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/ 7 years agoBust-up pair can still get on the plane says Eddie
By NICK CAIN Sent home: Ben Te’o Sent home: Mike Brown Bledisloe bragging rights: Exeter scrum-half Nic White scores for Australia...
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/ 7 years agoBig risk this England side could be left humiliated
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME New cap: Northampton back row Lewis Ludlam starts on the blindside flank...
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/ 7 years agoGifts for the Prem
THE recent Premiership “ins & outs” section demonstrated the value of the Championship despite the lack of funding by the powers...
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/ 7 years agoScotland power up for best ever tournament
Upbeat: Mark Dodson SCOTLAND chief executive Mark Dodson believes Gregor Townsend has assembled the strongest ever squad in World Cup history...
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/ 7 years agoAdams chasing another Twickenham glory try
By ROB COLE Coming down: Josh Adams scores against England in this year’s Six Nations PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS ENGLAND: Daly;...
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/ 7 years agoWales go top of the world rankings
By ALEX BYWATER ALUN Wyn Jones has vowed Wales will embrace the pressure of their favourites tag at Twickenham this afternoon...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGoldring mistaken
WORCESTER Warriors co-owner Colin Goldring has cemented my concern over the role of CVC and private investment within British rugby. Goldring...
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/ 7 years agoUS teen sprint star Tyrese signs for Bristol
BRISTOL have signed teenage former American footballer Tyrese Johnson- Fisher on a one-year deal. The 19-year-old was ranked third in the...
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/ 7 years agoGareth still drinks to that World Cup magic moment
By ALEX BYWATER GARETH Davies admits his 2015 World Cup try-scoring heroics against England still result in a free pint here...
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/ 7 years agoWray is being hounded for caring for his players
SARACENS are in the cross-hairs of a number of Premiership rivals who want them nailed for alleged salary cap breaches before...
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/ 7 years agoJoe Rigby, star sub
JOE Rigby, a senior sub editor at Greenways Publishing, working across the Rugby and Cricket Papers, has died suddenly. Editor in...
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/ 7 years agoDaly: We’re fit, strong and really raring to go
By GARY FITZGERALD Winning matters: Elliot Daly ELLIOT Daly says he and his England teammates are primed for action and prepared...
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/ 7 years agoYes, Wade could have been true superstar
CHRISTIAN Wade is the wonderkid who made the bold move of leaving Rugby Union for American Football in April because England...
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/ 7 years agoB&I League would turn the fans off – Baldwin
By NEALE HARVEY Quins new boy: Scott Baldwin in action for Ospreys PICTURES: Getty Images Lock star: Bradley Davies FORMER Wales...
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/ 7 years agoCaptain Ford talks the talk
GEORGE Ford will lead England out against Wales today in the absence of rested skipper Owen Farrell. Despite a lack of...
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/ 7 years agoLine-out size matters
THE height stats in the England back row look too one-dimensional for my liking, because everyone is 6ft 2ins. Whether it...
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/ 7 years agoDan hopes to make grand-dad proud with Wales U18s
By STEFFAN THOMAS WALES U18 full-back Dan John is hoping to keep his family’s proud rugby tradition alive while playing for...
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/ 7 years agoChance of a title fight too good to pass up says Witty
AFTER swapping Newcastle for Exeter, revved-up lock Will Witty says the opportunity to test himself at a title-chasing side was too...
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/ 7 years agoI’m predicting 2-0 to Wales this week
Big fan: I’d like to see Owen Lane play on Saturday PICTURE: Getty Images WARREN Gatland has gone fully loaded for...
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/ 7 years agoAmerican rugby is set to boom says San Diego coach Hoadley
By NEALE HARVEY Big plans: San Diego Legion coach Rob Hoadley FORMERLondon Irish and Wasps centre Rob Hoadley has revealed why...
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/ 7 years agoOlowofela in a hurry to make his mark in XVs
By NEALE HARVEY New Saint: Former England 7s speedster Ryan Olowofela PICTURES: Getty Images Tiger: Jordan Olowofela World Cup shot: Ruaridh...
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/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby must sort out danger at the breakdown
I’M VERY interested to see how World Rugby’s latest trial laws will go, but my view is our game continues to...
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/ 7 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Follow us at: @TheRugbyPaper like us at: therugbypaper Follow us at: @therugbypaper Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you...
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/ 7 years agoRecord man Varndell set for a final spin at Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE Swansong: Tom Varndell YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE have held talks with Premiership Rugby’s record try-scorer Tom Varndell in a move...
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/ 7 years agoFriendly? This will be full metal jacket for Gatland
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Far from preserving the status of the Test match, rugby has given it...
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/ 7 years agoWe must clear up Sarries salary cap row – Vaughan
By NEALE HARVEY Call for clarity: Vaughan OUTGOING Gloucester chief executive Stephen Vaughan has called on Premiership Rugby to come clean...
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/ 7 years agoHumble Lochore was touched by true greatness
THEY came by the thousand to pay their last respects at lunchtime on Thursday and listen in their sorrow to the...
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/ 7 years agoLong’s eye for detail will be a game changer says Gustard
By JON NEWCOMBE Pub chat: Paul Gustard Sean Long Big potential: Quins fly-half Marcus Smith HARLEQUINS boss Paul Gustard reckons new...
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/ 7 years agoTaking the Mickey no laughing matter
SOMEONE, somewhere can be relied upon to take offence at something said tongue-in-cheek. As Steve Hansen knows. Confronted with the notion...
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/ 7 years agoGleeson steered by advice from Shaun
By NEALE HARVEY On the attack: Martin Gleeson in action for Salford PICTURES: Getty Images Advice: Lee Blackett CROSS-CODE convert Martin...
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/ 7 years agoNo Peter, so my job gets harder
PRESS officers have long been redefined in my trade as prevention officers, notorious for blocking access to the more interesting interviewees...
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/ 7 years agoGriffiths on mission to come in from the cold
By STEFFAN THOMAS Fighting fit again: Dragons back row Ollie Griffiths PICTURES: Getty Images OLLIE Griffiths plans to muscle in on...
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/ 7 years agoScrap the warm-up games and take a short tour instead
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Proper preparation: Ben Kay and Steve Thompson celebrate...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRFU ratify Yorkshire Carnegie’s CVA process, meaning no points deduction
Yorkshire Carnegie, who ran up debts of £6m last season, have spared themselves a 28-point deduction and will play in the...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWales captain Alun Wyn Jones to reach historic landmark in England clash
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named a squad lined with regulars for the trip to Twickenham
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland to experiment against Wales ahead of naming World Cup squad
Willi Heinz and Sam Underhill will act as vice-captains in the Twickenham clash
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/ 7 years agoBarbarians v Fiji: 100 days to go!
100 days to go before the Barbarians take on Fiji for the Killik Cup at Twickenham with Eddie Jones at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoYorkshire Carnegie’s financial woe raises player welfare risks, says Dan Temm
After starring for Carnegie despite their off-the-field problems last season, flanker Daniel Temm reflects on what next for the Championship club...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks expect David Pocock to play in Bledisloe Cup
Sam Cane expects to be packing down opposite David Pocock in the Rugby Championship
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWilli Heinz and Piers Francis named in England squad for Wales clash
The Gloucester scrum-half is one of four uncapped players included by Eddie Jones
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/ 7 years agoNew ace in the pack
FORMER France centre Mathieu Bastareaud started Lyon’s pre-season encounter against Grenoble last night at No.8. The 30-year-old has moved to the...
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/ 7 years agoWelsh greats vie to be president of the WRU
By ALEX BYWATER Contenders: Gerald Davies and Tommy David TWO OF Welsh rugby’s glittering stars of the 1970’s, Gerald Davies and...
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/ 7 years agoScarlets style will help Tom come back – Dafydd
Fresh start: Tom James TOM James has been backed to hit the ground running and star at the Scarlets after recovering...
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/ 7 years agoMoody: Curry can prove he’s world class in Japan
By GARY FITZGERLAD Choice: Lewis Moody TOM Curry celebrated his 21st birthday earlier this summer but it will be on Japan’s...
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/ 7 years agoMooar vows to make Patchell top for Wales
By STEFFAN THOMAS Soaring: Rhys Patchell can hit the heights with Scarlets PICTURES: Getty Images BRAD Mooar took his first training...
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/ 7 years agoWheelchairs or rucks is rugby’s choice
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Even at this advanced and supposedly enlightened stage of our development as a species, sport clings to...
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/ 7 years agoEddie keen to get his RWC timing just right
By GARY FITZGERALD Balance: Eddie Jones EDDIE Jones has spoken of his determination to ensure England top their World Cup Pool...
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/ 7 years agoBears must reach Heineken Cup insists Thomas
JONATHAN Thomas insists Bristol Bears have the potential to become a European superpower, but has warned Pat Lam’s men they must...
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/ 7 years agoNo Celts needed for lady Lions
RUGBY-Union craves a bigger international footprint, so the move towards the establishment of a female version of the British and Irish...
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/ 7 years agoShingler primed for Wales comeback
By PETER JACKSON See you soon, injured Faletau tells his dejected supporters Smiling assassin: Kotaro Matsushima breaks to score Japan’s fourth...
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