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/ 6 years agoCult hero Marler signs on again for Harlequins
By ADAM ELLIS ENGLAND prop Joe Marler has ended rumours that he might quit the game by signing a contract extension...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBest spots talent while he waits for Knights to kick off
By JON NEWCOMBE NEW Doncaster signing Mark Best is hoping to give promising young sports stars a leg-up while he waits...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoZebre star Maxime is honoured for Covid work
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Hero: Maxime Mbanda and, inset, in hospital mask MAXIMEMbanda, the Zebre and Italy back row forward, this week...
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Features
/ 6 years agoEnforcing the breakdown laws should be automatic
COLIN BOAG Obsession: Australian Rugby League is envied by Rugby Australia World Rugby’s Covid-19 trial laws got pretty short shrift from...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoEddie’s right, cut the subs to open up the game again
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK In the minority: Faf de Klerk is one of only two small Springboks PICTURE: Getty Images...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHow can clubs keep fans safe at lower levels?
I MISSmy live rugby and the time I typically spend at my club as much as anyone, but suggestions in last...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJarrett was in Cardiff!
CONGRATULATIONS on your continued excellence with TRP – certainly one of the high spots of my week during lockdown. Terrific columnists...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMefin ends wait
Honour: Mefin Davies RE BRENDAN Gallagher’s article about the last time Wales beat New Zealand back in 1953. I note that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBring South Africa into the Champions Cup
World champions: South Africa should host the Rugby Championship every other year PICTURE: Getty Images I’VE spent plenty of time time...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoYes, play Six Nations in April and May
I HAVEread many suggestions in recent weeks about a global calendar and franchising in the Premiership. The global calendar is a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEveryone needs to have a fair chance
CHRIS Hewett’s article last week on Steve Lansdown’s ‘Money-Bags Monopoly Quest’ captured perfectly the issues in English club rugby with some...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFix kicking position of conversions
IT WAS suggested last week that a seven point try in certain circumstances would speed up the game. In his letter,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBurgess gets his own back in the end
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SAM Burgess kept his counsel after the 2015 World Cup meltdown. He did...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDave Dennis plans return to Australia to help union in crisis
The Exeter Chiefs flanker outlines his concerns for Rugby Australia and his determination to do something about it
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoExclusive: I’ll never be like Beauden but I’m a bloody-minded winner, says Dan Biggar
Wales and Northampton fly-half Dan Biggar hasn't looked back since arriving at Franklin's Gardens. The same applies to his Lions 2021...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland prop Joe Marler commits to Harlequins
“I’m immensely proud to have played for Quins over 200 times so far" - Marler
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoHow American Football Grew Out of British Rugby
There’s no question America has borrowed traditions from the British. Even the melody to the national anthem “The Star Spangled Banner”...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Owen Farrell has the game to replace Sexton and stay ahead of Biggar
Owen Farrell can live up to the challenge of Dan Biggar and Johnny Sexton on the 2021 Lions tour
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Give England stars Test fees but keep club pay down
Jeff Probyn looks at how central contracts would factor in today's current circumstances if that's the route the RFU went in...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Redruth fly-half Fraser Honey
The playmaker wants one thing from a teammate: know your role
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMills: This Wasps backline can help challenge for titles
As he gets ready to leave Worcester, Ryan Mills says he has yet to hit his peak
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership targets August date for season’s resumption
League organisers outline steps for matchdays to return in week where training resumes
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath make splash for Ben Spencer, Will Spencer and Sharks prop
Bath have provided a squad update on the departures, extensions and new signings set to come and go this summer
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Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A – Brad Mooar: I’m leaving Scarlets with them ready to explode
We ask the outgoing Scarlets head coach about what he's leaving behind in west Wales and his final message to fans
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Cornish Pirates scrum-half JB Bruzulier
Contracted for another two seasons at Pirates, JB Bruzulier reflects on his career to pick a best XV
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins find tighthead to fill void left by Kyle Sinckler
The Premiership club are set to bolster their front row across all three positions
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNicky Thomas urged to make Ospreys chance count
Former coach Bernard Jackman believes the Ospreys is a the final chance for Thomas to show his Wales potential, yet to...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘I can’t respect you, I think you are a bit of a snake’ – Sam Burgess slams Mike Ford
Burgess lifts the lid on his take of what went wrong in England's World Cup and his exit at Bath
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Can Emirati riches pump life into fallen giant Beziers?
Glory days of Beziers gave rise to region removed from French rugby's heartland of the south west, writes Brendan Gallagher
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThe Saracens players who can thrive in the Championship
Neale Harvey discovers the academy graduates now fully integrated within Saracens first team
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDan Carter makes surprise return to Super Rugby with Blues
Dan Carter has been confirmed as a Blues player ahead of the ten-week Super Rugby Aotearoa competition
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNew signing Tyrone Green shares a trait with Mike Brown, says Gustard
"He possesses the kind of desire you see from a Harlequin great in Mike Brown” - Paul Gustard
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Back three riches will give Wayne Pivac a problem
The 15 players Wales have in their back three stock
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRugby action set to return this June
Are you excited for “Virtual Rugby Show” and New Zealand‘s domestic Rugby competition? After weeks of isolation and social distancing, rugby,...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Givvons spun them a golden yarn in Oldham
The West Indies influence in Britain found its way into rugby league in the 1930s with Alex Givvons, Peter Jackson writes
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens make pitch to Springbok to replace Kruis in second row
Flip van der Merwe announced his retirement last summer to pursue Higher Education interests
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Eddie Jones on touchline is a recipe for a riot
Nick Cain on Eddie Jones' suggestion that international coaches should be allowed to stalk the touchline
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoNigel Owens passes judgement on new orange card available to referees
The orange card will give players a 20 minute exclusion from the action
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGloucester in full rebuild mode as Humphreys heads for the exit
Cherry and Whites looking for new head coach who will incorporate some of Humphrey's duties as DoR
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoLiving with the Lions would be my ideal return, says Dai Young
The ex-Wasps director of rugby responds to speculation linking him with Gloucester
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFive clubs in queue for axed Queensland Reds ace Isaac Lucas
Lucas was one of three Reds players to have their contracts ended last month after a dispute with Rugby Australia
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears get set to welcome fans back to Ashton Gate
TRP understands fans will be allowed to attend matches in August under government plans
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership and Championship clubs cleared to return to training
Cleaning controls, PPE and temperature checks to be administered as rugby squads cleared to return
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership unanimously approves salary cap overhaul after Myners report
The Premiership has approved 52 recommendations to reform its salary cap regulations
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Features
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Sedgley Park fly-half Steve Collins
Nobody wants brick-sized phones like the 1980s, Collins argues
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Features
/ 6 years agoTRP’s National Two South Team of the Season
We can reveal the National Two North XV voted for their standout individual campaigns in 2019-20
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions tour contenders RANKED – Tomos can put pressure on Conor Murray
Nick Cain ranks the scrum-halves available to Warren Gatland for the 2021 tour of South Africa
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago5 questions Bath and England flanker Sam Underhill answered
Francois Louw had a profound influence on Underhill's skills at the ruck
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoRugby Australia makes huge staff cuts in £3m cost-saving measure
Rugby Australia chiefs to cut 47 of 142 full-time jobs weeks after securing World Rugby emergency loan
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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