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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSteff desperate to avoid second season syndrom
RISING star Steffan Evans, below, has vowed to take his game to the next level as he targets a place in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSarries cash in on Waterloo double yellow
Waterloo 13 Saracens 22 SARACENS made a winning start to their season beating Firwood Waterloo who paid a heavy price for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChampions Quins get started in style
Wasps 32pts Harlequins 38pts By DANIS ROBERTS Six try salute: Harlequins and the outstanding Shaunagh Brown got off to a winning...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLightning are electric in front of Hunter
Loughborough 46 Worcester 12 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning enjoyed a thrilling start to their Premier 15s campaign with a resounding win over Worcester...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGloucester make fast start after go-slow in traffic jam
Darlington MP 3 Gloucester 32 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury took all five points from their trip to the Northern Echo Arena in a wellrounded...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Pontypridd 42 Merthyr 29 PONTYPRIDDscored five tries to record a 42-29 bonus-point victory over Merthyr and rise to fourth in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Rees-Hole stars as Cardiff outclass Keys
By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff 46 Cross Keys 19 CARDIFF centre Will Rees- Hole scored a hat-trick as the Blue and Blacks...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLate O’Brien penalty snatches win for Newport
■By TIM LEWIS Ebbw Vale 25 Newport 27 NEWPORT fly-half Matt O’Brien kicked a penalty deep into injury time to give...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStarlet Morgan at the double to carry Bridgend to victory
■By JAMES LLOYD Bridgend 27 Llanelli 18 RISING Wales Under-18 star Harri Morgan added to his growing reputation as he scored...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBotica’s boot propels Gogs to victory over Wizards
■By ROB COLE RGC 1404 32 Aberavon 24 ABERAVON made light work of a host of injuries to give RGC 1404...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers make it four from four with bonus-point triumph
By DAI REES Llandovery 29 Neath 15 LLANDOVERY continued their perfect start in the West Conference of the Principality Premiership as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins battle past Swansea in scrappy encounter
By TIM LEWIS C’marthen Q 10 Swansea 6 CARMARTHEN Quins made it back-to-back wins in the West Conference of the Principality...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNarberth salvage honour of away teams
SWALEC Championship round-up By JOE REES NARBERTH were the only team to come up trumps away from home in the Championship...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDamian over as Brynnawr remain joint top
SWALEC Division One round-up By JOHN WILLIAMS DAMIAN Hudd was among the try scorers as Brynmawr stripped Ynysybwl of their unbeaten...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoStade are on journey – but is it to relegation?
FRENCH COLUMN On the move? French fly-half Jules Plisson could be leaving Stade Fair to say that Terry Bouhraoua is better...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDickson targets top-flight debut in November
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson has stated his desire to officiate at the highest level after impressing on...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGame will get faster for longer warns ref Barnes
PREMIERSHIP player fitness levels are set to be tested to their limit after leading referee Wayne Barnes revealed dramatic increases in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years ago‘Suits’ must heed Vunipola warning
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I READ the comments...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWelsh tickets are a bargain compared to Twickenham
I WAS infuriated by Peter Jackson’s article regarding Welsh ticket prices. Since I retired from playing rugby I started to attend...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBeware 3G costs
JEFF Probyn wrote last week about money to help smaller clubs pay for things such as 3G pitches. I want to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPricey for Matavesi
REGARDING the front page story of Newcastle allegedly failing to pay the full amount to Ospreys for Josh Matavesi, I’m surprised...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSmit’s PRO14 plan is just confused thinking
COLIN BOAG John Smit is a man to be reckoned with, a former Springbok captain, and a RWC winner, but you...
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Features
/ 8 years agoVunipola has made a vital point that must be discussed
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK If any Premiership player makes a comment containing the words ‘strike action’ it’s a big...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTigers pounce at last – then let their bonus point escape
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER TIGERS kick-started their season with an invaluable win but after three tries in the first quarter and an...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGloucs boss hits out at ref mistakes
LEICESTER coach Matt O’Connor has warned that his team are better than their opening defeats against Bath and Northampton suggested “We...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTrip to America will help Falcons cash in for years says Hogan
By GRAHAM JENKINS in Philadelphia NEWCASTLE Falcons managing director Mick Hogan has defended the club’s decision to take their Premiership clash...
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Young Gun
/ 8 years agoYoung Gun: Kaleem Barreto – Glasgow scrum-half
Kaleem Barreto is not sure which version of the game he will be playing this season just yet but one thing...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoSlater glad to be back among the heavy mob
Ed Slater insists he left Leicester on his own terms after agreeing to be part of the controversial swap deal that...
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Room 101
/ 8 years agoRoom 101: Phil Nilsen – Coventry hooker
1. Paperwork I’m currently applying for voluntary roles to strengthen my CV ahead of seeking a regular job outside of rugby...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLeinster Statement following visa issues
Leinster have released the below statement on behalf of Guy Easterby, Head of Rugby Operations, who is in South Africa with...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCONFIRMED: Northampton sign Springbok back rower
Northampton Saints have confirmed the signing of Heinrich Brussow from January. As revealed in Blindside on September 3, the Springboks flanker...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: Dan’s a big loss but Ospreys do have Sam
Dan Biggar is a colossal loss to Welsh rugby. It was no surprise to see his move to Northampton Saints confirmed...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson: Welsh rugby ticket prices are a tweeting disgrace
Ever since William Webb Ellis did his runner at Rugby School, there have been obvious differences between the football codes. In...
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Guest columnists
/ 8 years agoCatherine Spencer: Litchfield will get new chance to join in 2019
As the dust settles on the World Cup and we see the trophy sail to New Zealand to sit proudly alongside...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoTitan Maddison banned but Henry is cleared
Rotherham Titan Charlie Maddison received a three week suspension for verbally abusing the match officials in the second half of the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoHarlequins ladies warn rivals: We’re only going to get better
Harlequins surpassed all expectations last season, but head coach Karen Findlay has warned the rest of their Premier 15s rivals that...
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Featured
/ 8 years ago20 Questions: John Barnes – Hartpury College Director of Rugby
How did pre-season go? We came back earlier than we normally do but we had to given the step up to...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain: Brits is best of all the imports into Premiership
The Schalk Brits masterclass against Northampton that lit up the Twickenham double-header last weekend made up my mind that he is...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEngland’s 2018 Autumn Tests confirmed
England to play world champions New Zealand for the first time since 2014 as their fixtures for the 2018 Old Mutual...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoSale coach tells his young England wannabes to up their game
Sale coach Jon Callard has warned the club’s rising stars to up their performances away from home or risk jeopardising their...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 8 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jamie Noon – former England, Newcaslte and Brive centre
Scoring a hat-trick against Scotland in my first Six Nations campaign – I think I was the first England player to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoFarrell’s signature is worth weight in gold
Owen Farrell‘s statement of intent by signing a five-year contract at Saracens will ensure the rest of the club’s highly prized...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Tim Visser – Harlequins wing
1. Joe Marler – He’s a formidable man and a very good player. He’s very strong as a ball carrying prop...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoFalcons get court threat over Matavesi
By PETER JACKSON EXCLUSIVE NEWCASTLE Falcons have been threatened with legal action by the Ospreys over their alleged failure to pay...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoTigers and Worcester battle over academy
By NEALE HARVEY Leading by example: Saints captain Dylan Hartley goes over for a try to stun Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGloucester battered by Quins’ storm troopers
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER WE HAD thunder and lightning on and off the field for 20 minutes at the Stoop yesterday which...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMedics aid for choking Catrakilis
QUINS director of rugby John Kingston said his team’s medics had to react quickly when Demetri Catrakilis started to struggle to...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBrits is best of all the imports into Premiership
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The Schalk Brits masterclass against Northampton that lit up the Twickenham doubleheader last...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTroubling doubt over future for Tuilagi
MANU Tuilagi’s latest knee injury, which requires surgery and will keep him out of action for three months, puts the biggest...
International Rugby
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Autumn Internationals
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouge
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