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/ 7 years agoFrustrated Ewels demands Bath boys shape up
Pushing: Charlie Ewels CHARLIE Ewels knows Bath’s squadron of England hopefuls must rescue their club’s season or risk becoming nearly men...
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/ 7 years agoSwashbuckling Navy in warning to Army
By ADAM ELLIS Trophy pride: Ben Priddey, left, and captain Scott Makepeace lift the Wavell Wakefield Trophy THE Royal Navy ended...
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/ 7 years agoFrancis staying a Chief
WALES prop Tomas Francis has extended his deal at Premiership leaders Exeter and will still be eligible to play for his...
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/ 7 years agoMulvihill had to talk me down from the cliff admits Dacey
By STEFFAN THOMAS Skipper: Kristian Dacey KRISTIAN Dacey has admitted the uncertainty which engulfed Welsh rugby in recent months almost forced...
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/ 7 years agoEncourage more refs of all abilities
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I THINK that the...
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/ 7 years agoNo stain on Green character says QC
NEWCASTLE lock Calum Green has been cleared of biting Sale’s Rob Webber during their match last month. The 28-year-old was suspended...
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/ 7 years agoI’ll be fully fit for World Cup camps vows Navidi
By STEFFAN THOMAS Operation: Josh Navidi JOSH Navidi’s Wales career will come full circle when he rocks up at the World...
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/ 7 years agoFord: I’m sure I can help keep Tigers up
By JON NEWCOMBE Confident: Mike Ford MIKE FORD saw at first hand the size of his task at Leicester Tigers yesterday...
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/ 7 years agoWebber’s actions should also have been investigated
WE have finally seen a decision in the citing of Newcastle second row Callum Green for his alleged bite on Sale...
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/ 7 years agoCarty’s penalties keep Connacht in frame
By JOHN FALLON Zebre ..................5 Connacht ..........6 CONNACHT head coach Andy Friend says attentions have turned to Cardiff Blues after a...
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/ 7 years agoWillie thanks Wasps for his return to the Boks
By NEALE HARVEY Mercurial: Willie le Roux touches down for Wasps’ third try against Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images Recall: Rassie Erasmus...
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/ 7 years agoWebb may ask Toulon for World Cup ticket
By PETER JACKSON RHYS Webb faces a tough decision if he is to be reunited with Wales this summer in time...
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/ 7 years agoHappy Flatman set the record straight
COLIN Boag said that in the Premiership Cup final “one club observed the spirit of the competition, whereas the other simply...
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/ 7 years agoBlues’ try brilliance eclipsed by Irish power
By ROGER PANTING BLUES’ hopes of a securing a Pro 14 play-off spot took a savage blow as the Munster pack...
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/ 7 years agoAckermann: Cipriani deal is credit to our environment
GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann believes Danny Cipriani has many more years at the top after the 31-year-old fly-half penned a...
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/ 7 years agoEdinburgh end-game scorches Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Scarlets are on the brink of missing out on qualification for next seasons Heineken Champions Cup as...
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/ 7 years agoBilly was a hard nut, but so was his mum!
PETER JACKSON Super fan: Evelyn Mainwaring at Cardiff Arms Park before the 1975 Welsh Cup final between Aberavon and Llanelli. Full...
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/ 7 years agoTerrific Tipuric tracks down Cheetahs for flying Ospreys
By ALEX BYWATER THE Ospreys kept alive their Heineken Champions Cup qualification hopes with a stunning bonus point triumph over the...
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/ 7 years agoTomas ducks that 60-cap rule again
EXETER re-signed Tomas Francis last week and in doing so appear to have reduced the Welsh Rugby Union’s 60-cap rule to...
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/ 7 years agoSeymour inspires clinical Glasgow
By LUKE JARMYN Glasgow ..........30 Ulster..................7 GLASGOW tighthead Zander Fagerson got on the end of a speculative Sam Johnson off-load to...
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/ 7 years agoBeirne in the running for diving award
TADHGBeirne has been shortlisted for the Irish Supporters’ Player of the Year award. After events at Murrayfield last week, Edinburgh head...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTom Savage to leave Gloucester for Japan’s Top League
The former Cherry and Whites skipper will join Kieran Read and Ryan Crotty in playing in Japan's ten-team league
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks full-back Israel Dagg forced to retire
World Cup-winner ends career at the age of 30 on medical advice
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/ 7 years agoArgentine veteran Marcelo Bosch to leave Saracens
Mark McCall hails 'enormous integrity' of centre
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/ 7 years agoLima Sopoaga admits it’s been slow progress for him at Wasps
An honest assessment from the Wasps fly-half, but he's stout in his ability and the chance to shine next season
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/ 7 years agoTait: Eddie Jones has to be careful about Elliot Daly
Jack of all trades, master of none?
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/ 7 years agoSaracens captain Brad Barritt suffers ankle ligament damage
Forced off against Glasgow Warriors at the weekend
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/ 7 years agoElbow surgery shouldn’t rule Josh Navidi out of Wales World Cup prep, says Mulvihill
Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill gives update on Wales flanker's condition
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/ 7 years agoDarren Cave pens letter to Ulster fans after announcing intention to retire
The Ulster centre will call it a day after 13 years with the province
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/ 7 years agoDanny Cipriani signs bumper deal to commit to Gloucester
Gloucester are set for a first Premiership semi-final appearance in eight years since his arrival last summer
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/ 7 years agoGreen ‘bite’ hearing waits for more medical evidence
NEWCASTLE lock Calum Green’s disciplinary hearing over allegations he bit Sale’s Rob Webber has been adjourned for more medical evidence. The...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoEddie must take Care… and resist temptation
By SAM PARKHOUSE Leader: Dylan Hartley Starter: Jamie George Top form: Danny Care scores for Quins against Saracens PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 7 years agoO’Gara says non to French advance
RONAN O’Gara has ruled himself out of helping under-fire France coach Jacques Brunel at the World Cup. The Crusaders assistant coach,...
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/ 7 years agoScarlets lure in Hurricanes ace Lousi
THE Scarlets are set to sign powerful lock Sam Lousi from Super Rugby giants the Hurricanes. Lousi, who can also play...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoStop these cringy try celebrations
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PROFESSIONAL rugby players are...
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/ 7 years agoGunter on target as Brecon win battle of the leaders in the Plate
Welsh Plate /Bowl s-finals THE top two in One East clashed for a place in the final of WRU National Plate...
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/ 7 years agoWorrying divide is growing between Wales and Regions
ONE part of Peter Jackson’s excellent article “Regions need to find more Caped Crusaders” struck home in a very big way....
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/ 7 years agoBlues are ‘closer’ to keeping Gareth in Wales
>Continued from Page 1 interest in Anscombe but the revelation of Bristol’s interest increases the prospect of Wales’ No. 1 choice...
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/ 7 years agoIt’s a joke already
READING your headline last week – World Rugby are ‘turning the game into a joke’ – I wonder if it’s too...
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/ 7 years agoTait: Using Daly as a Jack-of-all has risks
By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Mathew Tait Options at 13: Jonathan Joseph and Henry Slade Versatile: Elliot Daly shows his attacking prowess...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoThe ‘DC’ defence
QUINS demonstrated a new tactic for the smart defence coach – the DC. The DC (Danny Care) defence provokes an attacker...
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/ 7 years agoSolomons sceptical new laws would improve game
Warning: Alan Solomons LAW trials aimed at enhancing player welfare by producing a more freeflowing game risk ruining Premiership rugby, warns...
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/ 7 years agoTigers call for Ford to end fear of the drop
By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE SOS: Mike Ford LEICESTER TIGERS are set to parachute in Mike Ford tomorrow in a late attempt...
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/ 7 years agoX-ray vision ironing out creases in Ant’s game
By NEALE HARVEY Under the microscope: Bath flyer Anthony Watson BATH coach Darren Edwards is convinced a unique system of skeletal...
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/ 7 years agoBristol lure Anscombe with £500k contract
By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL are waving the largest cheque book in the Premiership at Gareth Anscombe in a move that could...
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/ 7 years agoRFU face mammoth repair bill
THE Rugby Football Union face a multi-million pound bill to replace the roofs of three of the four stands at Twickenham....
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/ 7 years agoLima: No hiding, it’s been slow progress
By NEALE HARVEY PICTURES: Getty Images Up and down: Lima Sopoaga has had a tough start to Wasps life LIMA Sopoaga...
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/ 7 years agoTrophy hunter Cordero pins hopes on Pumas recall
WING wizard Santiago Cordero believes a Premiership- winning finale with Exeter could open the door to an Argentina recall ahead of...
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/ 7 years agoTop foreign imports will help drive standards
Form wing for past two seasons: Johnny McNicholl PICTURE: Getty Images Qualified: Willis Halaholo WELSH rugby has a long history of...
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