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/ 6 years agoSix Nations WILL move for global season plan
By PETER JACKSON RUGBY’S global powerbrokers have confirmed that the Six Nations is in the process of being moved out of...
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/ 6 years agoEngland in 4 Nations plan for the autumn
EXCLUSIVE ■By PETER JACKSON Crisis: Brent Impey ENGLAND and Wales plan to finalise fixtures for an emergency Four Nations tournament this...
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/ 6 years agoFriday’s fear for Sevens at Olympics
■By NEALE HARVEY Slade sets his priorities Henry Slade has a dual ambition in the coming months…to be a great dad...
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/ 6 years agoNEXT WEEK …Don’t miss
Brendan Gallagher’s Top 20: Drop-goals Lions contenders: Nick Cain picks his No.9 History of Rugby: The 60s - Jekyll and Hyde...
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/ 7 years agoThorpe takes the reins at Chinnor
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE CHINNOR have moved quickly to fill the vacancy left by Matt Williams by appointing former Premiership...
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/ 7 years agoTigers cull continues
WINGER Adam Thompstone will leave Leicester in the summer. Also departing are Jonny May, Jonah Holmes, Sam Harrison, Guy Thompson, EW...
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/ 7 years agoIrish joins Warriors
WORCESTER have appointed Bristol scrum coach Mark Irish to the same role at Sixways. The 38-year-old will follow forwards coach Jonathan...
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/ 7 years agoRFU need grasroots rescue package
Life-line: The RFU get Sport England money based on participation levels in grassroots games So, as expected, Bill Beaumont has achieved...
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/ 7 years agoWorld Cup misery big motivator for Watson
By NEALE HARVEY ANTHONY Watson insists he will never get over England’s World Cup final defeat to South Africa as he...
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/ 7 years agoWasps veteran Gopperth has offers from around the globe
By NEALE HARVEY EVERGREEN playmaker Jimmy Gopperth says re-signing for Wasps this summer is not a done deal as he ponders...
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/ 7 years agoAll Blacks’ autumn veto will cost £20m
EXCLUSIVE By PETER JACKSON THE All Blacks are set to abandon their three-match British tour this autumn, a decision which will...
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/ 7 years agoClubs must grasp this big chance to reset their goals
THE Covid-19 pandemic has been unfortunate for so many people that when Rugby Union starts again it will not top the...
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/ 7 years agoGoode off to Japan
PICTURE: Getty Images Alex Goode will quit relegated Saracens for a year in Japan. The fullback is being signed by Top...
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/ 7 years agoBill’s right, Six Nations owe SANZAAR nothing
THE gnashing of teeth and wailing from the southern hemisphere unions that accompanied the failure of Agustin Pichot to unseat Bill...
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/ 7 years agoKennedy calls for a two-year season
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Sale Sharks owner Brian Kennedy believes that completing the current Premiership campaign would be “nigh on impossible”...
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/ 7 years agoNew kicking law will increase excitement
New role: Taulupe Faletau should get more opportunity to carry the ball from deep PICTURE: Getty Images I was really looking...
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/ 7 years agoBilly wears the crown, others wield the power
Midway through the BBC’s ancient but still mesmerising adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, there is a pivotal discussion between George...
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/ 7 years agoSo just what has gone wrong with the once-mighty Tigers?
Director of rugby: Geordan Murphy New head coach: Steve Borthwick Glory days: Lewis Moody salutes a packed Welford Road after Leicester...
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/ 7 years agoTalent-spotter Dusty is back to help his old club’s revival
World record kicker: Dusty Hare DUSTY Hare remains a Leicester legend despite having spent seven years bringing through a swathe of...
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/ 7 years agoSouth Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby
Heroic: Andrew Alolupo scores for Western Samoa in their 35-12 win over Argentina at the 1991 Rugby World Cup PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 7 years agoPiatau’s brother proves loyalty is possible
ANYBODY reading my ‘stuff ’ over the years will know there is no bigger supporter of the Pacific Island teams but...
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/ 7 years agoGlobal game? Germany are twenty years behind
Playing catch up: Germany’s Christopher Hilsenbeck kicks clear against Georgia PICTURE: Getty Images During the decidedly uncivil English war over control...
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/ 7 years agoGlobal plan sees club season run into July
EXCLUSIVE ■By PETER JACKSON Mako may quit Sarries England prop Mako Vunipola says he has yet to decide whether to remain...
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/ 7 years agoNow ten teams talk about break from PRL
■By NICK CAIN THE plans for a breakaway from PRL by Premiership clubs is gathering momentum, with ten clubs now actively...
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/ 7 years agoNEXT WEEK …Don’t miss
Leading contenders to be 2021 Lions openside National League One Team of the Season History of Rugby: Post-war glory for Ireland...
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/ 7 years agoStep up for James at Saints
NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed Doncaster scrum-half Tom James for next season. The 26-year-old was the Knights’ top scorer in 2018- 19...
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/ 7 years agoEmpty grounds? You’d be surprised by the chatter
Would it be right? Charles Piutau could play for Tonga if World Rugby change the rules PICTURE: Getty Images MY first...
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/ 7 years agoOur Golden Goose is an endangered species
RUGBY Union’s golden goose is beginning to look a lot thinner, and as the financial uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic grows,...
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/ 7 years agoClubs plan breakaway the same as football
By NICK CAIN A GROUP of six English Premiership clubs are planning to breakaway from PRL, the administrative arm which represents...
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/ 7 years agoToomua may take Bath to dodge cuts
PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Leicester playmaker Matt Toomua could make a return to the Premiership following pay-cuts to all professional players...
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/ 7 years agoBilly gets backing of Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE SIX Nations claim they stand united in their support for Sir Bill Beaumont’s re-election as chairman of...
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/ 7 years agoEasy does it when we finally get green light
I can almost hear the twang of hamstrings as we contemplate the return to action of our professional players. Everyone is...
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/ 7 years agoGood news for Boris, the right is might again
Best wing in the world? Cheslin Kolbe PICTURE: Getty Images The Prime Minister rather enjoys his rugger: indeed, he attended last...
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/ 7 years agoThe best England team in the world
Jonny Wilkinson Phil Vickery Steve Thompson Jason Leonard Martin Johnson Maro Itoje Mike Teague Peter Winterbottom ENGLAND have had four teams...
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/ 7 years agoDon’t mess up this crucial changeover
Different eras: Bill Beaumont, and Agustin Pichot in their playing days PICTURE: Gettty Images As everybody in sport, and in particular...
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/ 7 years agoWRU hard ball killed Shingler’s big dream
Eligibility row: Steven Shingler playing for Cardiff Blues PICTURE: Getty Images Sir Bill Beaumont’s proposal that a host of South Pacific...
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/ 7 years agoBrave new world after lockdown? I doubt it
Old style: Rob Andrew playing for Yorkshire in 1987 County Championship Another week of lockdown and, with no rugby to write...
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/ 7 years agoPresidents scrap over playoffs principle
Breaking ranks: Toulouse president Didier Lacroix If a week is currently a long time in everyday pandemic-era politics, it’s an aeon...
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/ 7 years agoAustralia chief exec resigns
NEWS EXTRA RUGBY Australia chief executive Raelene Castle has resigned after tenformer Wallabies captains signed a letter demanding a change in...
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/ 7 years agoBennett fears shorter tour will lead to Lions slaughter
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE BRITISH & Irish Lions have been told eight games will not be enough to topple world champions...
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/ 7 years agoTrailfinders: We may sue if Falcons are champs
■ By NEALE HARVEY Defiant: Ben Ward CHAMPIONSHIP challengers Ealing are preparing to take legal action in the event of Newcastle...
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/ 7 years agoWales face ace Tomas staying at the Chiefs
Dilemma: Tomas Francis on the rampage for Exeter PICTURE: Gettty Images WALES prop Tom Francis fears coronavirus will force him into...
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/ 7 years agoPaywall looms for Six Nations TV
THE Government has rejected calls for the Six Nations to be given Category A listing, thereby increasing the likelihood of the...
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/ 7 years agoAll systems go still at The Rugby Paper
Rugby Union may be in quarantine along with most other national sports in the UK, but here at The Rugby Paper...
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/ 7 years agoPools panel may decide final league positions
By NEALE HARVEY Huge cost: Alistair Bow SOCCER-STYLE ‘pools panels’ could be convened to determine National League promotion and relegation issues...
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/ 7 years agoBBC/ITV bid to keep Six Nations off paywall
By PETER JACKSON Flying Falcons: George McGuigan goes for the line to score one of his two tries as Newcastle thrash...
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/ 7 years agoIt’s no joke! Alun Wyn wants Joe on carpet
By GARY FITZGERALD Joe Marler gives Alun Wyn Jones a tweak Vinnie Jones’ ‘crotch grab’ on Paul Gascoigne ALUN Wyn Jones...
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/ 7 years agoMoffett: Six Nations TV storm is ridiculous
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations Council came under renewed fire yesterday over their decision to prohibit joint bids for live...
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/ 7 years agoSix Nations to go behind Sky paywall for £300m
■ By PETER JACKSON EXCLUSIVE Taking over? Sky THE Six Nations is in ‘very real danger’ of vanishing from free-toair television...
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/ 7 years agoBracken: Gatland right for England
■ By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland would be the best man to succeed Eddie Jones if the RFU decide not to...
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