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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMore time needed to plan safe return to training
PREMIERSHIP clubs will not return to training for another two weeks at least, delaying the season’s restart until August at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCVC complete £116m acquisition of PRO14 shares
PRO14 approves CVC investment to hold a 27 per cent share in league
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGlobal calendar: Six Nations and SANZAAR confirm consultation over the past two months
Talks over how to align north and south Test windows started in March
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWindow to finish current Premiership season tightens as PGB agrees two-week delay
Time to finish the 2019-20 Premiership season is running out
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins move to sign Tyrone Green after quitting Lions
Green opted to cancel his contract with Johannesburg-based Lions last week along with Malcolm Marx
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘I got a call from Pat Lam saying they’re looking to put together the strongest squad’ – Max Malins explains Bristol loan move
The Saracens full-back explains how his loan move to Bristol came about after a call from Pat Lam
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens keen on adding Argentine points machine as cover for Owen Farrell
The latest on Saracens' squad-building for life in the Championship
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPaul Gustard ‘thrilled’ at Nathan Earle extending Harlequins contract
Nathan Earle scored 11 tries for Harlequins before a knee injury ended his first season at the Stoop
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThomas Young signs new Wasps contract, losing Wales eligibility
Wales flanker, capped three times, sticks with Wasps in the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership club may offer Nick Abendanon route back to England
Abendanon had said he may be forced to retire when he still desires to play rugby, but there has been interest...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMike Friday holds fear for the future of Sevens at the Olympics
The USA Sevens head coach reveals wha he wants World Rugby to do to safeguard rugby at the Olympics
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSkills coach Rory Teague to be put in charge of Gloucester
Johan Ackermann left Kingsholm after three years as head coach last Friday
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 years agoExclusive: England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland plot Four Nations contest
Unions move to keep autumn Test window viable as travel restrictions knock out plans with southern hemisphere nations
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDamian Welch takes the reins at Plymouth Albion and wants Championship chase
The former Exeter Chiefs lock has been named head coach at National One club Plymouth Albion
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRugby League star Siva Naulago to switch codes and join Bristol Bears
A serving soldier in the British Army is coming to the Bears' back-line
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThe Last Dance inspires Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit to be bullish in search of Wales debut
Rees-Zammit explains how Michael Jordan's winning mentality has occupied his mind during lockdown
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown wants Premiership to keep marquee player allowance
The Premiership club will welcome Kyle Sinckler and Semi Radradra to their squad this summer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGin-making Ruaridh Jackson announces retirement with Glasgow Warriors
Ex-Wasps and Harlequins back toasts the coaches who nurtured his career
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAction taken against Reds trio who refused pay cut
Wallabies lock Izack Rodda among three Queensland Reds players who are in dispute over salary cuts
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNot so smart versus the Boks were you Mitch?
IT IS undeniable that Eddie Jones deserves all the plaudits for the way England outplayed New Zealand in the World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMax eyes triumphant end to horror season
■By NEALE HARVEY Ambitious: Bristolbound playmaker Max Malins PICTURE: Getty Images FRUSTRATED Saracens playmaker Max Malins hopes his impending move to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDiamond starts the blame game
STEVE Diamond, who must have splashed out a fair few quid on the legion of South Africans in the Sale Sharks...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEngland duo undecided
SARACENS forwards Maro Itoje and Mako Vunipola are still yet to decide where they will be playing next season but England...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGray staying at the Stoop
Quins man: Joe Gray HOOKER Joe Gray has agreed a contract to remain at Harlequins once his loan deal from Saracens...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoChiefs can really be big daddies this season
■By NEALE HARVEY Expectant father: Henry Slade PICTURE: Getty Images Rival: Jonathan Joseph HENRY Slade is expecting big changes at Sandy...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWorcester confirm pack reinforcements
Return: Matt Kvesic WORCESTER Warriors have confirmed the deal to re-sign England forward Matt Kvesic from Exeter Chiefs, as revealed in...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSymons: Joe will grow Down Under
■By NEALE HARVEY Learning curve: Joe Marchant in action for Auckland Blues PICTURE: Getty Images JOE Marchant’s Super Rugby experience with...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMulti-million pound takeover at Ospreys
ASIAN-BASED sports marketing group, Y11 Sports & Media, have bought a 75.1 per cent stake in the Ospreys. Ospreys chairman Rob...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRFU cash to improve facilities will boost numbers
COMMUNITY clubs are necessarily at the forefront of the battle to try and maintain senior men’s playing numbers but need more...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWebb still has a huge part to play for Wales says Lualala
■By ROB COLE Driven: Ospreys signing Rhys Webb Coach: Casey Laulala CASEY Laulala has no doubts Rhys Webb will become a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNot only Tigers who have slipped
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk AS A Bath supporter...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBeaten Pichot quits WR council
NEWS EXTRA AGUSTIN Pichot has resigned from his role on the World Rugby Council after his defeat by Sir Bill Beaumont...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEngland in 4 Nations plan for the autumn
EXCLUSIVE ■By PETER JACKSON Crisis: Brent Impey ENGLAND and Wales plan to finalise fixtures for an emergency Four Nations tournament this...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSouthern hemisphere can align with Europe
After seeing the picture of Walkerburn RFC’s new lawn mowers (TRP May 10) I’ve dug this picture out of Welford Road...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoNo tries against the post
WORLD Rugby have changed the law so tries can no longer be scored by grounding the ball against the posts. The...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoFriday’s fear for Sevens at Olympics
■By NEALE HARVEY Slade sets his priorities Henry Slade has a dual ambition in the coming months…to be a great dad...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNonsense to drop Sarries
THERE seems little point in Saracens playing in the Championship next season. It means that they will be unable to play...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHow many of the staff will be deemed key workers?
Views COLIN BOAG Problem area: Scrums will be the big stumbling block to play restarting When do you think rugby might...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNEXT WEEK …Don’t miss
Brendan Gallagher’s Top 20: Drop-goals Lions contenders: Nick Cain picks his No.9 History of Rugby: The 60s - Jekyll and Hyde...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoStop whining Steve, All Blacks no saints
ONE instance in their history where New Zealand feel aggrieved and Steve Hansen feels hard done by and wants a public...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
HADLEIGH PARKES, WALES, SCARLETS AND FORMER MANAWATU, AUCKLAND BLUES, KINGS AND HURRICANES CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’SPLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSpot on, we owe SANZAAR nothing
I AGREE with the sentiment expressed in Nick Cain’s column. The Six Nations owe SANZAAR nothing. New Zealand, for example, should...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks must decide to play Beauden at fly-half
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Dilemma: Where does Beauden Barrett play? THE most recent news from New Zealand has...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTravel ban in Europe?
NICK Cain may be right in saying that the Six Nations shouldn’t be responsible for SANZAAR and the Pacific Islands, nor...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRugby Paper readers ahead of the game
Last week’s Blindside and The Telegraph’s claim to our ‘exclusive’ GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann is leaving to take charge of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoParity at the posts, finally
I’VE long believed that allowing an attacking team to score against the post protector gave an unfair advantage over the defending...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLife bans for salary cap cheats says Lord Myners
■By SAM JACKSON Report: Lord Myners SALARY cap breaches in future could see clubs being stripped of their titles and suspended...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSo far so good, m’lud, but a big stain remains
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK “The same Premiership clubs that are talking about “playing by the same set...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoRuck It duo Nick Easter and Kyran Bracken back Danny Care for Lions tour
And do the former England international expect many Scots to tour with the Lions in 2021?
International Rugby
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