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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHughes hopes to get the nod to tackle All Black great Read
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting form for Wasps: Nathan Hughes BIG-HITTING Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes says the chance to face down New...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWebber believes West can give Sharks teeth
Forward guru: Dorian West has joined Sale PICTURE: Getty Images ANOTHER ‘old-school’ addition or a breath of fresh air? Rob Webber...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRowntree to help Georgia
GEORGIA’S World Cup preparations have been boosted by the appointment of former England prop Graham Rowntree as their forwards coach ahead...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBlues and Ospreys in battle for Francis
TOMAS Francis is at the centre of a tug of war with both Cardiff Blues and the Ospreys in the market...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAll Black Pirates? Dicky’s delusional
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk DICKY Evans and the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWallaby wannabe O’Connor owes Sale a huge debt
I WAS interested to see James O’Connor’s comments in last week’s paper regarding his wish to return to Australia in time...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSorry Cips but Faz is out of this world
WHAT is this obsession for Danny Cipriani? It’s crazy and I really don’t get it. You only had to watch the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMarler has just ensured his club career goes on
COLIN BOAG Intense: Joe Marler playing for England How many England caps does one man need? Joe Marler has 59, which...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTime has come to pick Farrell as England’s No 10
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Power: Ben Te’o is Jerry’s first pick at 12 if fit PICTURE: Getty Images WHEN Owen...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThere’s good …and then there’s Goode!
By NICK CAIN Hat-trick hero: Saracens’ Liam Williams scores his third try after collecting Alex Goode’s inside pass PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe’ve not devalued the Prem saysTodd
TODD Blackadder defended Bath’s decision to rest 13 players against Saracens, discounting the suggestion he was devaluing the Premiership as a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGustard’s front-row gamble pays off for Quins
By NEALE HARVEY Green machine: Nathan Earle crosses for his first try for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images AN inspired tactical switch...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoJohan is after talks with ref’s supremo
GUTTED Gloucester boss Johan Ackermann said: “It’s a very unhappy changing room and the manner of the loss was hard to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Derby match in aid of Rob Horne is a week away
Tickets remain on sale for Northampton versus Leicester
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChange to come at Bath as club release open letter to supporters
The club's plans for the coaching structure have been made transparent
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWillis Halahola has one eye on Welsh jersey
Could Halahola feature in the future Welsh midfield?
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoUSA forward Cameron Dolan set to join Nottingham
New signing to add extra ballast to the Green and Whites' pack
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoEddie Jones blitzes through our pick of questions
From Dave Attwood to the breakdown, the England coach comments on a few matters
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Trailblazing Bee-Gee who twice broke Welsh hearts
Peter Jackson throws things back to 1999 when Apollo Perelini took Samoa to glory
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeith Wood praises Billy Burns’ impact at Ulster
How is the former Gloucester fly-half faring at Ravenhill?
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoWhat Eddie Jones had to say about Joe Marler’s decision to retire from England duty
Who can Jones turn to as competition to Mako Vunipola?
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoRoom 101: Sale Sharks young flyer Paolo Odogwu
Badly worn shoes A couple of boys in the team don’t put their shoes on properly and stand on the backs...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps launch pitch-facing sensory room
Wasps have converted commercial boxes into sensory rooms for children with autism to watch full rugby matches
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoBBC to televise Killik Cup clash between Barbarians and Argentina
The December 1 match will be shown live as the November Tests conclude with the Killik Cup clash
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDorian West brought in by Steve Diamond as Sale’s new forwards coach
The ex-Northampton Saints coach has a new job with a Premiership club
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRugby players lift up car to rescue drunk teammate who had been run over
The prop had taken a lie down in the street before the incident on Sunday
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMunster sign South African import to lengthy extension
Jean Kleyn will gain Irish residency just in time for the World Cup
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGeorgia appoint Graham Rowntree as forwards coach heading into World Cup year
About to get to work with Georgia's formidable pack
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRed card fever could ruin rugby warns Care
By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY Care fears red cards could wreck top rugby as a spectacle if officials fail to adopt a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years ago‘End HIA to curb brain injuries’
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby is being urged to eliminate the danger of ‘brain damaged’ players being sent back into action...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasps finally get Sale monkey off their back
By COLIN NEWBOULT THESE victories certainly don’t come around very often for Wasps. Since 2010, they have endured disappointment at Sale,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBassett given the plaudits from Dai
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young hailed the performance of Josh Bassett after the wing’s excellent all-round display. Alongside Michael Le...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoStay-at-home Mitchell needs to be hands on
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHN Mitchell polarises opinion in Rugby Union more than anyone with the possible...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSpencer’s reckless tackle did deserve red card
WILL Spencer’s shoulder to the jaw of Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor was high, dangerous, and merited the one month suspension handed...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSimmonds sends out a reminder to Eddie
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER EXETER Chiefs, not for the first time, struggled a little at Kingston Park but in the end ground...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDeano curses missed chances
NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards was proud that his side held on for a bonus point but rued missed opportunities....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEvergreen Richard is out to post a big score
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS stalwart Richard Wigglesworth has vowed to set a mark that is “tough to beat” as he prepares...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLudlow relishing his role as defence linchpin
Chopped: Lewis Ludlow tackles Bristol’s Ed Holmes TACKLE-MASTER Lewis Ludlow wants Gloucester to prove their title credentials by stripping away Saracens’...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFord counting on crowd comfort to spark Tigers
By JON NEWCOMBE Star man: George Ford has hit a rich vein of form PICTURES: Getty Images GRAHAM Kitchener returns from...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWinless Warriors wary of new Bakewell factor
By NEALE HARVEY Ready for battle: Marco Mama WORCESTER are desperate to snap a run of three straight defeats and flanker...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFarrell set to follow Schmidt as Irish boss
Main man: Andy Farrell ANDY FARRELL is being groomed to become coach of Ireland if the current boss, New Zealander Joe...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTaylor’s talents in demand
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler WASPS are fighting to hang onto England hooker Tommy Taylor who...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLuke’s contract stalemate has clubs buzzing
Attracting attention: Luke Cowan-Dickie LUKE Cowan- Dickie is attracting serious interest from Premiership rivals wanting to obtain his services as a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFekitoa may go home to New Zealand for RWC bid
TOULON centre Malakai Fekitoa, who has been attracting interest from the Premiership, could return home to New Zealand. Blindside understands that...
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Features
/ 8 years agoROOM 101: PAOLO ODOGWU
THE SALE SHARKS WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND. 1. Badly worn shoes A...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoStuart targets first full cap of 2016 class
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS’ tyro tighthead Will Stuart is determined to win his battle for a starting jersey and stake his...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSaracens call for front row reinforcements
HOOKER Joe Gray has signed for Saracens from Northampton on a deal until the end of the season. The 30-year-old trained...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNo excuses, big guys must tackle lower
By NEALE HARVEY Wreckless: Will Spencer sees red against Wapsps last Sunday PICTURES: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONSaints midfield hitman Andy Symons insists...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMatson: Stick will Todd, he’ll bring Bath success
TABAI Matson has urged Bath to think twice before sacking Todd Blackadder and believes he is the man to end their...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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