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/ 6 years agoBlackburn put nine past Carlisle
Northern Premier IN THE one game in North Premier Blackburn were 60-12 winners at home to Carlisle. Myles Harrop led the...
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/ 6 years agoSubscr iptions…
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/ 6 years agoMulvihill in market to reinforce front five options
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Blues are looking at a quartet of South African locks in a bid to strengthen...
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/ 6 years agoEngland ought to replicate the French system says Gimoldby
By NEALE HARVEY Sharpshooter: Ampthill fly-half Louis Grimoldby AMPTHILL fly-half Louis Grimoldby urges English rugby to mirror the French system of...
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/ 6 years agoChairman Davies may ask to break own rule
By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA THE WELSH Rugby Union is already head hunting a new chief executive to replace Martyn Phillips...
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/ 6 years agoSpare a thought for National League clubs
DID the Championship clubs really not see the RFU funding cuts coming, as all the “shock, horror” reactions would suggest? The...
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/ 6 years agoMunster dig deep to break resistance
Zebre ………………0 Munster ……….28 IT WAS desperate for the first 40 minutes and stylish for the second, as JJ Hanrahan led...
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/ 6 years agoTyro Luke aiming to emulate his hero Biggar
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA LUKE Scully hopes he can follow in the footsteps of his childhood hero Dan Biggar after...
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/ 6 years agoRFU executives should take pay cut
THE outrageous decision by the RFU to cut funding of the Championship by 50 per cent from next season is a...
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/ 6 years agoSpringbok ace Werner takes reins for Scarlets
By SAM JACKSON Captain: Werner Kruger Back in: Elrigh Louw SOUTH African international Werner Kruger takes over the captaincy as Scarlets...
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/ 6 years agoJonathan Joseph on the wing for England, Daly to full-back
England head coach makes changes to the backline after George Furbank is ruled out of Ireland clash
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoItaly plot a new shock victory over Russell-less Scotland
Scotland are a team Italy know they can beat, writes Brendan Gallagher
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/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby to hold expert forum before outlining transgender policy
London forum will discuss the biology of transgender rugby players to ascertain selection guidelines
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath flanker Francois Louw eyes last hurrah in MLR
World Cup-winner Francois Louw talks Bath, Major League Rugby interests, and how he also retired as a Springbok
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/ 6 years agoGareth Davies preferred to Williams at scrum-half for Wales’ clash with France
Wales head coach places faith in Gareth Davies and Ross Moriarty against Les Bleus
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/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs hunt centre seen as Wales’ long-term successor to Jonathan Davies
A player future Scarlets head coach Glenn Delaney does not want to see leave
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/ 6 years agoWasps seek to rekindle old flames in search for new DoR
Joe Worsley and Dave Walder in the frame to be Wasps' new coaching figureheads
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/ 6 years agoIreland stick to their guns for trip to Twickenham
Andy Farrell names an unchanged starting line-up for the head-to-head with England
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/ 6 years agoRFU CEO Bill Sweeney responds to outcry from Championship clubs
Sweeney justifies cuts to Championship funding in reply to clubs' letter voicing grave concerns
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears move quick to sign Henry Purdy to new deal
It has taken Purdy two games to persuade Pat Lam to offer a substantial extension
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoApprenticeships with the seniors is driving up England U20 standards, says Dickens
Alan Dickens has named his side to face Ireland on Friday with both side's unbeaten records on the line
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/ 6 years agoObano recalled for Ireland showdown as Mako Vunipola is ruled out
Beno Obano in line for first England cap with Saracens star Mako overseas due to family reasons
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/ 6 years agoDai Young leaves Wasps after nine years as director of rugby
Dai Young explains why the time felt right to leave Wasps
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland prop Harry Williams anticipates damaging impact on second two
The Exeter Chiefs prop speaks out about how cuts to the second tier 'are not ideal'
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoChampionship cuts: Concerned chairmen issue open letter to Bill Sweeney
The Championship Clubs Committee (CCC) write to RFU CEO Bill Sweeney in The Rugby Paper
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/ 6 years agoCan England Still Win The Six Nations?
It hasn’t been the start to the Six Nations that Eddie Jones and his team would have been hoping for. They...
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/ 6 years agoHorne’s double inspires Warriors
Glasgow ……….56 Zebre…………….24 GLASGOW head coach Dave Rennie believes there a lot more to come from his side after they kept...
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/ 6 years agoEternal City hands me a memory to last a lifetime
Brendan Gallagher recalls first Six Nations weekend in Rome when Italy beat Scotland at Stadio Flaminio Joy: Italy celebrate victory over...
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/ 6 years agoPrice is right to provide a much-needed morale boost
By ALEX BYWATER IN A dogfight at the Liberty Stadium it was the hosts who came out on top thanks to...
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/ 6 years agoWhite hot on the heels of under-fire Youngs
By NEALE HARVEY Quick-silver: Ben White avoids Nick Phipps of London Irish PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER tyro Ben White aims to...
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/ 6 years agoScarlets foiled by powerful defence
By STEFFAN THOMAS Marksman: Dan Jones kicks one of his three penalties for Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans THE Scarlets let slip...
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/ 6 years agoHalfpenny hopes for a repeat of 2013
By ALEX BYWATER LEIGH Halfpenny insists Wales can repeat their heroics of 2013 and bounce back from a defeat to Ireland...
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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ 6 years agoDragons postponed
STORM Dennis forced Dragons to postpone yesterday’s game with Benetton. PRO14 organisers said the decision to call off the Dragons game...
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/ 6 years agoHow many fans can fly to South Africa?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SOUTH Africa in Six...
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/ 6 years agoCallard fears rugby may be losing its core value
By JON NEWCOMBE Concern: Jon Callard RUGBY must clamp down on the growing lack of respect for officials or risk losing...
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/ 6 years agoIntruders keep out
ONEmust congratulate the RFU with their latest attempt to destroy this completely under valued second level and ensure the Premiership becomes...
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/ 6 years agoDallaglio: You must walk the walk if you talk the talk
EDDIE Jones needs to focus on whipping his team into a Twickenham frenzy rather than continually attempting to wind up opponents...
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/ 6 years agoErratic Eddie now holding us back
NICKCain got it right in his article on Eddie Jones. Despite the scrambled win over a poor Scottish side, England clearly...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 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...















