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/ 6 years agoWillGriff: I must get fitter for Welsh dream
By ALEX BYWATER Sympathy: Thomas Young Powerhouse: WillGriff John goes on a battering run for Sale WALES’ four regions have been...
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/ 6 years agoMrs Vellacott helps spark Wasps back line
By NEALE HARVEY Ambitious: Ben Vellacott WASPS’ all-court attacking game will count for little unless they can align it with improved...
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/ 6 years agoGrassroots need more matches to kick-start interest
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SURELY the lower leagues,...
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/ 6 years agoZebre spoil the send-off for Zanni
Benetton……………13 Zebre ………………………17 ZEBRE secured the bragging rights in Italy by claiming a shock 17-13 win on Benetton’s patch. It was...
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/ 6 years agoExiles coach Fisher tipped for Test call
By NEALE HARVEY STAND-IN London Irish forwards coach Jon Fisher is destined for top jobs with England, according to clubmate and...
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/ 6 years agoNurture English lads or it may be trouble
This law is an ass! THE ruck law needs to change now. This picture shows it’s currently just a joke. Dick...
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/ 6 years agoHanrahan misses kick to grab draw in 50pt thriller
By JOHN FALLON Leinster…………………………27pts Tries: Healy 20, Ringrose 40, Lowe 51 Conversions: Sexton 22, 40, 52 Penalties: Sexton 32, Byrne 70...
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/ 6 years agoWilliams stars for Scarlets on debut
By ROB COLE Scarlets…………………………………32pts Tries: Kennedy 4, Evans 22, 43, Lousi 49, McNicholl 56 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 50 Penalties: Halfpenny 32...
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/ 6 years agoTipuric determined to get Booth’s reign off to a flyer
By ROB COLE Return: Rhys Webb PREVIEW… Ospreys v Dragons Today. Kick-off 2.15pm, Liberty Stadium RHYS Webb will return to Ospreys...
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/ 6 years agoSecond-half shutout puts Edinburgh in semi-finals
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow …………………………………15pts Tries: P Horne 20, Hastings 37 Conversions: Hastings 20 Penalties: Hastings 16 Edinburgh ……………………………30pts Tries: Groom...
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/ 6 years agoUlster go through as Glasgow tumble
Preview Connacht v Ulster Today, Kick-off 4.30pm FLY-HALF Billy Burns will captain Ulster on their return to PRO14 action with regular...
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/ 6 years agoDesperate Wales eye West Ham for bale-out
By PETER JACKSON WALES are hoping West Ham United can help them out for their autumn internationals after abandoning a plan...
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/ 6 years agoChampion Bill showed Jacklin how it was done
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Tony Jacklin wins US Open. Bill Shankland Of all the international rugby players...
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/ 6 years agoDrop-kick Farrell puts the boot into Quins
Fast and furious: Sam Underhill helped Bath to a big win at Welford Road to stay on track for the top...
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/ 6 years agoThe Gnoll takes gold for heroes
WHITCHURCHHigh School has been duly lauded for setting three old boys on the road to the top of their chosen sport...
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/ 6 years agoScrum time shambles
HARLEQUINS-Sale lasted for 97 minutes 32 seconds, including drink breaks. It also included depressing evidence of how long it takes to...
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/ 6 years agoStop the nit-picking and depowering of the scrum, Dan Cole warns World Rugby
England and Leicester tighthead Dan Cole offers his views on the scrum after watching Super Rugby this summer
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/ 6 years agoBath’s Zach Mercer adds on 6lbs to muscle his way into England fold
Conditioning is key at No.8 for Eddie Jones, that's why Mercer has bulked up to compete with Vunipola and Curry
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/ 6 years agoWill Hurrell targets Premiership return as skills coach
Jack Zorab finds out how the former Bristol Bears centre is progressing in his health after suffering a stroke that ended...
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/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Malins, Earl and Sinckler all handed first Bristol starts in Round 15
Catch the teams for Friday's Premiership clashes at AJ Bell Stadium, Kingsholm and Ricoh Arena
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/ 6 years ago‘I know I can compete at Premiership level’ – Zac Guildford
Guildford's downfall has been well-documented, but he looks to the likes of Danny Cipriani and Kurtley Beale to know your past...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCanterbury want no part in shortened National League season
The RFU plans to have National League rugby back in November but with much fewer than 30 games to be played
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/ 6 years agoHarlequins back row Jack Clifford forced to retire at 27
A cruel blow to the former England U20s captain who claimed 10 caps for the senior side
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/ 6 years ago‘This is my make or break year’ says Christian Wade of Buffalo Bills roster hopes
Wade is listed as the fifth-choice running back at the team who reached the NFL play-offs last season
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/ 6 years agoPGB introduce player welfare measures for ‘most arduous playing schedule ever’
27 days will separate the end of the current season from 2020-21
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/ 6 years agoSt Helens sensation Regan Grace could be Eddie’s new Billy Whizz
A hat-trick to marvel at has got everyone talking about the Port Talbot native being a possible code convert
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/ 6 years agoBen Earl and Max Malins frozen out of Saracens WhatsApp group while at Bristol
Earl and Malins are both on loan at the Premiership challengers
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/ 6 years agoDragons boss Dean Ryan won’t give up the ghost on Wasps’ Will Rowlands
A player the Dragons and WRU appear very keen on bringing to the PRO14
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/ 6 years agoTullow Tank backs Stuart Lancaster for Lions coaching gig in 2021
Sean O'Brien speaks of his first-hand experience of working with Stuart Lancaster at Leinster
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/ 6 years agoEngland Sevens flyer Dan Norton becomes latest London Irish signing
The World Sevens Series tries record-holder has been on the circuit for the past 12 years
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJohn Inverdale and RFU director comment on plans to further regionalise grassroots
A vote will be held on October 2 to determine whether clubs reduce schedule demand in National League One and below
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/ 6 years agoPerenara’s word perfect
TJ Perenara is not the first scrum-half to have plenty to say for himself. It’s part of the job description. But...
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/ 6 years agoSocino: I’m here to give Barritt a run for his money!
Jon Newcombe talks to the Pumas centre who is joining Saracens JUAN Pablo Socino arrived in Hertfordshire in mid-June blinking into...
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/ 6 years agoZach hopes bigger will be even better
■By NEALE HARVEY Hard yards: Bath’s Zach Mercer is tackled by Worcester’s Scott Van Breda PICTURES: Getty Images STRONGER and fitter...
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/ 6 years agoCanterbury want no part in 15-game season plan
■By WARREN MUGGLETON Concern: Giles Hilton CANTERBURY chairman Giles Hilton says promotion and relegation plans for a 15-game season are ‘nonsense’...
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/ 6 years agoIrked Broad takes aim at WRU governance
WRU chairman Gareth Davies and chief executive Martyn Phillips are to blame for the problems the game is facing in Wales...
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/ 6 years agoBlues, Ospreys yet to agree wage reductions
DRAGONS and Scarlets have agreed a 25 per cent reduction in player salaries with their squads for the next 12 months....
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/ 6 years agoDon’t mess with scrum warns ‘old man’ Cole
■By JON NEWCOMBE New-age prop: Kyle Sinckler Warrior: Dan Cole gets on the ball for Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images HAVING been...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoBlackett: Exciting time for young English hopefuls
■By NEALE HARVEY Fittest: Ben Velacott Talent: Charlie Atkinson WASPS head coach Lee Blackett believes a postlockdown surge of homegrown talent...
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/ 6 years agoScots flyer Graham gunning for home semi-final
EDINBURGHwill come out “all guns blazing” against Glasgow on Saturday as they try to secure a home PRO14 semi-final, says Scotland...
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/ 6 years agoFull-contact rugby carries significant risk of Covid
Steve Grainger of the RFU replies to last week’s letter, above. The community game remains a priority for the RFU and...
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/ 6 years agoSam targets Wales jersey after switch
By ROB COLE Split loyalties: Sam Moore in U20 Six Nations action for England against France in 2018 SAM Moore trained...
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/ 6 years agoWainright can spring some more surprises
AARON Wainwright plans to keep on surprising the rugby world after a stunning first 18 months at Test level took in...
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/ 6 years agoClean slate for Samson
Strong: Samson Lee DOUBLE World Cup-winning All Black prop Ben Franks wants to help resurrect the career of Wales’ ‘once in...
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/ 6 years agoHuw can recapture his best form – Bell
GLASGOW attack coach Jonny Bell is certain Huw Jones can rekindle the sparkling form that saw him score ten tries in...
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/ 6 years agoSad to say but 7s had lost its way
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Rare win: Dan Bibby celebrates with Ethan Waddleton...
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/ 6 years agoFlyer Grace could be Eddie’s new Billy Whizz
■By PETER JACKSON REGAN Grace, the Welsh flyer whose amazing hat-trick for St Helens has been acclaimed as the greatest in...
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