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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Danny Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones eye Japan’s Top League jackpot
Peter Jackson and Neil Fissler report on two more blockbuster moves potentially in the works for Cipriani and Alun Wyn Jones...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Joe Marler fronts Quins’ bid for Falcons atonement
Harlequins lineout coach Jerry Flannery points to the influence of Joe Marler as the key for Quins in the visit of...
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/ 5 years agoSteve Borthwick building around his tyro Tigers
Jack van Poortvliet and Ollie Chessum impressed off the bench for Tigers in their 33-32 win over London Irish
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/ 5 years agoMooar: Wales need their star names playing for the regions
Former Scarlets head coach Brad Mooar is still keeping a keen eye on events in Wales, while balancing his role in...
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/ 5 years agoWorcester v Sale: Sharks must find another level late on says Lamon
Sale Sharks head coach Darren Lamon previews the trip to Sixways
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/ 5 years agoHapless Jack faces year out
ENGLAND and Wasps flanker Jack Willis “could be out for up to a year” after having surgery on a medial collateral...
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/ 5 years agoSale 31-16 Newcastle: World class Faf de Klerk sparks Sharks attack
Sale Sharks show fluidity in attack with Lood de Jager rounding off a cracker of a team try against Falcons
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHampson: Ealing Trailfinders believe it’s mission possible
Ealing scrum-half Craig Hampson answers whether Trailfinders can be a legitimate threat to Saracens' hopes of bouncing back to the Premiership
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby AU: Ryan Lonergan missile torpedoes Rebels
And yet more trouble for the Waratahs...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLawmakers: Take action or you will face new breakaway
AS lifelong rugby players, coaches and supporters it is criminal we’re seeing our great game going into decline. There is obviously...
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/ 5 years agoDefence wins you titles says Sale boss Alex Sanderson
Can the Sharks end their 15-year wait to reach the Premiership semi-finals?
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/ 5 years agoWorld Cup delayed until 2022 but 7s press ahead
By SAM JACKSON THE WOMEN’S Rugby World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by New Zealand, has been postponed until 2022 because...
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/ 5 years agoTop League round-up: Lock star Kruis opens account as Wild Knights stretch lead at the top
Matt McIlraith wraps up Saturday's action from Japan where George Kruis and Alex Goode took to the field
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCrediton deserve huge credit
IT IS always a delight to read your Dream Team articles each week and last week’s with Dan Lee was of...
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/ 5 years agoJoe feels for exiled big brother Sam
JOE Simmonds admits he is frustrated at not getting a look-in with England but says it is his brother Sam he...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Jona Nareki treble sparks Highlanders win
Ben Jaycock reports on Jona Nareki inspiring the Highlanders to victory over the Chiefs, in Tony Brown's first win since his...
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/ 5 years agoRussell’s my starter at 10 for Lions says Henderson
■By GARY HEATLY Lions front runner: Finn Russell FINN Russell’s all-round game has shown marked improvements during this year’s Six...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEngland got lesson in winning
MANY negative words have been both spoken and written regarding the two non tries Wales scored against England last weekend, although...
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/ 5 years agoAlex Coles aims to make best of bad Courtney Lawes situation
Northampton are without Courtney Lawes and David Ribbans at lock, Alex Coles explains how responsibility is now levelled at him in...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoAmpthill v Doncaster: Turner gives new recruits their chance to impress
Ampthill head coach Paul Turner has named 14 debutants for the visit of Knights on opening weekend in the Championship
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/ 5 years agoToyota’s star imports Michael Hooper and Kieran Read back Japan to be world leader
MICHAEL Hooper and Kieran Read have backed Japan to become the next major player in world rugby, as the Top League...
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/ 5 years agoGalthie in clear but French day trips forbidden – Laporte
FRENCH federation boss Bernard Laporte says there was no wrongdoing by the France squad before a coronavirus outbreak caused the postponement...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoKeep in perspective please, Haden deliberately cheated
I UNDERSTAND Brendan Gallagher’s frustration at refereeing decisions in Cardiff. But he engaged in petulant hyperbole in saying that: “And if...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoGordon will swap Edinburgh for Ealing
EALING Trailfinders have agreed a deal that will see Edinburgh centre Matt Gordon move to west London. The crash ball Australian,...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPirates 25-17 Saracens: Sarries crash in wild west showdown
Cornish Pirates stun Saracens on their first match in the Championship
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Features
/ 5 years agoChief Yeandle cops three-week breather
RUGBY SHORTS EXETER Chiefs hooker Jack Yeandle has been given a three-week ban for dangerous play at a ruck. The 31-year-old was...
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/ 5 years agoBath 16-38 Exeter: They’re back – Chiefs smash six of the best
Chiefs get back to their best with convincing victory at the Rec
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWhen is a knock-on not really a knock-on?
IN his report of England v Wales, Nick Cain claims “the law book says that unless the ball hits the ground...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHartpury 38-15 Richmond: Foley flies in for hat-trick as Hartpury begin in style
HARTPURY ripped into the long-awaited Championship season with a five-try win over promoted Richmond. Winger Ben Foley stood out with a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoProp Healy agrees one-year extension
RUGBY SHORTS IRELAND and Leinster prop Cian Healy has signed a one-year extension to his IRFU contract up to the end of...
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/ 5 years agoHooper: We can still make top four
Bath director of rugby remains defiant after seeing his side tail off against Exeter Chiefs in the second half
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSeparate and adopt some American Football principles
LAST week’s article by Nick Cain and the letter from John Allanson shows why there needs to be complete separation between...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNottingham v Ealing: Nottingham name ten debutants for opener
Nottingham head coach Neil Fowkes and Trailfinders lock Bobby de Wee preview Sunday's clash at The Bay
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Features
/ 5 years agoQuins get young guns locked in long-term
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS winger Louis Lynagh and back row Archie White have signed contract extensions. Lynagh, 20, son of former Australia...
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/ 5 years agoWasps 19-20 Gloucester: Gloucester character survives red card
Gloucester clinch the points at the Ricoh after having wing Ollie Thorley sent off for a head-to-head collision
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHave laws changed since I was playing?
HAVING had my fill of bad team and referee performances after watching Wales v England, I sulked and didn’t watch any...
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/ 5 years agoSione Tuipulotu targets Scotland World Cup squad
Could the current Top League player be Scotland's next centre?
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/ 5 years agoLam’s ‘kick up backside’ made Sheedy Wales’ star
By NEALE HARVEY In control: Callum Sheedy dictates play against England in Cardiff Inset, Pat Lam PICTURES: Getty Images MODEST Wales...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrown excited by Dragons potential
RUGBY SHORTS WALES prop Leon Brown has signed a new three-year deal to stay with Dragons at Rodney Parade. Brown joins...
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/ 5 years agoBlackett: We were pinged off the park
Another high penalty count for Wasps to contend with in defeat
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGoes back centuries!
I AM reading a book of newspaper reports of Five/Six Nations matches from 1905 to the current day. The headline of...
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/ 5 years agoMunster 20-17 Connacht: Munster set to experiment after booking place in final
Munster are into their first final under head coach Johann van Graan
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/ 5 years agoHow could Farrell moan about Biggar – he did the same!
By PETER JACKSON OWEN Farrell and Pascal Gauzere had been the central characters in an incident eight years ago which bore an...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSaints seal deals to keep their front men
RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON’S front row pair, hooker Reece Marshall and prop Danny Hobbs- Awoyemi, have signed new contracts. Marshall, 26, made...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWell done Leicester!
AS a loyal Gloucester supporter, I’d never thought I’d say this! Against Bristol last Saturday at Aston Gate, Leicester played in...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys 20-31 Dragons: Gas man Ashton Hewitt wins it for Dragons
Ashton Hewitt and Jonah Holmes score two tries each to down the Ospreys
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/ 5 years agoWallaby Rob’s all in for Irish cause
■By NEALE HARVEY Physical edge: Rob Simmons on the attack for Irish in their win over Wasps in February PICTURES: Getty...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh match delayed by Covid
RUGBY SHORTS EDINBURGH’S PRO14 match against Benetton today has been postponed after a positive Covid-19 test in the Benetton camp. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
SAM RODMAN, THE CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER WILMSLOW, EALING, MACCLESFIELD, JERSEY AND ENGLAND STUDENTS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH...
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/ 5 years agoUlster 19-38 Leinster: Ruthless champions coast in after Warwick shown red
LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen praised his men for securing a tenth league final appearance in 12 years when they came from...















