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/ 5 years agoBath and England lock Elliott Stooke set to sign for Wasps
It does not appear that Stooke will remain at the Rec beyond this season
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoBall joins Alun Wyn as doubt for Pivac
By PETER JACKSON It’s a rout: Wasps celebrate as Simon McIntyre scores their fourth try against Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images JAKE...
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/ 5 years agoLeinster 24-35 Connacht: Champions stunned by stone cold Carty
Connacht come away from the RDS with bonus-point win, as Jack Carty stars
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/ 5 years agoWhat Are the Rugby Union Tournaments Bettors Can Look Forward to in 2021?
What’s not to love about rugby? The aggression? The excitement? The gentlemanly conduct that you don’t see in other sports? It...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Rhys Priestland playing for his future at Bath
Bath fly-half Priestland turns 34 this month and has been clamped to speculation the Premiership club wanting to reinvent the role...
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/ 5 years agoLloyd Williams excited to learn off Wales ace Dwayne Peel
The pending arrival of skills coach Peel at Cardiff Blues can only push the club forward, says scrum-half Williams
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/ 5 years agoGeorge Furbank can be a top 10 – Vesty
Saints attack coach Sam Vesty believes a switch to fly-half could unlock George Furbank as a skillful threat
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/ 5 years agoRoberts: New South Africa challenge is step up for PRO14
The Wales and British & Irish Lions centre talks about the new Rainbow Cup competition that will see four South African...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks may stick with Paul Deacon for the rest of the season
Premiership club may hold off on bringing in a permanent replacement for Steve Diamond until next summer
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps join race to sign Bath lock Elliott Stooke
Lee Blackett is set to lose one of his options in the second row to a Premiership rival, and has identified...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Saracens looking to arrange friendlies with incoming South African franchises to PRO14
Neil Fissler reports on Saracens seeking to prepare for the Championship's kick off in March with a series of friendlies against...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors hunt second Scotland international signing
Prop Rory Sutherland is a top target for Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins stalwart Danny Care set to extend stay
Veteran scrum-half has secured new terms at the Stoop
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/ 5 years agoEngland prospect Alfie Barbeary faces race to be fit for Six Nations with ankle injury
Barbeary was called up to England's squad by Eddie Jones during the Autumn Nations Cup
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/ 5 years agoMarcus Street is making big strides in quick time at Exeter Chiefs
Tighthead Street, 21, discusses his battle in the front row ranks at Sandy Park, with Tomas Francis and Harry Williams for...
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/ 5 years agoGlenn Delaney desperate to keep hold of Scarlets stars
GLENN Delaney spent years trying to snatch players away from the Scarlets but is now fighting to keep hold of the...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: George Barton aims to gain from mentor Cips’ Gloucester departure
Barton started the year with England U20s, and finished it with one of Gloucester's most memorable moments of 2020 in the...
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/ 5 years agoRomain Ntamack likely to miss the start of the Six Nations
France fly-half Ntamack fractures his jaw in two places while in action for Toulouse in the Top 14
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/ 5 years agoWales lock Jake Ball to leave Scarlets and return to Australia
49-cap Ball to leave west Wales for family reasons at the end of the season
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/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors rue their wasted chances against Saints
Alan Solomons offers his reaction to his side's four-try defeat away at Franklin's Gardens
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoStop the clock until ball is back in play
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I WOULD like to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFaf de Klerk tells Sale it’s time to move on
Ahead of facing Wasps on Sunday afternoon, Faf de Klerk calls on the Sharks squad to move on from Steve Diamond's...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRFU must stamp authority by ruling out ring-fencing
I AM saddened at the numerous TRP reports regarding the ‘ring-fencing’ of the top tier. Do the current executives of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWillings at helm for Durham glory days
FIRST may I thank Brendan Gallagher for the excellent series on the great schools. I write as a former pupil of...
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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 agoGetting tackling right will ease the injury threat says Edwards
SHAUN Edwards – rugby’s top defence coach – has warned the game could become even more dangerous if players don’t practise...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoLam does a ‘Fergie’ to make Bears bite
By GARY FITZGERALD ‘Hairdryer’: Pat Lam PAT LAM woke his Bears from their winter slumber with a furious Alex Ferguson- style...
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/ 5 years agoSarries must wait until March to start
SARACENS’ England internationals will not play a competitive game before the Six Nations after the new Championship season was delayed until...
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/ 5 years agoJavan Sebastian is repaying faith of Scarlets coaches
At 26, prop Sebastian seems to be tapping into the potential the Scarlets have long believed the tighthead held
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/ 5 years agoYoung bucks helping Dan Evans chase down Shane’s mark at Ospreys
Ospreys full-back Dan Evans is just seven tries short Shane Williams' tally of 57 for the region
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins No.8 Alex Dombrandt sheds the pounds to cash in with Eddie
Quins talisman Dombrandt, yet to be capped by England, tells Neale Harvey how he has grafted to get into Test condition
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/ 5 years agoAlex Waller working to steady Northampton Saints ship
Saints co-captain Waller addresses the Premiership club's worrying form since their return to rugby in August
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/ 5 years agoPostive tests at Leicester sees Premiership clash with Newcastle called off
Tigers trip to Kingston Park on Boxing Day cancelled due to positive tests and resulting number of squad forced to self-isolate
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/ 5 years agoConsistency key for high jumper Freddie Steward, after breakthrough year at Leicester Tigers
Former England U20 star Steward reflects on 2020, ending the year as Leicester's nailed-on starter at full-back
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoArgentina prop Chaparro joins Bristol Bears
Capped 54 times by Los Pumas, tighthead Chaparro is set to move to Ashton Gate next month
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoSale 15-16 Edinburgh: Drama as Paul Deacon sees Sale lose plot
Sale Sharks throw away first-half lead to fall to Richard Cockerill's Edinburgh
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPortugal may be the dark horse to keep an eye on
SO we already knew 12 of the RWC2023 finalists and this week we got the pool draw which in some cases...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCHRIS HEWETT
GUEST COLUMNIST Gloucester white flag disrepects a great Cup Gloucester are in the process of forgetting all about Danny Cipriani, that...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBears ace Harry Randall aims to show Eddie he’s the man for all seasons in Galway
Neale Harvey previews Bristol's Champions Cup trip to Connacht with England hopeful Harry Randall
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThe mood’s positive at Wasps and we’re ready now for Sale says Thomas Young
Wasps flanker Thomas Young is raring to go as attentions switch back to the Premiership
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoOh Danny Boy! Look in mirror before moaning
SHOCK! Horror! Blow me down with a feather duster! An international No.9 thinks he knows sharp practice when he sees it....
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoUBB 47-8 Dragons: Matthieu Jalibert puts the boot into illness-hit Dragons
Les Bleus star Jalibert dampens Dragons' woes, as Dean Ryan contends with 16 unavailable players against the mite of Bordeaux-Begles
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOutrage from fans as Wood escapes sanction
By SAM JACKSON FANStook to Twitter yesteday to question the controversial decision not to penalise Northampton Saints flanker Tom Wood for...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks are blessing for Italy!
SO ITALY will share a pool with New Zealand for the seventh time in ten World Cups when the jamboree begins...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoKay: Tough ask but Quins can do it
BT Sport pundit Ben Kay previews Harlequins clash with Racing 92, and says the Premiership club have the toughest schedule in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoKate Zackary seals a six-try rout for super Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs Women seal 38-0 win over Sale Sharks in battle of the two newcomers to the Premier 15s
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoCastres 17-26 Newcastle: Falcons respond in style but miss bonus
Tries from Sam Stuart, Tom Arscott and Josh Basham hand Newcastle victory in southern France
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoProp star Maud Muir gets Wasps off to a flyer
Wasps shoot up to third in the Premier 15s standings with victory over Gloucester-Hartpury at Twyford Avenue
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoArgentina U20s star Mateo Carreras set to sign for Newcastle Falcons
NEWCASTLE FALCONS are about to sign Argentinean Sevens winger Mateo Carreras. Carreras, who also plays for the Jaguares, has been released...
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/ 5 years agoAcademics urge ministers to ban tackling in schools
THE Government have been told to ban tackling in school rugby- a day after a legal claim was officially sent to...
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