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/ 2 years agoFond farewells to Griffiths and Gethin
THE hearse carrying Glanmor Griffiths on his final journey made a detour through central Cardiff allowing the cortege to stop outside...
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/ 2 years agoCambridge sign Owen
CAMBRIDGE have signed prop Huw Owen from former Championship side Jersey Reds, who have withdrawn from the league structure after entering...
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/ 2 years agoAll Black Savea crowned world’s top player
NEW Zealand No.8 Ardie Savea was crowned World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year on Sunday. Savea scored three tries...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 05/11/23
The Rugby World Cup has come to an end, but there’s plenty of action, reaction and analysis to look forward to in...
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/ 2 years agoThe biggest losers from the Rugby World Cup 2023
The dust has almost settled in the aftermath of the Rugby World Cup, but for many months to come there will...
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/ 2 years agoHalfpenny prepares to bow out against Baabaas
Leigh Halfpenny is set to make his final appearance for Wales, as Warren Gatland‘s men prepare to take on a Barbarians...
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/ 2 years agoVenter: South Africa ‘unbelievably blessed’ in World Cup triumph
Brendan Venter feels South Africa benefitted from huge amounts of good fortune on their way to winning a fourth World Cup...
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/ 2 years agoThe biggest winners from the Rugby World Cup 2023
A World Cup that will rank as one of the most unpredictable and exciting has come to an end after eight...
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/ 2 years agoBarnes calls time on long refereeing career
English veteran referee Wayne Barnes has retired after a distinguished 20-year career with the whistle. Barnes, 44, has refereed 111 test...
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/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 15: RWC 2023 review with Brendan Venter
The sun has set on Rugby World Cup 2023, and in a thrilling finale the Springboks held onto their crown, edging...
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/ 2 years agoFrench missing out at the chapel
FRENCH fans have had plenty of reasons to pray during this tournament. First Antoine Dupont got injured and had to be...
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/ 2 years agoLove match in Paris
THE main media centre in Paris is located at Roland Garos the mecca of French tennis and home of the French...
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/ 2 years agoIt’s been a hell of a ride, Ben
WORLD CUP DIARY By Adam Hathaway Happy times: England’s Ben Youngs, left, and Ellis Genge with their bronze medals after the...
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/ 2 years agoIt’s raining beer! But we made it…
THE Rugby Paper nearly did not have a front-page quotes piece from last Saturday’s semi-final between England and South Africa. A...
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/ 2 years agoOld boys keen to share memories
THE All Blacks have been tapping into the experience of their old boys with Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, right, and Conrad...
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/ 2 years agoSchmidt is happy to stay in background
JOE Schmidt, the former Ireland coach now with New Zealand, has kept such a low profile in this tournament the only...
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/ 2 years agoHorses for courses as All Blacks name team
NEW Zealand were based in a plush hotel, The Paris Country Club, in Saint-Cloud ahead of the final, bang on the...
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/ 2 years agoTime for the boss to share a drink
JAMIE George revealed Steve Borthwick would change the habit of a lifetime on Friday night and have a beer with the...
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/ 2 years agoQuestionable energy
A FRENCH utility company were doing the rounds amongst fans on Friday night at the third-placed play-off between England and Argentina...
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/ 2 years agoSome more bad timing
LAST Thursday, South Africa were announcing their team for yesterday’s final and the 7/1 bench split, no second scrum-half in the...
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/ 2 years agoAki on the shortlist
IRELAND centre Bundee Aki, right, is on the four-man shortlist for the World Rugby men’s player of the year award. France...
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/ 2 years agoHodge out for five months
EXETER Chiefs full-back Josh Hodge could be out for up to five months after finding out he needs surgery on the...
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/ 2 years agoBen banned for six weeks
CAMBRIDGE hooker Ben Brownlie has been charged with conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game after he made contact with...
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/ 2 years agoBrain study revealed
A STUDY of former rugby players’ brains has found that those who played for longer were more likely to develop a...
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/ 2 years agoWasps put plans in place for move to Kent
FORMER Premiership club Wasps have revealed plans to make a permanent move to Kent, while hoping to use Sixways in the...
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/ 2 years agoDavies is on the money to win it for Kirkham
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS PLAYER of the tournament Ollie Davies’ dramatic drop goal won Kirkham Grammar School their first ever...
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/ 2 years agoFall in player numbers
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES A BBC documentary has uncovered worrying participation trends in Welsh rugby, revealing a drop off at...
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/ 2 years agoWe’re all set for the real start to season
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TODAY, as fans get their breaths back after the Rugby World Cup final and the end of...
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/ 2 years agoRugby’s greatest rivalry back on biggest stage
The Rugby World Cup‘s two most dominant teams will meet in their first final since 1995 this Saturday as New Zealand...
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/ 2 years agoRuthless second half gives Red Roses victory
By TOM JEFFREYS England………………………45 Tries: Kildunne 8, Atkin-Davies 37, 40+1, 51, 57; Breach 69, MacDonald 71 Conversions: Aitchison 9, Rowland 38,...
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/ 2 years agoYoungs to retire after Argentina play-off
Ben Youngs will retire after England‘s Rugby World Cup third-place play-off this Friday as his country’s most-capped player. Scrum-half Youngs, 34,...
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/ 2 years ago24-team World Cup, Nations Cup and global calendar confirmed by World Rugby
World Rugby have announced there will be a new international league competition included in a global calendar from 2026, with a...
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/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 14: Nick Easter on the World Cup final and what’s next for England
England so nearly pulled off a shock upset against the Springboks but it was Handré Pollard’s boot that condemned the Red...
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/ 3 years agoWasps keen to return to ‘highest level’
By SAM JACKSON Wasps want to reform as a club “at the highest level possible” but may need to wait until...
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/ 3 years agoGallant England cruelly denied by Boks
By NICK CAIN England ..............................15pts Penalties: Farrell 3, 10, 24, 39 Drop goals: Farrell 53 South Africa .....................16pts Tries: Snyman 69...
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/ 3 years agoAll Blacks move into the final but this was a sorry mismatch
From NICK CAIN at the Stade de France Argentina............................6pts Penalties: Boffelli 4, 34 New Zealand......................44pts Tries: Jordan 10, 61, 72 Barrett...
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/ 3 years agoA touch of Aznavour
THE Springboks held their team announcement on Thursday in what was basically a village hall, in Presles, about half an hour...
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/ 3 years agoMullins called into front row
NICK Mullins, the meticulously prepared ITV commentator, was caught off guard by South African prop Frans Malherbe at the Springbok team...
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/ 3 years agoEnjoying training in the steps of Mo Farah
WORLD CUP DIARY By Adam Hathaway ENGLAND were training at INSEP, or L’Institut national du sport, de l’expertise et de la...
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/ 3 years agoShirts still on sale for top dollar
THE official Rugby World Cup superstore in Place de la Concorde in Paris was doing a roaring trade on Thursday but...
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/ 3 years agoFriends keen to back Ben
BEN Earl had a few friends and family coming over for last night’s semi-final against South Africa. The England back row...
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/ 3 years agoWho is in charge of timetable?
THEY might have been training at an elite athletic venue, but England’s timekeeping has again been way short of Olympic standard....
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/ 3 years agoBorthwick must plot his own course
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK FOR the first time in a long time all four quarter-final games were outstanding...
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/ 3 years agoKolbe’s magic hidden from view
CHRIS HEWETT AMONG the many mysteries of this World Cup –Why isn’t Patrice Lagisquet coaching a competitive nation? Why doesn’t Ben...
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/ 3 years agoGatland’s decison to stay is best news of all
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE’S just a week to go at the Rugby World Cup in France and you’d...
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/ 3 years agoReport says No. 10 is where money is
By PAUL REES ALMOST half the players in the Premiership earn between £50,000 and £150,000 with outside-halves the best paid and...
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/ 3 years agoPrice is right! End of the dream
AT A time when almost all the pundits were queueing up to predict Ireland’s entry into the semi-finals at the expense...
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/ 3 years agoCash strapped Warriors forced to withdraw
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK WORCESTER Warriors have withdrawn from this season’s Women’s Premiership and Allianz Cup with immediate effect. The...
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/ 3 years agoWe’ve sorted out our identity, insists Hammond
By LUKE JARMYN NOTTINGHAM’S Kiwi boss Craig Hammond believes the Championship side is “light and day” ahead of where they were...
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/ 3 years agoGood to see England leading northern light
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WHO would have believed it? England the only Northern hemisphere team to...
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