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Columnists
/ 7 years agoRadradra has been my player of the tournament
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK WALES must be licking their lips with the prospect of France as their quarter- final...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoGive us more top level games, plead Uruguay
By ALEX BYWATER URUGUAY captain Juan Gaminara has told World Rugby the South Americans must take on the game’s best sides...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFans have spent £5,000 and not seen one game
THEREwere thousands of disappointed England fans milling around Tokyo after the announcement that their Pool match against France was cancelled because...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSadness behind Klim’s big journey
Alex Bywater talks to Namibia’s Lesley Klim about the problems he faced in his early life World stage: George Bridge of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMy hotel was swaying like a huge concrete tree
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK A PART from the spatterings of rain on the glass window of my...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEddie Jones really doesn’t care if Scotland miss out on World Cup quarter-finals
England head coach Eddie Jones has said only Scotland will be to blame if they fail to progress out of their...
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World Rugby Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoThe lingering questions for England heading into the knockouts
The considerable disruption Typhoon Hagibis has already caused may have accidentally offered Eddie Jones and England some sense of clarity as...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWhat to do about minnows?
The Rugby World Cup has caught the imagination of the spectators in Japan as well as audiences on television across the...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: The truth about why Mendez punched Paul Ackford
The first shock result of the World Cup fittingly provided by the hosts, Japan, against Ireland will certainly have focused the minds...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDream Team: Coventry and former Northampton Saints forward Ben Nutley
We talk to Ben Nutley and ask him to pick a XV of the top players he's played alongside or against
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoExeter Chiefs keeping an eye on Welsh scrum-half Rhys Webb
Current first-choice scrum-half Nic White will leave Sandy Park at the end of the season and here's why Webb could leave...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby cancels England’s clash with France as ‘violent’ Typhoon Hagibis stays on course
Tournament organisers cancel two matches with concerns now being raised about Scotland's crunch match against Japan
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: England v Wales in World Cup final, says John Gallagher
As the first Englishman to win the World Cup and the only one to retire unbeaten, John Gallagher made the most...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: There’s no pleasure in Domes full of sweat
Nick Cain explores the sweltering conditions of Japan made more energy-sapping by the closure of the roof at stadiums such as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNic White to leave Exeter Chiefs and make Brumbies return
White is currently on duty with Australia at the Rugby World Cup
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoFast games suit super-fit Wales says training guru
How sports science has Wales ready to be unbroken in the humid conditions of Japan
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoHow to bet on rugby
Rugby is widely considered as one of the most physically combative sports on the planets. No protective pads, no helmets and...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Hope has turned into belief after win over Aussies
How Wales' win over the Wallabies changed their outlook for the rest of the World Cup
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoBilly Vunipola to have scan on ankle and won’t be risked for France clash
An ankle injury England are acting unconcerned about and a Super Typhoon which people are concerned about
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Featured
/ 7 years agoProblems will exist in the Pacific until we get a professional team, says Fiji coach McKee
John McKee reflects on the issues facing Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, with all three nations set to exit the World Cup...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoJoker Eddie laughs off big Billy’s injury scare
From ADAM HATHAWAY Crunch: Tomas Lavanini got a red card for this high tackle on Owen Farrell PICTURE: Getty Images Concern:...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoGatland: Win well to scare the rest
WARREN Gatland has urged his Wales side to gain a psychological advantage over their World Cup rivals by putting Fiji and...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoTownsend’s lads keep chase with bonus win
Samoa……………0 Scotland……………34 SCOTLAND revived their hopes of progressing from Pool A with a bonus-point victory over Samoa. Gregor Townsend’s side needed...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBlossoms’ late score puts heat on Scotland
By GARY FITZGERALD First blood: Timothy Lafaele beats the tackle of Alapati Leiua to score Japan’s opening try Big score: Matsushima...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoOur belief is growing with each game says Lubuschagne
FLANKER Pieter Labuschagne can feel- Japan’s belief growing with each game. The Brave Blossoms’ South African-born captain enthused: “We wanted to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoIreland blow hot and cold after captain Sexton exits
From TOM BRADSHAW in Kobe Relief: Andrew Conway scores the bonus-point try A TYPHOON was threatening to blow into Kobe in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoLyn: We’re raising bar in Russia
RUSSIA coach Lyn Jones heralded the performance as a leap forward for Tier 2 rugby. He said: “The whole occasion was...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBarrett brothers lead the charge
New Zealand…63 Canada……………0 NEW Zealand scored nine tries to record their second convincing win. Brothers Beauden, Jordie and Scott Barrett all...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBoks put the hammer down as Italy implode
From ADAM HATHAWAY Quick feet: Cheslin Kolbe gets past Michele Campagnaro on his way to scoring South Africa’s third try SOUTH...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoSisi: Red turned match but we’ll stick by Lovotti
ITALIAN lock David Sisi refused to blame prop Andrea Lovotti’s sending off for Italy’s capitulation and offered support to the distraught...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWill we get the good, bad or ugly this time?
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Munched: Mick Skinner wipes out Marc Cecillon in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoAfter the blood and guts, a little gentle cooing takes place
WHO is this week’s jouer rugby gallant? Which little moment of class, poignancy and/or panache had you nodding in approval. Passing...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoHere’s another Mori who can take giant leap
WHILE the cat is away the mice can play. With all the attention on the World Cup there is an opportunity...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBench men spark late surge for bonus point
By NICK CAIN Breakthrough: Gael Fickou goes over for France’s third try PICTURE: Getty Images Super sub: Baptiste Serin celebrates scoring...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBrunel rues high penalty count
FRANCE coach Jacques Brunel praised his replacements for changing the game and securing a bonus point but lamented an error-strewn display....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoEngland v Wales in final says Gallagher
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Try machine: John Gallagher scores against Fiji in the 1987 World Cup As...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoCourageous Pullin turns up again in a new book
OF ALL the speeches made by all the captains of England at post-match dinners, John Pullin’s towers above the rest for...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoFiji flyers put on the style after half-time
Georgia……………10 Fiji……………45 FIJI ran in six second-half tries to record their first win of this World Cup and ease past Georgia...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMore tackle problems for Cheika’s Wally-bies
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Cutting the line: Tevita Kuridrani runs in Australia’s fourth try PICTURE: Getty Images AUSTRALIA cruised to a comfortable...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoGeorgia turn on the power to bury Los Teros
Georgia……………33 Uruguay……………7 GEORGIA scored five tries to bring Uruguay crashing down to earth at Kumagaya Stadium following the South Americans’ shock...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoWales withstand Wallaby revival to claim epic win
By SAM JACKSON Diving in: Gareth Davies goes over to score Wales’ second try WALES held off a fierce Wallaby fightback...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoDan will be ‘ready to go for Fiji’
DAN Biggar should be fit to face Fiji after a head injury forced him off. “As far as I understand, he...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoFast games suit super-fit Wales says training guru
By ALEX BYWATER Belief: Ryan Chambers WALES’ World Cup campaign couldn’t have gone much better to date and off the field...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBall’s back on steam in Welsh boiler room
By ALEX BYWATER Hard yards: Jake Ball on the charge against Australia FROM forgotten man to irreplaceable World Cup star, Jake...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMcKee plots to spoil pal Gatland’s party
By ALEX BYWATER JOHN McKee has known Warren Gatland for nearly two decades, but the Fiji head coach is still determined...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoHope has turned into belief after Aussie win
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Word class rugby: Hadleigh Parkes score against Australia PICTURE: Getty Images THERE will be no...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBurger: World Cup would lack romance without T2
By JON NEWCOMBE Bruiser: Jaques Burger JACQUES BURGER insists the Rugby World Cup would be a much poorer spectacle if the...
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Latest News
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/ 7 years agoOfficials need to enforce the laws
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk FOUR observations from the...
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/ 7 years agoFed up listening to the referees coaching players
I HAVE been increasingly upset at the constant advice being given to players at the Rugby World Cup. I believe that...
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