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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership could bring down £7m salary cap limit to help clubs
The rigidity of the salary cap stands to put Premiership clubs deeper into trouble unless it adapts
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoHead coach Wayne Pivac confirms three Wales players contracted Covid-19
Pivac reveals a small number of the Wales squad have been affected by the virus
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland’s battle at No.9 – Alex Mitchell ready to run with big dogs
Training and playing with Cobus Reinach has pushed Mitchell to challenge Youngs and Heinz
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGareth Davies is losing three-way race for Wales No.9 shirt, says Rob Jones
Two-time Lions tourist Robert Jones weighs in on who can rudder Wales' backline under Wayne Pivac
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby announces eight-figure global relief fund for unions
Together with the Six Nations and Sanzaar, World Rugby are examining the rugby calendar
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaints sign emerging duo Ollie Sleightholme and Connor Tupai to new deals
England U20 wing Sleightholme has been in prolific form for Northampton since making his debut in 2018
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoArgentina abandon 2027 Rugby World Cup bid, lend backing to Australia
The world will have to wait a little longer for the first Rugby World Cup in South America
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens ask highest earners to accept partial wage deferrals
Reigning Premiership champions take major measures towards maintaining their sustainability
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘There are some academy players earning £8K’ – RPA’s Christian Day reveals Premiership ‘mess’
Retired lock, now working for the RPA, explains how player cuts are far more complex to impose than they appear
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoGatland’s plan for Lions to play at Twickenham ‘nonsense’, says Willie-John McBride
"I think it’s scandalous that the Premiership clubs in England are dictating the future of the sport" - Lions legend McBride
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorcester fly-half Jono Lance set to take the Tartan shilling
Billy Searle's pending arrival at Worcester leaves door open for Lance to make PRO14 move
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDejected Otley go on the offensive after relegation by RFU
Otley are seething at their relegation from National League Two North under the RFU's formula
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership clubs keen to offer Australia aces way out
Recruitment hasn't been shut down for some Premiership clubs
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDeal for Saracens’ Richard Wigglesworth to join Sale Sharks is off
Not making the switch north to Premiership rivals
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBill Beaumont outlines vision for World Rugby amid election challenge from Pichot
The former England captain is seeking another term as World Rugby chairman
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOptions are drying up for Nick Abendanon who seeks homecoming from Clermont
After six years in France with Clermont, ex-Bath full-back Nick Abendanon had been planning on a return to England
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoScottish Rugby furloughs hundreds of staff and asks players to take wage cut
Employees earning over £50,000 face reduction of wages
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester coaching restructure to take effect in July with arrival of Borthwick
Tigers confirm when Steve Borthwick will be joining the club as head coach
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAgustin Pichot promises a new ‘global game’ with late bid to chair World Rugby
Ex-Argentina scrum-half and World Rugby vice-chairman to rival Bill Beaumont in election
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWigglesworth deal with Sale is off
RICHARD Wigglesworth is unlikely to be returning to Sale Sharks in a player-coach role at the end of the season Blindside...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDougie never got the credit he was due
SCOTLAND’S Dougie Morgan, who passed way this week aged 73, was one of those individuals who was underrated as a player...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTeimana helps turn Saints into style icons
By NEALE HARVEY FASHIONISTA Teimana Harrison believes Northampton now have the style to challenge for another Premiership title after being transformed...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThe modern game is better -and here’s why
COLIN BOAG With no live rugby to watch, the broadcasters have been replaying games from years ago. Sky showed the three...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDeano’s a copper again
DEAN RICHARDS has returned to his first job in the police after volunteering to help Northumbria Police during the coronavirus outbreak....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNEXT WEEK …Don’t miss
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFord takes charge of Knights backs after Carnegie fallout
By JON NEWCOMBE JOE Ford’s professional coaching career is set to be rejuvenated at Doncaster Knights, three months after his departure...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
DAVE EWERS, THE EXETER AND ENGLAND SAXONS BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Mako...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJono set to take the Tartan shilling
WORCESTER Warriorsfly-half Jono Lance is in advanced talks with Edinburgh about moving to the Scottish capital this summer. Canberra-born Lance, 29,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHurrell forced to call time after suspected stroke
BRISTOL Bears centre Will Hurrell has retired from rugby after suffering a probable stroke in January. The 30-year-old was withdrawn with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTop gong for Toby
RICHMOND flanker Toby Saysell has been named the NCA National League 1 Player of the Season. The prolific back rower, 25,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoI’m glad Eddie’s got the job…who else was there?
THERE were not too many alternatives open to the RFU when it came to reappointing Eddie Jones as England coach through...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoParkes will be missed but Owen’s bigger loss
RUGBY IS A very fickle business. One minute you’re a Grand Slam winner, starring at the World Cup, and top of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDejected Otley go on the offensive after relegation
By WARREN MUGGLETON OTLEY chairman of rugby Peter Clegg is livid that his side were relegated from National 2 North based...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSpittle’s sprint earns him try of the season
NOTTINGHAM winger Jack Spittle has won the Greene King IPA Championship’s try of the season. Spittle, 24, scored five tries against...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSweeney’s balancing act will be true test of his powers
THE measure of a good CEO is not the size or wealth of the organisation he runs, but the quantity and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKings of the Jungle where wild beasts come to play
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s feared enforcers 1 Jacques Burger (Namibia) The King as far as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoIrish building new dynasty around their Fab Four
NEALE HARVEY discovers how four of London Irish’s homegrown backline hitmen are taking the Premiership by storm – and boosting their...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoExtra-time needed to avoid Lions anti-climax – Brooke
By GARY FITZGERALD THE Lions and Springboks should get the chance to fight it out until there is an outright winner...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago‘The Bish’ deserved so much more
I THOROUGHLY enjoyed Brendan Gallagher’s piece about wasted talents, especially about David Bishop. I followed the All Whites during the 80s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJamie the one who must beware bolters this time
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... HOOKER THE shakedown at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGibbs makes his mark and Lions take series
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBen lifts lid on life as a professional journeyman
Jeremy Blackmore talks to Ben Mercer about rugby life just below the top level For some, professional sport is about glory,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAussie League template is cause of all rugby ills
THERE was always the risk that when “Union” went professional, all those pre Covid-19 years ago, there would be an overwhelming...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBeware of changing too much, Eddie
EDDIE Jones bagged himself another set of headlines by anticipating a 60 per cent change in the make-up of his England...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThe hidden aces make life tough for regions
Long before social distancing became a way of life, a similar exercise had been foisted upon the four Welsh regions in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRelegation doesn’t diminish the dizzy highs of a decade
Colin Boag continues his series on Super Fans, this week Saracens’ Jason ‘Large’ Harris Every club’s supporters experience highs and lows,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLoyalties will be divided
HELP! Born in Penzance in 1942, the family quickly moved to London settling in Trent Park, Cockfosters. When my brother brought...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLamb gets the chop
BACK in the 1960s, the scary All Black lock Colin Meads would run around his farm in King Country with a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoShining star Lewis still beams bright at 89
EVEN now, 70 years after he started blazing trails across the rugby world, Lewis Jones’ achievements still make the average meteor...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSpringboks hold the key to Georgian ambitions
By NEALE HARVEY Driven: Peter Drewett is leading the Lelos’ charge GEORGIA’S ground-breaking link with South Africa can pave the way...
International Rugby
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