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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCut the contact training sessions advises Moody
WORLD Cup winners Ben Kay and Lewis Moody say the amount of contact in training should be limited while research into...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIt’s snore fest
WHILE I am no supporter of ring-fencing, having seen the opening rounds of this season’s Premiership and the Autumn Internationals I...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStick with Ollie for Six Nations – Greenwood
■By GARY FITZGERALD OLLIE Lawrence must get a “good long run” in the England side and show he can become the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDeacon takes reins but Nelson wants Sharks to pursue Lancaster
■By JON NEWCOMBE Developing: Paul Deacon INTERIM Sale Sharks head coach Paul Deacon says Steve Diamond’s “legacy at the club will...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWe need more consistency from refs says Hopley
THE WAY players train needs to be addressed very quickly, says the head of the Rugby Players Association, after ex-professionals said...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoStem Bok tide
S -outh A -fricans L -oving E -ngland R -aises U -underlying F -uture C -oncerns Why are foreign “stars” being...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFletcher: Lack of 12s is long-standing concern
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER RFU player development manager John Fletcher says the lack of homegrown No.12s playing in Premiership rugby has been...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThis is how to ease this terrible toll on the game
NICK CAIN gives his three-step solution to the worrying dementia problem in Rugby Union Where do we go from here? Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoI’ll take victory over entertainment all day
AS a lifelong Northampton Saints supporter, I was intrigued by the media/supporter views on England’s win over France last Sunday…or to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLuther’s arrival has boosted confidence – Walder
■By JON NEWCOMBE DAVE WALDER has paid tribute to the old hands in the backline who have helped Newcastle get off...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThe old-time players were told never to stay down
COLIN BOAG T he debate a bout what can be done to make the game more entertaining, and the prospect of litigation...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEdwards factor critical for France
Lucky escape: England players mob Owen Farrell after he kicked the winning penalty in extra time PICTURE: Getty Images JERRY Guscott’s...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCenturion Nigel bows out on top
■By SAM JACKSON NIGEL Owens, the referee with the most appearances in international matches, has brought an end to his Test...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoQuins track giant lock
HARLEQUINS have asked to be kept in touch with the plans of Western Province lock David Meihuizen who is a target...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPoor all round
ENGLAND’S game against France, a team with one tenth of the caps England has, was just appalling. To win by three...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoThis is tip of iceberg says brain expert doc
■By PETER JACKSON LEGAL proceedings will start tomorrow on behalf of eleven brain-damaged former England and Wales internationals amid a grim...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPumas pair set to switch clubs
LEICESTER Tigers fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla is set to leave the club after only one season and join the Top 14....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Duhan van der Merwe hits six-figure jackpot with Premiership club
Scotland and Edinburgh wing Duhan van der Merwe has agreed terms with a Premiership club
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoShaun agrees, refs need French
I GOT some stick in a reader’s letter after I expressed my surprise that Nigel Owens had never tried to use...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoMatch action
Off to a flyer: Gareth Davies dives in as Scarlets beat Bath in the European Cup -starts Page 8 >> ......
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFriendly
Saracens ................45pts Tries: Segun 6, Morris 22; Pifeleti 31, 69; Whitely 61, 73 Conversions: Hooley 6, 22, 31, 61, 69, 73...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoWales ace Davies backs call to kill the caterpillar
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER GARETH Davies has thrown his support behind the idea of rugby quickening the tempo and banning the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGregor extends deal until 2023 World Cup
HEAD coach Gregor Townsend is “honoured” to sign a two-year contract extension that will see him lead Scotland at the 2023...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSaracens smash six past tyro Tigers
■By DANIEL GALLAN THERE were only a thousand fans in attendance at the rebranded Copthall Stadium, but they found a familiar...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoMacDonald puts her Wasps on right track
Sale Sharks..............8pts Wasps ......................30pts By ADAM ELLIS WASPS moved to within a point of Saracens with a third successive victory in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoQuins sign Sevens ace De Carpentier
HARLEQUINS have signed flanker Richard de Carpentier on a three-month deal after a successful trial. The 30-year-old has spent the past...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLipman’s concussion diary shows the problem
JACKSON PETER THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW By his own admission, Michael Lipman estimates to have been knocked out 30 times...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoBaa-Baas bad boys banned for breaching protocol
NEWS EXTRA THIRTEEN Barbarians players have been given bans by the RFU for their part in October’s game against England having to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEsterhuizen, Townsend banned until new year
HARLEQUINS centre Andre Esterhuizen and Exeter scrum-half Stuart Townsend have both been banned until early 2021 after admitting acts of foul...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCrunch-tackling Katoh sets the defensive tone
Loughboro’ L ..14 Exeter Chiefs ..7 By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO LOUGHBOROUGH edged past a determined Exeter Chiefs in a physical and highly...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoResult
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStokes signs for Irish until summer
FULL-BACK James Stokes has agreed to rejoin London Irish on a deal until the end of the season. Stokes, 29, who...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIce-cool Nicholas condemns Bears to defeat
Bristol Bears ..12 Worcester ......15 By NATHAN ROCHE SARAH NICHOLAS’ penalty five minutes from time rescued victory for Worcester Warriors to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoVerden parachutes in to aid Warriors crisis
WORCESTER have signed Bath tighthead prop Kieran Verden on a short-term loan deal. Verden, 22, was included in the squad to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoShow some humility and stop playing on defensive
WHY are our rugby correspondents so restrained when interviewing Eddie Jones? He shows no respect to them and it is their...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Will Butler returns from injury for start of Worcester’s Challenge Cup campaign
Selection news for all of the Challenge Cup's opening round of competition, as Worcester Warriors travel to Pau
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoNigel Owens announces international retirement after hitting 100-Test landmark
Welsh referee Nigel Owens ends his Test career at the age of 49 after hitting an unprecedented record in the Autumn...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Malins, Sheedy and Earl all back for Champions Cup opener
Bristol Bears and Clermont kick off Saturday's action in Round 1 of the new Champions Cup season
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoMunster have everything in its right place to re-emerge on the European scene
Two-time Heineken Cup winner Peter Stringer previews Harlequins clash at Munster, where the hosts are favourites at fortress Thomond Park
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRusty Scarlets face uphill task at The Rec
The Welsh region has been impacted by a period of required self-isolation in the lead up to their clash with Bath...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoTeams will be at full strength for Champions Cup, says Lawrence Dallaglio
The Champions Cup remains the pinnacle of the European club game and a bigger prize than domestic success
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGregor Townsend signs new Scotland deal to 2023 Rugby World Cup
The Scotland head coach has inked a two-year extension with Scottish Rugby
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAlex Gray is back from NFL ready to become Eddie’s new hybrid super star
After playing for Atlanta Falcons, Bath signing Alex Gray tells NEALE HARVEY he has returned from the NFL determined to fulfil...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen hit with four-week ban
The Springbok will be unavailable for the next month after catching Gloucester fly-half Lloyd Evans with an elbow
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSkivington has been a breath of fresh air says Varney
From Italy U20s to the Azzurri, Varney credits his sharp development through 2020 with the arrival of 'Skivs' at Kingsholm
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoRFU sanctions 13 Barbarians for bubble breach at London pub
The RFU has sanctioned the players culpable in October's England versus Barbarians match being cancelled
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond leaves Sale Sharks in shock exit
A huge shock in the Premiership at the club that challenged for a play-off spot last season
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBok star Van Zyl joins Sarries promotion bid
Saracens have found their replacement to Richard Wigglesworth among the scrum-half options
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoEngland World Cup-winner Steve Thompson diagnosed with early onset dementia
A lawsuit seeking damages against World Rugby, the RFU and WRU by a series of ex-players, as scale of the sport's...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoA West Country battle looms over Beno Obano signature
And is Bath No.8 Zach Mercer set to leave the Rec?
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