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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers have their eye on Mouneimne
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leicester Tigers are keen on a move for Exeter Chiefs defensive guru Omar Mouneimne, above,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Will Hooley: Rollercoaster ride full of cool stuff along the way
The US Eagles, San Diego Legion and former Exeter, Northampton, Saracens & Bedford fly-half talks about his career in the game...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoThrilling finish in ‘73 never to be repeated
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER What with Italy looking more competitive, the 2023...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoDickson wrong to ignore his TMO
For me there are only two reasons for a TMO. First to adjudicate whether a try has been legally scored and...
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Young Gun
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Wales U18 fly-half Jacob Symes
Welsh rugby’s latest young talented fly-half Jacob Symes departs for Australia in February to play for Eastern Suburbs in the highly...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSaints bring Langdon back home
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed hooker Curtis Langdon from French Top 14 side Montpellier. Langdon, 25, will move to Franklin’s...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTuisue gets two-week suspension
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER’S Fijian back row Albert Tuisue has been banned for two weeks after receiving three yellow cards this season....
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Features
/ 4 years agoEarle swaps Newcastle for Ealing
RUGBY SHORTS NATHAN Earle has left Newcastle Falcons after agreeing to a deal with Championship side Ealing. The 28-year-old joined the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCokanasiga at the crossroads
Bath are locked in talks with England winger Joe Cokanasiga about joining the growing list of players who are pledging their futures to The Rec beyond the end of the season....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFalcons keen on Bristol hooker Harry
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Newcastle Falcons have been linked with a potential move for Bristol Bears hooker Harry Thacker...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoStormers battle to keep Laker
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Stormers defence coach Norman Laker has emerged as a target for at least one of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoKirsten set to join exodus from Exeter
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Exeter Chiefs are likely to lose another big player next...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoYarde wings in at Bayonne
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former England winger Marland Yarde is back in rugby after joining French Top 14 outfit...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoQuins keeping tabs on Volavola
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Versatile: Volavola Harlequins are looking at Racing 92’s versatile Fijian international Ben Volavola as they...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Dan Hipkiss
Dan Hipkiss, the former England, Leicester and Bath centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1. Andrew...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Joe Simpson: I loved Adams Park when it was rocking
The former England, Wasps, Gloucester, Saracens, Bath & Sale Sharks scrum-half My professional career has now come to an end and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoTake five: Looking back, and forward
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER FIVE BEST MEMORIES OF 2022 1: Italy’s Ange...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoDoddie and Benny lead list of heroes we have lost
Brendan Gallagher remembers those the game has lost over the last 12 months Phil Bennett (Felinfoel, Llanelli, Wales, Barbarians, British and...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Cardiff Met University lock Brandon Harvey
American second row Brandon Harvey was hurt by his country of birth’s failure to qualify for the 2023 World Cup but...
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Moment In Time
/ 4 years agoNo stopping the Baa-Baas’ game
MOMENT IN TIME SPECIAL REPORT BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER vs THE BARBARIANS, 1973 Where are they now? BACK ROW Chalky White:...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Scott Van Breda
The Jersey Reds and former Eastern Province, Western Province, Stormers, Southern Kings and Worcester utility back, chooses the best XV he...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJapanese interested in taking Williams back
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Wales fly-half Owen Williams is a target for Japanese...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoGatland likely to target Gustard
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Harlequins boss Paul Gustard has emerged as a target for Wales chief Warren Gatland...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLawes considers options and may head abroad
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Courtney Lawes is mulling over his future after revealing that he has got an escape clause...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCrossdale staying put
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Former England prospect Ali Crossdale could remain in France next season, with Perpignan who could take...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBath keep Stuart and Underhill
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER New deal: Underhill Bath are set for another shot in the arm after agreeing to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLoader close to Irish deal
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are close to agreeing to a new contract with Ben Loader as they...
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Young Gun
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors fly-half Jack Condcliffe
YOUNG GUNS WORCESTER WARRIORS FLY-HALF Worcester Warriors' academy player Jack Condcliffe is distraught witnessing his club’s demise as he realises his...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoWhen the old European Cup was just the ticket
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER This column has been warning about the decline...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoHamza improves on rugby’s record
RUGBY MATTERS Rugby has a decent record in Strictly Come Dancing – think Austin Healey and Matt Dawson although perhaps not...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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
/ 4 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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