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/ 7 years agoDaly’s move driven by need to be challenged
By NEALE HARVEY ELLIOT Daly says the chance for personal improvement rather than winning trophies was the driving force behind his...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGoode’s top class
ALEX Goode may not have the same top speed as Anthony Watson or Elliot Daly but he is no slouch and...
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/ 7 years agoMako will be fine for World Cup – McCall
SARACENS loose-head Mako Vunipola will be sidelined for “a minimum of three months” with a torn hamstring. Vunipola sustained the injury...
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/ 7 years agoSlade wants a bigger part after 2015 frustration
By JON NEWCOMBE BIT-PART player at the last World Cup, Exeter’s Henry Slade is hoping to make it big in Japan...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt’s sad that fans don’t love Sarries the way they should
COLIN BOAG Boring? You must be joking: Billy Vunipola scores for Saracens What did you make of Saracens’ Champions Cup triumph?...
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/ 7 years agoIron-man Ryan back on parade
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Two minutes’ fame: Lee Jarvis of Wales in action. Inset: Yannick Caballero PICTURES:...
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/ 7 years agoRoberts: Girwan will be vital in new Hooper era
By STEFFAN THOMAS Optimistic: Jamie Roberts Key man: Dempsey JAMIE Roberts says Bath must reach a level of consistency they have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDREAMTEAM
JAMES BUCKLAND, OLD ALBANIANS HEAD COACH AND FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND LONDON IRISH HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE PLAYED WITH...
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/ 7 years agoCaballero’s walk-on part among Test bit players
THE raft of retirees leaving the stage within the next fortnight includes Castres back row forward Yannick Caballero, after 15 consecutive...
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/ 7 years agoSmith counting on Tiger cubs to form new core at Leicester
By NEALE HARVEY MATT Smith is confident a good core of home-grown players is the key to getting Leicester firing again...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoStar backs are being sold short by inconsistent packs
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Risen to the challenge: Bath wing Ruardh McConnochie PICTURE: Getty Images THE instalment of Geordan Murphy...
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/ 7 years agoEuropean Cup takes a bow in Detroit
DETROIT, where Henry Ford invented the assembly-line and Diana Ross personified the sound of Motown, is big on sport, too. It...
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/ 7 years agoSouth African invasion will give Sharks teeth
By JON NEWCOMBE Top tackler: Jono Ross Talisman: Faf de Klerk A TWEET from Sale showing Faf de Klerk in a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoSaracens ask: What more can Goode do?
By NEALE HARVEY Out in front: Henry Slade runs in a try for Exeter in their big win over Northampton SARACENS...
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/ 7 years agoFerguson has got Saints pack rolling again says Waller
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTON’S pack is becoming a force to be reckoned with again according to long-serving prop Alex Waller. Waller,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWelfare worries hit 13-club proposal
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP Rugby proposals for a 13-team league from season 2020/21 may be scuppered because of concerns over player...
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/ 7 years agoProp star steps up for shot in top-flight
LONDON Irish have bolstered their front row options for next season by signing prop Will Goodrick-Clarke from Richmond. The 23-year-old, named...
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/ 7 years agoPat’s putting me back on track for Wales – Thomas
By STEFFAN THOMAS DAN Thomas hopes a stellar Premiership campaign with Bristol can throw him into contention for the Wales set-up...
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/ 7 years agoLeinster get back in the groove after Euro misery
By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER put the disappointment of last week’s Champions Cup final defeat behind them to oust arch rivals Munster....
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/ 7 years agoBlues get green light for Williams
CARDIFF Blues have won their appeal to retain No.8 Nick Williams for next season. Kiwi Williams, 35, was due to come...
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/ 7 years agoEuropean shootout goes Ospreys way
By STEFFAN THOMAS No stopping: Olly Cracknell scores Ospreys’ second try PICTURE: Huw Evans TEAMS OSPREYS: Evans 7; North 7, Allen...
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/ 7 years agoLaunceston promotion is career high for Westren
By NEALE HARVEY On the up: Launceston celebrate beating Old Centralians PLAYER-COACH Ryan Westren predicts brighter times ahead for Launceston, a...
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/ 7 years agoRampant Warriors canter into the final
By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ………50 Ulster………20 GLASGOW played some of their best rugby of the season to ease past Ulster into...
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/ 7 years agoFolau has contract terminated
ISRAEL Folau’s sacking by by Rugby Australia was upheld at an appeal hearing after the player said ‘hell awaits’ gay people...
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/ 7 years agoTaskmaster Ryan won’t let the rot continue
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Non-nonsense: Dean Ryan coaches his Gloucester players PICTURE: Getty Images DEAN Ryan is a no-nonsense,...
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/ 7 years agoSingleton pumped up for his second chance at Saracens
By NEALE HARVEY HOOKER Jack Singleton says the lure of returning to Saracens and going head-tohead with England star Jamie George...
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/ 7 years agoFor Wales’ sake, end the verbals
I WAS interested to read Shaun Edwards’ tit-fortat with Wayne Pivac last week. Both are passionate rugby men, but this talking...
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/ 7 years agoCurry’s openside battle with Sam will be tasty!
By NEALE HARVEY In possession: Tom Curry in Six Nations action against Scotland. Right: Sam Underhill PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND openside...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoAll this yo-yoing just makes my head spin
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I THOROUGHLY agree with...
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/ 7 years agoMcCall for Test arena
I WAS delighted to see Liam Williams win the Champions Cup with Saracens – but their real unsung hero is Mark...
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/ 7 years agoWarrior Te’o rides east for pay day in Japan
By JON NEWCOMBE ENGLAND international Ben Te’o is set to play in Japan irrespective of whether he is picked to play...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRob ‘The Butcher’ Buchanan reveals how close he came to calling it quits
The Harlequins hooker damaged nerves in his neck but has made an astonishing comeback
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago“The board have learnt lessons, we need coaching stability,” says Leicester Tigers chief executive
Simon Cohen reflects on Leicester's down season and vows wholesale changes would damage Tigers
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNo space for Johnny Sexton in Leinster’s semi-final showdown with Munster
Cullen and Lancaster prefer Byrne for Leinster's game versus Munster, with Sexton missing out.
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScotland and Harlequins star Tim Visser calls it a day
Former Scotland and Quins ace Tim Visser has announced his retirement from rugby
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/ 7 years agoIsrael Folau £2.15m contract with Australia terminated after panel backs union’s decision
Wallabies superstar won't be heading to the World Cup, but has 72 hours to lodge appeal and continue legal battle
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFrance full-back Scott Spedding to retire from rugby at 33
Castres full-back Scott Spedding has announced he will retire from all rugby at the end of the season. Capped 23 times...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoMako Vunipola to miss Saracens title tilt but should be fit for World Cup, says McCall
Mako's Champions Cup final injury keeps him out of remaining Premiership games, but not World Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPat Lam opens the door for Genge to return home
Pat Lam would like to have Ellis Genge return to the Bristol Bears, three years after the forward left his hometown...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLondon Scottish confirm Nic Rouse to leave, Graham Steadman named head coach
London Scottish backs and attack coach Graham Steadman will assume first-team duties for the 2019-20 season, replacing current head coach Nic...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoJacob Stockdale shifted to full-back for PRO14 semi-final
On his return to the Scotstoun stadium, McFarland selects Stockdale to start at 15, in what could be Hogg's last game...
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/ 7 years agoWallabies name Christian Lealiifano in training squad ahead of World Cup two years after cancer remission
Lealiifano's renewed hope of making the Wallabies squad heading to Japan
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSam Cane back for the Chiefs after severe neck break
The All Black has been named on the Chiefs' bench for the trip to play the Blues in Auckland
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/ 7 years agoFive defining moments of the 2018/19 Champions Cup
Saracens wrapped up a third Champions Cup title in four years when they powered to a 20-10 victory over Leinster at...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester Tigers announce player exodus following disappointing season
Leicester Tigers look to start a squad overhaul and rejuvenation after releasing a number of key men
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby to offer Six Nations a compromise with ‘World League’ plans
World Rugby trying to keep order with Six Nations over promotion and relegation system, amid £5bn investment in proposed World League
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoShaun Edwards hits back at Wayne Pivac for ‘financial’ jibe
The coach set to succeed Warren Gatland said Edwards' decision to leave for France was 'probably a financial one'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBaxter and McCall shortlisted for director of rugby award, but no space for Paul Gustard
Five coaches have been shortlisted for the Premiership Director of Rugby of the Season award
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDave Ellis turns Kenilworth RFC into triple kings at HQ
Ellis hopes to continue coaching next season at Kenilworth after clinching historic treble at Twickenham
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDragons give Dean Ryan the reins to rule at Rodney Parade
Dean Ryan unveiled as Director of Rugby at Welsh side Dragons, after leaving his position as the RFU's head of international...
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