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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoPostpone the Lions
SURELY now is the time to act as it is clear this pandemic will not be under control any time soon....
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoSupporters should petition for change
AFTER watching Dan Leo’s film Oceans Apart, I was left absolutely disgusted by World Rugby’s actions and ineptitude in general. I...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoSimple ways to make the game better for all
Views COLIN BOAG Inevitable: Luke Cowan-Dickie scores for Exeter after a series of pick and gos New Year is a time...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps 34-5 Exeter: Physicality was shock for Chiefs says Blackett
Exeter Chiefs unbeaten record crumbles at the hands of ravenous Wasps
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLast-ditch Beaumont try nicks it for Sharks
By TOM BRADSHAW Destructive: Sam Hill powers past Gloucester full-back Kyle Moyle Clean ball: Ruan Ackermann wins a lineout for Gloucester...
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/ 5 years agoPenalty decision a puzzler for Gloucester, says critical Skivington
George Skivington reflects on costly decisions which helped Sale to stage a comeback at Kingsholm
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Damian Hopley: Horror year underlined players’ need for the RPA
Neale Harvey talks to RPA chief executive Damian Hopley about the challenges the players' body faced in 2020
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Rhys Priestland playing for his future at Bath
Bath fly-half Priestland turns 34 this month and has been clamped to speculation the Premiership club wanting to reinvent the role...
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/ 5 years agoLloyd Williams excited to learn off Wales ace Dwayne Peel
The pending arrival of skills coach Peel at Cardiff Blues can only push the club forward, says scrum-half Williams
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/ 5 years agoGeorge Furbank can be a top 10 – Vesty
Saints attack coach Sam Vesty believes a switch to fly-half could unlock George Furbank as a skillful threat
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/ 5 years agoRoberts: New South Africa challenge is step up for PRO14
The Wales and British & Irish Lions centre talks about the new Rainbow Cup competition that will see four South African...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors hunt second Scotland international signing
Prop Rory Sutherland is a top target for Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins stalwart Danny Care set to extend stay
Veteran scrum-half has secured new terms at the Stoop
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoIt’s time to hand out my gongs for 2020| Shane Williams
Shane Williams also predicts what will happen in next year's Six Nations and the Lions tour of South Africa
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/ 5 years agoMarcus Street is making big strides in quick time at Exeter Chiefs
Tighthead Street, 21, discusses his battle in the front row ranks at Sandy Park, with Tomas Francis and Harry Williams for...
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/ 5 years agoGlenn Delaney desperate to keep hold of Scarlets stars
GLENN Delaney spent years trying to snatch players away from the Scarlets but is now fighting to keep hold of the...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: George Barton aims to gain from mentor Cips’ Gloucester departure
Barton started the year with England U20s, and finished it with one of Gloucester's most memorable moments of 2020 in the...
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/ 5 years agoWales lock Jake Ball to leave Scarlets and return to Australia
49-cap Ball to leave west Wales for family reasons at the end of the season
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoPoints hit on Exeter Chiefs is far too harsh – change it! | Nick Cain
TRP's chief writer Nick Cain finds moments to treasure – and to question – from a difficult 2020
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoOspreys 14-16 Scarlets: Super sub O’Brien swings it to Scarlets
Roger Panting reports from Parc y Scarlets as the Scarlets come back to edge their Welsh rivals
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoMurphy: First 20 minutes crucial if we are to end poor record at Sportsground
Ulster seek to go unbeaten after being dealt the news that Marcell Coetzee will be departing home to South Africa
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoDragons 12-13 Cardiff Blues: Josh Turnbull try completes Blues’ late comeback
James Candy reports from Rodney Parade on a Boxing Day defeat for Dean Ryan's Dragons
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoSurgeons ‘can do no more’ for Wales star Gareth Anscombe
Peter Jackson reports on the fitness of Gareth Anscombe and his long-awaited comeback from a serious knee injury sustained in the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors rue their wasted chances against Saints
Alan Solomons offers his reaction to his side's four-try defeat away at Franklin's Gardens
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoRob Baxter proud of Exeter’s response in win over Gloucester
Rob Baxter admits there were some 'hairy moments' in 14-man Exeter's win over Gloucester in the Premiership
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoLam does a ‘Fergie’ to make Bears bite
By GARY FITZGERALD ‘Hairdryer’: Pat Lam PAT LAM woke his Bears from their winter slumber with a furious Alex Ferguson- style...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoNorthampton 29-10 Worcester: Dan Biggar puts the wind in Saints’ sails
Rob Wildman reports from Franklin's Gardens where Northampton Saints ended their long, long way for a win
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/ 5 years agoFaf de Klerk tells Sale it’s time to move on
Ahead of facing Wasps on Sunday afternoon, Faf de Klerk calls on the Sharks squad to move on from Steve Diamond's...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWasps’ Academy gems get another chance to shine
By NEALE HARVEY Top prospect: Wasps forward Alfie Barbeary WASPS will again unleash their youthful No.8-9-10 axis of Alfie Barbeary, Will...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoChris runs 12 in 12 marathons to support dad Roy
NEWS EXTRA By GARY HEATLY Bond: Chris with dad Roy CHRIS LAIDLAW, the son of Scotland and British & Irish Lions...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Wales wing Aled Brew calls time after 17 years
FORMER Wales wing Aled Brew has retired from rugby at the age of 34. Brew’s short-term deal at Scarlets has come...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCockerill targets Quins centre Lang
SCOTLAND international James Lang, right, looks set to swap one capital city for another next season with a move from Harlequins...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTigers chase Taylor
LEICESTER Tigers are expected to open talks in the New Year with Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor. Taylor, 29, who won his...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Tipuric’s flourish lights up the year Top try: Justin Tipuric scores for Wales against England...
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/ 5 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you are at home and abroad! It is now available as an online...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoTragedy on the Andes became story of heroism
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 agoFrom amateur to pro: Kyran Bracken outlines 12-month challenge
Kyran Bracken explains the audacious plan to turn George Hardy, a player he unearthed while coaching at Wanstead RFC, into a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoKyran’s relit the fire in me to become a professional
George Hardy says: THE height of my playing career came at university level with Swansea and my three years there in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGreats of game, never forgotten
Brendan Gallgher looks back over 2020 and chronicles the outstanding figures lost to rugby Trademark moustache: Mike Slemen with England Mercurial:...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBeing mangled by Gats was good career move
MY LIFE IN RUGBY BERNARD JACKMAN THE FORMER IRELAND, SALE SHARKS, CONNACHT AND LEINSTER HOOKER Charge: Leinster’s Bernard Jackman is tackled...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Try these hidden joys of the Championship BRENDAN GALLAGHER What a cracker:...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCare’s not a former player yet, so Quins job comes first
QUINS boss Paul Gustard spent this week looking for answers after his side’s miserable non-performance against Racing last week. His side...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFirst lady Mavis is pride of the Pirates
WHILE doffing their caps to Gillian Burns at Waterloo and Eileen Shepherd at Percy Park, Cornish Pirates are going in to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOM CAIRNS EXETER SCRUM-HALF Faced with the veritable battalion of scrum-halves standing in his way at Exeter, you might expect 18-year-old...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Ban rush defences to reduce brain harm World Cup glory in 2003: Law of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSt Brendan’s became back row powerhouse
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools The name of St Brendan’s Bristol might not mean much to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN My team of 2020…and nearly all are French! Try time: Cheslin Kolbe was in top form for Toulouse ■...
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Features
/ 5 years agoOspreys set to pick over parts of striken Cheetahs
Probyn: Ban rush defences to reduce brain injuries ■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys are looking to take advantage of the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGB Sevens funded for Olympics
ENGLAND, Scotland and Wales will unite to field a combined GB Sevens team for the 2021 season ahead of the Olympics...
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