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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt’s a slap in the face for Championship
IN the ongoing Saracens relegation saga, prominent figures such as Tony Rowe have insisted that all clubs in the Premiership must...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDrugs cheats outweigh salary cap fraudsters
COLIN BOAG Missing link man: Billy Vunipola is injured against Racing Cheat has been the word of the past few weeks,...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDREAM TEAM
ROB WEBBER, SALE SHARKS AND FORMER ENGLAND, POCKLINGTON, LEEDS, WASPS AND BATH HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR...
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Features
/ 7 years agoOverall, there is sadness at end of Saracens’ era
Magnificent: Maro Itoje scores as Saracens beat Racing with 14 men PICTURE: Getty Images THE Saracens salary cap story is a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoStuttering Bears finally remember their lines
By NICK CAIN In at the corner: Henry Purdy scores the opening try for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images BRISTOL have had...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHughes ‘needs to be 80 minutes’
BRISTOL boss Pat Lam said he had mixed emotions after his team recorded their biggest Premiership tally over Gloucester, mainly because...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoStruggling Tigers put down by Homer’s try-double
By ALEX BYWATER TOM HOMER’S moment of brilliance lit up a turgid clash to give Bath a vital win as Taulupe...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMurphy calls for more bravery
GEORDAN Murphy bemoaned a slow Leicester start as his team were pipped at the post by Tom Homer’s second try, after...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWhat’s in Sunday’s Rugby Paper?
Plenty to get your teeth into in issue #593 of TRP... SIX NATIONS: The Rugby Paper‘s team of columnists and writers...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘Eddie Jones knows talent when he sees it’ – McConnochie backs Simon Amor
The Bath wing isn't going to lie down after missing out on a place in England's Six Nations squad
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGeorge Ford still has his best years ahead of him, says Eastmond
Kyle Eastmond has watched Ford grow from his time at Bath and Leicester
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Featured
/ 7 years agoMatt Proudfoot: How England’s new forwards coach left a mark on Pieter-Steph du Toit and Schalk Brits
The two Springboks reveal the inner teachings of Proudfoot who worked under Rassie Erasmus in the World Cup triumph
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoRugby Matters: New Broom Galthie has the leeway to go for broke with France
Brendan Gallagher writes how a new-found desire to nurture homegrown talent in the Top 14 has allowed Fabien Galthie to rewrite...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNigel Wray issues apology to Saracens as Premiership releases report into salary cap breach
Nigel Wray speaks out to clarify co-investments with players revealed in finer detail by the Dyson report
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoFinn Russell sent home from Scotland camp
Scotland discipline star fly-half as the start of the Six Nations draws closer
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago“I’d done my time in Cape Town” – Eben Etzebeth talks Toulon move
Springboks enforcer Eben Etzebeth switched the Stormers for Toulon after winning the World Cup
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Mystery of James Hook and the Wales No.10 shirt
Peter Jackson ponders why James Hook was rarely considered to play at outside half for Wales under Warren Gatland
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoBilly Vunipola ruled out of the Six Nations for England
Who can replace England's talisman with no Sam Simmonds or Alex Dombrandt in the squad?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPlayer-head coach Joe Ford leaves Yorkshire Carnegie
Carnegie say Ford has left the Championship club to concentrate on his business activities away from rugby
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Featured
/ 7 years agoLEAKED: How Saracens breached the salary cap
Saracens co-investments broken down across property, hospitality and image rights
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarlequins sign Andre Esterhuizen after meeting lofty wage demands
Quins win race for Springbok centre's signature after facing competition from rival Premiership club
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Wayne Pivac has shocked a few and I am glad
Shane Williams praises the shrewd picks of Nick Tompkins and Will Rowlands in the Wales squad for the Six Nations
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Features
/ 7 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former London Irish and Scotland forward Kieran Low
A remarkable story of a player who reached the heights but can't recall some moments due to concussion
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 7 years agoPremiership Rugby finally break cover over Saracens farrago
Chief executive Darren Childs says Premiership Rugby acted to protect the integrity of the league
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Vindictive owners get their pound of flesh off Saracens
Nick Cain believes the punishment served to Saracens bears no relation to their crimes
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLyon offer an escape route to trio of Saracens superstars
What will this mean for their England careers?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNorthampton Saints strengthen front row with Nick Auterac signing
The Harlequins prop will leave The Stoop after two seasons in London
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens have ‘tainted’ their success and should ‘repent’, says Bristol owner Lansdown
Bristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown lifts the lid on his displeasure at Saracens flouting salary cap rule
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMunster out of Champions Cup as Leinster and Ulster progress
In what was a very rare fall from grace for the Munster squad, the door for this year’s Champions Cup closed...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester confirm coaching restructure which will see Steve Borthwick join Tigers
What will Borthwick's arrival mean for Geordan Murphy?
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoLyon offer an escape route to Sarries trio
By NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Billy Vunipola LYON have stepped into the salary cap chaos by offering...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoOFFICIAL! Saracens WILL be relegated
Job well done: James Fish dives over to score Northampton’s fifth try PICTURE: Getty Images PREMIERSHIP Rugby confirmed last night that...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoChiefs turn into a mean machine after half-time
European Champions Cup By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER hit the power-pack button in the second half to destroy La Rochelle for the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBaxter: Luke’s the No1 No2 now
ROB BAXTER preferred to reinforce the claims of England hopeful Luke Cowan-Dickie rather than speculate on Exeter’s chances of securing a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoVindictive owners get their pound of flesh off Sarries
What is bitterly disappointing for any England fan is that the roof caving in on Saracens will have serious ramifications for...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoQuins bow out amid controversy at the death
European Champions Cup By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Hug it out: Clermont’s Alivereti Raka celebrates with Sitaleki Timani, left, after scoring his side’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoPlayer welfare is paramount says proud captain Chisholm
Diplomat: James Chisholm QUINS captain for the day James Chisholm diplomatically downplayed the controversial ending against Clermont, preferring to highlight a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBilly puts boot into his brother and Bath
By RONAN O’BRIEN BILLY Burns won the battle of the brothers as Ulster earned a place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoFreddie was my main man – Burns
ULSTER out-half and man of the match Billy Burns admitted he had mixed emotions after his side secured their spot in...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoLewis on mission to tidy up set-piece basics
NEWS EXTRA By KASEY REES DILLON Lewis admits he must improve the basics of his set-piece work to challenge for a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoVunipola determined to channel his frustration
European Champions Cup By NEALE HARVEY Focused on the job: Saracens and England star Mako Vunipola PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS will...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBig guns return for Ospreys’ European farewell
POOL 4 PREVIEW… Munster v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, Thomond Park WALES flanker Justin Tipuric and centre Scott Williams return as...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoVal up for a fight against Charlie
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER prop Val Rapava-Ruskin heads into one of European rugby’s most demanding bearpits aiming to prove why he...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoConnacht looking to build momentum
POOL 5 PREVIEW… Montpellier v Connacht Today, Kick-off 3.15pm KIERAN Marmion returns from a back injury for Connacht’s dead-rubber Pool game...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoTyro Randall relishing the high-octane style at Bristol
News Rising star: Harry Randall TURBO-CHARGED Bristol scrum-half Harry Randall hopes improvements in his game will enable him to complete his...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoDragons scorch into quarter-finals despite forgettable first half
European Challenge Cup By ALEX BYWATER Tyler Morgan runs in to score the bonus point try PICTURE: THuw Evans DEAN Ryan...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoOut-of-jail Scarlets enjoy their freedom by thumping the Exiles
By ALEX BYWATER No stopping him: Corey Baldwin evades the tackle of Nick Phipps to score for Scarlets PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoKockett hat-trick completes Castres revival as Warriors suffer second half collapse
By ROGER PANTING Match winner: Rory Kockott celebrates his late try CASTRESscrum-half, Rory Kockott, scored 23 points as Worcester crashed out...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoFour-try Graham gets the job done
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND winger Darcy Graham warmed up for the Six Nations with four sensational tries as Edinburgh Rugby made...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRandall bails Bristol out with try on the buzzer
By TIM LEWIS POOL 4 HARRY Randall saved Bristol’s blushes with a late try to secure a 7-7 draw against lowly...
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