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/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby rule out global calendar until 2024
CHANGES to rugby’s global calendar will not come in before 2024. Discussions have taken place for much of the past year,...
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/ 5 years agoItaly 10-50 France: Antoine Dupont the star again as France run in seven
James Harrington reports on a destructive attacking performance by France in Rome, fired by all-action No.9 Dupont
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/ 5 years agoTV cash puts block on end of drop | Nick Cain
MONEY talks – and when there is a threat of it being withdrawn Premiership clubs and their owners listen. That is...
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/ 5 years agoBristol 13-20 Sale: Luke’s late show sends league leaders crashing
Things get better and better for Alex Sanderson at Sale Sharks, with Luke James helping the visitors to Ashton Gate bag...
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/ 5 years agoGalthie: Italy win the perfect prep for Ireland
Demolition job in Rome sets up the France for their trip to Dublin next weekend
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/ 5 years agoSharks try was offside fumes Pat Lam
Bristol's defeat to Sale opens the door to Exeter to close the gap on the Premiership leaders
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/ 5 years agoFacundo Gigena becomes an Exile
LONDON IRISH’S foreign legion is set to grow with the club about to sign Facundo Gigena. The Argentina loosehead prop moved...
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Sean Robinson urges Newcastle to get clinical against Chiefs
Newcastle Falcons get the chance to show their early season form is no fluke on Sunday against the reigning Premiership champions
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/ 5 years agoSam Skinner enjoying new-found freedom at Exeter Chiefs
The Exeter and Scotland lock is looking to hit double figures every game in all the stats that count in the...
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/ 5 years agoStormers lock on the move to Prem?
Another giant South African lock could be on his way from Super Rugby to the Premiership this summer...
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/ 5 years agoDragons 20-30 Connacht: Hibbard’s heroics can’t save Dragons
Match report and player ratings from Rodney Parade, where a hat-trick for veteran Hibbard couldn't turn the tide for the Dragons
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoLondon Scottish withdrawal delays Tuilagi return
A new arrival at the Exiles last summer, Brian Tuilagi will have to wait to mark his return to English rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSigley’s portrayal is not a picture I recognise
I WAS disappointed to read the comments from last week’s article “Worcester had the antichrist of Rugby” and didn’t recognise the...
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/ 5 years agoWasps 17-22 Northampton: Yellow fever makes Wasps look sickly
Have Northampton Saints finally turned the corner in their season?
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/ 5 years agoWalters aims to give Tigers pack an edge Boks’ style
By STEFFAN THOMAS WHEN Aled Walters left the Scarlets in 2009 not in his wildest dreams could he have envisaged the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRFU inherited this situation, they’re doing their best
IT IS disappointing to read criticism targeted at the present RFU regime, as epitomised by Nick Cain’s piece last week, failing...
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/ 5 years agoAndy Farrell needs a No.10 who will put heat on Sexton
Ireland's fly-half at the 2023 Rugby World Cup appears to be no clear prediction, as an aging Sexton leads the team...
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/ 5 years agoBoyd: We were rotten in last 50
DESPITE picking up a hat-trick of league victories, Northampton director of rugby Chris Boyd was scathing about his side’s performance. “In...
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/ 5 years agoThomas strives for Test breakthrough
By ALEX BYWATER Aiming high: Dan Thomas scores for Bristol against Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images DAN Thomas is determined to follow...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoQuins found happy place at the Ricoh
MY eyes were drawn to the headline in Chris Hewett’s column, “Harlequins problem? Their shirts”, suggesting Quins drop the quarters in...
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/ 5 years agoHooper: There are still ‘massive positives’ to take from defeat to Quins
Bath director of rugby looks at the positive side after 13-man Bath fell to a fifth-straight defeat in the Premiership
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/ 5 years agoLions lock Orie set for short stay at Ospreys
THE Ospreys look set to sign South African second row Marvin Orie from the Lions on a deal until the end...
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/ 5 years agoCian Healy to notch 50th Six Nations appearances for Ireland
Ireland travel to Cardiff to take on Wales in the opening round of the 2021 Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoExeter success will pump up their Scots pair | Tim Visser
Guest columnist Tim Visser shares his view on Scotland's chances in the Six Nations, with Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray key...
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/ 5 years agoWales have plenty to replace me – Hadleigh Parkes
For so long Hadleigh Parkes was a reliable piece in Wales' backline, so it has been no surprise to see his...
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/ 5 years agoFabien Galthie names France team to take on Italy
Galthie places faith in the fitness of Gregory Alldritt who had been withdrawn from France's squad last month after an injury...
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/ 5 years agoCameron Redpath to start for Scotland against England
Gregor Townsend has named his matchday-23 that will travel to Twickenham in the opening round of the Six Nations this weekend
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/ 5 years agoEddie Jones picks Lawrence and Slade combination for England’s Calcutta Cup clash
England head coach Eddie Jones has named his squad to take on Scotland in the 2021 Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoWayne Pivac upfront in his disappointment of Josh Adams for bubble breach
The Wales head coach says Adams has 'embarrassed himself' for visiting a family member's home for a gender reveal gathering, breaching...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoMarco Fuser loves to get down and dirty at Newcastle Falcons
The Italian international feels at home with the comfort of Dean Richards style at Falcons
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/ 5 years agoSaracens boys fit and ready vows Jamie George
No worries for the England hooker over his, nor his teammates' fitness levels as Saracens await the Championship season with preparations...
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/ 5 years agoOfficial: WillGriff John to leave Sale for Wales homecoming
As revealed by The Rugby Paper on January 12, Sale Sharks will lose their first-choice tighthead prop
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/ 5 years agoAll systems go for 2021 Six Nations as French government clears teams’ travel
France will play their first home fixture of the championship in Round 3 against Scotland, with teams given exemptions to quarantine...
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/ 5 years agoJohn Mitchell signs contract with RFU through to 2023 World Cup
Defence coach John Mitchell signs up to be a part of England's coaching team at the 2023 World Cup in France
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Harlequins put Dean Ryan on their wanted list
Dean Ryan has emerged as a person on Quins' shortlist to take over at the Stoop, following Paul Gustard's abrupt exit
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/ 5 years agoBenetton 16-18 Munster: JJ Hanrahan the hero for Munster
Munster fly-half JJ Hanrahan comes off the bench to kick winning drop-goal at the death in Treviso
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/ 5 years agoNick aims to be a real knock-out in new job
■ By NEIL FISSLER NICK CAMPBELL is under no illusions about the size of the task he has taken on after...
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/ 5 years agoTito gets ready for his big Tigers’ moment
■ By JON NEWCOMBE WHENEVER Leicester decide to hand Pumas international Juaquin Diaz Bonilla his first league start, they can be...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTelfer backs Scots to catch England cold
Scotland Jim Telfer tells Bryn Palmer why Scotland should be contenders at Twickenham Grapple: England captain John Scott gets to grips...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoGopperth: Give Paolo Odogwu a chance to run riot
Wasp veteran Jimmy Gopperth wants to see England unleash Odogwu in this year's Six Nations
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBig test now for France amid rising expectation
France Random madness remains France’s big weakness writes Brendan Gallagher Flair: France look well equipped at No.10 with Matthieu Jalibert covering...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoItaly have the firepower… if they can win enough ball
Italy Brendan Gallagher finds some reasons to be hopeful of a new dawn for Italy Big loss: Wasps’ Matteo Minozzi has...
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/ 5 years agoGriffiths plan can save our game says Notts’ Smith
NOTTINGHAM operations director Steve Smith has urged Premiership, RFU and Championship officials to shelve self-interest and collaborate for the betterment of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRing-rusty Knights put up a fight in second half
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ………26pts Tries: Bacon 2, Evans 43, Holling 48, Reed 57 Conversions: Olver 2, 43, 57 Ealing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dan defies heavy toll on fearless flankers Indestructible: Dan Lydiate is back for Wales PICTURE:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSix Nations bubble has burst for this XV
THE advent of every Six Nations throws up some notable absentees from the starting grid and if this year’s list is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoI refuse to put cash into ring-fenced pot
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I WISH I could...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoShow sensitivity and put freeze on relegation plans
ONE of the many difficult issues to be resolved in rugby as a consequence of Covid affects National 1 clubs. It...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMoney men would help RFU reprioritise
THERE is much talk of money men waiting in the wings to invest in clubs in the Premiership or Championship which...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets 25-52 Leinster: Scarlets get Test warm-up all wrong
Six separate tryscorers complete convincing win for reigning champions at Parc y Scarlets
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