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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoGeordan Murphy is ‘devastated’ over his Tigers axe says Tom Youngs
Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs speaks to Jon Newcombe about the departure of Murphy and the arrival of Richard Wigglesworth
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTipuric is doubt for England showdown
WAYNE Pivac warned his Wales side they will face a totally different proposition in England but claimed his team had taken...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBall had to be held for conversions
BRENDAN Gallagher’s article about the 1938 international between England and Scotland was very interesting. Brendan writes that Scotland had just scored...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHumph backs Louis to take on the world
DAVID Humphreys has revealed his disappointment at leaving Gloucester, but insists the Cherry & Whites can thrive without him with the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWill brews up winning formula for the fatties
By JON NEWCOMBE Barrels of fun: Will Cliff, right, with Tom Holmes and Jesse Coulson, left PICTURES: John Marfleet IF Sale...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEddie won’t win RWC with this game plan
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Ido hate to be a the one to spoil the party but...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago‘CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT BELIEVING’
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWay to beat Chiefs? Just outscore them!
COLIN BOAG Last week saw the Premiership clubs hold their first Press conferences of the new season, and it’s always a time when...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThat All Black axe is sharpening its blade
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It seemed like a joke worth telling. “What’s the difference between the All Blacks and an arsonist?”,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSweeney: Six Nations may not go to pay-tv
BILL SWEENEY says much of the £44m the RFU will receive from the government’s £135m survival package for Rugby Union will...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHere’s how to make professional game financially stable
LAST week’s interview with Sid Sutton, the new CEO of Sale, certainly raised a few hackles within the grassroots of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNow we must up our game for England
SHANE WILLIAMS COMMENT Well it was a win and a win is what Wales will take right now. It would have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBorthwick’s new-look Tigers show their grit
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ................38pts Tries: Van Wyk 7, Youngs 11, Wigglesworth 23, Clare 74 Conversions: Henry 7, 23, Bonilla 74...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTruth of Leo’s case has Gosper squirming
WE DO not live in an heroic age of rugby administration – quite the opposite, frankly – so we should bend...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBaxter got Chiefs job on casting vote after board split
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER chairman Tony Rowe has revealed doublewinning supremo Rob Baxter was far from a unanimous choice as head...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoResults
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoScots can upset French again – with quick ball
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE. .. EVERY WEEK Losing the chance to watch powerhouses New Zealand, South Africa and Australia up...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoI couldn’t care what Healey says about me insists Borthwick
Hard-nosed: Borthwick STEVE Borthwick had a quick riposte to the Leicester doubters who think he is the wrong man to lead...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoI’ve got a say at Wasps so I’m happy to stay – Gleeson
By NEALE HARVEY Signed: Martin Gleeson WASPS attack coach Martin Gleeson says he was delighted to sign his new contract after...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
FITZHARDING BRISTOL BACK ROW When Fitz Harding emerged from the bench for his Premiership debut in Bristol’s must-win game at London Irish...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRacism is rife says Warren
By ROB COLE Passion: Carys Phillips is back Inset: Warren Abrahams NEW Wales Women’s head coach Warren Abrahams believes there is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoROOM 1101
DORIAN WEST THE SALE SHARKS FORWARDS COACH TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 12 1....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIt’s just like Falcons had never been away
By MIKE SINCLAIR Bath ............................12pts Tries: Cokanasiga 10, Matavesi 44 Conversions: Priestland 10 Newcastle..............19pts Tries: Graham 21, 3, Stevenson 50 Conversions:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHodge rues miss as Pumas roar
By SAM JACKSON Australia................15pts Penalties: Hodge 4, 36, 40, 46, 58 Argentina................15pts Penalties: Sanchez 6, 32, 64, 67, 73 Acrobatic: But...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJackman: WRU has to save the regions
By STEFFAN THOMAS BERNARD Jackman has urged the Welsh Rugby Union to follow their Irish counterpart’s lead by pumping more money...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJones magic rescues Cherries
By ADAM ELLIS Glo-Hartpury ..17 Sale Sharks ....14 HANNAH JONES’ significance to Gloucester-Hartpury was proved once again in scoring the decisive...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoON THE BLINCSICE
Russian wannabe pledges big Euro future BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler KIRILL YASHENKOV, who is bidding to become the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWe kept our form well says Deano
Happy: Dean Richards ORGANISATION was the key to victory for Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards. “The thing you can’t be...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIce-cool Scarratt gets the job done
By SAM JACKSON England ................25pts Tries: Harrison 17, Davies 45, Cleall 69, Kildunne 73 Penalties: Scarratt 80+2 France ....................23pts Tries: Gros...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAMTEAM
KANE PALMA-NEWPORT, THE COLOMIERS AND FORMER BATH PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Pauliasi Manu –...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGalthie names 16 newbs for Italian job
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN If you’ve been even vaguely wondering about nu-France’s potential in depth, the announcement to watch wasn’t the one...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAnother Du Preez signs up for Sharks
Lock: JP Du Preez SALE SHARKS have added an 11th South African to their squad in the shape of Cheetahs’ 6ft...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWasteful Warriors give Cecil a winning send-off
By ROGER PANTING Worcester................11pts Tries: Howe 65 Penalties: Searle 5, 44 London Irish ..........10pts Tries: Phipps 61 Conversions: Jackson 61 Penalties:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDeja-vu as Red Roses draw France in RWC
By SAM JACKSON TWO-TIME w inners England have been drawn against Six Nations rivals France in the Rugby World Cup 2021...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Leo’s powerful plea for Island justice is must watch for all BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBoyd signs until 2022
NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd, has signed a contract extension until at least the end of the 2021/22 season. Kiwi...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTigers on prowl around Quins’ protegee Lynagh
LEICESTER Tigers are keeping ta bs on Harlequins full back Louis Lynagh, son of Wallab ies legend Michael. The England U...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoKidney: Ref forced my double prop swap
WORCESTER’S director of Rugby, Alan Solomons, was a relieved man. “I went through a lot of emotions out there but our...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoARE YOU READY FOR 2021?
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/ 5 years agoJamie George has the right temperament to lead Lions
Q&A SIMON SHAW ON THE RECORD With the British & Irish Lions set to travel to South Africa next summer, one...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTwickenham triumph for England’s master blaster
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham England ....................18pts Tries: May 17, 21 Conversions: Farrell 22 Penalties: Farrell 46, 52 Ireland ........................7pts Tries:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCardall gets Gloucester’s attention
GLOUCESTER are among a clutch of Premiership clubs interested in speaking to Wasps lock Tim Cardall who is out of contract...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSimmonds shatters Quins with power show
By GARY FITZGERALD Harlequins ................3pts Conversions: Smith 14 Exeter ......................33pts Tries: S Simmonds 22, 72, 75; Ewers 44, Townsend 79 Conversions: J Simmons...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoO’Brien returns to Connacht’s starting grid
Preview Zebre v Connacht Today, Kick-off 2.30pm DAVID Sisi starts at the back of the scrum for Zebre having returned from...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDTH eases that Warriors axe by joining MLS exodus
By GAVIN HARPER DTH van der Merwe is looking forward to beginning a new chapter in his career after signing for...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGeordy is ‘devastated’ over his Tigers axe says Youngs
By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN Steve Borthwick described Leicester “as a big old ship” when speaking to the media this week, the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTwo new half-backs join the troops at the Stoop
HARLEQUINS have signed a pair of half-backs to increase squad depth. Lewis Gjaltema, a 22-yearold, England-qualified scrum-half has joined from Mitre10...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGustard: We lost discipline and gave away too many penalties
Mistakes: Paul Gustard PAUL Gustard admitted his side endured a ‘death by a thousand cuts’ at the hands of the clinical,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFearless Blues fancy chances of major upset
By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW... Leinster v Cardiff Blues Today. Kick-off 5.15pm, Royal Dublin Society Arena LEINSTER have a perfect record of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDMP get ready for post-Covid recovery in Co Durham
By NEALE HARVEY DARLINGTON Mowden Park chairman Mick Birch says the club’s impressive Northern Echo Arena can underpin a post-Covid rugby...















