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Features
/ 5 years agoLions tour cut to three venues
RUGBY SHORTS THE Lions’ schedule for the summer’s tour of South Africa has been amended. The team will play eight matches in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoUnbeaten Bulls go on rampage
Bulls........................43 Sharks ......................9 A VINTAGE performance from Bok veteran Morne Steyn helped the Bulls trounce the Sharks and remain the only...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRed ends Dunn’s race
RUGBY SHORTS BATH hooker Tom Dunn's club season is over after being banned for four weeks for his red card against Bristol....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAmor leaves as Eddie takes over as attack coach
ENGLAND attack coach Simon Amor has stepped down after 16 months in the role while skills coach Jason Ryles will also...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIt’s a whitewash for rampant Kiwis
TRANS-TASMAN ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK NEW ZEALAND sides dominated the opening round of the Trans-Tasman competition, whitewashing the Aussies by winning five...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrown may yet appeal
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS are ‘considering their position’ after Mike Brown was given a six-week ban following the first red card of his...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoUnlucky Jack’s back on Chiefs injured list
EXETER winger Jack Nowell may miss the rest of the regular season after spraining medial knee ligaments. The 28-year-old hobbled off...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFukuoka repays the faith of Deans
JAPAN TOP LEAGUE THE Panasonic Wild Knights’ crushing 48-21 win over Toyota Verblitz in Osaka yesterday left the star Japanese winger...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoKristian got the kit but no Lions recognition
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW They were born in different centuries on different sides of the Atlantic, one in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeicester 35-29 Harlequins: Determined Tigers defy the Quins fightback
Fireworks in either half as Harlequins try to counter Tigers first start at Welford Road
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGive the game back to genuine people
SO the RFU have decided to drop the Saxons name and replace it with England A – which is fine –...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExiles train on the double to stop Simmonds
London Irish will try to keep Sam Simmonds quiet as Exeter travel to face the Exiles on Tuesday
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoI know just how Sinckler feels over Lions snub
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IF ANYONE knows just how Kyle Sinckler feels after missing out on the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBorthwick: Forget his tries, Genge is my hero in defence
ELLIS Genge is a star on an off the pitch, according to Leicester boss Steve Borthwick. “His performances in the last...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEnglish rugby must not be hostage to top-flight cartel
PREMIERSHIP clubs have created the perfect scam at the expense of the rest of England’s clubs. Until the early 1990s, players...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNow Wayne Pivac must build with some new faces | Shane Williams
Experimentation must be central to Wayne Pivac's plans for Wales this summer, writes Shane Williams
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRFU need to source other players to end this ransom | Jeff Probyn
The past few weeks have provided interesting reading re Francis Baron’s thoughts of how things have got out of hand at...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps 23-19 Worcester: Robson blasts lottery over red card decisions
The Wasps vice-captain decries the decisions to give yellow or red cards for 'virtually nothing'
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish star Curtis Rona signs extension
The Australian is looking forward to representing the Exiles for the 'next few years'
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSimon Amor and Jason Ryles step down from Eddie Jones’ coaching staff
England head coach Eddie Jones will now oversee the team's attack for this summer's Test schedule after the departure of Amor...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions pre-tour clash with Japan to be broadcast live by Channel 4
The match at Murrayfield on June 26 will signal a return to terrestrial television for the first time in 28 years
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoWasps sign member of TRP’s Championship Dream Team
Skipper Robin Hislop will leave Doncaster Knights to join Wasps at the end of the season
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMike Brown red card for stamping deemed ‘not deliberate’
Charged for his red card against Wasps at the weekend involving hooker Tommy Taylor
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIreland to host Japan and USA in Dublin this summer
Only Scotland will be travelling overseas this summer out of the four home nations
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/ 5 years agoBanned Tom Dunn could still feature for England this summer
Dunn could still feature for England in their summer Test schedule despite his ban for a red card against Bristol Bears
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Falcons speedster Ben Stevenson signs up till 2023
Stevenson, 22, pledges his future to Falcons with a new two-year deal
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish aim to join Premier 15s with new women’s team
The RFU will complete another audit before setting out a new Premier 15s cycle ready for the 2023-24 season
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTadhg Furlong allays fears of overseas move with new IRFU contract
The Ireland prop has reached a deal with the IRFU to stay with Leinster for the 2021-22 season
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStade Francais sign All Blacks star Ngani Laumape
Laumape steps in for the Top 14 club who have lost their two first-choice centres in Gael Fickou and Jonathan Danty
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins confident Jack Kenningham can fill the Evans No.7 role
The Premiership's leading turnover winner broke his leg against London Irish last month
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGenge tells Lions: Be wary of Jasper Wiese
The England prop believes Leicester teammate Jasper Wiese is in with a shout of playing for the Springboks this summer against...
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/ 5 years agoTomas Francis chasing a champagne finish at Exeter Chiefs
The Wales tighthead will depart Sandy Park this summer after making the difficult decision to leave after seven years with the...
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/ 5 years agoThomas: Ted Hill deserves next shot with England
Worcester Warriors head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ted Hill is far from the finished article and deserves a chance to grow...
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/ 5 years agoRFU must guarantee loans for first time amid debts of more than £250m
Nick Cain reports on the first cracks of the RFU's financial predicament beginning to show as they lose Triple A rating
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPat Lam urges law change to eliminate ‘latching on’
Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam outlines why latching on must be kicked out of rugby
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins wait on decision from Stormers head coach John Dobson
Stormers boss John Dobson tops Harlequins' three-coach shortlist
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBig mistake not picking Danny Care, insists Bracken
Kyran Bracken's reaction to the Lions squad announcement, with Conor Murray, Ali Price and Gareth Davies selected to tour South Africa
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Scarlets snare Argentina back row star Tomas Lezana
Currently in Australia with the Western Force, for whom he helped reach the Super Rugby AU knockout final against the Brumbies
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: Game on for top six with Jacob Umaga back from his blip
Wasps look to hit on some consistency at Harlequins as the Premiership season nears its end
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCounty Cup would promote diversity
TO aid Ugo Monye in making the game more inclusive and reduce the dependence of the RFU on Premiership academies and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoElder-Wolfe targets tired bodies
By LUKE JARMYN RICHMOND full-back Chris Wolfe-Elder is expecting a ‘lung-tester’ in next weekend’s basement battle against Nottingham. The former London...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoI’m delighted, Sam Simmonds is built for Bok country says Dallaglio
There is no better No.8 playing in Europe right now, according to three-time Lion Lawrence Dallaglio
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMistake for Lions to pick so many specialist wingers
VERSATILITY earned Elliot Daly his place on plane to the South Africa, by the skin of his teeth after a mediocre...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones: We’ll have real siege mentality
“It’s surreal. I’ve always been fully aware of all those involved for the Lions, not just the captains"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMust address drop in playing numbers
NATURALLY, many articles in these pages are about the Big Beasts in our sport: the RFU’s handling of the PGA and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSiya Kolisi key to uniting Boks in time says Delport
Springboks will be ready to hit full speed against the Lions, says Thinus Delport
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoHask wasn’t a popular guy in Wales but he was fantastic craic on the 2017 tour – Biggar
DAN BIGGAR is prepared to give his British & Irish Lions squad mates the benefit of the doubt after misjudging a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoTownsend: Saracens five will be rejuvenated by Lions selections
Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Elliot Daly, Jamie George and Mako Vunipola were all included in Warren Gatland's Lions squad
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
JON SLEIGHTHOLME, THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH AND NORTHAMPTON WING CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Gary...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps 62-12 Bristol: Katie Mason hat-trick as Wasps build up for semi
Wasps raced into a 38-7 half-time lead as their back three of Mason, Abby Dow and Ellie Kildunne posed problems for...
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