News By The Rugby Paper Team
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMan charged over All Blacks “bug” device
AUSTRALIAN police have arrested a 51- year-old man in connection to the bugging device found in the All Blacks hotel ahead...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGloucester to find out fate this week GLOUCESTER’s
potential takeover by Montpllier owner Mohed Altrad could be approved next week. EPCR said no decision has yet been made but...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFrance move off as Smith pens new deal
BEN SMITH will not be moving to France next season after he decided to pen a new deal to stay in...
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/ 9 years agoO’Connor thinking of a return to Oz
JAMES O’Connor is hoping to play in the 2019 World Cup and he has revealed he is already talking to teams...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoB sample clears All Black lock Tuipulotu
All Black Patrick Tuipulotu has been cleared of any wrong doing after the results of an anti-doping test came up negative....
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoJet-speed Daly keeps Eddie’s mad ride on road
From NICK CAIN at Principality Stadium THE England roller coaster is still on the rails – just – but it was...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExeter’s Lewis in at Stoop as cover for Care
By ED HUTSON HARLEQUINS have this week confirmed the signing Dave Lewis from Exeter ahead of next season. As revealed in...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoQuins in the final thanks to Jack’s hat-trick
A LAST-MINUTEtry from hat-trick hero Jack Hennessey booked Harlequins a place in the Academy League final with a game to spare....
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoBlitzbokke win again but Amor rues silly mistakes
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND Sevens took on South Africa in the final of a World Series tournament for the second time...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSarries into last four but Tigers lie in wait again
By SAM JACKSON ACADEMY coach Ian Vass praised Saracens’ composure in closing out a 29-20 victory over Leicester that secured them...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBring on Carnegiesay bullish Pirates
CORNISH Pirates kept their hopes of a Greene King Championship semifinal alive with a win over London Scottish last Sunday and...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 2. 1980s Leicester and England fly-half appointed Pumas DoR in 2006 (8) 6. ___ Manoa, Eagles No.8 who left Saints...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoThrush confident Cherries will be in title mix
By NEALE HARVEY KIWI general Jeremy Thrush reckons Gloucester are on course for a first Premiership title by following the development...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoVale dig in to down Wizards and earn first win since split
By JAMES CANDY Ebbw Vale 15 Aberavon 6 REIGNING Principality Premiership champions Ebbw Vale showed they are not willing to give...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoJohn’s the man as Bedwas make it four in a row
By RICH JONES Carmarthen Q 7 Bedwas 24 BEDWAS made it four wins on the bounce after they beat Carmarthen Quins...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMarvellous Maynard the difference as Drovers beat RGC
By BEN JAMES Llandovery 20 RGC 1404 10 LLANDOVERY edged out a resilient RGC 1404 side with a victory at Church...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHowley at the double as Neath outclass Llanelli
By JAMES CANDY Llanelli 15 Neath 37 NEATH moved to the top of Tier 2 in the Principality Premiership with victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWhites roar back from huge deficit in Arms Park classic
By JAMES LLOYD Cardiff 33 Swansea 34 SWANSEA climbed their way back from 24-0 down to beat Cardiff by a single...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoClinical Keys prove too strong for plucky Ravens
By ALEX BYWATER Cross Keys 16 Bridgend R13 CROSS Keys made it two wins from two in Tier 2 of the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLudlam vows to give Sam run for his money
By NEALE HARVEY BURGEONING flanker Lewis Ludlam hopes the impending departure of Calum Clark will give him a chance to become...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExiles’ demise leaves Maggs bitter
By NEALE HARVEY OUTGOING Birmingham Moseley rugby director Kevin Maggs admits London Welsh’s demise has intensified his frustration over losing his...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHot-headed prop leads La Rochelle on glory run
La Rochelle, who hosted the women’s international between France and Scotland last night, has a past worth re-telling and a present...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoIt was bench warfare and
Big impact: Jamie George PICTURES: Getty Images England are yet to find their best form in 2017 but, boy, are they...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoEddie finds redemption in Welsh Colditz
PETER JACKSON VERDICT Eddie Jones had taken a long time to reacquaint himself with Cardiff since the Wallabies gave him the...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoEngland had the finishers
GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Alex Cuthbert on the outside. We know Daly is fast but he showed just how fast...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoA Roman holiday jaunt as sorry Italy surrender
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER A DETERMINED and fluent Ireland ripped a desperately poor Italian side to shreds in Rome with an irresistible...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoHeaslip: There’s still work to be done
JAMIE Heaslip was a relieved man after Ireland bounced back from last week’s defeat to Scotland with a thumping of Italy...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Josh Basham – Wellington College captain
Leaving Wellington College having made history is no easy feat but that is what Josh Basham is already certain to do...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBarclay only change for Scots in Paris
Flanker John Barclay is the only change to the Scotland line-up to face France in Paris on Sunday which includes Stuart...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoPirates announce first signing of next season
Cornish Pirates have announced that Bedford prop Christian Judge is their first new signing ahead of the 2017/18 season. The 23-year-old...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBedford duo sign new contracts
Bedford has secured the services of captain Michael Le Bourgeois and prop Ben Cooper who have both signed new deals to...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLondon Irish statement on move to Brentford
London Irish appear one step closer to securing a move back to London with the news that Hounslow Council has said...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Six Nations offers Boks a route to salvation
As the Six Nations gets underway there is an issue that should be uppermost in the minds of its council, and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoHigh hopes for Henry Trinder after years of injury hell
Henry Trinder says he is physically and mentally ready to end 30 months of injury hell by delivering silverware for the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGlasgow sign Stormers fly-half
Glasgow have brought in Stormers fly-half Brandon Thomson on a two-month deal as cover for Finn Russell during the Six Nations....
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Chris Cook – Bath scrum-half
1. A multi-lingual world I get embarrassed by my inability to speak the local language whenever I visit countries like France...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFaletau fit but on Wales bench to face England
Taulupe Faletau has been passed fit to take on England in the second round of the Six Nations on Saturday but...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Stern Vern allows himself a smile as Scotland box clever
Murrayfield rejoiced yesterday at catching a glimpse of a moment even more truly historic than the Grand Old Championship‘s first bonus...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland make two changes for Wales clash
Jack Clifford and Jack Nowell will start for England against Wales in the second round of the Six Nations at the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoMapletoft defends Quins model as Test call-ups bite
Mark Mapletoft insists Harlequins remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite claiming his side’s trophy chances have been hammered by Test...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Nic Groom – Northampton scrum-half
How do you look back at Northampton’s Champions Cup campaign? It’s over now. Obviously we wanted to progress but we didn’t....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSaracens bring in Samoan from Japan
Saracens have signed Samoan second-row Fa’atiga Lemalu on a short-term deal from Japanese Super Rugby side the Sunwolves with immediate effect....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFavaro to leave Glasgow but new deals for centres
Italian international Simone Favaro revealed that he will leave Glasgow at the end of the season in what he described as...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland name 24-man squad for Wales
Jack Clifford has been retained in a squad of 24 players by Eddie Jones ahead of England’s clash with Wales at...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoElliot Daly urged to pick a number and stick at it
Elliot Daly and Anthony Watson must switch positions permanently or forget about being England‘s long-term answer at full-back, according to former...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEPCR statement on Gloucester takeover
European Professional Club Rugby have released the following statement regarding the potential takeover of Gloucester by Montpellier owner Mohed Altrad through...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Luke Fielden – former Bedford and Newcastle wing
Through good times and bad, rugby has been a part of my life and that will continue even though I’ve had...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAnglo-Welsh semi-finals confirmed
Premiership Rugby has today confirmed that Saracens and Exeter Chiefs will host the semi-finals of this year’s Anglo-Welsh Cup on consecutive...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHarlequins confirm signing of Dave Lewis
Harlequins have finally confirmed the signing of Exeter scrum-half Dave Lewis for next season. Born in Manchester, Lewis progressed through the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHuw Jones to join Glasgow next season
Glasgow Warriors have signed Scotland international centre Huw Jones ahead of the 2017/18 season, subject to medical. Edinburgh-born Jones, who currently...












