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/ 5 years agoCinderford boss calls for clarity on leagues
By LUKE JARMYN CINDERFORD director of rugby Paul Morris has called the current uncertainty around the Championship and its make-up next...
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/ 5 years agoAtkinson extends Glouc stay
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER and England centre Mark Atkinson has signed a “multi-year” deal to stay at Kingsholm. The 31-year-old is in...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 5 years agoFord can rival Everitt mark after Eddie axe
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Pace setter: George Ford scores a try for...
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/ 5 years agoAdkins joins Pirates on loan deal
RUGBY SHORTS CORNISH Pirates have signed Gloucester prop Olly Adkins on a shortterm deal after Exeter loanee Patrick Schickerling returned to...
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/ 5 years agoLoan system prepared me for Chiefs’ call says Harvey
By BEN REDWOOD HARVEY Skinner has praised Exeter Chiefs relationships with local clubs in his development from academy to first team....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoCrying out for candid cameras to shed light
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF nothing else, this week has shown the extraordinary effect of secret tapes and recordings or...
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/ 5 years agoMarshall in to cover Irish injuries
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed hooker Reece Marshall from Northampton on a short-term deal. Marshall, 27, has made 59 appearances...
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/ 5 years ago‘Tougher now to lift Euro Cup’
EXETER boss Rob Baxter says English clubs could find it more difficult to win in Europe with a reduced Premiership salary...
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/ 5 years agoHeineken can restore love of rugby lost by Lions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ronan O’Gara usually stands out in any company, all the more so now...
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/ 5 years agoKingsholm, Welford Rd host Roses
RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND will play their 2022 Women’s Six Nations home games at Gloucester’s Kingsholm and Leicester’s Welford Road. Kingsholm will...
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/ 5 years agoEddie makes a U-turn on Itoje
EDDIE Jones has changed his mind on Maro Itoje’s potential as a future England captain, saying he has seen the Saracens...
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/ 5 years agoFlats and Donncha liven up the commentaries
PETER JACKSON AT THE halfway stage of another weekend of wall-towall live rugby, complete with inter-round summaries from coaches with uneven...
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/ 5 years agoWinless, injury-hit Bath bring in backline cover
NEWS EXTRA PREMIERSHIP basement boys Bath have signed former Scarlets wing Tom Prydie on a short-term deal and Edinburgh centre Jordan...
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/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT BANAHAN, THE FORMER LONDON IRISH, BATH, GLOUCESTER & ENGLAND WING/CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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/ 5 years agoSilence of WRU over Amanda is baffling
PETER JACKSON FOR the third week in a row, the WRU offered nothing more than a stoney silence over Amanda Blanc’s...
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/ 5 years agoRingrose commits his future to Leinster
IRELAND and Leinster centre Garry Ringrose has agreed a three-year extension to his IRFU contract. The contract will see the 26-year-old...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoPollard’s all-round game will suit Tigers
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK HANDRE Pollard is a brilliant signing for Leicester Tigers to replace the Sale bound...
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/ 5 years agoDupont puts Frenchmen back on top
PETER JACKSON ANTOINE Dupont is the fifth from the Top 14 in the last seven years to be elected European Player...
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/ 5 years agoPollard rejects bigger money to join Tigers
SOUTH Africa fly-half Handre Pollard says he turned down “bigger deals” to join Leicester next season from Montpellier. Pollard, 27, will...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoDupont or Am? They’re both great
JEREMY GUSCOTT I’VE got no complaints with the World Rugby team of the year and Stuart Hogg will be very pleased...
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/ 5 years ago2022 Rugby Paper calendars on sale now
GET READY FOR 2022! As you continue to rip open the 24 tiny windows and guzzle down the chocolate hiding behind,...
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/ 5 years agoHarvey Skinner hungry for success at Exeter Chiefs
The Exeter Chiefs fly half sits down with The Rugby Paper’s Benjamin Redwood. Harvey Skinner is the next on a long...
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/ 5 years agoChampions Cup opening weekend preview
The Heineken Champions Cup returns this weekend amidst coronavirus cancellation controversy. The 2021/22 edition of the 24 team tournament begins at...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEnglish Championship Preview
It’s another huge Saturday of English Championship rugby. Here, The Rugby Paper looks ahead to some thrilling ties in the second...
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/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers sign Handré Pollard
Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of World Cup-winning fly-half Handré Pollard to the club ahead of the 2022/23 season. Pollard...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets concede Champions Cup opener with Bristol Bears
Scarlets have been forced to concede their opening Heineken Champions Cup Pool game vs Bristol Bears on Saturday. The decision was...
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/ 5 years agoSuper-sub Porter sets up second-half stampede
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............47pts Tries: Ruddock 23, Ringrose 32, Sheehan 39, Larmour 41, Doris 49, Baird 58, Deegan 74 Conversions:...
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/ 5 years agoFifth place again for GB Sevens in Dubai
GREAT Britain men finished fifth at the second Dubai Sevens event of the season with a 10-5 win over Kenya in...
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/ 5 years agoMoseley sign Lewis
NEWS EXTRA FLY-HALF Dan Lewis has joined Birmingham Moseley on a permanant deal. Lewis, 25, played 18 games for Coventry before...
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/ 5 years agoLions end long wait for victory
By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ........19 Lions ................37 THE Lions picked up their first win since the opening round, as they comfortably...
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/ 5 years agoBorthwick stonewalls Tigers bid for Pollard
LEICESTER have ramped up their bid to sign South Africa’s World Cup winning fly-half Handre Pollard for the 2022-23 season to...
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/ 5 years agoSmith steps in to help Canterbury
CANTERBURY have formed a sponsorship and community partnership to support young players across south east England. The sponsorship is provided by...
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/ 5 years agoThe cooped-up players deserve our sympathy
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WALES’ four regions begin their European campaigns this weekend and they will head into the...
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/ 5 years agoPark power up their defence in bid to reach Championship
By WARREN MUGGLETON ROSSLYN Park are in a “good place” but want to “get better” in the hunt for promotion, says...
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/ 5 years agoExiles on course to hit first target
By TOM SANSOM FIVE years on from their plummet through the leagues, London Welsh are on course to complete their initial...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs down Saracens to lay their challenge
By ADAM HATHAWAY EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter watched his side deliver a message to the rest of the Premiership...
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/ 5 years agoForesters ‘jokers’ aiming to be trump cards
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN NATIONAL One promotion contenders Cinderford are “happy to be the joker in the pack” as they...
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/ 5 years agoMajor milestone in Kenilworth relocation
KENILWORTH’S planned relocation from their Glasshouse Lane sites has moved a significant step closer with the signing of an agreement to...
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/ 5 years agoBristol say No to plea by Scarlets to postpone
By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL Bears have turned down a request from the Covid-marooned Scarlets to postpone next Saturday’s Champions’ Cup tie...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoSoaked in the stands, rinsed in the wallet
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Bath have not won a competitive match at the Recreation Ground since early June. As they are...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoEddie has stepped over line in his book
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I CAN’T help wondering what is happening to our game, as more...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoMercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat...
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/ 5 years agoPennell: Eddie’s wrong on Lawrence
By NICK CAIN Oh yes! Dave Ewers roars his delight after Tom O’Flaherty, right, scores for Exeter Chiefs against bitter rivals...
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/ 5 years agoVirtuoso Slade may have done for Farrell
CHRIS HEWETT THERE’S a question out there that dare not speak its name, but we’ll ask it anyway: is Owen Farrell...
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/ 5 years agoRegions battle for new cap Roberts
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Dragons are leading the race for the signature of newly-capped Wales hooker Bradley Roberts, but they face...
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/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, December 5, 2021 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 5 years agoDeano: Credit to London Irish but we gave them soft tries
LONDON Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney didn’t want hat-trick hero Ollie Hassell- Collins to grab too much attention in the...
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/ 5 years agoBaa-Baas victory gives Katy the perfect send off
By GARY FITZGERALD KATY Daley-Mclean insists she will not be doing a U-turn on her playing career because England can win...
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/ 5 years agoWomen get own 6N slot
THE 2022 Women’s Six Nations will remain in its own dedicated window in the calendar. It has traditionally been held simultaneously...
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