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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Leicester Tigers Prop Cameron Miell
By BEN JAYCOCK Cameron Miell is South African born and bred but the Leicester prop is fully committed to England, eagerly...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCycling from Land’s End all the way to Twickenham
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Premiership player Ed Jackson and his trusty companion Ross Stirling have travelled more than 500km this week,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 19: Champions Cup recap and Big Game preview with Joe Launchbury
The Rugby Paper Podcast’s final episode of 2023 looks back at two thrilling weekends of Champions Cup action as well as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSurprise U-turn by Snyman
Bath appear to have missed out on signing Springbok World Cup winner RG Snyman, who it seems has changed his mind...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRussell in the running
Finn Russell has led Bath to six wins in eight games prior to this weekend, while a horse named after the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBoost for Quins and Tigers as Horne gets job
BY NEIL FISSLER World Rugby high performance director Peter Horne is set to become the Australian Rugby Union’s new head of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBayonne poised to move for Chisholm
ON THE BLINDSIDE Harlequins could lose back rower James Chisholm, below, to France when his contract runs out at the end...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Ashley Johnson
The former Springboks, Cheetahs, Wasps & Moseley hooker/no. 8 chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Os...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoToulouse’s victory over Quins is top of my list
RUGBY MATTERS THE greatest single performance in the Heineken Cup? That’s a tricky one, there have been so many, but when...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoMillar knew how to keep ref onside
RUGBY MATTERS Dr Syd Millar was many things – Ballymena stalwart, redoubtable Ireland Test prop, successful Ireland coach and innovative rugby...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoFollowing in fathers’ footsteps
RUGBY MATTERS The tradition of “sons of” playing for France U20 is well and truly established now and seems to know...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSetting the agenda for rugby
Paul Rees looks ahead to the issues that will be addressed in this week's meeting of the Premiership's top men The...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoEach day was filled with song, fun and laughter
My Life in Rugby with Graham Dewes - The former Fiji prop and 2007 Rugby World Cup hero talks about his...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoGloucester want Wales’ Sheedy at ten
Gloucester are shopping for a new fly-half for next season and have cast their eye on Bristol Bears’ Wales No.10 Callum...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Holly Aitchison
ENGLAND FLY-HALF Birthplace: Formby, Merseyside, Date of Birth: 13/09/1997 Community club: Waterloo Rugby Club, Club: Bristol Bears, Red Roses Debut: 2021...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSkinner staying at Edinburgh
Scotland lock Sam Skinner has agreed to sign on at Edinburgh for another two years, opting for loyalty rather than a...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Richie Williams
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Cambridge director of rugby Richie Williams Steve Hill: How and why did...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Bath prop Billy Sela
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite being just 18, Billy Sela is a relatively experienced England age grade player having already twice toured...
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Feature
/ 2 years agoSigned memorabilia is the ideal Christmas gift!
With less than two weeks to Christmas things are hotting up at signed memorabilia company Firma Stella. CEO Peter Johnson (below):...
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Features
/ 2 years agoJournalism honour for David Emery
David Emery, founder of Greenways Publishing which includes The Rugby Paper, was honoured by the Sports Journalists’ Association last week when...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDiamond looking to return
ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER Sale and Worcester director of rugby Steve Diamond, below, is waiting in the wings with pressure mounting...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoJones set for Japan job
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former England boss Eddie Jones could return to international coaching as early as this week after having a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoGeorge set to carry on at Saracens
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England and Lions hooker Jamie George is ready to turn don a lucrative move to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCokanasiga a target for Gloucester
Gloucester are understood to have put England winger Joe Cokanasiga on the list of potential replacements for Wales superstar Louis Rees-Zammit,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBaxter braced for more to leave
ON THE BLINDSIDE Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter, above, is bracing himself for more departures from Sandy Park at...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Rob Webber
The former England, Leeds, Wasps, Bath and Sale hooker, and Jersey Reds head coach who is now forwards coach in the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoWe need the game to be more exciting
Former RFU President Bob Reeves on how to solve rugby’s problems WHAT game do we want? If we asked, ‘what game...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Paul Morris
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Cinderford director of rugby Paul Morris Steve Hill: How and why did...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoI can’t see how a single action can cover it all
Lawyers and the legal system move in mysterious ways but as a layman it’s difficult to understand how the law firm...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Ella Wyrwas
SARACENS SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Enfield Date of Birth: 07/03/99 Community Club: Saracens Minis Red Roses Debut: 2023 vs Scotland Caps: 6 Why...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoTo play for the Baa-Baas was a nice way to finish
My Life in Rugby with Graham Kitchener - The former England XV, Worcester & Leicester lock talks about his career in...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Northampton scrum-half Archie McParland
BY BEN JAYCOCK Under the close guidance of Will Parkin, Archie McParland has made the transition from fly-half to scrum-half and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 18: Tom Varndell on social media impact as Farrell and Foley step back
It’s been a groundbreaking week or so in English rugby, as both England captain Owen Farrell and international referee have decided...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFarrell set to remain Sarries marquee man
Saracens are closing in on agreeing terms to a new contract with skipper Owen Farrell, below, who is out of contract...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBulls have Sharks lock in their sights
Sale Sharks lock Cobus Wiese has been targeted by the Bulls, who are offering him around £300,000 a year to return...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBears step up hunt for new tighthead
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears have stepped up their search for a tighthead as they face up to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoTop flight bosses demand answers
Premiership bosses are set to attend a Christmas crisis summit meeting after growing restless that there is no clear direction over...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Leo Fielding
Leo Fielding, the Blackheath and former London Scottish and Cinderford centre/full-back, chooses the Best XV he has played with or against......
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Natasha Hunt
GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Gloucester, Date of Birth: 21/03/89 Community Club: Drybrook RFC, Red Roses Debut: 2011 vs USA, Caps: 67 Why...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Taff Gwilliam
Steve Hill speaks to Taff Gwilliam who last season lead Kent to their first County Championship title since 1927 and is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime to enforce law on quick tapped penalties
RUGBY MATTERS I can't remember the last time I saw a quick tapped penalty taken correctly yet refs and assistant refs...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoBloodgate? I wish I’d done things differently
My Life in Rugby with Tom Williams - The former Harlequins & Esher winger/full-back looks back on his life in the...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Exeter second row Joe Bailey
BY BEN JAYCOCK Having had a surprise call up to the U20s World Championship this summer, Exeter lock Joe Bailey is...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoSingleton loan deal at Toulon
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER hooker Jack Singleton has signed for Toulon on loan for the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old, capped...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLudlam closing in on move to Toulon
Northampton Saints back row Lewis Ludlam’s highly anticipated move to Toulon, first rumoured in The Rugby Paper’s Blindside Column in early...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSaracens keen for Vunipola to stay
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are believed to have offered Billy Vunipola a deal to remain in north London...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSinfield has a taste of Carrington
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England defence coach Kevin Sinfield was at Manchester United’s Carrington training base last week on...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoArundell may be first to get hybrid contract
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England star Henry Arundell could be one of the first players offered a new hybrid...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoQuins could face fight to keep Millard
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins face a battle to keep hold of their director of rugby, Billy Millard, who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoGeorgia have eye on Cockerill
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Richard Cockerill will discover before Christmas if he is going to be the next coach...
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