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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMake your mind up!
I READ with interest and certain amusement Colin Boag’s piece in last week’s Rugby Paper. In his seventh paragraph he writes:...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPay-per-view would decimate Six Nations
COLIN BOAG Best game so far: Andrew Conway scores as Ireland beat Wales in Dublin When I was first getting into...
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Features
/ 6 years agoEngland need to get smart or pay price against Irish
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Making it look easy: Ireland ran round the Welsh defence to score this try...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Sale Sharks scrum-half Raphael Quirke
Learning off former scrum-half and England Under-20s head coach Alan Dickens
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHarlequins hunt Ealing Trailfinders front-row trio
Harlequins scrum coach Adam Jones set to have more than just Wilco Louw coming into the front row
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Game in Spain flying high after Rugby World Cup anguish
Brendan Gallagher insists Spain shouldn't be disappointed by their defeat to Georgia last weekend, as they close the gap in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup man Mark Wilson back on track with Sale Sharks
Wilson knows there's plenty of work to be done to add to his 18 England caps
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBen Youngs told to take pay cut if he wants to stay at Leicester
The scrum-half is out of contract at Welford Road at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJamie George to stay at Saracens when club is relegated to Championship
George signals his intention to stay put with GK IPA Championship-bound Saracens, even with 2021 being a Lions year
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins announce signing of Stormers tighthead Wilco Louw
Quins have found their replacement in the pack when Kyle Sinckler heads to Bristol
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Features
/ 6 years agoVickery: Embrace being England and show what you are made of
"I am still excited by this team, and also by the talent coming through in English rugby" - Phil Vickery
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins line up Springboks star Pieter-Steph du Toit to replace Robshaw
Also, Simon Zebo appears to be on his way out of France but an Ireland homecoming might not be on the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJersey Reds typify Championship disbelief with damning condemnation of RFU
Jersey Reds chairman Mark Morgan criticises Bill Sweeney for ill-thought actions and lack of clarity given to Championship clubs by RFU
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Lions eye 2021 tour warm-up in Cardiff
The Lions plan on facing the Barbarians on home soil before jetting off to South Africa in 2021
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBracken: Saracens’ Lions tour hopefuls should be looking to leave
Kyren Bracken believes Saracens' elite players should move elsewhere next season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU and PRL slash funding to the Championship by 50%
Championship clubs hang on a cliff edge as funding from central power is cut from £8.1 to £4.3m
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Featured
/ 6 years agoCain column: Enigma of Eddie Jones is a problem for England
Is this England team veering from one extreme to the other after the World Cup defeat?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWRU target homecoming for two Welsh exiles currently in the Premiership
Leicester's Tommy Reffell and Bristol's Mat Protheroe are targets to bring to a Welsh region for the WRU
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDai Young steps back from Wasps director of rugby role
Wasps take action after underwhelming start to Premiership season and Challenge Cup exit
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: So many mistakes by Wales, but lessons will be learnt from Ireland loss
Nick Tompkins impressed in his first start, but there were too many errors from Wales in Dublin
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International Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Rock star’ Finn Russell must apologise to team-mates – Logan
FINN Russell has been told to take a good look at himself and stop acting like a ‘big gun rock star’....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale and England hooker Rob Webber makes retirement call
Webber won 16 caps for England, all of which came under Stuart Lancaster
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEmily Scarratt sets records as England keep up Six Nations defence
The Red Roses beat Scotland 53-0 on Monday to maintain their unbeaten start to the Women's Six Nations
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoIt’s all a bit blurry says England hero Genge
By GARY HEATLY Winner: Ellis Genge ENGLAND’S matchwinning prop Ellis Genge remembers little about the try that saved England’s season. Genge,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPivac: We must get better – and fast!
WAYNE Pivac told Wales they must improve and quickly if they are to stay in contention for the Six Nations after...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoSo many mistakes, but lessons will be learnt
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Colossus: CJ Stander tries to batter his way through Storm Ciara might not have arrived...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoThe tale of four centres obliterates all thoughts of Boks invasion
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Highlight: Tomos Williams dives over for a fine try WHAT with an election in Ireland yesterday and the...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoRuthless Galthie will be out to crush Italy
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Enforced change: Arthur Vincent BEFORE the 2020 Six Nations began there was widespread speculation that Fabian Galthie would...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoEnigma of Eddie is a problem for England
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ENGLAND have become an enigma under Eddie Jones, and the signs are that the outcome...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoTV deals may stall Boks arrival in 6 Nations
REPORTS that South Africa are planning to join the Six Nations are nothing new, not least because the size of the...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoGatland sets pace
EARLY days, but Warren Gatland is beginning to put pressure on his old Waikato teammate Ian Foster. The new All Black...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoHernan’s try double keeps Slam defence on course
By SAM JACKSON Deuce: Mark Hernan MARK Hernan crossed twice as Ireland kept their hopes of securing back-toback U20s Grand Slams...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoDoherty’s late dash seals comeback win
By GARY FITZGERALD Clinical: Connor Doherty scores the winning try for England PICTURE: Getty Images ALAN Dickens praised his team’s character...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoFrench rally to victory after trailing for 70 minutes
France U20 ………31 Italy U20 ………19 FRANCE recovered from a slow start to secure a bonuspoint victory over Italy. Les Bleus...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoLe Bleues rebound in style
France Women…45 Italy Women ……10 CYRIELLE Banet scored two tries as France bounced back from Sunday’s opening defeat to England with...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoFleetwood braced for Scots backlash
By ADAM ELLIS PREVIEW… Scotland Women v England Women Today. Kick-off 12.10pm, Scotstoun Stadium Versatile: England flanker Vicky Fleetwood RED ROSES...
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Nick Cain
/ 6 years agoWales in confident mood despite loss
PREVIEW… Ireland Women v Wales Women Today. Kick-off 1pm, Energia Park, Donnybrook FLANKERS Manon Johnes and Alisha Butchers will make their...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHomegrown lads are being stymied
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk WHEN England won the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPoor selection for Paris came back to bite England
WHEN Eddie Jones began coaching England I thought that he had cured the previous malaise of poor selection, now I think...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago1920 back row duo deserve a mention
I READ with interest Brendan Gallagher’s article on the 1920 Five Nations Championship. The exploits of WJA Davies, Cecil Kershaw and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWe should all applaud the TMO not jeer him
COLIN BOAG Ruled out: George North had this try disallowed against Italy During last weekend’s Six Nations match between Wales and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
TJ IOANE, LONDON IRISH, SAMOA AND FORMER SALE, HIGHLANDERS, WELLINGTON AND OTAGO BACK ROW, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLozowski will cost a £100k transfer fee
Price: Alex Lozowski SARACENS are ready to ask for a £100,000 fee before allowing England fly-half Alex Lozowski to leave the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoStay with pay cut, Youngs told
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BEN YOUNGS has been given a chance to extend his Leicester Tigers career...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWorld player of year Du Toit for Quins?
On hold: Pieter-Steph Du Toit is expected to wait for the Lions tour HARLEQUINS are weighing up a move for Pieter-Steph...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMore Fench clubs eye Flament
Offers: Thibaud Flament WASPS flanker Thibaud Flament has got a couple more offers from his native France to quit the Rioch...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoSharks let rip in first half feeding frenzy
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL FOR a club as ambitious as Sale, a first piece of silverware in 14 years would do nicely...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDiamond: Four big games to book our playoff place
STEVE Diamond expects a tougher test when Sale travel to Saracens in the Premiership on Saturday. Diamond said: “We’re in the...
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