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/ 7 years agoDavies back at Carnegie helm after Wood’s axe
By JON NEWCOMBE Return: Phil Davies YORKSHIRE Carnegie have turned to the most successful coach in the club’s history in a...
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/ 7 years agoFatialofa suffers ‘serious’ injury
ALAN Solomons admits there was little his team could do to stop being steam-rollered into the Allianz Park artificial surface. The...
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/ 7 years agoMarvellous McCloskey bosses it for Ulster
Ulster…………….38 Munster ……….17 ULSTER recovered from a poor start to put a disjointed Munster side to the sword. Centre Stuart McCloskey...
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/ 7 years agoDevastated Ionians in salute to champion Hardy
HULL Ionians paid tribute to centre Billy Hardy who passed away just days after Christmas. Hardy, 27, died suddenly at home...
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/ 7 years agoEngland stars ease Tigers’ fears of relegation
By NICK CAIN Eye of the Tiger: Jonny May beats Luke Morahan to score the final try PICTURES: Getty Images Going...
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/ 7 years agoHotshot Halfpenny wins battle of the boot
By ROGER PANTING FAULTLESS goal-kicking from full-back ace Leigh Halfpenny ruined Blues’ chances of a Welsh derby hattrick. After wins over...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoMurphy confident May will sign on
LEICESTER head coach Geordan Murphy said that he was hopeful that two try winger Jonny May will stay at Welford Road...
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/ 7 years agoDeegan drives Leinster to record victory
By RONAN O’BRIEN Leinster …… 54 Connacht ……….7 MAX Deegan and Garry Ringrose ran in two tries each as Leinster won...
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/ 7 years agoClassy Umaga has the genes to succeed
By NEALE HARVEY Making his mark: Malakai Fekitoa MALAKAI Fekitoa credits fly-half Jacob Umaga with transforming Wasps’ attack and reckons the...
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/ 7 years agoDragons land killer blow in fiery finish
By ROGER PANTING Sparkler: Rio Dyer scores for Dragons PICTURE: Huw Evans RIO Dyer was the star of the show as...
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/ 7 years agoTaufua urges Crusaders boss to follow him north
Physical: Jordan Taufua HARISMATIC Crusaders coach Scott Robertson could enhance his All Blacks credentials by becoming a smash-hit in the Premiership...
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/ 7 years agoWalker’s brace helps Zebre double their win tally
Zebre …………41 Cheetahs ……13 ZEBRE put a significant dent in the Cheetahs’ PRO14 play-off hopes with a big win in Parma....
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/ 7 years agoCharteris: ‘Incredible’ Stooke now Test ready
By NEALE HARVEY Leading from front: Elliott Stooke in action against Quins PICTURES: Getty Images ELLIOTT Stooke’s durability in an improving...
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/ 7 years agoHorne boys lead way for Warriors
By SAM JACKSON Benetton……….19 Glasgow ……….38 DAVE Rennie hopes this win in Italy will get his side going again after some...
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/ 7 years agoBlues keen to lure loosehead Heyes away from Leicester
CARDIFF Blues are interested in signing Leicester loosehead Joe Heyes. The England U20 prop is Welsh qualified and highly rated by...
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/ 7 years agoEdinburgh capitalise on Scholtz red card
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh……61 Kings …………….13 EDINBURGH are top of Conference B after a thumping bonus point win over short-handed Southern...
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/ 7 years agoBulked up Lawday making big strides
By NEALE HARVEY On the ball: Tom Lawday on the charge for Quins against Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images SUPER-SIZED Harlequins No.8...
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/ 7 years agoHappier times for Haywood after torturous double ton
By NEALE HARVEY Back at his best: Mikey Haywood scores against Gloucester last week NORTHAMPTON stalwart Mikey Haywood admits he feared...
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/ 7 years agoBow fears funding cut could hit Tier Two
By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Alistair Bow NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow says hard-up Championship sides are being forced to put recruitment plans...
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/ 7 years agoEaling eager for Codling
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE ALEX Codling is in talks with Ealing Trailfinders about rejoining them as head coach for next season....
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/ 7 years agoWig wants at least one more year at Sarries
Hungry: Richard Wigglesworth Eddie urges stars to sort their futures EDDIE Jones will be keen for a handful of his stars...
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/ 7 years agoEngland pursue Welsh wing ace
By PETER JACKSON ENGLAND have spoken to Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit in a bold move over the Welshman’s international future. The...
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/ 7 years agoTMO must become louder on foul play
Letters SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE TMO is...
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/ 7 years agoCampagnaro knee strife wounds both Italy and Quins
Pain: Michele Campagnaro MICHELE Campagnaro is out of Italy’s 2020 Six Nations campaign. The Azzurri centre injured his knee during Harlequins’...
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/ 7 years agoGloucester storm back with late scoring blitz
Premiership By TOM BRADSHAW Here we go: Freddie Clarke, hidden, goes over for Gloucester’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images Crunch: Gloucester’s...
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/ 7 years agoQuestions remain if‘rental’ system is best way forward
IF ONL0Y things were as black and white as Colin Boag suggests, and making the unions of Tier One countries “primarily...
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/ 7 years agoExeter Chiefs complete move for Scotland star Jonny Gray
Scotland teammates Stuart Hogg and Sam Skinner lure the tackling demon to Sandy Park
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/ 7 years agoTEAMS: Bath get dream back row together at last for Gloucester clash
Francois Louw skippers Bath against rivals Gloucester with Sam Underhill and Taulupe Faletau in tow
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/ 7 years agoAlan Dickens names first squad as England U20 head coach
Alan Dickens has retained eight players who played for England U20s in 2019 in a 32-man squad
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/ 7 years agoHepher and Pellow see Champions Cup within touching distance for Exeter Chiefs
Past winners as players, head coach Ali Hepher and skills coach Ricky Pellow see Champions Cup glory as the next step...
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/ 7 years agoHull Ionians to hold minute’s silence after recent death of player Billy Hardy
Hardy was in his second season at the reigning National Two North champions
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/ 7 years agoGrind of club rugby is killing player numbers, says Richmond DoR Steve Hill
Hill sends a strong message to the RFU that 30-games-per-season is far too much for National League clubs
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/ 7 years agoObituaries: The rugby players and pioneers we lost in 2019
Brendan Gallagher remembers those influenced the sport greatly
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/ 7 years agoSaracens chairman Nigel Wray retires citing need for ‘fresh start’
Nigel Wray has retired with immediate effect two months after Saracens were plunged into a salary cap scandal
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/ 7 years agoHomecoming for Rhys Webb at Ospreys
Toulon agree to release the Welsh scrum-half a year early from his contract
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/ 7 years agoFive rugby players who could have made it in football
There is a strong relationship between two of the UK’s biggest sports with a number of rugby players spending their youth...
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/ 7 years agoMunster team doctor fined for verbally abusing Jamie George
Munster medic Jamie Kearns given €2,000 fine for comment which sparked mass brawl during Champions Cup trip to Saracens
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/ 7 years agoWhat are the most common injuries in rugby?
Rugby is a full contact, 100mph sport with players smashing into one another nearly every second of the match. Yet, it...
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/ 7 years agoHepher: I want to help build a dynasty at Exeter
EXETER head coach Ali Hepher believes establishing a Sir Alex Fergusonlike dynasty at Sandy Park outweighs the challenge of helping England...
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/ 7 years agoDanny daring to dream about England again
By NEALE HARVEY SIX years after starring in England U20s history-making squad of 2013, London Irish prop Danny Hobbs- Awoyemi feels...
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/ 7 years agoENGLAND U20s CLASS OF 2013 – WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Junior Cup final squad – England U20s 23 Wales 15 15. Jack Nowell – Fullyfledged international superstar playing for Exeter Chiefs,...
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/ 7 years agoMorgan still gunning for Test recall like Easter
By NEALE HARVEY WITH a new contract safely pouched, Ben Morgan believes Gloucester are in the perfect position to launch a...
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/ 7 years agoCousin Carwyn follows Faletau not Vunipolas
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARWYN Tuipulotu hopes he can be Wales’ long term No.8 after turning his back on England. The 18-year-old...
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/ 7 years agoTop v bottom but, make no mistake, it’s clash of titans
NICK CAIN MEASURES THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ENGLAND’S TWO BEST TEAMS On form: Nick Tompkins scores as Saracens demolish Bristol last week...
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/ 7 years agoHooper’s got full backing of Bath buff Coe
BATH superfan Graham Coe is convinced his side will win the Premiership under rugby director Stuart Hooper – and he aims...
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/ 7 years agoOne Six Nations per year is enough
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk REGARDING Peter Jackson’s article...
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/ 7 years agoGraham’s try double sets up revenge
Edinburgh 29 Glasgow 19 EDINBURGH put in a much improved performance to turn the tables on Glasgow Warriors and avenge last...
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/ 7 years agoGame could die if the roots continue to be neglected
FOLLOWING on from Colin Boag’s comments on the uneven playing field for Premiership sides when compared to the “richer” French clubs...
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/ 7 years agoBlues keep climbing with fourth win on trot
■ By ROGER PANTING JOSH Navidi returned from his World Cup injury to lead Blues to a hard-fought victory before a...
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