News By The Rugby Paper Team
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/ 5 years agoTop-rated tourist attractions in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the center of thriving cultural activity in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, not merely for holding the title of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoBoks given full backing to play in 8 Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations have joined forces in a united attempt to bring South Africa into the European fold...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoRed-card Farrell set to miss Leinster
By MIKE SINCLAIR Crunch: Owen Farrell catches Charlie Atkinson on the head ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell looks certain to be banned...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoGloucester rally to put Europe in their grasp
By ROGER PANTING Over: Ollie Hassell-Collins scores for London Irish Corner ball: Louis Rees-Zammit goes over for Gloucester GLOUCESTER virtually sealed...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSet-piece tries disappointed me, admits frustrated Kidney
Concern: Declan Kidney IRISH’S director of rugby Declan Kidney was frustrated with his side’s inability to take advantage of key moments...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWllis try caps fine win for makeshift Wasps
By MIKE SINCLAIR OWEN Farrell’s red card – and the inevitable consequences – should not take the gloss off an inspired...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoJimmy gets job done for Blackett
JIMMY Gopperth tweeted: “Such a proud moment to lead the lads on my 100th game for Wasps. What a win! The...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSaints unravelled by Chiefs second-string
By GARY FITZGERALD Crash ball: Sean Lonsdale smashes George Furbank to score Exeter’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images ROB Baxter admits...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoPlay-offs are long shot now – Boyd
CHRIS Boyd admitted Northampton’s play-off chances were left shattered and scattered all over Franklin’s Gardens by Exeter’s ‘B’ team. He said:...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoAnother bashing for battered Dylan
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST IF, FOR some peculiar reason, you ever wondered how to sound like an irritable magistrate of the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWhy mess with this great Heineken Cup format?
The word “aggregate” has secured its own place in the darkest corner of the rugby lexicon, along with “biting”, “gouging”, “match-day...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLam blasts officials for ‘cheap shot’ on Semi
By ROGER PANTING PAT LAM pleaded with officials to safeguard his players, and in particular star man Semi Radradra, after the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoPlethora of errors killed us – Solomons
ALAN Solomons said his Worcester side contributed to their own downfall. Warriors director of rugby said: “We made a rod for...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLouis is on track to be Wales’ next wing king
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Ihad the pleasure of being involved in a podcast with Louis Rees-Zammit the other day...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoEmotional to finish ride alongside MJ’s two boys
WE celebrated what would have been Matthew Watkins’ 42nd birthday in style last week with a 100 mile bike ride from...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoYoungsters are in for a shock when fans return
WASN’T it great seeing a few fans watching the Scottish derby match at Murrayfield last weekend. The lucky 700 were the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSaracens head for their great showdown
BRENDAN GALLAGHER LOOKS AT THE MAKE-UP OF THE EUROPEAN CUP QUARTER-FINALS Ticking: Jamie George AFTER five or more months on a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSTATE OF THE TEAMS POST LOCKDOWN
Leinster No player movement of any consequence during lockdown. At one stage there was bad news concerning world class lock James...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNew season, new format for European tournament
SUCH are the strange times that we live in that next season’s European Champions Cup will get underway on December 11,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWarriors look south for new lock
BY NEILFISSLER ON THE BLIND SIDE Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WORCESTER Warriors are looking to strengthen their squad for the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLuther could opt to play semi-pro
Exit: Luther Burrell FORMER England international Luther Burrell is set to leave Super League outfit Warrington Wolves just over a year...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSharks bide time to sign Manu long-term
New Shark: Manu Tuilagi DRAGONS have signed prop Greg Bateman, who will join Dean Ryan’s side after leaving Leicester. Newcastle have...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh talking to Blue Bull Ferreira
ANDRIES Ferreira, the Blue Bulls lock and former South Africa A international, is looking to move to the United Kingdom. Ferreira,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLuke may try XVs to keep dream alive
By ALEX BYWATER LUKE Treharne refuses to give up on his Olympic dream but has called on Wales to contract their...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRosslyn Park 7s will be even more prestigious
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Team to beat: Sedbergh won back-to-back Rosslyn Park...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby’s looking at rocky ride to Tokyo
AND it was all going so smoothly! The reintroduction of rugby, in the form of Sevens, to the Olympic movement has...
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Features
/ 5 years agoItalian powerhouse Pierluigi was a man of many talents
Lock star: Camiscioni ONE of the more colourful Italian internationals of recent years, Pierluigi Camiscioni, has passed away aged just 67....
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/ 5 years agoUnpaid Tier 2 players may have contracts cancelled
By NEALE HARVEY Lucky: David Williams ON-LOAN Leicester wing David Williams claims Championship players are going unpaid as tier two clubs...
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/ 5 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 5 years agoMadigan’s magic boot puts Ulster into the final
By BRYN PALMER ULSTER staged a stunning second-half fightback at Murrayfield to become only the second team after Scarlets to win...
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/ 5 years agoLeo’s champions are a class above
By DECLAN ROONEY Pointing the way: Cian Healy celebrates as Rónan Kelleher scores the game’s only try TEAMS LEINSTER: Larmour 6...
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/ 5 years agoHow could the mighty Ospreys fall so far?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Glory days: Ospreys beat Leicester Tigers to win the 2008 Anglo-Welsh Cup Ospreylia...
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/ 5 years agoThankfully the Lions will keep their spin purely for their passes
THOSE of us granted the dubious privilege of reporting on the worst Lions tour of the professional era will have been...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHard work from Chiefs impresses Hepher
ENGLAND hopefuls Jonny Hill and Sam Simmonds scored hat-tricks as Exeter cruised to a nine-try win. The Chiefs had the bonus...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Wasps land late stinger
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Binned: Sam Underhill WASPS edged a thriller at The Rec with a penalty try five minutes from time...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoOutstanding Ollie catches Tigers cold
By PAUL ROGERS OLLIE Thorley scored four first-half tries but Gloucester were eventually made to work hard for the win by...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBonus point boosts Quins’ play-off bid
By SAM JACKSON Making a splash: Chris Ashton scores Quins’ fourth try Early try: Rory Hutchinson CHRIS Ashton’s bonuspoint try helped...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSarries hit Exiles academy boys for six
By TOM WALKER SARACENS continued to build towards their Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster on September 19 with a comfortable win...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoNapoleonic air of disdain from diminutive Dominici
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 agoSuper Rugby exit won’t stop Pumas being competitive
LES CUSWORTH ON THE RECORD Q&A Former England and Leicester fly-half Les Cusworth has spent the last 16 years living and...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACK BATES BRISTOL WINGER As a four-year-old peering over the fence at the Blackthorn End of the Memorial Stadium, Jack Bates...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoNo place for BOD in Rock’s ‘96 all-stars
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Starter at 10: Brian O’Driscoll playing fly-half for Blackrock College in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTwinkle toes Vasily danced a merry jig at Blackrock
ONE of Blackrock’s more exotic recent products is Russia’s captain Vasily Artemyev, who made such a big impression at RWC2019, first...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSweeney’s legacy will depend on Prem talks
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Rich pickings: Players are paid more to represent England than any other...
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/ 5 years agoKing plots new ‘Wasps’ dynasty with Cips at helm
By NEALE HARVEY ALEX King is banking on Danny Cipriani’s leadership and a bit of hard-nosed Wasps DNA to bring glory...
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/ 5 years agoWe’re still a few years behind Exeter says Diamond
By JON NEWCOMBE SALE Sharks boss Steve Diamond reckons it will be “two to three years” before his side can call...
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Features
/ 5 years agoKnife in the back from Gloucester still so raw
DAVE SIMS THE FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER, EXETER & LAUNCESTON LOCK MY LIFEIN RUGBY Proud moment: Dave Sims in action for...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIbitoye off to a flyer on debut for Agen
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN There has been actual, genuine, Top 14 rugby to talk about this week, as – after a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEloff’s late try earns Rebels a date with the Reds
By ADAM ELLIS SUPER RUGBY CABOUS Eloff was the hero for the Rebels against the Western Force with his late try...











