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/ 7 years agoSorrell: All the coaches will stay at Sarries
■By NEALE HARVEY Star turns: Jamie George, Maro Itoje and Owen Farrell, playing against Ireland Loyal: Kevin Sorrell SARACENS backs coach...
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/ 7 years agoNineties making these men nervous
THESE are hard times for those stuck in the Nervous Nineties. Nobody will have a better idea of how they feel...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoExcuse me Colin, but Pirates are certainly ambitious
I READ with much interest two articles in last week’s Rugby Paper. The first was brilliantly written by your Nick Cain,...
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/ 7 years agoLilley wants fear factor back in his Bath pack
BATH scrum coach Mark Lilley is relishing a rigorous test of his side’s burgeoning set-piece dominance in West Country derby clashes...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoExpand Prem and bring in playoffs
THE age old problem of to ring fence or not keeps rearing its ugly head. The fact Newcastle look likely to...
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/ 7 years agoSpittle: Late developers may be lost to the game
■By JON NEWCOMBE Record man: Nottingham winger Jack Spittle NOTTINGHAM’s history- making winger Jack Spittle fears more late bloomers like himself...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoFunds aren’t available to follow French route
Decline: Yorkshire Carnegie over-extened to fund huge wage bill PICTURE: Getty Images SO now the answer to English rugby’s problems is...
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/ 7 years agoBaird gets unbeaten Leinster off to flyer
Leinster ……….55 Glasgow ……….19 YOUNGSTER Ryan Baird and Dave Kearney both scored hat-tricks as Leinster maintained their unbeaten start to the...
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/ 7 years agoJennings gunning for another crack at top-flight
■By NEALE HARVEY Aiming high: Rory Jennings COVENTRY fly-half Rory Jennings says the RFU cutbacks in Championship funding are a “kick...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoRude welcome awaits
IN THE wake of RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney’s announcement to slash funding to the Championship and across the 2000+ clubs...
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/ 7 years agoCockerill’s table-toppers find a way to grind out win
■By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH did not hit the heights of previous performances, but they did enough to defeat Cardiff Blues on...
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/ 7 years agoGreatest teams have all had special joy of six
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Coal-face hero: Richard Hill helped England win the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBetter, England
LAST Sunday against Ireland was the best England have played for a while. First half was good, but second half we...
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/ 7 years agoLousi red card kills Scarlets’ chances
■By DARAGH SMALL Flashpoint: Scarlets’ Sam Lousi tussles with Munster players, before receiving a red card PICTURE: Huw Evans Agency INDISCIPLINE...
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/ 7 years agoEnd this deadly licence to maim at ruck time
Errors: Jaco Peyper I HAVE no idea what game TMO Marius Jonker was watching at Twickenham last week, nor indeed, at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBiggar’s behaviour sets a bad example
LAST Sunday we read in TRP about a subject which has been getting worse for several seasons in an article where...
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/ 7 years agoDragons gifted victory by Cheetahs late call to run
■By ROGER PANTING A LAST minute penalty by Sam Davies kept Dragons’ slim hopes of an end of season play-off spot...
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/ 7 years agoA third Ntamack beat Boks for France
THERE has rightly been much comment this season about young French tyro Romain Ntamack and his father Emile, France’s elegant wing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoEdwards bedevils old employers
THE stupidity of the WRU in not giving Shaun Edwards a four-year extension came back to haunt them last week. The...
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/ 7 years agoTest duo return to boost Connacht
Preview Kings v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm IRISH internationals Ultan Dillane and Dave Heffernan are both included for Connacht’s trip to...
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/ 7 years agoYoung Exiles wings are on fire warns Naholo
■By NEALE HARVEY Desperate measures: Gloucester can’t stop Ollie Hassell-Collins scoring the second of his four tries for London Irish PICTURE:...
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/ 7 years agoSaracens let Liam go early
NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS have confirmed Wales full-back Liam Williams has joined the region for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. The...
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/ 7 years agoGenge sits there bottled up with anger says Youngs
BEN YOUNGS believes his Leicester teammate Ellis Genge can be a powerhouse prop for England in the coming years. Scrum-half Youngs,...
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/ 7 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 7 years agoLondon Irish aiming to exit Madejski with flourish
■By GARY FITZGERALD All about effort: Declan Danaher DECLAN Danaher denies Saracens’ nightmare Premiership predicament has had anything to do with...
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/ 7 years agoRams are head-butted by RFU points deduction
■ By NEALE HARVEY Hit hard: Gary Reynolds RAMS chief executive Gary Reynolds believes his club have been harshly treated by...
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/ 7 years agoFlood victims struggling to keep afloat
■By JON NEWCOMBE Water, water everywhere: The scene at Hereford RUGBY clubs in England and Wales have been up to their...
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/ 7 years agoTonga confirmed as fourth Autumn Test
ENGLAND will play Tonga at Twickenham in a November Test series that includes fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Argentina. It...
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/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn: Give Wayne a break, he’s not to blame
■By ALEX BYWATER Pressure: Wayne Pivac ALUN Wyn Jones has told the critics to lay off Wales head coach Wayne Pivac...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoSix Nations to go behind Sky paywall for £300m
■ By PETER JACKSON EXCLUSIVE Taking over? Sky THE Six Nations is in ‘very real danger’ of vanishing from free-toair television...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoCourtney can top the lot for caps
■By NEALE HARVEY Indefatigable: Courtney Lawes in go-forward mood for England against Ireland PICTURE: Getty Images 84 caps: Johnson 85 caps:...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBracken: Gatland right for England
■ By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland would be the best man to succeed Eddie Jones if the RFU decide not to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland U20 champion Dom Barrow quits rugby after spells at Leicester and Northampton
The lock came through the academy at Leeds and also played for Newcastle
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTEAMS: Rhys Webb to make Bath debut against rivals Bristol
Bath and Bristol make several changes for Sunday's derby clash at the
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘He’s a new man’ – Johan Ackermann commends Cipriani and Gloucester
Gloucester will be promoting mental health awareness and the #BeKind campaign at Friday night's Premiership match
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWhy Justin Tipuric turned down Bristol and the Top 14 to stay in Wales
A huge boost for the Welsh region after a deeply troubling campaign thus far in the PRO14
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHenry Thomas targets new Bath contract on his way back from ACL injury
Neale Harvey talks to Thomas and Bath head coach Neal Hatley
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScrum-half to make step up from the Championship to sign for Northampton Saints
Unbeaten Newcastle Falcons are also set to sign a player as they look set to return to the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland ought to replicate the French system, says Grimoldby
Ampthill fly-half Louis Grimoldby speaks of the gulf between the Championship and the Pro D2 in France, where he played for...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoSpringboks joining the Six Nations isn’t out of the question, says Rob Andrew
Andrew points to the development of T20 in cricket, as reason not to disbelieve the prospect of a 'Seven Nations'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarlequins’ Fijian lock Tevita Cavubati signs new contract
Paul Gustard has shares his views on a 'physically dominant presence' within the Harlequins engine room
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoI’ll stay as long as Saracens want me to, says Alex Goode
Alex Goode comes to the defence of ex-Saracens chairman Nigel Wray, and says he wants to finish his career at the...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoIreland’s Six Nations match against Italy postponed over coronavirus fears
A match which was scheduled to be held in Dublin on March 7
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff Blues coach John Mulvihill in market to reinforce front five
Mulvihill is targetting a number of players from South Africa to add to his forwards
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBristol Bears’ Welsh exile Mat Protheroe signs for Ospreys
A player capable of making the move into Test rugby by playing under Wayne Pivac's nose?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHarry Mallinder one of four key players to sign on with Saints
Northampton Saints have announced new contracts for Harry Mallinder, Tom Collins, Paul Hill and Ahsee Tuala. The quartet boast just under...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens pair agree season-long loan moves to Bristol Bears
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam continues to add to his arsenal for next season
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEddie Jones calls up Plan B at No.8 for England training squad
Mark Wilson has been recalled by the England head coach for a training camp ahead of the clash with Wales
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/ 7 years agoThe English Rugby Leagues’ Long History With Sponsorships
Rugby is a popular sport in the UK and, similarly to football, is at the centre of dozens of sponsorship deals....
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