for a June final in Europe between the best Europebased team and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPeel is the supremo after Delaney quits
DWAYNE Peel will be in overall charge at the Scarlets next season following Glenn Delaney’s departure. Peel was last month named...











