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/ 7 years agoBrave Batley battles back after cancer treatment
By JOHN HARDING Rising star: Joe Batley wins clean lineout ball for Bristol against Zebre PICTURES: Getty Images SEVENTEEN months ago...
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/ 7 years agoVersatile Anscombe’s plea for stint at No.10
■By ALEX BYWATER GARETH Anscombe has issued a stark warning to Cardiff Blues and revealed his frustration at continually being switched...
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/ 7 years agoForward platform provides Leinster lift-off
Benneton …3 Leinster …31 By JON BYRNE SCRUM-HALF Jamison Gibson-Park put in a starring performance behind a dominant pack as Leinster...
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/ 7 years agoClubs chief insists there is no threat to future of Lions
■By ADAM HATHAWAY Help: Mark McCafferty PREMIERSHIP chief executive Mark McCafferty has poured cold water on fears that the British &...
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/ 7 years agoPirates eye promotion before the big move
■By LUKE JARMYN Coach: Gavin Cattle CORNISH Pirates believe the buzz around the Stadium for Cornwall development has given them a...
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/ 7 years agoPivac proud as Scarlets’ late show stuns Kings
By JAMES CANDY WAYNE Pivac hailed his Scarlets’ resilience after they mounted a secondhalf fightback to topple the Kings in Port...
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/ 7 years agoWant a holiday from rugby? There’s always August!
THE new-look domestic structure, beginning in 2019-20, will extend the next three English seasons into June but will also offer guaranteed...
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/ 7 years agoChances? I’ve had one Test start in 10 years!
By JON NEWCOMBE Making an impact: Danny Cipriani breaks clear of Saracens back rowers Ben Earl and Michael Rhodes PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 7 years agoDrama at the death as Evans steals win
■By ALEX BYWATER Fast start: Ospreys wing Keelan Giles scores after just two minutes PICTURE: Huw Evans DAN Evans’ try in...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 7 years agoLozowski ruled out of opener against Boks
SARACENS centre Alex Lozowski, below, will miss England’s first autumn international after having his ban for dangerously entering a ruck extended....
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoLarder fear over Eddie’s coaching turnaround
By JON NEWCOMBE PHIL LARDER is surprised at the wholesale changes to Eddie Jones’ coaching team so soon before a World...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps identify ideal replacement for Wade at Premiership rivals
Dai Young has a target in mind after Wade's exit
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe call-up for Ted Hill shows the strides Worcester’s academy is making, says fellow England newbie Schonert
The Worcester Warriors tighthead prop reflects on his own career since his move five years ago
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoEddie Jones answers 13 questions on his squad announcement
Why no Attwood, Goode or Armand? Is Farrell going to start at 10 from now on?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNew contract at Munster for Ireland international Keith Earls
70 caps for Ireland and set to make his Munster return after a slight hamstring injury
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps and Christian Wade reach agreement to terminate contract, ending the wing’s rugby career
Wasps have confirmed wing Christian Wade has retired from rugby with immediate effect. It emerged last week that Wade had grown...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years ago6 under the radar players who could star at the 2019 Rugby World Cup
Teddy Thomas may be a surprise inclusion but he only has 13 caps for Les Bleus
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWasps waiting on compensation talks before releasing NFL-bound Christian Wade
Neil Fissler reveals the Premiership club want the last eight months of Wade's contract paid off
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWelsh rugby icon singles out Rhys Priestland as World Cup contender
Phil Bennett feels Priestland has re-invented himself at Bath
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChristian Wade could have been an international superstar in rugby, says Ugo Monye
One cap for England...
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/ 7 years agoEnglish rugby to introduce mandatory in-season breaks in major boost to player welfare
Details of large-scale player welfare initiative announced, but how will it be marshalled?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWill Addison pushing for Ireland call-up after fast start to life at Ulster
Billy Burns praises the performances of the former Sale Sharks captain
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoQuade Cooper gets Queensland Reds exit after icy relationship with Brad Thorn
Quade Cooper has spoken out against his treatment at the Queensland Reds after sealing a move to the Melbourne Rebels for...
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/ 7 years agoThomas hopes for a big harvest at Bristol
DAN Thomas turned his back on dairy farming in a bid to become the cream of the crop in the Welsh...
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/ 7 years agoWarden reveals the secret to success at Richmond
LONG-SERVING Richmond lock Will Warden believes the ‘one-club’ philosophy espoused by rugby director Steve Hill will keep his part-timers punching above...
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/ 7 years agoNow Eddie has to prove he’s not a one-trick pony heading for a fall
NICK CAIN HEARS EDDIE JONES’ EXPLANATION ABOUT HIS LATEST SQUAD DECISIONS Questions: Why has Elliott Stooke, left, been preferred to Dave...
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/ 7 years agoSamoa to follow Fiji route to Australia
YOU sometimes worry about Samoan rugby – not just the habitual financial problems and the draining rugby politics – but their...
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/ 7 years agoEddie Jones on…
…wrapping Billy Vunipola in cotton wool until the World Cup “I only have him for nine weeks between now and July....
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/ 7 years agoPumas unearth another young flyer
Wheels: Marcos Moneta IT’S a long time since I’ve seen a youngster quite as quick on a rugby field as Marcos...
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/ 7 years agoAmateurs were in it purely for the love
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk RUGBY has always been...
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/ 7 years agoSpain begin their reboot after World Cup debacle
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Call for parity: Spain skipper Jamie Nava TO...
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/ 7 years agoEddie still the man but risk of another RWC flop looms
I ADMIRE the resilience and confidence of RFU CEO Steve Brown, but there is a real risk that 12 months from...
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/ 7 years agoWasps want NFL to pay off Wade’s deal
EXCLUSIVE Quitting rugby: Christian Wade WASPS could block Christian Wade’s move to the NFL unless they are compensated for the last...
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/ 7 years agoYoungs urges Eddie to unleash the ‘beast’
By NEALE HARVEY Unique qualities: Manu Tuilagi crashes through to score his solo try against Ulster PICTURES: Getty Images BEN Youngs...
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/ 7 years agoPlayers’ back chat not very appealing
NOT possessing satellite TV, I haven’t seen as much rugby over the first European weekend as some, but I’m worried after...
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/ 7 years agoBath put in request for replay
BRUCE Craig is demanding Bath’s Champions Cup match with Toulouse be replayed due to what he claims is “gross negligence” by...
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/ 7 years agoGustard backing Brown to excel this Autumn
Nailed on: Mike Brown MIKEBrown’s courage and adaptability have earned him the right to be England’s first choice full-back, says former...
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/ 7 years agoIt’s now or never for tyro Joe, says Ojo
FORMER Red Rose wing Topsy Ojo has urged Eddie Jones to bin loyalty and give burgeoning Bath flyer Joe Cokanasiga his...
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/ 7 years agoDoor is open for a Graham U-turn, says Townsend
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend has not ruled out a call-up for Newcastle Falcons back row Gary Graham...
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/ 7 years agoEngland calls prove Worcester are on rise
By NEALE HARVEY Strong man: Worcester prop Nick Schonert PICTURES: Getty Images Bolter: Ted Hill NICK Schonert insists his England Autumn...
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/ 7 years agoLuke’s ravenous after long climb to the top
By STEFFAN THOMAS Winding road: Luke Morgan of Wales beats the tackle from Pol Pla of Spain during the 2018 New...
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/ 7 years agoWilliams relishing another wrestle with Kitshoff
Top Bok: Steven Kitshoff Trusted: Harry Williams RED Rose tight-head Harry Williams believes facing off against highlyrated South African scrummager Steven...
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/ 7 years agoKiwis call up Papalli
NEW Zealand have named uncapped flanker Dalton Papalii in a 32-man squad for their tour involving matches against Australia, England, Ireland...
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/ 7 years agoMercer stakes his claim to face Boks
By NEALE HARVEY ZACHMercer is ready to answer England’s call for a No.8 capable of facing down the might of South...
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/ 7 years agoMatavesi in frame for Fiji
CORNISHPirates hooker Sam Matavesi is in line to add to his three caps for Fiji after being named in the Autumn...
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/ 7 years agoShields at the ready to bring edge to back row
Physical: Brad Shields BRAD Shields aims to provide Eddie Jones with exactly what he wants by bringing some hard-nosed Kiwi physicality...
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/ 7 years agoCrime still pays thanks to red card blind spot
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW 4PETER JACKSON Dividing opinion: Jerome Kaino clatters into Jamie Roberts The opening round of European...















