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/ 4 years agoJosh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan
JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns' former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper...
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/ 4 years agoBig personalties, big performances
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools EASTBOURNE College might not always be a pre-eminent force in the...
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/ 4 years agoFive tries and the chop for Lambert
ONE of the more remarkable Eastbourne College alumni was Danny Lambert, the England wing who got dropped after scoring five tries...
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/ 4 years agoBarrett fiasco underlines bias towards All Blacks
COLIN BOAG What is the role of World Rugby? To me it implies that the game should be played and refereed...
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/ 4 years agoRALPH APPLEBY
ROOM 101 THE DARLINGTON MOWDEN PARK FRONT-ROWER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Over-familiar...
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/ 4 years agoEars and eyebrows marked out young Toby
Adam Hathaway talks to teammates about Toby Flood who retired this week Toby Flood was a skinny teenager when he was...
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/ 4 years agoTHE FLOOD FAMILY OF THESPIANS
Toby Flood was born in Frimley, Surrey. Both of his grandfathers were actors. His paternal grandfather, Gerald Flood, voiced the robot...
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/ 4 years agoPlayer power puts pressure on players!
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER By all accounts, player power had much to...
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/ 4 years agoSchreuder: Falcons have laid a strong foundation
By GARY FITZGERALD LOUIS Schreuder believes Newcastle Falcons can ruffle some more high profile feathers in the new season...starting with champions...
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/ 4 years agoJordie let-off proves there’s one law for NZ and one for rest
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE was much evidence this week for those (ie everybody living outside of New Zealand) who have...
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/ 4 years agoOld Deer Park waits for the Bennett thunderclap
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 agoCliff used diplomacy to get what he wanted
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON the 1955 tour to South Africa, Cliff Morgan was absolutely key to the Lions prospects and...
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/ 4 years agoIf we had Battle of Gnoll now we’d all be in jail!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LIONS, WALES, NEATH, OSPREYS, RICHMOND AND BRISTOL HOOKER BARRY WILLIAMS Good memories: Barry Williams playing...
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/ 4 years agoWOMAN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LAGI TUIMA THIS WEEK... HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND CENTRE Harlequins and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMonye gets set for his Strictly debut
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler UGO Monye next weekend launch’s his bid to become...
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/ 4 years agoCAMERON ANDERSON
YOUNG GUNS WASPS FULLBACK/CENTRE When Scotland travelled to Argentina two years ago for the U20 World Championship they boasted the likes...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks on look-out for prop in Russia
ALEX Sanderson is looking to bolster his options in the front row with a move for a Russian prop just a...
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/ 4 years agoFoulkes sees Coventry cast off their millstone
MOMENT IN TIME COVENTRY 1982-83 SUNDAY TELEGRAPH MERIT TABLE WINNERS NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO DAVID FOULKS AND PETER ROSSBOROUGH THE Seventies...
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/ 4 years agoStandoff goes on
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE standoff between agents and clubs couldn't have come at a worse time for...
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/ 4 years agoRennie to coach the Baa-baas
RUGBY SHORTS AUSTRALIA head coach Dave Rennie and Wales assistant coach Jonathan Humphreys will take charge of the Barbarians against Samoa...
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/ 4 years agoFrench keep an eye on Slade and Simmonds
HENRY Slade’s name is appearing on the long term shopping lists of several French clubs that are also keeping tabs on...
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/ 4 years agoScarratt in leg op
RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND Women’s vicecaptain Emily Scarratt has had surgery on a broken leg – almost a year out from the...
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/ 4 years agoTwickenham glory saved captain from his principal
MOMENTINTIME LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGES MIDDLESEX SEVENS WINNERS 1976 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO KEY PLAYERS NIGEL Gillingham had just led Loughborough College to...
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/ 4 years agoBridgend Grammar, where the Lions roam
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WHEN assessing the rugby talent factories in Wales, Bridgend Grammar School...
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/ 4 years agoBrynteg pupils on duty for the Lions
Top doc: Jack Matthews Jack Matthews (1950) The midfield hard man was ever present during the six Tests against NZ and...
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/ 4 years agoHooker Lewis learning fast at Sarries
By STEFFAN THOMAS LAST March Ethan Lewis found himself surplus to requirements at Cardiff with his future in the professional game...
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/ 4 years agoIslanders’ flair can give Super Rugby real boost
COLIN BOAG If it’s hyperbole you’re after, then Rugby Australia’s CEO, Andy Marinos, is your man. Formerly at SANZAAR for five...
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/ 4 years agoRogge paved way for Olympic return
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE death earlier this week of former IOC...
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/ 4 years agoPortugal flyer Storti set for big time at Stade Francais
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AS predicted in these pages a few weeks back one of the big beasts of T14 Rugby...
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/ 4 years agoSevens ace Richard in Bath switch
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Trial: De Carpentier BATH have had former England Sevens star Richard de Carpentier training...
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/ 4 years agoThomas was only inches away from immortality
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ELSEWHERE in this edition we read of Horace Wyndham Thomas becoming the first rugby player of real...
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/ 4 years agoSky fight for Campbell
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER Glasgow Warriors and Jersey Reds lock turned heavyweight boxing prospect Nick Campbell has...
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/ 4 years agoAussie agents in hot pursuit of Luke Cowan-Dickie
LUKE Cowan-Dickie is on the radar of Australian NRL clubs after Eddie Jones said the Exeter hooker would make a fantastic...
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/ 4 years agoSpreadbury set for RFU exit
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE exodus from the RFU continues with referees’ boss Tony Spreadbury set to leave...
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/ 4 years agoWasps miss out on lock Meihuizen
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Searching: Blackett WASPS’ plans to get a second row into their squad before the...
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/ 4 years agoEddie Jones open to all offers post World Cup
EDDIE Jones dropped his biggest hint yet that he will be leaving his job as England coach following the 2023 World...
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/ 4 years agoThe brooding Lamaison is victim of a bar brawl
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 agoFarrell’s time at No.10 is over
NICK CAIN TALKS TO PETER WINTERBOTTOM ABOUT NATIONAL LEAGUE RUGBY, ENGLAND AND THE LIONS PETER Winterbottom was fearless as an England...
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/ 4 years agoI had great coaches everywhere I went
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LONDON IRISH AND WASPS CENTRE AND CURRENT US EAGLES DEFENCE COACH ROB HOADLEY Champion: Rob...
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/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players CLARA NIELSON THIS WEEK... EXETER HOOKER Hooker Clara Nielson describes...
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/ 4 years agoYoung Gun: Exeter Chiefs lock Cory Teague
Boasting one of the more famous surnames in the southwest quadrant of English rugby must come with some added pressure for...
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/ 4 years agoRoom 101: Harrogate head coach Sam Cox
Harrogate head coach Sam Cox takes us through his pet hates from the rugby world and beyond
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/ 4 years agoScots’ brains trust restoring Uppingham’s former glory
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BACK in the dawn of rugby history Uppingham played their own...
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/ 4 years agoKolbe’s tax bill set to rocket at Toulon
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHESLIN Kolbe, below, could find himself worse off following his recordbreaking move to Toulon...
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/ 4 years agoBoobbyer quit at his peak to aid post war reconciliation
BRIAN Boobbyer was arguably Uppingham’s finest ever rugby player – certainly in modern times – but, as a committed Christian who...
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/ 4 years agoSharks move closer to AJ Bell deal
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks are just ironing out the last few details of the £17m deal...
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/ 4 years agoTime for Exeter Chiefs to ditch the warpaint | Colin Boag
Exeter Chiefs' appropriation of Native American symbolisation is treading a tightrope, explains Colin Boag
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/ 4 years agoSaints sign Springbok flier Skosan
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON have made their fourth summer signing by bringing in South Africa wing Courtnall Skosan. The 30-year-old, who has...
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/ 4 years agoI’m delighted for Cheslin Kolbe, he deserves all the riches | Jeremy Guscott
The newest member of rugby's One Millions Pounds Club, Cheslin Kolbe warrants the rich rewards for his entertaining skillset
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