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/ 6 years agoEx-League coaches will deliver says Steadman
By NEALE HARVEY CROSS-CODE coaching converts Sean Long and Martin Gleeson will defy their doubters to make a huge impact in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBrown back
EDDIE JONESmay be criticised for dropping Danny Cipriani from his training camp no sooner than he had re-introduced him. But people...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLet’s stop the clock at scrum resets
I AM all for making rugby safer for the players but I think referees should stop the clock when resetting the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWelsh crowds sparse in Europe
IN THE article about a potential British League you mention the possible benefits for the Welsh Regions of playing Premiership sides....
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoJonny May reveals how much different England’s Rugby World Cup training is compared to 2015
Speedster Jonny May takes our flash quiz of questions
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoScrum guru Phil Keith-Roach lands unreal sporting hat-trick
England's scrum coach of the 2003 World Cup was in attendance at Lord's for the Cricket World Cup final epic
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘A British League will happen in two years’ – the story that has the country talking
CVC takeover of Premiership and soon-to-be finalised PRO14 deal heralds new opportunity for British League
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/ 6 years agoUren out to catch Eddie’s eye with Bristol
■By NEALE HARVEY ANDY UREN is determined to prove why teammate Harry Randall is not the only Bristol scrumhalf worthy of...
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/ 6 years agoWorld Cup snub will fire up Chiefs’ back row rejects
■By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S failure to embrace Exeter’s array of “world-class” back rowers should spark fear throughout the Premiership, according to...
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/ 6 years agoJantjies double act to handle for wobbly too much Wallabies
■By GARY FITZGERALD HERSCHEL Jantjies produced a dazzling two-try debut to throw his cap firmly into the World Cup ring at...
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/ 6 years agoKibirige out to prove himself at Wasps
■By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Newcastle flyer Zach Kibirige aims to finally prove he can cut it in the Premiership after accepting...
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/ 6 years agoHerschel is scrum-half of the future for Boks
■By ADAM ELLIS Praise: Boks’ backs coach Mzwandile Stick HERSCHEL JANTJIES has been marked as one to watch by two senior...
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/ 6 years agoBattling Pumas in warning to Eddie
■By SAM JACKSON On target: Emiliano Boffelli kicks a penalty THE World Champions escaped a major shock in Buenos Aires by...
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/ 6 years agoMy arm is taking strain OK so far says Faletau
■From JAMES CANDY in Fiesch Boxing clever: Bradley Davies warms up in Wales pre-World Cup training camp in Switzerland Report: Pages...
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/ 6 years agoScrum guru Keith-Roach lands an historic hat-trick
PHIL Keith-Roach has an extraordinary record of having been present at each of England’s World Cup final victories in over a...
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/ 6 years agoDerby days are back for the regions
By ADAM ELLIS BOXING DAY derbies will return for all four Welsh regions this season after the PRO14 released the full...
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/ 6 years agoCeltic Cup dates are announced
POOLS and fixtures were also revealed for the Celtic Cup, which features development squads from the Welsh regions and Irish provinces....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDeano’s ring-fence paradox
In TRP July 14, Jon Newcombe describes Coventry’s ambitions, while Neale Harvey writes about those of Cornish Pirates. This follows similar...
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/ 6 years agoWallace has unfinished business in top flight
By NEALE HARVEY LUKEWallace is confident Coventry will provide the vehicle for a fast return to the Premiership after salary cap...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNo room for rugby in summer
THOSE advocating summer rugby should contemplate the veritable smorgasbord of sporting events on offer last weekend. Besides the small matter of...
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/ 6 years agoUlster prop Gareth out for nine months
PROP Gareth Milasinovich will miss much of his debut season with Ulster after suffering a knee ligament injury. The Irish-qualified forward,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAre England strong enough mentally?
REGARDING Neale Harvey’s interview and Colin Boag’s comments on Exeter’s chief exec Tony Rowe and his personal view that England are...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNew British League is ‘coming in two years’
■By PETER JACKSON A BRITISH League featuring the long overdue revival of Anglo-Welsh competition will be ‘up and running in two...
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/ 6 years agoSaints will bulk up to take on Sarries and Chiefs
NORTHAMPTON full-back George Furbank has revealed how Saints’ stars are bulking up to try and break the stranglehold of Saracens and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons work in the community deserves praise
MY instinctive reaction to Colin Boag’s repetition of his proposal that the Premiership clubs be given charge of the national team...
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/ 6 years agoUnderdogs Ampthill are ready for fight of their lives
After coaching stints at Sale, Bedford, Harlequins, Dragons and Wasps, former Wales, Newbridge, Newport and Sale flyhalf Paul Turner tells NEALE...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWomen’s game needs support
I COMPLETELY agree with Catherine Spencer. From what we could glean from the limited access, awkward timings and poor publicity, the...
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/ 6 years agoDowson plans to blood kids in Cup again
Champions: Alex Waller lifts the Premiership Cup for Northampton By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS will welcome Bristol Bears to the Twickenham Stoop...
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/ 6 years agoCricket ace Bevan is USA secret weapon
■By STEFFAN THOMAS American danger man: No.8 Samu Manoa PICTURE: Getty Images HE PLAYED A crucial role in helping England’s cricketers...
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/ 6 years agoWELSH COACHES WORKING ABROAD
LYN JONES Russia head coach After a successful reign at the Ospreys, Jones has had spells with the Dragons, London Welsh...
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/ 6 years agoEngland could axe Baa-Baas for another Wales Test
■By PETER JACKSON ENGLANDare considering squeezing yet another match against Wales into their schedule for what could be a fifth ‘Test’...
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/ 6 years agoMaco’s getting stronger every day says Sarries scrum guru Peel
■By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS coach Ian Peel is convinced England prop idol Mako Vunipola will recover from his hamstring trouble in...
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/ 6 years agoQuins trio join Eddie’s Bristol training squad
ENGLAND’S second World Cup training squad assembled in Bristol last week included Harlequins players Mike Brown, Alex Dombrandt and Marcus Smith...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDragons wing Ashton Hewitt is keeping his head up after seeing Adams and Evans star for Wales
The 24-year-old has been named in two of Warren Gatland's squads but has been hindered by a severe shoulder injury
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/ 6 years agoBone graft surgery fixes up Taulupe Faletau for Wales’ big push
The Lions no.8 was back in training with Wales earlier this month as he works his way back from a broken...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhy London Irish might be content in spurning £750,000 in order to stay up
Championship winners London Irish are working to long-term goals to ensure their Premiership status, no matter the cost
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoLozowski: It’s been difficult to deal with my World Cup snub
After starring for Saracens in their double-winning season, Alex Lozowski says he'll use his World Cup snub as motivation to hold...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoTop-flight survival takes precedence for Exiles
By NEALE HARVEY NEWLY-promoted London Irish risk missing out on RFU funding worth £750,000 next season unless they significantly increase their...
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/ 6 years agoParanoid? Fears about spying go with the job!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IT’S World Cup time, and that means it’s spy time. Stories of rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoYour way is highway now, Eddie
THE England rugby coach meets the chief executive of the RFU in the corridors of Twickenham. “How yuh doing, Eddie?” asks...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBates quits as U20 coach after three World Cups
ENGLAND U20s are looking for a new head coach after Steve Bates decided to quit the RFU. Having joined in 2017,...
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/ 6 years agoBates had the odds against him
THE churn at England U20 level goes on with coach Steve Bates apparently stepping down to ‘explore other rugbyrelated opportunities’. Bates...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSquare pegs not wanted
ONCE again I open up the pages of TRP and see all doom and gloom, well nearly all. If it’s not...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoLozowski: I’ll use RWC snub as my motivation
By NEALE HARVEY ALEX Lozowski will use the burning resentment of his England World Cup omission to resist any challenge from...
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/ 6 years agoCVC are taking ever bigger voice in rugby
THE insatiable desire of the private equity firm CVC to invest in Rugby Union has resulted in them closing in on...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLet’s have more focus on disability
I THOUGHT it was time to think about how the game can improve for next season. I would like to see...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoJust watch me play, Venter tells his Ospreys critics
By STEFFAN THOMAS OSPREYS new boy Shaun Venter has vowed to brush off criticism of his arrival in Welsh rugby and...
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/ 6 years agoIrvine, champ of Tier Two, calls it a day
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Stepping down: Geoff Irvine LONG-STANDING Championship boss Geoff Irvine will stand down from his role at the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDon’t forget the community clubs need cash, too
IN AN otherwise wellreasoned interview with Neale Harvey in last week’s Rugby Paper, Tony Rowe, chairman of Exeter presents a very...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoMelville: Carnege’s fate is still in the balance
By JON NEWCOMBE RFU director of professional rugby Nigel Melville says the future of Yorkshire Carnegie as a Championship club is...
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