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/ 4 years agoProtecting No.9s has killed the dive pass
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Whatever happened to the dive pass? I was...
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/ 4 years agoGRIFFYDD EVANS
YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF UNI / LLANDOVERY FLANKER Cardiff University student Griffydd Evans is eager to step up to Scarlets first team...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
BYRON McGUIGAN, THE SALE SHARKS AND SCOTLAND WINGER CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. Joe Marler...
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/ 4 years agoIberian derby is key to the race
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE qualifying process for RWC from Europe is rarely a straightforward process and this time round is...
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/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Six with Wales and Lions legend Shane Williams
Shane Williams joins host Oliver Little and regular The Rugby Paper columnists Brendan Gallagher and Nick Cain on Episode Six of...
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/ 4 years agoTrailfinders are early suitors for veteran Brown
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted man: Mike Brown EALING Trailfinders have inquired about former England fullback Mike Brown...
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/ 4 years agoEngland need to find some extra spice besides Curry
PAUL REES TALKS TO LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO ABOUT THE KEY AREAS ENGLAND MUST IMPROVE TO DEFEAT IRELAND England pre-empted the start of...
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/ 4 years agoClermont join battle for Hughes
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CLERMONT Auvergne have emerged as a serious threat to London Irish’s plans to sign...
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/ 4 years agoOne-club man Dallaglio looks forward to Wasps challenging at top again
IT was one of the epic European Cup finals. Wasps, the leading club in England in the early part of the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFaf’s Japan deal set for completion
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SPRINGBOK World Cup winner Faf de Klerk is expected to sign his million pound...
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/ 4 years agoAberavon, where rugby and life were indivisible
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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/ 4 years agoHENRY PEARSON
YOUNG GUNS HARTPURY COLLEGE PROP Hartpury College prop Henry Pearson wants to follow in the footsteps of their alumni and has...
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/ 4 years agoFailure to comply is clubs’ own fault
COLIN BOAG Not giving up: Doncaster, who beat Ealing last week, are appealing the RFU’s decision The supporters of promotion and...
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/ 4 years agoRugby’s big boys show bullying side
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER No contest: Italy hooker Hame Faiva is sent...
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/ 4 years agoNothing too much trouble for Colin
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY lost a great and good servant earlier this week when Colin Herridge died suddenly of a...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
STEPHEN FERRIS, THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, IRELAND AND ULSTER BACK ROWER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExiles sign Samoa back row So’otala
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish have made a swoop to land Brive and Samoa U20 back row...
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/ 4 years agoPirates may go part-time
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CORNISH Pirates were due to have talks with benefactor Dicky Evans and his family...
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/ 4 years agoGallagher joins Bath with Bosch in sights
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH are down to the last two names on their fly-half shortlist for next...
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Features
/ 4 years agoScotland ticket was too good to resist
MY LIFE IN RUGBY MICHAEL CUSACK Leading the fight: Michael Cusack in action for Leeds against Leicester FORMER SCOTLAND, LEEDS, DONCASTER,...
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/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Five with James and Martin Whitcombe
Its family fortunes week as Leicester Tigers‘ James Whitcombe and his father Martin Whitcombe join host Oliver Little to discuss the...
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/ 4 years agoBath hit with hamstring injury to lock McNally
RUGBY SHORTS BATH lock Josh McNally, 31, faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a “significant” hamstring injury in...
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/ 4 years agoQuins centre Lasike heading back to US
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS centre Paul Lasike, 31, will leave the Premiership club next month for “personal reasons”. The New Zealand-born USA...
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/ 4 years agoLeicester is my kind of place says Ashton
RUGBY SHORTS CHRIS Ashton is eager to make the most of his time with Premiership leaders Leicester. The 34-year-old joined on...
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/ 4 years agoShining a light on the lives of King’s legends
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER DON’T you just love old school team reunions?...
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/ 4 years agoExiles bring in Reid to cover midfield
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed fly-half Noel Reid on a short-term deal from French side Agen. The former Leinster and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFalcons decide against Brown contract option
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Heading south? Mike Brown MIKE Brown is set to face a decision about his...
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/ 4 years agoBeing rubbish is not an offence
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A FEW weeks ago Shane Williams of this parish was railing against those sneaky goalkickers and those...
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Features
/ 4 years agoChick banned for three weeks, Coleman let off
RUGBY SHORTS NEWCASTLE No.8 Callum Chick has been banned for three weeks after he was sent off against Exeter last Sunday....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBath keen on former Griffiths client Niall
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Move: Niall Annett BATH are poised to make a move to sign Worcester Warriors...
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/ 4 years agoEx-England lock Kruis to call time
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England and Saracens lock George Kruis is to retire after completing the season with Japanese side Saitama Wild...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExiles lock Coleman poised to snub Paris
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ADAM Coleman is deciding his next move after talking to Racing 92 about a...
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/ 4 years agoZero proof that no drop zone has damaged Prem
COLIN BOAG R elegation continues to be a hugely polarising issue for English rugby, and prejudice seems to trump common sense...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoChiefs in talks with O’Loughlin
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Guided tour: O’Loughlin EXETER Chiefs are lining up a third Leinster player to join...
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/ 4 years agoAcid test awaits to see if Eddie’s still up to the job
NICK CAIN HIGHLIGHTS THE KEY AREAS ENGLAND MUST IMPROVE TO CLOSE GAP ON IRELAND AND FRANCE BY the time England have...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints sign Aussie lock star Lukhan
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON have completed a three-year deal to land Australia lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto from Queensland...
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/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players TIANA GORDON THIS WEEK... DMP DURHAM FLANKER DMP Sharks are...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWarrior Judge set for return to Saracens
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS are poised to end their search for a new tighthead prop after making...
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/ 4 years agoIWAN SHENTON
YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF MET NO.8 Cardiff Met captain Iwan Shenton is enjoying a fine campaign in his final year at university...
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/ 4 years agoProud I could play my part in green to unite people
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, IRELAND AND OXFORD UNIVERSITY FULL-BACK HUGO MACNEILL EVEN though I played...
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/ 4 years agoIcon Rees pays price for leading resistance
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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Podcast
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Four with special guest Michael Owen
This week, host Oliver Little and regular The Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher are joined by former Wales...
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/ 4 years agoNo way Nutty’s adding Park to bankruptcy list!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY BIRKENHEAD PARK HEAD COACH AND FORMER ENGLAND COUNTIES, WATERLOO, LEEDS TYKES, WAKEFIELD AND PERTEMPS BEES PROP MARTIN...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFalcons have eye on Tian
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Tian Schoeman NEWCASTLE Falcons are in the market for a new fly-half next...
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/ 4 years agoAARON FLORESTEIN
YOUNG GUNS WASPS AND HINCKLEY FLANKER Openside flanker Aaron Florestein is aiming for the very top as he looks to continue...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDiamond looking to add beef
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond is planning a clear out of his forwards as he plans to...
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/ 4 years agoMoney is only reason to let Boks in 6 Nations
COLIN BOAG The rumour that SouthAfrica will join the Six Nations in 2025 is growing, being presented in some quarters as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBraley’s Saints switch starts domino effect
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON’S move for Italy scrum-half Callum Braley will set off a domino effect of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoReds form puts back row White on Bath radar
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Target: Wesley White JAKE White’s son Wesley could be heading to the Premiership next...
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/ 4 years agoWorld Cup qualifiers require TV exposure
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE are many out there who argue for...
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