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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoThis Springbok scrum was a pale imitation of itself
DANIEL GALLAN VERDICT Destroyer: Pieter-Steph du Toit The Springboks have tasted defeat before. Despite a widespread perception among many fans and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoVicky Fleetwood eyes route for every Premier 15s player to go full-time
The Saracens and England flanker says the women's game is at the precipice of a commercial boom
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBlues power up the front row
BEDFORD Blues have bolstered their options at loosehead with the former Ireland U20s international Joey Conway. Conway, 23, was part of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoKerr earns long stay in Bristol
Impressed: Jake Kerr SCOTLAND hooker Jake Kerr has signed a permanent deal with Bristol. The 25-year-old signed a short-term contract at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoUSA stars re-sign at Exeter
EXETER have agreed new terms with American internationals Gabby Cantorna, Jennine Duncan, Rachel Johnson and Kate Zackary for next season. The...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoGatland’s Lions get ready for Bok-lash
The thoughts of Warren Gatland, Alun Wyn Jones, Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes and Siya Kolisi after the first Test
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEx-Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick has chance in France
Hardwick had considered joining Leeds Tykes
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWolfpack landlords Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles say cheers to Saracens
Life after rugby for Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles involves a few beers. Some two million of them after the former...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoBomb squad blow out as Nienaber’s subs go pop
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT What a strange if memorable game down in Cape Town. Nothing quite panned out as we might have...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEddie Jones gets some more tips from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones was an interested spectator when Manchester United spent a week training at Pennyhill Park. Jones, a keen...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland defence coach John Mitchell makes shock switch to Wasps
Eddie Jones' longest-serving assistant coach quits role as defence coach with England
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScarlets attack coach Richard Whiffin leaves club
More changes to the coaching staff at the Scarlets
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoEPCR draw the pools for the 2021-22 Champions Cup
A 24-team Champions Cup draw has been held, find out where Exeter, Harlequins, Sale, Bristol, Northampton, Leicester, Bath and Wasps will...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoJake Kerr inks permanent Bristol Bears contract
Bristol Bears also confirm the departure of a 2020 summer arrival from Ashton Gate
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years ago‘I got lucky’ – Springbok De Allende makes admission about firepit explosion
Damian de Allende was one of four Munster players who received medical attention for burns from a firepit accident in June
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie and Courtney Lawes start for Lions in first Test
Head coach Warren Gatland reveals the selection was the hardest of his time with the Lions
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoAll three Lions Tests to be held at Cape Town Stadium
The second and third Tests were set to take place in Johannesburg, based in the province with the highest coronavirus infection...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoKolisi cleared to lead the Springboks, Pollard to reach milestone against Lions
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has struggled for fitness after overcoming Covid-19
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoZander Fagerson agrees extension at Glasgow Warriors
The British & Irish Lions prop has signed a long-term contract at the Scotstoun club
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPivac: Now we face big test in the autumn
The Wales head coach reacts to his side's 33-11 defeat to Argentina in Cardiff
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoMarcus Smith puts his name on Gatland’s list
The Premiership winner starred on debut for the Lions
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoAustralia 33-30 France: Wallabies ride out early red to clinch series
Dave Rennie's Wallabies wrapped up a 2-1 series victory despite Marika Koroibete's early red card in Brisbane
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoNew Zealand 60-13 Fiji: Reece hat-trick as All Blacks run riot
SEVU REECE scored a hattrick as the All Blacks thrashed Fiji at FMG Stadium before turning their attention to next month’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSmiler Smith ‘sums up Harlequins right now’
Harlequins skills and kicking coach Charlie Mulchrone says Marcus Smith has gotten to where he is by being a great applier...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew chair Ilube may need some financial back-up
WHEN Tom Ilube starts as the new RFU Board chairman at the end of this month he will discover that the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGeorgia coach in hospital with Covid
GEORGIA head coach Levan Maisashvili is in a Johannesburg hospital with “serious lung damage” after testing positive for Covid-19. Maisashvili’s side...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoRef Peyper was too soft on South Africa
IF the Lions tour is of such a huge boost to the economy of the host nation why are we putting...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoThe Springboks are a beacon of hope in a tormented country
South African writer Daniel Gallan offers a personal view of what the Springboks mean to an economic and politically unstable country
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoLions need Joe’s prowess up front
HEADING into first Test week, the big question remains: Can the Lions pack get parity at the set-piece. Warren Gatland has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoSam Simmonds is on a high with Lions after Twickenham pain
The Exeter Chiefs star has channelled Premiership final defeat into positivity on tour with the British & Irish Lions
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoRadwan’s on fast track to World Cup
IT’S fascinating how small margins make such a difference at the very highest level. Take Adam Radwan for example. The Newcastle...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLaurie Dalrymple interview – Champions Harlequins aiming for repeat glory
Paul Rees talks to chief executive Laurie Dalrymple about building sustained success at Harlequins
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoFarrell at fly-half yells ‘whitewash’
AS much as I want the Lions to do well on their tour of South Africa, I just cannot see it...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRowe: RFU must help clubs bridge gap to Prem
By PAUL REES TONY Rowe believes there should be a route into the Premiership for aspiring Championship clubs when the suspension...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoWelsh show their warrior spirit after Deaves’ red
By SAM JACKSON Scotland ..........24pts Tries: Harrison 10, Gray 18, Muncaster 49 Conversions: Scott 11, 19, 50 Penalties: Scott 3 Wales...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoEmily Scarratt joins call for women’s British & Irish Lions team
The England vice-captain believes a women's Lions tour is the ideal way of growing the game beyond the World Cup and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoGritty England grind way to Grand Slam
By ADAM ELLIS England ............27pts Tries: O Bailey 5, Bates 15, Relton 43, 70 Conversions: Mathews 6, 16 Penalties: Mathews 10...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeicester set to launch women’s programme
LEICESTER Tigers are to form a women and girls' rugby programme to begin later this year with former England full-back Vicky...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoBielle-Barrey spins in to quell Irish uprising
Ireland ............28 France..............34 FRANCE recorded their fourth-straight win against Ireland to secure second place in the table, with a well-executed try...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBlamire: I grew up in Rugby League country so scrummaging was new to me
Jon Newcombe talks to the new England cap who gave Newcastle Falcons cause for celebration this summer along with Adam Radwan
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoLions given wake-up call as Boks light get heavy
By NICK CAIN South Africa A..17pts Tries: Nkosi 12, Am 31 Conversions: Steyn 13, 33 Penalties: Steyn 5 Lions ..................13pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSamoa secure their spot in France
SAMOA booked their place in England’s 2023 World Cup pool with a 79-28 aggregate win over Tonga. Samoa won yesterday’s second...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoMurray must put muzzle on De Klerk
KYRAN BRACKEN THE Lions must wrap up Faf de Klerk and cut off the supply line of his dangerous aerial bombs...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoSmit: ‘Gigantic’ series will leave its legacy
The victorious Springboks captain 12 years ago says he is just glad this year's tour is going ahead
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoMarcus continues to live the dream as joker in the Lions pack
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Fast tempo: Scrum-half Ali Price OK, it was ‘only’ a seriously under-strength Stormers, shorn of all their South...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoWarhorse Alun Wyn Jones books his Test spot
Alun Wyn Jones came off the bench against the Stormers to mark a 21-day turnaround from he feared a dislocated shoulder...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWalker wings in to drive Wales success
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FORMER Wales winger and Olympic hurdler Nigel Walker has been named performance director at the Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFuture’s bright says Pivac as Wales fall
WAYNE Pivac declared the future of Welsh rugby to be in safe hands despite his team being beaten 33-11 by Argentina...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoStormers 3-49 Lions: Yes, signs are positive but Lions had it easy again
How the Lions performed against the Stormers and Nick Cain's team for the first Test
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoSpringboks plan early mayhem against the Lions
Daniel Gallan looks at South Africa A's win over the Lions on Wednesday night
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