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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFalcons hope new deal will tempt Chick
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted man: Calum Chick Newcastle Falcons are close to agreeing to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSale set to open talks with Raffi
Sale Sharks are keen on sitting down with England international scrum-half Raffi Quirke, below, to discuss a new deal, according to...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoHooper deserves support from us all
CHRIS HEWETT We are not sure how many of the New Zealand starting line-up actually read the anonymous fax sent to...
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Features
/ 3 years agoEddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’
Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 3 years agoSlater finishes gruelling 350-mile bike ride
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER star Ed Slater and his teammates completed a 350-mile bike ride this week in front of crowds at...
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Features
/ 3 years ago“I just ran around and smashed everything” – My Life in Rugby with Martin Purdy
The former Wasps, Bath, Gran Parma, L’Aquila, London Welsh, Massy and Grasse lock discusses his career As a professional sportsman you...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoOmanyala enjoys golden finale after leaving Sevens
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Triumph: Ferdinand Omanyala celebrates after winning the gold...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoTake time to polish leaders, Eddie
RUGBY MATTERS I HAVE absolutely no problem with Eddie Jones having his less than complementary say on the influence of our...
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Features
/ 3 years agoCharity matches will show strong links between rugby and the police
Jon Newcombe talks to Dean Richards before the Matt Ratana memorial games Strong links have existed between the police and rugby...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMet Police out to mark centenary in fine style
ONE year out from its centenary, Metropolitan Police RFC and police rugby in general is enjoying something of a revival. Back...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTonita connects with his new ‘Taswegian’ friends
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 agoPrivate schools vital to the survival of the game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EDDIE Jones drew a sharp rebuke from the RFU following his comments...
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Features
/ 3 years agoOld Boys who enjoy touch of Shakespeare
OLD Alleynians are one of those clubs with a particularly distinguished past which might have haunted them a little, but they...
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Features
/ 3 years agoDays when Flatman, Sheridan, Easter and Obano all enjoyed their time at the club
BRIEFLY after World War 2, the club combined with Old Whitfigitians but as numbers boomed it regained its individual identity and...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Ospreys back row Morgan Morse
Schoolboy Morgan Morse was handed a first Wales U20s start at the age of just 17 earlier this year and the...
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Features
/ 3 years ago‘China is still decades behind leading nations’
Duncan Hooper talks to Zhang Zhiqiang on learning to play rugby with Leicester’s finest Zhang Zhiqiang’s introduction to the UK was...
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Features
/ 3 years agoTide has turned on overseas galacticos
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IT is a truth long universally accepted that the Top 14 is a pension-liner for big-name overseas...
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Features
/ 3 years agoTown hall looking to find buyer for Beziers
FALLEN French rugby giant Beziers – subject of a protracted takeover tale two years ago – is still officially on the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIt’s time for northern success in the World Cup – Dallaglio
By GARY FITZGERALD Lawrence Dallaglio is convinced a Northern Hemisphere team can reign supreme in France next year and that the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoGreenwood points finger at academies
WILL Greenwood claims Eddie Jones is wrong to blame a “closeted” private education culture for a lack of backbone and resolve...
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Features
/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Six with James Horwill
For the first time ever on The Rugby Paper Podcast, a full house! Host Oliver Little is joined by columnists Nick...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoWe need bigger squads to reduce playing time
COLIN BOAG I’d really like my grandkids to be able to play and watch rugby, but I’m far from sure that...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Alex Woolford
Alex Woolford, The Bedford Blues and former Northampton, Moseley, London Welsh & Coventry second row, chooses the best XV he has...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoJack’s authority shows he’s the lad for England
KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF It's interesting that, in England, scrum-half has traditionally been considered less influential tactically than fly-half, with...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIRFU to offer 43 pro contracts to women
RUGBY SHORTS The Irish Rugby Football Union have confirmed it will offer 43 professional contracts to women’s players in the country’s...
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Features
/ 3 years agoRed Roses cashing in on success of Lionesses
RUGBY SHORTS TICKET sales have been boosted this week for England’s two September women’s internationals following the Lionesses’ triumphant Euro 2022...
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Features
/ 3 years agoEaling sign Aussie scrum-half Grant
RUGBY SHORTS AMBITIOUS Ealing Trailfinders have signed 28-year-old scrum-half Jack Grant from Super Rugby side the Waratahs. Grant made nine appearances...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBrown’s keeping in shape
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Mike Brown has been training with former club Harlequins as he looks to keep himself...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoDemelza’s leading man…
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Doncaster and Coventry ace Will Owen recently had the biggest...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoPhillips out to guide China to Olympics
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER England Sevens star Ollie Phillips has taken over as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFinancial woes force Wasps to halt recruitment
ON THE BLINDSIDE By Neil Fissler Wasps have placed a freeze on recruitment despite Lee Blackett aiming to sign another two...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoChiefs keen on Sio to strengthen front row
ON THE BLINDSIDE By Neil Fissler Exeter Chiefs have veteran Wallaby prop Scott Sio on a list of potential recruits, with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFalcons fight for Radwan
ON THE BLINDSIDE By Neil Fissler Newcastle Falcons are keen to agree to a new contract with England winger Adam Radwan...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoungs Guns: Bath and Scotland U18s scrum-half Murdoch Lock
Having represented the U18s earlier this year, Bath academy scrum-half Murdoch Lock has set a clear goal to become the first...
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Features
/ 3 years agoHow I loved my journey to the top of the world
ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER After a long and illustrious international career, I’ve seen and been part of countless tournaments,...
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Rugby Matters
/ 3 years agoSevens shows just how great it can be
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Occasionally, I question the value of Sevens in...
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Rugby Matters
/ 3 years agoIt’s time to get rid of these flat passes
MUCH discussion, and rightly so, recently about concussion and brain related injuries and once again I find myself pondering on rugby’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSt Luke’s left Exeter with a proud legacy
CLUB OF THE WEEK EXETER UNIVERSITY BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER Founded: 1860 (as St Luke’s College) Colours: Green and white Director of...
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Features
/ 3 years agoFierce rivalry with Loughborough produced rugby of highest order
There were 19 annual St Luke’s College v Loughborough College challenge matches before St Luke’s became absorbed by Exeter University and...
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Features
/ 3 years ago“I learned my trade on the world’s big stages” – My Life in Rugby with Simon Hunt
The former England Sevens/U21s, Rosslyn Park, Narbonne, Perpignan, Pertemps Bees, Ebbw Vale, Newport, Bristol, Moseley & Dings Crusaders winger Playing a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMoment in Time: Psycho front row set platform for Sale’s return to top flight
Sale – Courage League 2 Champions 1993/94 Sale had been out of the top flight for six seasons after being relegated...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWhen Sale wanted to be Man U’s rugby team
Sale have always had one very big shadow on their doorstep. Just over four miles from their Heywood Road ground was...
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Features
/ 3 years agoArms Park undergoes radical transformation
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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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMatson tweaks masterplan to keep Quins competitive
By Gary Fitzgerald Tabai Matson insists Harlequins must “get the nuts and bolts right” to ensure they stay in the top...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung guns ready to fire in South Africa
England U18s have named a 26-man squad for the tour of South Africa later this month. The three-match series takes place...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Five with Brett Gosper
Episode 25 of The Rugby Paper Podcast welcomes former World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper, together with host Ollie Little and columnists...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoSanzaar sets an ugly precedent
COLIN BOAG You’re off: But SANZAAR Laws don’t protect the welfare of our players PICTURE: Getty Images Sometimes things happen in...
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Features
/ 3 years agoWorld Rugby urged to settle out of court over dementia
Paul Rees talks to a leading lawyer about the legal action launched by 180 former players A leading lawyer is urging...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoAll Black Scott is ready, willing – and very able
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Scott Robertson has issued a come-and-get-me plea to the RFU, closing the door on a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoERL subsidy vow is keeping clubs waiting
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Premiership clubs are still anxiously waiting to find out from European Professional Club Rugby how...
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