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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCardiff RFC view merger with Cardiff Blues as a strong possibility
Cardiff RFC chairman Chris Norman discusses why more unity is needed to create a stronger image for rugby in the capital
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarlequins centre Rachael Burford in awe of World Rugby women’s chief Sadleir
Women's Rugby Pod co-host Burford offers her views on World Rugby's latest initiative and what her goals are with new venture,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoWales name 38-man squad for autumn internationals
Bristol Bears duo Callum Sheedy and Ioan Lloyd are included in Wayne Pivac's squad, as two of seven uncapped players
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones names training camp squad to convene before England’s autumn
Four first-timers are selected by the England head coach for a camp to be held at The Lensbury this week
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTiger tamer Kacala flew the flag in European Cup
POWERHOUSE18-stone flanker Gregori Kacala remains the best known Polish rugby player in history, winning the MOM award in the 1997 Heineken...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPenberthy quits Reds to become boy in blue
By JON NEWCOMBE AARON PENBERTHY has swapped the playbook for the lawbook as he begins a new career in the State...
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/ 5 years agoBurgess refutes allegations
FORMER England centre Sam Burgess has stepped down as South Sydney Rabbitohs assistant coach while police investigate allegations made against him....
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/ 5 years agoCoetzee’s key after Stockdale sin-bin
By DAVE MURPHY ULSTER edged an eight-try classic with a controlled second half display at Kingspan Stadium. Benetton tested the home...
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/ 5 years agoWales still top seeds after RWC alter pool cut-off
By GEORGE LAWRENCE ENGLAND and Wales will be in the top band for the 2023 Rugby World Cup’s pool stage draw...
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/ 5 years agoProtheroe produces the goods with debut double
By BRYN PALMER MAT PROTHEROE grabbed two tries on his Ospreys debut as the Welsh region opened their PRO14 campaign by...
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/ 5 years agoBoyd’s future in balance at Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE CHRIS Boyd is still in negotiations with Northampton Saints about his future at the club beyond the end...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoRFU plan National Leagues shake-up
By NEALE HARVEY RADICAL plans to salvage lower league rugby in the New Year could see National One and Two sides...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets sunk by late Healy howitzer
By ROGER PANTING Marksman: Leigh Halfpenny adds another three points PICTURE: Huw Evans LEIGH Halfpenny broke Scarlets’ points record but Ben...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSam fights for future of family club Teignmouth
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER star Sam Simmonds has launched an emotional plea to get lower league rugby back up and running...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoSaints call off match amid new covid crisis
Double delight: Matt Protheroe celebrates scoring Ospreys’ third try – and his second – against Edinburgh yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONhave...
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/ 5 years agoAki exploits porous defence to leave Wilson frustrated
By JOHN FALLON GLASGOW Warriors coach Danny Wilson blamed illdiscipline and some poor defending for their opening round loss in Galway....
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/ 5 years agoEuropean finalists battle for top gong
CHAMPIONS Cup finalists Exeter Chiefs and Racing 92 have contributed four of the five men on the shortlist for the European...
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/ 5 years agoTurnbull red card forces Blues to think on their feet
By ROB COLE JOSHAdams made it eight tries in nine appearances for Cardiff Blues with a first half score that allowed...
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/ 5 years agoIrish hooker Cornish gets big Kiss approval
By NEALE HARVEY HOOKER Matt Cornish’s seamless transition from the Championship marks him down as a solid Premiership player of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPicking Saracens sends bad message
SARACENSthoroughly deserved their victory over Leinster and showed tremendous determination and courage both individually and collectively in their battle against Racing....
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/ 5 years agoLeinster up and running but Sexton limps out
By DECLAN ROONEY DEAN Ryan’s Dragons got little change from a trip to face the PRO14 champions as Ashton Hewitt’s wonder...
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/ 5 years agoRFU cut funding for Premier XVs
THE RFU have cut funding to the women’s Premier 15s league by 25 per cent to £56,250 per club from £75,000....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCancel 8 Nations and divert funds to the grassroots
UNDER the headline ‘Top flight rugby may not return until 2021’, Sale supremo Steve Diamond says “rugby could cease to exist...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBorthwick: Tigers lost their way but we’re rebuilding
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER have won jus two games since Steve Borthwick arrived in July but the new head...
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/ 5 years agoMedia bashing just drives me on says Ball
By ALEX BYWATER JAKE Ball says the critics only serve to drive him on as the Wales lock plans on adding...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWell done Harriet, keep up good work
I READ with pleasure that Adrian Crump’s daughter Harriett had successfully undertaken a YMO course and was enjoying refereeing. It was...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDrop ‘Blues’ and make us one club say Cardiff
By ROB COLE CARDIFF RFC chairman Chris Norman believes the recent olive branch extended by his Cardiff Blues counterpart Alun Jones...
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/ 5 years agoGriffiths recharges his battery doing car repairs
WILL Griffiths is the former Wales U20 hooker now working on car body repairs but refusing to give up his rugby...
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/ 5 years agoWatkin won’t be satisfied until he hits Test century
By ALEX BYWATER Big shoes to fill: Owen Watkin PICTURES: Getty Images OWEN Watkin is eager to establish himself as a...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs to kick-off new season at The Stoop
PREMIERSHIP leaders Exeter will travel to Harlequins on the opening night of the 2020-21 season. The sides meet at Twickenham Stoop...
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/ 5 years ago2020-21 PREMIERSHIP FIXTURES
FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER Harlequins v Exeter (7.45pm) Sale v Northampton (8pm) SATURDAY 21ST NOVEMBER Bath v Newcastle (12.30pm) Leicester v Gloucester...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPolish mining unearthing hidden gems in England
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Answering the call: Ed Krawecki, left, Ross Cooke,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years ago‘Double-figure’ positive tests at Sale Sharks leave Premiership finale in doubt
On the eve of the final round of the Premiership season play-off chasing Sale Sharks have had a number of players...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi facing lengthy lay-off for Sale and England
A big blow for Sale and England as centre is confirmed to have suffered torn Achilles
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling Trailfinders could mix it with Premiership clubs, says Reid
Ex-Trailfinders flanker Jordy Reid, now at Gloucester, believes the club could fill in if financial ruin hit the top flight
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland haven’t scratched the surface on World Cup trio yet, says Moody
Adam Ellis speaks to former England captain Lewis Moody to gauge Eddie Jones' back row team selection
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoEngland Men’s Sevens captain Tom Mitchell agrees next move ahead of Tokyo Olympics
It's been a tricky period for players of the scrapped England Sevens programme to negotiate before Tokyo next summer
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoPremiership may not return until 2021 in risk to Lions tour schedule
One Premiership chairman has told TRP it could take 'five to eight years' for clubs to recover from financial impact of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh boss Richard Cockerill has his say on the financial threat facing pro clubs
Cockerill talks Monday night PRO14 games and the global emergency facing rugby clubs and unions
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoHarlequins and Exeter Chiefs to raise the curtain on 2020-21 Premiership season
Premiership Rugby have released the full schedule for the new season beginning in November
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSurreal start for Noah Heward in Worcester’s fast lane
Another one off the Worcester block who has been getting a look in with England U20s and the Warriors first team
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester decision imminent on legal dispute brought by five former players
Tigers could face a High Court battle with the five players who opted to not agree to pay cuts this summer
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExclusive: The 30 Welsh clubs fighting to be saved from extinction
Peter Jackson reports on the toll the pandemic is taking on Wales' vulnerable clubs
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoVunipola: Vincent Koch showed he is the best tighthead on the planet
England prop Mako Vunipola lauds the individual performance of Saracens teammate Vincent Koch in the win over Leinster
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/ 5 years agoBears dynamo Harry hopes to take his game to the next level
By NEALE HARVEY Mobile: Harry Thacker BRISTOL hooker Harry Thacker hopes a successful end to a thrilling campaign will put him...
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/ 5 years agoVunipola: Vincent is world’s best No.3
By JON NEWCOMBE World’s best: Vincent Koch in dominant mood against Leinster PICTURES: Getty Images MAKO Vunipola has hailed front row...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTrailfinders can compete with the best says Reid
By NEALE HARVEY EALING Trailfinders would be more than capable of filling a top-flight spot in the event of a Premiership...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoTop flight rugby may not return until 2021
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP clubs may seek to delay the start of the 2020/21 season until the New Year unless Government...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoCrisis in Wales as clubs face extinction
THIRTY Welsh rugby clubs are ‘teetering on the brink of extinction’ as the game lurches towards the bleakest of winters. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoYoung refs must be shown more respect
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MY daughter, Harriet, decided...
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