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/ 6 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
/ 6 years agoNo crowds is disgrace blasts Sale boss Simon
By NEALE HARVEY SALE Sharks owner Simon Orange has launched a stinging attack on government officials for dragging their heels over...
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/ 6 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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/ 6 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
/ 6 years agoFitzpatrick: Scarlets CAN be world best
By PETER JACKSON Goode deal for Saracens Alex Goode will return to Saracens to end his career after his stint in...
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/ 6 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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/ 6 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
/ 6 years agoROOM101
SAUL NELSON THE FORMER BRISTOL, CARDIFF AND LONDON WELSH HOOKER AND CURRENT HEAD OF RUGBY AT FILTON COLLEGE TAKES US THROUGH...
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/ 6 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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/ 6 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
/ 6 years agoSimmons set to join Australian exodus to Irish
Goode pens deal to stay with Saracens BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Etzebeth now the highest paid forward EBEN...
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/ 6 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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/ 6 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
/ 6 years agoEastmond struggling to find a new club
Jobless: Eastmond KYLE EASTMOND is considering his options after being left without a club when he was shown the door by...
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/ 6 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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/ 6 years agoBale’s vegan ‘monsters’ set to be unleashed
By JEREMY BLACKMORE Diet: Brendon Bale BRENDON BALE is a man on a mission. Keen to break the stigma associated with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMistake to rope off top-flight from rugby ‘Heartland’
A NUMBER of items from last week’s Rugby Paper show the mess English rugby is in. It’s becoming a regular feature....
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/ 6 years agoSteele switches to Harlequins Wiese signs for Tigers
HARLEQUINS have confirmed the signing of scrum-half Scott Steele following his departure from London Irish, as revealed in last week’s Blindside....
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/ 6 years agoStalemate on pay cuts ‘may kill off Welsh rugby’
By ALEX BYWATER First central contract: Sam Warburton WALES’ rugby players have been told the ongoing delay in reaching an agreement...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoModern day referees owe big debt to pioneer Roger
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk ANOTHER enthralling article from...
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/ 6 years agoWebbe had an answer for racism: Laugh at it
Ground-breaker: Glenn Webbe playing for Wales against Scotland Glenn Webbe has never been one to blow his own trumpet. Had he...
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/ 6 years agoFlannery will fire Gustard’s will to win
By JON NEWCOMBE Staying: Adam Jones HAVING completed the final piece of the jigsaw in his coaching team with the addition...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoPRPW condemn World Rugby for its dismissal of Veilomani report
World Rugby claimed the PRPW-commissioned Veilomani report included 'unsubstantiated and errorneous' accusations
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Leicester’s George Ford expects to see Kyle Eastmond elsewhere in the Premiership
After some ins and outs at Welford Road, George Ford explains why he elected to stay at Leicester
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoExodus of Argentina players to Premiership and Top 14 can save Pumas, says Marcos Ayerza
66-cap former Pumas and Leicester prop Marcos Ayerza speaks on the state of affairs affecting the Jaguares
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoDanny Hobbs-Awoyemi is back where it all started at Northampton Saints
Saints are loaded at the loosehead position, with Alex Waller keeping Hobbs-Awoyemi for company
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoNewcastle Falcons find Waldouck replacement in new defence coach Nick Easter
The ex-Harlequins No.8 is back working with Dean Richards, this time as coach
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHow did Ealing academy starlet Harrison Obatoyinbo come to be signed by Toulon?
Obatoyinbo, 19, signed for Toulon last week after being approached by the Top 14 club
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMorris: My Dad told me I needed to work twice as hard at life because of the colour of my skin
Harlequins full-back Aaron Morris on the ever-pressing need for rugby to do more for BAME coaches and more representation at board...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSkivington adds Dom Waldouck to Gloucester coaching staff
Waldouck, 32, leaves Newcastle Falcons where he had been defence coach
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/ 6 years agoCardiff Met implore WRU to lead the fight against racism
Club chairman John Pugh has documented to WRU what needs to be done to eradicate racism in Welsh rugby
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMultiple NRL clubs take interest in England head coach Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones has not coached in Australia since leaving the Reds for Saracens 13 years ago
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoYorkshire Carnegie academy product Alex Rieder livid at programme’s collapse
Former Wasps flanker Alex Rieder labels the disbandedment of Yorkshire Carnegie's academy 'a joke'
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Championship clubs plan massive shake-up following review by ex-Saracens CEO Ed Griffiths
Is the Championship heading towards a collective bargaining agreement and upheaval of its structure?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGloucester’s two-man shortlist for defence coach include World Cup-winning Springboks coach
The Cherry and Whites are looking at up-and-coming defensive minds to fill hole in coaching staff
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGareth Anscombe looking forward to marking his comeback with Webb at Ospreys
A Wales half-back combination coming to the Liberty Stadium
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScarlets replace chairman Nigel Short after nine years
Short is succeeded by Llanelli-born technologies businessman SImon Muderack
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins add competition for No.9 shirt with Scott Steele signing
Steele left London Irish last month after six years with the Exiles
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMuch more to be done in the USA before it can become a commercial market for Premiership
Phil Greening shares his evaluation of the state of rugby in America, and whether it can be the next big market...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers sign Luke Wallace and welcome four more from overseas
Leicester Tigers replenish their squad with one forward and four backs
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens more depth behind Owen Farrell and the centres with Argentine signing
Juan Pablo Socino will offer an option at fly-half and inside centre for Saracens
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEasy fix to speed up game
I PROPOSE some law changes to speed up the game and clarify decisions. For drop-outs on halfway and 22m, players should...
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/ 6 years agoJohnny focused on starting at Scarlets
By JON NEWCOMBE Up for challenge: Johnny Williams in action for Newcastle against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images JOHNNY Williams insists he...
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/ 6 years agoEnglish and Welsh clubs in chase for Bevan
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH regions Cardiff Blues and Scarlets are understood to be rivalling Harlequins and other leading English clubs for...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSpoilt for choice
WHAT a fantastic column by Chris Hewett (TRPJuly 5). You can’t argue with the talent of the New Zealand national team...
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/ 6 years agoLake still in shock at surreal Six Nations call-up
By ALEX BYWATER DEWI Lake still can’t believe his Wales Six Nations call, but the 21-yearold plans to use his brief...
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/ 6 years agoWe all made mistakes at Tigers admits Ford
By JON NEWCOMBE Watch this, Warren: George Ford beats Lions fly-half Johnny Sexton to score for England against Ireland PICTURE: Getty...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTuilagi should have reciprocated loyalty
MANU Tuilagi had every right to leave Leicester - no player has been forced to sign a new deal on less...
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/ 6 years agoCap count is only part of World Cup success
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST England selection can be so spellbindingly bad when it comes to World Cups, it almost qualifies as...
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/ 6 years agoGarvey calls for reform to combat the ‘abyss’
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER lock Matt Garvey wants Premiership Rugby to review their transfer system in order to ease the pathway...















