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Features
/ 4 years agoMystery still over Amanda Blanc affair
THE Amanda Blanc Affair will remain unresolved until the Welsh Rugby Union get round to answer questions raised by her abrupt...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPumas finally end their long wait for silverware
CURRIE CUP PUMAS fans were crying tears of joy at the fulltime whistle as their long wait for their first major...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoPMs, chefs, and a whole lot of history in between
We kick off our new Club of the Week series with Streatham and Croydon who have been celebrating their 150th anniversary...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOld Boys are a proper club, I have so much to be thankful for, says Probyn
AMONGST the most illustrious Streatham and Croydon Old Boys is none other than England prop and Rugby Paper columnist Jeff Probyn...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDeans: Drua can be major force in the future
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Crusaders head coach Robbie Deans reckpons newcomers Fijian Drua are the best start-up in Super...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFrench penchant for ill discipline strikes again
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
/ 4 years agoAll eyes on Mercer as he rules in Paris
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN There’s no doubt the better side won Friday’s Top 14 final. Montpellier’s 29-10 win over Castres at...
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Features
/ 4 years agoNew York crowned champions of America
RUGBY United New York won their first ever Major League Rugby title as they beat the Seattle Seawolves 30-15 at the...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBest leaving Knights in search of a new home
■By BEN JAYCOCK In the hope of setting himself up for life after rugby, Mark Best has decided to find a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBiljon excited by strong Jersey squad
HARVEY Biljon believes his Jersey squad for next season is one of the best he has assembled. The Reds finished fourth...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoAled Davies cited as podcast guests weigh in on controversial yellow
Saracens‘ scrum-half Aled Davies has been cited for the controversial yellow card he received against Leicester in Saturday’s Premiership Final. Davies,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-One with Jeff Probyn
The Rugby Paper Podcast returns this week as former England World Cup Finalist and English title winning prop Jeff Probyn joins...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAll-South African final is a turn-off for Celtic fans
COLIN BOAG When the PRO14 organisers, desperately trying to breathe some life into things, decided to change its name to the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRichards a wanted man in Glasgow
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Talks: Dean Richards DEAN Richards has emerged as the front runner...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoChiefs pair fit for new season
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER are confident that Henry Slade and Sam Simmonds will be fit for the start...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBurns set for an offer to finish his career in Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FREDDIE Burns, who has one more year left to run on...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMercer staying in France for final year
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Zach Mercer has pledged to see out the final year of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJones may opt for Paris move instead
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler HUW Jones’ second spell with Glasgow could end without him playing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCipriani’s Dallas deal in jeopardy
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler A CLUB from the Japanese Top League could be about to...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSarries stuck together in tough times
Paul Rees pinpoints the key to Saracens’ rapid resurgence following their enforced relegation in 2020 What brought Saracens down hauled them...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEuro Cup schedule confirmed
NEWS EXTRA EPCR has confirmed the formats and qualifiers for next season’s Champions Cup. The Champions Cup will be competed for...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoPhil was an inspiration, on and off the field
SHANE WILLIAMS: WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It has been a tough week in Welsh rugby following the passing of the great...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWallaby joins list of big political animals
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It will come as no surprise to hear...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Rhodri Lewis, Ospreys Wing
Having already been compared to his childhood hero Shane Williams, 17-yeaold Rhodri Lewis has issued a warning to the Ospreys senior...
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Features
/ 4 years agoScrum-half or full-back? I made the right choice
BEN FODEN - 34-capped England International SCRUM-HALF or full-back? My dad still has that debate with me every time I go...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGoing back to basics was the only answer
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME So back to the future it is as the RFU finally recognises...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPhil was rightly proud as a Baa-Baa
THE sad news of the passing of Phil Bennett has cast a shadow over the game in the week when the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWelsh wizard ‘Benny’ at his field of dreams
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
/ 4 years agoFrance star Woki still weighing his options
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No sooner have France’s Top 14 clubs just about closed the book on recruitment for the year...
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Podcast
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty with Kyran Bracken
The Rugby Paper Podcast returns this week as World Cup-winning scrum-half Kyran Bracken joins host Oliver Little and The Rugby Paper...
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Features
/ 4 years ago‘Elite’ may have to be sacrificed for cashflow
COLIN BOAG Last week, Ellis Genge tweeted ‘Nearly 100 Premiership rugby players will now be without a club for the 22/23...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSharks circle round Samoan Nanai
ON THE BLINDSLIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SALE Sharks are eying up a move for Worcester Warriors...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoClubs to swoop in on Falcon ace Mike
ON THE BLINDSLIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Option: Mike Brown MIKE Brown is still looking to extend his career for at least...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoVan Heerden will lead influx of new Chiefs
ON THE BLINDSLIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER Chiefs will announce the arrival of Ruben Van Heerden this week, and he is...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoKnights set to land new Bucs starlet
ON THE BLINDSLIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Doncaster Knights are on the verge of completing a deal for Alec Lloyd-Seed, who will...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWarrior Sam eyes big move overseas
ON THE BLINDSLIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SAM Lewis is weighing up moving abroad as he looks for a new club and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDeano’s role is still a mystery
ON THE BLINDSLIDE BY NEIL FISSLER DEAN Richards, who stood down as Newcastle Falcons director of rugby after the final game...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGlobal vision for the future takes us into a new dawn
PAUL REES ASSESSES WORLD RUGBY’S PLANS TO MODERNISE THE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC GAME The prospect of a global season has always...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBen’s back, ready willing and able!
Injury-hit Ben Curry tells Ben Jaycock he can finally dream of a longterm England future Fit again: Sale’s Ben Curry is...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLe new role for Michael
RUGBY SHORTS MICHAEL Le Bourgeois has rejoined Championship club Bedford Blues in a player-coach role after being released by Wasps. The...
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Features
/ 4 years agoChiefs nab coach Omar
RUGBY SHORTS EXETER Chiefs have appointed South African Omar Mouneimne as their new defence coach. Mouneimne moves to Exeter after leaving...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMorris will stay a Wasp
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS back-row forward Ben Morris has signed a new contract with the club. “He’s a player who is fully...
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Features
/ 4 years agoKyle adds to injury list
RUGBY SHORTS BRISTOL Bears prop Kyle Sinckler will miss England’s summer tour of Australia with a back injury. The 29-year-old has...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWilson axed by Warriors
RUGBY SHORTS DANNY Wilson has been sacked as Glasgow Warriors head coach after a humiliating 76-14 URC quarter-final defeat by Leinster....
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Features
/ 4 years agoAce Barton is a Falcon
RUGBY SHORTS AS reported in TRP last month, Newcastle Falcons have signed scrum-half Josh Barton from Coventry on a two-year deal....
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Features
/ 4 years agoInspired Borthwick has given back to Tigers the drive to hit former heights
Paul Rees looks at how Steve Borthwick has re-energised his Welford Road troops When Steve Borthwick took charge of Leicester in...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy body tells me to quit, but I just can’t!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY SOANE TONGA’UIHA THE FORMER TONGA, BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON, RACING 92, OYONNAX, BRISTOL AND AMPTHILL PROP AND CURRENT PLAYER-COACH...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSaracens had to physically, and mentally, break barriers
Rocky Clark looks at how Sarries broke their Exeter hoodoo to take the 15s title After a gruelling 39-week season, Saracens...
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Features
/ 4 years agoROCKY’S PREMIER 15S TEAM OF THE SEASON
HOPE ROGERS – EXETER Excellent ball carrier, physicality in contact, loves scoring tries. Strong scrummager and pace for a front row...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGlad to see pride comes first in Ordizia
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Everybody, in whatever sport, should adopt a second...
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