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/ 6 years agoRugby World Cup 2019 – What the Bookies Say on the Eve of Tournament
The bookmakers don’t always get it right when it comes to rugby union. If they did, then the All Blacks would...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoGo make history Eddie tells his men
■ By NICK CAIN Upbeat: Eddie Jones EDDIE Jones will climb onto the plane to Japan with his England squad today...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoGatland: Wales in fine shape for Japan
WARREN Gatland insisted Wales are in fine fettle for the World Cup and still have some tricks up their sleeves for...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoNo sweat, we’re ready for Georgia and Aussies
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Phenomenal prospect: Aaron Wainwright stood up to the Irish PICTURE: Getty Images I’VE SAID for...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBridge hits four as All Blacks run riot
■ By SAM JACKSON Classy finish: George Bridge scores for the All Blacks THE All Blacks demolished Tonga in their final...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoDevastating spell from Delguy puts Pumas in control
WING Bautista Delguy scored four quick tries in a second-half blitz as England’s World Cup Pool opponents Argentina thumped Sydney club...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoDelight for Erasmus as Boks claim their revenge
■ By ADAM ELLIS A HAT-TRICK by Makazole Mapimpi helped the Springboks exact revenge on Japan four years on from suffering...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoStop-go Scots are dogged by injuries
■ By GARY FITZGERALD Early promise: Ali Price scores for Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images GREGOR Townsend flies out with his players...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoTheatrics have no place on great stage in Japan
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK YOANN Huget is one of the best attacking talents in Rugby Union, and...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoJonny clone Carbonel should be at RWC
LOUIS Carbonel is the closest thing there is to a young Jonny Wilkinson, and it is no surprise that he comes...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFans love rugby coming to Toon
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk FRIDAY’S game at St...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDisillusioned by RFU’s treatment of Peterborough
I WRITE to express my dismay over the treatment the RFU have put upon our club. Peterborough Rugby Club are a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCut Tier 2 funding don’t increase it!
HOW depressing, after the fresh air offered last week by Steve Hill’s views on the need for the RFU to re-prioritise...
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Features
/ 6 years agoStrength in depth is England trump card
COLIN BOAG Money-spinner: Wales full-back Hallam Amos makes a break against Ireland With the RWC warm-up matches completed, what have we...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSwitch-hitter Wyn gets the nod on technicality
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS WYN Jones is the unlikely figure set to become one of Wales’ most important World Cup players....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAddison misses cut with Toner
DEVIN Toner was the shock omission from Ireland’s squad for the World Cup. The 33-year-old Leinster lock has made 60 appearances...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGilroy kicks off Ulster’s try blitz
■ By RONAN O’BRIEN GLASGOW scored three first-half tries but were then swept away by a rampant Ulster in the second-half...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFree-scoring Scarlets get Mooar’s reign off to a flyer
■ By TOM INNES THE Scarlets dominated their Channel Island hosts in the first outing of the Welsh region’s preseason. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBaldwin back in the Lions’ den with Harlequins
■ By NEALE HARVEY On international duty: Scott Baldwin playing for Wales. Inset below, in his new Quins kit Attack: The...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCarpet layer Ford finds World Cup is a stitch-up!
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Record try scorer: Steve Ford playing for Cardiff Whatever happens in Japan over...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMr Baa-baa gets his wish with Dudley
THEY came in their hundreds to St. James’ in Piccadilly on Wednesday afternoon, packing the 17th century church to the rafters...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSo troubling to see Toner replaced by a mercenary
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER In after a month: Jean Kleyn has replaced...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup veterans put in the shade by Parisse
MAMUKA Gorgodze will not be the only player in Japan appearing in his fourth World Cup. A couple of them are...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGorgodze looks fit and firing at age of 35
THE great Mamuka Gorgodze seems to have been around for ever – he made his Test debut back in the mists...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHabana: Wellington win pivotal for Boks
■ By ADAM HATHAWAY Contenders: Lukhanyo Am on the ball as South Africa beat the All Blacks in August SPRINGBOK hero...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRoko at the ready to stake claim for Bath’s back-three
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS SEMESA Rokoduguni has vowed to step into the breach and cover for Bath’s England World Cup call-ups...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEvans: Players wages put rugby on slippery slope
■ By NEALE HARVEY Warning: Mark Evans FORMER Harlequins chief executive Mark Evans says player wages must be slashed in order...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFormer Ulster favourite Pienaar wins Currie Cup
WORLD Cup winner Ruan Pienaar last night led the Free State Cheetahs to a 31-28 victory over Golden Lions to win...
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/ 6 years agoGalthie calls time on the fabled French eccentricity
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGE THE NEW-LOOK FRANCE WILL PROVIDE IN ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP POOL Pick and go: Prop Cyril...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDepressed Reid now on a high for RWC
■ By GARY HEATLY NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND loosehead Gordon Reid has revealed that he felt like giving up rugby altogether last...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLoved Quins but France offer too good to refuse
Neale Harvey talks to former Harlequins lock George Merrick about his surprise move to France Winning start: George Merrick in action...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPRO14 step in to help protect referees’ mental health
THE PRO14 has stepped into uncharted waters with a positive move to help protect the mental health of referees. With the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPayments to players transforms our game
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND WOMEN’S CAPTAIN Big move: Saracens are paying retainers and match fees PICTURE: Getty Images Richmond Women have...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHooper sending the cavalry to Carnegie
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler BATH boss Stuart Hooper could be about to come to the aid of former club...
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Features
/ 6 years agoEngland ace Sinckler is a wanted man
HARLEQUINS tighthead Kyle Sinckler is set to have at least three Premiership clubs chasing his services if he doesn’t agree a...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDefeat to Wales led to big changes
Neil Fissler talks to Peter Winterbottom about the lasting effects of the 1987 World Cup ENGLAND badly needed a kick up...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDragons build new dynasty on old alliances
■ By JAMES CANDY NEWS EXTRA RHODRI Williams says reliving the past is the secret to success at the Dragons this...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoButler helps the Ford hold off Sale
■ By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………22 Cinderford ……46 JAMES Butler scored 21 points as Cinderford notched six tries to romp to...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRams win at first attempt on road
■ By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge……32 Rams……………36 RAMS returned to Reading with all five points following their first foray in the National...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPark off to a flyer as Titans downed
■ By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn Park…38 Rotherham ……19 GREG Lound’s fine allround effort guided Rosslyn Park to a determined win over...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTreviranus try secures ‘ugly’ win for Chinnor
■ By NEALE HARVEY Powerplay: Chinnor second row Shek Sheriff on the attack PICTURES: Helen Watson CHINNOR supremo Matt Williams was...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRichmond steal it at the death to sink DMP hearts
■ By LUKE JARMYN Darlington ….37 Richmond……40 A LAST-GASP forwards’ effort scored by Richmond replacement hooker Callum Torpey saved the away...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoOEs lay down an early marker
■ By ROSE CARTER Canterbury……14 Old E’mians ….37 OLD Elthamians kicked off their season with a win over Canterbury at the...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoStortford edge thriller at Albion
■ By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Alb 40 Bishop’s Stort42 BISHOP’S Stortford got their season off to the perfect start with a...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMoseley run up scoreboard on Hull
■ By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley ……….70 Hull Ionians….16 AQUILE Smith grabbed a hat-trick against his former club as Birmingham Moseley got...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMitchell aims to impress in brother’s absence
■ By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA SCRUM-HALF James Mitchell hopes being in the shop window at Northampton will help him slash...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRoyle is the Caldy flier with a double
■ By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……….13 Caldy …………….29 NICK Royle scored a double as Caldy got their season off to a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoNever-say-die for the Field battlers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield…22 Hull…………………22 A LAST-GASP try from Huddersfield prop Alex Battye snatched a draw in a frenetic ten...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoScunthorpe spirit earns try bonus
■ By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….32 Fylde …………….52 SCUNTHORPE made a bright start with a penalty from Paul Cook to open...
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