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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJubilee made it three
IN his column last week Peter Jackson stated that the Lions had broken their unwritten rule about not playing at home...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBlues draw Connacht blank for the first time
By DECLAN ROONEY CARDIFF Blues failed to score against Connacht for the first time in their history as Andy Friend’s side...
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/ 6 years agoTraining with Eddie driving U20 standards says Dickens
By NEALE HARVEY England ‘apprentice’: Josh Hodge ENGLAND’S chances of achieving a first U20s Six Nations Grand Slam since 2016 have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMake your mind up!
I READ with interest and certain amusement Colin Boag’s piece in last week’s Rugby Paper. In his seventh paragraph he writes:...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoConnors double helps seal bonus win
Leinster ……….36 Cheetahs …….12 LEINSTER openside Will Connors praised his side’s hunger for victory as the reigning PRO14 champions showed they...
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/ 6 years agoChampionship cuts:the great debate…
Give us a two-year moratorium at least Dear Bill Top prop: Harry Williams has gone from Jersey to Exeter and England...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWilliams: Cuts will hit players like me
By NEALE HARVEY Fear: Harry Williams ENGLAND prop star Harry Williams fears funding cuts in the Championship could hinder the progress...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHodnett shines in record 10-try win
Munster ……….68 Kings ………………3 YOUNG gun John Hodnett scored a try on debut as Munster recorded their biggest ever win in...
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/ 6 years agoWe have to be careful how we spend money
Bill Sweeney, chief executive of the RFU, answers the clubs’ letter Progress: Exeter were champions in 2017, seven years after winning...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWRU may break cap rule for Priestland
By PETER JACKSON Comeback: The returning Zach Mercer celebrates scoring Bath’s first try PICTURE: Getty Images WALES took urgent steps yesterday...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTompkins talking to all regions
NEWS EXTRA ALL four Welsh rugby regions want to sign Saracens centre Nick Tompkins, say Cardiff Blues boss John Mulvihill and...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoHarlequins hunt Ealing Trailfinders front-row trio
Harlequins scrum coach Adam Jones set to have more than just Wilco Louw coming into the front row
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBen Youngs told to take pay cut if he wants to stay at Leicester
The scrum-half is out of contract at Welford Road at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJamie George to stay at Saracens when club is relegated to Championship
George signals his intention to stay put with GK IPA Championship-bound Saracens, even with 2021 being a Lions year
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins announce signing of Stormers tighthead Wilco Louw
Quins have found their replacement in the pack when Kyle Sinckler heads to Bristol
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins line up Springboks star Pieter-Steph du Toit to replace Robshaw
Also, Simon Zebo appears to be on his way out of France but an Ireland homecoming might not be on the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJersey Reds typify Championship disbelief with damning condemnation of RFU
Jersey Reds chairman Mark Morgan criticises Bill Sweeney for ill-thought actions and lack of clarity given to Championship clubs by RFU
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBracken: Saracens’ Lions tour hopefuls should be looking to leave
Kyren Bracken believes Saracens' elite players should move elsewhere next season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU and PRL slash funding to the Championship by 50%
Championship clubs hang on a cliff edge as funding from central power is cut from £8.1 to £4.3m
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWRU target homecoming for two Welsh exiles currently in the Premiership
Leicester's Tommy Reffell and Bristol's Mat Protheroe are targets to bring to a Welsh region for the WRU
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDai Young steps back from Wasps director of rugby role
Wasps take action after underwhelming start to Premiership season and Challenge Cup exit
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: England will need much more to beat Ireland
England needed to bore Scotland and kick more than the 47 times they did
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International Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Rock star’ Finn Russell must apologise to team-mates – Logan
FINN Russell has been told to take a good look at himself and stop acting like a ‘big gun rock star’....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale and England hooker Rob Webber makes retirement call
Webber won 16 caps for England, all of which came under Stuart Lancaster
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEmily Scarratt sets records as England keep up Six Nations defence
The Red Roses beat Scotland 53-0 on Monday to maintain their unbeaten start to the Women's Six Nations
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Latest News
/ 6 years ago‘Rock star’ Russell must apologise to team-mates
By GARY FITZGERALD Critic: Kenny Logan FINN Russell has been told to take a good look at himself and stop acting...
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/ 6 years agoWales target two more Premiership youngsters
TOMMY Reffell and Mat Protheroe have emerged as the latest England-based exiles to be targeted by the Wales. The WRU and...
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/ 6 years agoWorld Cup man Wilson tunes up for England
By JON NEWCOMBE Fighting fit: Mark Wilson, in World Cup action against USA, is aiming high with Sale HAVING played in...
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/ 6 years agoBracken: I’d be looking to leave Sarries
By GARY FITZGERALD KYRAN Bracken would be looking to switch clubs if he were still a Saracens player and expects Eddie...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoChamps can play on after Euro fine
DEFENDING champions Saracens will remain in this year’s European Champions Cup after being fined for fielding an ineligible player. Saracens had...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHomegrown lads are being stymied
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk WHEN England won the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPoor selection for Paris came back to bite England
WHEN Eddie Jones began coaching England I thought that he had cured the previous malaise of poor selection, now I think...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago1920 back row duo deserve a mention
I READ with interest Brendan Gallagher’s article on the 1920 Five Nations Championship. The exploits of WJA Davies, Cecil Kershaw and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoIt’s all a bit blurry says England hero Genge
By GARY HEATLY Winner: Ellis Genge ENGLAND’S matchwinning prop Ellis Genge remembers little about the try that saved England’s season. Genge,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPivac: We must get better – and fast!
WAYNE Pivac told Wales they must improve and quickly if they are to stay in contention for the Six Nations after...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland head coach Eddie Jones opens up on why he sometimes ‘paints a picture’ to opponents
Eddie Jones has hung out the bait to Warren Gatland and Michael Cheika in the past
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoSix Nations unions come to agreement on broadcast rights to pave way for CVC investment
Can CVC move a step closer to selling off Premiership, PRO14 and Six Nations rights in one package?
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe pride ourselves on our defence, says England flanker Vicky Fleetwood
Like their defence in Pau, England Six Nations title defence remains intact
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoSaracens set for misconduct hearing with EPCR
Saracens find themselves in deep water over the possible fielding of an eligible player in their Champions Cup win over Racing...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoTom Curry remains at No.8 for England’s Calcutta Cup clash
Curry stays at the back of the scrum, but Jones makes five changes to side which was pummelled by France
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCallum Braley to leave Gloucester after six years at Kingsholm
Italian PRO14 club Benetton will be Braley's destination at the end of the season
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoHead coach Pivac hands Nick Tompkins first start for Dublin-bound Wales
Tompkins picked at outside centre for clash with Ireland at the Aviva Stadium
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland flanker Lewis Ludlam tosses incendiary grenade into Calcutta Cup build up
Ludlam is poised to win his 8th cap against Scotland – a contest he describes as 'war'
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHomegrown Jamie Blamire becomes latest player to commit to Newcastle
The Falcons academy product has scored six tries in 14 appearances this season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScarlets find their successor to Brad Mooar
It's an inside job at Parc y Scarlets as defence coach Glenn Delaney is set to succeed fellow Kiwi Brad Mooar
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTransfers: Wasps lose flanker Thibaud Flament to Toulouse
News regarding the packs of Wasps and Harlequins
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoTalent-spotter Paul Turner seeking more gems for WRU
"The Welsh Exiles programme has gone from strength to strength" - how can Wales find more Tompkins and Rowlands?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers lead the chase for Ross Moriarty
Leicester seek to bolster front row and back row for next season, with Wales flanker Moriarty just one of their targets
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWin tickets to Wales v France courtesy of Dove Men+Care
With the Guinness Six Nations 2020 underway, Dove Men+Care are giving you the chance to win two tickets to Wales v...
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/ 6 years agoThe best things in life, we do for others
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