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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens bring in Nick Kennedy as full-time head of recruitment
The former London Irish director of rugby had been working for the Premiership club on a consultancy basis
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFlanker Lewis Ludlam extends contract with Northampton Saints
A success story for Saints' academy
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWill he stay or will he go? Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt to clarify his future next week
The wait is almost over and Schmidt admits it's 'been a long time coming'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDanny Care’s future at Harlequins thrown deeper into uncertainty as club pursues Argentina star
The England scrum-half is out of contract at the Stoop in the summer
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoEddie Jones drops Dylan Hartley for Australia clash
England squad announcement sees rested players return for Wallabies showdown
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoWales team to wear rainbow laces in show of support to Gareth Thomas
Wales make act of solidarity to LGBT community following attack on 100-cap Thomas
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoChris Ashton expected to miss England’s clash with Australia
Joe Cokanasiga to continue on the wing?
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBoks will be beastly warns Cassiem
UZAIR Cassiem has warned Wales they will face “a different beast” when South Africa arrive in Cardiff on Saturday. Warren Gatland’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoLineout problems or illegal tactics?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT HAS been suggested...
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Latest News
/ 7 years ago‘Historic day’ as Islanders join world Council
By SAM JACKSON WORLD Rugby has welcomed Fiji and Samoa onto an expanded Council, while Burkina Faso and Lebanon were accepted...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoEddie should lead by example and show more respect
THAT Try. For heaven’s sake let’s forget it. As Owen Farrell said immediately after the game: ‘That’s not my decision. It’s...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSale sign du Preez MkII
SALE Sharks have signed South Africa back row Jean-Luc du Pree z from Super Rugby side Sharks on a three-month deal....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoHaka is just giving All Blacks a leg up
REGARDING Colin Boag’s comment on the Haka – I have waited a decade to see in newsprint someone who agrees with...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSaints stars in the wars
NORTHAMPTON flanker James Haskell has undergone surg ery for an ankle injury which will require 6-10 weeks’ rehabilitation. Hooker Mike Haywood...
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/ 7 years agoIrish sign up Kiwi centre
LONDON Irish have signed centre Terrence He petema. The 26-year-old Kiwi has Premiership and Super Rugby experience. Director of rugby Declan...
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/ 7 years agoAnother year for Lambert
HARLEQUINS prop Mark Lambert has been re-elected as RPA chairman, while England 7s player Phil Burgess has been appointed vice-chair man....
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/ 7 years agoWasps deal for Michele
WASPS have signed Italy centre Michele Campagnaro on a deal until the end of the season. The 25-year-old, capped 36 times...
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/ 7 years agoParling begins climb on coaching ladder
By SAM JACKSON FORMER England lock Geoff Parling will join the Rebels’ backroom staff as a lineout coach in 2019. Parling...
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/ 7 years agoImproving Russians fired up against Dragons
By HARRY GLOVER Dragons …38 Russia …24 DRAGONS edged out Lyn Jones’ Russia side in a closely-fought match which provided nine...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBig-spender Eddie was a factor in Brown exit
By NICK CAIN AN OVERSPEND of £900,000 by Eddie Jones’ England set-up was yesterday identified as compounding the financial problems which...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoGiles focused on winning first cap
By STEFFAN THOMAS Speed demon: Keelan Giles KEELAN Giles insists he’s faster than ever as he continues his Ospreys comeback after...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoHe’s the right Joe for England
Roaring in: Joe Cokanasiga enjoys his try PICTURE: Getty Images EDDIE Jones predicted a bright future for Bath wing Joe Cokanasiga...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoI’m coming home says Teague after axe
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Under attack: Rory Teague, right, with Bordeaux president Laurent Marti, has endured insults from unhappy fans “Rory...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoNow for the clean sweep says Liam
LIAM WILLIAMS challenged Wales to complete a first Autumn clean sweep by overcoming South Africa on Saturday after he marked his...
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/ 7 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 7 years agoUsing Lawes at 6 ‘impacts on make-up of the bench’
By ALI STOKES ED SLATER believes Eddie Jones will stick with Courtney Lawes as his preferred blindside option due to his...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoHogg’s flair can take us to next level – Cuthbert
By JON NEWCOMBE Star signing: Stuart Hogg scores for Scotland against Italy PICTURE: Getty Images ALEX CUTHBERT is excited at the...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoIs technology improving or spoiling the game?
Love it or hate it, there has been no escaping the technology in England’s autumn series so far. Both of their...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoRFU chief executive Steve Brown to step down
Leaving the RFU at the end of 2018
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: England are finding their courage again
Tenacious performance against the All Blacks is building hope again
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoLiam Williams to win 50th cap for Wales in team named to face Tonga
Ellis Jenkins named as captain by Warren Gatland
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoJack Nowell to start at 13 for England in new-look XV named by Jones
Eddie Jones bluffs saying he will name 'full-strength' England side
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath’s Matt Garvey craving a trophy finish for mentor Booth
The early announcement of Booth and Darren Edwards' exit haven't destabilised the Bath dressing room
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoHuw Jones back for Scotland as Gregor Townsend makes six changes
See Scotland's squad to take on South Africa at Murrayfield
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoConnacht’s Kieran Marmion chasing selection for All Blacks clash
The battle is on for who will be Ireland's second-choice scrum-half
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHuge boost for Bath as Anthony Watson and three other senior players agree new deals
Todd Blackadder talks about moves which sees key members of forward and backs sign
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoJapan head coach reveals players are paid £14-a-day ahead of match with England
England players receive £28,000 for each international they play in
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScotland full-back Stuart Hogg to move to Exeter Chiefs at the end of the season
Rob Baxter admits to previous pursuit of Glasgow Warriors back
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoTime for a reboot
HAS the time come to review rugby’s points scoring system? The object of the game is to score tries. Last Saturday,...
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/ 7 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 7 years agoBoyd banking on Biggar to steer Saints through winter
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTON Saints supremo Chris Boyd admits he underestimated the philosophical approach towards the set-piece by English clubs compared...
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/ 7 years agoWe will be peaking for the World Cup insists May
JONNY May warned the All Blacks he and his England pals will be ready to rip the world crown off their...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoGarvey craving a trophy finish for mentor Booth
By NEALE HARVEY CAPTAIN Matt Garvey insists Bath are “massively motivated” to send departing coaches Toby Booth and Darren Edwards away...
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/ 7 years agoConlon to step back for 2 years
SARACENS flanker Joel Conlon has been advised to have a two-year break from the game due to a neck injury. Conlon,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoOffside row as England miss a golden chance
By GARY FITZGERALD Controversy: Courtney Lawes charges down TJ Perenara’s kick for Sam Underhill, inset, to touch down PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 7 years agoDu Preez fine tuning his attack at Sharks
By JON NEWCOMBE Shark attack: South African fly-half Robert du Preez PICTURE: Getty Images ROBERT du Preez wants to reinvent himself...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoGatland: We must keep on winning
WARREN Gatland challenged Wales’ fringe players to keep the momentum going against Tonga after they ended a ten-year wait to beat...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRelegation talk inspires Warriors underdog spirit
By TOM BRADSHAW HARD-CARRYING Worcester flanker Marco Mama says predictions that his side are favourites to be relegated from the Premiership...
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