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/ 6 years agoBarrinton staying on to drive Saracens recovery
By NEALE HARVEY RICHARD Barrington has vowed to repay the debt he owes to Saracens after committing himself to at least...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDivert Tier Two funds to national leagues
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PICKING up the thread...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDevoto up running as viable rival to Tuilagi
By NEALE HARVEY Backing: Ricky Pellow Developing his game: Exeter’s Ollie Devoto PICTURE: Getty Images HARD-HITTING Exeter centre Ollie Devoto believes...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHow can Eddie ignore the claim of Dombrandt?
WHEN commentators lavish praise upon a young player, talk him up as an England prospect and even worse give him the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBracken: Eddie’s trying to buy himself a new contract
By GARY FITZGERALD KYREN Bracken has stuck the boot into Eddie Jones over his Six Nations selections, labeling the decision not...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEddie’s men are chasing record £6m for a Slam
By PETER JACKSON Grand Slam: Wales earned £5m last year ENGLAND will hit the biggest jackpot in world rugby if they...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWhat’s in Sunday’s Rugby Paper?
Plenty to get your teeth into in issue #593 of TRP... SIX NATIONS: The Rugby Paper‘s team of columnists and writers...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Eddie Jones knows talent when he sees it’ – McConnochie backs Simon Amor
The Bath wing isn't going to lie down after missing out on a place in England's Six Nations squad
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGeorge Ford still has his best years ahead of him, says Eastmond
Kyle Eastmond has watched Ford grow from his time at Bath and Leicester
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNigel Wray issues apology to Saracens as Premiership releases report into salary cap breach
Nigel Wray speaks out to clarify co-investments with players revealed in finer detail by the Dyson report
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoFinn Russell sent home from Scotland camp
Scotland discipline star fly-half as the start of the Six Nations draws closer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago“I’d done my time in Cape Town” – Eben Etzebeth talks Toulon move
Springboks enforcer Eben Etzebeth switched the Stormers for Toulon after winning the World Cup
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBilly Vunipola ruled out of the Six Nations for England
Who can replace England's talisman with no Sam Simmonds or Alex Dombrandt in the squad?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPlayer-head coach Joe Ford leaves Yorkshire Carnegie
Carnegie say Ford has left the Championship club to concentrate on his business activities away from rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins sign Andre Esterhuizen after meeting lofty wage demands
Quins win race for Springbok centre's signature after facing competition from rival Premiership club
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoPremiership Rugby finally break cover over Saracens farrago
Chief executive Darren Childs says Premiership Rugby acted to protect the integrity of the league
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLyon offer an escape route to trio of Saracens superstars
What will this mean for their England careers?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNorthampton Saints strengthen front row with Nick Auterac signing
The Harlequins prop will leave The Stoop after two seasons in London
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens have ‘tainted’ their success and should ‘repent’, says Bristol owner Lansdown
Bristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown lifts the lid on his displeasure at Saracens flouting salary cap rule
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester confirm coaching restructure which will see Steve Borthwick join Tigers
What will Borthwick's arrival mean for Geordan Murphy?
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoNew broom Galthie has the leeway to go for broke
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Golden generation: Frace win the 2019 Junior World...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoLewis on mission to tidy up set-piece basics
NEWS EXTRA By KASEY REES DILLON Lewis admits he must improve the basics of his set-piece work to challenge for a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEastmond: Ford still has best years ahead of him
By NEALE HARVEY KYLE Eastmond believes George Ford’s best form in England’s No.10 shirt is yet to come – and expects...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGustard says it – players train too hard!
Pedagogy: Gustard A QUINS Press release earlier this week had me reaching for the dictionary. “We have five senior centres out...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoVunipola determined to channel his frustration
European Champions Cup By NEALE HARVEY Focused on the job: Saracens and England star Mako Vunipola PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS will...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBig Dom will stay with Quins
HARLEQUINS back row Alex Dombrandt has extended his contract by two years.. The 22-year-old graduate of Cardiff Met University has made...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTompkins handed to Wales by RFU folly
SOMEBODY at Twickenham needs their arse kicking over the loss of Nick Tompkins – a star man for England at U16,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBig guns return for Ospreys’ European farewell
POOL 4 PREVIEW… Munster v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, Thomond Park WALES flanker Justin Tipuric and centre Scott Williams return as...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWales lose prop Carre
SARACENS prop Rhys Carre will miss Wales’ Six Nations opener against Italy after being banned for three weeks. Carre, 21, was...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoYes, the flying Falcons can stay unbeaten says Radwan
By JON NEWCOMBE Eye for the line: Adam Radwan NEWCASTLE won’t let up in their bid to make Championship history and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoVal up for a fight against Charlie
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER prop Val Rapava-Ruskin heads into one of European rugby’s most demanding bearpits aiming to prove why he...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoStormers sign up Roberts
FORMER Wales centre Jamie Roberts has left Bath with immediate effect to join Super Rugby side Stormers. Roberts was in his...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEngland women bring big guns in for Hamilton
By SAM JACKSON Return: Ellie Kildunne ELLIE Kildunne and Sydney Gregson return to the England women sevens squad for next weekend’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoConnacht looking to build momentum
POOL 5 PREVIEW… Montpellier v Connacht Today, Kick-off 3.15pm KIERAN Marmion returns from a back injury for Connacht’s dead-rubber Pool game...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoFresh terms for Balmain
GLOUCESTER tighthead prop Fraser Balmain has signed a new undisclosed- length deal with the club. The 28-year-old has made 57 appearances...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoScarlets ace Jac gets the captain’s armband
By SAM JACKSON WALES U20 head coach Gareth Williams has named a 33-man squad for the Six Nations including eight players...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoTyro Randall relishing the high-octane style at Bristol
News Rising star: Harry Randall TURBO-CHARGED Bristol scrum-half Harry Randall hopes improvements in his game will enable him to complete his...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPRL behaving like an arrogant dictatorship
Letters IN regard to the front page headline in last week’s TRP which covered comments from Lord Dyson – the senior...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDeans gets one over his old rival Hansen in Top League
FORMER All Blacks coach Steve Hansen remains winless in the Japan Rugby Top League after his Toyota Verblitz side were beaten...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoDragons scorch into quarter-finals despite forgettable first half
European Challenge Cup By ALEX BYWATER Tyler Morgan runs in to score the bonus point try PICTURE: THuw Evans DEAN Ryan...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoJamie’s sad death brings local clubs rallying to help
SOMETIMES things happen in life that make you realise that rugby, the game we all love to play, coach and support,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoLyon offer an escape route to Sarries trio
By NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Billy Vunipola LYON have stepped into the salary cap chaos by offering...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCollier signs on at Quins
HARLEQUINS prop Will Collier has renewed his contract with the club. The length of the 28-yearold's new deal has not been...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoOut-of-jail Scarlets enjoy their freedom by thumping the Exiles
By ALEX BYWATER No stopping him: Corey Baldwin evades the tackle of Nick Phipps to score for Scarlets PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoDoes Wray really deserve the boos?
DOES the salary cap truly benefit English rugby? Every season more and more players not qualified for England are signed by...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoOFFICIAL! Saracens WILL be relegated
Job well done: James Fish dives over to score Northampton’s fifth try PICTURE: Getty Images PREMIERSHIP Rugby confirmed last night that...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLillicrap buoyed by succesful autumn campaign
By ALEX BYWATER WALES women’s next generation are ready to roar in the Six Nations after being handed the chance to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoKockett hat-trick completes Castres revival as Warriors suffer second half collapse
By ROGER PANTING Match winner: Rory Kockott celebrates his late try CASTRESscrum-half, Rory Kockott, scored 23 points as Worcester crashed out...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoLaw change will simply mean more kicking
Views COLIN BOAG Really? Scotland crash to Japan, but chief exec Mard Dodson, inset, sees pay soar This is the time...
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/ 6 years agoChiefs turn into a mean machine after half-time
European Champions Cup By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER hit the power-pack button in the second half to destroy La Rochelle for the...















