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/ 6 years agoVan Rensburg’s found happy place at Sharks
By JON NEWCOMBE Slimmed down: Rohan Janse van Rensburg ROHAN Janse van Rensburg is reaping the rewards of a healthier lifestyle...
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/ 6 years agoExeter coaches re-sign
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter and his coaching team have agreed three-year contract extensions with the club. Baxter, head coach...
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/ 6 years agoLetters
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk Cutting the format could...
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/ 6 years agoRefs are there to apply laws not act as coaches
COLIN BOAG Sharp practice: Danny Care is the master of the shoulder wiggle After bingeviewing the Champions Cup games over the...
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/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
TIM SWIEL, THE NEWCASTLE AND FORMER WESTERN PROVINCE, SHARKS AND HARLEQUINS UTILITY BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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/ 6 years agoHogg can be the missing link for Exeter in Europe
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Pedigree: Stuart Hogg scores against Sale in last weekend’s European Cup match PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 6 years agoPlayers will fight to keep Lions alive roars Nowell
By NEALE HARVEY JACK Nowell insists the ‘old school’ ethos of the British & Irish Lions will survive no matter what...
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/ 6 years agoThomas signing helped Hill make up his mind
By NEALE HARVEY Big talent: Ted Hill on the ball for Worcester PICTURES: Getty Images Top signing: Thomas TED HILL says...
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/ 6 years agoSarries in Euro punch-up
Flashpoint: The trouble erupts between Saracens and Munster PICTURE: Getty Images A MUNSTER medic’s jibe about Jamie George’s weight sparked a...
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/ 6 years agoMore tyro Warriors agree new contracts
VERSATILE South African half-back Gareth Simpson has signed a two-year contract at Worcester. The 22-year-old has made four appearances from the...
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/ 6 years agoAmor linked with Eddie as team flop
MEN’S By ADAM ELLIS ENGLAND missed out on the quarter-finals of the Cape Town Sevens for the first time in four...
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/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Saracens bring in the big guns for Munster rematch
Billy Vunipola and Owen Farrell among international crop recalled by Mark McCall
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/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers seek to sign Argentina lock and keep hold of George Ford
Movement at Leicester Tigers...
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/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs agree new contracts with Rob Baxter and coaching staff
New long-term contracts for key figureheads in the Exeter Chiefs coaching department
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/ 6 years agoPiutau: Radradra will make us a dangerous prospect
The Bristol Bears full-back talks to Neale Harvey about his desire to win championships at Ashton Gate by agreeing an extension
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/ 6 years agoWorld Cup final frustration still eats at ex-England scrum coach Neal Hatley
Neal Hatley is trying to put the loss of the final behind him by throwing himself into the revamp of Bath
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/ 6 years agoVarsity match: Light Blues’ mighty duo may be godsend or curse
Cambridge have a Test-experience second row ready to take on rivals Oxford in the 138th Varsity match
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/ 6 years agoExclusive: Fire to play for England still burns bright for Joe Launchbury
The England and Wasps lock shares his reasons for staying loyal to Dai Young
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/ 6 years agoTommy Seymour retires from international duty after 55 caps for Scotland
Seymour retires at the age of 31 and follows John Barclay in calling time on his Scotland career
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/ 6 years agoPurdy: I’d be lying if I didn’t say I want to play Premiership rugby again
Winger Henry Purdy was squeezed out by Gloucester due to their tight salary cap and now plays for Coventry after a...
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/ 6 years agoNorthampton’s Samson Ma’asi is on the mend after life-changing kidney transplant
Northampton hooker Samson Ma'asi is on the road to returning to rugby after receiving a life-changing kidney donation from his father,...
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/ 6 years agoLeicester move on from Mark Bakewell, opening door for Steve Borthwick
The England forwards coach is expected to move to Welford Road after the 2020 Six Nations
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/ 6 years agoSolomons’ big vision for Sixways now taking shape
Building foundations: Alan Solomons with Ted Hill WORCESTER rugby director Alan Solomons believes tying down outstanding young guns Ted Hill and...
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/ 6 years agoSamson’s back with help of dad’s kidney
NEALE HARVEY talks to Vili Ma’asi after his life-changing gift to son Samson Tenacious: Samson Ma’asi in action against Worcester in...
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/ 6 years agoLions may play in Japan on 2025 tour
■By ADAM HATHAWAY THE British and Irish Lions have not ruled out a stopover in Japan ahead of their trip to...
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/ 6 years agoScaysbrook set for top job at Albion
FORMER Bath and Exeter flanker James Scaysbrook is to be appointed Plymouth Albion’s new head coach after Ben Gulliver left ‘by...
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/ 6 years agoPurdy plots route back to top in Cov’s shop window
■By NEALE HARVEY Fun factor: Henry Purdy playing for Otago COVENTRY winger Henry Purdy’s four-month spell in New Zealand rekindled his...
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/ 6 years agoRyan calls for more money at struggling Dragons
■By STEFFAN THOMAS DEAN Ryan insists there is plenty of untapped potential at the Dragons but has warned they won’t move...
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/ 6 years agoEngland fire still burns bright for Launchbury
■By NEALE HARVEY Constant: Dai Young Snub: Eddie Jones Cameo appearance: Joe Launchbury playing against USA in the World Cup PICTURE:...
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/ 6 years agoLudlam wants to build on World Cup buzz
AFTER a rollercoaster year in which he went from fighting for a new club contract to representing England at the World...
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/ 6 years agoNo Sinckler? then Gloucs may go for Williams
By NEIL FISSLER Offers: Kyle Sinckler GLOUCESTER have emerged as potential suitors for Exeter tighthead Harry Williams if they miss out...
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/ 6 years agoPiutau makes his Bears appealing on and off field
■By NEALE HARVEY Expressing himself: Charles Piutau on the attack BRISTOL winger Charles Piutau says earning power was only part of...
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/ 6 years agoCardiff ticket hike will raise extra £3m
No stopping him: Jonny May powers through to score his second try for Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images WALES stand to make...
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/ 6 years agoSaints lead the chase for Fearns
LYON No.8 Carl Fearns is potentially on his way back to the Premiership. Fearns is not expected to extend his fruitful...
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/ 6 years agoDubai Sevens
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/ 6 years agoLetters
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk Can the relegated team...
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/ 6 years agoHappy Amor hails his bronze warriors
By ADAM ELLIS MEN’S ENGLAND made a strong start to the new season of the World Sevens Series by finishing as...
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/ 6 years agoHow long before the first coach gets fired?
Views COLIN BOAG Smart move: Declan Kidney is a world class coach at London Irish It has become a cliché that...
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/ 6 years agoFleming finishes with try flourish
WOMEN’S THERE is still room for improvement for England Women Sevens team after they finished ninth in Dubai. They ended the...
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/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
SHAUN MALTON, BRISTOL AND FORMER NATAL SHARKS, NOTTINGHAM, LONDON IRISH AND EXETER HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoIt beggars belief that the Lions are treated so badly
JEREMY GUSCOTT Stretching the Springboks: Matt Dawson scores for the Lions in the third Test against South Africa at Ellis Park...
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/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Leinster take counter-measures to combat Naiyaravoro
Full team news for this weekend's Champions Cup action
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/ 6 years agoRacing 92 sack former European Player of the Year Leone Nakarawa
A total breakdown in relations between Racing 92 and Leone Nakarawa has led to the sacking of the Fiji star
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/ 6 years agoRory Best reveals the reasons why he turned down shock approach from Bristol
Rory Best's admiration for Pat Lam runs deeper than you think
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWho let the ‘dawgs’ out – Mike Friday has made USA a major force
Can Mike Friday take USA Men's Sevens one step further to their maiden World Sevens Series crown?
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/ 6 years agoDragons prop forced to retire at 25 after serious training ground injury
Jack Cosgrove has retired upon medical advice as one of Bristol's Championship-winning squad members
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/ 6 years agoEddie Jones offers a pointer to Wallabies on how to fix their failures
England head coach Eddie Jones believes Rugby Australia need to loosen up to help Dave Rennie
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/ 6 years agoHSBC World Sevens Series: England begin road to Tokyo in Dubai
A look at the opening round of the Men's World Sevens Series, which sees England seeking to banish their wait for...
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/ 6 years agoAdam Jones made a man out of me – Lewis Boyce
Summer arrival at Bath, Lewis Boyce, admits his scrummaging wasn't up to scratch until he met Adam Jones at old club...
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