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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoShow more respect
CAN someone have a word with Sale and see if they might play in a more gentlemanly manner? Jeering from the...
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/ 5 years agoSo much for loyalty, Duhan
SO South Africa U20 and 7s star Duhan van der Merwe, having just qualified for Scotland by residence last autumn when...
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/ 5 years agoDo battle but don’t shake hands
AS many have learned – in life and sport – you must sometimes bend with the wind. For example, taken at...
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/ 5 years agoBeating squeeze of Great Freeze
THERE was a time when it was extreme weather that used to disrupt our winter playing schedules, now it is Covid...
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/ 5 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you are at home and abroad! It is now available as an online...
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/ 5 years agoReturning Dai eager to move Blues forward
DAI Young will return to Cardiff Blues as interim director of rugby following head coach John Mulvihill leaving the Welsh region....
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/ 5 years agoLiddell clocking up the miles to support Doddie
By GARY HEATLY Fund raiser: Ben Liddell EDINBURGH-BASED teenage rugby player Ben Liddall is attempting to run a total of 1,042...
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/ 5 years agoSchools tackling ban ‘would spell danger’, says Taunton’s Kitson
Kitson's time in rugby flitted between Taunton's National Two South campaign last year, to Sydney, and Leeds University in 2020
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/ 5 years agoHutchinson: ‘We trust in luck a bit to beat the Covid curse’
The Northampton Saints and Scotland centre reveals the toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on his personal life
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoStream all Championship games live to grow the league says Judge
Ex-Cornish Pirates and Saracens prop Christian Judge expects there to be an adjustment period for Championship newcomers
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/ 5 years agoDai Young returns to Cardiff Blues as interim director of rugby
Ex-Wasps director of rugby returns to Arms Park with a view to a longer stay potentially in the offing
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSaracens, Ealing and Doncaster to take part in Triangular Cup competition
Trio of Championship clubs to contest pre-season Trailfinders Challenge Cup, with January 16 kick-off date
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/ 5 years agoPaul O’Connell joins Ireland coaching group ahead of the Six Nations
Ireland and Munster great Paul O'Connell will work with forwards coach Simon Easterby
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/ 5 years agoJonathan Thomas promoted to head coach at Worcester
"The time is right for us to implement the next stage of the strategic plan which we have in place for...
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/ 5 years agoRuan Ackermann pledges allegiance to England and Gloucester
The Gloucester No.8 explains why Kingsholm is home, and why there was no rush to return to South Africa nor follow...
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/ 5 years agoShane Lewis Hughes battling to stay ahead of the pack
HE MAY have ended 2020 on a high by winning three Welsh caps, but the first priority in the New Year...
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/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs Women head coach Susie Appleby adds three new signings
USA duo Rachel Johnson and Joanna Kitlinski are added to the pack, while Irish winger Laura Sheehan is a new name...
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/ 5 years agoScotland flanker Hamish Watson agrees new Edinburgh deal
Edinburgh head coach Cockerill hails Watson's committment to PRO14 club
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/ 5 years agoGloucester bolster lock ranks with Andrew Davidson
Ex-Newcastle lock Davidson to leave Edinburgh in the summer and head to Kingsholm
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/ 5 years agoSix Nations organisers adamant 2021 tournament goes ahead
The 2021 Six Nations is set to kick off on February 6, amid an escalation in Covid-19 containment policy by a...
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/ 5 years agoSaints teachings help Dan Lancaster make cut for England U20s
Fresh from receiving an England U20s EPS call-up, Dan Lancaster talks to Neale Harvey about the coming year at Leeds Tykes
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/ 5 years agoWorcester secure major coaching coup in signing Crusaders coach Mark Jones
Welshman Jones was not able to return to New Zealand due to Covid-19 restrictions
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/ 5 years agoHead coach John Mulvihill calls it quits at Cardiff Blues
Australian Mulvihill was in the final year of his contract at Cardiff Blues, who lie fourth in Conference A
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions call can help Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade get over World Cup heartache
Henry Slade is hoping to see a few of his Exeter Chiefs teammates claim British & Irish Lions honours in South...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins aces point way for Cardiff Met Freshers
Rob Cole talks to Cardiff Met rugby director Danny Milton on successes of Alex Dombrandt and Luke Northmore
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/ 5 years agoMike Brown may reunite with Dean Richards at Newcastle Falcons
Richards brought Brown through the Harlequins ranks in his time at Twickenham Stoop
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/ 5 years agoWales loosehead Wyn Jones set to stay at Scarlets
Some good news coming the way of the Scarlets after Jake Ball announced he will depart
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/ 5 years agoScotland winger Duhan van der Merwe signs for Worcester
As exclusively revealed by The Rugby Paper last month, the winger will leave Edinburgh for Sixways
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Bath can work frustrations off against Tigers
Bath travel to Welford Road on Sunday in the Premiership, Neale Harvey previews the match with Bath hooker Jack Walker
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/ 5 years agoBristol 29-17 Newcastle: Covid-hit Bears halt Falcons’ winning run
Brendan Gallagher reports on George Kloska firing Bears to victory on Premiershup debut
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/ 5 years ago‘We just didn’t play well enough’, Baxter admits
Rob Baxter and Lee Blackett gives their thoughts on Wasps' 34-5 triumph over Exeter Chiefs at the Ricoh Arena
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/ 5 years agoBorthwick braced for battle against ‘big spending’ Bath
By GARY FITZGERALD Big job: Steve Borthwick STEVE Borthwick remains confident his Covid-tormented Tigers can defy the odds and the virus...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoCovid points sytem needs urgent review
I FIND the Premiership system for awarding points in a match called off due to Covid-19 somewhat farcical. It is nobody’s...
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/ 5 years agoWasps 34-5 Exeter: Physicality was shock for Chiefs says Blackett
Exeter Chiefs unbeaten record crumbles at the hands of ravenous Wasps
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoCan’t bend rules just to suit Exeter
WHY, for one minute, is it a good idea to change the rules of a tournament halfway through? Reading Nick Cain’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoPostpone the Lions
SURELY now is the time to act as it is clear this pandemic will not be under control any time soon....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions board promise 2021 tour decision is imminent
THE British and Irish Lions say they will make an early decision whether this year’s tour of South Africa can go...
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/ 5 years agoPenalty decision a puzzler for Gloucester, says critical Skivington
George Skivington reflects on costly decisions which helped Sale to stage a comeback at Kingsholm
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoSupporters should petition for change
AFTER watching Dan Leo’s film Oceans Apart, I was left absolutely disgusted by World Rugby’s actions and ineptitude in general. I...
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/ 5 years agoBenetton 15-24 Zebre: Bigi brace secures big win for Zebre
Zebre edge rivals Benetton in Treviso for only their sixth-ever win over their Italian counterparts
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoSimple ways to make the game better for all
Views COLIN BOAG Inevitable: Luke Cowan-Dickie scores for Exeter after a series of pick and gos New Year is a time...
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/ 5 years agoEdinburgh 10-7 Glasgow Warriors: Derby day decided by frantic final ten minutes
Gary Heatly reports from Murrayfield where a scoreless, dull first-half gave way to a dramatic ending
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoJEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK I see echoes of my great Bath side in Baxter’s Chiefs Communicator: Rob Baxter with his...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets 20-3 Dragons: Sione Kalamafoni slugs it out
Sione Kalamafoni continued his good form for Scarlets in a 20-3 victory over the Dragons
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/ 5 years agoCardiff Blues 3-17 Ospreys: Toby Booth game plan blows Blues away
John Mulvihill condemns high penalty count in unconvincing performance against Ospreys
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/ 5 years agoUlster 15-10 Munster: Ulster extend unbeaten run as focus turns to Leinster
Ulster's title challenge gathers pace as they down provincial rival Munster
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/ 5 years agoPat Lam full of praise for Bristol front rowers
Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam credits his front row for securing victory over Newcastle Falcons in Round 5 of...
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/ 5 years agoCardiff Blues offer Rhys Priestland a route home from Bath
CARDIFF BLUES are leading the race to land Rhys Priestland when his contract with Bath runs out at the end of...
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/ 5 years agoJones fights to take Jake’s place for club and country
By ROB COLE Rising star: Morgan Jones MORGAN Jones is literally growing into the second row position at the Scarlets and...
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/ 5 years agoWasps could be without Alfie Barbeary for three months
Standout Wasps star Alfie Barbeary will undergo a scan on Sunday on his high ankle sprain
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