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/ 8 years agoPivac will look to emulate All Blacks’ all-court game
Room for improvement: Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies PICTURE: Getty Images Wayne Pivac seems like a natural successor to Warren Gatland as...
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/ 8 years agoPivac gets to pick his own panel of coaches
By PETER JACKSON WAYNE Pivac will be given a free hand to pick his own Wales coaching team and decide whether...
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/ 8 years agoGustard optimistic fortunes will change at Quins
By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA PAUL Gustard took no time off this summer as Harlequins’ head of rugby seeks to improve...
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/ 8 years agoTier three stand up to Premiership ‘bullies’
By NEALE HARVEY NATIONAL One clubs have reached a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ limiting the number of Premiership academy players they can use...
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/ 8 years agoMa’afu to join Tigers not Ealing
By JON NEWCOMBE LEICESTER have made a swoop for experienced Fijian loose-head prop Campese Ma’afu, who had only just signed for...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoBrookes on way back to lean and mean best
By NEALE HARVEY Trim: Kieran Brookes in Wasps pre-season training FORGOTTEN England tight-head Kieran Brookes has revealed the extent to which...
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/ 8 years agoMorgan following the Cross way to Ospreys
LUKE Morgan hopes to transfer his record-breaking try-scoring with Wales Sevens to the 15-a-side game as he prepares to go on...
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/ 8 years agoVunipola urged to use his time off productively
By GARY FITZGERALD Injury prone: Billy Vunipola Faith: Alex Sanderson BILLY Vunipola must “keep the faith” if he wants to win...
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/ 8 years agoSymons excited by link-up with Horwill
By NEALE HARVEY New Quins enforcer: Matt Symons PICTURE: Getty Images MATTSYMONS is certain underachieving Harlequins can become winners again as...
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/ 8 years agoKiwi McNicholl on Pivac hit list
By STEFFAN THOMAS Wanted man: Scarlets sensation Johnny McNicholl WAYNE Pivac wants Johnny McNicholl to join him on his Wales journey....
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/ 8 years agoBlues stint sets Rory up for a big season
Young Saint: Rory Hutchinson AFTER recovering from injury to star for Bedford Blues last season, Northampton centre Rory Hutchinson is aiming...
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/ 8 years agoBig shame our top stars don’t play 7s
Letters SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I REMEMBER watching...
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/ 8 years agoHome Nations must resist giving rivals the upper hand
BIG thanks to Gregor Townsend for being such a good coach that Scotland could not ignore his talents for another overseas...
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/ 8 years agoBurns is big loss to the Premiership
SHAME we won’t get to see the talent of Billy Burns in the Premiership next season, but I can understand his...
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/ 8 years agoFaz is best bet to lead England – Sanderson
EDDIE Jones has been urged to dump Dylan Hartley and keep Owen Farrell as his captain right up to the World...
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/ 8 years agoAshton’s unique finishing ability still sets him apart
Test pedigree: Chris Ashton scores one of his hat-trick of tries for the Barbarians against England PICTURE: Getty Images CHRIS Ashton...
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/ 8 years agoSanderson: Farrell best man to lead us to Japan
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones has been urged to dump Dylan Hartley and keep Owen Farrell as his captain right up...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets pair set for national service
By PETER JACKSON WALES are close to putting the future of their national squad in the hands of their dream ticket...
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/ 8 years agoWales set to unveil Pivac as new boss
■ By PETER JACKSON WALES are close to putting the future of their national squad in the hands of their dream...
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/ 8 years ago‘Fearless’ Fred warns dissent will wreck game
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby are being urged to take a tougher stand against dissenting players who threaten to drag the...
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/ 8 years agoBradley wanted back at Cardiff
By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues hope to bring Bradley Davies back to the Welsh capital and the giant lock is keen...
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/ 8 years agoEddie’s so grateful for Cipriani’s magic kick
From NICK CAIN in Cape Town DANNY Cipriani got the thumbs up from Eddie Jones after a moment of inspiration that...
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/ 8 years agoMoment of magic from Cipriani gets England home
From NICK CAIN at Newlands Winning combination: Danny Cipriani celebrates with try scorer Jonny May PICTURE: Getty Images Touch of class:...
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/ 8 years agoLydiate’s aiming for fresh Test glories
By PETER JACKSON DAN Lydiate has vowed to join the massed ranks of Welsh back row contenders in Test rugby. After...
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/ 8 years agoOne-legged drug addict shows power of the spirit
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK FOR those at the elite end of the game going through the ordeal...
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/ 8 years agoIf Saints facilities are so great why are they struggling?
NIC Groom, the former Northampton Saints scrum-half who left the club to join the Johannesburg- based Lions before the end of...
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/ 8 years agoFrench wait continues
THE days of great French tour victories over the big three are fast disappearing. France’s last win against New Zealand in...
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/ 8 years agoEdwards is a must for whoever takes over
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Best in the world: Shaun Edwards PICTURE: Getty Images WHILE Wales narrow down their search...
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/ 8 years agoBravo Lewis, even the best can bomb in Argentina
I’VE BEEN hugely impressed by each and every player on Wales’ summer tour, but I want to single out one man...
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/ 8 years agoTalks over Attwood departure ‘ongoing’
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting form: Dave Attwood on the charge for Toulon PICTURES: Getty Images Review: Stuart Hooper BATH will consider...
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/ 8 years agoMallinder in as RFU pathway coach
FORMER Northampton boss Jim Mallinder is to join England Rugby as a pathway performance coach. Mallinder will replace long-serving pathway coaches...
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/ 8 years agoSalvi takes on coaching role at Chiefs
JULIAN Salvi is relishing being in the vanguard of Exeter’s bid to reclaim their Premiership crown after accepting a role to...
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/ 8 years agoEddie: It was like watching horror film
From NICK CAIN in Bloemfontein EDDIE Jones described England’s latest defeat as “a horror show’ and called on the players to...
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/ 8 years agoCrisis time – can England stop the rot in Cape Town
From NICK CAIN in Bloemfontein It tastes bitter: Captain Owen Farrell and fly-half George Ford leave the field PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets open talks with Kiwi McNicholl
By PETER JACKSON JOHNNY McNicholl is to be offered a new deal designed to ensure he becomes the next Scarlet Kiwi...
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/ 8 years agoBoks fans give Eddie a verbal send-off
From NICK CAIN IN Johannesburg EDDIE Jones put on a brave face after England crashed to a fourth successive Test defeat,...
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/ 8 years agoPhillips: I can sort out Lions problems ‘We’ve solved harder things’
WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips believes he can end the impasse between Premiership Rugby and the Lions over the 2021 tour...
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/ 8 years agoPenalties will kill our Boks hopes warns Itoje
By NICK CAIN MARO Itoje has warned his England team-mates to cut out the penalties or face defeat on their Springbok...
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/ 8 years agoRees set for Cup bid at the age of 38
By PETER JACKSON MATTHEW Rees plans to make a Champions’ Cup come-back with Cardiff Blues next season at the age of...
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/ 8 years agoI’m all fine ‘injured’ Farrell tells England
By GARY FITZGERALD We’re bubbling: Brad Barritt holds the Premiership Trophy aloft after beating Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images OWEN Farrell told...
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/ 8 years agoLeinster complete double in Dublin
By STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS coach Wayne Pivac believes his side can bounce back and compete for silverware next season. Champions Cup...
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/ 8 years agoSimmonds eager for big title showdown
By MIKE SINCLAIR JOE Simmonds is hoping for a double first when Exeter clash with Saracens in next Saturday’s Premiership final....
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/ 8 years agoAmericans stay schtum on Wales ticket sales
By PETER JACKSON THE American promoters of Wales’ Washington premiere are refusing to say how many tickets have been sold for...
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/ 8 years agoExeter flier Turner set to call time after Chiefs rejection
EXETER Chiefs wing Lachlan Turner is determined to bow out a two-time Premiership champion after revealing why he will quit the...
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/ 8 years agoBoyd factor can boost Burrell’s bid for England
By NEALE HARVEY LUTHER Burrell will forego his summer holidays in a bid to reignite his England career by spearheading a...
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/ 8 years agoMercer glad to have Shields in England armoury
BACK row prospect Zach Mercer insists he has no issues with New Zealander Brad Shields being picked for June’s tour of...
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/ 8 years agoKoch desperate to play part in Boks resurgence
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS prop Vincent Koch would relish doing battle with the “enemy” from within his own club this summer...
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/ 8 years agoBlues sweat on Jenkins fitness
By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues are waiting anxiously on the fitness of captain Gethin Jenkins for their Challenge Cup final with...
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/ 8 years agoAnglo-Welsh Cup dies as Welsh clubs withdraw
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP club owners will this week discuss options for a new internal cup competition after being told that...
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