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/ 5 years agoShirt-swap stars can carry on regardless
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Sharp finisher: Duhan van der Merwe PICTURE: Getty Images Switching allegiance since professionalism:...
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/ 5 years agoLockyer delays his retirement for love of Ponty
By ROB COLE ONE OF the biggest carrots dangling in front of Pontypridd centre Dafydd Lockyer when rugby resumes is trying...
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/ 5 years agoGareth excited to join forces with Webb
By ALEX BYWATER Class act: Rhys Webb playing for Toulon PICTURES: Getty Images Fan: Gareth Anscombe RHYS Webb’s Ospreys half-back partnership...
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/ 5 years agoRieder livid at collapse of Yorkshire Academy
By JON NEWCOMBE Outraged: Alex Rieder ALEX Rieder has branded the collapse of the Yorkshire-based academy as “an absolute joke”. Retired...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWhitgift produce sporting all-rounders of excellence
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools National recognition: Whitgift, with Elliot Daly third from right, celebrate their...
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/ 5 years agoCook braves heat for crossing great divide
By NEALE HARVEY Experienced head: Chris Cook has signed for Bristol after 11 years at Bath PICTURES: Getty Images Straight talker:...
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/ 5 years agoPumas pair quit Jaguares for Premiership
TRANSFERWRAP NEWCASTLE have taken the first steps to build a Premiership squad with the addition of Argentina centre Matias Orlando on...
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/ 5 years agoTwist facts how you like, Tests still reign supreme
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Full house: Twickenham can hold 82,000 PICTURE: Getty Images AS THE old...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMighty McCaw ducks All Black axe to secure a World Cup double triumph
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authoritative look at the history of Rugby Union Twin Titans: Richie McCaw and Dan Carter...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBattered Jonny rises again to become a folk hero in Toulon
Captain marvel: Jonny Wilkinson raises the Heineken Cup ONE of the more heartwarming stories of this era was a golden Indian...
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/ 5 years agoI’m gunning for you, Mike, warns Aaron
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS fullback Aaron Morris aims to see off the challenge of Mike Brown and nail down the No.15...
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/ 5 years agoDo you speak French? Toulon want to sign you!
TRAILFINDERS Academy starlet Harrison Obatoyinbo will always be grateful to the club that gave him a second chance after sealing a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoInjury ended my shot at England…and All Blacks
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAN BOWDEN THE FORMER HIGHLANDERS, BLUES, CRUSADERS, LONDON IRISH, LEICESTER AND BATH FLY-HALF Days to savour: Dan Bowden...
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/ 5 years agoBeziers takeover hits the buffers
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No deal: Agen remain keen to sign Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images It’s taken several...
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/ 5 years agoO’Connor seals win for Reds, Crusaders unbeaten
SUPER RUGBY By SAM JACKSON FLY-HALF James O’Connor kicked a late drop-goal to secure the Queensland Reds a 31-24 win over...
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/ 5 years agoEnglish and Welsh clubs in chase for Bevan
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH regions Cardiff Blues and Scarlets are understood to be rivalling Harlequins and other leading English clubs for...
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/ 5 years agoWe all made mistakes at Tigers admits Ford
By JON NEWCOMBE Watch this, Warren: George Ford beats Lions fly-half Johnny Sexton to score for England against Ireland PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 5 years agoGarvey calls for reform to combat the ‘abyss’
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER lock Matt Garvey wants Premiership Rugby to review their transfer system in order to ease the pathway...
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/ 5 years agoBooth wants Manu to bolster his pack options
By ALEX BYWATER NASI Manu has emerged as a No.8 target for Ospreys head coach Toby Booth. The six-cap Tongan international...
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/ 5 years agoItoje signs long-term deal with relegated Saracens
ENGLAND lock Maro Itoje has signed a new “longterm” contract at Saracens. The 25-year-old had been linked with loan moves to...
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/ 5 years agoDanny back at Saints and aiming for top honours
By NEALE HARVEY England hopeful: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi TOP prop Danny Hobbs- Awoyemi returns to boyhood club Northampton with a spring in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMemo to PRO16: Dublin to Cape Town is 15 hours
COLIN BOAG If Coronation Street is our longest-running soap, then the PRO14 is doing its best to rival it. Its chequered...
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/ 5 years agoSo vital Gatland goes for tried and tested coaches
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Winning team: Warren Gatland, right, with Rob Howley in 2017 PICTURE: Getty Images THE...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago‘Chiefs’ name not the issue, it’s use of imagery
IT’S been great to see the branding of Exeter Chiefs discussed in the last few weeks. However, it feels like the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEasy fix to speed up game
I PROPOSE some law changes to speed up the game and clarify decisions. For drop-outs on halfway and 22m, players should...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSpoilt for choice
WHAT a fantastic column by Chris Hewett (TRPJuly 5). You can’t argue with the talent of the New Zealand national team...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTuilagi should have reciprocated loyalty
MANU Tuilagi had every right to leave Leicester - no player has been forced to sign a new deal on less...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNo drama, Manu put family first
DOES Colin Boag honestly think that Leicester would have kept employing Manu Tuilagi through his injury period(s) had they thought that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoVet the would-be investors
THE collapse of the Beziers takeover will hopefully serve as a reminder for rugby authorities to fully ratify prospective buyers. With...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDo we need Union?
I AM a keen rugby fan, love the sport, but reading TRP every week makes me feel it is 60 per...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoReleasing players for more Tests benefits whole game
MANY thanks to Jeff Probyn (TRP July 12) for highlighting the hypocrisy of Premiership clubs in invoking their contractual rights in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJohn started at Moseley
MAY I make one correction and one addition to Brendan Gallagher’s article on rugby all-rounders in last week’s paper? John Young...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSotutu for England? I’d rather Dombrant
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SPECULATION in New Zealand that Eddie Jones is interested in the impressive young...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPreston Grasshoppers head of rugby Gareth Dyer proposes blanket salary cap for National Leagues
Gareth Dyer lays out the options available to National League clubs and why an even salary cap is suitable all round
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Features
/ 5 years agoOllie Devoto the new Will Greenwood? There is still time to find out
The Exeter Chiefs centre's blighted England career doesn't have to be remembered as such, writes Nick Cain
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoOspreys sign Stephen Myler to back-up Anscombe
Ospreys head coach Toby Booth lures Stephen Myler to PRO14 switch
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoJudge me by my skill not my ethnicity, says Ashley Johnson
Johnson is now pursuing his coaching ambitions at Moseley and wants no prejudice in rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSaracens lock in Maro Itoje with new long-term contract
"The culture at Saracens is second to none and I think that’s evident for everyone to see" - Itoje sticks by...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoPlaying regularly for England remains my lifelong goal, says Piers Francis
The inside centre missed out on appearing in the Six Nations with a head injury
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/ 5 years agoQ&A – Jonny Gray: Exeter were after me two years ago but now felt like the right time
Jonny Gray on how Rob Baxter persuaded him join Exeter and why Scotland's World Cup exit remains a wrong he wants...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoAll Black Jerome Kaino joins war against corruption in Pacific
Kaino has joined Dan Leo's fight to advocate for greater transparency in the governance of Pacific Island rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoEngland captain Owen Farrell commits long-term future to Saracens
Farrell is one appearance away from hitting 200 for Saracens
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Rediscovered – lost treasure of Los Pumas
The young genius deprived of a being a star centre for Argentina by tragedy
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/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors appoint Ted Hill, 21, as captain in new leadership group
To be assisted by Matt Moulds and Will Butler at Sixways
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoMitch Eadie is back at Bristol and finds a whole new look to Bears
The Bristol academy product and Rovers fan is back where it all began, which means playing at Ashton Gate
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoNine more test positive for COVID-19 after latest round of Premiership testing
Premiership Rugby confirm number of positive tests from 856 screened over the past week
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoElliot Daly becomes third England star to commit to Saracens in recent days
The British & Irish Lion joins Jamie George and Mako Vunipola in re-signing with Saracens
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: Kiwi knives are out for ‘dud’ Gatland
The Chiefs remain winless in Super Rugby Aotearoa, faring little better than before lockdown
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