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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain on why Brad Barritt is England’s go-to centre
Brad Barritt has a reputation for being England’s midfield rock. We are talking about a centre who is not just teak-tough...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWorkaholic Henry Slade was never going to be fazed
Exeter academy manager Robin Cowling has backed rookie Henry Slade to take his World Cup call-up in his stride. Slade’s superb...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Thomas Waldrom – Exeter No.8
How’s pre-season going? We’ve had a tough few weeks as it always is at Exeter but we had a week off...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWIN tickets to the world premiere of Pacific Warriors
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Pacific Warriors to give the opportunity to three of our readers to win a...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoScotland lock Jim Hamilton retires from Test rugby
Jim Hamilton has today announced his retirement from international rugby after missing out of Vern Cotter’s Scotland World Cup squad. The...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s verdict on England’s World Cup squad
Apart from Stuart Lancaster saying that he had to make choices that brought tears to his eyes, it was business as...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPremiership plans to expand top flight could be ‘dead’ forever
Proposals for a 14-team Premiership and a moratorium on promotion and relegation from season 2016-17 are dead. The Rugby Paper can...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoInjury forces Italy into World Cup squad change
Italy have called up Glasgow flanker Simone Favaro to their World Cup squad for injured winger Angelo Esposito. Esposito, 22, picked up...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBrad Barritt to make England return against Ireland
Brad Barritt will make his long-awaited return to the England starting XV to take in Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Robin Cowling – former England prop
With my family background I suppose I was destined to play rugby. My dad came from County Durham and played Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoChris Wyles to captain USA at World Cup
Chris Wyles will captain the USA at the World Cup it was confirmed today. The Saracens back is part the 31-man...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoScotland name World Cup squad
Head Coach Vern Cotter today named scrum-half Greig Laidlaw as captain of the 31-man Scotland squad for the World Cup. The...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ verdict: At last we’ve seen the real Wales again, bring it on!
Now that was more like it! What a difference experience can make to a side. Two weeks ago Wales were all...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Man-of-the-match Justin Tipuric holds the key to unlocking the breakdowns
They are coming round the corner hard, fast, and in numbers, as Warren Gatland‘s sides tend to do – and England...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoNemani Nadolo plans Pool of Death opener shock for England
Fijian juggernaut Nemani Nadolo has England in his sights and intends to blow the World Cup wide open with victory on...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoAndrew Trimble misses out on Ireland World Cup squad
Andrew Trimble has been left out of Ireland‘s World Cup squad with Joe Schmidt opting to take just two scrum-halves. The...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoDay and Francis named in Wales’ World Cup squad
Dom Day and Tomas Francis have been named by Warren Gatland in Wales World Cup squad. The Bath lock and Exeter...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Kelly Brown – Saracens, Scotland and former Borders back row
1. Cian Healy – Clearly spent a significant part of his life in the gym, strong, good in the set-piece and...
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Champions Cup
/ 10 years agoSteve Meehan tips English clubs to challenge French giants
Toulon‘s new backs coach Steve Meehan believes the financial disparity between English and French clubs is closing and sees no reason...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Owain James – Wasps full-back
Owain James is still coming to terms with mixing it up alongside his idols at training, but next week he will...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher recalls the biggest World Cup upsets in history
Shock results – upsets – are not a common occurrence at World Cups where generally thing go very much to form. Indeed...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoAshley Johnson is hooking up to a whole new ball game
Barnstorming South African will not settle for the No.16 shirt.
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Chris Walker – Yorkshire Carnegie flanker
1. Man buns Man buns’ otherwise known as ‘top knots’ are horrendous and have no place in society. I’m not the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoStuart Lancaster name England’s World Cup squad
Former Rugby League star Sam Burgess included in 31-man party.
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoScotland ring the changes for round 2 against Italy
Vern Cotter has made 14 changes to his Scotland team ahead of the their clash against Italy on Saturday at Murrayfield....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGeorge North to return to action against Ireland
George North will make his long awaited return to action against Ireland on Saturday after being named on the wing by...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSila Puafisi to join Glasgow Warriors
As reported by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Gloucester prop will join the Glasgow Warriors once his World...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: James Horwill axe shows how the mighty can fall, fast
James Horwill’s arrival at The Stoop to join his new Harlequins team-mates will probably come sooner than he expected following his...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Ironman’s meteoric rise stands test of time
The eighth World Cup will generate more money than the previous seven. It may even produce a Six Nations winner but...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoOpenside duo key for Wallabies says George Smith
Breakdown master George Smith has backed Australia to cause England and Wales no end of trouble in the ‘Pool of Death’...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Scott Steele – London Irish scrum-half
How’s pre-season going? We’ve just started our second block of training and it’s ramped up from the first three weeks we...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPremiership Sevens finals squads
Exeter: Sam Skinner, Stuart Townsend, Sam Simmonds (Capt,), Jack Maunder, Pete Laverick, Adam Hughes, Adam Worth, Matt Eliet, Tom Holdsworth, Harry...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Absolute honour to play with a true great like Ryan Jones
Of the hundreds of memories I cherish from playing with Ryan Jones for the Ospreys, Wales and the British & Irish...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain takes stock of how the England pack rates against the world’s best
Forwards, and how many of them he needs, will be at the top of Stuart Lancaster‘s agenda as he contemplates cutting...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoAlex Lewington commits to London Irish
Alex Lewington has committed his future to London Irish by signing a contract extension ahead of the start of the 2015/16...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoCatherine Spencer blasts RFU for ‘wasting’ World Cup win
Former England captain Catherine Spencer has launched a stinging attack on the RFU for wasting legacy opportunities from the 2014 World...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoDylan Hartley could still play in World Cup
Dylan Hartley could still play at the World Cup despite being dropped by Stuart Lancaster back in June. The England hooker...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tommy Hayes – former Waikato, Glasgow & Bristol fly-half
When I moved over to Scotland from New Zealand in the late Nineties I was warned to pack plenty of coats...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoScotland drop seven players ahead of World Cup
Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has released seven players from his World Cup training squad on the back of Saturday’s 16-12...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoHair Bear Adam Jones hungry for Harlequins starting jersey
Former Wales star has “nothing to prove” at Harlequins.
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Alex Grove – Worcester and Scotland centre
1. Kyle Trainor – For a big bloke the Bristol prop is quite mobile and very skilful with ball in hand....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoTrinh-Duc left out of France World Cup squad
Fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been left out of France World Cup squad by Philippe Saint-Andre. The 28-year-old, who played in the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBergamasco to play 5th World Cup for Italy
Mauro Bergamasco will play in his fifth World Cup after being named in the final 31-man squad by Italy head coach...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoCarl Fearns: French leave will ease my frustration
Bath’s decision to move Sam Burgess into their back row contributed to shock summer move to France.
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Adam Jamieson – Cornish Pirates prop
Adam Jamieson spent most of last season out injured but the young tighthead has worked hard to regain full fitness this...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNalaga fails to make Fiji’s World Cup squad
Head-coach John McKee has omitted experienced backs Napolioni Nalaga and Seremaia Bai in Fiji‘s 31-man World Cup squad which features five...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGloucester and Exeter through to Premiership 7s finals
Steph Reynolds’ blistering performance at Kingsholm last night propelled Gloucester back to the Premiership 7s finals. The Cherry and Whites will...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain looks ahead to next season’s Champions Cup which kicks off two weeks after the World Cup final
How big will the World Cup hangover be, and which of this season’s European Champions Cup contenders will be hit hardest?...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHorwill and White omitted from Australia’s World Cup squad
James Horwill will arrive at Harlequins earlier than expected as the former Australia captain wasn’t included in Michael Cheika’s World Cup...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNew boy Dan Robson relishing battle for Wasps No.9 shirt
Former Gloucester player cannot wait to go head-to-head with England hopeful Joe Simpson.
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