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/ 5 years agoGrassroots players don’t want no-contact
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Catch me if you can: Touch rugby The restarted professional game is...
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/ 5 years agoBen’s happy to shout the odds at the Rec
■ By JON NEWCOMBE BEN SPENCER is happy to have made a big noise in the short time he has been...
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/ 5 years agoBurgess goes back to school
■ By SAM JACKSON OLYMPIC silver medallist Phil Burgess will join Cranleigh School – 2019 winners of the Daily Mail Trophy...
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/ 5 years agoPenny drops back into Falcons set-up
DEAN Richards has resigned centre Tom Penny for Newcastle’s return to the Premiership, following his spell at Harlequins earlier this season....
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Features
/ 5 years agoSo special playing for Wales alongside Scott
THE FORMER WALES, LLANELLI, RICHMOND, SARACENS, CARDIFF BLUES AND WORCESTER FORWARD MY LIFEIN RUGBY CRAIG QUINNELL Magic moment: Craig Quinnell celebrates...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGoze: Clubs will need State help to survive winter
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tension is understandably mounting in French rugby circles as the start of the new season gets so...
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/ 5 years agoQuins honoured to pilot fans-return scheme
■ By JON NEWCOMBE THE return of fans to the Twickenham Stoop cannot come soon enough for Quins attack coach Nick...
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/ 5 years agoEnever aims to make Tigers stay ‘awesome’
■ By NEALE HARVEY DETERMINED Aussie lock Blake Enever cites financial security and the challenge of making Leicester great again as...
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/ 5 years agoParling Zooms in to help Stockton
■ By JON NEWCOMBE AMBITIOUS Stockton RFC have announced a new-look coaching team that includes former England lock Geoff Parling. Parling,...
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/ 5 years agoBears bring in front row reinforcements
BRISTOL have signed former Connacht pair Peter McCabe and Niyi Adeolokun until the end of the season and Cardiff Blues prop...
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/ 5 years agoRadradra? I tackled big Billy at Sarries!
■ By ROB COLE NICK Tompkins will be using the old pals act with his Saracens team-mates in the next few...
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/ 5 years agoWales suspend Sevens team
WALES’ Sevens men’s team has been suspended for the ‘foreseeable future’ because of Covid-19’s impact. Former Wales captain Ryan Jones, now...
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/ 5 years agoConlon’s back with an eye on coaching
■ By NEALE HARVEY Excited: Joel Conlon FORMER Saracens and Exeter flanker Joel Conlon has his eyes on a professional coaching...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPlease keep quiet and apply the laws
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk HOW disappointing to see...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoYes support has reduced, but it’s not all RFU’s fault
TONY Dunkerley rightly flags the issue of falling senior men’s playing numbers in his letter last week, but I fear that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBored to tears by 5m lineout mauls
AM I the only rugby fan bored to tears with the 5 metre lineout drive? It has become a weapon so...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNo complaints from me about rotation – I love it
COLIN BOAG Fierce rivals: Leicester Tigers and Bath Chris Foy wrote a piece in the Daily Mail lamenting what he perceived...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTitle race is done, no-one will get near the Chiefs
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK EXETER have blown me away since the restart, because it appears already that the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTurnover king Willis wants a response after Sharks mauling
■ By NEALE HARVEY Hard edge: Jack Willis wants gainline dominance WASPS back rower Jack Willis cites improved discipline and increased...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoNo contest as Bristol 2nds are thrashed
■ By NICK CAIN Rout: Sam James scores Sharks’ fifth try THIS may have begun as third versus second in the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoAlex committed to helping Sarries return to conquer
■ By NEALE HARVEY Faithful: Alex Lewington ACE finisher Alex Lewington aims to be part of a Saracens rebirth having turned...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoDe Klerk: We’ve got few more gears to go
SALE scrum-half and manof- the-match Faf de Klerk said after showing his world-class credentials by scoring a try and helping to...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoScott’s excited to develop his all-court game under Flannery
■ By JON NWCOMBE Evolving: Harlequins hooker Scott Baldwin WALES hooker Scott Baldwin is embracing the all-court game he is being...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoNo let-up… increasing momentum key for Sam
■ By NEALE HARVEY EXETER No.9 Sam Hidalgo- Clyne says there will be no complacency against Worcester as the leagueleaders seek...
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/ 5 years agoLeinster maintain unbeaten record by downing Ulster in Dublin
Captain Ed Byrne crosses the line in three-try victory for runaway Conference A winners Leinster
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Ken Owens: You can never say never, but I would like to finish my career at Scarlets
Ahead of his 250th appearance for the region on Saturday, Neale Harvey speaks to Ken Owen about Scarlets, Wales and the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: No room for ‘Razor’ in Gatland’s Lions
Scott Robertson is looking for an out after being overlooked for the All Blacks job by NZ Rugby, writes Nick Cain
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoWRU turn attention to WillGriff John after being passed over by Tomas Francis
The Sale Sharks prop agreed to a salary cut but did not sign an extension with the Premiership club
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Ealing Trailfinders lock Barney Maddison
Maddison picks a Dream Team based on the best he has faced or played alongside
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Tipuric key to getting Ospreys back on top
I’ll be at the Liberty Stadium today hoping the Ospreys can find a way to get back on the winning trail...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoJapan pull out of tournament aimed at salvaging Six Nations finances
JRFU withdrawn from Eight Nations citing concerns and barriers due to COVID-19 pandemic
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoJoe Heyes aims to usurp old king Cole at Leicester
The Leicester tighthead is looking to have a breakthrough year under Steve Borthwick
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Orrell and Leicester fly-half Gerry Ainscough
The man who came from Wigan to set things alight at Orrell during the 1980s
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoBen Loader drops in to surprise club nominated for Gallagher Rugby Club of the Season Award
London Irish full-back Ben Loader surprised nominated club Haringey Rhinos Ladies on Zoom, with voting now open
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Doncaster Knights hooker Ben Hunter
Keep your mobile phone in your pocket at the restaurant...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoHarlequins selected to pilot spectator-attended match
There is potential for 4,000 fans to attend Harlequins clash against Bath next weekend
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie credits Brits with reinventing hooker position
Neale Harvey catches up with the man who can't stop scoring tries for club and country
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Features
/ 5 years agoNick Cain names his England team to claim 2023 Rugby World Cup glory
Plus five players who Eddie Jones needs to take a look at this autumn
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSaracens prop Alec Clarey calls for return of England Students
The England Students programme is on hold while the RFU exacts cutbacks in funding
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoProbyn column: Dylan Hartley a hard man? Not with his record
The former England captain, set to release his autobiography, is no 'hard man' in rugby's traditional sense
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Champion Bill Shankland showed Jacklin how it was done
Warrington RLFC's Shankland possessed an expertise that spanned more than just one sport, as Peter Jackson recounts
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years ago2021 Lions Tour will be biggest test of Erasmus and Nienaber’s friendship yet
There was a somewhat bittersweet feeling amongst Springbok fans after South Africa had won the World Cup, given that Rassie Erasmus...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoChris Boyd delighted to have senior coaches agree Saints stays
Phil Dowson, Matt Ferguson and Sam Vesty have all signed extensions
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoHarlequins seek to ease loss of Jack Clifford with imposing South African
Clifford was forced into retirement last week after trying to work his way back from two major shoulder surgeries
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoExclusive: The club which tried to sway Jack Willis to play for Ireland and not England
An offer was made to the Wasps flanker this summer to lay on the chance to play for Andy Farrell's team
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Borthwick overhauls Leicester line-up to include Nemani Nadolo
Nadolo is one of 14 changes made by Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick for clash with London Iris
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoOmar Mouneimne magic sees Bristol Bears end unwanted defence record
Bristol had gone 77 Premiership matches where they had conceded a try
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNovelty of Blackbird wearing off for Henry Purdy amongst Bristol’s newcomers
Soon after arriving at Ashton Gate, Purdy turned a six-month agreement into a full-term commitment
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoSports betting vs. casino in 2020: What’s better?
There are essentially two main types of online gambling — casino games and sports betting. Both are incredibly popular, and it’s...
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