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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCardiff to host entire U20 Six Nations
THE 2021 U20 Six Nations will take place entirely in Wales, TRP can reveal. It was confirmed in January that the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMo’unga sparks five-in-row Crusaders
NEW ZEALAND ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK SCOTT Robertson’s Crusaders secured a fifth straight title with a hard fought 24-13 victory over Chiefs...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoUgo will be continuing the work we started
John Owen MBE, past president of the RFU, writes about the new call for diversity I WRITE to you in relation...
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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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears sign Jake Kerr as emergency cover at hooker
After he was released by Leicester Tigers last month, Kerr has been on trial at the Bears
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBowe: Gatland knows what he is leaving behind in Johnny Sexton
Two-time tourist Tommy Bowe considers why Johnny Sexton was omitted from the British & Irish Lions squad
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAlex Sanderson has changed the Sale culture, says Arron Reed
All things are looking up for Sale Sharks to reach the Premiership semi-finals after narrowly missing out last season
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions squad announcement: Alun Wyn Jones to captain tourists
Wales captain and joint-most capped Test player Alun Wyn Jones selected as Lions captain by head coach Warren Gatland
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFour major broadcasters turn down Lions tour documentary rights
The British & Irish Lions have not been able to reach an agreement to show their 'Living with the Lions' documentary...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEx-England Sevens Will Muir commits to Bath until 2023
The Bath winger has signed a new two-year contract at the Rec
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins sign 61-Test Tommaso Allan to reinforce fly-half stock
As first revealed in The Rugby Paper last month, Quins have finalised an agreement to sign Italy fly-half Tommaso Allan from...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions: Five dark horses for selection from the Premiership
Warren Gatland will make the big announcement on Thursday
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDanny Cipriani set for speedy return to face Shed faithful
Bath's clash with Gloucester on June 5 could mark the fly-half's first match since making the switch to the Rec, writes...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks call for red card trial system to be made law
Brodie Retallick, Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara share their views on the new laws being trialled in Super Rugby and the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoExclusive: American bankers eye Leicester Tigers takeover
Leicester Tigers were put up for sale by chairman Peter Tom in 2019, seeking £60m for a majority share
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSam Graham has got recipe for success at Doncaster Knights
The Doncaster Knights flanker knows how to wield a knife in the kitchen, while making the cut in the Championship
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish want to take Ben White away from Leicester Tigers
The Exiles are on the lookout for a new scrum-half after Ben Meehan's exit was confirmed this week
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoScotland prop Rory Sutherland tracked by Worcester Warriors
Neil Fissler reports on Alan Solomons' next international target at Worcester Warriors
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLa Rochelle put block on Ronan O’Gara
The head coach was not put forward for UK and Irish media ahead of La Rochelle's clash against Leinster this weekend
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup: Hat-trick man Hugo is boss for Sharks
Adam Ellis reports on the first round of the Rainbow Cup for the South African franchises
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSpeedster Regan stays with League
NEWS EXTRA REGAN Grace, the highest-scoring Welsh wing in either code over the last four seasons, is to extend his contract with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish lock Rob Simmons interests Racing 92
RACING 92 are on the lookout for a new lock and have put London Irish’s former Wallaby star Rob Simmons on...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Laumape makes his All Blacks case
Ngani Laumape was simply unstoppable for the Hurricanes in their 41-22 win over the Highlanders
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAlapati’s still a Bear
NEWS EXTRA ALAPATI Leiua has triggered an extension to his contract with Bristol. Samoa international Leiua, 32, who can play on...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Harlequins flanker Emily Robinson
Robinson has been chipping away in the Harlequins back row this season, aiming for a maiden Premier 15s title
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTop League: Suntory Sungoliath in semis with Rams out of running
Matt McIlraith wraps up the action from the Top League with semi-final places up for grabs
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOne more for Hibbard
NEWS EXTRA VETERAN hooker Richard Hibbard has agreed a oneyear extension at Dragons. The 37-year-old has made 56 appearances since joining...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFrance 15-17 England: Dow double for Red Roses as lights go out in Lille
ENGLAND’S Test in France was called off in the 63rd minute on Friday night after the floodlights went out, giving the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions beware those slips before lift-off
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Was it Homer or Robbie Burns – it’s...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLiebenberg: ‘Keep 15 on pitch and Tigers are match for all’
The Tigers back row says the improvements made by Leicester have been tempered by indiscipline. Eradicate that and the sky is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWho is really to blame for player release furore?
I AM always fascinated by the furore that now precedes Lions tours and I always come back to the all-pervading influence...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWard braced for his ring-fence challenge
■By MIKE SINCLAIR DAVE Ward will end his 17-year playing career at the end of the Championship season with a new...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJuggling act with Japan doesn’t cry commitment
RUGBY MATTERS SO Eddie Jones was coining it over in Japan this January helping coach Suntory, and Beauden Barrett in particular,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRed card puzzler
I’M BEMUSED by punishments handed out for red cards. Rob du Preez gets three weeks for a blatant tip-tackle; Ben Obano...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFowkes vacancy attracts top quality applicants
NEWS EXTRA NOTTINGHAM’s reputation as a launchpad for coaches seeking to move to a higher level has resulted in a mountain of...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMeehan quits Irish as Waratahs eye Kiss
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish scrumhalf Ben Meehan has departed the club for personal reasons. Australian Meehan, 28, was due to leave at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNo patch on Bob
I WAS pleased to note that Danny Care and Mike Brown were rightly praised for reaching 300 and 350 games for...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoBT Sport must stay in rugby if only for our sanity | Chris Hewett
Can BT Sport rope in more rugby rights to save rugby fans from a fragmented landscape?
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Features
/ 5 years agoWales play waiting game on Argentina
RUGBY SHORTS WALES will not tour South America this summer to face Argentina and Uruguay but hope the Pumas could still...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoResilient Roses are example for Eddie
WHAT an incredible match between England and France last weekend for the Women’s Six Nations Championship. Nervous starts and failing lineouts...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWRU chief Steve Phillips battles for guarantees over regions in Champions Cup
Could the South African teams in the Rainbow Cup usurp the place of a Welsh region in the premier European cup...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIreland seek alternative after cancelling Fiji tour
RUGBY SHORTS IRELAND’S summer tour to Fiji has been cancelled. In the past week lockdowns have been announced across the Pacific...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPros and cons for Gats
PREMIERSHIP players from clubs not involved in the final will be released for the British and Irish Lions’ warmup game against...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
ROB HARDWICK, THE FORMER ENGLAND, COVENTRY, LONDON IRISH & LA ROCHELLE PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLion king Cotton: Alun Wyn Jones for 2021 captaincy
The experience of Jones reigns above all other contenders for the Lions captaincy, says two-time tourist Fran Cotton
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBlues to get Champs spot under new rules
CARDIFF Blues will be involved in the Champions Cup next season, after organisers confirmed there are 24 sides in the competition....
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Features
/ 5 years agoBilly Whizz reunites with Alex at Sharks
RUGBY SHORTS SALE have appointed World Cup winner Jason Robinson as non-executive director. The 46-year-old cross-code international spent seven years with...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWilliams joins Willi at the Warriors
Signing: Owen Williams WORCESTER have signed Owen Williams from the Red Hurricanes in Japan. The 29-year-old former Leicester and Gloucester fly-half,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLeicester 33-24 Ulster: Fabulous George Ford puts Tigers into the final
The Leicester fly-half was pivotal to extinguishing Ulster's first start in Friday's Challenge Cup semi-final














