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/ 5 years agoGetting tackling right will ease the injury threat says Edwards
SHAUN Edwards – rugby’s top defence coach – has warned the game could become even more dangerous if players don’t practise...
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/ 5 years agoWillings at helm for Durham glory days
FIRST may I thank Brendan Gallagher for the excellent series on the great schools. I write as a former pupil of...
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/ 5 years agoSarries must wait until March to start
SARACENS’ England internationals will not play a competitive game before the Six Nations after the new Championship season was delayed until...
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/ 5 years agoFaf de Klerk tells Sale it’s time to move on
Ahead of facing Wasps on Sunday afternoon, Faf de Klerk calls on the Sharks squad to move on from Steve Diamond's...
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/ 5 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you are at home and abroad! It is now available as an online...
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/ 5 years agoJavan Sebastian is repaying faith of Scarlets coaches
At 26, prop Sebastian seems to be tapping into the potential the Scarlets have long believed the tighthead held
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/ 5 years agoAlex Waller working to steady Northampton Saints ship
Saints co-captain Waller addresses the Premiership club's worrying form since their return to rugby in August
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/ 5 years agoYoung bucks helping Dan Evans chase down Shane’s mark at Ospreys
Ospreys full-back Dan Evans is just seven tries short Shane Williams' tally of 57 for the region
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins No.8 Alex Dombrandt sheds the pounds to cash in with Eddie
Quins talisman Dombrandt, yet to be capped by England, tells Neale Harvey how he has grafted to get into Test condition
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/ 5 years agoPostive tests at Leicester sees Premiership clash with Newcastle called off
Tigers trip to Kingston Park on Boxing Day cancelled due to positive tests and resulting number of squad forced to self-isolate
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/ 5 years agoConsistency key for high jumper Freddie Steward, after breakthrough year at Leicester Tigers
Former England U20 star Steward reflects on 2020, ending the year as Leicester's nailed-on starter at full-back
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/ 5 years agoArgentina prop Chaparro joins Bristol Bears
Capped 54 times by Los Pumas, tighthead Chaparro is set to move to Ashton Gate next month
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/ 5 years agoCHRIS HEWETT
GUEST COLUMNIST Gloucester white flag disrepects a great Cup Gloucester are in the process of forgetting all about Danny Cipriani, that...
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/ 5 years agoOspreys ‘home tie’ in Llanelli
THE OSPREYS will lose home advantage for their crunch Boxing Day clash against the Scarlets with the game now set to...
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/ 5 years agoGreen light for Eddie’s Japan gig
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones can continue as a consultant for Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath. The RFU deemed there was...
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/ 5 years agoOh Danny Boy! Look in mirror before moaning
SHOCK! Horror! Blow me down with a feather duster! An international No.9 thinks he knows sharp practice when he sees it....
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/ 5 years agoSHANE WILLIAMS
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Christmas derbies should be crackers There can be no bigger contrast in your life as a rugby...
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/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn injury blow for Wales
WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones could miss the start of the Six Nations after it was announced he may be absent...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks are blessing for Italy!
SO ITALY will share a pool with New Zealand for the seventh time in ten World Cups when the jamboree begins...
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/ 5 years agoPut down that phone, pre-season starts now!
THE Covid vaccine programme that has begun to be rolled out across the UK has offered a ray of hope for...
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/ 5 years agoNorth West grassroots rugby set to kick off in January
By GEORGE LAWRENCE GRASSROOTS rugby is set for a return as teams throughout the North West of England prepare for a...
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/ 5 years agoBoyd: Big teams will miss out on quarters
Critic: Chris Boyd CHRIS BOYD believes the current European Champions Cup format will result in some of best teams in the...
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/ 5 years agoWorld Cup Katy calls time on England
By SAM JACKSON Praise: Simon Middleton ENGLAND’S 2014 Rugby World Cup-winning captain Katy Daley-Mclean has decided to retire from international rugby....
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/ 5 years ago‘Hundreds’ set to join brain injury court fight
Peter Jackson reports on the growing number of retired rugby players pledging their support to the court case seeking damages over...
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/ 5 years agoBT Sport continue broadcasting Prem until 2024
On air: BT Sport panel PREMIERSHIP Rugby have agreed a new deal with BT Sport which will see the broadcaster show...
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/ 5 years agoToulon pull plug two hours before KO
SCARLETS’ Champions Cup match at home to Toulon on Friday was called off less than two hours before kick-off. Toulon pulled...
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/ 5 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Nigel Melville is PRL’s new executive chairman
Former RFU director of professional rugby Nigel Melville takes senior position at Premiership Rugby
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/ 5 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Dyanti ban tops off bad year for Boks BRENDAN GALLAGHER Fall from...
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/ 5 years agoScotland ace Hastings signs for Glos
GLOUCESTERhave signed Scotland fly-half Adam Hastings to fill the hole left by Danny Cipriani’s departure. Cipriani, capped 16 times by England,...
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/ 5 years agoSale 15-16 Edinburgh: Drama as Paul Deacon sees Sale lose plot
Sale Sharks throw away first-half lead to fall to Richard Cockerill's Edinburgh
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/ 5 years agoPortugal may be the dark horse to keep an eye on
SO we already knew 12 of the RWC2023 finalists and this week we got the pool draw which in some cases...
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/ 5 years agoBears ace Harry Randall aims to show Eddie he’s the man for all seasons in Galway
Neale Harvey previews Bristol's Champions Cup trip to Connacht with England hopeful Harry Randall
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/ 5 years agoThe mood’s positive at Wasps and we’re ready now for Sale says Thomas Young
Wasps flanker Thomas Young is raring to go as attentions switch back to the Premiership
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/ 5 years agoUBB 47-8 Dragons: Matthieu Jalibert puts the boot into illness-hit Dragons
Les Bleus star Jalibert dampens Dragons' woes, as Dean Ryan contends with 16 unavailable players against the mite of Bordeaux-Begles
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/ 5 years agoOutrage from fans as Wood escapes sanction
By SAM JACKSON FANStook to Twitter yesteday to question the controversial decision not to penalise Northampton Saints flanker Tom Wood for...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTempting to cut Prem loose but I doubt it’s sustainable
THE top tier clubs wield a vastly disproportionate influence over English rugby by virtue of their monopoly over England Academies and...
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/ 5 years agoKay: Tough ask but Quins can do it
BT Sport pundit Ben Kay previews Harlequins clash with Racing 92, and says the Premiership club have the toughest schedule in...
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/ 5 years agoKate Zackary seals a six-try rout for super Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs Women seal 38-0 win over Sale Sharks in battle of the two newcomers to the Premier 15s
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTrim Tier 2 and introduce new cup
ED Griffiths’ constructive report contains many positive recommendations, not least his proposals for future academies. However I am not convinced that...
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/ 5 years agoCastres 17-26 Newcastle: Falcons respond in style but miss bonus
Tries from Sam Stuart, Tom Arscott and Josh Basham hand Newcastle victory in southern France
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/ 5 years agoProp star Maud Muir gets Wasps off to a flyer
Wasps shoot up to third in the Premier 15s standings with victory over Gloucester-Hartpury at Twyford Avenue
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoClamp down on foul play to fight dementia
Let off: Andre Esterhuizen was banned for only four weeks for an elbow on Lloyd Evans PICTURE: Getty Images IT’S sad...
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/ 5 years agoArgentina U20s star Mateo Carreras set to sign for Newcastle Falcons
NEWCASTLE FALCONS are about to sign Argentinean Sevens winger Mateo Carreras. Carreras, who also plays for the Jaguares, has been released...
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/ 5 years agoAcademics urge ministers to ban tackling in schools
THE Government have been told to ban tackling in school rugby- a day after a legal claim was officially sent to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoReturn rugby to a game of skill
I AM sure there is merit in restricting training practices to reduce the potential of head injuries but I feel it...
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/ 5 years agoCovid testing problems hit Championship start
By NEALE HARVEY Problem: Alistair Bow FALLEN giants Saracens are facing further frustration in their bid to win promotion back to...
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/ 5 years agoGeorgian star Giorgi signs for Gloucester
GLOUCESTER have signed Georgia centre Giorgi Kveseladze on an undisclosed-length contract. The 23-year-old has 29 caps and played in the Autumn...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIt’s time the smaller clubs were listened to
THE RFU purports to represent the whole of English rugby but when have clubs below Level 1 ever been consulted about...
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/ 5 years agoShorter season and less travel for leagues
THE RFU Council have voted to radically overhaul the format of the community game in a bid to make the demands...
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/ 5 years agoHastings declined ‘competitive offer’
DANNY Wilson says Adam Hastings was made “a very competitive offer” not to leave Glasgow for Gloucester, but that in the...
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