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/ 5 years agoGregor: My Scots deserve Lions calls
By SAM JACKSON SCOTLAND players “have put their hands up” for Lions selection, says Gregor Townsend. Townsend’s Scots secured a late...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBiljon: Feels like RFU are trying to grow the divide
Jersey Reds boss Harvey Biljon has something to say about clubs receiving almost £400,000 less this season from the RFU than...
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/ 5 years agoSky Sports pull plug on PRO16 deal
THE PRO14 looks set to remain on Premier Sports after Sky Sports pulled out of the race for the broadcasting rights....
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoJoe Simmonds says Exeter Chiefs won’t freeze on the big stage
Exeter Chiefs fly-half Joe Simmonds says the reigning champions will draw on their experiences against Toulouse and Racing 92 ahead of...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys chasing Crusaders star Havili
Havili is not the only Crusaders player the Ospreys are exploring bringing to Wales
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Features
/ 5 years agoHelping Islanders stay home will aid England
COLIN BOAG Banned: Mateo Carreras should have seen red for his eye gouge of Josh Bassett It has taken longenough, but it...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
WILL CARRICK SMITH, BEDFORD AND FORMER NEWTON ABBOTT, EXETER, RANDWICK, CORNISH PIRATES AND LONDON SCOTTISH LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S...
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/ 5 years agoFrance 23-27 Scotland: Scots joy as Six Nations classic goes right to wire
Brendan Gallagher reports on the showstopper in Paris
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/ 5 years agoGregor: One of our best ever seasons
SCOTLAND’S Six Nations campaign feels like “one of our best-ever seasons” said head coach Gregor Townsend after they beat France in...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: No fear of Bristol Bears after Shark fight
Neale Harvey previews Sunday's 3pm kick-off as Tom James and the Northampton Saints take on Bristol Bears
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/ 5 years agoIt’s your fault Eddie, blasts Woodward
ENGLAND’S World Cup winning boss Sir Clive Woodward blasted Eddie Jones after the disaster in Dublin. “Eddie has to look in...
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/ 5 years agoHeartbreak for Wales as France win in red
ALUN Wyn Jones and Wales suffered last-gasp heartbreak in Paris as they saw their Six Nations Grand Slam dream end with...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWelsh luck ran out but future looks much brighter | Shane Williams
Shane Williams looks back on Wales' loss in Paris with admiration for Wayne Pivac's side
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Features
/ 5 years agoLEWIS BRADLEY
ROOM 101 THE HUDDERSFIELD FLANKER AND VICE-CAPTAIN TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Body shaming...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoManoa in line for swansong at age 36
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Wanted: Samu Manoa Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Northampton Saints No.8 Samu Manoa is...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks in talks about fly-on-wall documentary film
SALE Sharks are in advanced talks with a production company owned by Craig Doyle and Brian O’Driscoll about a fly-on-the-wall...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoFacundo Cordero signs on for double time at Exeter Chiefs
EXETER CHIEFS winger Facundo Cordero has signed a new two-year deal to stay with the Premiership and European double winners. The...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNow Stade Francais keep their eyes on Ollie Lawrence progress
Stade Francais have a void to fill after midfield star Gael Fickou appears set to join Racing 92
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins chase USA star hooker Joe Taufete’e
HARLEQUINS are in talks with former Worcester Warriors hooker Joe Taufete’e about a potential move to the Twickenham Stoop next season. The...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDanny Cipriani edges closer to agreeing Bath deal
Neil Fissler reveals Danny Cipriani has been training with Jonny Wilkinson as he looks set to complete a deal with Bath
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/ 5 years agoExeter 47-31 Leicester: Tiger cubs claw back some pride in defeat
Tigers show signs of life to finish strongly against free-scoring Chiefs
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/ 5 years agoHepher: Beating 14 players wasn’t not so simple
EXETER head coach Ali Hepher reflected on a 12-try extravaganza to insist: “We should absolutely celebrate a great win. “We did...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 59-24 Gloucester: ‘Sloppy’ Quins still manage nine tries
Alex Dombrandt shines again for Harlequins at the Stoop, but Nick Evans feels the hosts 'left more out there'
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/ 5 years agoSkivington: ‘We were better than score suggests’
Gloucester head coach George Skivington states his pride in Gloucester's 11 academy players after defeat to Harlequins
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/ 5 years agoBath 47-22 Worcester: All over by half-time for Warriors reserves
WORCESTER’S miserable record at the Rec continued as they took their losing run on the ground to 17 matches. After last...
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/ 5 years agoHooper: We want to move the ball wide and create space
Stuart Hooper identifies what had Bath fly out of the gate to take a commanding lead against Worcester in the first...
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/ 5 years agoNewcastle 18-20 Wasps: Eye-gouging row as Wasps break the losing streak
Falcons wing Mateo Carreras subject to gouging accusation on Josh Bassett in the defeat to Wasps
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/ 5 years agoLee Blackett delight at Wasps character to win at Falcons
LEE BLACKETT hailed his side’s collective desire as they dug deep to see off Newcastle on their own turf. Wasps had...
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/ 5 years agoBristol want fresh air at top after wiping Wasps bogey
Bears hooker Bryan Byrne says last week's win over semi-final opponents Wasp has provided major momentum for the league leaders ahead...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSale v London Irish: Fatherhood helping AJ cope with Faf de Klerk
SALE’S AJ MacGinty attributes an injury-free run, fatherhood and a better understanding with Faf de Klerk as some of the factors...
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/ 5 years agoLovejoy Chawatama aims to make statement against Bok giants
LOVEJOY Chawatama is backing London Irish’s forwards to fight fire with fire as two multi-national packs go head-to-head in the race...
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/ 5 years agoSix Nations TV deal talks go on
TALKS over Six Nations TV rights are said to be “on a knife edge” with a decision expected by the end...
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/ 5 years agoPremier Cup plans scrapped because of ‘bubble’ problems
THIS season’s Premiership Rugby Cup has been scrapped because of continuing concerns about the pandemic. This year’s competition, which was set...
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/ 5 years agoUnion has lost its way says cross-coder Henson
GAVIN Henson, the star of Wales’ 2005 Grand Slam, says rugby league is both better to watch and play than union...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoThe biggest and baddest moments from the 2021 Six Nations
Brendan Gallagher picks apart some moments from this year's tournament
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Features
/ 5 years agoTRP’s 2021 Six Nations team of the tournament
15 Stuart Hogg (Scotland) Scotland have been patchy but their skipper has been superb throughout both in attack and defence. Once a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBiggar certainly did ‘get away with one’
Nigel Coote email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU COMPARE the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoOver-reliance on ‘undroppables’ will be damaging
Michael Reay REDEMPTION! Let’s hope this is the end of England’s dithering, because they played brilliantly against an exceptional French side...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBingo calling former pros get my back up
Mike Davies I LOOK forward to expert, almost forensic opinion on the action. Instead I hear mostly former internationals talking of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAccessible to all… Mastercard holders
Dr Ray Jones WHAT a turn off. Having registered to buy World Cup tickets, RWC inform me that for the first...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLack of relegation is not causing a loss of edge
COLIN BOAG Dog-fight: Worcester Warriors versus Gloucester It’s five weeks since the moratorium on Premiership relegation was announced, and if the...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: London Irish centre Matt Williams
The Exiles centre picks his Dream Team based on the best he has faced as an opponent or played alongside
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/ 5 years agoCVC cash must be shared with the needy
CHRIS HEWETT IT DOES not require years of detailed analysis from a political theorist to reach the conclusion that Rugby Union has...
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/ 5 years agoMunster 31-17 Benetton: Forwards dominate to destroy Benetton
STAND-IN skipper Jack O’Donoghue said this was the perfect way to sign off ahead of their PRO14 final against rivals...
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/ 5 years agoCardiff Blues v Edinburgh: Thomas at the tiller as Blues chase Champ Cup place
Alex Bywater previews Monday evening's clash at Cardiff Arms Park with young centre Ben Thomas
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/ 5 years agoJosh gives Ospreys a kick-start into Euros
By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster..............19pts Tries: H Byrne 22, 44; J Osborne 27 Conversions: Frawley 23, 45 Ospreys ............24pts Tries: Cracknell 69,...
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/ 5 years agoPatchell set for return as Scarlets chase top table
By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Scarlets v Connacht Monday. Kick-off 8pm, Parc y Scarlets GLENN Delaney admits budgetary uncertainty is making life...
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/ 5 years agoUlster sign off in style against 13 men Zebre
Ulster ..............49 Zebre..................3 ULSTER made their numbers count when Zebre were reduced to 13 men to wrap up their PRO14 campaign...
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/ 5 years agoMoriarty back to fire Dragons challenge
By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Dragons v Glasgow Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium Competitor: Dean Ryan Return: Ross Moriarty DEAN Ryan is...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDusautoir feels the pain of World Cup failure
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful I conic...
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