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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoI refuse to put cash into ring-fenced pot
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I WISH I could...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoShow sensitivity and put freeze on relegation plans
ONE of the many difficult issues to be resolved in rugby as a consequence of Covid affects National 1 clubs. It...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMoney men would help RFU reprioritise
THERE is much talk of money men waiting in the wings to invest in clubs in the Premiership or Championship which...
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Features
/ 5 years agoUnions must pay their share for Prem players
■ COLIN BOAG Incredible talent: Cameron Redpath Next weekend sees the start of the Six Nations, but should it even be...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoGloucester 26-31 Northampton: Saints find marching boots amid the wind
Saints secure the try bonus point in victory to dampen the mood at Kingsholm
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBoyd: Gale forced us to play
Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd praises his team for controlling the contest at Kingsholm when conditions worked against them...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoEmotional Harlequins eager to write a winning first chapter to life after Gustard
■ By NEALE HARVEY WOUNDED Harlequins have harnessed the emotional fallout of Paul Gustard’s sacking and will unleash their frustration on...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWorcester 17-21 Exeter: Weir’s Warriors give Baxter a big scare
Rob Baxter admits Chiefs 'weathered a storm' at Sixways, as Exeter returned to winning ways
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWeir: We were out to win
The Worcester fly-half was left downbeat after another close encounter between Warriors and Chiefs
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Lance Bradley: League place is no concern, George is key to our plans
Gloucester CEO Lance Bradley discusses the exit of Danny Cipriani mid-season and why he has total faith in George Skivington
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSmid: Don’t stop us, we’re only getting started
Ealing Trailfinders captain Rayn Smid reveals he would not move to any Premiership club for fear of the Championship winning promotion
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Features
/ 5 years agoHold the smiles Eddie, give us Grand Slam joy instead
Nick Cain explores the fault line in England's undoing at the 2019 World Cup and the prospects of a Six Nations...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Coventry’s array of talent in the 1970s was freakish
Brendan Gallagher looks at the team steeped in England representatives and who made 'Cov' the best team in the land
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGeorgia’s growth ‘good for rugby’ says new Wasps signing Lasha Jaiani
Inclusion in the Autumn Nations Cup was huge for Georgia's growth as a Tier 2 nation, says former Exeter University lock...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Blackheath full-back Ben Ransom
The former Saracens and England U20 full-back finds space for Beauden Barrett and Charles Piutau in his back three
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions have become a farce rages Willie John McBride
The Lions legend fears the tours will be squeezed into extinction by the Four unions
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPay to go up? Shameful rubbish says Rams CEO Reynolds
The chief executive of National One Rams reacts with disbelief at the thought of clubs having to pay £20m to buy...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPriestland call-up is blocked by WRU’s PGB
For a second time in the last year, the Bath fly-half's return to Test rugby reckoning has been blocked by the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJosh Adams expects Dai to put sting in Cardiff Blues attack
Dai Young is the lift Blues need to get their attack back firing, says Wales wing Adams
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMako: I can still play a part in England’s Six Nations title defence
Neale Harvey talks to the England & Lions prop about whether his rehabilitation from an achilles injury will be completed in...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSharks want Andre Esterhuizen back from Harlequins
The American consortium that has bought a majority share in the South African franchise is ready to finance the Quins centre's...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers in new deal with Dan Cole
The England tighthead is now set to finish his career at Welford Road
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoDan Lydiate is the man to turn Wales into Six Nations contenders | Shane Williams
Even with Josh Navidi returning to full fitness, Shane Williams points to the significance Lydiate can hold within the Wales squad
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Falcons keep their eye on Ollie Lawrence contract
The England centre signed a contract extension with Worcester last year
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoEddie backs Malins and youth
By NICK CAIN Full-back challenge: Bristol’s Max Malins PICTURE: Getty Images THE rise of young stars like Max Malins and Will...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMunster 10-13 Leinster: Sexton worry as Larmour seals the win
Jonathan Sexton deals Ireland an injury scare on eve of Six Nations, as Leinster come from behind to beat arch-rivals Munster
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScarlets 10-13 Cardiff Blues: Ace Jarrod Evans pushes his case for Wales
Fly-half Jarrod Evans inspires Blues to narrow win at Parc y Scarlets
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoZebre 10-26 Edinburgh: Cockerill’s men defy the odds in Italy
Edinburgh clinch win in Parma despite the absence of head coach Richard Cockerill
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Rotherham Titans head coach Steve Salvin
The Titans head coach reveals his pet hates from the rugby world and beyond
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBath to reshuffle coaching staff after agreeing deal with old friend of Neal Hatley’s
Will Girvan Dempsey be worked into another role at the Rec?
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPaul Gustard looks set to move abroad
Neil Fissler reports on where the defence guru will do next to devlop his career
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEmily Scarratt to swap Loughborough for Chiefs?
Neil Fissler reports on Exeter Chiefs' earnest recruitment plans for their second year in the Premier 15s
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWaisake Naholo injury hell goes on at London Irish
The career of the World Cup-winning All Black is under threat, TRP understands, after having a knee operation last April
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoPRL flying the fairness flag is hard to stomach
Halting relegation this season is the right thing, but PRL's history of fairness is a strange story
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Features
/ 5 years agoDr Anonymous set wheels in motion for rugby’s first Union
Brendan Gallagher looks at how player welfare and rows over law changes resulted in the formation of the RFU 150 years...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE 21?
Blackheath Founded: 1858 Home ground: The Rectory Field and more recently Well Hall. Currently solid citizens of National League One, finishing...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoO’Gara hoists a high ball and Lions series is lost
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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Features
/ 5 years agoPETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Alun Wyn looks set to eclipse Willie John Longevity: Alun Wyn Jones playing for Wales...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHaydn was a diamond
KIMBERLEY is famous for The Big Hole, a massive excavation leading to the town’s diamond mine. Haydn Morris marked his visit...
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Features
/ 5 years agoProsser had some fun with Boris and Arkle
ALUN CARTER has played international rugby and written an award-winning book, Seeing Red, which surely makes him unique in the British...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWiverns help game go global
Brendan Gallagher continues his series charting the history of the women’s game Pioneers: France and the Netherlands play in first women’s...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRichmond women ensure World Cup lift-off despite zero support from IRB
Inspirational: USA centre Patty Jervey, playing against Ireland in 2006 during her fifth World Cup WOMEN’s Rugby may have plotted an...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Saracens scrum-half Eloise Hayward
Sarah Rendell speaks with the No.9 who has emerged as a worthy contender for a Red Roses call-up
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Features
/ 5 years agoNAHUMMERIGAN
YOUNGGUNS BATH NO.8 Should it transpire that Zach Mercer leaves Bath this summer, one of the club’s academy products set to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSt Edward’s forged their style in Llanelli
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Hothouse of talent: First XV 1962-63 Young stars: The U16 team...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFearless Leahy, the ferocious tackler who went on to lead Tesco’s surge
LIKE many grammar schools of the era, the St Edward’s XV of the mid- 70s was an eclectic mix of many...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPremiership is so brutal, toughest on the planet
Daniel Gallan finds how coming to Irish has changed Nick Phipps’ perceptions Driven: Nick Phipps is determined to push London Irish...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME To be fair, Saracens should stay down another season Surprise: Saracens lose to Ealing...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCoetzee set to sign at Bath
BATH are set to raid South Africa again with the signing of Western Province and Stormers loose forward Jaco Coetzee. The...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRUSSELL EARNSHAW
MY LIFEIN RUGBY Rotherham had real identity - unlike Bath THE FORMER BATH, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER AND BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL FLANKER Professional...
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