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/ 3 years agoSwain gets six weeks
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/ 3 years agoAce Farrell steps back
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Podcast
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/ 3 years agoIncrease TMO power to police time wasters
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/ 3 years agoIreland face the toughest challenge to stay at top
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/ 3 years agoMedia don’t like Mondays
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/ 3 years agoFalcons flyer Earle weighs up his options
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/ 3 years agoLawrence on wanted list at Sharks
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/ 3 years agoPuma Vivas signs deal at Kingsholm
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/ 3 years agoRacing stick with Travers
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Antonio TJ Harris
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Young Gun
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/ 3 years agoLove for Leeds was never about money
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/ 3 years agoEngland’s big names may miss out on Lions
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/ 3 years agoI’m sorry, Chris, but the clubs made a bad call
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/ 3 years agoThe day in 1990 when Eddie Butler gave me his stamp of approval
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Features
/ 3 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
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Podcast
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirty-One with Toby Booth
Ahead of the United Rugby Championship getting underway this weekend, host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain and Chris Hewett are...
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Features
/ 3 years agoKeep rich owners on a tight leash
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTransgender women should play -Dunne
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/ 3 years agoCooper eyes return to ring
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/ 3 years agoSaints set sights on Blamire
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLa Rochelle locked on Kyle
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/ 3 years agoChiefs in a rush to land Vermeulen
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/ 3 years agoWade seals Racing deal
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Nick Auterac
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Features
/ 3 years agoNo certainties in the race for glory in Paris
If the attraction of a sport is measured in terms of unpredictability, international rugby has never been as compelling. Ever since...
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My Life in Rugby
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RUGBY MATTERS THE world of rugby and in particular the world of Sevens will be the poorer for the loss of...
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/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: London Irish centre Connor Cross
London Irish Academy and England U18s centre Connor Cross is on loan at Henley this season and the 18-year-old sees it...
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/ 3 years agoNEWS EXTRA
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/ 3 years ago‘You need to work out who you are’
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/ 3 years agoMoney is at the root of rugby’s problems
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/ 3 years agoRobinson magic spurs Red Rose fightback
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/ 3 years ago“Wait and see” on Salary Cap reduction – Lynagh
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/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirty with Michael Lynagh
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/ 3 years agoLet’s hope we still have 13 teams come Friday
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Dream Team
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/ 3 years agoHughes heading to Japan
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/ 3 years agoLa Rochelle keen on Warrior Hatherell
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFrench clubs on alert as Sinckler CV goes round
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/ 3 years agoQuins are NOT after Steward
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/ 3 years agoRacing 92 to offer Wade new deal
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Brendan Gallagher
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