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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoChristmas miracle in the Andes: 50 years on… a tale of survival
By BRENDAN GALLAGER For those of us of a certain age there were possibly two global stories that dominated our adolescence...
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Features
/ 3 years agoThe survivors – what happened next
Heroes: Nando Parrado, left, and Roberto Canessa Roberto Canessa: An alpha male by any criteria, the team’s star winger, dashing medical...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Kevin Yates: ‘I waited ten years for my next England cap!’
The former England, Bath, Sale and Saracens prop Man in black: Kevin Yates playing for Saracens PICTURE: Getty Images When my...
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Moment In Time
/ 3 years agoQuins double up at Twickenham
Moment in time: Harlequins, 1988 John Player Cup and Middlesex Sevens winners BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins were without a win over...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEpisode 46 – Reviewing 2022
The Rugby Paper Podcast rounds off 2022 with another special episode! Host Ollie Little is rejoined by panellists Nick Cain, Brendan...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Andy Northey
The Former North of England, Northampton, St Helens RLFC, Waterloo, Rotherham & Sedgley Park centre chooses the best XV he has...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNewcastle to make move for Teague
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Newcastle Falcons are keen on bringing Rory Teague back...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSimpson on his way back to Saracens
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gareth Simpson is set to return to Saracens next season after impressing in a two-week...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTigers keen to tempt speedster Bassett
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leicester Tigers are pressing ahead with their recruitment plans for next season and are bidding...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoOh brother! Joe may join Sam in France
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted man: Joe Simmonds is attracting interest from France PICTURES: Getty Images Joe Simmonds could...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEaling go West to beef up pack
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Moving: Tom West Ealing Trailfinders have moved to strengthen their front row ahead of their...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoHow baseball kept Bish on right track
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ken Poole, the head of economic development for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoMystery surrounds Robinson departure
BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was a week of departures for Romania, one unexpected but the other less so. First the shock resignation...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Leeds Beckett No.8 Kade Bird
Skilful No. 8 Kade Bird endured heartbreak after being dropped by London Irish academy but has been presented with a golden...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Edd Thrower ‘Going to Italy was the best move I ever made’
The former London Irish, Wasps, Saracens, Crociati, Bedford, London Welsh, Massy & Piacenza full-back on his life in the game Loving...
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Features
/ 3 years agoKenningham on school days, the future of rugby and his international hopes
By Elise Hamersley Jack Kenningham was 17 when he was plucked off the rugby pitch and into the Harlequins Academy. Relatively...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoEpisode 45 with Ollie Lawrence
Following last week’s ‘Sackings Special’, this week’s edition of The Rugby Paper Podcast arrives a few days later than anticipated. Ollie...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Luke Sheriff
The former Harlequins & Nottingham flanker, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Jason Leonard – True...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLions star Russell turns down a move to Bath
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath have missed out on signing arguably the best fly-half in the world on current...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBorthwick may miss out on Willis again
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Steve Borthwick missed out on signing Jack Willis as Leicester Tigers boss, and he could find...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTug-of-war for Bath lock
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath lock Fergus Lee-Warner is at the centre of a tug-of-war between Premiership rivals Bristol...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGloucester in line for Stuart and McGuigan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gloucester have been busy shopping to improve their squad for next season and have lined...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoMystery as Tigers lose comms man
ON THE COVER BY NEIL FISSLER Leicester last week parted company with the long-serving Head of Communications Gary Sherrard after more...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoIsrael banking on the Heat to build profile
RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER One of the more unusual modern days...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoSo who is the real villain here?
RUGBY MATTERS - Brendan Gallagher Newcastle's Carl Fearns has been at the sharp end of professional rugby for nearly 14 years...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoEngland toiling in the foothills
RUGBY MATTERS I will leave it to others to do the heavy lifting in dissecting the sacking of Eddie Jones but...
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Features
/ 3 years agoThe time I nearly gave Rayer a heart attack…
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DARRYL VEENENDAAL THE FORMER BEDFORD, NOTTINGHAM AND AMPTHILL SCRUM-HALF Cheeky: Darryl Veenendaal in action PICTURE: Getty Images WHEN...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol second row Paddy Pearce
Having endured a lengthy injury layoff, Bristol Bears second row Paddy Pearce is relishing the opportunity to be back playing rugby...
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Features
/ 3 years agoBoss Baxter extends stay
RUGBY SHORTS ROB Baxter has extended his contract at Exeter Chiefs. DoR Baxter, who has led the club since 2009, has...
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Features
/ 3 years agoBlamire signs on for two more years
RUGBY SHORTS JAMIE Blamire has signed a new deal with Newcastle which will keep the England hooker at Kingston Park for...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMorahan off to Bayonne
RUGBY SHORTS BRISTOL winger Luke Morahan has been granted an early release from his contract to join Top14 side Bayonne. The...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoEpisode 44 – The Sackings Special
In a momentous week for home nations rugby, we bring you a special episode of The Rugby Paper Podcast. Host Ollie...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoEpisode 43 with Rich Lane
As we approach the halfway point of a more than turbulent Gallagher Premiership season, Bristol Bears are yet to find their...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Tom Cruse
Tom Cruse, The Edinburgh and former Wasps, London Irish, Rotherham & Macclesfield hooker chooses the best XV he has played with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBristol close in on deal with Oghre
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Oghre Bristol Bears are set to agree to a deal...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBath and Racing to battle over Russell
ON THE BLINDSIDE Racing 92 have stepped up their bid to keep Scotland ace Finn Russell in the French capital next...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEx-Tiger Henry on his way to Stade
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former Leicester Tigers fly-half Zack Henry, above, could be on his way to Stade Francais when his Pau...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRugby set to be caught up in another legal drama
ON THE BLINDSIDE Rugby is set for another legal drama with a growing group of players preparing to launch a demand...
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Features
/ 3 years agoOn a wing but without a prayer
Peter Jackson finds little to cheer for the speed merchants when it comes to checking the stats from the Autumn Series...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoRemarkable band of Rogue Heroes
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The BBC drama series Rogue Heroes concluded on Sunday...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoOnly the pin-ups win top awards
RUGBY MATTERS What have the following got in common? Brian O’Driscoll, Eben Etzebeth, Malcolm Marx, Fourie Du Preez, Taulupe Faletau, Ma’a...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins prop Caleb Ashworth
YOUNG GUNS HARLEQUINS PROP Colossal Harlequins prop Caleb Ashworth stands at 6ft 5ins and weighs a whopping 21 stone – at...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Nic Groom: ‘It was my warrior spirit that paid off with Rassie’
The former Western Province, Stormers, Northampton, Lions, Edinburgh and London Irish scrum-half talks Jon Newcombe through his journey in the game My...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoHougaard joins Sarries as injury cover
Francois Hougaard has signed for Saracens on a short-term deal as injury cover on the wing, less than a week after...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoEpisode 42 with Louis Deacon
After a poor weekend for England and Wales, Eddie Jones and Wayne Pivac‘s positions at the helm are reviewed in Episode...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTigers are keeping an eye on McDonald
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Auckland Blues coach Leon McDonald, left, is sniffing around the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoHougaard’s ‘no’ to Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps and Worcester scrum-half Francois Hougaard is set to turn down the chance of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoIrish keen on Cokanasiga’s return
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are bidding to re-sign England flyer Joe Cokanasiga from Premiership rivals Bath to replace...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNow Chiefs are fighting to keep Cowan-Dickie
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Off to France? Luke Cowan-Dickie Below, Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs are fighting to keep hold of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGeorge is set to stay a Saracen
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England hooker Jamie George is set to take up an option to stay with former...
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