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/ 6 years agoComing back to Sarries I saw the youngsters were now world class
Q & A DAVE STRETTLE ON THE RECORD Finished in style: Dave Strettle Long-serving former England winger Dave Strettle reflects on...
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/ 6 years agoHola’s hit ended my World Cup
MY LIFEIN RUGBY AL CHARRON – HALL OF FAMER FORMER CANADA, BRISTOL, MOSELEY, PAU AND DAX LOOSE FORWARD So proud of...
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/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby must act to stem decline in players
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Dwindling band: Schoolboys enjoy a game of rugby for the fun of...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JAC MORGAN SCARLETS AND ABERAVON NO.7 When Wales U20s pulled off a remarkable 8-7 victory over their New Zealand counterparts at...
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/ 6 years agoWas our game of rugby truly better in 1991?
JEFF GAGE YES How it was: North beat the All Blacks Colin Boag labels those who have the temerity to be...
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/ 6 years agoMy players love pulling on their NO county shirt
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I HAVE heard and read some comments regarding the Bill Beaumont County Championship that I...
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/ 6 years agoWord’s out… the All Blacks no longer look invincible
JEREMY GUSCOTT Big finish: Herschel Jantjies scores for South Africa to draw against the All Blacks PICTURE: Getty Images OUTSPOKEN AND...
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/ 6 years agoMike Friday Q&A: Premiership clubs have shown interest in me
The Englishman across the Pond enjoyed a fantastic season with USA Sevens
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/ 6 years agoJackson column: Welsh regions need British & Irish League to attract fans
Peter Jackson shares his thoughts on how a British & Irish League would also help clubs who play in the second-string...
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/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Harlequins fly-half Brett Herron
The former Jersey Reds and Bath no.10 offers three entries to Room 101
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/ 6 years agoEmotional as Japan bless their new venue
By ADAM ELLIS Hitting back: Sam Matavesi scores for Fiji JAPAN blessed the first Test match to be played at Kamaishi...
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/ 6 years agoWelfare should be for all, not just stars
NEALE HARVEY talks to a recently-retired Championship star who believes welfare reform for level two professionals is long overdue Crusade: Mike...
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/ 6 years agoWales keep booze ban at Principality Stadium
Demand: Martyn Phillips THE booze ban in one section of the Principality Stadium is here to stay after a successful two-year...
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/ 6 years agoSin bins spell the end of Tonga’s resistance
By ADAM ELLIS SAMOA got the better of their Polynesia neighbours in the mudbath of Apia. The playing surface in the...
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/ 6 years agoWelsh clubs need British League to attract fans
PETER JACKSON Ageless: Brock James at La Rochelle THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ten years have come and gone since...
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/ 6 years agoPumas stars ready for a move to Europe
By ADAM ELLIS Senior fly-half: Joaquin Diaz Bonilla THE Premiership could be ready for an influx of more Argentina internationals after...
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/ 6 years agoPeter Pan Brock is holding back the years in France
ACCORDING to official sources last season and every season before that, Brock James was born on October 22, 1981 which would...
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/ 6 years agoMighty Wade bridged giant gap to star for England
Two famous north-west clubs reach significant milestones this coming season with Preston Grasshoppers celebrating their sesquicentenary and Fylde their centenary JON...
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/ 6 years agoAll Blacks relief as Cake Tin gets tasty crowd
IT IS a sign of the times that the New Zealand Rugby Union chose to issue a statement of the ‘breaking...
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/ 6 years ago’Pantomime villain’ Nelson used Robinson to work a flanker in derby clash
Grudge match: Grasshoppers v Fylde at Lea SEPARATED by ten miles but worlds apart from a rugby point of view, Fylde...
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/ 6 years agoPaid up! Now it’s time to stop the damage to Cardiff Blues’ reputation
FOR all their bluster at being threatened with legal action over some £200,000 in overdue rent for the use of the...
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/ 6 years agoGrasshoppers joined Wasps as rugby insects
LIKE many a good idea, the formation of Preston Grasshoppers came about during a meeting in a pub, The Bull Hotel,...
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/ 6 years agoI’ll come back to England one day as a better coach
Q&A On form: Danny Barrett scores for the United States in the bronze medal match with France during the HSBC London...
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/ 6 years agoWales search the world for young talent
Steffan Thomas discusses how Wales are counteracting the English poachers Wake up call: Tomas Francis came through the English system WELSH...
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/ 6 years agoTour of Hell? I was the top try scorer!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY Hometown club: Scott Benton playing for Leeds in 2002M PICTURE: Getty Images “Can you believe Gloucester got me...
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/ 6 years agoHerschel can spark the Boks warns Kruger
By STEFFAN THOMAS HERSCHEL Jantjies can be South Africa’s secret weapon and lead them to World Cup glory, says former Springbok...
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/ 6 years agoHenderson is Ulster’s new captain
IAIN Henderson has taken over from fellow Ireland forward Rory Best as skipper of PRO14 side Ulster The versatile 27-year-old, currently...
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/ 6 years agoAbsurd to think Prem bosses can run rugby
JEFF PROBYN Businessman: Bristol’s billionaire owner Steve Lansdown A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As with all things, there are...
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/ 6 years agoChristian salvation for worried Cheika
By GARY FITZGERALD Inside dart: Reece Hodge scores for the Wallabies PICTURE: Getty Images CHRISTIAN Leaiifano enjoyed a happy and successful...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JJ TONKS NORTHAMPTON BACK ROW As a budding back rower, JJ Tonks could hardly be better placed with role models like...
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/ 6 years agoWe had to dog that one out says happy Hooper
MICHAEL Hooper praised the Wallabies solid and resilient defence for helping them “dog out” a muchneeded, if unspectacular, Rugby Championship victory....
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/ 6 years agoMurrayfield could bid for Euro Cup
SCOTTISHRugby will consider bidding to host the Champions League final at Murrayfield, says chief operating officer Dominic McKay. A pre-season friendly...
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/ 6 years agoThe Russian bear must be strong all match long
James Candy talks to Russia coach Lyn Jones about his hopes – and fears – at RWC Consistent performer: Vasily Artemyev...
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/ 6 years agoKolisi so close to a return
INJURED South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is showing positive signs of returning to action in the coming weeks after wrestling with...
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/ 6 years agoWRU must get behind our Sevens potential
SHANE WILLIAMS Sevens graduate: James Davies is a regular for Scarlets PICTURE: Getty Images WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ALL the focus...
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/ 6 years agoAnscombe aims to prove he’s the best
NEWS EXTRA By JAMES CANDY GARETH Anscombe is aiming to be a perfect 10 at the Ospreys and cement his place...
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/ 6 years agoMaitland: Scots are running personal bests
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND winger Sean Maitland has revealed that squad members have been smashing their personal fitness goals as the...
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/ 6 years agoHard-man Paul was worth his weight in gold at Neath
PAUL James was one of the hardest men I played with. He could take a punch or kick to the head...
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/ 6 years agoWould fans travel to a British League?
COLIN BOAG Major slog: Exeter playing Newcastle at Sandy Park The front-page story in last week’s Rugby Paper referred to the...
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/ 6 years agoInvasion of the Boks will just keep growing
By NEALE HARVEY Imposing: London Irish’s Franco van Der Merwe battles in the lineout with Bath’s Luke Charteris PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 6 years agoPumas need to oil their machine to be a threat
World class: Argentina captain Pablo Matera fends off Ngani Laumape PICTURE: Getty Images Argentina are searching for a new identity before...
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/ 6 years agoGill demands minimum of play-off place for Blues
By STEFFAN THOMAS RHYS Gill has warned nothing but a play-off place in this season’s Guinness PRO14 will do for Cardiff...
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/ 6 years agoBoyd: Lesser men might have quit but Dylan’s still so mentally tough
Neale Harvey talks to the Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd Cover: Dylan Hartley is still battling his knee problem,...
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/ 6 years agoFarrell ‘needs to win RWC to captain the Lions’
By GARY FITZGERALD OWEN Farrell would have to lead England to World Cup glory to stand any realistic chance of being...
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/ 6 years agoIs our country in good hands at No.10, Eddie?
A simple question: what is the most significant difference between Danny Cipriani and Boris Johnson, apart from hair colour and a...
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/ 6 years agoEx-Tigers coach fills Mooar’s shoes
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS FORMER Leicester Tigers defence coach Scott Hansen will replace Brad Mooar as assistant coach at the...
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/ 6 years agoRetallick agony as Boks fire a warning
By NEALE HARVEY World Cup blow: Brodie Retallick is helped off with his dislocated shoulder NEW ZEALAND talisman Brodie Retallick is...
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/ 6 years agoKingsley set to give Canucks new ideas
CANADA head coach Kingsley Jones has praised the value of the Pacific Nations Cup as the Canucks renew their rivalry with...
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