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/ 8 years agoFrom hero to zero in less than six months
PETER JACKSON Six months ago Leigh Halfpenny found himself under a veritable bombardment of offers on an ever-escalating scale over his...
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/ 8 years agoStringer hands off Father Time
EVENfrom this distance, Worcester’s home match against London Irish on December 23 is worth ringing in red ink. There is every...
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/ 8 years agoShame on Erasmus after messy exit from Munster
WHENSaracens knocked them out of the Champions’ Cup in Dublin three months ago, Munster found comfort in assurances that Rassie Erasmus...
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/ 8 years agoFox Jnr falls just short
THERE was always the possibility, however remote, that one of the All Blacks’ coaching hierarchy would get his own back for...
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/ 8 years agoBaxter must join Eddie’s team if he’s to succeed
ONE of the most vexing issues that all four Home Unions have had to face over the last eight years is...
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/ 8 years agoIt’s folly to block investment … but we do need Euro wage cap
Q&A MARTIN ST QUINTON ON THE RECORD Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton tells NEALE HARVEY why he believes Premiership Rugby’s rejection...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MATT CORNISH EALING TRAILFINDERS HOOKER There are many roads to professional rugby but Matt Cornish has taken it to the extreme...
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/ 8 years agoGatland switches focus to going out on top in Japan
By ALEX BYWATER WARREN Gatland says he’s already planning for the 2019 World Cup with Wales after leading the Lions to...
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/ 8 years agoMulchrone aiming to capitalise on Karl’s retirement
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone reckons improvements in his gamemanagement will give him the best chance of applying heat to...
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/ 8 years agoEx-goalie Heyes is new prop blueprint
Neale Harvey talks to Peter Walton, the man who has helped shape England’s new batch England U18s forwards guru Peter Walton...
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/ 8 years agoYou’ve got to be a big noise now, Demetri!
ANDY GOODE The fly-half merry-goround has been in full swing throughout a frenetic last few months with a host of No.10s...
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/ 8 years agoCoaching set-up at Exiles can keep them up
LONDON IRISH may be the bookies’ favourites to go down but only a fool would under-estimate their coaching team. I really...
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/ 8 years agoMuch activity but who has really prospered?
Matthew Emery runs an eye over the big names joining the Premiership action this season Bath Underhill IN: Sam Underhill (Ospreys),...
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/ 8 years ago20 QUESTIONS
MATT WILLIAMS WORCESTER HOOKER Enjoyed the off season? Very much so. It was quite a weird one as we had five...
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/ 8 years agoLions set for another epic with the Kiwis
SUPERRUGBY By SAM JACKSON A LATE long-distance penalty from wing Ruan Combrinck helped the Lions edge the Sharks 23-21 in the...
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/ 8 years agoCheika wants axed Cooper to enjoy playing again
AUSTRALIA coach Michael Cheika has left Quade Cooper out of an extended pre-Bledisloe Cup training squad and cast major doubt over...
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/ 8 years agoBoks reborn with Venter working for the defence
GARY GOLD The fact that the All Blacks drew the threematch series with the British and Irish Lions would have been...
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/ 8 years agoLions will aim to give Ackerman a proper send-off
HAVING ended the regular season as top seeds on the overall Super Rugby standings, I believe the Lions can go all...
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/ 8 years agoFekitoa turns his back on All Blacks
RUGBY SHORTS NEW Zealand centre Malakai Fekitoa has confirmed he has signed with Toulon, bringing an end to his international career...
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/ 8 years ago2017-18 pre-season fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Friday August 4 Clermont v Exeter Saturday August 5...
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/ 8 years agoI almost kept Jason out in his first game for Sale
MY LIFEIN RUGBY KURT JOHNSON THE FORMER COVENTRY AND ORRELL WINGER With my hair dyed pink and the No.14 shaved into...
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/ 8 years agoKnee injury forces Tim to call time
SARACENS centre Tim Streather has been forced to retire from the game due to a knee injury. Streather joined the club...
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/ 8 years agoSamoa left with mountain to climb after All Blacks error
Tough debut: Samoa’s new cap Kieron Fonotia in action during the 87-0 defeat to New Zealand After a brutally long season...
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/ 8 years agoFrom age 16 you could tell Coleman had touch of class
DAVID RIMMER looks at the career of the formidable Tom Coleman, a sportsman he strongly admired while covering sport for Herts...
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/ 8 years agoMyler: Let’s make this a 7s heaven
NORTHAMPTON flyhalf Stephen Myler is anticipating a vibrant atmosphere when the Premiership 7s arrives at Franklin’s Gardens this weekend. PREMIERSHIP SEVENS...
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/ 8 years agoWanderers open defence with short jet north
A LEAGUE FIXTURES Northampton Wanderers will start the defence of their A League title with a trip to Sale Jets as...
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/ 8 years agoBaa-baas ‘Test’ would solve the Lions tour conundrum
Arguably the best try in rugby history: Fans would have chance to see such Barbarians brilliance again PICTURE: Getty Images Sometimes...
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/ 8 years agoSaili eyes silverware after turning his back on All Blacks
By NEALE HARVEY GIFTED centre Francis Saili believes his unique brand of passing skills, embellished by gainline-busting, off-loading qualities reminiscent of...
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/ 8 years agoLions will be rested in Autumn says Jones
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones believes the drawn Lions series has exposed concerns over the All Blacks’ depth in specific positions. New...
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/ 8 years agoLaporte on mission to get France fit for task
Orders from the top: French federation president Bernard Laporte The grunting and the groaning and, yes, the blood, sweat and tears...
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/ 8 years agoLongbottom returns with unfinished business
By NEALE HARVEY RETURNING Saracens prop Kieran Longbottom insists his England ambitions remain alive after fully recovering from a foot injury...
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/ 8 years agoMurphy: Young coaches have Tigers daring to dream
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER legend Geordan Murphy reckons the energy being created by their youthful coaching team can fire the Tigers...
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/ 8 years agoSigning winners shows Falcons mean business
By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH MATAVESI says that Newcastle’s ambition to be a real force in English rugby was one of the...
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/ 8 years agoHawk-Eye to combat concussion
THEPRO12 will try to limit the number of head injuries and concussions by implementing Hawk-Eye technology next season. As the league...
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/ 8 years agoWray seems out of touch with the fans
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email:newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I READ the Nigel Wray...
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/ 8 years agoLet’s be honest and cut through all this guff about welfare
I AM disgusted by the comments and antics of the ‘powers that be’ in regard to Lions tours. Shame on them....
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/ 8 years agoNo exceptions for million pound man
HERE we go. Reading of Maro Itoje’s potential wage hike to £1,000,000 per season can only lead to the financial debacle...
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/ 8 years agoSurely we can all agree on what ‘straight’ means
COLIN BOAG With six weeks to go until the start of the Premiership season, it has been announced that some Law...
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/ 8 years agoLiam’s electric but he must sharpen focus at Saracens
LIAM Williams’ move to Saracens from the Scarlets is one of this summer’s biggest transfers, and one of the big talking...
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/ 8 years agoProud Aussie but I’d love to keep working with England!
NEALE HARVEY talks to Australian backline guru Glen Ella about his recent England experiences and how Eddie Jones has inspired a...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoTonga Qualifies for Rugby World Cup After Fiji Victory
Fiji braved the rain to see off Samoa and take home the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2017
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/ 8 years agoNeil de Kock Q&A: I only planned to stay two years, but the love shown by Saracens meant I stayed for 11!
Scrum-half Neil de Kock returns to South Africa later this summer after 11 years in England, safe in the knowledge that...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoI was left out in 2015 and I’ll risk missing 2019 to prove my class in Europe, says Exeter signing White
Revved-up Aussie maestro Nic White has revealed why he rejected the chance to fight for a place at the 2019 World...
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/ 8 years agoWales must start planning for life after Gatland now
By Wales and Lions legend Shane Williams The Lions tour told us many things about Northern Hemisphere rugby. It showed our...
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/ 8 years agoJacko column: Warburton an invaluable role model for all
By Peter Jackson No matter what happens from now on, nothing will stop Sam Warburton taking up permanent residence in that...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPremiership season ticket prices: Leicester freeze to launch O’Connor revolution
Leicester Tigers have backed Matt O’Connor’s on-field revolution by freezing season ticket prices at Welford Road in a bid to pack...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMyler: I’m relishing challenge from Piers Francis at Saints
Evergreen Stephen Myler insists he has no interest in personal accolades as he prepares to face down the latest challenger to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMaro Itoje to become the Premiership’s first £1m player after 2019
MARO ITOJE will become the Premiership‘s first million pound a season player after returning from the Lions tour with an enhanced...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers move for Damian McKenzie and a flanker show signs of gathering pace
LEICESTER TIGERS are believed to in advanced talks with All Blacks full- back Damian McKenzie about a move to Welford Road....
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