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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBiggar certainly did ‘get away with one’
Nigel Coote email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU COMPARE the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNow Stade Francais keep their eyes on Ollie Lawrence progress
Stade Francais have a void to fill after midfield star Gael Fickou appears set to join Racing 92
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/ 5 years agoUnion has lost its way says cross-coder Henson
GAVIN Henson, the star of Wales’ 2005 Grand Slam, says rugby league is both better to watch and play than union...
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/ 5 years agoLudlow: It’s been a tough period as captain
The Gloucester captain explains how his first year taking on team duties has been full of challenges
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Features
/ 5 years agoReds lock Hatherell steps up with Warriors
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER have signed South African lock/No.8 Kyle Hatherell from Jersey. Hatherell, 25, joined Jersey three years ago and is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoOver-reliance on ‘undroppables’ will be damaging
Michael Reay REDEMPTION! Let’s hope this is the end of England’s dithering, because they played brilliantly against an exceptional French side...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins chase USA star hooker Joe Taufete’e
HARLEQUINS are in talks with former Worcester Warriors hooker Joe Taufete’e about a potential move to the Twickenham Stoop next season. The...
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/ 5 years agoCVC cash must be shared with the needy
CHRIS HEWETT IT DOES not require years of detailed analysis from a political theorist to reach the conclusion that Rugby Union has...
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/ 5 years agoNeal: I’d take LA away over Newcastle any day!
BIGGER, and hopefully better, Major League Rugby kicked off last week with Seattle Seawolves bidding for a three-peat of Championships. MLR’s...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNiyi wants more of Lam’s wisdom
RUGBY SHORTS BRISTOL winger Niyi Adeolokun has extended his contract with the Premiership high flyers for another year. Adeolokun, 30, joined...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBingo calling former pros get my back up
Mike Davies I LOOK forward to expert, almost forensic opinion on the action. Instead I hear mostly former internationals talking of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDanny Cipriani edges closer to agreeing Bath deal
Neil Fissler reveals Danny Cipriani has been training with Jonny Wilkinson as he looks set to complete a deal with Bath
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/ 5 years agoMunster 31-17 Benetton: Forwards dominate to destroy Benetton
STAND-IN skipper Jack O’Donoghue said this was the perfect way to sign off ahead of their PRO14 final against rivals...
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/ 5 years agoPrem Rugby will release Scotland players for French finale
SCOTLAND will be at full strength for their rearranged Six Nations match against France on Friday night. Negotiations between the Six...
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/ 5 years agoNo protests this time about unequal TV cash!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Penalty try? Henry Slade’s kock-on prevents Matthieu Jalibert from scoring PICTURE: Getty Images...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAccessible to all… Mastercard holders
Dr Ray Jones WHAT a turn off. Having registered to buy World Cup tickets, RWC inform me that for the first...
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/ 5 years agoExeter 47-31 Leicester: Tiger cubs claw back some pride in defeat
Tigers show signs of life to finish strongly against free-scoring Chiefs
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/ 5 years agoCardiff Blues v Edinburgh: Thomas at the tiller as Blues chase Champ Cup place
Alex Bywater previews Monday evening's clash at Cardiff Arms Park with young centre Ben Thomas
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/ 5 years agoSound of silence so eerie at home matches, says Exeter’s Dave Ewers
Premiership teams are not winning as many matches on home soil as before the pandemic
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/ 5 years agoHepher: Beating 14 players wasn’t not so simple
EXETER head coach Ali Hepher reflected on a 12-try extravaganza to insist: “We should absolutely celebrate a great win. “We did...
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/ 5 years agoJosh gives Ospreys a kick-start into Euros
By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster..............19pts Tries: H Byrne 22, 44; J Osborne 27 Conversions: Frawley 23, 45 Ospreys ............24pts Tries: Cracknell 69,...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs welcome Lyon in Europe’s last 16
EXETER Chiefs will continue their Champions Cup defence at home to Lyon in the last 16 on Saturday, April 3. Four-time...
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/ 5 years agoGoode: Academy kids can wait, it’s all about winning to construct new mentality at Tigers
The Rugby Pod co-host acknowledges the young players in the stable at Leicester, but that it is Richard Wigglesworth and Dan...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins 59-24 Gloucester: ‘Sloppy’ Quins still manage nine tries
Alex Dombrandt shines again for Harlequins at the Stoop, but Nick Evans feels the hosts 'left more out there'
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/ 5 years agoPatchell set for return as Scarlets chase top table
By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Scarlets v Connacht Monday. Kick-off 8pm, Parc y Scarlets GLENN Delaney admits budgetary uncertainty is making life...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Fightback puts end to Chiefs misery
AFTER suffering 11 consecutive Super Rugby losses, the Chiefs ended their Aotearoa misery as Luke Jacobson’s late close-range try gave...
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/ 5 years agoGilpin gets set for big challenge
WORLD Rugby has appointed Alan Gilpin as chief executive. Englishman Gilpin, 47, had been interim chief executive since Brett Gosper’s departure...
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/ 5 years agoSkivington: ‘We were better than score suggests’
Gloucester head coach George Skivington states his pride in Gloucester's 11 academy players after defeat to Harlequins
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/ 5 years agoUlster sign off in style against 13 men Zebre
Ulster ..............49 Zebre..................3 ULSTER made their numbers count when Zebre were reduced to 13 men to wrap up their PRO14 campaign...
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/ 5 years agoTop League: Tom Savage and Suntory Sungoliath savage Toshiba
FORMER Gloucester captain Tom Savage remains unbeaten in Japan this year after Suntory Sungoliath overran Toshiba Brave Lupus 73-5 in a...
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/ 5 years agoScotland 52-10 Italy: Worst-ever finish for under-fire Italians
Scotland wrapped up the try bonus point within the first half-four at Murrayfield
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/ 5 years agoBath 47-22 Worcester: All over by half-time for Warriors reserves
WORCESTER’S miserable record at the Rec continued as they took their losing run on the ground to 17 matches. After last...
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/ 5 years agoMoriarty back to fire Dragons challenge
By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Dragons v Glasgow Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium Competitor: Dean Ryan Return: Ross Moriarty DEAN Ryan is...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby AU: Two-try Hunter Paisami silences the Force
Hunter Paisami and code-hopper Suliasi Vunivalu impress for the Reds, as the Rebels add to the 'Tahs woes
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/ 5 years agoTownsend hopeful of having England-based players for Paris trip
SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend believes his side can deliver a first win in Paris for 22 years after learning he...
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/ 5 years agoHooper: We want to move the ball wide and create space
Stuart Hooper identifies what had Bath fly out of the gate to take a commanding lead against Worcester in the first...
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/ 5 years agoKeith ko’d by force of Marvelous Marvin
KEITH WOOD, of Garryowen, Munster, Harlequins, Ireland and the Lions, tells a story which he prefaces with an almost apologetic reference...
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/ 5 years agoFranchise Cup: Dead-eye Tiaan Swanepoel puts Sharks to the sword
TIAAN Swanepoel struck a game-winning penalty in the final minute to clinch victory for the Lions in a 12-try thriller against...
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/ 5 years agoFrance 32-30 Wales: If it’s any consolation Wales, this was a classic match for the ages
Wales play out an absolute classic in the Paris night, as Brice Dulin strikes in the final play to smash their...
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/ 5 years agoNewcastle 18-20 Wasps: Eye-gouging row as Wasps break the losing streak
Falcons wing Mateo Carreras subject to gouging accusation on Josh Bassett in the defeat to Wasps
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/ 5 years agoFalcons hit turbos to see off England hopefuls
NEWS EXTRA A NEWCASTLE Falcons XV defeated England U20s 43-22 in a free-flowing encounter at Kingston Park stadium on Friday. Falcons led...
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/ 5 years agoGlo-Hartpury 28-24 Worcester: Lock steals a march after the clock goes red
ROBYN LOCK’S last-gasp try salvaged victory for Gloucester-Hartpury at the Alpas Arena, as Worcester Warriors were denied victory in dramatic fashion....
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/ 5 years agoYellow cards cost us says Sam
SAM Warburton bemoaned Wales’ lack of discipline after a lastgasp Brice Dulin try denied them a Grand Slam. After Gail Fickou’s...
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/ 5 years agoIt’s your fault Eddie, blasts Woodward
ENGLAND’S World Cup winning boss Sir Clive Woodward blasted Eddie Jones after the disaster in Dublin. “Eddie has to look in...
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/ 5 years agoLee Blackett delight at Wasps character to win at Falcons
LEE BLACKETT hailed his side’s collective desire as they dug deep to see off Newcastle on their own turf. Wasps had...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCoventry 19-55 Ealing: Big scoring Trailfinders smash third 50 in a row
Trailfinders remain potent in attack as their uphold their unbeaten record at Butts Park Arena
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/ 5 years agoLoughboroug 14-36 Wasps: Meg shows Sonny Bill style for six-try Wasps
WASPS produced one of their best results of the season with a six-try display to defeat Loughborough Lightning. This was the...
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/ 5 years agoHeartbreak for Wales as France win in red
ALUN Wyn Jones and Wales suffered last-gasp heartbreak in Paris as they saw their Six Nations Grand Slam dream end with...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCornish Pirates v Bedford: Pirates will keep ‘edge’ but with fewer penalties
CORNISH Pirates are aiming to extend their Championship start to three wins out of three when Bedford Blues visit the Mennaye...
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/ 5 years agoBristol 7-62 Harlequins: Quins warm up for big Saracens showdown
HARLEQUINS gathered steam ahead of their showdown against title rivals Saracens next week with a dominant win over Bristol Bears. Gerard...
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