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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoHughes heading to Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Fol low me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former England No.8 Nathan Hughes has secured a move to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLa Rochelle keen on Warrior Hatherell
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler La Rochelle are lining up a move for Worcester lock Kyle...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFrench clubs on alert as Sinckler CV goes round
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler French target: Kyle Sinckler Kyle Sinckler is a target for a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoQuins are NOT after Steward
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler One of the most laughable ill-informed clickbait links of a move...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRacing 92 to offer Wade new deal
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Impressive: Wade Racing 92 are offering former England international winger Christian...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTime for stars to shine at World Cup Sevens
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The Rugby World Cup Sevens is upon us...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSalary cap is forcing clubs to invest in youth policy
PAUL REES Worcester’s plight at a time when the salary cap has been reduced by some 20 per cent to £5m...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Cardiff Academy back row Luca De La Rua
Wales U18s No.8 Luca De La Rua has already made his way onto the radar of a number of professional club...
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Features
/ 3 years agoVintage Lions display in winelands of the Cape
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Simon Hammersley
The former Newcastle and Sale full-back Seeing as I’m starting my first job in ‘the real world’ as an investment banker...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoJon Callard – ‘The dream would be to get a Premiership club back in Leeds’
National League Rugby gets underway in England this Saturday, and head coach of Leeds Tykes Jon Callard set his expectations high...
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Features
/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Nine with Jon Callard
The Rugby Paper Podcast ventures into the world of rugby’s kicking game this week, as well as looking ahead to Bath‘s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoUpping salary cap is not the answer
Colin Boag Last week was when the Premiership chickens started to come home to roost. From a purely rugby perspective, Worcester...
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Features
/ 3 years agoInternational transfers don’t sit well with me
COLIN BOAG If ever you wanted evidence that under World Rugby’s watch the game is going downhill, you could do worse...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Billy McBryde
Billy McBryde, The Doncaster Knights fly-half/full-back and former Wales U20s, Scarlets & RGC player chooses the best XV he has played...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBath turn sights on du Preez brothers
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Bath are the latest club to run the rule over...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRacing 92 still keen on flyer Wade
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RACING 92 are set to decide on the future of former England winger Christian Wade,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBuyers will have to prove they have the money
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Prospective Worcester Warriors buyers could be asked to produce proof of funds for between £30...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaracens may tempt Kruis out of retirement
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are understood to have sounded out former England and Lions lock George Kruis about...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoReturn to Japan on the list for Goode
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Alex Goode is being lined up for another stint in Japan when his contract with...
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Features
/ 3 years agoWe must become tough to beat
PAUL REES There are few grander training bases in sport than Bath’s. The club has a 99-year lease at Farleigh House,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoFans need to buckle up for a bumpy ride
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It feels like the Gallagher Premiership is tottering...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Jonny Hylton
The former Wasps, Worcester, Cornish Pirates and Esher winger One of the things you can’t coach is pace and I was...
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Features
/ 3 years agoThe day Pumas joined world rugby’s top table
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 3 years agoGatecrashers ready to spoil the party again
CLUB 0F THE WEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER ROTHERHAM Founded: 1923 Ground; Clifton Lane (Capacity 3,628) Club honours: North East 1 champions:...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears fly-half Sam Worsley
Having learned off the likes of AJ MacGinty and Callum Sheedy, ‘triple threat’ fly-half Sam Worsley is looking to make his...
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Features
/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Eight with Brian Ashton
Columnists Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett rejoin Ollie Little once again for a fascinating look at coaching in the modern game,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPainful budget cuts are for greater good
COLIN BOAG Still looking for a club: Former England full-back Mike Brown left Newcastle at the end of last season PICTURE:...
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Features
/ 3 years agoVan Graan must rectify three key areas at Bath
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Rugby union does not have football’s profile, but in many other ways I would...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoAll Blacks have missed a trick
New Zealand did well to beat South Africa at Ellis Park last weekend, but they have missed a trick by not...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoWade due in Paris for talks to cover Grace
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former England winger Christian Wade is due in Paris on Monday for talks about a deal to sign...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoHougaard set to stay at Wasps
ON THE BLINDSIDE Francois Hougaard looks set to extend his stay with cash-strapped Wasps to give the club some much-needed good...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaints close in on young Warrior Fin
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Northampton Saints are close to agreeing to a deal for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFrench clubs look at Nowell
ON THE BLINDSIDE Exeter winger Jack Nowell could move to France after the World Cup with his CV doing the rounds...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoExiles waiting in wings for Chick
ON THE BLINDSIDE London Irish are waiting in the wings to potentially move for Newcastle Falcons No.8 Callum Chick if there...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Caolon Ryan
Calon Ryan, the recently retired former Chinnor, Birmingham-Moseley, Stourbridge, Coventry, Darlington Mowden Park and Rotherham Titans fly-half, choose the best XV...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoTo sign or not to sign… how 60-cap rule is splitting Wales
PAUL REES Tommy Reffell started last season looking to establish himself as a regular in title-winning Leicester’s back row and finished...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoA rugby soap opera that has us hooked
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For a tournament that is meant to be...
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Features
/ 3 years agoDelight! The day our friends in the north enjoyed a final hurrah
MOMENTINTIME THE NORTH DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS 1995 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO MATT GREENWOOD AND MARK NELSON DICKIE Jeeps’ priority in July 1976,...
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Features
/ 3 years agoPoliceman who was called in to mark Lomu
GREG Anderton was about to embark on a career as a Blackpool policeman when he got an emergency phone call that...
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Features
/ 3 years agoJohnno’s in the zone! He’s going nowhere…
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 3 years agoArgentina show they can take on the best
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It's hard to believe that Argentina were at the top of the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoWhen St Ives was the pride of Cornwall
ST IVES have been part of the Cornish rugby scene since at least 1889, the official year of their founding, and...
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Features
/ 3 years agoCLUB 0F THE WEEK
BY BRENDAN GALLA GHER ST IVES RUGBY Nickname: The Hakes Founded: 1889 Ground: Recreation Ground St Ives. Capacity 3,000 (275 seats)...
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Features
/ 3 years agoAfter dropping out of the league, Hakes are raring to go again
MORE recently there was an outstanding season in 2017-18 when the Hakes, under the coaching of Rob Elloway, won both the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders utility back Gabe Jones
Ealing Trailfinders academy utility back Gabe Jones made his U20s debut for Scotland in the Summer Series earlier this year and...
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Features
/ 3 years agoDozen new faces sign on at Ampthill
RUGBY SHORTS AMPTHILL have confirmed the signings of six forwards and six backs ahead of the 2022/23 Championship season. In the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMarine Hayler joins Pirates
ROYAL Marine back rower Jarrard Hayler has signed a one-year contract with Cornish Pirates. Hayler has captained the Navy against the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoProp McGrath lands at Reds
JERSEY Reds have signed Connacht prop Greg McGrath. The 25-year-old played seven times in the URC for last season and once...
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Features
/ 3 years agoChancellor to Harlequins
AUSTRALIA international Emily Chancellor has signed for Harlequins. The Waratahs flanker, who has nine caps, will join in November following the...












