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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSpread it wide and let backs dazzle
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I THOROUGHLY enjoy reading...
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/ 6 years agoElite 38 will earn cash for Welsh regions
By ALEX BYWATER WALES’ four regions are set to start the New Year by fighting over the players in Wayne Pivac’s...
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/ 6 years agoTime to get ruthless, Clarke tells Gloucs
By NEALE HARVEY BATTLING back rower Freddie Clarke says Gloucester must hone their killer instinct if they are to figure in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoStop this chatter, just ref the game!
AT LAST, someone agrees with me. Colin Boag is 100 per cent right – referees are taking away the advantage by...
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/ 6 years agoWe got over 1991 – now class of 2019 must develop
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Gold standard: David Campese of Australia holds the World Cup after beating England 12-6...
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/ 6 years agoBeast off to new Glory in Washington
FORMER South Africa prop Tendai Mtawarira is joining Washington's Old Glory DC in America’s fledgling Major League Rugby. The ‘Beast’ will...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHuge plaudits for Lam and Boyd
SINCE before the end of last season two subjects have dominated “rugby talk” – the World Cup and the financial affairs...
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/ 6 years agoTyro Tupai turning up heat on Boks star Cobus
PRECOCIOUS Northampton No.9 Connor Tupai vows to keep pushing South African World Cup winner Cobus Reinach hard for his place. Tupai,...
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/ 6 years agoEddie’s closed the door on my Test career – Robshaw
Big Billy again for revitalised Nathan By SAM JACKSON Fitter: Nathan Hughes makes a break for Bristol against Bath PICTURES: Getty...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoIrish and French squad strengths defy belief
Views COLIN BOAG Galacticos: Leinster at Franklin’s Gardens had 453 caps between them What are we to make of the situation...
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/ 6 years agoKiwi stay broadens Umaga’s horizons
By NEALE HARVEY Ambitious: Wasps fly-half Jacob Umaga Ambitious: Wasps fly-half Jacob Umaga WASPS tyro Jacob Umaga credits worldlywisdom gained from...
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/ 6 years agoSix Nations revolution in CVC deal worth £750m
By PETER JACKSON THE SIX Nations have opened preliminary talks aimed at securing the biggest television deal in rugby history that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
STEVE McCOLL, DONCASTER AND FORMER SCOTLAND U20s, LEEDS & GLOUCESTER FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...
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/ 6 years agoPackman feeling rejuvenated under Boden
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Northampton full-back/wing Howard Packman is striving to put a couple of stop-start years behind him at his...
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/ 6 years agoEngland go on the road to meet fans
How about that? Kyle Sinckler turns to the crowd after scoring for Harlequins at Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND are on...
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/ 6 years agoHouse of Lancaster is fighting for the future of Yorkshire
Neale Harvey talks to young fly-half Dan Lancaster about his love for Carnegie and the influence of his dad, Stuart Brave,...
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/ 6 years agoPrem Rugby to begin salary cap review
PREMIERSHIP Rugby will undertake a “comprehensive review” of their salary cap regulations following champions Saracens being docked 35 points and fined...
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/ 6 years agoI’m ready to challenge that England spot says
By NEALE HARVEY England choice: Saracens’ Billy Vunipola is the man in possession Go-forward: Pat Lam BRISTOL talisman Nathan Hughes believes...
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/ 6 years agoSmall can still be dynamic insists Simmonds
EXETER No.8 Sam Simmonds feels back to his dynamic best and would love a Six Nations shot with England alongside Tom...
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/ 6 years agoRayer given bigger war chest to turn Blues around
By JON NEWCOMBE BEDFORD Blues chairman Geoff Irvine has opened his cheque book and released more funds to help DoR Mike...
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/ 6 years agoSurgery rules Watkins out of Wales’ Six Nations start
WALES centre Owen Watkin will miss the start of the 2020 Six Nations after having knee surgery. Watkin, 23, limped off...
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/ 6 years agoAll Blacks confident Mooar will leave Scarlets
By SAM JACKSON NEW Zealand coach Ian Foster is ‘really confident’ Scarlets boss Brad Mooar will become part of his coaching...
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/ 6 years agoEvans: World Cup blow was tough but I’ve parked it now
New man at No10: Jarrod Evans By ALEX BYWATER JARROD Evans is just 23 and has only three Test caps to...
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/ 6 years agoEmotions run high over death of ‘Ibou’
French rugby this week mourned 2013 Top 14 champion Ibrahim Diarra, who died on Wednesday at the age of 36. A...
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/ 6 years agoI can still cut it at Test level insists Jamie
By NEALE HARVEY I feel 25: The 33-year-old Jamie Roberts with Bath PICTURE: Getty Images JAMIE Roberts believes he still has...
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/ 6 years agoMoody’s explorers set for final mission
By SAM JACKSON FORMER England captain Lewis Moody is in the final weeks of preparations for an expedition to the remotest...
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/ 6 years agoKearney gets the chop as Farrell names his first training squad
FULL-BACK Rob Kearney has been omitted from a 45- man squad for Andy Farrell’s first training session as Ireland head coach...
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/ 6 years agoWilliams signs for Scarlets
WALES full-back Liam Williams is set to rejoin Scarlets from Saracens at the end of the season. The British Lions flyer...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAnalysis: Eddie Jones’ little helpers will need to be strong men
Nick Cain surveys the coaches who can join Eddie Jones' coaching staff as we enter a new World Cup cycle
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThomas signing decisive in persuading Ted Hill to stay at Worcester
The coach who Hill believes can help him realise his England ambitions
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCardiff Blues make incredible Christmas gesture to Nick Williams which leaves teammates emotional
The Kiwi no.8 has lived away from his family in New Zealand for over a decade while plying his trade in...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoStadium for Cornwall can end talent drain to Exeter says ex-Pirate Matavesi
The Northampton Saints hooker backs old club Cornish Pirates to push for the Premiership if they can get their Stadium for...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGreig Laidlaw follows senior Scotland figures into international retirement
The scrum-half joins John Barclay and Tommy Seymour in ending their Scotland careers
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoKyle Sinckler admits he can’t remember anything from World Cup final
The England prop reveals his distress at having his World Cup final cut short
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/ 6 years agoRob Howley betting scandal: Why did he do it?
Robert Howley, former Wales attack coach, has recently apologised for his breach of the rugby union betting rules. It has recently come...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAlun Wyn Jones – BBC Sports Personality of the year?
Anybody who saw Wales‘ excellent run of form in the Rugby World Cup will recognise the fact that it was Alun...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoNick Phipps fears the damage Israel Folau has done to Australian rugby
London Irish and Wallabies scrum-half Phipps talks to Neale Harvey about the controversy stirred by Folau
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPolledri takes wisdom from Italy’s old guard to hit peak for Gloucester
The Gloucester flanker reflects on his rise from Hartpury to the World Cup with Italy
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoThe players will fight to keep B&I Lions tours alive roars Jack Nowell
Exeter Chiefs, England and Lions wing Nowell talks South Africa 2021 and the preserving of future tours
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/ 6 years agoPolledri close to peak after meteoric climb
By NEALE HARVEY AFTER a meteoric rise from nowhere to starring for Italy at the World Cup, Jake Polledri now has...
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/ 6 years agoBlack Ferns wait for England
WOMEN’S REIGNING world champions New Zealand await England in the Cup quarterfinals of the Women’s 7s Series in Cape Town. A...
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/ 6 years agoNew stadium will end talent drain to Exeter says Matavesi
■By NEALE HARVEY Big chance at Saints: Sam Mataves SAM Matavesi believes the ambition of Cornish Pirates will blow the Premiership’s...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoTigers will fight their way clear says Taute
Committed: Jaco Taute CENTRE Jaco Taute aims to prove he’s up for the fight as crisis club Leicester prepare for a...
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/ 6 years agoPhipps fears Folau has damaged the Wallabies
By NEALE HARVEY Combative: London Irish’s Nick Phipps tackles Leicester Tigers’ Ben White PICTURE: Getty images WALLABIES ace Nick Phipps is...
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/ 6 years agoKruis hails Saracens stars of the future
By NEALE HARVEY Pulling together: George Kruis believes Saracens are getting stronger PICTURES: Getty Images Exposure: Nick Isiekwe GEORGE Kruis has...
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/ 6 years agoNew, mature Sinckler can be Lions ace says Adam
By STEFFAN THOMAS Stronger: Kyle Sinckler THE growing maturity Kyle Sinckler showed on the World Cup stage can give the England...
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/ 6 years agoAce Patchell on track for early return
■By JAMES CANDY On the mend: Rhys Patchell RHYS Patchell has handed Scarlets and Wales a fitness boost with the fly-half...
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/ 6 years agoWatkin in fitness race for Six Nations start
WALES centre Owen Watkin faces a battle to prove his fitness before the Six Nations with the prospect of a month...
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/ 6 years agoFoster has work cut out to win fans’ vote
MATT McILRAITH SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE EXPERT Stepping up: Ian Foster has been promoted from assistant coach. Inset, Scott Robertson PICTURES: Getty Images...
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