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/ 4 years ago‘B team’ at Flaminio was rich experience
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY in the 21st century continues to develop...
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/ 4 years agoTon-up Biggar: One of my best wins
Done it! Liam Williams punches the air in celebration as Wales win the decisive penalty PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Biggar hit...
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/ 4 years agoWigglesworth’s age no concern for Borthwick
By PAUL REES RICHARD Wigglesworth will be on course to become only the second player to feature in the Premiership after...
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/ 4 years agoStress-free Premiership muddles the mind
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE reasons for England’s demise in the final quarter against Scotland have been minutely dissected all week...
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/ 4 years agoNew, sleek French are the masters of motion
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Rugby is more prone to hype than most sports with a large element of the big fight weigh...
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/ 4 years agoDragons part with Knoyle
FORMER Wales scrum half Tavis Knoyle has left the Dragons with ‘immediate effect’. The 31-year-old former Gloucester No.9, goes down in...
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/ 4 years agoLeaders Durham make it 13 wins in a row
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK DURHAM remain top of the table after their 42-6 win away at Bath Uni, while title...
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/ 4 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by Italy and Harlequins fly-half Tommaso Allan, as well as regular Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain...
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/ 4 years agoWe must make Italy offer they can’t refuse
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Hard as it is to sympathise with someone who shoots two men during dinner –a shameful waste...
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/ 4 years agoInvincible Christ College finish off in style
SCHOOLS ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK CHRIST College Brecon completed their unbeaten season and lifted the East Wales Premier Schools League on...
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/ 4 years agoKick for points, Ben – this isn’t a Prem game!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TOM Curry should have no shortage of helpers, or advice, as England’s embryo...
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/ 4 years agoAllow me to leap to Eddie’s defence!
CHRIS HEWETT WHENEVER we talk of Edward I, which admittedly is not an everyday occurrence, we invariably refer to him as...
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/ 4 years agoTime is running out to impress Diamond
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES WORCESTER’S players have another couple of weeks to convince Steve Diamond they have what it takes...
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/ 4 years agoLedesma is beaten by the bubbles
NICK CAIN THE attraction of coaching at World Cups appears to have lost some of its gloss – or at least...
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/ 4 years agoWorld 12s gather pace as Lam calls for change
By PAUL REES PAT Lam believes the game is ripe for a shake-up driven by wealthy investors as attempts to introduce...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoLet’s hear it for those little guys
NICK CAIN IT is great to see small wingers with dancing feet and blistering pace, like Scotland’s Darcy Graham (5ft 9ins)...
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/ 4 years agoIrish imports pay their way better than Welsh
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ireland showing Wales the way goes beyond what happened in the Six Nations...
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/ 4 years agoEddie has got away with his ref attack
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The start of the Six Nations last week had everything we have...
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/ 4 years agoBrownlee keeps Ireland on course
France ..............16 Ireland ............17 BEN BROWNLEE’S lastgasp converted try saw Ireland snatch a dramatic victory over France to make it two...
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/ 4 years agoLet’s tip a top hat to Varsity showman
PETER JACKSON EXACTLY 150 years ago last Thursday, Oxford beat Cambridge in the inaugural Varsity match under the captaincy of a...
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/ 4 years agoToulouse suffer fifth defeat in a row
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No Top 14 matches were originally scheduled for this weekend – the second of the Six Nations...
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/ 4 years agoAt last! Italy celebrate first win over England
By BEN JAYCOCK Italy ......................6pts Penalties: Teneggi 6, 44 England ................0pts ENGLAND’S hopes of a Grand Slam were ended in Treviso...
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/ 4 years agoDouble-ton Gaskell still eager for more
By PAUL REES Impact: James Gaskell came on to help Wasps beat Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images JAMES Gaskell has joined a...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, February 13, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoFour-try Wales prove too strong for Scotland
Wales ..............26 Scotland ..........13 Fast start: Wales enjoy Joe Hawkins’ opening try WALES bounced back from their opening round thrashing by...
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/ 4 years agoAce Lealiifano leads Pasifica challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Wallaby fly-half Christian Lealiifano will spearhead Moana Pasifika’s bid in Super Rugby Pacific which kicks off on...
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/ 4 years agoMcNally: Bath must stop panicking in the red zone
By DAN GALLAN TOWERING lock Josh McNally says there is one key aspect that must be addressed before all others as...
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/ 4 years agoTommaso Allan positive about the future of Italian rugby
Tommaso Allan is confident in the future of Italian rugby, saying that there is a ‘New Italy‘. The topic and phrasing...
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/ 4 years agoEngland make six changes ahead of Italy clash as Jones aims to ‘light up Rome’
Eddie Jones makes six changes to his starting XV ahead of the trip to Italy, as Alex Dombrandt and Harry Randall...
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/ 4 years agoWales aiming to bounce back from Ireland defeat with visit of Scotland
By BEN JAYCOCK Jac Morgan makes his international debut as Wales host Scotland in the Six Nations at the Principality Stadium...
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/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Two
The Rugby Paper Podcast returns for its second podcast. This week, host Oliver Little is joined by special guest Tommaso Allan. The...
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/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast
The Rugby Paper Podcast returns this Thursday with another bumper episode to get you ready for the second round of Six...
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/ 4 years agoJones gives fascinating insight into how his coaching team operates
Eddie Jones has given an insight into how his coaching team operate on a Test week and how they’ve reacted to...
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/ 4 years agoJoe Launchbury is recalled to England squad
Eddie Jones confirmed this lunchtime that Wasps' Joe Launchbury would replace the injured Lewis Ludlam in the England squad ahead of...
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/ 4 years agoVilliere scores hat trick as France start Six Nations with win
France overcame an early scare to beat a spirited Italy side in Paris to open their campaign with a bonus-point win....
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/ 4 years agoBrain injury rules must be more stringent
NICK CAIN RUGBY Union’s governing bodies must urgently take action to make concussion protocols far more stringent. World Rugby and...
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/ 4 years agoStormers spring a surprise
Stormers ........20 Sharks ..............10 THE Stormers continued their winning momentum by stunning highly-fancied Sharks in Cape Town. Since the URC resumed,...
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/ 4 years agoRandall stays, so Quins search on
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER HARLEQUINS have been sent back to the drawing board after Harry Randall signed a...
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/ 4 years agoOutstanding Ulster lads stake claim for Ireland
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................32pts Tries: Baloucoune 40, 80; Jones 14, Moore 20 Conversions: Doak 54, 74 Penalties: Doak 15, 21,...
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/ 4 years agoHatherell has Stade circling
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STADE Francais aim to buy Worcester Warriors second row Kyle Hatherell out of the...
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/ 4 years agoJoe’s back with an eye on the years ticking by
By PAUL REES JOE Launchbury was feeling nervous ahead of his comeback for Wasps nine months after he suffered knee ligament...
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/ 4 years agoProp Brookes keen on return to Prem
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER England tighthead prop Kieran Brookes could be on the way back to the...
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/ 4 years agoBarbeary in reckoning for Italy game
By BEN JAYCOCK UNCAPPED Alfie Barbeary has returned to England training after a hamstring problem and is in contention for next...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWorld Cup bid lures Jones to Glasgow
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Going home: Huw Jones is expected to return to Scotland HUW Jones is tipped...
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/ 4 years agoScots ace Sam off to Italy in the summer
SCOTLAND scrum-half Sam Hidalgo-Clyne is to leave Exeter at the end of the season and join Italian United Rugby Championship...
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/ 4 years agoSaints like the look of Lukhan
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON Saints are weighing up a move for Wallaby blindside flanker Lukhan Salakaia-Loto who...
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/ 4 years agoGiteau back in LA for last hurrah at Giltinis
NEWS EXTRA By JIM TUCKER WALLABIES great Matt Giteau has ditched retirement plans and will play on in 2022 for the...
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/ 4 years agoVan Graan makes Munster’s Cloete a target for Bath
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH have made a move for Munster’s former South Africa A flanker Chris Cloete...
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/ 4 years agoSidestep on booze is as weak as the new beer
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Welsh Rugby Union’s half-hearted attempt to rectify their stadium’s portrayal as the...
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