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/ 5 years agoBig Chief gets chop just like Custer
WE WILL see no more of Big Chief, pensioned off in his prime by an Exeter hierarchy so acutely aware of...
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/ 5 years agoIeuan joins race to be the next WRU chairman
By ALEX BYWATER Rivals: Gareth Davies, Nigel Davies and Ieuan Evans WELSH Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies faces a threeway fight...
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/ 5 years agoWalker: I’m back to help Blues be the best
By SAM JACKSON FORMER Wales wing Nigel Walker has been appointed to the Cardiff Blues board with immediate effect. Walker, 57,...
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/ 5 years agoThomas aims to get ‘home’ club Warriors’ pack on track
By NEALE HARVEY Impressive: Worcester’s new captain Ted Hill PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Wales back row Jonathan Thomas believes lessons in...
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/ 5 years agoFormer Blues star Down helps Lokomotiv derail Enisei
By ROB COLE Winner: James Down JAMES Down became the first Welsh player to get back into action since rugby went...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoRing-fence inevitable says owner of Gloucs
By COLIN BOAG GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton believes ring-fencing the Premiership is inevitable, describing the current situation of a team...
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/ 5 years agoSharks can smell blood now Manu’s on board
By NEALE HARVEY Top signing: Manu Tuilagi enjoys a joke with his new Sale teammates PICTURES: Getty Images Enforcer: Lood de...
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/ 5 years agoNightmare goes on for injured Asncombe
By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe, already out of action for all 15 Wales matches over the last 12 months, is in...
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/ 5 years agoWelsh regions trying to fast-track wage cuts
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby has been plunged into an even deeper crisis with all four regions desperately trying to negotiate...
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/ 5 years agoLlanelli is breeding ground for Wales – Fisher
By ROB COLE PAUL Fisher has lost count of the number of caps won by the players who have come through...
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/ 5 years agoRFU must stop being transfixed on top level says Lewis
By JACK ZORAB BOURNVILLE director of rugby Dean Lewis has labelled the RFU ‘diabolical’ in their selection process for the women’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago‘Heartland’ has chance of success but boost to 14 teams
AS Jeff Probyn wrote last week, if Ed Griffiths' comprehensive proposals for the future of England’s second tier are to have...
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/ 5 years agoTigers will be fierce again under Borthwick
By NEALE HARVEY Getting up to speed: Luke Wallace training with Leicester this week BACK row warrior Luke Wallace has shone...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNo issue with Chiefs identity
I’M A Sandy Park regular and would be a season ticket holder if I didn’t spent five months of each normal...
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/ 5 years agoPlaying with no crowds will be disastrous say Ponty
By ALEX BYWATER THE WRU have been warned playing Premiership matches behind closed doors would lead to financial ruin for the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPrem needs stars on show
I CAN’T wait for the Premiership to return - I just hope the league is competitive throughout. I wouldn’t blame Saracens...
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/ 5 years agoWray stays at Sarries to build for the future
By NEALE HARVEY JACKSONWray wants to become a leading figure in Saracens’ revival after extending his contract until 2023. Along with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGriffiths’ plan is step towards ring-fencing
Welcome home! Dan Carter in action for Southbridge PICTURE: Getty Images EDWARD Griffiths’ ‘Heartland’ proposals for the Championship, as reported in...
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/ 5 years agoWorld 7s cancel winter legs
THEDubai and Cape Town rounds of the 2021 Rugby World Sevens - due to take place in November and December this...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago‘Cheating’ All Blacks consumed staff room
READING about the infamous Andy Haden ‘dive’ in Peter Jackson’s column took me back in time to when I really learnt...
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/ 5 years agoIrish sign Wallaby Simmons
AUSTRALIA lock Rob Simmons will join London Irish when he completes the Super Rugby season with NSW Waratahs, as revealed in...
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/ 5 years agoBooth will be a big asset for Ospreys says James
By ALEX BYWATER All-rounder: Toby Booth coaching at Bath “CLASS ACT” Toby Booth has been backed to bring the good times...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRugby’s radio silence is deafening
I HAVE been looking at what rugby coverage is on the radio during the regular season - and there is not...
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/ 5 years agoSaint Francois pushing for England honours
By NEALE HARVEY Feeling Test ready: Francois van Wyk RENAISSANCE prop Francois van Wyk has put Joe Marler, Mako Vunipola and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGriffiths must bin four-year moritorium
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN THE English Championship Proposal put forward by Ed Griffiths is an intriguing 76-page...
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/ 5 years agoRefs’ zero tolerance makes for a spectacle
CHRIS HEWETT If there is a growing feeling across the northern rugby landscape that too many New Zealanders hold professorships in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTime to ‘cuffo’ time wasters
IF you think the game is being stuffed up by constant stoppages, with muscle-bound forwards constantly taking a knee before a...
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/ 5 years agoScarlets can rule the club world, says Sean Fitzpatrick
The legendary All Blacks captain has joined the Scarlets board and wants to see the region's exposure expand overseas
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/ 5 years agoRawlins: Instilling confidence in players, staff and fans
Over the last few weeks, the UK has seen lockdown restrictions start to ease. From the return to school for some...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish close to wrapping up deal for 100-cap Wallaby
The Exiles are also poised to sign Tom Homer
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPlans for conference-style system in the Championship leads to talks at RFU
Ed Griffiths is leading reform to the structure of the second tier with a 76-page document on how to revolutionise the...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks owner Simon Orange blasts government over crowd size limitations
As limited crowds watch England's cricket team play the West Indies, Orange blasts the UK government for its lop-sided guidelines
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoPlymouth Albion left stunned by RFU points deduction and £20K fine for administrative error
TRP has been given access to the letter written by Plymouth Albion owner Dave Venables to the RFU
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/ 5 years agoNew Scarlets signing Johnny Williams not focussed on being ‘the next Tompkins’
"Scarlets play a really good style of rugby that’s attractive to watch, and I think I can add some value to...
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/ 5 years agoFormer Tiger Bateman wanted at Rodney Parade
By ALEX BYWATER Free agent: Bateman DRAGONS are considering a move for Leicester contract rebel Greg Bateman to add to the...
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/ 5 years agoWitcher wants Valkyries to ride on Roses success
By ADAM ELLIS Big plans: Mark Witcher PORTSMOUTH Valkyries head coach Mark Witcher believes the club is perfectly situated to heighten...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBan American imports
I AGREE with Chris Hewett’s plea (TRP, July 19) to do away with the inane and superfluous ‘entertainment’ surrounding matches (although...
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/ 5 years agoTHAT try will always remind us of Slem
High quality: Mike Slemen in action for the 1980 Lions AS a yeoman Englishman and very fine player indeed Mike Slemen,...
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/ 5 years agoCowan’s leadershipcrucial says Loader
By ADAMELLIS Spring-heeled: Exiles flyer BenLoader scoresagainst Wasps PICTURES: Getty Images TYRO London Irishfull-back Ben Loaderbelieves the Exiles arewell stocked with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEaster is perfect pick to plug gaps at Falcons
Tim Fleming Proven: Falcons defence coach Nick Easter PICTURE: Getty Images DEAN Richards has done well to lure Nick Easter back...
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/ 5 years agoBoks lose two of their finest media stars
SOUTH African rugby is reeling from a double blow with two much loved - and very different - media men passing...
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/ 5 years agoSlick Toomua is matchwinner for the Rebels
SUPERRUGBY THE Rebels claimed their first victory of Super Rugby AU with a 29-10 win away at the Waratahs. Former Leicester...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoClaim of racism against Chiefs step too far
T G Turner FOLLOWING last week’s letter regarding Exeter Chiefs and their branding using the North American Indian - there will...
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/ 5 years agoJordan banks on Bear cubs
Star attraction: Charles Piutau Eye for the future: Jordan Crane PICTURES: Getty Images It is said a champion should be able...
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/ 5 years agoIs Griffiths getting his own back on the Prem?
Finally, the Champi-onship has a championin Edward Griffiths,who is going to shine alight at the end of thelong tunnel that hasbeen...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRing-fence and I’ll give my cash to grassroots
William Bolger ANOTHERexcellent report from Neale Harvey - the Q&A with Gary Reynolds in TRP July 5 covered a wide range...
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/ 5 years agoParks: I’d have taken pay cut to save Celtic Warriors
By ROB COLE RUGBY has to face up to the reality of pay cuts or the game at professional level could...
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/ 5 years agoI aim to be unique insists flyer Gabe
By NEALE HARVEY Help: Tom Homer Young talent: Gabe Hamer-Webb scores for Bath against Quins PICTURE: Getty Images AMBITIOUS Bath flyer...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBrendan got me through lockdown!
Ken Howe Teddington RFC THANK heavens for Brendan Gallagher during the period of this horrendous lockdown. His dips into our past...
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/ 5 years agoAfoa: Pacific franchise will be a game changer
By NEALE HARVEY Investing in the future: John Afoa in action for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images KANALOA Hawaii’s prospective entry into...
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