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/ 8 years agoVictory in France clinches another Blitzboks Series
PARIS SEVENS WRAP SOUTH Africa secured the men’s World Rugby Sevens title with a 24-14 victory over England to claim the...
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/ 8 years agoPositive signs for World Cup
WOMEN’S SEVENS ROUND-UP ENGLANDWomen Sevens finished eighth in Paris after a 7-20 loss to Spain in the seventh place final. They...
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/ 8 years agoCounties enjoy a clean sweep
By JON NEWCOMBE Done it: England Counties celebrate their stunning undefeated tour of Romania JAMES Shanahan has hailed the recent England...
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/ 8 years agoStop experimenting Eddie, you’ve lost plot
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Stability and grunt: Joe Launchbury allows Maro Itoje more freedom PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoNabou to join Blues
RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues look set to bolster their pack with the signing of Fijian international lock Sikeli Nabou. The 30-year-old...
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/ 8 years agoCatchpole calls time
LEICESTER centre George Catchpole is retiring from rugby at the age of 24. He made his debut in 2013 but has...
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/ 8 years agoQuins bring in Millard
HARLEQUINS have appointed Billy Millard as general manager of rugby. The 48-year-old Aussie has held ther same position with USA Rugby...
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/ 8 years agoCoach role for Morgan
CORNISH Pirates’ veteran back row forward Chris Morgan has been appointed as a player-coach. The 36-year-old joined the club in 2008...
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/ 8 years agoFinchley nail Grand Slam
FINCHLEY RFC claimed a Grand Slam at the inaugural Tournoi des Nations in France, an amateur Six Nations. Finchley won all...
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/ 8 years agoGibbes off to France
LA ROCHELLE have announced that former Ulster boss Jono Gibbes will take over the reins at the Top 14 outfit on...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoTalks over Attwood departure ‘ongoing’
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting form: Dave Attwood on the charge for Toulon PICTURES: Getty Images Review: Stuart Hooper BATH will consider...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoMallinder in as RFU pathway coach
FORMER Northampton boss Jim Mallinder is to join England Rugby as a pathway performance coach. Mallinder will replace long-serving pathway coaches...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoSalvi takes on coaching role at Chiefs
JULIAN Salvi is relishing being in the vanguard of Exeter’s bid to reclaim their Premiership crown after accepting a role to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoKing Louis takes a fall from grace
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Feud: Louis Picamoles is at war with French coach Brunel PICTURE: Getty Images Long gone are the...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoFord’s been caught short so Cipriani must start
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Danny Cipriani simply has to start the final Test in Cape Town next Saturday. George...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoStroppy Youngs shows just how much team are suffering
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Anybody who has ever come across Ben Youngs on the rugby circuit will know him as a thoroughly...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoAllan fires late double to ensure Azzurri level series
Japan …22 Italy…25 TWO late penalties by flyhalf Tomasso Allan were enough for Italy to hold off a resurgent Japan and...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoPumas well and truly tamed by Gat’s lads
From ALEX BYWATER in Santa Fe Full stretch: Hallam Amos scores Wales’ second try PICTURES: Huw Evans WALES secured their first...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoVictory over Georgia makes it four on the spin for Fiji
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP ROUND-UP SCRUM-HALF Henry Seniloli scored two firsthalf tries and his replacement Frank Lomani added two in the second...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHogg leads young Scots into battle for first time
STUARTHogg will captain Scotland against the USA as head coach Gregor Townsend makes 12 changes from the team that started last...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteve Boden banking on that Yorkshire grit
“There are a lot of teams out there spending a lot of money and, for one of the first times in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGraham Rowntree leaves Harlequins after two seasons
The British & Irish Lions coach is stepping down due to personal reasons, Harlequins confirm
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoDe Klerk puts mighty spring into the new South Africa
By Brendan Gallagher I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that Sale‘s Faf De Klerk could well have been the Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks star set for big move to Toulon
Mourad Boudjellal busy in recruitment again...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Surely Bok reserves don’t merit cap status
By Peter Jackson Charlie Faulkner will never forget his international debut, how he stood toe-to-toe against the All Blacks and slugged...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEngland name Test side for second Test against Springboks
Brad Shields in for Chris Robshaw, as Jones shuffles pack
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: David Sisi, former London Irish and Bath back row
The Zebre back row picks the best he has played with and against?
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Featured
/ 8 years agoArgentina to host 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship
U20 Championship can deliver legacy for rugby in Argentina, says country's rugby chief
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGregor Townsend appoints Stuart Hogg as captain for USA trip
Stuart Hogg will lead a Scotland side featuring 12 changes for their Test against the USA in Houston in the early...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRG Snyman takes the glory in win over England on debut
It was an impressive debut for the 23-year-old Bulls lock
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps sign Kieran Brookes after decision to leave Franklin’s Gardens
Moving on to the Ricoh Arena
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers centre George Catchpole retires from rugby
Calling it a day at the age of 24...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoYou haven’t heard the last of Spain, insists Jaime Nava
The Spain captain claims there is no justice in the system after his team are disqualified from the Rugby World Cup...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoBoks fans give Eddie a verbal send-off
From NICK CAIN IN Johannesburg EDDIE Jones put on a brave face after England crashed to a fourth successive Test defeat,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoPhillips: I can sort out Lions problems ‘We’ve solved harder things’
WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips believes he can end the impasse between Premiership Rugby and the Lions over the 2021 tour...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoCaptain Pocock gets Wallabies over line
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Match-winner: David Pocock celebrates his crucial try for the Wallabies PICTURES: Getty Images AUSTRALIA, mixing rock solid defence...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoSchmidt: We must discover new level
IRELAND coach Joe Schmidt admitted: “We’ll just have to dust ourselves off. It’s nothing that we didn’t expect. “They’re an unbelievably...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoTry avalanche buries French after card row
By GARY FITZGERALD Power: Rieko Ioane scores the first of his two tries PICTURES: Getty Images NEW Zealand buried the French...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWhitelock: We must cut out mistakes!
SAM Whitelock says his All Blacks will need to “cut out the mistakes” in the remaining two Tests with France despite...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPumas look to capitalise on Ledesma gameplan
From ALEJO MIRANDA in Argentina Changing mindset: Mario Ledesma AFTER finishing fourth at RWC2015, Argentina struggled to push on and their...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHe likes a joke but Evans is no clown
ALEX BYWATER sits down in Argentina with jovial Welsh loosehead Rob Evans Coming force: Rob Evans PICTURES: Getty Images ROB Evans...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMcCafferty’s put his head in the Lions’ den
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HAVING spent most of the season refusing to comment on matters pertaining to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoPichot is picking on wrong target in Shields
AGUSTIN Pichot wants to make the eligibility laws in rugby more stringent, so more power to his elbow. They are an...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBrexit doesn’t seem to be affecting UEFA
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SO Heineken will return...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPlayoffs essential while clubs still lose internationals
IN response to Jeff Probyn’s article about him not understanding why there are four team play-offs at the end of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIs Bok takeover at Glos necessary?
FOLLOWING the retitling of Bristol Rugby as Bristol Bears, with six out of eight of their likely first team forwards next...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRubbish like last week won’t grow game in US
COLIN BOAG Dud: Wales clash with South Africa in Washington last weekend Did you watch the Wales v South Africa match...
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Features
/ 8 years agoNorth is a winger, let him do his thing
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Best on the wing: George North PICTURE: Getty Images IT’S going to be vital for...
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