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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAlcock clocked him first, but Stoop helped Poulton become the star
RONNIE Poulton-Palmer might have attracted the attention of Adrian Stoop at an early stage but the Quins captain wasn’t the only...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFormidable front five but weak around the fringes
A LOT has happened since the Springboks were last in action over 609 days ago. Corona was merely a drinkable beer....
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/ 5 years agoBlues bring in Bailey
BEDFORD have signed flanker Bailey Ransom from Newcastle. The 24-year-old former Millfield pupil joined Falcons’ senior academy set-up in 2019 and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLions will need to stage their own full-on scrum sessions
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Possible bolter: Chris Harris LIONS trips to South Africa are glorious in so many ways but one or...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSaints prepared if Toulon persist in Dan Biggar swoop
NORTHAMPTON Saints have set aside a ‘healthy budget’ as they search fora new fly-half that places question marks over the future...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHeineken Cup tiers revealed ahead of pool draw
NEWS EXTRA THE ROAD to next season’s Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille will begin to be mapped out when the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs are watching England U20 star Sam Riley
EXETER Chiefs are keeping tabs on Harlequins’ England U20 hooker Sam Riley just a week after losing the Premiership final to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSharks role too good to resist for League convert Langley
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL JAMIE LANGLEY has landed a unique job as Sale’s new peak performance coach – and is determined to...
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/ 5 years agoRedpath is coach at Park
FORMER Scotland captain Bryan Redpath has joined Rosslyn Park as attack coach. Redpath, who won 60 caps for Scotland and appeared...
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/ 5 years agoTeam GB face Pool rematch with Fiji
Previous: Great Britain take on Fiji in 2016 Olympic final PICTURES: Getty Images SQUADS GB men: Dan Bibby, Alec Coombes, Alex...
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/ 5 years agoTomas Lezana aims to get Scarlets back row on the front foot
GROWING up as a football-mad River Plate supporter in the Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Tomas Lezana dreamed of a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSigma Lions 14-56 Lions: ‘Warrenball’ no more as fluid Lions show flair
A RUNAWAY victory against markedly inferior opposition usually offers little value, but for Warren Gatland’s Lions every match in the build-up...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Harlequins hooker Amy Cokayne
Harlequins and England hooker Amy Cokayne moved to New Zealand when she was nine after her father, Ian, was recruited by...
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/ 5 years agoLions are criticised over Cowan-Dickie
THE Lions have been publicly rebuked for playing Luke Cowan-Dickie a mere seven days after he had been knocked-out at Twickenham....
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoChampionship may get new Thursday night TV slot
PREMIER Sports believe a successful Lions tour would help them achieve a breakthrough in England as they extend their rugby coverage...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions will beat the over-rated Boks says Nick Easter
FORMER England No.8 Nick Easter believes South Africa are over-rated and predicts a Lions series win. Easter, now defence coach at...
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/ 5 years ago‘Man strength’ helped make it best final ever
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power play: Wilco Louw scores for Quins in...
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/ 5 years agoNational Leagues get online show to shine spotlight on 48 member clubs
NATIONAL League rugby is set for its own weekly highlights show, with part of the proceeds generated going back to its...
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/ 5 years agoLos Lelos need a few more like Davit
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER HAVE Georgia finally unearthed their first superstar outside back? The lack of firepower behind the scrum has...
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/ 5 years agoPassion of the fans got me hooked on my first outing
By WARREN MUGGLETON who is hosting the The National League Rugby Review Show My first experience of National League Rugby came...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHow Quins found their jester spirit just in time
PAUL REES charts the remarkable transformation that made Quins champions The Premiership season finished as it had started more than seven...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJoe Marler and Danny Care have last tango at Twickenham
JOE Marler fears that Harlequins stunning victory in the Premiership final will be the last dance he enjoys with Danny Care....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPercival nurtures the gorilla in everyone
JAMES Percival, former Harlequins and Worcester star lock, has used his playing highs and lows to launch an exciting new brand...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThree generations of Fishers make history
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THREE generations of the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMarler: I feel for Alun Wyn over Lions
JOE Marler says he is “gutted” Alun Wyn Jones may not get the chance to make more rugby history in South...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoSorry, Conor it’s hard to find much to smile about
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is something unnatural about writing the words “British and Irish Lions” and “social distancing” in the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTEAM: Lewis Ludlow to captain England against USA
England head coach Eddie Jones has stuck with Lewis Ludlow as his captain for this weekend’s clash against the USA. The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins conclude six-month search for new head coach with Tabai Matson
Harlequins will have a new head coach oversee the team’s defence of their Premiership title, after confirming Tabai Matson as the...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEngland interim assistant coach Ed Robinson to leave Jersey Reds
Jersey Reds have confirmed backs coach Ed Robinson will be leaving the Championship this summer to join an unnamed Premiership club....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Falcons confirm signing of ex-Harlequins wing Nathan Earle
Nathan Earle has joined Mike Brown in leaving Premiership winners Harlequins behind to move to Newcastle Falcons. As reported in The...
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/ 5 years agoIreland include several senior players for Japan clash
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named an experienced squad to take on Japan, with captain James Ryan cleared to play....
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Wasps wing Callum Sirker lands at Cornish Pirates
Cornish Pirates have announced the signing of former Wasps flyer Callum Sirker on a one-year deal. Sirker was released by Wasps...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoStuart Hogg to captain Lions in tour opener
Stuart Hogg will lead the British & Irish Lions in their first match of the tour of South Africa, as they...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland U20 name team out to deny Irish the Triple Crown
England U20 head coach Alan Dickens has made four changes to the starting line-up that will face Ireland on Thursday. For...
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/ 5 years agoWasps sign All Black back-five forward Vaea Fifita
Wasps have announced the signing of All Blacks back-five forward Vaea Fifita, who will join the club for the 2021-22 season....
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/ 5 years agoLeigh Halfpenny to reach 100 Test caps against Canada
Leigh Halfpenny will make his 100th test appearance when Wales host Canada at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, Head coach Wayne...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRFU approves 14-team Premiership expansion and voids relegation for further two seasons
Relegation from the Premiership has been suspended for two further seasons after the RFU, in collaboration with Premiership Rugby, approved plans...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNizaam Carr cuts short Bulls deal to sign for Wasps
Wasps have signed Nizaam Carr for a third time in a move designed to ease the loss of Jack Willis to...
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/ 5 years agoIt’s all about love as Quins claim a thriller
LOUIS Lynagh had World Cup winning father Michael in tears as he emulated the Wallaby great by becoming a Twickenham hero...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEnglish whitewash as Wales take on the All Blacks | Peter Jackson
UNTIL yesterday, the Lions had not started a Test match without an Englishman since the end of their first tour after...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExeter 38-40 Harlequins: Underdogs? Quins roar like big dogs in a classic
WHEN it comes to long runs from the back there is nothing in the annals of English club rugby to match...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoConor Murray named captain as Alun Wyn Jones drops out
CONOR Murray of Ireland was last night named as Lions captain after Alun Wyn Jones dislocated his shoulder in yesterday’s 28-10...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBanahan aiming for new life as a golf pro
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING played in his first professional golf tournament, recently retired rugby star Matt Banahan admits turning from lock...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoVerdict: Quins have taught Eddie Jones a lesson in how to attack
SO a season that started with Eddie Jones arguing it was almost impossible to play attractive attacking rugby under the current...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCapturing is as important as victory
Nick Cain on the underlying essence of today’s England A clash with Scotland A PREVIEW... England A v Scotland A Today....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBooth has helped Adam Beard find his consistency and regain Wales slot
ADAM Beard believes getting dropped from the national squad last autumn was a blessing in disguise and insists he can become...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStokes agrees extension at Irish
LONDON Irish full-back James Stokes has signed a contract extension with the Brentford-based club. The 29-year-old, who has also played on...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGrounds will be used to ring-fence
A DAMAGING and potentially divisive suspension of promotion-relegation in the English league structure for up to three or four seasons is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAttack was king amid madness
PAUL REES gives his verdict on a Premiership season like no other It was a Premiership campaign unlike any other, even...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTigers fan Stewart keen to star in front of mum and dad at Welford Road
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big talent: Freddie Steward LEICESTER’S Freddie Steward spent yesterday afternoon with his feet up watching the player he...
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