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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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 years agoJackson signed for Sale before the outcry
By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE SALE SHARKS could be looking at a huge compensation bill if they pull out of deals to...
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/ 9 years agoCohen urges reform over second ‘marquee’ player
By NEALE HARVEY SOARING wage bills allied to a slump in the sponsorship market contributed to Premiership clubs reporting record losses...
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/ 9 years agoFab at 40, Filisi can crown it all with Cup
By PETER JACKSON TAU Filise is ready to make one last historic stand for Cardiff Blues as the first 40-year-old to...
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/ 9 years agoGatland on RFU radar to take over from Eddie
By NICK CAIN Bragging rights: Tom Homer finishes his 60 metre run to score Bath’s fourth try in the derby win...
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/ 9 years agoWales get £1.25m payment from Lions
By PETER JACKSON WALES are to receive a seven-figure windfall as their share of the profit from last summer’s Lions tour...
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