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/ 7 years agoRebels aim to call for RFU board to resign
By DAVID EMERY THE RFU are under threat of rebellion from a group of former grandees dismayed by the current bout...
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/ 7 years agoRFU miss the boat again for Edwards
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hot property: Shaun Edwards has decided to re-join Wigan And so England are...
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/ 7 years agoCipriani out to get the Shed singing
By TOM BRADSHAW Still improving: Danny Cipriani PICTURE: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani arrived at Kingsholm via a surfing holiday in Malibu...
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/ 7 years agoCalzaghe helper set to replace Edwards
By PETER JACKSON WALES will launch a global search for Shaun Edwards’ successor knowing that they may already have found him...
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/ 7 years agoAnother All Blacks win puts Sam top of the ton pile
AFTER New Zealand have finished with the neighbours in Sydney next Saturday night (Eastern Standard Time), Sam Whitelock will probably have...
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/ 7 years agoSorrell excited to see how far Alex can go
ENGLAND Saxons wing Alex Lewington has been challenged to increase his workload to break into the Saracens first team. With Sean...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago10 Championship players who have gone on to become Premiership stars
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the conveyor belt...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoZach Kibirige’s back to stake his claim at Newcastle
The Falcons back is ready to challenge the 'top quality' wings standing in his way
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/ 7 years agoSegun out to hunt down Lions
SARACENS speedster Rotimi Segun reckons he is “nailing down the basics” as he aims to turn up the heat on British...
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/ 7 years agoNo room for slackers in Gustard’s regime
By NEALE HARVEY Midfield general: Ben Tapuai decide to quit Bath for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images BUSTLING Ben Tapuai is relishing...
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/ 7 years agoRoberts close to full fitness after injury agony
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues’ forgotten man has vowed to prove his worth at Wales’ capital region this season after an...
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/ 7 years agoTigers strike for Kyle but Toomua’s off
Off to Tigers: Kyle Eastmond KYLE Eastmond has joined Leicester Tigers following his departure from Wasps, but Matt Toomua will leave...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoShame Foden’s off, he still offers a lot
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email:newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk GOOD luck to Ben Foden...
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/ 7 years agoSimmonds sets sights on earning England call
By NEALE HARVEY Rising star: Joe Simmonds PICTURES: Getty Images Chiefs veteran: Gareth Steenson FAST-EMERGING flyhalf Joe Simmonds believes his battle...
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/ 7 years agoAtkins on gym diet in bid to replace Watson
By NEALE HARVEY Injured: Anthony Watson CONFIDENT flier Darren Atkins is ready to repay the faith Bath have shown by proving...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGet rid of the body armour and teach kids how to tackle
THE rise in head incidents in the game have been brought about inadvertently by the law makers. They allowed protective gear...
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/ 7 years agoFrom Irish to Scottish
LOOSEHEAD prop Tom Smallbone has joined London Scottish from London Irish. Smallbone, 24, came through the academy system and made over...
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/ 7 years agoDuncan certain Warriors have talent to be top six contenders
By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER head coach Rory Duncan hopes his experience of leading the Cheetahs into the unknown last season can...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoAcademy boys key to OE’s success
I READ with interest in the July 22 edition that Old Elthamians are putting in place a plan to challenge for...
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/ 7 years agoBlues face Uruguay
CARDIFF Blues will host Uruguay in a midweek tour match on November 6, three days before Los Teros face Ulster in...
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/ 7 years agoZach’s back to stake his claim at Newcastle
By NEALE HARVEY Mentor: Glenn Delaney NEWCASTLE flier Zach Kibirige is hoping last year’s stint in New Zealand honing his game-management...
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/ 7 years agoNew boss at Sarries
SARACENS Women have appointed Alex Austerberry as head coach, replacing Rob Cain who took up the position of USA Rugby Women’s...
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/ 7 years agoWales told to copy Scarlets lead
JJ WILLIAMS believes Warren Gatland’s coaching methods will make it “very difficult” for Wales to win next year’s World Cup. Gatland...
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/ 7 years agoHow Aaron went from bouncers to breakdowns
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Versatile: Aaron Shingler switched from cricket PICTURE: Getty Images Ricky Ponting made 150...
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/ 7 years agoClark calls time on illustrious Test career
ENGLAND’S most capped player Rochelle Clark has retired from international rugby, 15 years after earning her first cap. The 37-year-old prop...
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/ 7 years agoFestive cheer from BBC Wales
BBC WALES have moved quickly to fill the vacuum left by the decision of Europe’s three major Leagues to leave the...
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/ 7 years agoSlade’s in pole but JJ fit for Autumn
By NEALE HARVEY Incumbent at No.13: Henry Slade in action against South Africa in June PICTURES: Getty Images JONATHAN Joseph will...
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/ 7 years agoPressure time as Burke gets own back on Guscott
RUGBY’S version of the Ryder Cup may have had a subterranean profile compared to the real thing but for one player...
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/ 7 years agoOnly a November clean sweep will do – Tindall
By GARY FITZGERALD Papering over the cracks: England win the third Test against South Africa MIKE Tindall refuses to get carried...
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/ 7 years agoBirthday boy Billy
ONLY one British rugby player can claim to have scored more tries than Cristiano Ronaldo has goals, not that the man...
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/ 7 years agoTownsend will stay ahead of the game predicts Hastings
By GARY HEATLY SCOTT Hastings believes Gregor Townsend can avoid a ‘tricky second season’ as head coach of the Scotland national...
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/ 7 years agoLions’ board will demand improved schedule in 2021
By NEALE HARVEY BRITISH & Irish Lions bosses will play hardball over their schedule for the 2021 South Africa tour to...
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/ 7 years agoClubs to get protection from academy poachers
PREMIERSHIP Rugby are set to close a loophole which enables clubs to poach England Academy Players (EAP) from other sides and...
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/ 7 years agoEddie ready to call up old guard for England
By NICK CAIN EDDIE Jones is preparing to go back to the old guard for the Autumn series against the Southern...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoPivac in talks over Edwards contract
By PETER JACKSON WALES head coach-elect Wayne Pivac has opened talks with Shaun Edwards over his future beyond next year’s World...
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/ 7 years agoOspreys ready for lift off now that ‘Jockey’ has the reins
By STEFFAN THOMAS High hopes: Ospreys centre Cory Allen CORY Allen believes the Ospreys boast a secret weapon who can unlock...
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/ 7 years agoDragons are forecasting a reign of fire
By STEFFAN THOMAS Making big strides: Aaron Wainwright Top boy: Ross Moriarty AARON Wainwright has warned the PRO14 that the Dragons...
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/ 7 years agoSam signs up for fresh start at Tigers
By NEALE HARVEY Bulking up: Sam Aspland-Robinson in action in the Premiership 7s PICTURES: Getty Images FORGOTTEN wing Sam Aspland-Robinson has...
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/ 7 years agoCobus aims to show Faf who’s top Bok in Prem
By NEALE HARVEY Livewire: Cobus Reinach is looking to press his Springboks claim PICTURE: Getty Images Bok star: Faf de Klerk...
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/ 7 years agoBainbridge relishing fresh lease of life under Carnegie’s new Kiwi boss Stirling
By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH BAINBRIDGE admits that the arrival of Chris Stirling as Yorkshire Carnegie DoR towards the back-end of last...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘It’s the worst injury I’ve ever had’ says Jonathan Davies
The Scarlets & Wales centre explains the difficulty of overcoming his foot injury and what he wants to win most
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMatt Kvesic admits his England days are numbered with Eddie Jones at the helm
Once touted as the next big thing for England at 7
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/ 7 years agoChris Ashton gets the call from Eddie Jones for pre-season England camp
Michael Rhodes is also included are qualifying for England on residency
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMako and Billy Vunipola commit to Saracens
"It was a straightforward decision"
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWhy Jersey is an island of rugby dreams
Brendan Gallagher takes a trip to the Channel Islands to find the Reds are in success
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMidfield merry-go-round at Leicester as Eastmond joins and Toomua to leave
Matt Toomua to leave Welford Road at the end of the season to move back to Australia
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoScotland hand head coach Gregor Townsend contract extension
Three more years at Murrayfield
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPRO14 final to be hosted by Glasgow
Could the PRO14 be set to break its attendance record for a fifth-straight final?
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoLooks like it’s up to OEs to rectify Kent’s under-achievement
NEALE Harvey’s article on Page 1 last week ought to cause the Kent RFU to sit up and take notice. Sadly,...











